Reports and Returns Relating to Evictions
in the Kilrush Union (1847-1849)

A LIST of the Number of FAMILIES Evicted on the lands of Moreen,
and dispossessed on the 2nd and 3rd of last June,
by the Sheriff and party of police, the property of Messrs. Westropp.

No.

Heads of Families.

No. in  Family

Males.

Fem.

Quantity of  Land.

Yearly Rent.

£. s. d.

Title.

Cause of Eviction.

Observations.

 

1

Daniel Healy

4

2

2

1½ acre

0 17 0
per acre.

At will.

Non-
payment.

 

2

Michael McGreim

6

3

3

3 acres

0 10 0
per acre.

, ,

, ,

 

3

Martin Frawley

4

2

2

Only a house.

No rent

, ,

. .

 

4

Mary Marrissy, widow

7

3

4

, ,

, ,

, ,

. .

 

5

Michael Turtil

9

3

6

2 acres

1 1 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

Mountain land.

6

Stephen Connor

2

1

1

Only a house.

No rent

, ,

. .

 

7

Bridget Marrissy

3

1

2

2 acres

1 0 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

8

Simon McCarthy

5

3

2

Only a house.

. .

, ,

. .

Land taken from him last year.

9

Thomas Connor

3

1

2

4 acres

1 5 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

10

John Sullivan

3

1

2

Only a house.

0 3 0

, ,

. .

 

11

Widow Hogan

9

6

3

3 acres

3 10 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

Vide Weekly Report dated June 12, for this case.

12

Widow Stack

3

2

1

Only a house.

. .

, ,

. .

 

13

Michael Lillis

7

3

4

, ,

. .

, ,

. .

 

14

Widow McMahon

7

2

5

8 acres

8 0 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

15

Michael Keane

5

1

4

3 , ,

3 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

16

Pat Fitzgerald

9

4

5

7 , ,

6 10 0

, ,

, ,

 

17

Pat Delohery

7

5

2

4 , ,

4 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

18

Widow Kennedy

2

. .

2

No land;
a house.

. .

, ,

. .

 

19

James McMahon

2

2

. .

Only a house.

. .

, ,

. .

 

20

Pat Houlihan

11

6

5

6½ acres

6 10 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

21

Michael Marrissy

4

2

2

5½ , ,

5 10 0

, ,

, ,

 

22

Widow Collins

7

2

5

Only a house.

. .

, ,

. .

 

23

Mary Nevin

7

5

2

, ,

. .

 

. .

 

24

Denis Marrissy

7

4

3

5 acres

5 10 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

25

Thomas Hastings

4

2

2

Only a house.

0 2 6

, ,

. .

 

26

James Healy

4

2

2

4 acres

3 0 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

He has since got land.

27

John Flahive

7

2

5

10 , ,

10 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

28

Michael Flahive

4

2

2

¼ acre & house.

0 5 0

, ,

. .

 

29

Andrew Collins

7

5

2

3½ acres

3 10 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

30

Michael Hogan

8

7

1

7 , ,

7 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

31

Thomas Hogan

7

5

2

5 , ,

5 7 0

, ,

, ,

 

32

John Hogan

3

1

2

Only a house

. .

, ,

. .

 

33

Patrick Hogan

8

7

1

9 acres

8 0 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

34

Thomas Meany

8

4

4

5 , ,

4 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

35

Thomas O’Brien

6

3

3

5 , ,

5 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

36

Widow O’Brien

1

. .

1

Only a house.

. .

, ,

. .

 

37

Widow James O’Brien

4

2

2

, ,

. .

, ,

. .

 

38

Martin Fitzgerald

6

2

4

5 acres

5 0 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 

39

Matthew Foley

7

4

3

8 , ,

4 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

40

Matthew Connell

3

. .

3

6 acres

4 0 0

At will

Non-
payment.

 

41

John Foley Lott

6

3

3

7 , ,

4 0 0

, ,

, ,

 

42

Denis Meaney

4

3

1

3 , ,

1 5 0

, ,

, ,

 

43

John Meaney

4

1

3

Only house.

. .

, ,

, ,

 

44

Widow Dwyre

4

2

2

8 acres

5 4 0

, ,

, ,

 

45

John Delohery

6

1

5

, ,

5 12 0

, ,

, ,

 

46

John Meaney

3

1

2

Only house.

. .

, ,

. .

 

47

Martin Hastings

9

4

5

1 acre

0 13 9

, ,

. .

 

48

Patrick Mullawney

4

3

1

8 acres

5 13 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

Turned out. Father left on the land.

49

William Walsh

7

4

3

Only house.

. .

, ,

. .

Gave two cows a few years ago for this house to one of the tenants.

50

Widow Meskil

4

1

3

1 acre

1 0 0

, ,

. .

Both lived in one house.

51

John Meskil

5

3

2

2 acres

2 0 0

, ,

. .

52

Conner Hassett

5

2

3

8 , ,

4 8 0

, ,

Non-
payment.

 
 

Total

281

140

141

         

Fifty-seven dwelling-houses were levelled on this Property in one day and part of a second.

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