Tonamace / Tóin an Mhása

Tonamace / Tóin an Mhása

Complied by Irene McGoldrick

Overview

Irish name: Tóin an Mhása

Irish pronunciation:

English name: Tonamace

Meaning: the bottomland of the long, low hill

Area: 241 acres, 1 rood and 2 perches

Field Names: none yet recorded.

Information from O’Donovan’s Field Name Books

Other names: Tonamace, Tóin a mháis, Toin a mhása, Tón a mhase, Tonamace (B. S. Sketch Map), Thonenamaes (Cahill, Esq., Annaghdown), Mace and Tonemace (High Constable 1838), Toninvasy (Inq. Temp. Iac. I), Tonamace (Local), Tonamace (Rector of Annaghdown).

Description: Proprietor Francis Blake Esq., Cregg Castle. Under tillage except part which is subject to Winter’s flood. There is a large village situate near its S. E. boundary also a lough the centre of which forms the junction of Annaghdown Cutheeanthe with Tonama.

Situation: It is situated 1¾ miles W. of Currandulla Chapel. Bounded North by Annagh West. South by Cloonlinnaun and Cutheeanthee. East by Mace and West by Annaghdown.

Population Statistics

1841: 26 houses, 183 people (92 male, 91 female)

1851: 19 houses (2 uninhabited), 110 people (56 male, 54 female)

1861: 17 houses (2 uninhabited), 90 people (48 male, 42 female)

1871: 18 houses, 104 people (58 male, 47 female)

1881: 16 houses, 107 people (60 male, 47 female)

1891: 15 houses (1 uninhabited), 88 people (43 male, 45 female)

1901: 11 houses, 66 people (36 male, 30 female)

1911: 15 houses, 75 people (38 male, 37 female)

2011: 31 houses (8 vacant), 54 people (33 male, 21 female)

1821 Tithe Applotment Books

The Tithe Applotment Books record Pat Hession and Michl Neil & partners as tenants of F Blake Esq. at Tonymace.

1853 Griffith’s House Books & 1855 Griffith’s Valuation

Griffiths Valuation shows that Tonamace was held under the Rundale system with a 1/17th share held by the following people: Thos. Cahill (James), Michael Hessian, John Cahill, Thos. Cahill (Edmd), Owen Laval, John Wynne, James Wynne, James Cosgrave, John Laval, Patrick Dooley, Patrick Wynne, Mary Ford, Edmond Cahill, Honoria Ford, Honoria Laval, Michael Laval and John Ford. Also Francis Blake held 15 acres in fee.

Griffiths House books (24 Nov 1853) lists the following as tenants: Thomas Cahill (James), Michael Hessian, John Cahill, Thomas Cahill (Edmond), Owen Laval, John Winn, James Winn, James Cosgriff, John Laval, Pat Darley, Pat Winn, Mary Ford, Edmond Cahill, Honoria Ford, Michael Laval, John Ford, Bridget Murphy and Bridget Murray.

1871-1901 Deaths

Date	Townland	Name	Sex	Condition	Age	Occupation	Cause	Medical Attendant	Certified	Registered by	Link
31/07/1874	Tonymace	Kate Cahill	F	Spinster	1 week	Child of a farmer	Convulsions since birth	N	N	Sarah Cahill, PAD	Link
07/05/1875	Tonymace	Mary Fahy	F	Widow	74 years	Beggar	Old age & bronchitis, 6 weeks		Y	Patrick Forde, PAD, Windvillage	Link
21/12/1875	Tonamace	Bridget Murphy	F	Married	65 years	Labourer	Nephritis, some time	N	N	James Murphy, Carrowbeg	Link
15/02/1877	Tonymace	Martin Mullavelle	M	Married	63 years	Peasant	Pericarditis, one week		Y	Tim Mullavelle, PAD	Link
08/08/1877	Tonamace	Thomas Cahill	M	Married	80 years	Peasant	Rheumatism, six months	N	N	Edmund Cahill, occupier, Tomamace	Link
29/08/1877	Tonamace	James Wynne	M	Bachelor	98 years	Labourer	Fever, 5 days	N	N	John Wynne, PAD	Link
25/04/1878	Tonymace	Margaret Wynne	F	Widow	84 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, one week	N	N	Patrick Wynne, occupier	Link
22/06/1878	Tonamace	James Murray	M	Bachelor	3 months	Peasant’s child	Died suddenly, no inquest	N	N	Martin Murray, occupier	Link
02/01/1879	Tonamace	Honor Cahill	F	Widow	84 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, 3 weeks	N	N	James Cahill, occupier	Link
16/04/1879	Tonamace	Michael Hession	M	Widower	80 years	Peasant	Congestion of the lungs, 4 days,		Y	John Hession, PAD	Link
01/06/1879	Tonamace	Bridget Dooley	F	Married	77 years	Labourer	Severe cold, 10 days	N	N	Thomas Dooley, occupier	Link
05/01/1882	Tonamace	Mary Murray	F	Spinster	17 weeks	Peasant’s child	Found dead in the bed, no inquest		N	Martin Murray, occupier	Link
24/02/1882	Tonymace	Kate Hession	F	Widow	64 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, 4 days	N	N	Patrick Hession, son and occupier	Link
06/03/1883	Tonymace	Patrick Cosgrave	M	Bachelor	62 years	Labourer	Severe cold and cough, one week	N	N	Catherine Cosgrave, sister-in-law, PAD	Link
05/08/1883	Tonymace	Michael Wynne	M	Widower	38 years	Labourer	Phthisis pulmonum, 9 weeks		Y	Mary Wynne, PAD, Tonymace	Link
04/02/1884	Tonymace	Edward Cahill	M	Bachelor	11 years	Farmer’s son	Measles, 1 week	N	N	Julia Cahill, PAD	Link
08/06/1884	Tonymace	Mary Nolan	F	Widow	70 years	Housekeeper	Fainting and weakness, 3 days	N	N	Patrick Wynne, PAD	Link
07/07/1886	Tonymace	Bridget Cahill	F	Widow	95 years	Peasant	Weakness and debility, 2 years	N	N	Thomas Cahill, son, occupier	Link
3/8/1887	Tonymace	James Cahill	M	Married	64 years	Farmer	Bad chest and pain in the heart, four years	N	N	Thomas Cahill, son, PAD	Link
09/05/1888	Tonamace	Honor Lavelle	F	Widow	76 years	Labourer	Chronic bronchitis, 3 months	N	N	Mary Boyle, daughter, PAD	Link
21/10/1880	Tonamace	Margaret Wynne	F	Widow	68 years	Peasant	Cough from cold, one month	N	N	James Cosgrave, PAD	Link
12/01/1891	Tonamace	Thady Lavelle	M	Bachelor	64 years	Labourer	Severe cold and cough with shortness of breath, 2 weeks	N	N	William Lavelle, nephew, PAD	Link
28/07/1891	Tonamace	Michael Forde	M	Married	60 years	Peasant	Old liver complaint, one year	N	N	John Forde, son, PAD	Link
12/12/1891	Tonamace	Kate Lavelle	F	Spinster	65 years	Peasant	Shortness of breath and cough, 3 years	N	N	Michael Moran, PAD	Link
08/03/1892	Tonamace	Mary Wynne	F	Spinster	2 years	Peasant’s child	Croupons cough, 2 months	N	N	John Wynne, father, PAD	Link
30/04/1892	Tonamace	Mary Moran	F	Married	58 years	Labourer	Brain disease, 10 months	N	N	Michael Moran, widow of deceased, PAD	Link
08/07/1893	Tonamace	James Dooley	M	Bachelor	16 years	Peasant’s son	Consumption, 3 years	N	N	John Dooley, father, PAD	Link
04/04/1898	Tonamace	Mary Cahill	F	Widow	70 years	Widow of landholder	Influenza, 4 days	N	N	Thomas Cahill, son, PAD	Link
28/08/1898	Tonamace	Honor Hession	F	Widow	40 years	Widow of landholder	Weak heart, 1 day	N	N	Michael Hession, son of deceased	Link
10/03/1899	Tonamace	James Cosgrove	M	Widower	77 years	Landholder	Heart failure, 2 hours	N	N	James Cosgrave, son	Link
07/02/1901	Tonamace	Julia Wynne	F	Married	69 years	Wife of farmer	Chronic bronchitis, 6 months	N	N	Pat Wynne, son	Link
29/05/1901	Tonamace	Julia Lavell	F	Widow	78 years	Widow of farmer	Debility, 2 years	N	N	Julia O’Brien, granddaughter, PAD	Link
17/11/1901	Tonamace	Mary Higgins	F	Spinster	68 years	Daughter of farmer	Debility, 3 years, rheumatism, 1 year	N	N	Martin Murry, brother-in-law, PAD	Link
08/12/1901	Tonamace	Mary Ferris	F	Married	80 years	Wife of farmer	Debility, 2 years	N	N	Thomas Cahill, son-in-law, PAD	Link

1901 Census

The 1901 Census of Ireland records the following 15 households in 1901.

1. Thomas Cahill lived with his wife Honor, son Edward and daughters Mary & Julia.
2. Patrick Hession, widower, lived with his son, Michael and daughters Kate & Mary.
3. Edmond Cahill lived with his wife Sarah, sons John & Henry and daughters Julia & Celia.
4. John Wynne lived with his wife Margaret, son Laurence, daughter Maria, daughter in law Ellen, grandson Malachy and grand daughter Margaret.
5. John Pat Wynne, widower, lived with his sons Patrick & Philip, nephew Thomas and niece Honor (both Wynne)
6. Thomas Cahill lived with his wife Nora, sons James, Michael, John and Patrick, daughter Mary and brother Martin
7. Martin Nally lived with his wife Bridget, sons Michael, John, Martin & James and daughter Mary.
8. Bridget Cosgrove, widow, lived with her daughter Margaret and son James.
9. John Dooley lived with his wife Bridget, sons Michael, Patrick & John and daughters Margaret, Kate & Bridget.
10. Julia Lavelle, widow, lived with her sons John & William, daughter Mary and niece Julia O’Brien.
11. John Wynne lived with his wife, Mary, sons Martin, John & Michael and daughters Sarah, Bridget and Julia.
12. Martin Murray lived with his wife, Margaret, son Denis, daughter Honor, and sisters in law Mary & Honor Higgins.
13. Michael Moran, widower,  lived with his son Patrick, and daughters Honor & Kate.
14. Ellen Forde, widow, lived with her son John and daughter Mary.
15. Martin Lavelle lived with his wife, Honor, daughter-in-law Bridget Lavelle (married) and son in law Martin Murphy.

Each house was of the second class, bar two of the third class with stone walls and thatched roofs. 11 houses had three front windows in each, two houses had two front windows and two houses had four windows, all comprising two rooms each. 13 houses had stables, cow houses, piggeries and barns. 3 houses had calf houses and 10 houses had cart houses.

1911 Census

1. Thomas Cahill, his wife Honor, brother Martin, sons James, Michael, John and Patrick and daughters Mary, Julia & Bridget.
2. Patrick Hession, his son Michael and daughters Kate & Mary.
3. John Cahill, his brother Henry and sisters Julia & Celia.
4. John Wynne, his son Laurence, sister Maria, daughter in law Ellen, grandsons Michael & Patrick, granddaughters Margaret, Mary, Nora & Julia.
5. Mary Wynne, her sons John & Michael and daughter Norah.
6. Patrick Feerick, his son-in-law Thomas Cahill, daughter Honor Cahill, grandsons Edmond, Patrick & Michael Cahill and grand daughters Mary, Julia, Delia & Maggie.
7. Martin Allen, his wife Mary, sons Michael, John, Martin & Owen and daughter Mary.
8. Bridget Cosgrove, her daughter Margaret and son James.
9. Michael Dooley, his wife Bridget, sisters Margaret & Kate and brother John.
10. Patrick Wynne, single, living on his own.
11. Margaret Murray, her son Denis and daughters Kate & Honor.
12. Michael Moran, his son Patrick and daughter Kate.
13. Ellen Forde, her son John and daughters Norah & Mary.
14. John Lavelle and his brothers William & Timothy.
15. Honor Lavelle, her son-in-law Martin Murphy and daughter Bridget.

In the 1911 census, 10 houses were described as being of the second class, 5 of the third class, each with stone walls and thatched roof.  10 houses had three front windows and 5 had two. 10 houses had stables, 8 had cow houses, 12 had piggeries, all 15 had barns, 5 had turf houses and 11 had sheds.