Situation: the standard name for the townland was Ballymulfaig with the Irish form being Baile Maoil Faig. Other forms of the name include Ballymulfague Lord Gort’s Agent J. Slator, Esq., Ballymacfaig Mr. John Bell, By. Constable. It was located in the west of the parish.
Description:
the proprietor was general Taylor of castle Taylor. It was let to eleven tenants at will in three divisions with rent being eleven pounds yearly each division. The soil was rocky and sandy, the crops where wheat, oats and potatoes. Loughnamanna river runs through the townland, drying up in the summer.
The name of the townland on the survey was Ballimulpha. The owner in 1641 was William Shawnussy who was catholic and the owner in 1670 was Walter Taylor who was protestant. There was 27 acres of unprofitable land and 56 of profitable land. There was 56 forfeited acres.
Map reference one was Martin Carr. This land was 34 acres, 1 rood and 23 perches being worth 5 pounds and 5 shillings. The landlord was Francis M.S Taylor.
Map reference two refers to Martin Carr, Patrick Quinn and Bridget Regan who appeared to cohabit the same house, office and land. This was 129 acres, 2 roods and 27 perches. This was worth 11 pounds and the landlord was the same as before.
There were three households in the townland in 1901 with 14 people living in the region all of whom were roman catholic and born in County Galway unless stated otherwise. They had brick or stone walls, and all had a thatch or wood roof with 2 to 4 rooms.
The head of family of house one was Bridget Carr (20) who was single and a farmer and lived with his brother Pat (19), Eliza (17) and Cousin Mary A (12) who went to school. They could all read and write, and all only spoke English. They had a stable, cow house, barn and a shed.
The head of family of house two was John Quinn (74) who was a farmer and lived with his wife Jane (84) and his family. His son Michael (44) who worked on the farm and his daughter in law Celia (37) as well as grandchildren John (3), Nora (2) and infant Ann. Michael and Celia could read and write, Jane could read and none of the others could read. John, Jane, Michael and Celia could speak Irish and English. They had a stable, cow house and a piggery.
The head of family of house three was Jane Regan (50) who was a farmer and widow and born in Clare who lived with her daughter Noney (28) and son Patrick (18) who all worked on the farm. They could all read and write. They had a stable, cow house and a piggery.
There were three households in the region in 1911 with 16 people living in the area. They were all roman catholic and born in county Galway unless stated otherwise. The houses features were the same as 1901.
The head of family of house one was Jane Regan (55) who was a farmer and widow and born in Clare she lived with son Patrick (28) and servant John Leach (18) who was born in Limerick. They could all read and write, and Jane and Patrick listed as speaking Irish and English. They had a stable, coach house, cow house, calf house, piggery, barn and a shed.
The head of family of house two was Michael Quinn (55) who was a farmer and lived with his wife Celia (42) and family. His mother Jane (100), son John (13) and daughters Norah (11), Annie (10), Delia (8) and Jane (6) all the children went to school. They could all read and write except the younger Jane who only read and only the older Jane was listed as speaking Irish and English. They had a stable, coach house and a cow house.
The head of family of house three was Patrick Carr (29) who was a farmer and lived with his wife Margaret and their children. Their daughter Mary Anne (5), Helenia (4) and Patrick (1). They could all read and write except Helenia and Patrick and Margaret was listed as speaking Irish and English. They had a stable, coach house, cow house, piggery and a barn.
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