Springfield

Springfield is situated in the civil parish of Killoran, barony of Longford, Co Galway. It is bounded on the north by Killoran, on the east by Englishtown, on the west by Ballinruane and a small part of Killoran and on the south by Clooonagore and Gortevoher.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books gives no other spelling for this townland.

Downs Survey map shows this land was owned in 1641 by Bryan McDonnell O’Madden, a catholic. It was owned in 1670 by Edward Eyres, a catholic and Sir James Cuffe, a protestant.

Census 1901

There were 17 houses in Springfield in 1901. There were 63 residents in total: 33 were male and 30 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway except for John Hogan (50). He was born in Co Clare. The heads of the households were: William Glynn, Margret Kelly, Michael Killalea, Thomas Pelly, Mary Donnellan, Catherine Tracey, John Hansberry, Patrick Kelly, John Kelly, Michael Donahue, Thomas Head, James Boland, Thomas Hoban, Pat Madden, Margaret Finnerty, Thomas Head and Honor Smith. The census taken on the 8^th and 17^th of April 1901 showed that the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. The roofs were made with perishable material except for William Glynn’s, John Kelly’s and Michael Donohoe’s. Their roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

William Glynn (30) was a miller. He was married to Delia (25). There was no occupation recorded for Delia. They had 3 children. Thomas (3), Henoria (2) and Delia (1) were scholars. William’s had 2 unmarried brothers. Michael (27) was recorded as miller. Denis (26) was recorded as a farmer. Servant Pat Keely (20) was recorded as a general labourer. Mary Brisco (19) was recorded as a domestic servant. They were both single. All occupants could read and write except for Thomas, Henoria and Delia (1). They could not read or write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 2 front windows and 7 outhouses. William Glynn owned the land the house was situated on.

Margret Kelly (61) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She had 4 unmarried children. Thomas (28) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Bridget (19) and Noney (18) were recorded as seamstresses. Patrick (13) was a scholar. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Margret Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Killalea (62) worked as a shepherd. He was married to Anne (60). There was no occupation recorded for her. They spoke Irish and English. They had 2 unmarried sons.  Michl (30) and Patrick (28) were recorded as shepherd’s sons. The entire family could not read or write except for Michl. He could read and write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses. Pakt Finn of Shaghanmore owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Pelly (40) was a farmer. He was married to Sarah (28). She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. They had 5 children. May (7), Patk (6), Kate (5) and Margaret (3) were scholars. Denis was 6 months old. Thomas’s brother Cornelius (33) was recorded as a farmer. Thomas’s sister in law Mary Glynn (20) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. John Hogan (50) was recorded as a farm servant. All 3 were single. Kate, Margaret and Denis could not read or write. The rest of the household could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Thomas Pelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Donnellan (72) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She had 3 unmarried children. Patrick (40) and Martin (25) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary (28) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. All the family could read and write except for Mary (72). She could not read or write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Mary Donnellan owned the land the house was situated on.

Catherine Tracey (60) was a widow. She was a farmer. She could not read or write. Her son John (26) was single. He was recorded as a farmer’s son. He could read only. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 4 outhouses. Catherine Tracey owned the land the house was situated on.

John Hanberry (45) worked as an agricultural labourer. He was married to Mary (35). There was no occupation recorded for her. They had 5 children. Mary (9), John (8), Sarah (6), Anne (4) and Patrick (2) were scholars. Mary (9) and John (8) could read. John (45) and Mary (35) could read and write. Sarah, Anne and Patrick could not read or write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 outhouse. Thomas Pelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Kelly (60) worked as an agricultural labourer. He was married to Bridget (45). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. She spoke Irish and English. They had 4 unmarried children. Martin (20) and Joseph (18) were recorded as agricultural labourers. Catherine (16) and Mary (14) were recorded as domestic servants. Catherine and Mary could read and write. The rest of the family could not read or write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 outhouse. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

John Kelly (42) was a farmer. He was married to Winifred (38). There was no occupation recorded for Winifred. She spoke Irish and English. Their son Michl Joseph (6) and their nephew Thomas Lowery (11) were scholars. All could read and write except for Michl Joseph. He could read only. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Donohue (29) was a farmer. He was married to Kate (25). She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. Their daughter Bridget was 1 year old. Michael and Kate could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Michael Donohue owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Head (52) was a farmer. He was married to Hanoria (40). They spoke Irish and English. There was no occupation recorded for Hanoria. They had 7 children. Patt (15) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Mary (13), Bridget (11), Thomas (9), Catherine (7), Lawrence (5) and Denis (3) were scholars. All the family could not read or write except for Patt. He could read and write. Mary, Bridget and Thomas could read only. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Thomas Head owned the land the house was situated on.

James Boland (50) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married to Bridget (40). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 5 children. Mary (12) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Delia (11), Hanoria (9), Michael (7) and Joseph (7) were scholars. James could read. Bridget and Mary could read and write. Delia, Hanoria, Michael and Joseph could not read or write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. James Boland owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Hoban (60) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (40). They spoke Irish and English. There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 3 unmarried children. James (24) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Bridget (17) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Margaret (14) was a scholar. Thomas, Mary and Margaret could not read or write. James could read. Bridget could read and write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses. Thomas Hoban owned the land the house was situated on.

Pat Madden (42) was a farmer. He was married to Margaret (45). There was no occupation recorded for Margaret. They had 6 children. Bridget (15) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Martin (14) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Patrick (13), Thomas (11), John (7) and Mary (6) were scholars. Pat could read. Bridget, Martin and Patrick could read and write. The rest of the family could not read or write. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Pat Madden owned the land the house was situated on.

Margaret Finnerty (85) was recorded as a retired farmer. She was a widow. She spoke Irish and English. She could not read or write. She lived in a 3^rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window. There were no outhouses recorded. Pat Madden owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Head (65) was a farmer. He was single. He spoke Irish and English. He could read only. He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were no outhouses recorded. Thomas Head owned the land the house was situated on.

Honor Smith (60) was a farmer. She was a widow. Her son Richard (29) was single. He was recorded as a farmer’s son. Visitor Thomas Noone (50) was a single. He was recorded as an unemployed labourer. The entire household could not read. Thomas and Honor spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Honor Smith owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 16 houses in Springfield in 1911. 1 house was uninhabited. There was no other information recorded on it. The other 15 houses had 49 residents in total: 30 were male and 19 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway except for James Dwyer. He was born in Co Limerick. The heads of the households were: William Glynn, Margaret Kelly, James Dwyer, Michael Donohoe, Thomas Headd, James Boland, Anne Dillon, Thomas Hooban, Pat Madden, Winifred Kelly, Michael Kilalea, Thomas Pelly, Michael Kilelea, John Treacy and John Hanbury. The census taken on the 10^th of April 1911 showed that the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. The roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

William Glynn (44) was a farmer and miller. He was married for 14 years to Bridget (38). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 4 children with 2 living in 1911. Thomas (13) was a scholar. William J was 4 years old. William’s brother Michael (41) was recorded as a mechanic. Martin Donlan (47) was a servant. He recorded his occupation as a labourer. Michael and Martin were unmarried. The entire household spoke Irish and English. They could read and write except for William J and Martin Donlan. Martin could not read. William J could read only. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 10 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 coach house, 2 cow houses, 1 calf house, 1 dairy, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 store. William Glynn owned the land the house was situated on.

Margaret Kelly (70) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 2 unmarried children. Patrick (25) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Norah (30) had no occupation recorded for her. All 3 occupants spoke Irish and English. They could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. Margaret Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

James Dwyer (49) was an R.I.C. Pensioner. He was married for 11 years to Margaret (38). There was no occupation recorded for Margaret. They both could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 fowl house.

Michael Donohue (40) was a farmer. He was married for 10 years to Kate (36). There was no occupation recorded for Kate. They had 5 children with 5 living in 1911. 3 of the children were listed on the census form. Patrick F (9) and Katie (6) were scholars. Michael was 3 years old. All the family could read and write except for Katie (6) and Michael (3). They could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 shed.

Thomas Headd (69) was a widower. He was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He had 5 unmarried children. Tom (20) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Lawrence (16) and Denis (14) were scholars. Mary (25) and Katie (13) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Thomas Headd owned the land the house was situated on.

James Boland (66) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married for 23 years to Bridget (56). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 7 children with 7 living in 1911. James (6), Patrick (9), Joseph (11), Michael (17) and Norah (19) were scholars. Delia (21) and Mary (22) had no occupations recorded for them. They were both single. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 cow house and 1 piggery. James Boland owned the land the house was situated on.

Anne Dillon (35) was a shopkeeper. Her niece Bridget Cahalan (18) was a scholar. They were both single. They could read, write and spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Anne Dillon owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Hooban (72) was a farmer. He was married for 42 years to Mary (70). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 10 children with 5 living in 1911. Their son James (33) was single. He was recorded as a farmer’s son. The entire family could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Thomas Hooban owned the land the house was situated on.

Pat Madden (52) was a farmer. He was married for 31 years to Margaret (56). There was no occupation recorded for Margaret. They had 8 children with 8 living in 1911. Listed were 6 unmarried children. Michael (30), Martin (26), Patrick (24), Thomas (22) and John (20) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary (16) had no occupation recorded for her. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed. Pat madden owned the land the house was situated on.

Winifred Kelly (63) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. Her son Michael (16) was single. He was recorded as a farmer’s son. They could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 cow house. Winifred Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kilelea (73) worked as a shepherd. He was married for 45 years to Anne (74). There was no occupation recorded for Anne. They had 4 children with 3 living in 1911. Patrick Kilelea (30) was single. He recorded his occupation as a shepherd. All 3 occupants could not read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were no outhouses recorded. Patrick Finnerty from Cappataggle owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Pelly (55) was a farmer. He was married for 18 years to Sarah (42). There was no occupation recorded for Sarah. They had 10 children with 7 living in 1911. Listed were 6 children. Patrick (16), Kate (14) and Margaret (12) were scholars. Gertrude A (6), Joseph (4) and B Agnes (2) could not read. Thomas’s brother Cornelius (48) was recorded as a farmer. He was single. The rest of the family could read, write and spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. Thomas Pelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kilelea (43) was a farmer. He was married for 3 years to Mary (50). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They could read, write and spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 cow house. Michael Kilelea owned the land the house was situated on.

John Treacy (85) was a farmer. He was single. He could read, write and spoke Irish and English. He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 2 outhouses: 1 cow house and 1 piggery. John Treacy owned the land the house was situated on.

John Hanbury (66) was a farmer. He could read. He was married for 22 years to Mary (50). There was no occupation recorded for her. They had 5 children with 4 living in 1911. Mary (21) had no occupation recorded for her. John (19) was recorded as a farmer’s son. They were both single. Celia (17) and Anne (16) were scholars. Mary (50) and Mary (21) could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. The family lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms. It was not recorded how many front windows the house had. There were no outhouses recorded. John Hanbury owned the land the house was situated on.