Rahaneena/Ráth an Aonaigh
This townland belongs to A. F. St. George, Esq., Tyrone House. Agent W. D. Griffith, Esq., Galway. It is occupied by 5 farmers and 4 cottiers, part is held under a lease of one life. Rent is £1. 8s. per acre. The soil is a light clay. The general produce is wheat, oats and potatoes, The ground is manured chiefly with seaweed at the last point of the townland is a small village called Weir from an Eel Weir which is close to it across Kilcolgan River.
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According to Griffith’s Valuation the area of the townland Rahaneena is 75 acres, 3 roods and 30 perches. The valuation of the land was £46-19-0 and the valuation of the buildings was £13-0-0 giving a total valuation of £59-19-0. Christopher St. George owned land, houses and offices that was 29 acres, 2 roods, and 21 perches. He rented this to John Niland for £21-0-0. Christopher St. George also owned land that was 0 acres, 2 roods, and 16 perches, worth £0-3-0, which he rented to Thomas Niland. John Niland owned a house and office that was worth £2-10-0, which was vacant. Christopher St. George owned land, houses and offices that was 31 acres, 0 roods, and 22 perches. He rented it to Thomas Niland for £22-5-0. Christopher St. George owned a garden that was 0 acres, 1 rood, and 20 perches, it was worth £0-5-0, which he rented to Thomas Moran. Thomas Moran owned a house that he rented for £0-15-0 to Daniel Mc Cue. Thomas Niland owned a house that he rented to Anne Lally for £0-15-0. Christopher St. George owned a house, office and garden that was 0 acres, 0 roods, and 24 perches. He rented it to Patrick Mc Cue for £1-5-0. Mary Kelly owned a house and gardens that were 0 acres, 0 roods, 30 perches. She rented it to John Holland for £1-10-0. Thomas Bure owned a house that he rent to John Ryder for £0-10-0. Christopher St. George owned land, a house and offices that was 9 acres, 1 rood, and 16 perches. He rented it to Thomas Moran for £7-10-0. Christopher St. George owned land that was 1 acre, 2 roods, and 11 perches. He rented this to 3 men, John Niland, who paid £0-4-0, Thomas Niland, who paid £0-5-0, and Thomas Moran, who paid £0-2-0. Christopher St. George also owned land that was 3 acres, 2 roods, and 6 perches. It was worth £1-0-0
In 1901, the townland of Rahaneena consisted of 8 households. The total population was 50 inhabitants: 26 males and 24 females. Houses were made of stone, brick, or concrete. The houses’ roofs were made of thatch, wood, or other perishable materials except 2 which were made of slate, iron or tiles. All the houses were 2nd class except 3 that were 3rd class. The heads of the households were Thomas Neilan, William Heylan, George Neilan, Thomas Niland, Bridget Brennan, Michael Moran, Michael Moran, Michael Reaney, and John McDonagh. The households had a total of 20 outhouses consisting of 5 stables, 9 cowhouses, and 6 piggeries.
Thomas Neilan (56) was a farmer. He was a widower. He lived with his 3 children, John Neilan (25), Bridget Neilan (20) and Annie Neilan (19). He also had 1 servant, John Carby (17). His children were farmers’ sons and daughter. They all spoke Irish and English and could all read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Thomas Neilan lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Thomas Neilan’s land . The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, and 1 piggery.
William Heylan (42) was a farmer. He lived with his wife Kate Heylan (33) and his son Thomas J Heylan (1). William and Kate could speak Irish and English and could read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic. William and Thomas J were born in Galway and Kate was born in Clare. William Heylan lived in a 2ndclass house with 4 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on . The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, and 1 piggery.
George Neilan (61) was a farmer. He was married to Honoria Neilan. He lived with his 8 children, Lizzie Neilan (21), John Neilan (19), William Neilan (17), Mary Neilan (15), George Neilan (12), Martin Neilan (10), Delia Neilan (6), and Kate Neilan (4). He also lived with his brother William Neilan (63). They could all speak Irish and English except for Delia and Kate who could only speak English. Everyone in the household except for Delia and Kate could read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. George Neilan lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on George Neilan’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, and 1 piggery.
Thomas Niland (65) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget Niland (62). He lived with his 3 children, Sabina Niland (35), Pat K (23), and Nora Niland. He also lived with his sister in law Ellen Niland (68) and granddaughter Mary Kate Niland (8). They all could speak Irish and English except for Mary Kate who could only speak English. They could all read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Thomas Niland lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Thomas Niland’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, and 1 piggery.
Bridget Brennan (52) was a farmer. She was a widow. She lived with her 4 children, Kate Brennan (23), Thomas Brennan (22), Marget (19), and John Brennan (13). Kate Brennan and Marget were farmers daughters and son. John was a scholar. They all spoke Irish and English and could read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Bridget Brennan lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Bridget Brennan’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, and 1 piggery.
Michael Moran (75) was a farm labourer. He was married to Bridget Moran (65). He also lived with his daughter Winifred Moran (26) who was a seamstress. They all could speak Irish and English and read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Michael Moran lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front facing windows. The land was situated on Thomas Niland’s land. The property consisted of 1 cow house.
Michael Moran (65) was a publican and farmer. He was a widower. He lived with his 2 children, Mary Moran (29) and Jas Moran (20). He also lived with Sarah Landy (18), there was no information on her relation to the household. They could all speak Irish and English and could read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Michael Moran lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Michael Moran’s land. The property consisted of 1 cow house and 1 piggery.
Michael Reaney (60) was a boat builder. He was married to Maggie Reaney (50). He lived with his 6 children, John Reaney (20), Thomas Reaney (18), Mary Anne Reaney (16), Michael Reaney (13), Martin Reaney (9), and Bradey Reaney (4). John and Thomas were boat builders sons and Mary Anne, Michael (13), Martin and Bradey were scholars. They could all speak Irish and English except for Martin and Bradey who could only speak English. They could all read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Michael Reaney lived in a 3rd class house with 4 rooms and 2 front facing windows. The land was situated on Michael Reaney’s land. The property consisted of 1 cow house.
John McDonagh (60) was a farm labourer. He was married to Catherin McDonagh (58). He lived with his son Thomas McDonagh (29) and servant Martin Mogan (13). Thomas was a farm labourer too. They could all speak Irish and English. Thomas and Martin could read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. John McDonagh lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 1 front facing window. The land was situated on Thomas Niland’s land. The property consisted of 1 cow house.
In 1911, the townland of Rahaneena consisted of 8 households. The total population was 46 inhabitants: 23 males and 23 females. Houses were made of stone, brick, or concrete. The houses’ roofs were made of thatch, wood, or other perishable materials except 2 which were made of slate, iron or tiles. All the houses were 2nd class except 1 and were built as private dwellings. The heads of the households were Thomas Neilan, Michael Moran, Thomas Niland, George Neilan, Michael Reney, William Neylan, Bridget Brennan, and Kate Mc Donagh. The households had a total of 29 outhouses consisting of 7 stables, 2 coach houses, 4 cow houses, 5 piggeries, 2 fowl houses, 6 barns, 1 turf house, and 2 stores.
Thomas Neilan (66) was a farmer. He was a widower and had 3 children, John Neilan (35), Cissy Neilan (28), and Thomas Neilan (25). John and Thomas (25) were farmers and oyster merchants. Thomas (66), John, and Cissy could speak Irish and English and Thomas (25) could speak Irish and English. All the household could read and write, were Roman Catholic, and born in Galway. Thomas Neilan lived in a 2nd class house with 6 rooms and 6 front facing windows. The land was situated on Thomas Niland’s land. The property consisted of 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn, and 1 store.
Michael Moran (77) was a farmer and publican. He was a widower and had 5 children. He lived with his 2 sons, Thomas Moran (41) and James Moran (32), Thomas’ wife Maria Moran (31), his 5 grandchildren, Margaret Moran (5), Michael Moran (4), Norah Moran (1), John Moran (1), and Delia Moran (3 months), and a servant Bridget Mc Donagh (18). Thomas and James were farmers sons and Margaret was a scholar. All the household except Norah, John and Delia could speak Irish and English. Michael, Thomas, Maria, James, Margaret, and Bridget could read and write. All the household identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Michael Moran lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Michael Moran’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 barn, and 1 turf house.
Thomas Niland (75) was a farmer. He was a widower and had 2 children, Sabina Niland (43) and Patrick Niland (32). He also lived with his niece M Kate Jordan(18). Patrick was a farmer’s son. Thomas could speak Irish and English, the rest of the household could speak English. All the household could read and write. All the household identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Thomas Niland lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Thomas Niland’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 piggery, and 1 barn.
George Neilan (71) was a farmer married to Honoria Neilan (60). They were married for 33 years, had 9 children, and 7 were still living. He lived with his 7 children, Elizabeth Neilan (31), Willie Neilan (28), Mary Neilan (25), George Neilan (22), Martin Neilan (20), Bridget Neilan (16), and Kate Neilan (14). He also lived with his brother William Neilan (73). Honoria was a famer’s wife, William was a farmer’s brother, and all the children were farmer’s sons and daughters except for Kate who was a scholar. George, Honoria, and William could speak Irish and English and the children could speak English. All the household identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. George Neilan lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on George Neilan’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, and 1 stable.
Michael Reney (73) was a carpenter and farmer he was married to Margaret Reney (60). They were married for 32 years, had 10 children and 6 were still living. He lived with 2 of his children, Martin Reney (20) and Bridget Reney (14). Martin was a carpenter and Bridget was a scholar. All the household could speak Irish and English. Martin and Bridget could read and write. All the household identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Michael Reney lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Michael Reney’s land. The property consisted of 1 piggery.
William Neylan (53) was a farmer married to Kate Neylan (43). They were married 13 years, had 7 children, and 6 were still living. He was living with his 6 children, Thomas J (10), Annie Neylan (8), Willie Neylan (6), Mary Jane Neylan (5), Kathleen Neylan (4), and Celia Neylan (1). Thomas J, Annie, and Willie were scholars. William, Kate, and Thoams J could speak Irish and English, the rest of the family could speak English. William, Kate, Thomas J, and Annie could read and write and Willie could read only. All the household identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Willaim Neylan lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 5 front facing windows. The land was situated on William Neylan’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, and 1 store.
Bridget Brennan (71) was a farmer. She was a widow. She lived with her 3 children, Thomas Brenna (32), Maggie Brennan (29), and John Brennan (23). All the household could speak Irish and English and read and write. All the household identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Bridget Brennan lived in a 2ndclass house with 3 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Bridget Brennan’s land. The property consisted of 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 barn, 1 piggery, and 1 fowl house.
Kate Mc Donagh (73) was a farmer. She was a widow. She lived with her son Thomas Mc Donagh (35). Thomas was a farmer’s son. They both spoke Irish and English. Thomas could read and write. They both identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. Kate Mc Donagh lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front facing windows. The land was situated on Kate Mc Donagh’s land.
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