July, 2022

Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Ballybrahee around 1961. The Irish for this townland, according to Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Baile Bhrachaidhe, which translates to Broughy’s homestead. Ballybrahee or Ballybrahy is in the old civil parish or DED of Kilcoan. There are 160 acres in this townland.

In the 1833 Griffith’s Valuation Applotment Records the townland had eight tenants: Martin Sullivan (42 acres); Michael Murphy (15 acres); Walter Grant (15 acres); Widow Walsh  (6 acres); Patrick Kierivan (31 acres); Edmond Walsh (3 acres); James Freeman (house) and John Sullivan (13 acres).

Danny Dowling, 130 years later, in 1961 recorded 3 families or households in Ballybrahee. Birthdates or birth years are provided for some of the older residents gleaned from available public records. For some time after drafting his notebook, Danny recorded the dates of death or simply recorded that a resident had died. No such entries are found in this townland. The recorded information reveals that in 1961, 21 people resided in Ballybrahee with the population comprised of 9 males and 12 females. The Hoynes family was the largest family with eleven members in the household. There were no households recorded of a single person living alone.

Recorded Residents

Males= 9
Females= 12

Eldest Recorded Resident= Kathleen Hoynes (1917-2018). Kathleen was 44 in 1961. For further information on Kathleen Hoynes (1917-2018), a Glenmore centenarian, see our previous post of 19 September 2021.

Recorded Work

Farmers = 3 (3 males) No other occupations are recorded.

BALLYBRAHEE, GLENMORE RESIDENTS

[1] HOYNES
Hoynes, Philip (b. 1918) Farmer
Hoynes, Kathleen (b. 1917) wife
Hoynes, Michael, son
Hoynes, Mary, daughter
Hoynes, Brigid, daughter
Hoynes, Anna, daughter
Hoynes, Gerard, son
Hoynes, Margaret, daughter
Hoynes, John, son
Hoynes, Carmel, daughter
Hoynes, Rita, daughter

[2] WALSH
Walsh, Patrick (b. 1921) Farmer
Walsh, Margaret, wife
Walsh, Theresa, daughter
Walsh, Martin, son
Walsh, Luke Bernard, son

[3] MURPHY
Murphy, Luke, Farmer
Murphy, Alice, wife
Murphy, Ellen, daughter
Murphy, Daniel, son
Murphy, Margaret, daughter

For further information on Luke Murphy (c. 1927-2003) see our previous post of 15 August 2021.

Please send any corrections or additional information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.

Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh