Cloonleenaun / Cluain Leannáin

Cloonleenaun / Cluain Leannáin

Compiled by Paddy & Bridie Scully

Overview

Irish name: Cluin Leannain

English name: Cloonleenaun

Other Name: Farmerstown

Meaning: The Pasture of Leannán. Leannán — ainm pearsanta.

Area: 220 acres 1 rood and 15 perches

Field Names: none yet recorded.

Information from O’Donovan’s Field Name Books

Other names: Cluain Lionáin, Cloonleenaun (B. S. Sketch Map). Clonenanemore (County Book), Cloonlenanemore (High Constable 1838). Cloonlenanebeg (High Constable 1838). Cloonlenan Inq.(Temp. Irl. D.) Ballanavellamerees or Farmerstown (Local), Cluin Lionain (Local), Cloonlinnan (Rector of Annaghdown).

Situation: It is situated 1 1/2 miles S. E. of Corrandulla Church bounded North by Thonamace, South by Lisanoran, East by Mace and West by Annaghdown.

Description: Townland. Proprioter William Skerrett Esq. Caranasro. All under tillage except a portion of flooded ground in the south end.

 Population Statistics

1841: 8 houses,134 people (69 male, 35 female)

1851: 8 houses, 52 people (18 male, 34 female)

1861: 8  houses, 48 people ( 18male,  30 female)

1871: 8 houses, 55 people (20 male, 35 female)

1881: 8 houses, 59 people (27 male, 32 female)

1891: 8 houses, 38 people (22 male, 16 female)

1901: 8 houses, 37 people (22 male, 15 female)

1911: 7 houses, 34 people (20 male,14 female)

2011: 25 houses,75 people (41 male,34 female)

1821 Tithe Applotment Books

The Tithe Applotment Books record the following five names as having land in Cloonleenaun in 1824: Thomas Moylan, Pat Moylan, Martin Cahill, Peter Forde and Jas Burke.

Griffith’s House Books & 1855 Griffith’s Valuation

Griffith’s Valuation record the following names as holding house and land in Cloonleenaun: Jeremiah Divine, James Fahy,William Moylan,Bridget Moylan, Edmond Moylan, Danial Moylan and Patrick Joyce. In addition, Thomas Cahill, John Cahill and Thomas Cahill (John) held land only.

1871-1901 Deaths

Date	Townland	Name	Sex	Condition	Age	Occupation	Cause	Medical Attendant	Certified	Registered by	Link
05/01/1871	Farmerstown	Honor Hynes	F	Widow	71 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, 3 weeks	N	N	William Hynes, PAD	Link
23/05/1877	Cloonlinane	Honor Devany	F	Widow	78 years	Peasant’s widow	Smothering in chest & pains in the stomach, 2 weeks	N	N	Darby Devaney, occupier	Link
04/10/1879	Farmerstown	Celia Moylan	F	Spinster	4 days	Peasant’s child	Weakness since birth	N	N	Mary Moylan, PAD	Link
07/05/1881	Cloonlinane	Mary Moylan	F	Widow	95 years	Peasant	Weakness & exhaustion, 2 months	N	N	Thomas Moylan, occupier	Link
10/08/1882	Farmerstown	Ellen Burke	F	Widow	80 years	Peasant	Old age and debility, a long time	N	N	Julia Moylan, PAD	Link
12/01/1883	Cloonlinane	Mary Cahill	F	Widow	97 years	Peasant	Old age and debility, long time	N	N	Martin Fahy, grandson, PAD	Link
26/08/1886	Cloonlinane	Michael Moylan	M	Bachelor	18 days	Peasant’s child	Convulsions after birth, 9 days	N	N	Mary Moylan, aunt, PAD	Link
02/11/1887	Cloonlinane	Bridget Fahy	F	Married	65 years	Peasant	Cough and asthma, six months	N	N	James Fahy, widower of deceased and occupier	Link
25/03/1889	Farmerstown	Kate Moylan	F	Spinster	20 years	Peasant	Hepatitis, one year, and anasarca, 6 months		Y	Patrick Moylan, brother, PAD	Link
13/02/1890	Cloonlinane	Michael Devany	M	Bachelor	22 years	Labourer	Phthisis and sore knee, 1 year		Y	Darby Devany, father and occupier	Link
19/06/1890	Farmerstown	Bridget Joyce	F	Married	24 years	Peasant	Phthisis pulmonum, one year		Y	Mark Lynch, PAD, Currandulla	Link
23/02/1891	Cloonlinane	Patrick Dempsey	M	Bachelor	88 years	Labourer	Severe cold and smothering, one week	N	N	John Fahey, PAD	Link
28/06/1891	Cloonlinane	Darby Devany	M	Married	72 years	Peasant	Pains all over his body, two months	N	N	Patrick Devany, son, PAD	Link
14/03/1897	Cloonlinane	William Moylan	M	Widower	86 years	Householder	Hypertrophy of prostate, 2 years, suppurative nephritis, 7 days		Y	William Moylan, son, PAD	Link
06/01/1899	Farmerstown	Thomas Moylan	M	Married	52 years	Landholder	Pneumonia and bronchitis, 11 days	N	N	Honor Moylan, widow of deceased	Link
11/04/1899	Cloonlinane	Edmond Moylan	M	Widower	86 years	Landholder	Cold, 3 days	N	N	Honor Moylan, daughter-in-law	Link
16/03/1900	Cloonlinane	Bridget Devany	F	Spinster	28 years	Daughter of farmer	Consumption, 2 years	N	N	Patrick Devany, brother, PAD	Link

1901 Census

The 1901 Census of Ireland records the following individuals living in 8 households in Cloonleenaun.

1. Edmond Daniel Moylan (85), wife Mary (70) [née Laffey] and son John (30).

2. Michael Moylan (70), wife Julia (65) [née Burke], son Daniel (37), daughter-in-law Mary (45) [née Greaney], granddaughters Delia (11), Kate (5) and grandson Michael (12).

3. Michael Joyce (42), wife Margaret (37) [née Moylan], sons Patrick (11), William (6), Michael (4), and daughter Mary (1).

4. Margaret Moylan (80) [née Lacey], son Thomas (48), and niece Mary Hynes (10).

5. Honor Moylan (36) [née Burke], widow, sons Edward (18), Thomas (11), Michael (9), John (7), Patrick (6) and William (4).

6. John Moylan (57), wife Margaret (60) [née Crowe], son Thomas (26) and daughter Bridget (20).

7. Bridget Devaney (74) [née Cahill], widow, son Patrick (24), and granddaughter Mary Forde (12).

8. James Fahy (86), son John (40), daughter-in-law Mary (40) [née Divilly] (35) and grandson James (6).

All houses were recorded as stone built with thatched roofs. Six were of the second class with three front windows and two were third class with two front windows, all having between two and four rooms. Seven had a stable, seven a barn, six a cart house, six a piggery and five a cow house.

1911 Census

The 1911 Census of Ireland records the following individuals living in seven households (with one vacant house) in Cloonleenaun.

1. John Fahy (45), wife Mary (45), nee Divilly, and son James (16).

2. John Moylan (71), and son Thomas (39).

3. Honor Moylan (50), sons Thomas (22), Michael (20), John (18), Patrick (16), William (15) and Martin (12).

4. Michael Joyce (54), wife Margaret (48), sons Patrick (21), Willie (16), Michael (14), John (9) and daughter Mary (12).

5. Daniel Moylan (50), wife Mary (60) [née Greaney], son Michael (22), daughters Delia (20) and Katie (16).

6. John Moylan (55), wife Bridget [nee O’Connor] (39), and daughter Mary Ellen (5).

7. Patrick Devaney (40), wife Mary [née Collins] (40), daughters Bridget (8), Norah (7), Mary (6), Celia (5 months) and son Michael (3).

8. Vacant.

All houses were recorded as stone-built with thatched roofs. Five were of the second class with three front windows and two were of the third class with two front windows, all having between two and four rooms. All had a cow house, stable and piggery, five had a shed and four a fowl house.

Note: Genealogical information in squared brackets has been added by the authors and does not appear in the original record.