December, 2022

Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling (1927-2021) recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Ballinlammy, Glenmore around 1961.

Background

The Irish for this townland, according to O’Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Ireland (1969, p. 112) is Baile na léime, which translates as place of the jump. The townland is comprised of 612 acres and is found in the Civil Parish of Kilcolumb. The Irish Scholar John O’Donovan (1806-1861) provided this translation but made no reference to the jumping feat in his works. “The more ancient name was Baile Dhaith, David’s homestead, and the upper portion is called Baile Dhaith Mhoir, big David’s homestead. This is a very long narrow stretch of upland running north and south for almost 3 miles.” For further information on Slieverue born John O’Donovan see our post of 13 March 2021.

Tithe Applotment Books 1829

In the 1829 Tithe Applotment Books the townland of Ballinlammy’s landlord was David O’Neill Power Esq. (c. 1783-1863) of Snow Hill House, Slieverue. About the time of Griffith’s Valuation David O’Neill Power was adjudicated “a lunatic.” There were 11 tenancies listed in the Applotment Records for Ballinlammy, listed below with the associated statute acres. [1] Thomas Rochford, 82 acres; [2] Capt. Power (fox cover) 1 acre; [3] James Fitzgerald, 1 acre; [4] Edmond Costold & Richard Ryan, 102 acres; [5] John Walsh, 15 acres; [6] Martin Doherty & Patt Kennedy, 64 acres; [7] Robert Malone, 85 acres; [8] Martin Murphy, 3 acres; [9] Nicholas Murphy, 79 acres; [10] John & James Doherty, 61 acres; and [11] Michael & James Walsh, 33 acres.

Ballinlammy, Glenmore 1961

Danny Dowling’s mother was born and reared in Ballinlammy. In 1961, Danny recorded 11 families or households in Ballinlammy. 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 or left the townland. The recorded information reveals that in 1961, 53 people resided in Ballinlammy with the population comprised of 27 males and 24 females. The largest family was the Irish family with 11 in the household. There was no household recorded with a person living alone. All information under residents of Ballinlammy not in Danny’s original list has been placed in brackets[ ].

Recorded Residents of Ballinlammy, Glenmore 1961

Males= 28
Females=25
Eldest Recorded Resident= The eldest resident recorded in the townland was John Irish (1888-1963) who was 73 in 1961. John was the son of James Irish and his wife, Johanna Henneberry, of Ballinlammy. John was married to Brigid Irish née Murphy (1895—1987).  The couple are believed to have had 19 children. Brigid was the daughter of Edward Murphy and his wife, Bridget Wall, of Davidstown, Glenmore. Brigid’s obituary may be found on our family I surname page.

Recorded Work

Farmer= 8 (7 Males; 1 Female)
Farm Worker= 8 (8 Males)
Carpenter =1 (1 Male)
Foundry Worker= 1 (1 Male)
Metal Worker=1  (1 Male)
Domestic= 3 (3 Females)
Shopkeeper=1 (1 Male)
Nurse=1 (1 Female)

Ballinlammy, Glenmore Residents 1961

[1] IRISH

Irish, John (10 Sept. 1888) Farmer   (died 6 Feb. 1963)
Irish, Brigid (6 Feb. 1884 1895) wife [The correct year is 1895]
Irish, James, son, farm worker
Irish, Margaret, daughter-in-law
Irish, John G., grandson
Irish, Seamus, grandson
Irish, Breda, granddaughter
Irish, Catriona, granddaughter
Irish, Carmel, granddaughter
Irish, Robert, son, farm worker
Irish, Ryan, farm worker

[2] DOHERTY

Doherty, William (6 May 1892) Farmer
Doherty, Bridget (13 Feb. 1896) wife
Doherty, Michael, son, farm worker
Moore, Joseph, boarder (gone to Aylwardstown)  [According to Danny Dowling’s notes Joe Moore came from Wexford and trapped rabbits].

[3] DOHERTY

Doherty, Patrick, Farmer
Doherty, Robert, brother, farm worker
Doherty, Mary, sister

[Doherty, Katie, sister, RGN in the County and City Infirmary, Waterford]
[Doherty, Patrick (c. 1887-1951) father]
[Doherty, Anastatia née Cody (c. 1894-1959) mother]

[4] WALSH

Walsh, Joseph, Carpenter
Walsh, Margaret, wife
Walsh, Gerard, son
Walsh, Bernadette, daughter
Walsh, Brendan, son
Doran, Julia, sister-in-law

[5] MORAN

Moran, Thomas (b. 1920) Farmer
Moran, Parker? (b. 1921) brother, foundry worker

[6] MURPHY

Murphy, Martin (3 June 1906) Farmer [Danny Dowling’s uncle]
Murphy, Elizabeth (3 June 1916) wife
Murphy, Michael, son
Murphy, Mary, daughter
Murphy, John Joe, son
Murphy, Patrick, son

[7] MURPHY

Murphy, Edmond, Farmer  [known as Murphy’s of the Mountain]
Murphy, Brigid, mother
Murphy, Margaret, sister, domestic
Murphy, Mary Anne, sister
Murphy, Statia, sister, domestic
Murphy, Martin, brother, farm worker
Murphy, Bridget, sister, domestic

[8] MARTIN

Martin, Nicholas, Farm Labourer
Martin, Ellen,  wife
Martin, Bridget, daughter
Martin, Mary, daughter
Martin, Henry, son

[9] MORAN

Moran, Robert (b. 1922) Metal Worker
Moran, Bridget (b. 1914) wife
Moran, Hubert,  son

[10] WALSH

Walsh, Ellen,  Farmer
Walsh, Thomas, son, farm worker
Walsh, Ellen, daughter
Walsh, Margaret, daughter

[11] HENNEBERRY

Henneberry, Nicholas (23 June 1912) Shopkeeper [Danny said the shop was in Waterford]
Henneberry, Joan, wife

[Update 23 Dec. 2022–one helpful reader remarked that the last two families [10] Walsh & [11] Henneberry were actually in Davidstown rather than Ballinlammy. The 1911 Census (the last publically released census) does provide that the Henneberry family resided in Davidstown. Over the years the townland divisions changed as well as the parish lines. Per Danny’s notes he sought to record residents similar to how he believed the Garda Siochana recorded residents as census collectors in 1961.]

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In the near future we hope to publish an article regarding landlord Davd O’Neill Power (c. 1783-1863) as well as a short article on Joe Moore and his time in Glenmore as recorded by Danny.

The featured photo above is of a movie poster of Butterfield 8 starring Elizabeth Taylor. For her role in this movie Elizabeth Taylor won her first Oscer in 1961 (Best Actress). Special thanks to Paraic Dowling who shared the photo of his grandmother Katie Murphy née Doherty on her first day of work at the Co. & City Infirmary, Waterford in Dec. 1949.

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

Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh