Lisheenanoran / Lisín an Oráin

Compiled by Irene McGoldrick

Irish pronunciation:

Area: 686 acres, 0 roods, 7 perches

Archaeological Information

The below archaeological sites appear in ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II – North Galway’; compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).

Unclassified earthwork. (page 248). On SW-facing slope. Marked on OS Fair Plan as a hachured circle and labelled ‘Fort’ but not marked on OS maps. No visible surface trace survives; the area has been recently forested.

Population Statistics

1841: 41 houses

1851: 39 houses

1861:43 houses

1871: 42 houses

1881: 36 houses

1891: 35 houses, one uninhabited

1901: 31 Houses

1911: 26 Houses

Tithe Applotments (1824)

The Tithe Applotment Books show Fahy, Boyle and partners as tenants of Rochfort on 326 acres

1840 House Books and 1855 Griffiths Valuation

On 6 August 1845 the House Books show Martin Boyle occupying a dwelling, stables and barn; Richard Fahy occupying dwelling, stables, barn and cow house.

On 25 October 1853 the House Books show the following as occupants in Lisheenanoran townland:
Patrick Forde, Myles Cahill, John Boyle, John Ford (Jnr), Michael Ford, Marten Boyle, John Ford (Snr). Patrick Loftus, John Loftus, Thomas Cahill, Bridget Staunton, Thomas Feeny, Edmond Staunton, Bridget Burke (Malachy), Bridget Burke (John), Mary Ford, Mary Macnamarra, Francis Macnamarra, Thomas Fahey (James), James Fahey, John Fahey (1/2) & Thomas Fahey (1/2), Richard Fahey (Jnr), Patrick Fahey , Thomas Cahill (James), John Cahill, Patrick Monaghan, William Ford, Bridget Ford, Patrick Flaherty, Patt Giblin and James Burke (31 houses)

In 1855 Griffith’s Valuation list the following as house occupiers in Lisheenanoran:
Patrick Ford, Myles Cahill, John Boyle, John Ford (Jnr), Michael Ford, Martin Boyle, John Ford (Snr), Patrick Loftus, John Loftus, Thomas Cahill, Bridget Staunton, Thomas Feeny, Edmond Staunton, Michael Staunton, Brgt. Burke (Malachy), Brgt Burke (John), Mary Ford, Mary Macnamarra, Francis Macnamarra, Thomas Fahy (James), James Fahy, John Fahy, Thomas Fahy, Richard Fahy (Jnr), Patrick Fahy, Thos Cahill (James), John Cahill, Patrick Monaghan, William Ford, Bridget Ford, Patrick Flaherty (31 houses, also land held by James Feenaghty but no house)

Lisheenanoran entries in Griffith’s Valuation

1856 Encumbered Estates Sales

In 1856, lands held by Horace Rochfort were auctioned in the Encumbered Estates Court and were bought by the Blake family of Cregg.

The rental maps and particulars give the following information about tenants in Lisheenanoran at the time: Miles Cahill, Thomas Fahy (Jas.), Thomas Feeney, Bridget Staunton, Francis McNamara, Mary McNamara (widow of Patrick), Mary McNamara (widow of Thomas), Richard Fahy junior, Patrick Fahy, Martin Boyle, Richard Fahy senior, James Fahy, John Loftus, Patt Loftus, William Ford, John Cahill, Bridget Burke (widow), Thomas Cahill, Edmond Staunton, John Fahy, John Boyle, John Ford, James Feenarty, Pat. Ford (Daniel), Patrick Monaghan, Bridget Ford (widow of Michael), Bridget Burke Loughlin, Thomas Cahill, Michael Ford (Daniel), John Ford (Andrew).

The particulars note that several tenants on this townland hold in Rundell [Rundale], and the quantities held by each are not ascertained. 30 occupants have been listed.

1871-1901 Deaths

Date	Townland	Name	Sex	Condition	Age	Occupation	Cause	Medical Attendant	Certified	Registered by	Link
27/11/1871	Lissinoran	Bridget Dillon	F	Widow	75 years	Beggar	Debility and exhaustion	N	N	Kate Forde, PAD	Link
25/12/1872	Lissinoran	Thomas Cahill	M	Widower	100 years	Peasant	Exhaustion from senile decay	N	N	John Cahill, occupier	Link
23/02/1873	Lissinoran	Thomas Feeny	M	Widower	66 years	Labourer	Paralysis from a Hurt, a long time	N	N	Mary Feeny, PAD	Link
28/02/1873	Lisheenoran	Roger Flaherty	M	Married	36 years	Labourer	Consumption, seven months	N	N	Patrick Flaherty, occupier	Link
06/03/1873	Lissinoran	Richard Fahy	M	Widower	90 years	Peasant	Old age & imbecility, some time	N	N	Richard Fahy, PAD	Link
10/03/1873	Lissinoran	Bridget Hughes	F	Widow	100 years	Peasant	Bronchitis and debility, a long time	N	N	Richard Fahy, PAD	Link
10/12/1874	Lissinoran	Edmund Staunton	M	Married	67 years	Labourer	Died suddenly, fell down dead	N	N	Patrick Fahy, PAD	Link
11/10/1874	Lisheenoran	Mary Burke	F	Spinster	3 years	Labourer’s child	Whooping cough, some week		Y	John Burke, occupier	Link
02/01/1875	Lissinoran	Bridget Feeny	F	Spinster	3 years	Child of a labourer	Whooping cough, 6 weeks	N	N	Mary Feeny, PAD	Link
04/01/1875	Lissinoran	Honor Burke	F	Widow	83 years	Pauper	Bronchitis & debility, a long time	N	N	Bridget Grady, occupier	Link
03/03/1875	Lissinoran	Honor Hernon	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Exhaustion & debility, some time	N	N	Bartly Elwood, PAD, Muckrush	Link
18/04/1875	Lissinoran	Honor Burke	F	Widow	57 years	Labourer	Cerebral apoplexy, 4 days	N	N	James Glynn, PAD	Link
16/04/1875	Lissinoran	Richard Fahy	M	Bachelor	16 years	Labourer	Diptheria, 10 days		Y	Michael Fahy, occupier	Link
29/11/1875	Lisheenoran	Mary McNamara	F	Widow	70 years	Pauper	Suddenly, 1/4 hour	N	N	Patrick Fahy, PAD	Link
01/12/1875	Lisheenoran	Mary McNamara	F	Widow	70 years	Pauper	Pain in stomach with vomiting	N	N	Thos Forde, PAD	Link
27/05/1876	Lisheenoran	Margaret Forde	F	Widow	86 years	Peasant	Old age & debility, a long time	N	N	Laurence Forde, occupier	Link
27/06/1876	Lisheenoran	Celia Higgins	F	Widow	80 years	Beggar	Old age and exhaustion, 4 weeks	N	N	Kate Hannon, PAD	Link
19/12/1876	Lisheenoran	Mary Gibbons	F	Widow	96 years	Labourer	Exhaustion from old age	N	N	Patrick Gibbons, occupier	Link
18/03/1877	Lisheenoran	Michael Staunton	M	Married	70 years	Peasant	Disease of the stomach, 5 months	N	N	Michael Staunton, occupier	Link
04/05/1877	Lisheenoran	Michael Forde	M	Married	78 years	Peasant	Died, don’t know his disease	N	N	Kate Forde, PAD	Link
02/05/1877	Lisheenoran	Mary Forde	F	Widow	87 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, a few days	N	N	Kate Forde, PAD	Link
26/04/1877	Lisheenoran	Bridget Staunton	F	Widow	80 years	Peasant	Bronchitis, eight days	N	N	Bridget Staunton, PAD	Link
03/04/1877	Lisheenoran	Ellen Stantion	F	Spinster	2 1/2 years	Labourer’s child	Smothering & heart beat, 2 days	N	N	Bridget Staunton, PAD	Link
22/05/1878	Lisheenoran	Bridget Staunton	F	Spinster	6 weeks	Peasant’s child	Suffocative catarrah, 2 days	N	N	Bridget Staunton, PAD	Link
25/11/1878	Lisheenoran	John Fahy	M	Married	65 years	Labourer	Bronchitis, 5 days	N	N	Patrick Fahy, PAD	Link
29/11/1878	Lisheenoran	Malachy Burke	M	Bachelor	17 years	Peasant’s son	Decline, a long time	N	N	James Burke, occupier	Link
14/04/1879	Lisheenoran	Martin Boyle	M	Married	69 years	Peasant	Cough and pain in the side, five days	N	N	Julia Boyle, PAD	Link
15/05/1879	Lisheenoran	Patrick Cavanagh	M	Married	36 years	Labourer	Suffocative catarrh, 18 days		Y	Thomas Lenihan, PAD, Clonbo	Link
29/04/1879	Lisheenoran	John Forde	M	Married	75 years	Peasant	Paralysis, 12 months	N	N	Thomas Forde, PAD	Link
15/07/1879	Lisheenoran	William Fahy	M	Bachelor	12 years	Peasant	Fever, 14 days		Y	Patrick Fahy, occupier	Link
10/12/1879	Lisheenoran	John Burke	M	Married	52 years	Labourer	Hepatitis & dropsy, 9 months	N	N	Denis Collins, PAD	Link
24/12/1881	Lisheenoran	Thomas Fahy	M	Widower	90 years	Peasant	Old age and debility, long time	N	N	Richard Fahy, occupier	Link
02/04/1883	Lisheenoran	Mary Cahill	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Debility and old age, 12 months	N	N	James Cahill, son and occupier	Link
02/05/1883	Lisheenoran	Edmund Cahill	M	Married	67 years	Farmer	Asthma, 6 years	N	N	James Cahill, son, PAD	Link
28/08/1883	Lisheenoran	Margaret Hannen	F	Widow	85 years	Peasant	Chronic bronchitis, 2 months	N	N	John Staunton, occupier	Link
02/11/1883	Lisheenoran	John Feeny	M	Bachelor	2 years, 7 months	Child of a labourer	Croup, 3 days	N	N	William Feeney, father and occupier	Link
03/02/1884	Lisheenoran	Julia Boyle	F	Spinster	1 year, 10 months	Peasant’s child	Measles, 10 days	N	N	Martin Boyle, father and occupier	Link
15/07/1884	Lissinoran	Laurence Forde	M	Married	48 years	Peasant	Chronic nephritis, 2 years		Y	Celia Forde, wife, PAD	Link
27/10/1884	Lissinoran	Margaret Monaghan	F	Spinster	15 months	Peasant’s child	Croup, 7 days	N	N	Thomas Monaghan, father and occupier	Link
13/11/1884	Lissinoran	Bridget Staunton	F	Spinster	3.5 years	Peasant’s child	Croup, 1 week	N	N	Ellen Staunton, mother, PAD	Link
10/02/1886	Lissinoran	Patrick Fahy	M	Bachelor	2 hours	Peasant’s child	Weakness after birth, 24 hours		Y	Mary Fahy, cousin, PAD	Link
02/03/1886	Lisheenoran	Bridget Fahy	F	Married	24 years	Peasant	Puerperal metritis, 3 weeks		Y	Richard Fahy, husband, PAD	Link
06/06/1887	Lisheenoran	Margaret Gibbons	F	Married	60 years	Weaver’s wife	Bronchitis, one week	N	N	Michael Gibbons, son, PAD	Link
25/11/1887	Lisheenoran	Penelope Duggan	F	Spinster	30 years	Servant	Emphysema pulmonum, 18 months, anasarca, 3 months		Y	Stephen Duggan, father of deceased and occupier	Link
10/01/1887	Lisheenoran	Patrick Fahy	M	Bachelor	23 years	Labourer	Phthisis, 6 months		Y	Richard Fahy, brother, PAD	Link
04/04/1888	Lisheenoran	Patrick Flaherty	M	Widower	79 years	Peasant	Pleuritis, one week	N	N	Thomas Forde, PAD	Link
17/04/1888	Lisheenoran	Mary Boyle	F	Spinster	14 years	Peasant’s daughter	Brain Fever, 14 days		Y	Julia Boyle, mother, PAD	Link
07/02/1889	Lisheenoran	John Forde	M	Married	85 years	Peasant	Bronchtiis, one year, smothering, 2 weeks	N	N	Kate Forde, daughter-in-law, PAD	Link
25/04/1889	Lisheenoran	Thomas Fahy	M	Married	77 years	Small farmer	Hemiplegia, 9 weeks	N	N	Honor Fahy, widow of deceased, PAD	Link
12/07/1889	Lisheenoran	Julia Stanton	F	Spinster	17 years	Labourer	General rheumatism, 9 months, rheumatic carditis, 9 months		Y	Bridget Molloy, PAD, Clonboo	Link
16/07/1889	Lisheenoran	Honor Boyle	F	Widow	77 years	Poor widow	Old age and debility, bedridden, many years	N	N	Honor Small, PAD, Park	Link
20/10/1889	Lisheenoran	Patrick Fahy	M	Married	73 years	Peasant	Suddenly from weakened heart	N	N	Brian Fahy, son, PAD	Link
17/03/1890	Lisheenoran	Honor Flaherty	F	Widow	70 years	Peasant	Weakness and debility, 4 days	N	N	Thomas Flaherty, son, PAD	Link
23/03/1890	Lisheenoran	Margaret Staunton	F	Widow	68 years	Peasant	Typhus fever, 10 days		Y	Ellen Staunton, daughter-in-law, PAD	Link
30/03/1890	Lisheenoran	Bridget Staunton	F	Spinster	32 years	Peasant	Typhus fever, 11 days		Y	Ellen Staunton, sister-in-law, PAD	Link
06/04/1890	Lisheenoran	Patrick Staunton	M	Married	45 years	Peasant	Typhus fever, 10 days		Y	Ellen Staunton, widow of deceased, PAD	Link
12/01/1891	Lisheenoran	Catherine Devany	F	Widow	82 years	Peasant	Suffocative bronchitis, 2 weeks	N	N	Martin Boyle, PAD, Lisheenoran	Link
08/02/1891	Lisheenoran	John Boyle	M	Married	77 years	Peasant	Dyspnoes, 5 years, acute dyspnoes, 5 days	N	N	Michael Boyle, son, PAD	Link
20/07/1891	Lisheenoran	Julia Staunton	F	Widow	86 years	Peasant	Weakness and exhaustion, one week	N	N	Michael Staunton, son and occupier	Link
30/08/1891	Lisheenoran	Ellen Forde	F	Spinster	17 years	Peasant	Consumption, 12 months	N	N	Michael Forde, brother, PAD	Link
29/02/1892	Lishenoran	Julia Boyle	F	Spinster	8 years	Peasant’s child	Rheumatic carditis, 3 weeks	N	N	Martin Boyle, father, PAD	Link
19/04/1892	Lisheenoran	Patrick Fahy	M	Married	70 years	Peasant	Influenza, 3 weeks	N	N	Bridget Forde, PAD	Link
13/06/1893	Lisheenoran	Julia Small	F	Spinster	25 years	Servant	Haemoptysis, suddenly, consumption, 1 year	N	N	Martin Boyle, uncle and occupier, Lisheenoran	Link
25/06/1893	Lisheenoran	Mary Farraher	F	Spinster	8 years	Peasant’s child	Vomiting and pain in the stomach, 1 week	N	N	James Farraher, father, PAD	Link
07/09/1893	Lissinoran	Martin Fahy	M	Bachelor	36 years	Peasant	Renal congestion and anasarca, 3 months and 7 days		Y	Patrick Fahy, brother, PAD	Link
21/09/1893	Lissinoran	Bridget Forde	F	Widow	84 years	Poor widow	Severe cold, 2 weeks	N	N	Patrick Forde, son, PAD	Link
17/01/1894	Lisheenoran	John Ford	M	Bachelor	17 years	Labourer	Pain in the stomach, 2 days	N	N	Bridget Ford, sister, PAD	Link
26/05/1894	Lishanoran	Mary Boyle	F	Widow	65 years	Widow of labourer	Bronchitis, 3 years	N	N	Michael Boyle, son, PAD	Link
07/09/1894	Lishenoran	Stephen Duggan	M	Married	75 years	Labourer	Debility and old age, 11 weeks	N	N	Ellen Duggan, wife, PAD	Link
28/07/1895	Lishenoran	John Scully	M	Married	90 years	Landholder	Syncope, 1 hour	N	N	John Scully, grandson, PAD	Link
05/11/1895	Lishenoran	Bridget Staunton	F	Married	62 years	Wife of landholder	Chronic stomach ?, 18 months	N	N	Martin Staunton, son, PAD	Link
05/01/1898	Lisheenoran	Honor Rooney	F	Widow	30 years	Widow of landholder	Old age and general debility	N	N	Michael Rooney, PAD	Link
10/02/1898	Lishenoran	Julia Cahill	F	Widow	76 years	Widow of landholder	Chronic bronchitis, 2 years	N	N	James Cahill, son, PAD	Link
30/11/1898	Lishenoran	Kate Forde	F	Widow	80 years	Widow of landholder	Pain in back, 10 weeks	N	N	Joseph Kean, grandson	Link
01/02/1901	Lishenoran	Mary Fahy	F	Widow	72 years	Widow of farmer	Bronchitis, 1 week	N	N	Patrick Fahy, son, PAD	Link

Deaths in Lisheenanoran, 1871-1901

1901 Census

The 1901 census shows 31 houses in Lisheenanoran.

Michael Staunton lived with wife Ellen, son Patrick and daughters Anne, Mary and Julia
Ellen Staunton lived with sons Edmond, John, Martin and daughter Margaret
William Feeney lived with wide Mary and son Thomas
John Staunton lived with son Martin and daughter Ellen
Murty Forde lived with wife Mary, sons Thomas, John, Michael, James, Patrick, daughters Julia and Bridget, and his brother Michael
William Fahey lived with wife Mary, son John and daughter Bridget
John Cahill lived with wife Honor, son James and sister Winifred
Martin Boyle lived with wife Julia, son Martin, daughters Honor, Sarah, Catherine and Mary
Daniel Boyle lived with wife Bridget
Patrick Forde lived with his wife Kate, sons Patrick, Michael, John and James, daughters Bridget and Mary
Thomas Boyle lived with wife Honor, sons John and Michael. Mary Leonard is also listed in this house as a general servant
Bartley Keane lived with wife Mary, sons Michael, Joseph, John and Robert, and daughters Anne and Bridget
Patrick Herwood lived with wife Bridget, son Thomas and daughter in law Julia
Patrick Murphy lived with wife Ellen
Mary Duggan, a cottier, lived on her own
Celia Forde lived with son John and daughters Bridget and Celia
Honor Fahey lived with daughter Kate and sons Richard and Patrick
Richard Fahey lived with wife Mary, sons James and Martin, daughters Bridget and Kate
Richard Fahey lived with wife Bridget and daughters Celia, Mary, Honor and Bridget
James Cahill lived with wife Bridget and niece Celia Forde
Ellen Whelan, a cottier, lived on her own (Landholder recorded as James Cahill)
Thomas Monaghan lived with wife Catherine and son Thomas
Patrick Fahey lived with wife Kate, sons John, Martin James, daughters Mary, Bridget and Kate
Thomas Fahy lived with wife Mary
Andrew Forde lived with wife Bridget, sons John and James
Kate Burke lived with her sister Celia Burke
Mary Fahey lived with daughter Ellen and sons Richard, Bryan and John
James Burke lived with wife Kate and son John
Margaret Burke lived with son John
Tomas Flaherty lived with wife Mary, sons Patrick, John, daughters Mary, Delia and Honor
Honor Farraher lived on her own
A Roman Catholic Chapel is also listed

20 of the houses were second class dwellings with 3 front windows in front and between two and three rooms. 10 houses were third class dwellings with two front windows (one house only having one) and two room. One house was classed as a fourth class dwelling – this house had no front windows and the column for rooms is left blank.

Only one page of two is available describing out offices and farm steadings returns for Lisheenanoran. This shows 11 stables, 13 cow houses, 7 calf houses, 12 piggeries, 4 fowl houses, 11 barns and 12 Cart houses.

1911 Census

The 1911 Census shows 26 houses

Micheal Staunton lived with his wife Ellen, son Patrick and daughter Anne
Ellen Staunton lived with her sons John, Martin and daughter Margert
Thomas Flaherty lived with his wife Mary, sons Pat, John, Thomas, daughters Delia, Honor, Ellen and Katie
Kate Burke lived on her own
Richard Fahey lived with wife Ellen and brothers John and Bryan
Celia Garvey lived with her sister Kate Burke
Andrew Forde lived with wife Bridget, son John, daughter in law Julia, grand daughter Mary and grand son Andrew
Patrick Fahey lived with wife Kate, sons John, James and daughter Kate
Catherine Monaghan lived with her son Thomas
Celia Forde lived with her son John
Richard Fahy lived with his wife Bridget and daughters Mary, Honor, Bridget, Julia and Kate
Richard Fahey lived with his brother Patrick and sister Kate
Richard Fahy lived with his wife Mary and sons Patrick and Martin
James Cahill lived with his wife Bridget, sons Thomas, Michael, Martin, John, daughters Mary and Julia
Ellen Whelan lived with boarder Mary Flesk (Landholder recorded as Michael Staunton)
Julia Boyle lived with son Martin and daughter Mamie
Daniel Forde lived with wife Mary, sons Thomas, Micheal, daughters Mary and Kate
Patrick Forde lived with wife Kate, sons Micheal, John, James, Martin, Andey, Thomas, Charle and daughter Maggie
Thomas lived with wife Honoria, sons John, Michael, Martin, Patrick, daughters Mary and Ellen
Mary Keane (shopkeeper) lived with her sons Micheal, Robert and daughter Bridget
Thomas Herwood lived with his wife Julia, daughter Mary and son Patrick
Murty Forde lived with his brother Michael, wife Bridget, son Thomas, John, Patrick and daughter Bridget
William Fahy lived with wife Mary and son John
James Cahill lived with wife Mary, son John and daughter Celia
Martin Staunton lived with wife Margaret, sons John, Martin and daughter Delia
William Feeney lived with wife Mary and son Thomas

23 of the houses were second class dwellings with most having three front windows (one having four) and two rooms. Three of the houses were deemed third class, one having two windows in the front, the others having one. Two of the third class houses had two rooms, one had one room.

There were 23 stables, 23 cow houses, 18 piggeries, 23 barns and 18 sheds in Lisheenanoran in 1911.

Lisheenanoran / Lisín an Oráin

2 thoughts on “Lisheenanoran / Lisín an Oráin”

Margaret Kerr
March 31, 2020 at 10:51 pm

Found this of great interest as a Staunton.
Maureen Cahill
November 18, 2021 at 2:24 pm

James Cahill lived with his wife Bridget, sons Thomas, Michael, Martin, John, daughters Mary and Julia – the Martin is my father who came to New Zealand in the 1930s and died here in 1991. In NZ he met and married Mary Grealish from Lisheenavalla, Claregalway.
Bridget was née Greaney. Thomas’s son runs the farm now. Dad talked about losing 2 brothers in the 1918 Influenza Pandemic – that must have been Michael and John.

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