Walshtown

Walshtown is situated in the civil parish of Killoran, Barony of Longford, Co Galway. It is bounded on the north by Ardberreen and Derreenboy, on the east by Addergoole and a small part of Ballyvaheen, on the west by Gortevoher and on the south by Corballybeg which is situated in the parish of Abbeygormacan.

O’Donovan’s Field Name books provide this other spelling of the town land; Walshestown.

Downs Survey map under the name ‘Cloonereiligh & Gortvale’ shows Walter Lawrence Fitz John Fitz Walter, a catholic owned the land in 1641. Ulick Bourke, a catholic owned it in 1670. It states there were 118 plantation acres of unprofitable land. There were 234 plantation acres of profitable and 234 plantation acres of forfeited land.

Census 1901

There were 9 houses in Walshtown in 1901. There were 38 residents in total: 20 were male and 18 were female. The heads of the households were: Margaret Reynolds, Mary Brennen, Patrick Manning, Patrick Manning, Ellen Glynn, John Glynn, Mary Donovan, Michael Donovan and Patrick Salmon. All occupants were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The census taken on the 1^st 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 Margaret Reynolds. Her roof was made with slate, iron or tiles.

Margaret Reynolds (50) was a widow. She worked as a shepherd. She had 5 unmarried children. Michael (25), James (24), Joseph (23) and Malachy (18) were recorded as shepherd’s sons. Mary (20) was recorded as shepherd’s daughter. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Thomas Leahy from Streamstown owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Brennen (63) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. Her niece Delia Brien (20) was single. She was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Mary could read. Delia could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Mary Brennan owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Manning (53) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (48). She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. They spoke Irish and English. They had 5 unmarried children. Thomas (21) and Michael (15) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary A (19) and Bridget (17) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. Annea M (13) was a scholar. All the family could read and write except for Patrick. He could not read or write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Patrick Manning owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Manning (60) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (56). She recorded her occupation as a farmer’s wife. They spoke Irish and English. They had 3 unmarried children. Michael (30) and Martin (25) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Ellen (17) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Michael, Martin and Ellen could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. Patrick Manning owned the land the house was situated on.

Ellen Glynn (60) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She had 2 unmarried sons: Michael (28) and Patrick (26) were recorded as farmer’s sons. All 3 occupants could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Ellen Glynn owned the land the house was situated on.

John Glynn (30) was a farmer. Listed were his brother and sister. Michael (22) was recorded as a farmer’s brother. Kate (23) was recorded as a farmer’s sister. All 3 occupants were unmarried. They could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. John Glynn owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Donovan (50) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 3 unmarried children. John (25) and Thomas (18) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Anne (16) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. The entire family could not read except for Anne. She could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Mary Donovan owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Donovan (29) was a farmer. Listed were his brother and sister. Thomas (27) was recorded as a farmer’s brother. Mary (31) was recorded as a farmer’s sister. All 3 occupants were unmarried. Thomas and Mary could read and write. Michael could read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Michl Donovan owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Salmon (57) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married to Bridget (35). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 3 children. Mary (9), Martin (8) and Bridget (7) were scholars. They could read. Patrick and Bridget (35) could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Patrick Salmon owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 9 houses in Walsh town in 1911. There were 27 residents in total: 16 were male and 11 were female. The heads of the households were John Donovan, John Glynn, James Hardiman, Michael Glynn, Michael Mannion, Thos Donovan, Pat Sammons, James Reynolds and Thomas Manning. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The census taken on the 7^th of April 1911 showed that the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built of stone, brick or concrete. The roofs were made with perishable materials except for James Reynolds. His roof was made with slate, iron or tiles.

John Donovan (47) was a farmer. Listed were his 2 brothers. Michael (40) and Thomas (32) were recorded as agricultural labourers. All 3 occupants were single. Their mother Mary (70) was a widow. There was no occupation recorded for her. None of the family could read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. John Donovan owned the land the house was situated on.

John Glynn (36) was a farmer. His brother Michael (33) and sister Kate (34) had no occupations recorded for them. All 3 occupants were single. They could read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. John Glynn owned the land the house was situated on.

James Hardiman (36) was a farmer. He was married for 3 years to Bridget (31). There was no occupation recorded for her. Mary Brennan (76) was a widow. She was recorded as a domestic servant. James and Bridget could read and write. Mary could not read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows, 1 barn and 1 shed. James Hardiman owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Glynn (40) was a farmer. He was single. His mother Ellen (72) was a widow. There was no occupation recorded for her. They could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Michael Glynn owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Mannion (45) was a farmer. He was single. He could read. His mother Mary (70) was a widow. There was no occupation recorded for her. She could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Michael Mannion owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Donovan (40) was a farmer. He was single. He spoke Irish and English. He could not read. He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Thos Donovan owned the land the house was situated on.

Pat Sammon (72) was a farmer. He was married for 22 years to Bridget (66). There was no occupation recorded for her. They had 3 children with 3 living in 1911. Martin (21) was recorded as an unmarried farmer’s son. Mary (18) and Bridget (17) were recorded as unmarried farmer’s daughters. Mary and Bridget (17) could read and write. Martin could read. Pat and Bridget (66) could not read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 shed. Pat Sammon owned the land the house was situated on.

James Reynolds (39) was a farmer. He was married for 6 years to Margaret (26). There was no occupation recorded for her. They spoke Irish and English. They had 2 sons with 2 living in 1911: Joseph (5) and Malickie (2). All the family could read and write except for Malickie. He could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 7 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 shed. James Reynolds owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Manning (31) was a farmer.  He was single.  His sister Mary Agnes (29) was single.  There was no occupation recorded for her.  Michael Coen (45) was married.  He was recorded as a farm servant.  All occupants could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Thos Manning owned the land the house was situated on.