Carrowmanagh

Antoinette Lydon

Carrowmanagh is in the civil parish of Kilcummin. The civil Parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish of Kilcummin, Galway West. In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same as is the case in the Kilcummin Oughterard area.

Carrowmanagh is in the Electoral Division of Oughterard, in Civil Parish of Kilcummin, in the Barony of Moycullen, in the County of Galway

 Irish Form of Name:     Ceathramhadh Meádhonach

Translation:  Middle quarter

Other Forms of the Name

Carrowmanagh

Ceathramhadh Meádhonach 

C. Mheadhnach
Carhoomaanagh
Cahermanagh
Carhoomanagh

Area:

The land in Carramanagh is not good. It contains 140½ acres, all arable land. A bye road passes thro’ it to the E. side of the Oughterard River, the centre of which together with part of the town forms the S. Eastern boundary of this townland.

Boundaries:

This is a list of townlands that share a border with this Carrowmanagh.

 

COUNTY

Gaillimh/Galway

ELECTORAL DISTRICT

Uachtar Ard/Oughterard

BARONY

Maigh Cuilinn/Moycullen

CIVIL PARISH

Cill Chuimín/Kilcummin

Archival records

scanned records (1)

Other placenames in this townland:

Some other placenames in or near this townland are:

Landlord:

Thomas B. Martin, Esq., Ballinahinch, Proprietor.

Thomas B. Martin of Ballynahinch Castle.

  • Martin (Ballynahinch) – A branch of the Anglo Norman family of Martin, one of the Tribes of Galway, was granted the O’Flaherty lands in the Connemara region in the mid 17th century. This family were a junior branch of the Martins of Ross and under the Acts of Settlement were granted vast estates in counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Clare and Sligo. By a patent dated 1698 they were confirmed in the possession of their Connemara estate known as the Manor of Claremount by King William. The Westport Estate Papers document the sale of over 27,000 acres in the baronies of Moycullen and Ballynahinch by the trustees for the sale of Colonel John Browne’s estate to John Edwards for Richard Martin in 1699. The early generations of Martins lived at Birch Hall and Dangan, in the townland of Oranhill, parish of Rahoon, near Galway city. Richard Martin, better known as ‘Humanity Dick’, was the first member of the family to be reared as a Protestant. He was a famous duellist and founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Ballynahinch Castle was built in the centre of his estate. His son Thomas Martin died in 1847 during the Famine and Thomas’s only daughter and heir, Mary Laetita, inherited a heavily encumbered estate. She married her cousin, Arthur Gonne Bell, and died in New York in 1850. The Martin estates were offered for sale in two sections in 1849. Their property close to Galway town included Dangan, Corcullen, Bushypark and Killeen. Their Connemara estate was acquired by the Law Life Assurance Society in 1852, to whom it was heavily mortgaged. In 1853 the estate of almost 200,000 acres was surveyed by Thomas Colville Scott for a prospective buyer. Richard Martin, second son of Richard ‘Humanity Dick’ Martin of Ballynahinch, is recorded as holding five townlands in the parish of Killannin, barony of Moycullen, county Galway, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation although he emigrated to Canada in 1833. He was also recorded as the occupier of Clareville, a Martin home in the village of Oughterard. Many of his descendants still reside in Canada. http://www.martinhistory.net/

Thomas B. Martin is a member of the Martin (Ross) family.

Downs Survey’s

The Down Survey is a mapped survey. Using the Civil Survey as a guide, teams of surveyors, mainly former soldiers, were sent out under Petty’s direction to measure every townland to be forfeited to soldiers and adventurers. The resulting maps, made at a scale of 40 perches to one inch (the modern equivalent of 1:50,000), were the first systematic mapping of a large area on such a scale attempted anywhere. The primary purpose of these maps was to record the boundaries of each townland and to calculate their areas with great precision. The maps are also rich in other detail showing churches, roads, rivers, castles, houses and fortifications. Most towns are represented pictorially and the cartouches, the decorative titles, of each map in many cases reflect a specific characteristic of each barony. (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie)

Townland of CARROWMANAGH (Moycullen By)

No townland information available.

The Down Survey website will tell you who owned this townland in 1641 (pre Cromwell) and in 1671 (post Cromwell).

Down Survey website

Tithe Applotment Books 1829

About the Records

Tithes were a tax on agricultural produce which was payable by the occupiers of agricultural land. They were the main source of income for the parish clergy of the Church of Ireland (the largest Protestant church and the church established by law). However, in many parishes a large part of the tithes were ‘appropriate’, which meant that they were payable to a bishop, cathedral chapter or other ecclesiastical recipient, or were ‘impropriate’, which generally meant that they were payable to a local landowner. The parishes used in the Tithe Applotment Books are civil or Church of Ireland parishes, which often differ in name and territory from Catholic parishes, Acts of Parliament of 1823 and 1832 provided for the conversion of tithes into a fixed charge on land, and specified the average price of wheat or oats in the parish in the seven years before 1821 as the basis on which the tithes would be calculated. They also extended the application of tithes to pasture, where previously they had been levied only on tillage.

This change in the law resulted in the valuation of individual holdings in almost all parishes containing agricultural land, in order to assess the portion of the tithes for which each occupier of land would be liable. The apportionment was recorded for each Church of Ireland parish in a Tithe Composition Applotment Book. The information was collected and the amounts were calculated by two Parochial Commissioners, one of whom was appointed by the cess-payers of the parish and the other by the relevant Diocese of the Church of Ireland. This procedure was carried out in over 2,500 parishes between the years 1823 and 1837.

The Tithe Applotment Books are in a variety of formats, from a few pages sewn together to elaborately bound volumes. In most cases they are written in manuscript throughout, although some consist of manuscript entries on printed questionnaires. The information in the books is broadly uniform and generally includes at least the name of occupier; the size of holding, the valuation and the tithe payable. In some cases more detailed information is provided. Some volumes have maps and most have certificates and correspondence attached.

The sub-divisions of the parish were recorded. Some of these subdivisions, such as ploughlands, ceased to be in official use after the six inch survey of the Ordnance Survey was completed in the 1840s. Only productive land was subject to tithe, and the books usually distinguish between this tithable land and untithable land such as roads or mountains. Tithable land was in some cases classified by quality, and a money value was given to each class. In some cases the proportion of tithe payable to the rector, vicar or lay proprietor of the tithes was set out. The column for observations was sometimes completed, with information about commonage, for example.

There are a number of other points that should be noted. The acreages given in the Tithe Applotment Books are in Irish or Plantation measure, which is 1.62 times larger than statute measure. Only occupiers of land at the time of the tithe composition are recorded, so not all heads of households living in a parish at the time are included. Only rural areas are systematically covered, although inhabitants of towns who held plots of cultivable land are included. The equivalent tax in urban areas, Minister’s Money, has left few records.

The Tithe Applotment Books are an important source of information for a wide variety of researchers of pre-Famine Ireland. They provide the first surviving national list of the occupiers of land, and are used by genealogists as a partial substitute for returns of the 1821 and 1831 censuses of population, which were destroyed in 1922. They also record information on the quality of land, and provide information on pre-Ordnance Survey territorial divisions, some of which were not recognised after the 1840s.

The National Archives hold the original Tithe Applotment Books only for the twenty-six counties of the Republic of Ireland. The books for the six counties of Northern Ireland are held in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast. (http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp)

Tithe Applotment Books 1829

No townland information available.

Griffiths Valuation 1855

In Griffith’s valuation the area was 140 acres, 01 rood & 9 perch with a land value £74 5s 0d. Value of Buildings was £31 5s & 0d. Total valuation of £105 5s 0d.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&PlaceID=559712

Occupiers of the land

Peter Reilly, James Connor, James Scully, John Faherty, Richard McNabb, William McLeod, Michael Guilfoyle, Rev Ml. A Kavanagh. Owen Clarke, Richard McDonagh, Edmond Joyce, Rev John Geraghty, National School, William O’Flaherty, Andrew Joyce, Robert Carson, Catherine Halloran, Jane Murphy, John Madden, Thomas Linsky, Thomas Houghagan, William Murphy, Henry Flanagan, Henry Cannon, Michael A Holden, Margaret Fitzpatrick

Immediate Lessor

Christopher St. George, Owen Clarke & Margaret Fitzpatrick.

Christopher St. George is the occupier and is also the legal owner of the property;

Out Offices and Land

The out office was a farm building, a cow house, piggery or barn. The land was very poor and sterile and people were always poverty-stricken. At this time most tenants were trying to eke out a living on 5acres or less and a farmer needed at least 15.3 acres to survive.

Poor Law Union Ireland

In Ireland the Poor Relief Act of 1838 divided into districts or “unions” in which the local taxable inhabitants were to be financially responsible for all paupers in the area. In 1898 the Poor Law Union was adopted as the basic administrative division in place of the civil parish and barony. Further subdivision into 828 registration districts and 3,751 district electoral divisions followed. Townlands were not arranged according to these divisions with parish and barony retained as a means to make comparisons with records gathered before 1898.

The 1838 Act

The main provisions of the 1838 Act were:

  • The extension of the existing Poor Law Commissioners’ powers to Ireland, with the appointment of Assistant Commissioners who were to implement the Act in Ireland.
  • The division of the country into Poor Law Unions based on Irish electoral divisions which were themselves made up from townlands.
  • The creation of a Board of Guardians for each Union, two-thirds of whom were to be elected, the other third to be appointed ex officio.
  • The setting up of a workhouse in each Union.
  • The collection of a local poor-rate to finance the system.
  • Assistance for emigration.

Initially, 130 Unions were created, based upon 2,049 electoral divisions. The divisions were composed of townlands, a peculiarly Irish unit, traditionally of 120 Irish acres in area. (Between 1848 and 1850, an additional 33 Unions were created by subdividing and reorganizing the boundaries of some existing Unions, particularly in the west of the country.

Boards of Guardians were elected annually on 25th March. Only rate-payers were eligible for election, which effectively disenfranchised most of the native Irish who were usually tenants at this time. Rate-payers were allowed between one and six votes depending on the size of a valuation of their property.

Townlands

A town land is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion 1169. Carramanagh is a townland.

Population & Census Information

You can retrieve a list of people who lived in this townland from 1827 to 1911. This list is compiled from the following resources.

  • The Tithe Applotment Books
  • Griffith’s Valuation
  • 1901 Census
  • 1911 Census

List of nineteenth century and early twentieth century inhabitants.

Census 1841-1891

1841 – 8 houses with 48 people

1851 – no one living in the townland

1861 – no one living in the townland

1871 – 5 houses with 14 people

1881 – 8 houses (7 inhabited/1 uninhabited) 21 people (11 males & 10 females) Valuation of Houses & Lands £95 17s 0d. There was 1 outbuilding in the townland in 1881.

1891 – 8 houses (6 inhabited/6 uninhabited 19 people (7 males & 12 females) Valuation of Houses & Lands £94 12s 0d. There was 1 outbuilding in the townland in 1891.

1901 Carramanagh/Garramanagh

This is a return of the member of the family, their Visitors, Boarders, and Servants who slept or abode in their house on the night of 31st of March 1901 in Carramanagh. There were 19 houses listed in the townland of Carramanagh/Garramanagh. Of the people living in Carramanagh/Garramanagh 59 were Roman Catholics & 3 were Church of Ireland.

The people that lived in Carramanagh/Garramanagh were born in Co. Galway, Cavan, Fermanagh, Queens County (Co. Laois), Limerick, Dublin, Meath, Co. Tipperary, Co. Mayo, Cork & Clare.

There were a total of 16 farm buildings and out offices which included stables, coach house, cow houses, piggeries, turf house, fowl house & shed.

Note: Garramanagh is not the correct spelling of this townland. It was a typo in the 1901 Census.

Class of House: The class of house depended on the materials used in the roof, walls, number of rooms and number of front windows. A 1st class house was considered the highest standard.

Walls of the houses: The walls were of stone, brick, and concrete or of mud, wood or other perishable material. The house in Carramanagh was built of stone, brick or concrete. There were no mud cabins.

House Occupancy:  15 Houses were occupied on the night of the Census, 4 houses was unoccupied.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/

Enumerator’s Extract

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000840613/

House & Building Return

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000840614/

Out Offices & Farm Steadings

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000840615/

Carramanagh 1901 Census

House 1

Bridget Keady aged 78 was head of the family; a widow she lived with her grandniece Mary Cloherty aged 20.

Bridget was a farmer & Mary was a general domestic servant. Bridget could not read and spoke only Irish. Mary could read & write and spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  They had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394582/

House 2

Hugh Connor aged 40 was head of the family; married to Margret (Margaret) aged 28, they lived with their children Mary A aged 7, Bridget aged 5, John aged 2 & Kate aged 1.

Hugh was a labourer & farmer; Margaret was a housekeeper, Mary A, Bridget & John were attending school, on the census return it states that Kate was not fit to go to school. Hugh could not read or write, he spoke Irish & English. Margaret could read & write and spoke Irish & English. Mary A & Bridget could read & spoke English. John & Kate could not read & spoke English.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  They had a cow house & a piggery. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394583/

House 3

Michael Wall aged 70, single; he lived alone. No occupation was given. He could not read and spoke Irish & English.

He lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and no front windows.  He had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394584/

House 4

Margaret Connor aged 50 was head of the family; a widow, she lived with her children Maria aged 19, Bridget aged 17, Ellen aged 16 & John aged 12.

Margaret was a general domestic servant, Maria & Bridget were seamstresses, Ellen was a housekeeper & John was a scholar. Margaret could not read; she spoke Irish & English. Maria, Bridget, Ellen & John could read & write, it does not state what languages they spoke.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 1 front window. They had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394585/

House 5

Peter Conneely aged 40 was head of the family; married to Mary Anne aged 22.

Peter was an agricultural labourer. Peter could not read, Mary Anne could read & write, they both spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window.  They had a piggery. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394586/

House 6

James Treacy aged 60 was head of the family; married to Catherine aged 66, they lived with their son in law Thomas Keneavy aged 30, daughter Kate Keneavy aged 26, widowed daughter Fanny Gallagher aged 28, & granddaughter Mary Gallagher aged 2.

James was a police pensioner, Catherine was a matron, Thomas was a boat builder, Kate was a housekeeper, Fanny & Mary were visitors. James, Catherine & Thomas could read & write and spoke Irish & English. Kate and Fanny could read & write and spoke English. Mary could not read; she spoke English.

James was born in Co. Tipperary, Catherine, Thomas & Mary were born in Co. Galway, Kate & Fanny were born in Co. Mayo.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 4 front windows.  They had a fowl house & a workshop. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394587/

House 7

Daniel Murphy aged 41 was head of the family; married to Mary Agnes aged 35, they lived with their children Winifred aged 10, Ellen aged 8, Timothy aged 6, John aged 5, Mary Agnes aged 3 & Josephine aged 1.

Daniel was a Segt Rel(Relief Sergeant), Mary Agnes was a housekeeper, Winifred, Ellen, Timothy & John were scholars. Daniel, Mary Agnes, Winifred & Ellen could read & write. Timothy could read. John, Mary Agnes(child) & Josephine could not read. Mary Agnes spoke Irish & English, it does not state what languages the rest of the family spoke.

Daniel was born in Cork, Mary Agnes was born in Clare, and the children were born in Galway.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 4 front windows. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Carramanagh/1394588/

 1901 Census Garramanagh

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/

Enumerator’s Extract

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000841062/

House & Building Return

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000841063/

Out Offices & Farm Steadings

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000841064/

House 1

William Moore aged 36 was head of the family; married to Margaret aged 25, they lived with their son William aged 5, Ellen Mullins aged 25, Margaret Dunsworth aged 24, Mary Hindes aged 23 & Andrew Chance aged 19, all single.

William was the District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary, Ellen was a cook, Margaret Dunsworth was a house & parlor maid, Mary was a nurse & Andrew was a groom. William & Margaret Moore, Ellen, Margaret, Mary & Andrew could read and write, it was not stated what languages they spoke. William (child) could not read.

William was born in Cavan, Margaret Moore was born in Fermanagh, William (child) was born in Galway, Ellen was born in Queen’s County (Laois), Margaret Dunsworth was born in Limerick, Mary was born in Dublin & Andrew was born in Meath. The Moore family was Church of Ireland & the rest of the household was Roman Catholic.

They lived in a 1st class house with 5 rooms & 14 front windows; they had a stable, coach house, fowl house & turf house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394801/

House 2

Thomas Naughton aged 66 was head of the family; married to Bridget aged 68, they lived with his widowed brother John aged 73.

Thomas was a farmer; John was an agricultural labourer. Thomas, Bridget & John could not read; they spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms & 4 front windows, they had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394802/

House 3

Mary Walsh aged 69 was head of the family; she lived with her sister Annie Maher aged 60, both women were widows.

Mary was a shopkeeper & Annie was a shop assistant; they could read & write and spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms & 2 front windows. They had a turf house. This premise was a shop.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394803/

House 4

Michael Conneely aged 72 was head of the family; married to Honor aged 62.

Michael was an agricultural labourer. Michael & Honor could not read; Michael spoke Irish & English, Honor spoke only Irish.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  They had a piggery. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394804/

House 5

Anne McDonagh aged 60, a widow she lived alone.

Anne was a farmer; she could read and spoke Irish & English.

She lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  She had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394805/

House 6

Edmond McDonagh aged 60 was head of the family; married to Mary aged 40, they lived with their sons Joseph aged 3 & Patk aged 1.

Edmond was an agricultural labourer; Mary was a housewife. None of the family could read. Edmond & Mary spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window.  They had no outbuildings.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394806/

House 7

Michael Joyce aged 44 was head of the family; married to Mary aged 38, they lived with their children Stephen J aged 8, Mary K aged 7, Michl J aged 6, Margaret T aged 4 & Bridget aged 2.

Michael was a road contractor and shopkeeper. Stephen J, Mary K & Michl J were scholars. Michael, Margaret T & Bridget could not read; Mary, Stephen I & Mary K could read & write. Michl J could read. Michael & Mary spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 5 front windows. They had 2 stables and a cow house. This premise was a shop.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394807/

House 8

Patk (Patrick) Malia aged 39 was head of the family; married to Bridget aged 35, they lived with their children Elizabeth aged 8, Peter aged 6, James aged 3 & Mary aged 1.

Patk was a farmer. Patk, Peter, James & Mary could not read. Bridget could read & write; Elizabeth could read. Patk & Bridget spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Oughterard/Garramanagh/1394808/

Note: the surname Malia is also known as Melia/O’Malley.

House 9: Private Dwelling Uninhabited

House 10: Private Dwelling Uninhabited

Born in Co. Galway unless otherwise stated.

Census 1911 – Carrowmanagh

This is a return of the Members of the families in Carrowmanagh, their visitors, boarders and servants who slept or abode in the house on the night of Sunday 2nd April 1911.

There were 17 houses listed in the Townland of Carrowmanagh. Of the people living in Carrowmanagh, 71(33 males/38 females) were Roman Catholics & 4 (2males/females) were Church of Ireland.

People that lived in Carrowmanagh were born included Co. Galway, Mayo, America, Kerry, Clare, Queen’s county (Laois). There were a total of 18 farm buildings and out offices which included stables, coach house, cow houses, piggeries, shed & a store.

Carramanagh Bridge Street

Enumerator’s Extract

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436094/

House & Building Return

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436096/

Out Offices & Farm Steadings

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436098/

House 1 Bridge St.

Michael Joyce aged 54, was head of the family; married to Mary aged 42, they lived with their children Stephen John aged 18, Mary Kate aged 17, Michael Joseph aged 16, Margaret Teresa aged 14, Bridget aged 12, Annie Jane aged 9, Kathleen aged 8, Martin aged 6, Katie Augusta aged 4, William aged 2 & Christiania(possibly Christina) aged 1.

Michael was a farmer; Stephen John & Michael Joseph were farmer’s sons. Mary Kate, Margaret Teresa, Bridget, Annie Jane, Kathleen, Martin, Katie Augusta & William were scholars. Michael & Christiania could not read, the rest of the family could read & write. The entire family with the exception of Christiania spoke Irish & English.

Michael & Mary were married for 21 years; they had 14 children with 11 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 5 front windows.  They had a stable and a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436100/

House 2 Bridge St.

Bridget Melia aged 40 was head of the family, married; she lived with her children Elizabeth aged 18, Peter aged 16, James aged 13, Mary aged 11, John Martin aged 8 & Catherine aged 6.

Bridget was a farmer; Elizabeth was farmer’s daughter, Peter was a farm servant, James, Mary, John Martin & Catherine were scholars. Bridget could read & write and spoke Irish & English. Elizabeth, Peter, James, Mary & John Martin could read and write. Catherine could not read. It does not state what languages the children spoke.

Bridget was married for 20 years; she had 7 children with 6 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms & 2 front windows. They had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436102/

House 3 Bridge St.

Honor Conneely aged 40 was head of the family; a widow, she lived with her children Bridget aged 21, Peter aged 17, Matt aged 13 & Mary Darcy aged 72, all single.

Honor was a domestic, Peter was a farm servant, Matt was a scholar & Mary was a lodger. The entire household could read & write. Honor, Bridget & Mary spoke Irish & English.

Honor was married for 22 years; she had 5 children with 3 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 1 room & 1 front window.  They had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436104/

House 4 Bridge St.

Mary Walsh aged 84 was head of the family; she lived with her sister Annie Maher aged 76, both women were widows.

Mary & Annie were housekeepers; they could read & write and spoke Irish & English.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms & 3 front windows. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436106/

House 5 Bridge St.

Anne McDonagh aged 74, a widow she lived alone.

Anne was a domestic; she could read and spoke Irish & English. She was married for 30 years; she had 5 children with 3 still living at the time of the census.

She lived in a 3rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window.  She had no outbuildings. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436108/

House 6 Bridge St.

James Healy aged 44 was head of the family; married to Mary aged 31, they lived with their children John Joe aged 7, Mary aged 6, Michael Peter aged 3 & Thomas aged 1, Dealia Anne (daughter) was crossed out, and no detail given about her.

James was a farmer; John Joe & Mary were scholars, they could read. James & Mary could read & write and spoke Irish & English. Michael Peter & Thomas could not read.

James & Mary were married for 8 years; they had 5 children with all 5 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms & 2 front windows. They had a cow house & a shed. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436110/

House 7 Bridge St.

John McDonagh aged 62 was head of the family; married to Mary aged 61, they lived with their niece Delia Louise McDonagh aged 13.

John & Mary were merchants; Delia Louise was a scholar. All three could read & write; John & Delia Louise spoke Irish & English, Mary spoke English only.

John & Mary were married for 31 years. Mary was born in Queens Co (Co. Laois) John was born in Co. Galway & Delia Louise was born in Co. Mayo.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms & 5 front windows; they had a cow house & a shed. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436112/

House 8 Bridge St.

James Fleming aged 30 was head of the family; married to Ursula Frances aged 24, they lived with their son James Francis aged 1.

James was a Constable in the R.I.C. James & Ursula could read & write. James Francis could not read.

James & Ursula were married for 3 years; they had 2 children with 1 still living at the time of the census. James was born in Co Kerry and Ursula & James Francis were born in Co. Clare.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms & 2 front windows, they had a piggery. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436114/

House 9 Bridge St.

Thomas Naughton aged 78 was head of the family; married to Bridget aged 97.

Thomas was a farm labourer. They could not read, they spoke Irish & English.

Thomas & Bridget were married for 46 years; they had 5 children with 3 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 1 room and 1 front window. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002436116/

Carrowmanagh 1911 Census

Enumerator’s Extract

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002435300/

House & Building Return

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002435302/

Out Offices & Farm Steadings

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002435304/

House 10

Matilda Roe aged 66 was head of the family; a widow, she lived with children William Aged 36, George aged 33, Madeline aged 26 & Mary Dixon aged16, all single.

Matilda, William & George were farmers; Madeline was a music teacher L.R.A.M and Mary was a general servant. The entire household could read & write. Matilda, William, George & Madeline were Protestant Episcopalian, Mary was Roman Catholic.

Matilda was married for 17 years; she had 8 children with all 8 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 1st class house with 5 rooms and 7 front windows.  They had a stable, coach house, cow house, piggery & a shed. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912267/

House 11

Thomas Melia aged 56 was head of the family; married to Barbara aged 56, they lived with their daughter Elizabeth aged 15, son Stephen Patrick aged 12, daughter-in-law Sarah Melia aged 24 and grandson Lawrence Melia aged 1.

Thomas was a farm labourer; Stephen Patrick was a scholar. Thomas, Barbara, Elizabeth, Stephen Patrick & Sarah could read & write and spoke Irish & English. Lawrence could not read; he was born in America.

Thomas & Barbara were married for 28 years; they had 7 children with all 7 still living at the time of the census.

Sarah was married for 3 years; she had 1 child and he was living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms & 3 front windows. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912268/

House 12

John Molloy aged 55 was head of the family; married Julia aged 51, they lived with their daughters Mary aged 15 & Julia aged 15.

John was a general labourer. John, Julia & the girls could read & write. John & Julia spoke Irish & English; Mary & Julia spoke English.

John & Julia were married for 25 years; they had 2 children with both alive at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms & 2 front windows. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912269/

House 13  – Not inhabited

House 14

John Anthony Coyne aged 77 was head of the family; married to Bridget aged 71, they lived with their granddaughter Bridget Conneely aged 11.

John Anthony was a general labourer. The entire household could not read, they spoke Irish & English.

John Anthony & Bridget were married for 45 years; they had 12 children with 5 still living at the time.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms & 2 front windows. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912270/

House 15

Margaret Connor aged 60 was head of the family; a widow, she lived her daughter Bridget aged 25 & John aged 22.

Margaret was a farmer, Bridget was a lacemaker & John was a farm labourer. Margaret, Bridget & John could not read or write; they all spoke Irish & English.

Margaret was married for 20 years; she had 4 children with 3 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms & 2 front windows. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912271/

House 16

John Coyne aged 80 was head of the family; married to Mary aged 68, they lived with Pat aged 30, William aged18 & Nora 21.

John was a farmer; Pat & William were farm labourers. John spoke Irish; they rest of the family spoke Irish & English, none of the family could read & write.

John & Mary were married for 20 years; they had 4 children with 3 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms & 1 front window. They had a cow house. This premise was a Private Dwelling.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912272/

House 17

Martin Murray aged 40 was head of the family; married to Mary aged 38, they lived with their sons Christy aged 14, Patrick aged 11, John aged 9, Thomas aged 7 & Edward aged 4.

Martin was a gardener, Christy was a general servant, Patrick, John, Thomas & Edward were scholars.  Martin, Patrick &  John could read & write. Mary & Edward could not read or write. Christy & Thomas could read.

Martin & Mary were married for 20 years; they had 7 children with 5 still living at the time of the census.

They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms & 2 front windows. They had no out buildings.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Oughterard/Carrowmanagh/912273/

Church records of births, deaths and marriages:

Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the ‘church parish’ rather than the ‘civil parish’. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)

Carrowmanagh is in the civil parish of Kilcummin.

Catholic parish:

This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.

  • Clonbern & Kilkerrin in Galway East.
  • Carraroe in Galway West.
  • Kilannin in Galway West.
  • Kilcummin/Oughterard in Galway West.
  • Rosmuc in Galway West.

Church of Ireland parish:

This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.

  • Kilcummin in Galway West.

In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.

Information from the Logainm database:

Ireland was first mapped in the 1840s. These original maps are available online.

Carrowmanagh

Below is a link to the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website. It displays the original OS map that was created in the 1840s.

Carrowmanagh

Information from Google Maps:

You can use this link to find this townland on Google Maps.

Google Maps
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Information from the National Monuments Service:

You can use this link to view a map of archaeological features. This link brings you to a website wherein you will have to search for your townland.

Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

Map

It is located at 53° 25′ 55″ N, 9° 19′ 40″ W.

Townlands.ie Website

http://www.townlands.ie/galway/moycullen/kilcummin/oughterard-ed/carrowmanagh/

Galway Library Website

http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/asp/fullresult.asp?id=52021


 

This page was added on 13/02/2015.

Comments about this page

  • In relation to the paragraph – Martin of Ballynahinch – there is some confusion here with two “Richard Martin’s”.

    Richard Martin, son of “Humanity Dick” and half brother to Thomas B. Martin was a Clergyman who served in Dunboyne, Co. Meath 1823 – 1833. He did not own Clareville House or any land, so he emigrated with his wife and family to Canada.

    The second “Richard Martin” was Richard James Martin, son of Nicholas Martin of Ross. He owned Doon Lodge, Killannin and five townlands there. He took residence in Clareville House on lease, prior to his marriage in March, 1845 and died there in November, 1854. He was a Major in the British army prior to his retirement and on retirement acted as a Justice of the Peace in the Outerard Petty Sessions Court. He was succeeded by his son – Robert Walcott Martin.

    See “Martin of Ross and Clareville” Oughterard Heritage.

    By Jim Fahy (13/02/2015)

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