Tawnagh East

Situation: the standard name for the townland was Tawnagh with the Irish form being Tamhnach. Other forms of the name with source included are Townagh East by the Surveyors Sketch Map. It was in the southwest of the parish.

Description:

O’Donavon Field Name Book: the proprietor was General Taylor of Castle Taylor with George Cuppage being the agent. It was let to four tenants at will from 15 shillings per acre. The size of the farms were around 17 acres each with gravely soil. The usual crops were wheat, oats and potatoes and there was scarce bog land.

Down Survey: the name for the townland in the survey was The Turlogh. The owner in 1670 was Oliver Martin who was Catholic with no further information given.

Griffith Valuation:

Map reference one was Francis M.S. Taylor who had land that was 95 acres, 1 rood and 14 perches and was worth 39 pounds.

Map reference two was Patrick Kennedy. It was land that was 2 acres, 3 roods and 8 perches and worth 1 pound.

Map reference three was Peter Bermingham. He had two plots of land the first was 10 acres, 3 roods and 17 perches and the second was 15 acres. This was worth 12 pounds and 10 shillings.

Map reference four was Anne Cummins which was land that was 12 acres and 1 rood and was worth 6 pounds and 15 shillings.

Map reference five was John Deviny, Catherine Callanan and Eleanor Flaherty. This was several houses and land. This was 22 acres, 2 roods and 30 perches and was worth 15 pounds.

1901 census:

There were two households in 1901 in the region. With ten people overall in the region all of them being roman catholic and born in county Galway unless stated otherwise. The two houses had stone or brick walls and a thatch or wood roof with 2 to 4 rooms.

The head of family of house one was Martin Cummins (70) who was a farmer that lived with his wife Bridget (55) and their children. Their son John (28), Kartly (21) and daughter Julia (15) who all worked on the farm. They could all read and write and spoke Irish and English except Kartly and Julia who only did English.

The head of family of house two was John Finnegan (57) who was a shepherd and widower and lived with his sister in law Anne Rock (35) who was a housekeeper and his children. His son Pat (21), Bartly (19) and John (15) who worked on the farm. They could all read and write and spoke English except John and Anne who spoke Irish and English.

1911 census:

There was one household in the region in 1911. There was ten people living there with all being roman catholic and born in county Galway unless stated otherwise. They had stone or brick walls and with a slate or tiled roof with 5 or 6 rooms.

The head of family of house one was Bridget Connell (53) who was a widow that lived with her children. Her sons Patrick (19), Michael (17), Bartly (14) and John (10). And her daughters Julia (19), Bridget (18), Ellen (16), Katie (13) and Norah (7). These children were either at school or working on the farm if older than 16. They could all read and write and only both Bridget’s, Ellen, Bartly, Katie and John were listed as speaking Irish and English. They had two stables, a cow house, a piggery and a barn.