Cloonboo / Cluain Bú

Compiled by Evelyn Stevens

Overview

Irish pronunciation:

English name: Cloonboo

Meaning: pasture of the hyacinths

Cluain-bugha, meadow of the bugh or hyacinth plant, a sort of nagger with beautiful flowers of a blue or bluish-green colour, well known in Clare and Galway. Often mentioned in Irish writings : ” eyes the colour of the búgh-flower.” – from Joyce’s Field Names.

Area: 425 acres, 0 roods and 15 perches.

Information from O’Donovan’s Field Name Books

Other names: Cluain búgh, Clonboo, Clunboo

Description: Thomas Blake, Esq., Cregg Castle, Proprietor. All under tillage except portions of flooded ground to the South and East, a lake to the North end which divides Cloonboo and Mace townlands

Situation: It is situated 3 miles S. W. of Annaghdown Church. Bounded North by Mace. South by Adragool. East by Castlequarter and W. by Lissanoran.

Field Names

An Garraí Fada, Garraí na gCloch, Garraí na Feochana, Garraí Downey, Garraí Chicely, Túirín Lachach, Garraí Déideán, An Léine, Na Cregga, Gort Donn, Móin a’tSíáin.

Other Landmarks: Tobar a’ Bhaile, Tobar Downey.

Archaeological Information

Lake Dwelling (possible). In the middle of Lough Afoor. Marked on 3^rd ed. Of OS map (1934) as a small circular island (D c.20m). The site is not presently visible due to a rise in the water level.

Lake Dwelling (possible). A second possible lake dwelling marked on 3^rd ed of OS map (1934) (D c.25M) lies 100m to SW. The site is not presently visible due to a rise in the water level.

Population Statistics

1841: 35 houses, 231 people (127 male, 104 female)

1851: 24 (3 uninhabited) houses, 143 people (71 male, 72 female)

1861: 23 houses, 124 people (59 male, 65 female)

1871: 23 houses, 124 people, (60 male, 64 female)

1881: 25 houses, 133 people (71 male, 62 female)

1891: 19 houses (1 uninhabited), 110 people ( 57 male, 53 female)

1901: 19 houses, 99 people (53 male, 46 female)

1911: 19 houses (1 uninhabited), 91 people (47 male, 44 female)

2011: 102 houses (9 vacant), 265 people (137 male, 128 female)

1821 Tithe Applotment Books

The Tithe Applotment books for Cloonboo show the following names: Ths Blake, landlord, Mich and John Scully, Ths Hanneen, John and Michl Carr, Francis Allen, Ths Hennelly, Willm and Widow Scully, John Downey, Michl Downey and Widow Walsh, Ths Burke, Pat Maher, Michl Hanneen, John Walsh.

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

Griffith’s Valuation shows that Cloonboo had 20 households with 6 others holding land, all under the immediate lessor, Francis Blake. Listed were: Michael Scully, John Hannan, John Scully, James Carr, Bridget Hanley, James Feenaghty, Martin Downey, Thomas Walsh, Thomas Burke, Patrick Moylan, Henry Allen, John Hannan, Jeremiah Hannan, Thomas Downey, Margaret Burke, Marg. Burke (Hessian), Martin Kavanagh, Cicilia Higgins, James Collins, Thomas Ward. Land only- Michael Leonard, John Leonard, William Leonard, Martin Hennelly, Margaret Neill and Margaret Burke.

Cecilia Higgins is listed as Cecilia Hannan in the House Books.

*Cloonboo entries in Griffith’s Valuation*

1871-1901 Deaths

Date	Townland	Name	Sex	Condition	Age	Occupation	Cause	Medical Attendant	Certified	Registered by	Link
20/01/1871	Clonboo	Mary Scully	F	Spinster	1 1/2 years	Peasant’s child	Convulsions epileptic, 6 months	N	N	John Scully, occuper	Link
24/06/1871	Clonboo	Bridget Hennelly	F	Spinster	9 days	Peasant’s child	Convulsions, nine days	N	N	Ellen Hennelly, mother, PAD	Link
28/07/1871	Clonboo	Michael Hannon	M	Married	79 years	Weaver	Old age & debility, a long time	N	N	John Mulloy, PAD	Link
16/02/1872	Clonboo	John Scully	M	Widower	90 years	Small farmer	Old age and exhaustion, a long time	N	N	Kate Scully, PAD	Link
21/03/1872	Clonboo	Patrick Hennelly	M	Bachelor	2 1/2 years	Child of a peasant	Effusion on the bran, one day		Y	Michael Hennelly, PAD	Link
16/04/1872	Clonboo	Mary Mannion	F	Widow	55 years	Pauper	Kidney disease, a long time		Y	Bartley Collins, occupier	Link
03/06/1872	Clonboo	Ellen Allen	F	Spinster	15 months	Labourer’s child	Scarlatina, two days	N	N	Mary Moylan, PAD	Link
03/07/1872	Clonboo	Kate Scully	F	Married	40 years	Labourer	Dropsy and liver disease, six months		Y	Honor Scully, PAD	Link
11/10/1872	Clonboo	Mary Burke	F	Married	35 years	Peasant	Peritonitis from rupture of gastric ulcer	N	N	Michael Burke, occupier	Link
23/02/1873	Clonboo	Thomas Scully	M	Bachelor	7 months	Peasant’s child	Convulsions, a few hours	N	N	John Scully, occupier	Link
21/06/1873	Clonboo	Ellen Finerty	F	Married	74 years	Peasant	Kidney disease, long time		Y	James Finerty, occupier	Link
22/12/1874	Clonboo	Bridget Scully	F	Spinster	8 months	Child of a labourer	Whooping cough, 3 weeks	N	N	Kate Scully, PAD	Link
25/03/1875	Clonboo	Thomas Burke	M	Bachelor	2 days	Labourer’s child	Weakness since birth	N	N	Kate Burke, PAD	Link
16/02/1876	Clonboo	Ellen Walsh	F	Married	60 years	Peasant	Disease of the kidneys, 6 months		Y	Thomas Walsh, occupier	Link
08/07/1877	Clonboo	Thomas Walsh	M	Widower	79 years	Peasant	Old age & bronchitis, a long time	N	N	Thomas Lenihan, occupier	Link
29/09/1877	Clonboo	Thomas Collins	M	Bachelor	80 years	Beggar	Weakness from old age, a long time		Y	Denis Collins, occupier	Link
17/03/1878	Clonboo	John Hannon	M	Bachelor	74 years	Pauper	Great exhaustion & debility, 4 days	N	N	Kate Burke, PAD	Link
29/06/1878	Clonboo	John Hennelly	M	Married	50 years	Peasant	Liver disease, 2 years	N	N	Ellen Hennelly, occupier	Link
25/09/1878	Clonboo	Patrick Burke	M	Married	80 years	Peasant	Weakness of Heart, 2 days	N	N	Julia Burke, PAD, Clonboo	Link
02/02/1879	Clonboo	Sabina Hannon	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, long time	N	N	James Hannon, occupier	Link
06/04/1879	Clonboo	Thomas Warde	M	Widower	87 years	Peasant	Suffocative catarrh, one week	N	N	Honor Warde, PAD	Link
16/04/1879	Clonboo	Winifred Kinglish	F	Widow	80 years	Peasant	Old age & debility, 3 weeks	N	N	Bridget Carr, PAD	Link
08/07/1879	Clonboo	Mary Scully	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, 3 weeks	N	N	Patrick Scully, occupier	Link
01/08/1879	Clonboo	John Hannon	M	Widower	81 years	Peasant	Weakness & exhaustion, 5 weeks	N	N	Michael Hannon, occupier	Link
12/05/1880	Clonboo	Frank Allen	M	Bachelor	19 years	Peasant	Fever, 3 weeks	N	N	Patt Moran, occupier	Link
16/09/1881	Clonboo	Michael Downey	M	Married	54 years	Peasant	Renal dropsy, 6 months		Y	Thomas Lenihan, PAD	Link
16/01/1882	Clonboo	Bridget Allen	F	Married	60 years	Peasant	Cough & heart disease, 3 months	N	N	John Allen, husband, occupier	Link
17/01/1882	Clonboo	Bridget Allen	F	Married	60 years	Peasant	Suffocative catarrh, 3 weeks	N	N	John Allen, PAD	Link
25/01/1882	Clonboo	Patrick Lenihan	M	Bachelor	5 months	Peasant’s child	Smothering of chest, few days	N	N	Thomas Lenihan, PAD	Link
05/04/1882	Clonboo	Michael Hanon	M	Bachelor	58 years	Landholder	Fractures accidentally received		Y	Information received from James McDonagh Coroner for the County of Galway, Inquest held 6th April 1882	Link
07/03/1883	Clonboo	Denis Collins	M	Bachelor	60 years	Labourer and gardener	General marasmus and exhaustion, 6 months		Y	Peter Collins, brother, PAD	Link
10/04/1884	Clonboo	Celia Hannen	F	Spinster	60 years	Peasant	Pain in the stomach, one day	N	N	Michael Hannen, nephew, PAD	Link
26/08/1884	Clonboo	John Brown	M	Bachelor	27 years	Peasant	Liver disease and dropsy, 18 months		Y	Anne Brown, mother, PAD	Link
03/12/1884	Clonboo	Sabina Hannen	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Cough and dyspnea, 4 days	N	N	John Hannen, son, PAD	Link
17/04/1886	Clonboo	Honor Allen	F	Married	28 years	Peasant	Inflammation after childbirth, one week	N	N	Frank Allen, husband and occupier	Link
24/01/1887	Clonboo	Peter Collins	M	Bachelor	75 years	Pauper	Pain and swelling on the stomach, 2 weeks	N	N	John Downey, PAD	Link
04/04/1887	Clonboo	William Scully	M	Bachelor	30 years	Labourer	Severe cold, 3 months	N	N	Patrick Scully, PAD, Currandull	Link
10/6/1887	Clonboo	Thomas Burke	M	Widower	81 years	Peasant	Weakness and debility, five weeks	N	N	Mary Burke, granddaughter, PAD	Link
05/09/1887	Clonboo	Winifred Connolly	F	Married	27 years	Labourer	Endocarditis, 2 years		Y	Honor Carr, sister, PAD	Link
23/09/1887	Clonboo	Mary Warde	F	Widow	75 years	Poor woman	Bronchitis, 12 months	N	N	Mary Warde, daughter, PAD	Link
17/09/1888	Clonboo	Michael Burke	M	Bachelor	2 days	Labourer’s child	Weakness since birth	N	N	Thomas Burke, brother, PAD	Link
23/03/1889	Clonboo	Michael Scully	M	Bachelor	24 years	Labourer	Phthisis pulmonum, 4 months		Y	Patrick Scully, uncle, PAD, Castlecreevin	Link
06/04/1889	Clonboo	Michael Hennelly	M	Bachelor	18 years	Labourer	Consumption, 3 months	N	N	Patrick Scully, PAD, Currandulla	Link
17/02/1890	Clonboo	Patrick Moran	M	Married	50 years	Peasant	Convulsions in relapse after influenza, one week		Y	Bridget Allen, PAD	Link
04/10/1890	Clonboo	Honor Scully	M	Spinster	23 years	Peasant	Phthisis pulmonum, 8 months		Y	Patrick Scully, uncle, PAD, Currandulla	Link
21/09/1890	Clonboo	James Finerty	M	Married	80 years	Labourer	Vomiting and weakness, 9 weeks	N	N	Frank Allen, occupier	Link
22/11/1890	Clonboo	Margaret Warde	F	Widow	74 years	Poor woman	Pain about the heart and smothering, four days	N	N	John Scully, occupier	Link
16/02/1891	Clonboo	Michael Burke	M	Bachelor	11 days	Peasant’s child	Convulsions, few hours	N	N	Thomas Burke, brother, PAD	Link
19/03/1891	Clonboo	James Carr	M	Married	83 years	Peasant	Rheumatism, 5 years, pain in his heart and weakness	N	N	John Carr, son and occupier	Link
18/03/1891	Clonboo	Michael Molloy	M	Bachelor	20 years	Labourer	Phthisis pulmonum, 4 months		Y	John Molloy, father and occupier	Link
04/09/1892	Clonboo	John Allen	M	Widower	68 years	Peasant	Navel pain, 24 hours	N	N	Bridget Donohue, PAD, Castlecreevin	Link
24/02/1893	Clonboo	Bridget Burke	F	Spinster	12.5 years	Labourer’s child	Consumption and caries of ankle joint, 9 months	N	N	Mary Burke, sister, PAD	Link
05/03/1893	Clonboo	Mary Hynes	F	Spinster	5 weeks	Child of a peasant	Smothering of the chest, 1 day	N	N	John Moloy, PAD	Link
15/06/1893	Clonboo	Celia Shaughnessy	F	Widow	77 years	Poor old servant	Chronic cough and weakness, long time	N	N	Mary Hynes, PAD	Link
28/11/1893	Clonboo	Honor Warde	F	Spinster	70 years	Labourer	Severe pain in the neck and sore throat, 6 weeks	N	N	John Scully, occupier	Link
13/05/1894	Clonboo	Honor Henely	F	Married	50 years	Wife of a farmer	Bronchitis, 3 months	N	N	John Henely, son, PAD	Link
27/07/1894	Clonboo	Bridget Allen	F	Spinster	8 years	Daughter of labourer	Coma and symptoms of brain trouble	N	N	Francis Allen, father, PAD	Link
30/09/1894	Clonboo	Bridget Hynes	F	Spinster	5 years	Daughter of labourer	Vomiting, 3 weeks	N	N	Mary Hynes, mother, PAD	Link
22/02/1895	Clonboo	Kate Burke	F	Spinster	32 years	Daughter of farmer	Phthisis, 6 months	N	N	Ellen Burke, niece, PAD	Link
09/03/1896	Clonboo	Alice Burke	F	Spinster	13 years	Daughter of landholder	Consumption, 12 months	N	N	John Burke, father, PAD	Link
12/07/1897	Clonboo	Michael Hynes	M	Bachelor	12 months	Son of landholder	Complaining of measles, 7 days	N	N	Denis Hynes, father	Link
01/06/1898	Clonboo	Winnie Henely	F	Spinster	70 years	Sister of landholder	Chronic bronchitis, 12 months	N	N	Pat Henely, nephew, PAD	Link
17/06/1899	Clonboo	John Downey	M	Bachelor	40 years	Landholder	Phthisis, 2 years	N	N	Honor Downey, sister, PAD	Link
17/01/1900	Clonboo	Michael Scully	M	Married	35 years	Farmer	Cough, 3 days	N	N	Owen Scully, father, PAD	Link
23/02/1901	Clonboo	Honor Scully	F	Married	73 years	Wife of farmer	Bronchitis, 1 week	N	N	Winifred Scully, daughter, PAD	Link

Deaths in Cloonboo, 1871-1901

1901 Census

The 1901 Census of Ireland records the following individuals living in 19 households in Cloonboo.

Hennelly, Ellen (72) lived with Martin (44), Thomas (36), Michael (34), John (30), and Kate Leonard (64), sister.
Molloy, John, lived with Bridget (56), Bridget (27) Patrick (22) Thomas (20), Celia (15), and William (12)
Scully, Owen (76) lived with Winnie (29), daughter, Michael (7), William (5), Owen (2), grandsons, and Edward Queeney (60), lodger.
Scully, John (68) lived with Kate (64), Patrick (32), Thomas (22), John (19), Michael (17), Martin (13), Mary Murphy (11) grand-daughter, and Owen Casey (65) lodger
Carr, John (45) lived with Kate (42), Celia (12), Martin (10), James (8), Michael (5), and Julia (2).
Fahy, Martin (72), lived with Julia (55), and Elnor Ruane (40) servant.
Hynes, Denis (48) lived with Mary (44), John (19) Bartle (16), Patrick (14), Julia (12), and Maggie (6).
Hannon, James (64) lived with Celia (45), Thomas (20), Mary (19), Michael (17), and James (13).
Burke, John (63) lived with Bridget (63), Kate (30), and Darby (22).
Hannon, John (75) lived with Mary (52), and Michael (17) nephew.
Hannon, Michael (52) lived with Honor (48), Mary (16), John (14), Ellen (13), Patrick (12), Dermot (10), Norah (8), and Owen (7).
Moran, Bridget (68) lived with Patrick (27), Margaret (23), Honor (28), daughter-in-law, and Mary (2), granddaughter.
Burke, Mary (80) lived with Patrick (55), Honor (50), Thomas (24), grandson, Ellen (18), granddaughter, and Patrick (16) grandson.
Lenihan, Thomas (64), Kate (58), Bridget (23), Thomas (21) and Bridget Walsh (63), sister- in- law.
Downey, Honor (84) lived with Honor Gill (35) and Walter Gill (38) son-in-law.
Hennelly, Patrick (60) lived with John (23), Celia (20), and Honor (17).
Allen, Frank (40) lived with Julia (45) and Kate (16).
Allen, Patrick (32) lived with Margaret (32), Kate (32), Mary (3), and Nellie ( 6 months).
Allen, Julia (68).

One house was of the fourth class, six were of the third class, and ten were of the second class. All had stone walls, and all but two had thatched roofs. There was one public house – Martin Fahy’s.

1911 Census

There were 19 houses in Cloonboo in 1911, one of which was vacant.

Scully, Winefred (36) lived with Michael (17) and William (15).
Ní Mhaoildhia, Sean (67) lived with Bríghid (69), Bríghid (30), Pádhraic (28), Tomás (27), Síghle (23), and Liam (20).
Scully, Kate (69) lived with Patrick (50), Maggie (48), daughter-in-law, John (7), grandson, Thomas (5), grandson, and Mary (4) granddaughter.
Ailín, Padhraic (46) lived with Maighréad (45), Caitlín (16), Máire (13), Neillí (10), Seaghán (7), and Maighréad (4).
Hennelly, Patrick (75) lived with John (34).
was vacant, and was on the holding of Patrick Hennelly.
Allen, Francis (50) lived with Julia (60), Catherine Carr (27), daughter, Mary Carr (3), granddaughter, and Julia Allen (85) aunt.
Gill, Walter (48) lived with Honor (46).
Lenihan, Thomas (76) lived with Catherine (72), Thomas (32), Bridget (38), daughter–in- law, Mary (3), granddaughter, and John Joseph (2) grandson.
Burke, Patrick, (68) lived with Pat (26), and Honor (66), sister.
Moran, Patrick (40) lived with Norah (44), Mary (12), Patrick (9), Martin (7), and Francis (5).
Hannon, Michael (63) lived with Honor (61), John (25), Dermot (21), Owen (17), Ellen (23), and Norah (19).
Carr, John (60) lived wirh Catherine (50), Martin (20), James (18), Michael (16), Julia (11), and Patrick (6).
Hannon, Mary (70) lived with Michael (27), nephew.
Burke, John (74) lived with Bridget (74), Dermot (32), Ellen (28), daughter-in-law Mary (5), granddaughter, Peter (3), grandson, and Michael (1) grandson.
Ó Áinín, Seumas (70) lived with Susaile (65), Tomás (28), and Máire (26).
Regan, Bridget (30) lived with Mary Margt (5), Bridget (3), Gerty (2), Tom Fahy (88), uncle, and Bridget Crowe (16), domestic servant.
Hynes, Denis (60) lived with Mary (61), John (29), Julia (23), Maggie (18), and John Murray (39), servant.
Hennelly, Ellen, (78) lived with Martin (55), Thomas (50), John (38), and Catherine Leonard (74), sister.

Five houses were of the third class, 12 were of the second class, all with stone walls, and all but 1 had thatched roofs. There was 1 public house, Bridget Regan’s.

Cloonboo / Cluain Bú

One thought on “Cloonboo / Cluain Bú”

Karen Pickford
June 9, 2019 at 11:31 am

I am really interested in this information as I am trying to trace my Great Grandfathers roots. He was born in Drumgriffin but it was said he lived in Cloonboo. He was Thomas Hannan/Hannon and was born c. 1850, and emigrated to Invercargill, New Zealand around 1871. His death certificate lists his father’s name as Thomas and his mother’s as Cecilia. He had a brother Michael Hannan and sister Mary (married her cousin Thomas Staunton in N.Z.) who both also emigrated to Invercargill, New Zealand. Another brother was said to have emigrated to America. Any information would be appreciated.