Lisheenaguile, Lisin na Gaibhle, small fort of the Englishman

Lisheenaguile is situated in the civil parish of Kiltormer barony of Longford Co Galway.  It is bounded on the north east by Cloonaneen, on the east by Skycur, on the south by Tinsallagh alias Spring Grove, Ardallagh and Clare Madden in Kilquain or Quansborough , on the west by Kill and on the north west by Kill and Motee.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Lisin a’ ghoill, Lissigolan and Lishenaguil.

Down Survey map show this townland under the name Lissdoogan alias Lissgillanane called Skeaghnagoccha was owned by Walter Lawrence, a catholic in 1641.  It was owned by Dominick Roch, a catholic in 1670.  It states there were 154 plantation acres of profitable land and 154 plantation acres of forfeited land.

Census 1901

There were 13 houses in Lisheenaguile in 1901.  There were 34 residents in total: 25 were male and 9 were female.  They were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  The heads of the households were: Bridget Doherty, Michael Sellers, William Tracy, Patrick Kelly, Michael Kileen, John Leahy, Patrick Lane, Thomas Kilkenny, Richard Broderick, John Marron, Thomas Kelly, Nora Frehill and Michael Kilkenny.  The census taken on the 9^th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick and concrete.  The roofs were made with perishable material.

Bridget Doherty (56) was a farmer.  She was a widow.  Her son John (15) was single.  They could not read.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses.  Bridget Doherty owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Sellers (42) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Ellen (28).  They could read and write.  Their son John J (1) could not read.  The family lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses.  Michael Sellers owned the land the house was situated on.

William Treacy (78) was a widower.  He could speak Irish and English.  His son Peter (39) was married to Anne (38).  They had 5 children.  Mary (10), William (8), Michael (7), Peter (5) and Timothy (4) were scholars.  Peter and Timothy could not read.  Micheal could read. The rest of the family could read and write.  The family lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses.  William Treacy owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Kelly (40) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Catherine (35).  There niece Bridget Scott (9) was a scholar.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3front windows 5 outhouses.  Patrick Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kileen (60) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  His children: John (17), Mary Anne (15) and Ellen (14) were single.  John and Ellen could read.  Michael and Mary Anne could not read.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3outhouses.  Michael Kileen owned the land the house was situated on.

John Leahy (70) was a farmer.  He could speak Irish and English.  His nephew William Coyne (25) was a farm labourer.  They were both single.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses.  John Leahy owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Lane (50) was a farmer.  His brother John (49) was an agricultural labourer.  They were both single.  They could not read.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 outhouse.  Patrick Lane owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Kilkenny (35) was single.  He was a farmer.  His cousin John Caughlan (11) could not read.  Thomas could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 1 front window and 2 outhouses.  Thomas Kilkenny owned the land the house was situated on.

Richard Broderick (50) was a farmer.  He was single.  His nephews Thomas Kilkenny (11) and Patrick Kilkenny (8) were scholars.  All 3 could not read.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses.  Richard Broderick owned the land the house was situated on.

John Marron (56) was single.  He was a farmer.  He could not read.  He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 1 front window and 4 outhouses.  John Marron owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Kelly (50) was a farmer.  There were no occupations recorded for his brother Michael (48) or his sister Maria (46).  Visitor Thomas Mannion (56) spoke Irish and English.  He was recorded as a retired black smith.  The entire household were single.  Maria could read.  Michael could read and write.  Thomas Kelly and Thomas Mannion could not read.  They lived in a 2^nd class with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Thomas Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Nora Frehill (56) was a farmer.  She was a widow.  She could speak Irish and English.  Her children: William (23) and Mary (21) were single.  They could read and write.  Nora could not read.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Nora Frehill owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kilkenny (54) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Bridget (40).  They had 7 children.  Thomas (20) and James (14) were recorded as farmer’s sons.  Bridget (16) and Honora (10) were recorded as farmer’s daughters.  Michael (9) and Edward (7) were scholars.  Annie (4) could not read.  Edward could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Michael Kilkenny owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 12 houses in Lisheennaguile in 1911.  There were 44 residents in total: 30 were male and 14 were female.  They were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway except for Mary Frehill and Catherine Lynch.  Mary was born in Kings Co.  Catherine was born in Co Roscommon.  The heads of the households were: Thomas Kilkenny, Michael Kelly, Thomas Kilkenny, Norah Frehill, Michael Kilkenny, Pat Kelly, Michael Killeen, John Lynch, Patrick Lane, Anne Treacy, Bridget Doherty and Michael Sellers.  The census taken on the 4^th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  The roofs were made with perishable material.

Thomas Kilkenny (53) was single.  He was a farmer.  He could not read.  He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 2 outhouses: 1 cow house and 1 piggery.  Thomas Kilkenny owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael kelly (70) was a farmer.  His brother Thomas (73) was a general labourer.  They were both single.  They could not read.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 piggery.  Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Kilkenny (21) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his sister Mary (25).  Their uncle Richard Broderick (67) was an agricultural labourer.  All 3 occupants were single.  Richard could not read.  Thomas could read.  Mary could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 piggery.  Thomas Kilkenny owned the land the house was situated on.

Hanoria Frehill (56) was a widow.  Her children: William (32) and Mary (29) were single.  They could read and write.  Hanoria could not read.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Hanoria owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kilkenny (68) was a farmer.  He was married for 37 years to Bridget (59).  They had 7 children with 6 living in 1911.  Their sons: Micheal (21) and Edward (18) were single.  Bridget could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Michael Kilkenny owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Frehill (32) was a farmer.  He was married for 6 years to Mary (38).  She was born in Kings Co. They could read and write.  They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911: Martin (3) and Michael (1).  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Thomas Frehill owned the land the house was situated on.

Pat Kelly (52) and his wife Kate (54) were farmers.  They were married for 18 years.  They had no children.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  Martin Hanlon (62) was single.  He was recorded as a workman.  He could not read.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Pat Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Killeen (69) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  He could not read.  His children: John (29) and Ellie (23) were single.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Michael Killeen owned the land the house was situated on.

John Lynch (46) was a farmer.  He was married for 1 year to Catherine (28).  She was born in Co Roscommon.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  John Lynch owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Lane (69) was a farmer.  His brother John (68) was a general labourer.  They were single.  They could not read.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window.  There were 2 outhouses: 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Patrick Lane owned the land the house was situated on.

Anne Treacy (53) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  Her children Mary (20), William (18) and Michael (17) were single.  Peter (15) and Timothy (14) were scholars.  Anne father William (87) was a widower.  He was a retired 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 3 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Anne Treacy owned the land the house was situated on.

Bridget Doherty (69) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  Her son Jack (25) was single.  Her son Patrick Cannon (45) was married for 4 years to Bridget (45).  They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911: Mary Josephine (4) and Bertie (3).  Bridget Cannon could read and write.  The other 3 adults could not read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 2 outhouses: 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Bridget Doherty owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Sellers (60) was a farmer.  He was married for 12 years to Ellen (40).  They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911.  John Joe (11) and Patrick (10) were scholars.  Michael could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  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.  Michael Sellers owned the land the house was situated on.