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

LIST of PERSONS Evicted and Houses Levelled on the Lands of Dromellohy,
in the Electoral Division of Kilmaclunane [Kilmacduane], Kilrush Poor Law Union, County of Clare,
on the 9th August, 1848, the Marquis of Conyngham’s Property : Marcus Keane, Agent.

No.

Heads of Families.

No. in Family

Males.

Fem.

Quantity of Land.

Yearly Rent.

£. s. d.

Cause of Eviction.

Title.

Observations.

1

 Patt Blake

6

3

3

½ acre

. .

. .

At will

  

2

 James Clohessy

4

3

1

5½ acres

3 16 6

Non-
payment.

, ,

  

3

 John Clohessy

3

1

2

5½ , ,

3 16 6

, ,

, ,*

  

4

 Connor Killeen

9

4

5

1½ , ,

1 0 0

, ,

, ,

  

5

 Widow Tubredy

2

. .

2

½ acre

. .

, ,

, ,

  

6

 Connor Tubredy

4

2

2

6 acres

3 18 0

, ,

, ,*

  

7

 Patt Murphy

8

4

4

6 , ,

3 18 0

, ,

, ,*

  

8

 Patt O’Brien

3

2

1

4 , ,

2 8 0

, ,

, ,

  

9

 John Higgins

8

4

4

4 acres

2 8 0

Non-
payment.

At will

  

10

 John O'Neill

5

3

2

1½ , ,

1 10 0

 , ,

, ,

 Three more of this family died in the poor-house

11

 Patt Flynn

4

2

2

House

. .

. .

, ,

 Work- rent.

12

 Michael O’Donnell

6

1

5

, ,

. .

. .

, ,

, ,

13

 Stephen Meskil

3

2

1

, ,

. .

. .

, ,

, ,

14

 Charles Griffin

3

2

1

6 acres

4 16 0

Non-
payment.

, ,

  

15

 Pat Maloney

7

4

3

House

. .

. .

, ,*

 Work-rent.

16

 Pat Brown

12

4

8

6 acres

4 16 0

Non-
payment.

, ,*

  

17

 Widow McMahon

3

1

2

2 , ,

1 4 0

, ,

, ,*

  

18

 Peter Slattery

3

2

1

. .

. .

. .

. .

 Only a lodger with Clohessy

19

 Daniel McNamara

3

2

1

5 acres

2 10 0

Non-
payment.

At will

  

20

 Peter McNamara

4

3

1

House

. .

. .

, ,

 Work-rent.

21

 Austin O’Loughlin

6

2

4

3 acres

1 14 0

Non-
payment.

, ,

  

22

 Widow O’Loughlin

7

2

5

3 , ,

1 14 0

, ,

, ,

  

23

 Widow Magee

4

2

2

House

. .

. .

, ,

 Work-rent.

24

 Widow Collins

2

1

1

3 acres

1 12 0

. .

, ,

  

25

 Darby McNamara

6

2

4

9 , ,

4 10 0

. .

, ,

  

26

 Martin McGrath

9

5

4

5 , ,

2 10 0

. .

, ,

  

27

 Pat McNamara

5

3

2

5 , ,

2 10 0

. .

, ,*

  

28

 Widow Anglam

3

1

2

1½ , ,

0 18 6

. .

, ,*

  

29

 John Honlihan

3

2

4

1½ , ,

0 18 6

. .

, ,*

  

30

 Widow Keane

6

2

4

House

. .

. .

, ,

 Work-rent.

31

 Patt Anglam

3

2

1

½ acre

0 5 0

. .

, ,

  

32

 Pat Mullins

3

1

2

1½ , ,

1 10 0

. .

, ,

  

33

 Michael Anglam, jun.

2

2

. .

1½ , ,

1 10 0

. .

, ,

  

34

 Widow Simon O’Loughlin.

4

2

2

½ , ,

0 5 0

. .

, ,

 Distress compelled this man to leave his house last May to seek employment. On his return he found it levelled.

35

 Malachi Meskil

8

2

6

2 , ,

1 0 0

. .

, ,

36

 Daniel Flynn

4

2

2

House

. .

. .

, ,
 

Total

175

85

90

        

Those marked thus*, their houses were not levelled, and the care-takers who took possession allowed the evicted to remain in them for a few days on their own responsibility.

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