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Burke households in Kilcolman (Clanmorris) per Griffith’s Valuation, 1856

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Hon. Frank Gilbert, Ex-Sub. Treasurer, U.S. Illustration: Surveying Land, in “Diamond Points, or Things We Should Know. A Compendium of Facts, Forms, Methods and Laws, for the Safe Conduct of Businesss.” Chicago: The Borland Publishing Company, 1893. Image is in the Public Domain.

Contents :

Introduction :

This page contains a summary of the Burke households in the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris), county Mayo, as recorded in 1856 by Griffith’s Valuation.

By way of explanation, the Primary Valuation —or Griffith’s Valuation, as it came to be known— was surveyed between 1848 and 1864. As chairman of the Board of Works of Ireland, Richard John Griffith (1784–1878) —later, Sir, Bart.— was charged with leading a team of surveyors to accomplish this impressive task. The purpose of the valuation was to assess poor rates on occupiers of all lands held in Ireland. In essence, it was a property tax geared to the size of a land holding and the number of buildings thereon. While only the head of household was recorded, much can be learnt from studying the tables and the accompanying maps, whether for family history research or a local history project.

Burke households in the parish of Kilcolman :

The survey books contained information under the following headings:

… which are captured in the following table with the exception that summary totals, only, are displayed for the rateable annual valuation amounts. Note that the table summarizes Burke occupiers by townland in alphabetical order; also, that land measures were expressed in English statute acres (A), roods (R), and perches (P). See also the accompanying townland map, and analysis and remarks.

No.Townland / OccupierLessorDescriptionAreaValuation

5a
ARDROE townland :
– Edward Burke

Edward G. Bell

Land, house, offices

58A 3R 28P

£14 10s 0d

4-12
BALLINPHUILL townland :
– 11 tenants

Isidore Burke

Land, houses, offices

53A 1R 9P

£44 12s 0d

1-9
BALLYNABREHON SOUTH:
– 9 tenants

Isidore Burke

Land, houses, offices

About 305 acres

abt. £165
5BALLYNEW townland:
– Peter Burke

Edward G. Bell

Land

4A 0R 24P

Total for
6aDitto.Ditto.Land, house, offices1A 0R 31Pfour
7DittoDitto.Land7A 3R 17Pholdings
8Ditto.Ditto.Land3A 1R 23P= £8 8s 0d

1
BELLFIELD townland:
– Edward Burke

Edward G. Bell

Land & herd’s house

69A 1R 14P

£33 10s 0d
2Ditto: James CaryEdward BurkeLand4A 2R 25P£0 16s 0d

1
CLARE townland:
– Edward Burke

James D. Browne

Land

9A 0R 29P

£5 5s 0d
7gDitto: James BurkeDitto.HouseNo land£0 8s 0d
75Ditto: Michael BurkeDitto.Land2A 3R 7P£1 17s 0d
76cDitto: Peter MaleeJames BurkeGarden and house0A 0R 9P£0 5s 0d
76pDitto: Martin PrendergastEdward BurkeGarden and house0A 0R 15P£0 7s 0d
76qDitto: Denis KinnaneDitto.HouseNo land£0 4s 0d
76rDitto: John SolanDitto.Garden and house0A 0R 15P£0 10s 0d
94aDitto: Henry BurkeJames D. BrowneLand & one cottageshared 6A 13P
with 3 tenants
£1 11s 0d

6
Town of CLAREMORRIS:
– Henry Burke

James D. Browne

Garden, Court-street

0A 0R 18P

£0 4s 0d
11Ditto: Henry BurkePeter BrowneHouse (forge),
Court-street
No land£0 12s 0d
12Ditto: Henry Burke (lodgers)Henry BurkeHouse, Court-streetNo land£0 8s 0d
13Ditto: John HackettDitto.House, Court-streetNo land£0 8s 0d
14Ditto: Henry Burke (lodgers)Ditto.House, Court-streetNo land£0 8s 0d
15Ditto: UnoccupiedDitto.House, Court-streetNo land£0 8s 0d
16Ditto: Patrick ThomasDitto.House, Court-streetNo land£0 8s 0d
4Ditto: Michael BurkeJames D. BrowneHouse and yard,
Church-street
No land£2 0s 0d
10Ditto: Michael BurkeDitto.House and yard,
Church-street
No land£1 0s 0d
32Ditto: Henry BurkeJames D. BrowneHouse and yard,
Church-street
No land£1 10s 0d
48Ditto: Michael BurkeJames D. BrowneHouse, forge, & small
garden, Castlebar st.
No land£1 10s 0d

8ab
CLAREMOUNT townland:
– Michael Burke

James D. Browne

Land & two cottages

5A 2R 0P

£3 18s 0d

1
CLOONMORE LOWER townland:
– Isidore Burke

In fee

Land

100A 0R 14P

for both =
2Ditto: Isidore BurkeIn feeLand31A 3R 21P£4 15s 0d
3-21Ditto: 19 tenantsIsidore BurkeLand, houses, officesAbout 265 acres£93 1s 0d

16
CUILTYBO townland:
– Isidore Burke

In fee

Land

74A 3R 16P

£1 0s 0d
17-38Ditto: 38 tenantsIsidore BurkeLand, houses, officesAbout 350 acres~ £130

1-17
CURNEEN townland:
– 18 tenants

Isidore Burke

Land, houses, offices

280A 2R 18P

£80 8d 0d

18a
DRUMNEEN townland:
– William Burke

Sir R.L. Blosse, Bt.

House and land

19A 2R 25P

£2 7s 0d
20Ditto: William BurkeDitto.Land75A 0R 21P shared
with 12 others
£0 5s 0d

1-17
GARRYREDMOND townland:
– 23 tenants
Edward G. Bell &
Walter Burke
Primarily land and
herds’ house
About 420 acres£148 5s 0d
18Ditto: Edward G. Bell
and Walter Burke
Lord Oranmore &
John Frestor
Land203A 3R 1P£1 0s 0d
£1 0s 0d

1c
1t
GARRYWADREEN townland:
– Ulick Burke

Edward G. Bell

Land, house, offices
Cottage

18 tenants shared
287A 0R 32P


£3 8s 0d
1dDitto: Thomas BurkeDitto.Land, house, & officesDitto.£6 0s 0d

1a
GORTFADDA townland:
– Edward Burke

Edward G. Bell

Land and one cottage

10A 2R 27P

£6 10s 0d

12a
KILBEG townland:
– Patrick Burke

James D. Browne

Land, house, offices

61A 2R 0P

£17 15s 0d

1a
LISBAUN townland:
– Edward Burke

Lord Oranmore

Land & herd’s house

31A 0R 12P

£15 5s 0d

2b
LISDUFF townland:
– James Burke

James D. Browne

Land, house, office

shared 15A 2P 33R

£1 6s 0d

1s
LUGATEMPLE townland:
– Patrick Burke

J. & M. Hanly

Garden and house

0A 1R 20P

£0 5s 0d

2
MACE LOWER townland:
– Isidore Burke

In fee

Land

99A 0R 27P

£2 13s 0d
1, 3-33Ditto: 34 tenantsIsidore BurkeLand, houses, officesAbout 412 acres~ £142

32
MACE MIDDLE townland:
– Isidore Burke

In fee

Land

13A 3R 0P

£1 0s 0d
1-31Ditto: 34 tenantsIsidore BurkeLand, houses, officesAbout 364 acres~ £140

1
MACE UPPER townland:
– Isidore Burke

In fee

Land

20A 2R 34P

£1 0s 0d
2-14,
17-18
Ditto: 17 tenantsIsidore BurkeLand, houses, officesAbout 288 acres~ £160
15aDitto: Richard SweeneyPatrick BurkeLand and house1A 3R 4P£1 10s 0d
16aDitto: Patrick BurkeIsidore BurkeLand, house, offices46A 1R 21P£25 5s 0d

5a
MURNEEN NORTH townland:
– Isidore Burke

Garrett O’Moore

Land, house, offices

214A 2R 14P

£93 10s
1-4,
6-21
Ditto: 19 tenantsIsidore BurkeLand, house, officesAbout 522 acres~ £226

7
ROCKFIELD townland:
– Edward Burke

John T. Egan

Land

2A 1R 24P

£1 12s 0d
8Ditto: Edward BurkeLord OranmoreLand & herd’s house122A 2R 33P£68 0s 0d

1a
STREAMSTOWN townland:
– Edwd. Burke

Edward G. Bell

Land & herd’s house

24A 0R 18P

£16 0s 0d

1-6
TAWNALAGHARD townland:
– 8 tenants

Isidore Burke

Land, houses, offices

259A 0R 21P

£94 0s 0d

Source reference :

Griffith, Richard. General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland. “Parish of Kilcolman, Union of Claremorris, County of Mayo.” Dublin: Alex. Thom and Sons, for her Majestry’s Stationery Office, 1856. Digital images online at AskAboutIreland (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2021-01-05). The digital images and index on AskAboutIreland are ©2003 OMS Services Ltd., Eneclann Ltd., and the National Archives of Ireland.

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End notes :

Source citation for this page: — Kilpatrick, Alison. “Burke households in Kilcolman per Griffith’s Valuation, 1856.” Chapter in the family history research completed for the Burke surname occurring in the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris), county Mayo. Online at Arborealis, arborealis.ca/family-history/irish/burke/griffiths-1856/.

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