Kiltormer West, Cill Tormoir Thiar

Civil parish of Kiltormer

Jo Kelly/Galway Rural Development (GRD)

Kiltormer West

Kiltormer West is situated in the civil parish of Kiltormer, barony of Longford Co Galway. It is bounded on the north east by Bog Park and Gurtnamona in Cloontooskert, on the south east by Kiltormer East, on the south by Motee and on the east by Motee, Newtown Eyre and Derreen.

 

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

 

Down Survey map shows this townland under the name Killtormore was owned by Nicholas Hayn McJohn McThomas, a catholic in 1641. It was owned by the Bishop of Clonfert, a protestant in 1670. It states there were 129 planation acres of unprofitable land, 166 planation acres of profitable land and 166 planation acres of forfeited land.

 

Census 1901

There were 19 houses, 1 school and 1 public house in Kiltormer West in 1901. The 19 houses had 61 residents in total: 35 were male and 26 were female. They were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway except for Myles O’Dwyer who was born in Co Clare and John Dunny who was born in Co Kildare. The heads of the households were: Patrick Pelly, Patrick Colahan, Myles O’Dwyer, Martin Campbell, John Kelly, Patrick Curley, John Dunny, John Egan, Ellen Rigney, Mary Mathews, Peter Lee, Thomas Campbell, Edward Hanlon, Patrick Brennan, Mary Dolan, Martin Callagy, Anne Hugo, Catherine Dolan and John Madden. 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 Pelly’s, Patrick Colohan’s, Edward Hanlon’s, Patrick Brennan’s, Mary Dolan’s and Martin Callagy’s house roofs were made with perishable material. The rest of the house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

 

Patrick Pelly (34) was a carpenter and shopkeeper. He was married to Josephine (30). There was no occupation recorded for her. Their son Joseph was 1 month old. The entire household could read and write except for Joseph. Patrick’s brother Thomas (25) was a carpenter and blacksmith. Patrick’s sister Catherine (27) was a shopkeeper. Patrick Mahony (23) was a carpenter. Martin Mahony (17) was an apprentice carpenter. Visitor Nora Donohue (16) was a scholar. All 5 were single. They lived in a 1st class house with 11 rooms, 8 front windows and 9 outhouses. Patrick Pelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Colohan was a publican. There was no occupation recorded for his wife Anne. Their sons Daniel (14) and Joseph (8) were scholars. Anne could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 6 rooms, 5 front windows and 2 outhouses. Patrick Colohan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Myles O’Dwyer (50) was a farmer. He was married to Catherine (50). There was no occupation recorded for her. Myles son Alfred (14), daughter Mary (25) and step son John Colahan (23) were recorded as farmer’s offspring. James Mullen (30) was a farm labourer. All 4 were single. James could not read. The rest of the household could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 5 front windows and 4 outhouses. John Dunny owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Martin Campbell (28) was a bootmaker. He was married to Margaret (30). There was no occupation recorded for her. They had 2 daughters: Mary Jane (2) and Bridget (5 months). Boarder James Mullins (34) was single. He was recorded as a farm servant. The 3 adults could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 5 front windows and 1 outhouse. Martin Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Kelly (54) was an R.I.C. pensioner. Martin Donellan (18) was an agricultural labourer. They were both single. John could read and write. Michael could not read. They lived in a 1st class house with 6 rooms, 8 front windows and 4 outhouses. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick J Curley (54) and his wife Kate (44) were farmers. They had 12 children. Marian (20) and Helena (15) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. Francis J (19) and Patrick J (16) were recorded as farmer’s sons. All 4 were single. John P (14), Henry J (11), Winafred (9), Alfred P (8), Chas V (7), Emily K (4), Lucy A (2) and Kate M (1) were recorded as scholars. Kate M and Lucy A could not read. Emily K could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 1 st class house with 8 rooms, 6 front windows and 5 outhouses. Patrick Curley owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Dunny (52) was a commercial traveller. His wife Delia (42) was recorded as a shop keeper. Their children Mary Kathleen (15) and James Augustine (10) were scholars. Bridget Staunton (45) was married. She was recorded as a domestic servant. She could not read or write. The rest of the household could read and write. They lived in a 1st class house with house with 7 rooms, 6 front windows and 7 outhouses. John Dunny owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Egan (35) was an N.S.Teacher. He was single. He could read and write. He lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 5 front windows and 3 outhouses. John Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Ellen Rigney (54) was a widow. She was a national school teacher. Her son Michael Dunne (20) was single. They could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 outhouse. Ellen Rigney owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Peter Lee (35) was a Roman Catholic curate. He could speak Irish and English. His sister Julia (30) was a housekeeper. They were both single. They could read and write. They lived in the same house as Mary Jane Mathews below.

 

Mary Jane Mathews (30) was married. She was a housekeeper. Bridget Coffey (70) was a widow. Bridget Wynn (14) was single. They were boarders. Bridget (70) could not read. Bridget (14) and Mary Jane could read and write. They lived in a 1 st class house with 6 rooms, 9 front windows and 3 outhouses. Miss Reynolds from Dublin owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Thomas Campbell (50) was a farmer and shopkeeper. There was no occupation recorded for his wife Mary (50). They had 5 unmarried children. Mary J (27) was a shopkeeper. James (26) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Peter (21) was baker. Thomas (19) was a carpenter. John (18) was a rural post boy. Patrick Glynn (33) and Edward Scully (40) were bakers. They were both single. The entire household could read and write. They lived in a 1 st class house with 5 rooms, 12 front windows and 8 outhouses. Thomas Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Edward Hanlon (48) was a farmer. There was no occupation recorded for his wife Ellen (38). They had 6 children: Mary (14), Delia (12), Patrick (11), John (10), Michael (6) and Edward (4). Michael, John and Edward (4) could not read. Edward (48) could read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Edward Hanlon owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Brennan (68) was a widower. He was a farmer. He had 3 children. James (35) was recorded as an agricultural labourer. Thomas (31) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Margaret (33) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. His granddaughter Mary Hardiman (18) was a domestic servant. All 4 were single. Margaret and Mary could read and write. The rest of the family could not read. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Patrick Brennan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Mary Dolan (40) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 4 children. Thomas (9) and Michael (7) were scholars. James was 5 years old and Mary was 3 years old. The entire family could not read. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses. Mary Dolan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Martin Callagy (46) was single. He worked as a farm labourer. He could read and write. He lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses. Martin Callagy owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Egan (45) was an agricultural labourer. There was no occupation recorded for his wife Ellen (40). They had 6 children. Bridget (11), Denis (9), Mary Anne (8) and Ellen (5) were scholars. John was 4 years old and William was 2 years old. Bridget could read and write. Denis could read. The rest of the family could not read. They lived in a 4th class house with 1 room, no front windows and 1 outhouse. John Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Anne Hugo (61) was a widow. She worked as a general domestic servant. She could read, write and speak Irish and English. She lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 outhouse. Martin Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Catherine Dolan (69) was a widow. Boarder Mary Dwyer (55) was single. They were recorded as housekeepers. They could not read. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 1 front window and 1 outhouse. Martin Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Madden (45) and his wife Tresa (33) were farmers. Their 4 children: Martin (8), Mary (7), Anne (5) and Tresa (3) were scholars. John, Anne and Tresa (3) could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 4 front windows and 5 outhouses. John Madden owned the land the house was situated.

 

Census 1911

 

There were 22 buildings in Kiltormer West in 1911. 3 were uninhabited. 1 was owned by Martin Campbell and another by James Curley. It not recorded who owned the 3rd uninhabited building. The other 19 houses had 46 residents in total. 28 were male and 18 were female. They were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway except for members of the Larkin Family. Agnes Larkin was born in Co. Wicklow. Her children: Theobald, Mary Cecelia, Agnes and Emmet were born in United States. The heads of the households were: Maria Dolan, John Egan, John Madden, James Egan, Edward Hanlon, Martin Calligy, John Kelly, James Curley, Patrick Larkin, Anne Colohan, Kate Pelly, John Egan, James Curley, Patrick Curley, Martin Dolan, Michael Ryan, Patrick J Mulkern, Mary Campbell and Martin Campbell. The census taken on the 8th of April 1911 show 14 houses were built as private dwellings. 2 as shops, 2 as pubs, 1 as a Post office, 1 as a dispensary, 1 as a school and 1 as a barracks. The walls were built stone, brick or concrete. 7 of the roofs were made with perishable material. The rest of the roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

Maria Dolan (50) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 4 unmarried children. Thomas (20), Michael (17) and James (15) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary (13) was a scholar. They lived in a 3 rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 2 outhouses: 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Marie Dolan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Egan (53) was a farmer. There was no occupation recorded for his wife Ellen (50). They were married for 31 years. They had 8 children with 8 living in 1911. Listed were 5 children. Kate (8), William (10), John (12) and Ellen (15) were scholars. Unmarried Denis (20) was an agricultural labourer. Ellen (50) could not read. John (53) could read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 cow house. John Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Madden (69) was a farmer. There was no occupation recorded for his wife Teresa (50). They were married for 21 years. They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911. Listed were 4 children. Unmarried Martin (20) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Annie (15), Teresa (13) and Bridget (10) were scholars. John could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 4 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. John Madden owned the land the house was situated on.

 

James Brennan (50) was a farmer. He was married for 1 year to Mary (40). His brother Thomas (40) was single. There were no occupations recorded for Mary and Thomas. James could not read. Mary could read and write. Thomas could read. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 2 outhouses: 1 cow house and 1 piggery. James Brennan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Edward Hanlon (56) was a farmer. He was married for 20 years to Mary (53). They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911. Listed were 4 children: Mary Ellen (23), Patrick (22), John (20) and Edward (14). They were single. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 2 outhouses: 1 cow house and 1 piggery. Edward Hanlon owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Martin Calligy (69) was a farmer. Visitor James Mullin (40) was an agricultural labourer. They were both single. Martin could read and write. James could read. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1piggery. Martin Callagy owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Kelly (44) was a farmer. He was married for 1 year to Kate (33). There was no occupation recorded for her. They could read and write. Their son Michael was 5 months old. John‘s step daughters: Mary (4) and Lucy (3) could not read. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 fowl house. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

James Curley (28) and his brother Henry (21) were merchants. They were both single. They could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 4 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 work shop and 1 store. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Larkin (45) was a shopkeeper and farmer. He was married for 20 years to Agnes (41). There was no occupation recorded for her. They had 8 children with 6 living in 1911. Theobald (18) was a sheep dipping inspector. Mary Cecelia (16) was a shop assistant. They were single. Agnes (13), Emmet (11), Patrick (9) and Parnell (7) were scholars. Parnell could read and speak English. The rest of the family could read, write and speak Irish and English. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 5 front windows. There were 7 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 shed and 1 store. Patrick Larkin owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Anne Colohan (60) was a widow. She was a farmer and publican. Her son Daniel (24) was single. Daniel could read and write. Anne could read. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 5 front windows. There were 2 outhouses: 1 stable and 1 cow house. Anne Colohan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Kate Pelly (45) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 2 Daughters: Gertrude (3) and Mary Kate (2). Her brother in law Thomas (30) was a black smith. Boarder William Watson (25) was a carpenter. John Quinn (69) was a farm servant. All 3 were single. John could not read. The rest of the household could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 4 front windows. There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 work shop, 1 shed and 1 forge. Kate Pelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Egan (46) was a widower. He was an N.S.Teacher. Visitor John Glennon (19) was a scholar. Kate Brennan (50) was a domestic servant. They were both single. Kate could read. Both John’s could read and write. They lived in a 1st class house with 6 rooms and 6 front windows. There were 2 outhouses: 1 turf house and 1 shed. John Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Curley (65) was a farmer. He was married for 30 years to Kate (54). There was no occupation recorded for her. They had 16 children with 11 living in 1911. Listed were 6 unmarried children. Francis J (29) was listed as a farmer’s son. Path (27) was a carpenter. There was no occupation recorded for Winifred M (19). Alfred P (18), Emily K (14) and Katie H (13) were scholars. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 1st class house with 6 rooms and 6 front windows. There were 10 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1 barn and 1 shed. Patrick Curley owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Martin Dolan (28) was single. He was a tailor. He could read and write. He lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were no outhouses recorded. It is not recorded who owned the house or land.

 

M R/Michael Ryan (46) was born in Tipperary. TJ O (37) and P OB (34) were born in Roscommon. C OS (25) was born in Kerry. D K (21) was born in Dublin City. L MC (22) was born in Leitrim. They could read and write. All were recorded as farmer’s sons except for D K. He was recorded as a clerk. They were all single except for MR. He was married. The barracks was a 1st class building with 8 rooms and 8 front
windows. There were no outhouses recorded.

Bridget Ryan (37) was married for 15 years. She was born in Tipperary. She had 10 children with 9 living in 1911. William J (14), Patrick F (12), Josephine C (10), Margaret M (8), Michael G (6) and Bridget M (4) were scholars. James J was 2 years old and Catherine A was 1 year old. The children were born in Dublin City. Bridget M, James J and Catherine A could not read. Michael G could read. The rest of the family could read and write.

 

Patrick Joseph Mulkern (32) was a priest and curate. He was born in Co Galway. He could read, write and speak Irish and English. He lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows. There were no outhouses recorded. It is not recorded who owned the house or land.

 

Mary Campbell (72) was a widow. She was a shopkeeper. She had 2 sons. Thomas (31) was single. He was a sub postmaster. James (37) was a farmer and shopkeeper. He was married for 2 years to Margaret Mary (31). She was an assistant sub postmistress. They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911: Mary Elizabeth (1) and Janie Josephine (2 months). Bridget O’Donnell (17) was single. She was a domestic servant. Michael Meagher (70) was married. He was a baker. All were born in Galway except for Michael Meagher. He was born in Tipperary. All could read and write except for the 2 children. The lived in a 1st class house with 6 rooms and 7 front windows. There were 10 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 cow
house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1work shop, 1 shed and 1 store.
Mary Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Martin Campbell (39) was a widower. He was a farmer. He had 6 children. Mary Jane (12), Bridget (10), Martin Thomas (7) and John Joseph (5) were scholars. Patrick was 4 years old and Francis was 3 years old. Martin’s brother in law James Mullins (43) was single. He was a farmer. Patrick and Francis could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 5 front windows and 1 cow house. MartinCampbell owned the land the house was situated on.

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