Craughwell, Creachmhaoil place of preys or plunders

Craughwell is situated in the civil parish of Kiltormer barony of Longford Co Galway.  It is bounded on the north by Belview alias Lissereagan, on the east and north by Annacalla Doorus in Clonfert, on the south east by Feabeg in Fahy East, on the south by Moorfield alias Gortnamona and on the south west by Feigh and Ballydonagh.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give no other spelling for this townland.

Down Survey map show this townland under the name Craughill was owned by Roger O’Larkan, a catholic in 1641.  It was owned by Dominick Roch, a catholic in 1670.  It states there were 362 plantation acres of profitable land and 362 plantation acres of forfeited land.

Census 1901

There were 15 houses in Craughwell in 1901.  1 house was uninhabited.  It was owned by Thomas Downy of Belview.  There were 62 residents in total: 40 were male and 22 were female.  They were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway except for Eugene Hefferin.  He was born in America.  The heads of the households were: Patrick Kilkenny, John Keating, Martin Brennan, James Hynes, James Fahey, Michael Brennan, Thomas Brennan, Patrick Keating, James Stanton, Mary Hynes, Patrick Martin, Patrick Callagy, John Rutledge and Patrick Kilkenny.  The census taken in April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  The roofs were made with perishable material.

Patrick Kilkenny (45) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Ellen (50).  Their sons John (20) and Patrick (16) were single.  John’s step father John Martin (60) was a widower.  He was recorded as a farmer.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Patrick Kilkenny owned the land the house was built on.

John Keating (41) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Maria (38).  They had 6 children.  William (11), James (8) and Denis (6) were scholars.  Patrick (4), Thomas (2) and John (1) could not read.  Denis could not read either.  The rest of the family could read and write.  The family lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house and 1 shed.  John Keating owned the land the house was built on.

Martin Brennan (57) and his brother James (50) were farmers.  They were both single.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 1 room and 2 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 fowl house and 1 barn.  Martin Brennan owned the land the house was built on.

James Hynes (50) and his brother Patrick (64) were farmers.  Patrick was single.  There was no occupation recorded for James’s wife Bridget (35).  There 4 children: Mary (11), John (9), Patrick (7) and James (5) were scholars.  Patrick (64) and James (5) could not read.  Bridget and Mary could read and write.  The read of the family could not read or write.  The family lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 calf house and 1 piggery.  James Hynes owned the land the house was built on.

James Fahey (26) was a carpenter.  His brother Thomas (24) was a farmer.  Their sisters Mary (21) and Kate (18) were housekeepers.  Their brother Michael (14) and sisters Bridget (12) and Margaret (10) were scholars.  Mary could not read or write.  The rest of the family could read and write.  The entire household were single.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 workshop.  James Fahy owned the land the house was built on.

Michael Brennan (60) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Bridget (40).  They had 9 children.  Patrick (17) was recorded as a farmer’s son.  Bridget (19) was a housekeeper.  Kathleen (16), John (12), James (10), Francis (8), Joseph (5) and Gretta (3) were scholars.  Peter was 2 years old.  Gretta and Peter could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 barn.  Michael Brennan owned the land the house was built on.

Thomas Brennan (75) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  He had 4 unmarried children.  James (35) and Michael (30) were recorded as farmer’s sons.  Kate (32) and Lizzie (25) were recorded as housekeepers.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 shed.  Thomas Brennan owned the land the house was built on.

Patrick Keating (21) was a farmer.  He was single.  His mother Mary (50) was a widow.  She was recorded as a housekeeper.  Her other children Michael (10) and Annie (7) were scholars.  They could read and write.  Patrick and Mary could not read.  The family lived in a 3^rd class house with 1 room, 1 front window and 1 stable.  Patrick Keating owned the land the house was built on.

James Stanton (50) was a farmer.  His sister Mary (49) was a housekeeper.  Eugene Hefferin (23) was a farm servant.  He was born in America.  The entire household were single.  Mary could read and write.  James and Eugene could not read.  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 barn.  James Stanton owned the land the house was built on.

Mary Hynes (65) was a widow.  She was a housekeeper.  Her niece Kate Briscoe (14) was a scholar.  Her son David (41) was married to Kate (37).  They had 3 children.  Mary (7) and Michael (6) were scholars.  Patrick (2) could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 3 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Mary Hynes owned the land the house was built on.

Patrick Martin (50) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  He had 2 unmarried children.  Michal (19) was recorded as a farmer’s son.  Mary (25) was a housekeeper.  The entire family could not read.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 fowl house.  Patrick Martin owned the land the house was built on.

Patrick Callagy (74) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  He could speak Irish and English.  His son Thomas (37) was single.  His daughter Bridget Doherty (36) was a house keeper.  She was married.  Her daughter Mary (11) was a scholar.  Patrick and Thomas could not read.  Bridget and Mary 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 fowl house and 1 barn.  Patrick Calligy owned the land the house was built on.

John Rutledge (42) was single.  He worked as a labourer.  He could read and write.  He lived in a house 3^rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 fowl house.  John Rutledge owned the land the house was built on.

Patrick Kilkenny (74) and his brother Michael (70) were farmers.  Mary Houghlan (74) was a general servant.  Bridget White (21) was a domestic servant.  John Brien (16) was a farm servant.  Mary and Bridget could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  The entire household were single.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Patrick Kilkenny owned the land the house was built on.

Census 1911

There were 13 houses in Craughwell in 1901.  There were 56 residents in total: 35 were male and 21 were female.  They were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway except for Eugene Hefferin.  He was born in America.  The heads of the households: Thomas Calligy, John Rutledge, John Mckeague, Anne Downey, James Stanton, Patrick Martin, James Brennan, Michael Brennan, James Fahy, James Hynes, John Keating, Martin Brennan and Patrick Kilkenny.  The census taken on the 12^th of April al 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  Anne Downey’s and Patrick Martin’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.  The other 11 roofs were made with perishable material.

Thomas Calligy (46) was a farmer.  He was single.  He could not read or write.  He lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Thomas Calligy owned the land the house was built on.

John Rutledge (53) was a labourer.  He was single.  He could read.  He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 shed.  John Rutledge owned the land the house was situated on.

John McKeague (37) was a farmer.  He was married for 12 years to Mary Anne (31).  They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911.  Kathleen Teresa (11), Michael Stephen (10) and Maria (7) were scholars.  Ellin (6) could read.  Margaret Ann (4) and Thos (2) could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  John (24), Patrick (21) and William (19) with the surname Brien and Mary Treaey (23) were all single.  They were recorded as servants.  The entire household could speak English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 7 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 2 sheds.  John McKeague owned the land the house was built on.

Anne Downey (48) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She had 3 children with 3 living in 1911: William (17), Patrick (16) and John (14).  The entire family could read, write and speak English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 6 rooms and 6 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 shed.  Anne Downey owned the land the house was built on.

James Stanton (70) was a farmer.  He was single.  Boarder Eugene Heffran (35) was born in America.  He worked as an agricultural labourer.  He was married for 5 years to Bridget (28).  They had 3 children with 3 living in 1911: Mamie (4), Martin (3) and Eugene (1).  Bridget could read.  The rest of the household could not read.  The family lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  James Stanton owned the land the house was built on.

Patrick Martin (70) was a farmer.  He was a widower.  He had 4 children with 4 living in 1911.  His children Mary (30) and Michael (28) were single.  The entire family could read and speak English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Patrick Martin owned the land the house was built on.

James Brennan (52) was a farmer.  He was married for 5 years to Mary (39).  They had 4 children with 3 living in 1911: Mary J (4), Hanoria (3) and Thomas (2).  James’s niece Mary Curley was 8 months old.  James and Mary (39) could read and write.  The rest of the family could not read.  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 piggery and 1 shed.  James Brennan owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Brennan (71) was a farmer.  He was married for 34 years to Bridget (54).  They had 14 children with 12 living in 1911.  Listed were 5 children.  Patrick (30) and John (24) were single.  Gretta (14), Peter (12) and Tim (10) were scholars.  Michael could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  The entire family could speak English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Michael Brennan owned the land the house was situated on.

James Fahey (35) and his brother Michael (24) were carpenters.  Their sisters Mary (31) and Kate (30) had no occupations recorded.  Mary could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  All 4 were single.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 work shop and 1 shed.  James Fahey owned the land the house was built on.

James Hynes (72) and his brother Pat (74) were farmers.  Pat was single.  James was married for 21 years to Bridget (54).  They had 4 children with 4 living in 1911.  Mary (20), John (18), Pat (16) and James (14) were single.  James (72) and Pat (74) could not read or write.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 3 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  James Hynes owned the land the house was built on.

John Keating (54) was a farmer.  He was married for 24 years to Maria (50).  They had 9 children with 8 living in 1911.  James (20) and Denis (18) were single.  Thomas (13), John (10) and Peter (7) were scholars.  Kathleen was 6 years old and Mary was 3 years old.  Peter, Kathleen and Mary could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2 class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  John Keating owned the land the house was built on.

Martin Brennan (76) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his brother James (73).  They were both single.  They could read and write.  They lived in 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 shed.  Martin Brennan owned the land the house was built on.

Patrick Kilkenny (65) was a farmer.  He was married for 31 years to Ellen (74).  They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911.  Patrick (27) was single.  John (30) was married for 1 year to Bridget (40).  Patrick, John  and Bridget could read and write.  The rest of the family could not read.  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 piggery and 1 shed.  Patrick Kilkenny owned the land the house was built on.