Belview or Lissareaghaun, Lios an Riachain Ford of Fraechan

Belview or Lissareaghaun is situated in the civil parish of Kiltormer barony of Longford Co Galway.  It is bounded on the north by Ravensnest in Clontooskert and Oghalbeg in Clonfert, on the east by Laurencetown, Lower Ballymore and Upper Ballymore, on the south by Annacalla, all in Clonfert.

O’Donovan’ Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Lois a fhraochain, Lois a reachain and Lisserehan.

Down Survey map gives no information on who owned this land in the 1600s.

Census 1901

There were 8 houses in Belview or Lissareaghaun in 1901.  There were 39 residents in total: 23 were male and 16 were female.  The heads of the households were: Thomas Downey, Charles Lawrence, Michael Kelly, Michael Guinan, John Hoban, Patrick Grady, Mary Conway and Michael Hobbins.  The census taken on the 5^th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  Patrick Grady’s and Michael Hobbins roofs were made with perishable material.  The rest of the house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

Thomas James Downey (42) worked as a land stewart.  He was married to Ann (38).  There was no occupation recorded for her.  Their 3 sons: Willie (7), Patrick (5) and John (4) were scholars.  The entire family could read and write.  They were Roman Catholic and were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 2 outhouses: 1 piggery and 1 fowl house. Rev’d Charles Lawrence owned the land the house was situated on.

Rev’d Charles Lawrence (64) was single.  He was a retired Clergyman of the Church of England.  His brother Denis (62) was a widower.  His niece Ethel (17) was single.  They were Church of Ireland.  Margaret Mahon (22) and Bridget Boland (21) were general domestic servants.  John Kenny (18) and Martin Dervan (19) were farm servants.  All 4 servants were single.  They were Roman Catholic.  Ethel was born in Cheshire.  The rest of the household were born in Co Galway.  Bridget Boland could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  The lived in a 1^st class house with 27 rooms and 53 front windows.  There were 14 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 coach house, 1 harness room, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 dairy, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1 barn, 1 turf house, 1 potato house, 1 shed and 1 store.  Rev’d Charles Lawrence owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kelly (55) was a farmer.  He was married to Delia (50).  There was no occupation recorded for her.  They had 4 unmarried children.  Kathleen (24) and Delia (18) were recorded as farmer’s daughters.  John (16) was recorded as a farmer’s son.  Bernard (13) was a scholar.  The entire family could read, write and speak English.  They were Roman Catholic and were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 barn, and 1 shed.  Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Guinan (40) was a farmer.  He was married to Mary (30).  There was no occupation recorded for her.  Their children Cornelious (6) and Grace (5) were scholars.  Patrick Scott (14) and Martin Scott (55) were farm servants.  Martin was married.  Ellen Kelehar (25) was single.  She was a general domestic servant.  Martin and Grace could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  They were Roman Catholic and were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 7 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 11 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 dairy, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1 barn and 2 sheds.  Michael Guinan owned the land the house was situated on.

John Hoban (65) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for Mrs Hoban (57).  They had 4 unmarried children.  Winifred (28) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter.  John (26), Michael (24) and James (22) were recorded as farmer’s sons.  The entire family could read, write and speak English.  They were Roman Catholic and were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 8 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house 1 boiling house, 1 barn and 1 shed.  John Hoban owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Grady (50)was a shepherd.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Annie (50).  They had 3 unmarried children.  There was no occupation recorded for Kate (20).  John (16) and Michael (15) were recorded as agricultural labourers.  Patrick and Annie could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They were Roman Catholic and were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 47 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 fowl house.  The Rev’d Charles Lawrence owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Conway (80) was a widow.  She worked as a housekeeper.  She was Roman Catholic and was born in Co Galway.  She could not read.  She could speak Irish and English.  She lived in a 3^rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window.  There were 2 outhouses: 1 piggery and 1 fowl house.  Rev’d Charles Lawrence owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Hobbins (43) was a shepherd.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Delia (34).  They could read and write.  They were Roman Catholic and were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 fowl house.  Rev’d Charles Lawrence owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 6 houses in Belview or Lissareaghaun 1911.  There were 25 residents in total: 13 were male and 12 were female.  The heads of the household were: Michael Donohoe, Michael Kelly, Gerard T Conroy, John Hoban, Patrick Gready and Michael Hobbins.  The census taken on the 12^th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  John Hoban’s and Michael Hobbins house roofs were made with perishable material.  The other 4 roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

Michael Donohoe (57) was a farmer.  He was married for 24 years to Delia (55).  There was no occupation recorded for her.  They had 2 children with 1 living in 1911.  Annie Mary (21) was single.  The entire family could read and write.  They were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 fowl house and 1 shed.  Lawrence Conroy owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kelly (72) was a farmer.  He was married for 40 years to Delia (65).  They were born in Co Galway.  They had 11 children with 10 living in 1911.  Their daughter Delia (25) and son John (24) were single.  Their niece Cis (8) was a scholar.  The entire family were Roman Catholic.  They could read, write and speak English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Gerald T Conroy (21) was a farmer.  Patrick White (51) was an agricultural labourer.  Ellen Lyons (14) and Margaret Mullery (50) were domestic servants.  Margaret was a widow.  The rest of the household were single.  They were Roman Catholic.  Patrick White could not read.   The rest of the household could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 9 rooms and 5 front windows.  There were 8 outhouses: 2 stables. 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 shed.  Gerald T Conroy owned the land the house was situated on.

John Hoban (38) was a farmer.  He was married for 6 years to Kate (31).  They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911: John Joseph (3) and Mary (2).  Martin Gohery (24) was single.  He was a farm servant.  The entire household were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  The 2 children could not read.  The 3 adults could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 8 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 4 sheds.  John Hoban owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Gready (64) was a farmer.  He was married for 38 years to Anne (67).  They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911.  Listed were 3 unmarried children.  There was no occupation recorded for Katie (30).  John (27) and Michael (24) were recorded as farmer’s sons.  Patrick could read and speak English.  Annie could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.   The entire household were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Patrick Gready owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Hobbins (51) was a shepherd.  He was married for 12 years to Dalia (41).  They could read and write.  They had 2 children with 1 living in 1911.  Michael (5) could not read.  The entire household were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Michael Hobbins owned the land the house was situated on.