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Early Census Data
1841 - 18 people (13 males & 5 females) 3 houses
1851 - 24 people (15 males & 9 females) 3 houses
1861 - 26 people (18 males & 8 females) and 3 houses
Population evicted by Landlord in April 1861
| No | Surname | First | Relationship | Religion | Education | Age | Occupation | Status | Born | ||
| 1851 | |||||||||||
| John Sweeney and Catherine Gallagher Household | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sweeney | John | Head | Farmer | |||||||
| Sweeney | Catherine | Wife | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Edward | Son | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Hugh | Son | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Hannah | Dau | |||||||||
| Gallagher | Biddy | Servant | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Hugh | Visitor | |||||||||
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Notes: 1. John son of Edward Sweeney and Hannah Heuston - see below 2. The family entered the Letterkenny Workhouse 9 Apr 1863 and the following details were recorded -
- Owen (John) 60 - labourer -
married - RC - Infirm - left Workhouse 8 May 1863 3. Children of John and Catherine - - Hannah married John Callaghan - see 1901 Tullanascreen census |
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| 1851 | |||||||||||
| Edward (Eamon Rua) Sweeney and Hannah Heuston Household | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sweeney | Edward | Head | Farmer | |||||||
| Sweeney | Hannah | Wife | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Ambrose | Grandson | Teacher at Nat School | ||||||||
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Notes: 1. Edward son of Edward (Eamonn
Mór) MacSweeney (15th
Chief of the Sweeney Doe Clan, b.1738 d.1834) and Catherine
MacSweeney
2. Edward died abt 1855
3. Children of Edward and Hannah -
- Edward died bef 1851 -
Hugh married Isabella Gallagher - see below
- James married Mary Timoney - see below
- John married Catherine
Gallagher - see above -
Catherine married Myles Sweeney. Died 25 Dec 1895 Glenfin - see
1901 census Altlahan, Kilteevoge
4. Ambrose Sweeney son of Myles and Catherine Sweeney - see
Cornagullion census |
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| 1851 | |||||||||||
| James Sweeney and Mary Timoney Household | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sweeney | James | Head | Farmer | |||||||
| Sweeney | Mary | Wife | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Edward | Son | Labourer | ||||||||
| Sweeney | Dominick | Son | Herding cattle | ||||||||
| Sweeney | John | Son | At school | ||||||||
| Sweeney | Biddy | Dau | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Mary | Dau | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Hugh | Son | |||||||||
| Sweeney | Michael | Son | |||||||||
| McDevitt | Nancy | Servant | |||||||||
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Notes: 1. James, son of Edward Sweeney and Hannah Heuston (above), died 5 Jan 1883 in Stramore Lower 2. Children of James and Mary - - James, born after 1851, married Bridget Sweeney - see Drumsallagh census - Edward married Grace Sweeney, sister to James's wife Bridget - see Stramore census - Dominick married Mary Harley 22 Feb 1887 in Christchurch, New Zealand - see Ardachrin census - Bridget married Hugh Daly - see Derrora census - Mary married James Sweeney - see Devlin census - Michael emigrated to America - died 1 Dec 1915 in Santa Barbara, California |
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| 1851 | |||||||||||
| Hugh Sweeney and Isabella Gallagher Household | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sweeney | Hugh | Head | Farmer | |||||||
| Sweeney | Peggy | Dau | Spinning wool | ||||||||
| Sweeney | Dan | Son | Ploughing | ||||||||
| Sweeney | James | Son | Taking care of house | ||||||||
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Notes: 1. Census notes - Wife Isabella dead, son Edward absent 2. Hugh son of Edward Sweeney and Hannah Heuston - see above 3. Children of Hugh and Isabella - - Daniel married Bridget Gallagher - see Stramore census - James immigrated to Australia and married Margery Gallagher, Drumnawooa, dau of Feragal Gallagher and Margery Gallagher, 5 Mar 1878 in Sidney |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
| Stephen O'Donnell and Anne Carlin Household | |||||||||||
| 5 | O'Donnell | Stephen | Head | RC | RW | 40 | Shepherd | Married | Donegal | ||
| O'Donnell | Anne | wife | RC | RW | 26 | Married | Donegal | ||||
| O'Donnell | Mary | dau | RC | Can't read | 5 | Farmer's dau | single | Donegal | |||
| O'Donnell | Kate | dau | RC | Can't read | 4 | Farmer's dau | single | Donegal | |||
| O'Donnell | Dan | son | RC | Can't read | 2 | Farmer's son | single | Donegal | |||
| O'Donnell | John | son | RC | Can't read | 5mths | Farmer's son | single | Donegal | |||
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Notes: 1. Stephen O'Donnell, Derryveagh, son of Daniel, Glebe Hill, married Anne Carolan, Drumsallagh, dau of Manus, Drumsallagh, 26 Feb 1895 at Termon. Witnesses Mary McConnell, Barracktown (Drumsallagh) and John Doohan, Maghernashangan. See scan from Marriage Register 2. Anne Carlin dau of Manus Carlin and Anne Coyle of Drumsallagh. See Drumsallagh census 3. Children of Stephen and Anne - - Mary Anne b 26 Dec 1895 - Catherine b 11 Apr 1897 - Daniel b 15 Jan 1899 - John b 12 Oct 1900 - Manus b 29 Jul 1902 - Rose b b 6 Jul 1904 in Altnadague - Grace -Stephen - James b 23 Feb 1913 in Derryveagh 4. Family in Roshin in 1911 - see Roshin census |
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| 1911 | |||||||||||
| Philip Reilly and Susan Kelly Household | |||||||||||
| 6 | Reilly | Philip | Head | RC | RW | 49 | RIC pension | married | Cavan | ||
| Reilly | Susan | Wife | RC | RW | 35 | married | 11 yrs | 4 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
| Reilly | Rose Ann | dau | RC | RW | 10 | Scholar | single | Donegal | |||
| Reilly | James | son | RC | Only reads | 5 | Scholar | single | Donegal | |||
| Reilly | Mary Jane | dau | RC | Can't read | 3 | single | Donegal | ||||
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Notes: Philip Reilly, Church Hill, son of Philip Reilly & Jane Porter, Cavan, married Susan Kelly dau of Cornelius Kelly & Ellen Connaghan, 9 Nov 1899 - see Maghernashangan census Philip and Susan are buried in Gartan - see Headstone Inscription & photograph |
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