Balrobuck Beg / Baile Roboc Beag

Compiled by Gerry Morgan

Overview

Irish name: Baile Roboc Beag

English name: Balrobuck Beg

Meaning: The small town(land) of Roboc.  Robac is a personal name:  Rob (pet form of Robert) +” -ac”, diminutive suffix common amongst the Anglo-Normans.  Possibly named after Sir Robuck Lynch.

Area: 336 acres, 0 roods and 17 perches.

Other Names:  The townland is often referred to as “Ballybeg”, while Balrobuck More is often to as “Balrobuck”.

Field Names: Ballygaddy; Ballynagian (from catalogue accompanying sale of Lynch Encumbered Estate, 1876).

Other Landmarks: Townland contains a Caher (a ringfort).  “On a gentle E-facing slope. Roughly circular ringfort (D c. 40m) defined by a degraded bank of earth and stone which is visible only at NE. Elsewhere the monument is obscured by dense blackthorn growth. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II – North Galway’. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010.”  [Extract from Geohive.ie Map of National Monuments. Feature is located at eastern boundary of the townland.]

Information from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

1. Thatched Cottage:  “Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, having single-storey twentieth-century lean-to to rear. Pitched thatched roof with decorative knotting to raised ridge, wire mesh to eaves, and rendered chimney stack. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with painted stone sills. Square-headed glazed timber battened half-door to entrance. House set back from road with garden and random rubble drystone boundary wall to rear. Single-storey outbuilding to south-east having pitched corrugated-iron roof, and yard to front.”

2. Thatched Cottage: “Detached four-bay, single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, with dormer attic, having single-storey late twentieth-century extension to north-east gable. Pitched thatched roof with decorative knotting to ridge, low rendered chimneystack and rendered stone copings. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with relacement uPVC windows and doors, and painted stone sills. Single-storey outbuilding to south-west with monopitch corrugated-iron roof and lime-rendered random rubble walls. Set in field with laneway flanked by field stone wall and having yard to front.”

3. Thatched Cottage:  “ Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, with dormer attic, and having single-bay two-storey addition to west end, and single-storey late twentieth-century extension to rear. Pitched thatched roof with raised ridge, wire mesh to eaves, and painted stone copings and scrolled bargeboards to gable end of older part. Lime-rendered random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone heads and sills, external decorative timber shutters, and replacement timber windows. Square-headed glazed timber sheeted door. Set parallel to road with low rendered boundary wall with square piers and timber gate to front at roadside. Single-storey outbuilding to rear having monopitch corrugated-iron roof and lime-rendered random rubble stone walls, with garden also to rear.”

4.  Thatched Cottage: “Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, with dormer attic, and incorporating outbuilding to south end under same roof. Slightly lower return addition to rear. Pitched thatched roof with decorative knotting to ridge, wire mesh to eaves, rendered chimneystack, dormer window with slate roof to rear, and rendered stone copings. Rendered walls with render plinth, parallel quoins to front of house part, and eaves course. Rear addition has pitched slate roof not tied into thatched roof, and rendered walls. Square-headed openings with decorative render surrounds having stone insets, replacement timber windows and replacement uPVC door. Set parallel to road with garden to front enclosed by low rendered wall, rendered piers and metal garden gate. Single-storey outbuildings to north-west and south-west, former having pitched corrugated-iron roof, and latter having slate roof.”

Information from O’Donovan’s Field Name Books

Note:  No distinction is made between Balrobuck More and Balrobuck Beg in the notes. The list of Other Names below probably refers to Balrobuck More mostly.

Other names: Balrobuck. Baile Roboc – Roboc’s town, Robucks Town, Balrobuck, Balrubbuckmore (B. S. Sketch Map), Ballarubbagh, straggled village (B. S. Sketch Map), Ballrubbagh (Barony Map), Ballyrobuck after Robuck Lynch (Cahill Esq., Annaghdown), Ballerobuck (County Book), Ballyroebuck (County Book), Ballrubbagh (County Map), Balrubuck in the whole (High Constable 1838), Ballyrobug (Inq. Temp. Eliz.), Balrobuck (Inq. Temp. Inc. I), Balrubbughbeg (Local), Balrubbuck (Local), Ballrubbugh (Local), Balroubuckmore (Rector of Annaghdown), Balroubuckbeg (Rector of Annaghdown).

Description: H.[Unable to read.] Blake Esq., Loughrea, proprietor. All under tillage except about 9 acres subject to Winter floods. 

Situation:  It is situated 1/2 mile N. W. of Currandulla Chapel. Bounded N. by Balrobbuckbeg. South by Currandulla. East by [Unable to read.][Unable to read.][Unable to read.]loughgorriv. West by Grange.

Down Survey (1670)

Name:  Balrobuck Beg

1651 Owners(s): Lynch, Sir Roebuck (Catholic)

1670 Owner(s): O’Neil, John (Catholic)

County: Galway; Barony: Clare; Parish: Annaghdoon

Population Statistics

1841: 32 inhabited houses + 0 uninhabited house, 190 people (92 male, 98 female)

1851: 23 inhabited houses + 1 uninhabited house, 122 people (56 male, 66 female)

1861: 27 inbabited houses + 1 uninhabited house, 146 people (70 male, 76 female)

1871: 25 inhabited houses + 1 uninhabited house, 124 people (68 male, 56 female)

1881: 24 inhabited houses + 0 uninhabited houses, 134 people (64 male, 70 female)

1891: 20 inhabited houses + 0 uninhabited houses, 93 people (43 male, 50 female)

1901: 17 inhabited houses + 2 uninhabited houses, 78 people (41 male, 37 female)

1911: 17 inhabited houses + 0 uninhabited houses, 83 people (43 male, 40 female)

2011: 51 houses (3 vacant), 153 people (83 male, 70 female)

1821 Tithe Applotment Books

The Tithe Applotment Books do not record the names of any tenants in Balrobuckbeg. They record several subdenominations of the townland: Turlough Park, Ballygaddy, Sedgy Moor and Wet Bottom.  The total levy was £14 0s 7d.

1840 Griffith’s House Books & 1855 Griffith’s Valuation

In 1855 Griffith’s Valuation, the following 18 people rented houses and land from Mark Lynch:

Michael Ford, Patrick Spelman, Mary Burke, Patrick Burke, John Boyle, Jeremiah Ford, Mary Murphy, John Shaughnessy, Martin Lenihan, Timothy Hanley, James Glavin, Michael Grealy, Matthias Curran, Michael Curran, Patrick Hessian, Martin Burke, Dominick Sweeny, Thomas Divilly and Patrick Boyle (Land only).

The 1853 Field Books record the following as also renting houses in Balrobuckbeg:  Mary McCue (2l), Martin Higgins (2m), Margaret Kilkelly (2n), James Mactighe (2o), John Cowen (3b), 

Sale in Encumbered Estates Court, 1876

The townland of Balrobuckbeg (referred to as Balrobuck) was offered for sale at the Land Judges Court on 28 April 1876, along with the lands of Glenrevagh and Richardbee.  These lands were in the possession of the Assignees of Anthony Lynch (i.e., the Revd. John Darcy and others).  

The following people were listed as tenants with dwellings and/or land in Balrobuck Beg in the 1876 sale catalogue: Timothy Hanley, Mark Devany, Patrick H. Burke, Darby Forde, John Boyle, William H. Burke, Mary Lenighan, Thomas Burke (late John A. Burke), John F. Burke, George Tyrrell, James McTighue, Mary Murphy, James Glavin, Dominick Sweeny, Patrick Hession, Michael Curran, Martin Forde, Patrick Forde, John Cowan, William Curran, Martin Burke, John Forde, Thomas Divilley and John Diviley.

The lands were sold “subject to the perpetual annuity of £36 18s. 6d. sterling, payable to Thomas Skerrett, a lunatic, under the will of Mary Skerrett, dated the 16th of September, 1803, and to the sum of £4 10s. 5d. for Quit Rent, and to the sum of £15 5s. 8d. per annum Tithe-rent charge.”

1871-1901 Deaths

Date	Townland	Name	Sex	Condition	Age	Occupation	Cause	Medical Attendant	Certified	Registered by	Link
13/01/1871	Balrobuckbeg	Margaret Kelly	F	Widow	70 years	Laborer widow	Debility, 1 year	N	N	Bridget Costello, PAD	Link
10/11/1871	Balrobuck	Pat Hession	M	Bachelor	2 years, 3 months	Laborer’s child	Anasarca, 14 days	N	N	Pat Hession, PAD	Link
10/08/1872	Balrobuckbeg	Ellen Hanly	F	Married	74 years	Farmer’s wife	Debility, 8 years	N	N	Timothy Hanly, PAD	Link
26/01/1873	Balrobuckbeg	Thomas Hanly	M	Bachelor	7 weeks	Landholder’s son	Convulsions, 1 day	N	N	Timothy Hanly, PAD	Link
20/03/1873	Balrobuckbeg	Judy Burke	F	Married	40 years	Landholder’s wife	Phthisis, 1 year		Y	Mary Burke, PAD	Link
30/03/1875	Balrobuckbeg	Martin Comer	M	Bachelor	2 years	Labourer’s son	Convulsions, 14 days		Y	Kate Coen, PAD	Link
29/01/1876	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Kavanagh	F	Spinster	4.5 months	Infant	Convulsions	N	N	Julia Kavanagh, mother, PAD	Link
05/10/1876	Balrobuckbeg	Bridget Hession	F	Spinster	11 years	Landholder’s daughter	Inflamation of the lungs		Y	Margaret Hession, PAD	Link
09/02/1879	Balrobuckbeg	Infant Cunningham	M	Bachelor	20 minutes	Landholder’s son	Imperfect breathing from birth		Y	Bridget Burke, PAD	Link
03/08/1879	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Burke	F	Spinster	26 years	Servant	Fever, 14 days	N	N	Julia Greany, PAD	Link
29/09/1879	Balrobuckbeg	Patrick Shaughnessy	M	Bachelor	22 years	Shop assistant	Fever, 9 days	N	N	Margaret Shaughnessy, PAD	Link
25/07/1879	Balrobuckbeg	John Gilmore	M	Married	60 years	Landholder	Stomach disease, 3 months	N	N	Mary Gilmore, PAD	Link
18/12/1879	Balrobuckbeg	James Gleavin	M	Married	87 years	Landholder	Old age	N	N	Thomas Burke, PAD	Link
31/03/1880	Balrobuckbeg	John Boyle	M	Married	92 years	Landholder	Old age	N	N	Julia Cavanagh, PAD	Link
20/01/1881	Balrobuckbeg	Michael Curran	M	Married	60 years	Landholder	Cancer of pylous, 10 years	N	N	Mary Curran, PAD	Link
16/12/1880	Balrobuckbeg	Patrick Boyle	M	Bachelor	60 years	Landholder	Dropsy, 9 weeks	N	N	Mary Curran, PAD	Link
16/04/1881	Balrobuckbeg	Michael Curran	M	Bachelor	6 years	Landholder’s son	Typhus, 17 days		Y	Mary Curran, PAD	Link
05/09/1881	Balrobuckbeg	Infant Burke	M	Bachelor	4 days	Landholder’s son	Convulsions, 1 day	N	N	Thomas Burke, father, PAD	Link
01/11/1881	Balrobuckbeg	Mary McHugh	F	Spinster	1 year, 5 months	Landholder’s child	Weakness, 3 months	N	N	Mary McHugh, mother, PAD	Link
07/09/1883	Balrobuckbeg	Sabina Boyle	F	Widow	88 years	Widow of labourer	Senile decay, 3 months	N	N	Michael Cavanagh, son-in-law, PAD	Link
28/11/1884	Balrobuckbeg	Celia Sweeney	F	Widow	73 years	Landholder’s wifdow	Chronic bronchitis, 6 weeks	N	N	Dominick Sweeney, son, PAD	Link
12/11/1884	Balrobuckbeg	Mat Curran	M	Bachelor	2 years	Landholder’s child	Croup, 7 days	N	N	Mary Curran, sister, PAD	Link
10/05/1885	Balrobuckbeg	James McTigh	M	Married	66 years	Carpenter	Severe cold, 3 months	N	N	John McTigh, son, PAD	Link
25/02/1886	Balrobuckbeg	Thomas Devilly	M	Widower	94 years	Landholder	Senile decay, 6 months	N	N	Dominick Sweeney, PAD	Link
22/03/1886	Balrobuckbeg	John Coen	M	Married	81 years	Landholder	Senile decay, 5 weeks	N	N	Ellen Coen, daughter, PAD	Link
15/12/1886	Balrobuckbeg	Infant Forde	M	Bachelor	Few minutes	Landholder’s infant	Debility from birth	N	N	Mary Forde, PAD	Link
20/01/1887	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Forde	F	Spinster	20 years	Landholder’s daughter	General debility from birth	N	N	Margaret Forde, mother, PAD	Link
10/07/1887	Balrobuckbeg	Martin Burke	M	Married	65 years	Landholder	General debility, 6 months	N	N	Honor Burke, wife, PAD	Link
20/07/1887	Balrobuckbeg	Darby Forde	M	Married	69 years	Landholder	General debility, 12 months	N	N	Thomas Forde, son, PAD	Link
13/10/1887	Balrobuckbeg	John Burke	M	Widower	60 years	Landholder	Dropsy, 12 months	N	N	Bridget Burke, daughter, PAD	Link
19/01/1888	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Burke	F	Spinster	12 years	Landholder’s child	Tonsilitis, 6 days	N	N	Thoasm Burke, father, PAD	Link
27/02/1888	Balrobuckbeg	George Tyrrell	M	Married	61 years	Landholder	Debility, 12 months	N	N	Martin Tyrell, son, PAD	Link
19/04/1888	Balrobuckbeg	Infant Burke	F	Spinster	Few minutes	Landholder’s infant	Debility from birth	N	N	Thomas Burke, father, PAD	Link
12/07/1888	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Forde	F	Widow	62 years	Landholder	General debility, 6 weeks		Y	Mary Creaven, cousin, PAD	Link
30/03/1889	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Murphy	F	Widow	85 years	Landholder’s widow	General debility, 10 days	N	N	Edmond Dooley, son-in-law, PAD	Link
22/05/1889	Balrobuckbeg	Dominick Sweeney	M	Married	67 years	Landholder	General debility, 2 months	N	N	Margaret Sweeney, daughter, PAD	Link
01/07/1889	Balrobuckbeg	Bridget Dooly	F	Widow	71 years	Landholder’s widow	General debility, 2 months	N	N	Martin Tyrrell, grandson, PAD	Link
22/07/1891	Balrobuckbeg	Thomas Burke	M	Married	55 years	Labourer	Cancer of stomach, 2 years	N	N	Kate Burke, daughter, PAD	Link
21/10/1891	Balrobuckbeg	Mary Coen	F	Widow	86 years	Landholder	Senile decay, 14 days	N	N	Ellen Cavanagh, daughter, PAD	Link
13/10/1891	Balrobuckbeg	Edward Dooley	M	Married	61 years	Army pensioner	Inguinal hernia, 18 years, ascites, 4 months		Y	Anne Dooley, wife, PAD	Link
10/02/1892	Balrobuckbeg	Pat Canavan	M	Bachelor	10 months	Landholder’s child	Convulsions, 14 days	N	N	Bridget Canavan, mother, PAD	Link
09/02/1892	Balrobuckbeg	Julia Sweeney	F	Widow	65 years	Landholder’s widow	Syncope, 4 hours	N	N	John Sweeney, son, PAD	Link
06/12/1892	Balrobuckbeg	Margaret Sweeney	F	Spinster	37 years	Landholder’s daughter	Anasarca, 12 months	N	N	Bryan Sweeney, PAD	Link
24/03/1893	Balrobuckbeg	Honor Tyrrell	F	Widow	53 years	Landholder’s widow	Chronic bronchitis, 12 months	N	N	Ellen McHugh, PAD	Link
05/09/1893	Balrobuckbeg	Peter Curran	M	Bachelor	22 years	Landholder’s son	Phthisis, 3 years	N	N	Mary Curran, PAD	Link
15/02/1894	Balrobuckbeg	Infant Sweeney	F	Spinster	Few minutes	Landholder’s infant	Debility from birth	N	N	John Sweeney, father, PAD	Link
16/02/1894	Balrobuckbeg	Martin Burke	M	Married	86 years	Landholder	General debility, 2 years	N	N	John Sweeney, PAD	Link
26/02/1894	Balrobuckbeg	Bridget Burke	F	Widow	70 years	Landholder	General debility, 6 months	N	N	James Goaly, PAD, Balrobuckmore	Link
01/03/1894	Balrobuckbeg	Pat Hession	M	Married	67 years	Landholder	General paralysis, 3 years	N	N	James Goaly, PAD, Balrobuckmore	Link
09/05/1894	Balrobuckbeg	William Burke	M	Married	71 years	Labourer	General debility, 6 weeks	N	N	Henry Burke, son, PAD	Link
26/06/1894	Balrobuckbeg	John Sweeney	M	Married	32 years	Landholder	Acute phthisis, 7 months	N	N	Thomas Goally, PAD, Balrobuckmore	Link
08/04/1895	Balrobuckbeg	Patrick Monaghan	M	Bachelor	32 years	Labourer	Pneumonia, 8 days		Y	Winifred Lenihan, PAD	Link
29/09/1895	Balrobuckbeg	Honor Burke	F	Widow	76 years	Landholder’s widow	General debility, 12 months	N	N	Timothy Hanly, PAD, Balrobuckbeg	Link
06/03/1896	Balrobuckbeg	Ellen McTigh	F	Widow	89 years	Landholder’s widow	General debility, 1 week	N	N	Thomas McTigh, PAD, Bunnatubber	Link
20/10/1896	Balrobuckbeg	Martin Gibbons	M	Married	70 years	Landholder	Nephritis, 4 weeks	N	N	Margaret Gibbons, PAD	Link
18/08/1899	Balrobuckbeg	Sabina Burke	F	Widow	60 years	Widow of landholder	General debility, 12 months	N	N	Henry Burke, son, PAD	Link
15/12/1899	Balrobuckbeg	Julia Cavanagh	F	Married	62 years	Landholder’s wife	General dability, 1 year	N	N	Michael Cavanagh, son, PAD	Link

1901 Census

The 1901 Census of Ireland records the following 78 individuals living in 17 households in Balrobuck Beg.

1. John Devilly (79), a widower [died 1906?] [wife Mary née Lynch], lived with his son, Thomas (32) and daughter-in-law, Mary (28) [possibly née Flaherty, Balrobuckmore]. [Note: Thomas and Mary Devilly are listed in the 1911 census in Balrobuck More, house 17.  This is probably an error because they appear in the Valuation Office Cancellation Books as having a House, Office and Lands in Balrobuck Beg.]
2. Stephen Forde (46) lived with his wife, Winifrid (46) [née Bohan, Ballinvoher], sons, John (18), Tatt (16), Thomas (9) and daughter, Bridget (20).
3. William Curran (75) lived with his wife, Mary (60) [née Killilea], sons, John (23), William (21) and daughter, Mary (25).
4. Mary Curran (68) [née Boyle, widow of Michael Curran, noted as 2nd cousins in Marriage Record], lived with sons, Mathew (43), John (42) and daughter, Catherine (23).
5. Margaret Hessian (60) [née Flaherty, widow of Patrick Hessian], lived with her daughter, Margaret Moylan (32), son-in-law, Patrick Moylan (40) [Cloonleenaun], grandson, Patrick (1) and granddaughter, Mary (2) Moylan.
6. Mary Sweeney (35),  [née Cahill, Tonemace; widow of John Sweeney who died 1894], lived with son James (6), daughter, Julia (7) and brother-in-law, Bernard Sweeney (32), unmarried.
7. Patrick Burke (80) lived with his wife, Mary (76) [née Costello], son, John (43), daughter-in-law, Winnie (38) [née Burke], grandsons, Patrick (10), John (8), Michael (1), granddaughters, Mary (20), Delia (18), Katie (17), Maggie (15) and Norah (13).
8. Michael Kavanagh (65), married, lived with son, Michael (27), daughter-in-law, Margaret (26) [née Lardner, Gortroe] and grandson, James (1).
9. Bridget Forde (45), married [husband, Thomas Forde, 2nd Cousins], lived with sons, Michael (18), John (12), daughters, Mary (20) and Celia (10).
10. John Hanly (25) lived with his wife, Kate (23) [née Burke, Balrobuckbeg] and son, Patrick (2).
11. Timothy [Thady] Hanly (63) [a Tailor] lived with his wife, Margaret (60), [Duggan, Lackagh Parish], sons, Michael (22), Timothy (18) and daughter, Ellen (18).
12. Mark Devaney (76) lived with his wife, Mary (66) [née Cunningham], son, Michael (25) and daughter, Norah (22).
13. Nancy [Anne] Dooley (60) [née Murphy, Balrobuckbeg; widow of Edmund Dooley, Balrobuckbeg], lived with sons, James (24), Michael (17) and daughter, Maggie (20).
14. Martin Tyrrell (33) lived with his wife, Mary (32) [née Mulroyan, Adregoole], sons, James (5) and Patrick (2).
15. John Mc Teigue (55), a widower [wife Bridget Curran], lived with daughters, Bridget (6), Mary (5) and sister, Ellen Mc Teigue (40), a widow.
16. Kate Burke (45) [née Kavanagh, Cuttenty; widow of Thomas Burke], lived with sons, Patrick (14) and Michael (10).
17. William Kavanagh (60) [a Carpenter from Balrobuckmore] lived with his wife, Ellen (58) [nee Coyne (Cowen), Balrobuckbeg] and daughter, Margaret (19).

There were twelve second class houses and five third class houses listed in the 1901 census returns.  All houses had roofs made of thatch, wood or other perishable material and all had walls of stone, brick or concrete.  Twelve houses had 3 windows on the front, three had 2 windows and two had 1 windows. 

1911 Census

There were still 17 households with a total of 83 individuals in Balrobuck Beg recorded in the 1911 Census of Ireland.

1. Margaret Hessian (80) [house 5 in 1901] [née Flaherty, widow of Patrick Hessian], lived with her daughter, Margaret Moylan (50), son-in-law, Pat Moylan (57) [Cloonlinane], grandson, Patrick (11) and granddaughters, Mary (12) and Ellen (9) Moylan. 
2. Nancy Dooly (74) [house 13 in 1901] [née Murphy, Balrobuckbeg; widow of Edmund Dooley, Balrobuckbeg] lived with her son, Michael (28) and her daughter, Margaret (30).
3. Michael Kavanagh (38) [house 8 in 1901] lived with his wife Margaret (36) [née Lardner, Gortroe], sons, James (10), Peter (new born), daughters, Julia (6) and Delia (2).
4. John Hanly (35) [house 10 in 1901] lived with his wife Kate (33) [née Burke, Balrobuckbeg], sons, Pat (12), John (10), Thos (8), Michael (2), daughters, Mary (7) and Margaret (5).
5. Kate Burke (65) [née Kavanagh, Cuttenty; widow of Thomas Burke] [house 16 in 1901] lived with sons, Patt (25) and Michael (21).
6. John Mctighe (65) a widower [wife Bridget Curran], [house 15 in 1901] lived with daughters, Mary (18), Bridget (17) and sister, Ellen (69), a widow.
7. Martin Tyrrell (46) [house 14 in 1901] lived with his wife, Mary (44) [née Mulroyan, Adregoole], sons, James (15), Patrick (12), George (6), Thomas (new born) and daughter, Mary (8).
8. Mary Sweeney (47) [house 6 in 1901] [née Cahill, Tonemace; widow of John Sweeney who died 1894] lived with son, Jas (16), daughter (Julia (17) and brother-in-law, Brian Sweeney (46), unmarried.
9. Mary Curran (82) [house 4 in 1901] [née Boyle, widow of Michael Curran, noted as 2nd cousins in Marriage Record] lived with sons, Mat (54), John (50) and daughter, Catherine (34).
10. Thady Hanley (73) [house 11 in 1901], now a widower, lived with his sons, Michael (31), Thady (29) and daughter, Ellen (33).
11. William Hanrahan (50) [possibly house 1 in 1901] lived with his wife, Margaret (40).
12. John Burke (55) [house 7 in 1901] lived with his wife, Winnifred (54) [née Burke], sons, Patrick (21), John (18), Michael (11), daughters, Maggie (25), Norah (23), Mary Cunningham (33) [wife of Andrew Cunningham, Bunnatubber], grandson, Michael Cunningham (4), granddaughters, Delia (6), Mary (3) and Winnifred (1).
13. Stephen Forde (58) [house 2 in 1901] lived with his wife, Winniefred (57) [née Bohan, Ballinvoher, Caherlistrane], sons, John (30), Pat (27) and Thomas (18).
14. Mary Devaney (77) [house 12 in 1901], now a widow, lived with son, Michael (38) and daughter, Nora (30).
15. Thomas Forde (64) [house 9 in 1901] lived with his wife, Bridget (60) [née Forde, second cousins], son, John (23) and daughter, Celia (20).
16. William Curran (88) [house 3 in 1901] lived with his wife, Mary (72) [née Killilea], son, John (40) and daughter-in-law, Nonnie (30).
17. William Cavanagh (72) [house 17 in 1901] [a carpenter from Balrobuckmore] lived with his wife, Ellen (70) [nee Coyne (Cowen), Balrobuckbeg], daughter, Mary Cavanagh (32) and grandson, John Cavanagh (7).

There were twelve second class houses and five third class houses listed in the 1911 census returns.  All houses had roofs made of thatch, wood or other perishable material and all had walls of stone, brick or concrete.  Two houses had 4 windows on the front (Mary Curran & Wm. Curran), eleven had 3 windows and four had 2 windows. There were 13 stables, 17 cow houses, 16 piggeries, 12 barns, 5 turf houses and 12 cart houses.