Where is the townland of Cullaun in 1911?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:12 am
Some of the postings by Sharon Carberry and Jimbo on the topic of “Information on Thomas McNamara, Glandree” have taken us to Wisconsin. And I am reminded of the interesting map of the route to Wisconsin taken by the O’Loghlin brothers in 1849, donated to Clare Library by Ben Bares in 2014: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... oghlin.htm. According to this “Clan Ólochlainn” site, three of the brothers, Bryan Fergus, Donagh and Terence maintained their individual journals through their departure from the port of Limerick to their arrival at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA in October 1849: https://olochlainn.wordpress.com/2019/0 ... s-of-1849/. It would be great to see more of those journals – did the brothers set out with the intention of going to Fond du Lac?
The Patrick O’Loughlin who is listed in Grifftih’s Valuation of Cullaun (Rathborney Parish) may be another brother. Patrick O’Loughlin is leasing a house and 269 acres from Capt. Frs. McNamara. He is the only tenant in Cullaun. There is some well presented information regarding Patrick’s son, also called Patrick (c1854 – 19??), on Ireland Reaching Out: https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/histor ... oughlin-jr . Patrick b. abt. 1854 is confused with the Patrick in Griffith’s Valuation, but otherwise the information is very helpful. It shows Patrick (Junior) in the 1901 census, with his wife, Margaret [Flaherty], and their 10 children (plus a visiting tailor), living in Cullaun, Mount Elva DED.
I’ve failed to find this family in the 1911 census. The name of the DED has been changed to Ballyvaghan (note spelling). All the townlands in the 1901 Mount Elva DED are in Ballyvaghan DED in 1911, except Cullaun and Slievenabillog. The Currans, the only occupants of Slievenabillog in 1901, are in Ballyconnoe in 1911, so Slievenabillog (= Leafy Mountain) must be unoccupied. But I can’t see the O’Loughlins anywhere nearby.
The death of Margaret O’Loghlen [née Flaherty], a widow aged 73, was registered in Ballyvaughan in 1937. She died in Cahermaan, but the record describes her as the widow of Patrick O’Loghlen of Cullaun: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 280314.pdf. Also, the record of the marriage of Elizabeth Agnes OLoghlin, daughter of Patrick OLoghlin, in 1911, gives her address as Cullane: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 614182.pdf. So I think the O’Loghlins were still living in Cullaun/Cullane in 1911. But has Cullaun been moved to another DED?
I did a virtual drive (courtesy of Google maps) along the road that passes through Cullane (to the right, off the N67, going from Ballyvaughan to Lisdoonvarna). All around is bogland, or moorland. I felt close to the sky and was reminded of “Wuthering Heights.” This was where a branch of the O’Loghlen’s held a fastness in late medieval times, before the Forfeitures and Distribution: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... parish.htm
Sheila
The Patrick O’Loughlin who is listed in Grifftih’s Valuation of Cullaun (Rathborney Parish) may be another brother. Patrick O’Loughlin is leasing a house and 269 acres from Capt. Frs. McNamara. He is the only tenant in Cullaun. There is some well presented information regarding Patrick’s son, also called Patrick (c1854 – 19??), on Ireland Reaching Out: https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/histor ... oughlin-jr . Patrick b. abt. 1854 is confused with the Patrick in Griffith’s Valuation, but otherwise the information is very helpful. It shows Patrick (Junior) in the 1901 census, with his wife, Margaret [Flaherty], and their 10 children (plus a visiting tailor), living in Cullaun, Mount Elva DED.
I’ve failed to find this family in the 1911 census. The name of the DED has been changed to Ballyvaghan (note spelling). All the townlands in the 1901 Mount Elva DED are in Ballyvaghan DED in 1911, except Cullaun and Slievenabillog. The Currans, the only occupants of Slievenabillog in 1901, are in Ballyconnoe in 1911, so Slievenabillog (= Leafy Mountain) must be unoccupied. But I can’t see the O’Loughlins anywhere nearby.
The death of Margaret O’Loghlen [née Flaherty], a widow aged 73, was registered in Ballyvaughan in 1937. She died in Cahermaan, but the record describes her as the widow of Patrick O’Loghlen of Cullaun: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 280314.pdf. Also, the record of the marriage of Elizabeth Agnes OLoghlin, daughter of Patrick OLoghlin, in 1911, gives her address as Cullane: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 614182.pdf. So I think the O’Loghlins were still living in Cullaun/Cullane in 1911. But has Cullaun been moved to another DED?
I did a virtual drive (courtesy of Google maps) along the road that passes through Cullane (to the right, off the N67, going from Ballyvaughan to Lisdoonvarna). All around is bogland, or moorland. I felt close to the sky and was reminded of “Wuthering Heights.” This was where a branch of the O’Loghlen’s held a fastness in late medieval times, before the Forfeitures and Distribution: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cocla ... parish.htm
Sheila