Corrandulla / Cor an Dola

Corrandulla / Cor an Dola

Compiled by Paddy & Bridie Scully

Overview

Irish name: Cor an Dola

Irish pronunciation:

English name: Corrandulla

English pronunciation:

Meaning: the round hill (if cor is from corr here), or stone wall (if from cora), of the loop, noose

Area: 384 acres, 0 roods and 16 perches

Field Names: None yet recorded

Information from O’Donovan’s Field Name Books

Other names:  Currandulla, Corra an Dolla, Corrandulla (B.S. Sketch map), Currandulla (Barony Map), Currandulla (County Map), Coronadully (High Constable, 1838), Currandulla (Local), Corrandulla (Rector of Annaghdown).

Description: Mark  Lynch Galway  Esq., Proprietor. All under tillage except a portion in South [unable to read], subject to Winter floods,[unable to read] Small portion of Rocky Pasture in North side. The road from Galway to Headford  passes this townland on which is a Post Office.

Situation: It is  situated near the N W end of the parish Bounded on the North by Ballrubbuck, More. East by Carrowbeg N. South by Castlecreevan and Mace and West by Shanbally.

Population Statistics

1841: 20 houses, 128 people (62 male, 66 female).

1851: 19 houses (incl. 1 unoccupied), 73 people (39 male, 34 female).

1861: 18 houses, 69  people (29 male, 40 female).

1871: 17 houses, 60 people (23 male, 37 female).

1881: 13 houses (incl. 1 unoccupied), 41 people (17 male, 24 female).

1891: 10 houses, 40 people (18 male,22 female).

1901: 10 houses, 37 people (20 male, 17 female).

1911: 8 houses, 41 people (22 male, 19 female).

2011: 47 houses (incl. 5 vacant), 166 people (80 male, 66 female).

1821 Tithe Applotment Books

The Tithe Applotment Books record the following names in Corindulla in 1824: Wm Young, Wm Murray, John Boyle, Martin Lenaghan, Henry Thomas, Martin Flaherty, Pat Duddy, Wm Duddy and Mr Geo Commins.

Corrandulla House Books 1853

The 1853 Valuation House Book for Corrandulla records Mary Commons, Cecilia Casey, Patt Boyle, Catherine Commons, Honoria Brien, Catharine Brien, Michael Lenihan, John Lenihan, John Kelly, John Ford, John Flaherty, and George Commons as occupying houses.

Griffiths Valuation 1855

Griffith’s Valuation records  the following names as holding property in Corrandulla in 1855: Mary Commons,Catherine Commins, and John Ford each held a house office and land; John Lenehan, Michael Lenehan, John Flaherty and George Commins each held a house and land; Celia Casey and Patrick Boyle each held a house and gardens; Rev Thomas Kearney and Matthew Commins each held land only. while Thomas Skahill, Edward Skahill, Malachy Hargadan and Patrick Silk held bog only.

1871-1901 Deaths

Date	Townland	Name	Sex	Condition	Age	Occupation	Cause	Medical Attendant	Certified	Registered by	Link
08/06/1873	Corrandulla	Thomas Silk	M	Married	78 years	Smith	Suffocative bronchitis, some time		Y	John Silk, occupier	Link
24/06/1873	Corrandulla	Patrick Heffernan	M	Married	70 years	Pensioner	Bronchitis, 7 weeks	N	N	Mary Kelly, PAD	Link
18/12/1873	Corrandulla	Patrick Connor	M	Widower	60 years	Pauper	Bronchitis, a long time	N	N	Bridget Connor, PAD	Link
19/03/1874	Currandulla	Bridget Lynch	F	Married	70 years	Peasant	Bronchitis and debility, one week	N	N	Patrick Lynch, occupier	Link
17/10/1874	Currandulla	Martin Lynch	M	Bachelor	2 years	Child of a labourer	Whooping cough, 2 weeks	N	N	Bridget Lynch, PAD	Link
08/07/1875	Currandulla	George Commins	M	Bachelor	63 years	Farmer	Inflamation of the lung, 10 days		Y	Patrick Commins, PAD	Link
03/09/1875	Currandulla	Honor Forde	F	Married	52 years	Peasant	Fever, 10 days	N	N	John Forde, occupier	Link
22/09/1875	Currandulla	Sebina Malley	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Fever, a few days		Y	John Forde, occupier	Link
23/12/1875	Currandulla	William Commins	M	Married	80 years	Pauper	Bronchitis, a long time	N	N	Julia Fahy, PAD	Link
26/12/1875	Currandulla	Margaret Commins	M	Married	84 years	Pauper	Asthma, 40 years	N	N	Julia Fahy, PAD	Link
23/02/1876	Currandulla	Bridget Devine	F	Spinster	22 years	Labourer	Softening of brain, one year		Y	Mary Devine, PAD	Link
15/03/1876	Currandulla	Michael Lenihan	M	Married	74 years	Labourer	Asthma and bronchitis, long time		Y	John Lenihan, PAD	Link
02/10/1876	Currandulla	Patrick Lynch	M	Married	78 years	Peasant	Cerebral softening, long time	N	N	Mark Lynch, occupier	Link
15/01/1877	Currandulla	Peter Waldron	M	Roman Catholic Clergyman Bachelor	75 years	Parish Priest Currandulla	Bronchitis, 4 days		Y	Thomas Forde, PAD	Link
22/03/1877	Currandulla	Bridget Murray	F	Widow	65 years	Beggar	Asthma, some time	N	N	James Killilea, occupier	Link
17/02/1877	Currandulla	Patrick Phillips	M	Married	74 years	Labourer	Liver disease, long time		Y	Anne Phillips, occupier	Link
04/09/1877	Corrandulla	Patrick Boyle	M	Married	68 years	Labourer	Cancer of bladder, six months		Y	Mary Boyle, PAD	Link
05/05/1878	Currandulla	Mary Mahon	F	Spinster	18 months	Labourer’s child	Whooping cough, 2 weeks	N	N	Thomas Mahon, occupier	Link
08/10/1878	Currandulla	Bridget Lynch	F	Spinster	20 years	None	Diabetes, 2 years		Y	Michael Lynch, occupier	Link
08/11/1878	Currandulla	William Greally	M	Married	80 years	Labourer	Chronic pyliatis, 2 years		Y	Honor Greally, PAD	Link
23/11/1878	Currandulla	Michael Clow	M	Bachelor	16 years	None	Dropsy, a long time		Y	Michael Clow, occupier	Link
09/09/1879	Currandulla	Michael McDonagh	M	Married	60 years	Pensioner	Bronchitis and Hepatitis, long time		Y	Bridget McDonagh, occupier	Link
23/11/1879	Currandulla	Kate Grealy	F	Widow	80 years	Beggar	Weakness & exhaustion from age	N	N	George Commins, PAD	Link
05/01/1880	Currandulla	Bridget Cloe	F	Married	55 years	Shoemaker’s wife	Fever continued, 3 weeks		Y	Michael Cloe, PAD	Link
03/03/1880	Currandulla	Ellen Caulfield	F	Widow	89 years	None	Exhaustion from old age, one month	N	N	Michael Cloe, occuper	Link
26/07/1880	Currandulla	Mathew Commins	M	Widower	67 years	Farmer	Died from being gored by his own bull, a few minutes	N	N	Patrick Commins, PAD	Link
08/02/1883	Currandulla	Winifred Silk	F	Married	60 years	Shoemaker’s wife	Cough and palpitation, some time	N	N	Winifred Malley, PAD	Link
15/03/1883	Currandulla	Margaret Kavanagh	F	Widow	52 years	Herd’s widow	Bronchitis and debility, four weeks	N	N	Michael Glynn	Link
01/07/1883	Currandulla	John Forde	M	Widower	66 years	Carpenter and farmer	Gravel and constipation		Y	John Forde, son, PAD	Link
28/01/1884	Currandulla	Mary Lenihan	F	Married	72 years	Labourer	Pain in the heart and back, one week	N	N	John Lenihan, husband and occupier	Link
05/04/1884	Currandulla	Malachy Hargadon	M	Widower	85 years	Peasant	Old age and debility, long time	N	N	Michael Hargadon, son and occupier	Link
08/08/1884	Currandulla	Patrick Hynes	M	Married	67 years	Nailor	Liver disease and jaundice, 7 weeks		Y	Margaret Hynes, wife and occupier	Link
06/12/1885	Corandola	Mary Cloe	F	Spinster	60 years	Peasant	Vomiting of blood, a few minutes	N	N	Michael Cloe, nephew, PAD	Link
14/06/1886	Currandola	Honor Cunningham	F	Spinster	16 years	Shop dealer’s daughter	Phthisis, 1 year		Y	William Cunningham, father, PAD	Link
18/09/1886	Currandula	Honor Lynch	F	Married	47 years	Peasant	Hydrothorax and ascites, 14 days		Y	Mark Lynch, widower of deceased and occupier	Link
08/11/1888	Currandulla	Honor Silk	F	Widow	81 years	Blacksmith’s widow	Gravel and dropsy, one week	N	N	John Silk, son, PAD	Link
17/04/1890	Currandulla	Margaret Lynch	F	Spinster	22 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, 10 weeks, suffocative bronchtis, 2 weeks		Y	Mark Lynch, father and occupier	Link
31/03/1891	Currandulla	Farrell Scully	M	Married	80 years	Labourer	Chronic bronchitis, one year	N	N	Mary Scully, widow of deceased, PAD	Link
18/09/1891	Currandulla	Gill Scully	M	Widower	72 years	Labourer	General paralysis, 1 day	N	N	John Burke, PAD, Clonboo	Link
16/12/1893	Currandulla	Patrick Monahan	M	Widower	89 years	Labourer	Found dead in a field at Currandulla, no inquest			Thomas Monahan, son, who caused the body to be buried	Link
19/12/1894	Corrindola	Ann Philips	F	Widow	77 years	Widow of a labourer	Severe cough, two years	N	N	Pat Leonard, son-in-law, PAD	Link
07/04/1895	Currundulla	Bridget Commins	F	Spinster	50 years	Shopkeeper	Cancer of rectum, 12 months		Y	Delia Morris, cousin, PAD	Link
16/06/1895	Currandulla	Margaret Costelloe	F	Married	31 years	Schoolteacher and wife of builder	Chronic tubal nephritis, 1 year, asthenia, 1 week		Y	Mathew Costelloe, husband, PAD	Link
26/10/1895	Corrandulla	Margaret Mooney	F	Widow	71 years	Widow of shopkeeper	Cough, 6 months	N	N	Delia Morris, daughter, PAD	Link
26/01/1896	Currandulla	Kate Collins	F	Widow	87 years	Widow of landholder	Old age and general debility	N	N	Patrick Silk, son-in-law, PAD	Link
20/03/1899	Corrandolla	William Cunningham	M	Married	69 years	Shopkeeper	Chronic bronchitis, 3 months		Y	Honor Cunningham, widow of deceased	Link
14/01/1900	Corrandolla	Mary Fahy	F	Widow	65 years	Widow of farmer	Influenza, 1 week	N	N	Catherine Fahy, daughter, PAD	Link
11/01/1900	Corrondolla	Bridget McDonagh	F	Widow	70 years	Widow of farmer	Influenza, 1 week	N	N	Mary O’Donell, daughter, PAD, Galway	Link
13/05/1900	Corrindolla	James Killilea	M	Married	60 years	Farmer	Haemoptyses, 2 days	N	N	Mary Killilea, daughter, PAD	Link

1901 Census

The 1901 Census of Ireland records the following 10 households, and a further unoccupied house, in Corrandulla.

1. George Cummins (70), farmer, Mary King [née Forde] (24) niece, cook domestic servant, Thomas King (1) grand nephew, and Thomas King (28), farm servant.
2. Mary Scully [née Connor] (73), widow, cottier, and her son Martin (32) agriculture servant.
3. Patrick Silk (70), shoemaker, and his wife Mary (55).
4. Patrick Leonard (56), cottier, his wife Julia [née Phillips] (40), sons Patrick (16), agriculture labourer, John (12) and daughter Mary (9).
5. Anne Killelea [née Hughes] (52) widow, cottier, and daughter Mary (16) general servant..
6. John Forde (45), farmer, his wife Ellen [née Killilea] (63) sons Patrick (21), Michael (19), John (13), Thomas (7) Danial (5) Martin (3) daughters Mary (23) Honor (16) and Bridget (9).
7. John King (30), shopkeeper.
8. John Ward (70), shepherd, his wife Margaret (60) sons Patrick (22), John (18) and daughter Mary (20).
9. Patrick Cunningham (71), farmer, his wife Bridget [née Lynch] (63) and Mary Noone (15) niece.
10. Margaret Hanify (41), national teacher, lodget and boarder; and Mary Regan, national teacher, lodger and boarder, born in County Mayo.
11. Unoccupied.

All of the houses had stone walls with  thatched roofs. Five were second class having three front windows. Three were third class with having front windows, and one was fourth class having no front window. Eight had two rooms with one having one room. Six of the holdings had piggery, four a cow house, four a fowl house, three a barn, three a cart house and two had a stable.

1911 Census

 The 1911 Census of Ireland records  the following 8 households,  plus a further unoccupied house, in Corrandulla.

1. Timothy Newell (33), blacksmith, his wife Mary [née Forde] (32) and son Mark (3).
2. Julia Leonard [née Phillips] (58), widow, cottier; sons Patrick (26) John (21), agriculture labourers, and daughter Mary (18), nurse, demestic servant.
3. Ann Killelea [née Hughes] (66), widow, and daughter Mary (24), both seamstresses.
4. John Forde (64), farmer, wife Ellen [née Killilea] (57), sons Patt (31), Thomas (17), Dan (15), Martin (12) and daughter Bridget (19).
5. Nora King (29), single, shopkeeper, and Helen Murphy (23) boarder, national teacher, born in America.
6. Margaret Ward (73), widow, sons Pat (30), John (27), shepherds, daughter Mary (28) and Lawrence Trayers (12) nephew.
7. Patrick Lynch (43), farmer, his wife Mary [née Noone] (26), sons Martin (5), James (4), Thomas (1), Patrick (8 months), and aunt Bridget Cunningham (73), seamstress.
8. Thomas King (40), farmer,  his wife Mary [née Forde] (37), daughters Maggie (11), Mary (9), Kattie (7) Norah (6) Delia (2) sons Thomas (10), John (8), Michael (4) and George (7 months).
9. Unoccupied.

All houses had stone walls, with eight having thatch and one having a slate, iron or tile roof.  Five of the houses were second class, four were third class with two having four windows, two having three, four having two and one having five. Seven had two rooms, one had three and one had one room. Seven households had a piggery, six a fowl house, four a cow house, three a barn and two a shed.