Garryland

Situation: the standard name for the townland was Garryland with the Irish form being Gairíollán and was in the east of the parish.

Description:

O’Donavon Field Name Book: the proprietor was General Taylor of Castle Taylor with George Cuppage as the agent. It was let to 8 tenants at will from 12 to 14 shillings per acre yearly rent. The soil was rocky and sandy with the usual crops being wheat, oats and potatoes. There was no bog. Doo Lake was on the east boundary. There was 250 acres of wood.

Down Survey: the name of the townland on the survey was Killmacouth. The owner in 1641 and 1670 was the Bishop of Clonfert who was protestant.

Griffith Valuation:

Map reference one was Francis M.S. Taylor whose land was 26 acres, 1 rood and 35 perches. This refers to the house, office and land and the wood ranger’s house. The land was 323 acres, 1 rood and 29 perches. This was overall worth 52 pounds. He owned the land.

Map reference two was John Kearns, the land was 7 acres, 3 roods and 22 perches. This was worth 10 shillings and the landlord was Francis Taylor.

Map reference three was Michael Howe, the house, office and land was 3 acres and 26 perches. This was worth 1 pound and 5 shillings. The landlord was the same as before.

Map reference four was Daniel Geoghegan with the land being 2 acres, 1 rood and 27 perches. It was worth 15 shillings.

Map reference five was Samuel Ellis. This was a house, office and land and a body of water. The land was 9 acres and 10 perches, and the water was 4 acres, 2 roods and 20 perches. This was overall worth 5 pounds.

1901 census:

There was one household in 1901 in the region with 10 peoples living there. These were protestants born in multiple counties from Tyrone, Westmeath, Roscommon and Galway. The house had stone or brick walls with iron or tiled rooves and had 5 or 6 rooms.

The head of family of house one was William McVey (52) who was a wood ranger and former R.I Sergeant who lived with his wife Annie (36) and their children. Their daughter Florence (12), Ida (9), Ethel (7), Harriett (4) and Mary (1). Their sons were William (11), Robert (6) and Thomas. Everyone six and above were at school. Everyone older then 7 could read and write and Ethel could read, no language was listed for any of them.

1911 census:

In 1911 there was one household in the region with nine people living in it, all of whom were protestant. The house had the same features as 1901.

The head of family of house one was Michael Sullivan (49) who was a wood ranger and lived with his wife Beatrice J (48) and their children. Their daughters Josephine (21), Matilda Jae (20), Emily Mary F (17) and Ida Olivia. Their sons were Charles Edward (11), Edward (9) and William Anthony (7). They could all read and write except Ida and Michael was able to speak Irish and English. They had a cow house.