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Kilbride, Glenmore (1961)
Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Kilbride, Glenmore around 1961. The Irish for this townland, according to O’Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Cill Bride, or St. Brigid’s church. The townland is comprised of 378 acres. “This long townland stretches from the Ballyfasey (sic) road to within less than a mile of Glenmore village. Carrigan states that the holy well, Tobar Bride, was drained and destroyed in 1842; also that the baptismal font and holy-water stoup of the old church lie in the graveyard. Fields here are Croichtin na g cnemh, little croft of the bones, and Pairc Mhanais, Manus’s field.” For further information on the old Kilbride graveyard click here.
In the 1830 Griffith’s Valuation Applotment Records the townland had three landlords: George Caulfield; Mary Anne Tighe, widow and Hariet Cuffe. The tenants included: Thomas and Michael Freney (93 acres); Thomas Malone (32 acres); James, Laurence and Edmond Mackey (40 acres); John, Mary, Michael Colleton & James Walsh (85 acres); John Colleton, James Reddy, Edmond Hanrahan, James McDonell & Andrew Dunn. It appears that the last group of men held 114 acres in commonage). Eleven years later, Edmond Hanrahan was a witness in an 1841 murder that took place in Kilbride. See our previous blog post of 18 July 2021 regarding the murder, our blog post of 21 July 2021 regarding the trial and lastly our blog post of 24 July 2021 regarding the killer’s sentencing and execution.
Danny Dowling in 1961 recorded 10 families or households in Kilbride. 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, 43 people resided in Kilbride with the population comprised of 22 males and 21 females. The John Culleton family was the largest family with 8 family members in the household. There were 2 households ( James Reddy & Thomas Freyne) where it was recorded that a single person lived alone.
Recorded Residents
Males= 22
Females= 21
Eldest Recorded Resident = The oldest Kilbride resident was James Culleton, Sr. (24 January 1867-23 July 1962 ) who was 94 in 1961. On the 8th of December 2019 Danny Dowling stated that old Jim Culleton was born when the New Ross bridge was knocked down by ice. The New Ross mid-wife was not able to attend at his birth because the bridge was destroyed. For further details see the end of our blog post of 14 December 2019.
Recorded Work
Farmer = 7 (7 males) (including 1 retired farmer)
Farm Labourer/Worker = 5 (5 males)
Carpenter = 4 (4 males) (including 1 retired carpenter)
Building Labourer = 1 (1 male)
Oil Lorry Driver = 1 (1 male)
Butter Maker = 1 (1 female)
KILBRIDE RESIDENTS
[1] POWER
Power, Mary (25 July 1871) (died 20 June 1961)
Synott, Patrick, farm worker
Synott, Anastatia, wife
[2] REDDY
Reddy, James (13 July 1926) Farmer
[3] CULLETON
Culleton, John (18 Oct. 1911) Farmer
Culleton, Margaret (1917) wife
Culleton, James, son, farm worker
Culleton, Johanna, daughter
Culleton, Mary, daughter
Culleton, Patrick, son
Culleton, John, son
Culleton, James, Sr. (24 June 1867) father, retired farmer
[4] CULLETON
Culleton, Michael (18 Oct. 1878) Farmer (died 28 Feb. 1962)
Culleton, Alice (5 June 1895) wife
Culleton, James, son, farm worker
Morrissey, James (6 May 1896) boarder, farm worker
[5] KENNEDY
Kennedy, Patrick (13 Oct. 1890) Retired Carpenter (dead no date recorded)
Kennedy, Johanna (28 Sept. 1892) wife
Kennedy, Martin, son, carpenter
Kennedy, Richard, son, carpenter
Kennedy, Edward, son, carpenter
Kennedy, Margaret (28 Oct. 1929) daughter
[6] FREYNE
Freyne, James (27 July 1905) Farmer
Freyne, Mary Anne (30 Oct. 1908) wife
Freyne, Johanna, daughter, butter maker (married & left home)
Freyne, James, son, farm worker
Freyne, Mary Katherine, daughter
Freyne, Bridget, daughter
Freyne, Margaret, daughter-in-law
[7] GRACE
Grace, William (1917) Farmer
Grace, Ellen (1925) wife
Grace, Mary, daughter
Grace, Margaret, daughter
Grace, Alice, daughter
[8] HANDRICK
Handrick, Patrick (3 Sept. 1907) Building Labourer
Handrick, Margaret (1917) wife
Handrick, Garrett, son
Handrick, James, son
Handrick, Kathleen, daughter
Handrick, Bridget, daughter
[9] MURRAY
Murray, John, Oil Lorry Driver
Murray, Eileen, wife
[10] FREYNE
Freyne, Thomas, Farmer
Please send any corrections or additional information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.
The featured photo above is the Kilbride graveyard.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh
Flemingstown, Glenmore (1961)
Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Flemingstown around 1961. The Irish for this townland, according to Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Baile Phleimeann, or Fleming’s homestead. The townland is comprised of 196 acres and located in the civil parish of Kilcoan. Flemingstown had a hamlet which is found on the Ordinance Survey. Tobar Chuain, St. Cuan’s holy well, is a quarter of a mile from St. Cuan’s church site, and Tobar Mhuire are in this townland. Tobar Mhuire is the source of the Glenmore Village water. See our blog post of 23 May 2020 concerning the Glenmore Village water works in the 1930’s.
In the 1830 Griffith’s Valuation Applotment Records the townland had two listed landlords namely: Mr. Wm. Dennis of Waterford and Tobias Budd, a minor. Interestingly these two were also the listed landlords for Weatherstown. It was noted that there were no leases in Flemingstown. The listed tenants included: Patrick Mullins (45 acres) Laurence Mullins (18 acres); Patrick Mullins and Patrick Walsh (23 acres); John Butler (18 acres); Thomas Butler (22 acres) John Mullins (18 acres); Patrick Skierivan (12 acres); ? Hartilly (house); Tobias Budd (12 acres); and Bros. Fowd? (house)
Danny Dowling in 1961 recorded only 3 families or households in Flemingstown. 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, 16 people resided in Flemingstown with the population comprised of 7 males and 9 females. The Fitzgerald family was the largest family with seven members in the household. There was no household recorded of a single person living alone.
Recorded Residents
Males= 7
Females= 9
Eldest Recorded Resident= James Fitzgerald (1888-1963) who was a native of Knockbrack, Glenmore. At the time of his death in 1963 James was 74 years of age, thus he was 72 in 1961. A copy of his obituary is located on our family page and may be accessed by clicking here. It provides that James was a native of Knockbrach, Glenmore and married Lizzie Burke. According to local farmers James bought the Felix Mullins farm in Flemingstown.
Recorded Work
Farmers = 3 (3 males)
Farm workers = 2 (2 males)
Motor mechanic = 1 (1 male)
Rate collector = 1 (1 male)
Shop assistant = 1 (1 female)
Domestic servant =1 (1 female)
FLEMINGSTOWN RESIDENTS
[1] DUGGAN
Duggan, Richard (12 Dec. 1894) Farmer
Duggan, Mary (26 Feb. 1901) wife
Duggan, Thomas, son, motor mechanic
Duggan, Richard, son, rate collector
[2] MULLINS
Mullins, Nicholas (3 July 1913) Farmer
Mullins, Maureen (1923) wife
Mullins, Mary, daughter
Mullins, Geraldine, daughter
Mullins, Breda, daughter
[3] FITZGERALD
Fitzgerald, James (12 Oct. 1888) Farmer (died 26 Jan. 1963)
Fitzgerald, Elizabeth (8 March 1900) wife
Fitzgerald, Paul, son, farm worker
Fitzgerald, James, son, farm worker
Fitzgerald, Elizabeth, daughter, shop assistant
Pender, Joan, boarder, domestic servant
Fitzgerald, Mary, daughter-in-law
As often happened in the past sometimes in a single townland two or three people shared the same name which often led to confusion. To remedy this nic names were bestowed. Sometimes the reason for the nic names are obvious sometimes they are not. Danny Dowling interviewed Mary Stapleton, of Slieverue in 1977 [DD Notebook 4]. Mary stated that there were three Paddy Mullins in Flemingstown, at the one time in the 19th century. They were known by the following names: (1) Pad Fada—Mary Stapleton’s grandfather [Long Paddy]; (2) Pad Mór—[Big Paddy]; and (3) Pad Beg—[Small Paddy].
For earlier blog posts on former Flemingstown folks click on the dates below:
Fr. John Duggan (1932-2021) of Flemingstown, Glenmore and his connection to the American Football Classic, Superbowl IX (post of Nov. 14, 2021).
James Mullins (1841-1912) of Flemingstown, Glenmore who became the Clerk of the Carrick-on-Suir Union (post of 10 January 2021)
Edmund Hartley (1836-1915) a native of Flemingstown who emigrated to the US and returned for a visit in 1913 (post of 18 October 2020).
Please send any corrections or additional information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.
The featured photo above was on the front page of the Irish Farmer’s Journal of 9 September 1961.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh
Cappagh, Glenmore (1961) [Updated]
Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Cappagh, Glenmore around 1961. The Irish for this townland, according to Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Ceapach, which translates to a tillage plot. The townland is comprised of 162 acres. Kelly notes that the townland is “part of the pretty village of Glenmore, a modern village without a public house until very recently, is on the southern border of this townland. Most of the village is in Graiguenakill and the R.C. church and National School are in Robinstown.”
In the 1833 Griffith’s Valuation Applotment Records the townland was referred to as Cappa and located in the Civil Parish of Kilcoan. The landlord of Cappagh and Ballybrahy was George Toie (?), of Waterford. There were 15 tenants listed in the townland: [1] Lawrence Boulger (37 acres); [2] Thomas Boulger (42 acres); [3] Walter Boulger (7 acres); [4] James Cashen; [5] Richard Dumphy (sic) (4 acres); [6] James Forestal (2 acres); [7] Edward Grant (8 acres) ; [8] Patrick Roach (4 acres); [9] Michael Alward (sic); [10] Patrick Henebury (1 acre); [11] Bridget Neil (house); [12] Edmund Shannahan (house); [13] John Butler (house); [14] Michael Conoly (sic) (house); and [15] Thomas Green (house).
Danny Dowling in 1961 recorded six families or households in Cappagh. 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, 38 people resided in Cappagh with the population comprised of 19 males; 18 females and one unknown. Two families tied for the largest family of the townland. The Ennett family had eight members in the household as did the Wattie Power family. There was no household recorded of a single person living alone.
Recorded Residents
Males= 19
Females= 18
Unknown= 1 (first name of child born c. 1961 not recorded)
Eldest Recorded Resident = Ellen Cassin (1879-1963) née Malone was a native of Ballyduff, Piltown. She moved to Glenmore after her marriage. Ellen died in 1963 at the age of 88 and had been a widow since 1907. Her obiturary is located on our families page click here to access it. Her husband James Cassin’s tragic drowning was the subject of a blog post of 8 November 2020.
Recorded Work
Farmer = 1 (1 male)
Farm Labourer/Worker = 1 (1 male)
General Labourer = 1 (1 male)
Shop Keeper = 1 (1 female)
Shop Assistant = 1 (1 female)
Creamery Worker = 1 (1 male)
Creamery Shop Assistant = 1 (male)
Motor Garage Worker = 1 (1 male)
Motor Panel Beater =1 (male)
Road Worker = 1 (male)
National Teachers = 3 (2 females; 1 male)
Postman = 1 (1 male)
Factory Worker (Meat)= 1 (1 female)
Factory Worker = 1 (1 male)
CAPPAGH RESIDENTS
[1] ENNETT
Ennett, Patrick (5 July 1903) Farmer
Ennett, Mary (b. 1921) wife
Ennett, Marguerite, daughter
Ennett, John, son
Ennett, William, son (died 2 April 1962) (1948-1962)
Ennett, James, son
Ennett, Francis, son
Ennett, Desmond, son
[For a recording made by John Ennett, see our post of 7 April 2020]
[See our blog post of 5 August 2020 concerning the memories of Jimmy Ennett of Glenmore in the 1960’s and 1970’s]
[2] POWER
Power, Walter (8 Feb. 1912) Postman
Power, Bridget (29 Aug. 1910) wife
Power, Elizabeth “Elsie”, daughter, shop assistant
Power, John, son, motor panel beater
Power, Patrick, son, farm worker
Power, Margaret, daughter, meat factory worker
Power, Daniel, son, motor garage worker
Power, Michael, son
[3] JONES
Jones, Patrick (5 Feb. 1897) Road Worker
Jones, Alice (5 April 1890) wife
Jones, Patrick, son, creamery worker
Jones, Seamus, son, general labourer
[See our blog post of 25 April 2021 regardjng the efforts of the Jones brothers to save a man from drowning.]
[4] CASSIN/DOYLE/SUTTON
Cassin, Ellen (15 Feb. 1879) Retired (“died”—no date of death provided)
Doyle, Anastatia (15 Nov. 1906) daughter
Sutton, John, grandson-in-law, factory worker
Sutton, Ellen, granddaughter [of Ellen Cassin]
Sutton, Margaret, great-granddaughter
Sutton, Anne, great-granddaughter
Sutton, (no first name provided) (Suttons “gone to live in Ferrybank”)
[5] HEFFERNAN
Heffernan, Eileen (b. 1923) Shop Keeper
McEvoy, Helen, boarder, National Teacher
McEvoy, Morgan, boarder, National Teacher
Shanahan, Mary, boarder, National Teacher
[6] WALSH
Walsh, William (2 March 1912) Creamery Shop Assistant
Walsh, Margaret (b. 1917) wife
Walsh, Patrick, son
Walsh, Eamonn, son
Walsh, Marion, daughter
Walsh, Anne, daughter
Walsh, Monica, daughter
[See our post of 27 February 2022 written by Mrion Cody Hendrick née Walsh regarding the entertainment businesses of Bill Walsh (1912-1985).]
Please send any corrections or additional information to glenmore.history@gmail.com. The featured drawing above depicts women’s fashions at Easter 1962 (advertisement by Shaw’s) Munster Express, 30 March 1962, p. 5).
[Update 4 Nov. 2022: Special thanks to Jackie Walsh for sharing the photo of her mother (Margaret Ryan) and her siblings.]
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh
Moulerstown or Ballyvoulera, Glenmore (1961) [Updated]
Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Moulerstown or Ballyvoulera around 1961. The Irish for the townland of Ballyvoulera, according to Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Baile Bholaerigh or Bowler’s homestead. The townland is comprised of 323 acres and it is in the old civil parish or DED of Kilcoan. Kelly makes no mention of Moulerstown.
In the 1833 Griffith’s Valuation Applotment Records the townland is spelled as Moulerstown and Mowlerstown. The landlord is listed as Mr. John Doyle, of Graiguenamanagh, and it is noted that there were no leases. However, there is a list of six residents and the land they farmed including: James Butler (4 acres of first class land); Richard Walsh (118 acres of second class land); James Rigby (73 acres of third class land); Patrick Fitzgerald (19 acres of fourth class land); Laurence Rigby (32 acres of fifth class land) and Thomas Grace (listed but no further details). Unfortunately, Danny is not available to explain why there were no leases. It is assumed that the listed farmers worked directly for the landlord.
Danny Dowling, in 1961 recorded five families or households in Moulerstown. 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. The recorded information reveals that in 1961, 25 people resided in Moulerstown with the population comprised of 19 males and 6 females. The Butler family was the largest family with seven members in the household. There were no households recorded of a single person living alone.
Recorded Residents
Males= 19
Females= 6
Eldest Recorded Resident= John Fitzgerald (18 March 1881- 5 Feb.1970). According to the Diary kept by James Aylward of Ballyhobuck, Glenmore and copied by Danny Dowling [DD Notebook 2] John Fitzgerald, of Moulerstown and Molly Fitzgerald, of Knockbrack, were married on Sunday the 1st of July 1906. In searching for John’s date of death we came across a number of articles after 1961 concerning John’s success at various horse shows. For example in 1968 at the age of 87 John won two classes at the Inistioge Horse Show. Class 1—The Royal Dublin Society; Premiums for Suitable (non Thoroughbred) Mares 7 years and younger and Class 2—Prize for Colt Foal. (Munster Express, Fri. 31 May 1968, p. 14). A copy of John’s obituary has been added to our family pages and may be accessed by clicking here.
Recorded Work
Farmers = 4 (all males)
Farm Workers = 8 (all males)
Creamery Workers = 1 (male)
Factory Workers (meat) = 1 (male)
Machine Fitter = 1 (male)
MOULERSTOWN RESIDENTS
[1] FITZGERALD
Fitzgerald, John (18 March 1881) Farmer
Fitzgerald, Paul (b. 1915) son, creamery worker
Fitzgerald, Luke (b. 1916) son, farm worker
Fitzgerald, John, son, farm worker
Fitzgerald, Michael, son, factory worker (meat)
Fitzgerald, Thomas, son, farm worker
[2] RYAN
Ryan, Patrick (18 Aug. 1896) Farm Worker [died 21 Oct. 1968]
Ryan, Johanna (14 March 1906) wife [died 9 Jan. 1971]
Ryan, John, son, machine fitter
[3] GREENE
Greene, Thomas (b. 1917) Farmer
Greene, Margaret (b. 1919) wife
Greene, Thomas, son
Purcell, Ellen, sister-in-law
[4] DOHERTY
Doherty, Michael (22 Sept, 1881) Farmer (died 18 March 1964)
Doherty, Kat (sic) (11 Feb. 1898) wife
Doherty, Edward, son, farm worker
Doherty, Richard, son, farm worker
Doherty, John, farm worker
[5] BUTLER
Butler, Martin (25 May 1903) Farmer
Butler, Johanna (1 May 1913) wife
Butler, James, son, farm worker
Butler, Edward, son
Butler, Francis, son
Butler, Martin, son
Butler, Bridget, daughter
During our newspaper search we came across another interesting article. As previously highlighted at the end of December 1961 Telefís Éireann began broadcasting. Michael Doherty, of Moulerstown, Glenmore was hired as a member of the technical staff of the fledgling television station. It was noted that Michael was “a former pupil of New Ross Technical School, he served his apprenticeship with Mr. P.J. Maddock, Electrical Contractor, Mary St., New Ross. He subsequently went to England, and was on the maintenance staff of Messrs. Henry Ford Ltd. He was later on the technical staff of the BBC. He secured the position with Telefís Éireann as a result of a competitive examination, gaining first place from twelve candidates.” (New Ross Standard, 9 March 1962, p. 16).
Please send any corrections or further information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.
The featured photo above is John Fitzgerald, of Moulerstown, Glenmore with his mare “Kilt” at the Piltown Show in September 1961. The mare won 2nd and 3rd prizes as well as a Premium (Munster Express, Fri. 15 Sept. 1961, p. 3).
Update 4 Nov. 2022–Special thanks to Jackie Walsh for sharing the photo of her grandparents Pat & Hannie Ryan.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh
Ballyveria, Glenmore (1961)
Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling recorded regarding the residents of the townland of Ballyveria around 1961. The most common spelling of this townland locally, as reflected on head stones, is Ballyveria. However, the older records reflect a number of spellings including Ballywairy. The Irish for this townland, according to Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Ballyvaire, Baile Mhaire, or Maire’s homestead. This townland is comprised of 483 acres. Interestingly this is one of the shortest entries by Kelly, and the information above is the total information provided by Kelly concerning this townland.
In the 1830 Griffith’s Valuation Applotment Records the townland was referred to as Ballyveraea and had 3 listed landlords (George Caulfield, Esq.; Mary Anne Tighe, widow; and Hariet (sic) Cuffe) and 12 tenants: Michael Ribby (24 acres); Sylvester Shelley (17 acres); Robert Ryan (30 acres); William Donovan (31 acres); Martin Malone (32 acres); Laurence Carroll and Walter Power (63 acres); John Donovan (34 acres); Richard Grace (34 acres); John Deneefe (30 acres); John Walsh (9 acres); and Daniel Byrne (4 acres). In July 2021 we posted three articles concernings a murder that took place in 1841 involving residents of Ballyveria: (1) The Murder of Michael Ribby (Rigby) of Ballyveria; (2) Murder trial of Patrick Donovan of Ballyveria and
(3) The Sentencing and Execution of Patrick Donovan.
Danny Dowling in 1961 recorded 8 families or households in Ballyveria. 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, 36 people resided in Ballyveria with the population comprised of 17 males and 19 females. The Long family was the largest family with eight members in the household. There was one household recorded of a single person living alone (Michael Boyle).
Recorded Residents
Males= 17
Females= 19
Eldest Recorded Resident= Mary Phelan (1883-1963) née Hennessy. According to Mary’s obituary she was for many years a teacher in the Ballyfacey School. A copy of her obituary has been added to the family pages and may be accessed by clicking here.
Recorded Work
Farmers = 4 (4 males)
Farm Labourer/Worker = 3 (3 males)
Council Worker = 1 (male)
Housemaid = 1 (female)
Creamery Butter Maker = 1 (male)
Motor Mechanic =1 (male)
Road Worker = 1 (male)
BALLYNERIA RESIDENTS
[1] RIGBY
Rigby, Daniel (25 Dec. 1885) Farmer
Rigby, Catherine (1 April 1910) wife
Rigby, Michael, son, farm worker
Rigby, Anastatia (9 March 1893) sister
[2] MURPHY
Murphy, Patrick (22 Nov. 1897) Farmer
Murphy, Ellen, wife
Murphy, Thomas, son
Murphy, Matthew, son
Murphy, Patrick Michael, son
Murphy, Anastatia (1918) sister
[3] LONG
Long, James (13 Feb. 1912) Council Worker
Long, Margaret (12 Aug. 1913) wife
Long, Walter, son, road worker
Long, William, son, farm labourer
Long, Kathleen, daughter, housemaid
Long, Margaret, daughter
Long, Breda, daughter
Long, Theresa, daughter
[4] BOYLE
Boyle, Michael (10 Sept. 1886) Farmer
[5] PHELAN
Phelan, John (15 Sept. 1920) Farmer
Phelan, Mary (4 March 1883) mother
[6] YOUNG
Young, Richard (26 Sept. 1906) Farm Worker
Young, Johanna, wife
Young, Johanna, daughter
Young, Richard, son
Young, Seamus?, son
Young, Margaret, daughter
Young, Patricia, daughter
[7] O’CONNOR
O’Connor, Luke (1918) Creamery Butter Maker
O’Connor, Ellen, wife
O’Connor, Brigid, daughter
O’Connor, Mary, daughter
O’Connor, Kathleen, daughter
O’Connor, George?, son
[8] DWYER
Dwyer, Margaret (4 July 1909)
Dwyer, Michael (9 April 1940) son, motor mechanic(Moved to England)
The featured photo above is Captain W.A. Ringrose winning the International Jumping Competition (Pembroke Stakes) at the Dublin Horse Show in August 1961 riding Lochan Easpaig. [According to my resident expert, this horse was bred in Mullinavat.]
[Updated 19 Aug. 2022: Munster Express, Fri. 7 May 1965, p. 16
Famed Jumper—The outstanding jumper, Loch Ann Easpaig, bred in Mullinavat, and later sold to the Irish Army, added to his already high reputation as prize winner at various international contests when he won the Grand Prix de la Ville at Nice, Southern France, on Thursday of last week, with a faultless round, and followed this up by winning the Nice International Horse Show event on Sunday last. The rider on both occasions was Commdt. Wm. A. Ringrose, and in the latter competition, Loch An Easpaig was the only entrant with two clear rounds over fourteen fences.]
Please send any corrections or additional information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh
Ballyfacey, Glenmore (1961)
Today, we are going to feature information that Danny Dowling (1927-2021) recorded regarding the Glenmore residents of the townland of Ballyfacey, around 1961. However, first a couple of facts concerning 1961. Disney released in 1961 its classic 101 Dalmatians that has stood the test of time. On 13 August 1961, fences began to be erected in Berlin that later became the Berlin wall–which did not stand the test of time.
Place of the Waste Land
The Irish for this townland, according to O’Kelly’s, The Place Names of the County of Kilkenny (1969, p. 109) is Baile an fhásaigh which translated is place of the waste land. Situated in the old civil parish of Kilbride, this townland is divided into upper and lower Ballyfacy. The total acreage of Bllyfacey is 998 acres. According to O’Kelly “a great new forest stretches from Ballyfasey Upper widening through Ballynoony to Glenpipe…and Ballyfacey village nestles near the cross-roads.”
Ballyfacey Irish Field Names
Some of the field names recorded by O’Kelly include:
Bán an bhaile, the village bawn;
Bán ard;
Bán mórl Bán na lao;
Carraig an rointe, rock of the division (but O’Kelly states it might be carraig an rince, rock of the dancing; Croichtin;
Currachs’ Frachans, bilberry land;
Gort nua; Páircín na lao;
Páirc na stille, the spring well field;
Seangharraí; and
Stríoca fada, the long stripes.
Past Blog Posts
Ballyfacey was featured in our previous blog post of 8 March 2020 concerning the failed Ballyfacey evictions in 1885, and on 27 June 2022 we posted a short article on the The School Collection: Ballyfacey National School, Local Heroes.
Danny’s List
Danny Dowling, in 1961 recorded families or households in the townland of Ballyfacey. 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. The recorded information reveals that in 1961, 45 people resided in Ballyfacey Upper and 26 in Ballyfacey Lower, for a total of 71 residents. The population the townland was comprised of 35 males and 34 females. There were two children where it was not possible to determine the gender of the children. The John Phelan family was the largest family with thirteen members in the household. There were no households recorded of a single person living alone.
Recorded Residents
Males= 35
Females= 34 (The gender of 2 children not recorded.)
Eldest Recorded Resident= Bridget Walsh née McDonald (27 March 1870-25 Aug. 1961) of Ballyfacey Upper. Bridget died shortly after Danny made his list of residents. At the time of her death in August 1961 Bridget was 91 years of age. Her obituary from the Munster Express has been added to our W family page.
Recorded Occupations
Farmers = 12 ( 9 males including a retired farmer; 3 females)
Farm Workers = 9 (all males)
Co. Council Workers = 2 (males)
Creamery Workers = 1 (male)
Teachers = 1 (male)
Knit Organizer = 1 (female)
Shop Keeper = 1 (female)
RESIDENTS OF BALLYFACEY LOWER, GLENMORE
[1] O’CONNOR
O’Connor, George (9 Jan. 1881) Retired Farmer (dead—no date of death recorded)
O’Connor, Bridget (1 Aug. 1886) wife
O’Connor, John (21 Dec. 1913) son, farmer
O’Connor, Katherine, daughter-in-law
O’Connor, Bridget, granddaughter
[2] O’CONNOR
O’Connor, George (b. 1920) Farmer
O’Connor, Bridget (b. 1925) wife
O’Connor, Mary, daughter
O’Connor, Alice, daughter
O’Connor, Bridget, daughter
O’Connor, Patrick, son
O’Connor, Patrick (b. 1923) brother, creamery worker
[3] PHELAN
Phelan, William (2 Feb. 1902) Farmer
Phelan, James (6 April 1894) brother, farm worker
[4] RYAN/MURPHY
Ryan, Bridget (9 March 1882)
Ryan, John (6 Jan. 1912) son, Council worker
Murphy, Michael, son-in-law, Council worker
Murphy, Catherine, daughter
Murphy, Richard, grandson
Murphy, Bridget, granddaughter
Murphy, Margaret Mary, granddaughter
[5] FREYNE
Freyne, Edward (12 May 1889) Farmer
Freyne, Johanna (11 Feb. 1903) sister
Freyne, Margaret (4 March 1908) sister
[6] McDONALD
McDonald, James (23 June 1914) Farmer
McDonald. Patrick (11 Sept. 1918) brother, farm worker
RESIDENTS OF BALLYFACEY UPPER, GLENMORE
[7] O’MUIRITHE
O’Muirithe, Diarmuid (11 Nov. 1935) School Teacher (Family moved to New Ross)
O’Muirithe, Maire (31 Jan. 1935) wife, knitting organiser
O’Muirithe, Sean
O’Muirithe, Barra
O’Muirithe, (infant)
[8] AYLWARD
Aylward, Mary (2 Nov. 1904) Farmer
Aylward, John, son, farm worker
Aylward, Daniel, son, farm worker
Aylward, Bridget, daughter-in-law
Aylward, Matthew, grandson
Aylward, Mary, granddaughter
Aylward, James, grandson
[9] DEADY
Deady, Margaret (5 Feb. 1902) Farmer
Deady, John, son, farm worker
Deady, Anna, daughter
Deady, Patrick, son, farm worker
Deady, Michael, grandson
[10] DOLLARD
Dollard, James (27 March 1902) farmer
Dollard, Mary (27 May 1910) wife, (died 8 Jan. 1963)
[11] PHELAN
Phelan, John (17 July 1908) Farmer
Phelan, Statia (10 April 1916) wife
Phelan, Michael, son, farm worker
Phelan, Kathleen, daughter
Phelan, Mary, daughter
Phelan, John, son
Phelan, Denis, son
Phelan, James, son
Phelan, Noreen, daughter
Phelan, Thomas, son
Phelan, Anastatia, daughter
Phelan, Eileen, daughter
Phelan, Bridget, daughter
[12] WALSH
Walsh, Richard (8 Dec. 1913) Farmer
Walsh, Kathleen (15 Nov. 1914) wife
Walsh, Breda, daughter
Walsh, Philip, son, farm worker
Walsh, Thomas, son, farm worker
Walsh, Richard, son
Walsh, Andrew, son
Walsh, Bridget (27 March 1870) mother
[13] DUNPHY
Dunphy, Mary (27 March 1902) Farmer (died 24 Aug. 1961)
Dunphy, Richard, son, farm worker
Dunphy, Eileen, daughter-in-law
[14] YOUNG/O’LEARY
Young, Johanna (13 Aug. 1890) (died 9 Oct. 1960?)
O’Leary, Kate (25 Dec. 1910) niece, shopkeeper
Please send any corrections or further information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh