Ballinlough
Ballinlough
The Gaelic term for this townland Baile an Locha, which means “Town of the Lake”. Ballinlough is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymacward in the electoral district of Killaan. It is situated in the south part of Ballymacward parish and is bounded by Cave, Carranakelly, Carrana Upper, Carraholla, Green Hills and Moyward townland in this parish in said barony.
O’Donovan’s field name books (1838)
O’Donovan’s Field Name Books (1838) provide various spellings of this townland Ballinlough Ballinlough, Baile an Locha, Ballanlough, Ballanlough, Andrew Browne, Esq, Ballnalough, Bernard Browne, Esq., Ballanlough By, Sketch Map Ballinlough Honble, W. Le Poer Trench Ballinaclougha Larkin’s Co. Map Ballanlough William Woods, Esq. Ballinlough was owned by John Blakeny which contained a.r.p. all of which is ‘flat and wet and of bad quality – houses and roads are in bad repair’. County Cess included with Alloonbaun.
Down Survey
The Down Survey Map (1641) Ballinlough in ownership of Earl of Clanrickard (Protestant). The Down Survey Map (1670) Ballinlough in ownership of the same name. ‘Profitable Land 93 plantation acres’. ‘Unprofitable Land 39 plantation acres’.
Griffiths Valuation
The area of the townland of Ballinlough is 93 acres, 1 rood and 6 perches. The valuation of the land was £39 pounds. The valuation of the buildings was £3 15s Od. The total valuation of the property was £42. 15s Od.
John Trench owned all the land in Ballinalough and was leased to the following;
Ellen Gavan who paid a total valuation of £10s for a house and land.
Mary Kenderigan paid a total valuation of 10 shillings for a house and land.
Michael Dwyer paid a total valuation of 15 shillings for a house, offices and land.
Martin Murphy paid a total valuation of 15 shillings for a house and land.
Dominick Lopdell paid a total valuation of 15 shillings for land.
Edward Ward paid a total valuation of 15 shillings for a house, offices and land.
Census 1901
The census lists 4 households in the townland of Ballinlough in 1901, comprising of the following families: Ward, Carney, Kenny and Kindergan. There were 27 residents in total. All residents were Roman Catholic.. All of the occupants were born in Co. Galway. The heads of the households were: Patrick Ward, Patrick Carney, Patrick Kenny, and Michael Kinderegan. The census forms that was collected on April 13th 1901 showed that 4 houses private dwellings along with 14 farm buildings.
Patrick Ward (71) was married to Mary (60). They lived with their 4 children his Thomas (20), Eliza (19), Mary (14), and Joseph (12). Patrick listed his occupation as a farmer while his wife Mary worked as a housekeeper. Both Patrick and Mary spoke Irish and English and could read and write. The census listed Thomas as a farmers son and Eliza was listed as Assistant Housekeeper. Mary and Joseph were listed as scholars. All children could read and write and spoke English. The Ward family lived in a 2nd class house with 5 front windows and the house had 3 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material slate, iron and tile. Patrick owned the land on which the house was situated along with 2 farm buildings.
Patrick Carney (35) was married to Catherine (25). They lived with their daughter Mary (2) his mother Mary (80) and his nephew Thomas (12). Patrick listed his occupation as a farmer while his wife Catherine worked as a housekeeper. They both spoke Irish and English. Catherine could read and write. Mary spoke Irish and English. Naturally at this young age there was no occupation listed for Mary. There were no listed occupations listed for Mary and Thomas. The Carney family lived in a 2nd class house with 2 front windows and the house had 2 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick, and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material slate, iron and tile. Patrick owned the land on which the house was situated along with 5 farm buildings.
Patrick Kenny (55) was married to Mary (44). They lived with their 9 children Thomas (24), Mike (20), Bridget (17), Pat (15), Winefred (12), James (10), Annie (8), Joseph (6), and William (4). Patrick listed his occupation as a farmer while his wife Mary worked as a housekeeper. Both Patrick and Mary spoke Irish and English. Mary could read. Thomas, Mike, Pat and Bridget were listed as farmer’s. Winefred, James, Annie and Joseph were listed as scholars. Naturally at this young age there was no occupation listed for William. The 7 eldest members of the family could read and write. All of the children spoke English. The Kenny family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 front windows and the house had 3 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material thatch and wood. Patrick owned the land on which the house was situated along with 4 farm buildings.
Michael Kinderegan (70) was married to Mary Anne (50). They lived with their 3 children Patrick (30), Margaret (27) and John (24). Michael listed his occupation as a farmer while his wife Mary Anne worked as a housekeeper. Michael spoke Irish and English. Mary Anne could read and write. Patrick, John and Margaret were listed as Farmer’s. All of the children could read and write. The Kinderegan family lived in a 3rd class house with 2 front windows and the house had 2 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material thatch or wood. Michael owned the land on which the house was situated along with 3 farm buildings.
Census 1911
The census lists 4 households in the townland of Ballinlough in 1911, comprising of the following families: Ward, Carney, Kenny and Kindergan. There were 23 residents in total. All residents were Roman Catholic. All of the occupants were born in Co. Galway. The heads of the households were: Patrick Ward, Patrick Carney, Mary Kenny and Michael Kindregan. The census forms that were collected on April 4th showed 4 private dwellings. Overall there was a total of 15 farm buildings (4 cow houses, 4 stables, 3 piggory, 2 barns, and 2 Turf houses.
Patrick Ward (82) was married to Mary (71). They lived with their 3 children Eliza (36), Thomas (28), and Joseph (26). Patrick listed his occupation as a farmer. There was no listed occupation for Mary. Both Patrick and Mary could read and write. Both Thomas and Joseph were listed as farmers sons. There was no listed occupation for Eliza. All of the children could read and write. The Ward family lived in a 2nd class house with 4 front windows and the house had 2 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material slate, iron and tile. Patrick owned the house on which the land was situated along with 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, and 1 turf house.
Patrick Carney (47) was married to Catherine (33). They lived with their 6 children his Mary (13), John (10), Ellie (8). Delia (7), Katie (6) and Dan (4). Patrick listed his occupation as a farmer. Catherine could read and write. Mary, John, Ellie, Delia and Katie were listed as scholars. Naturally at this young age there was no occupation listed for Dan. Mary, John, and Ellie could read and write. The Carney family lived in a 2nd class house with 4 front windows and the house had 2 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material slate, iron and tile. Patrick owned the land on which the house was situated along with 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 piggery.
Mary Kenny (57), a widow lived with her 5 children Thomas (34), James (20), Annie (18), Joseph (16), and Willie (14). There was no listed occupation for Mary. Thomas, James and Joseph were listed as farmer’s sons. Willie was listed as a scholar. There was no listed occupation for Annie. James, Joseph, Willie, and Annie could read and write. The Kenny family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 front windows and the house had 2 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material slate, iron and tile. Mary owned the land on which the house was situated along with 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 barn, and 1 turf house.
Michael Kindregan (86) was married to Mary (73). They lived with their 2 children John (37) and Maggie (39). Michael listed his occupation as a farmer. There was no listed occupation for Mary. Michael spoke Irish and English. Mary spoke Irish and English and could read and write. John was listed as farmer’s son. There was no listed occupation for Maggie. Both John and Maggie could read and write. The Kindregan family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 front windows and the house had 2 rooms. The house walls were made of permanent material stone, brick and concrete and the roof was made of perishable material slate, iron and tile. Michael owned the land on which the house was situated along with 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.
Record of Monuments and Places
Recorded Monument GA073:012 (Enclosure) is located within gently rolling farmland close to the northern boundary of the townland. This is a poorly preserved and somewhat featureless circular platform measuring 35m in diameter. (Courtesy of ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II – North Galway’. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
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