Burke households in Kilcolman per Griffith’s Valuation, 1856

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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.¹

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 / Occupier	Lessor	Description	Area	Valuation
5a	Ardroe: Edward Burke	Edward G. Bell	Land, house, offices	58A 3R 28P	£14 10s 0d
4-12	Ballinphuill: 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	~ £165
5	Ballynew: Peter Burke	Edward G. Bell	Land	4A 0R 24P	Total for
6a	Ditto.	Ditto.	Land, house, offices	1A 0R 31P	four
7	Ditto	Ditto.	Land	7A 3R 17P	holdings
8	Ditto.	Ditto.	Land	3A 1R 23P	= £8 8s 0d
1	Bellfield: Edward Burke	Edward G. Bell	Land & herd’s house	69A 1R 14P	£33 10s 0d
2	Ditto: James Cary	Edward Burke	Land	4A 2R 25P	£0 16s 0d
1	Clare: Edward Burke	James D. Browne	Land	9A 0R 29P	£5 5s 0d
7g	Ditto: James Burke	Ditto.	House	No land	£0 8s 0d
75	Ditto: Michael Burke	Ditto.	Land	2A 3R 7P	£1 17s 0d
76c	Ditto: Peter Malee	James Burke	Garden and house	0A 0R 9P	£0 5s 0d
76p	Ditto: Martin Prendergast	Edward Burke	Garden and house	0A 0R 15P	£0 7s 0d
76q	Ditto: Denis Kinnane	Ditto.	House	No land	£0 4s 0d
76r	Ditto: John Solan	Ditto.	Garden and house	0A 0R 15P	£0 10s 0d
94a	Ditto: Henry Burke	James D. Browne	Land & one cottage	shared 6A 13P with 3 tenants	£1 11s 0d
6	Claremorris: Henry Burke	James D. Browne	Garden, Court-street	0A 0R 18P	£0 4s 0d
11	Ditto: Henry Burke	Peter Browne	House (forge), Court-street	No land	£0 12s 0d
12	Ditto: Henry Burke (lodgers)	Henry Burke	House, Court-street	No land	£0 8s 0d
13	Ditto: John Hackett	Ditto.	House, Court-street	No land	£0 8s 0d
14	Ditto: Henry Burke (lodgers)	Ditto.	House, Court-street	No land	£0 8s 0d
15	Ditto: Unoccupied	Ditto.	House, Court-street	No land	£0 8s 0d
16	Ditto: Patrick Thomas	Ditto.	House, Court-street	No land	£0 8s 0d
4	Ditto: Michael Burke	James D. Browne	House and yard, Church-street	No land	£2 0s 0d
10	Ditto: Michael Burke	Ditto.	House and yard, Church-street	No land	£1 0s 0d
32	Ditto: Henry Burke	James D. Browne	House and yard, Church-street	No land	£1 10s 0d
48	Ditto: Michael Burke	James D. Browne	House, forge, & small garden, Castlebar st.	No land	£1 10s 0d
8ab	Claremount: Michael Burke	James D. Browne	Land & two cottages	5A 2R 0P	£3 18s 0d
1	Cloonmore Lower: Isidore Burke	In fee	Land	100A 0R 14P	for both =
2	Ditto: Isidore Burke	In fee	Land	31A 3R 21P	£4 15s 0d
3-21	Ditto: 19 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	About 265 acres	£93 1s 0d
16	Cuiltybo: Isidore Burke	In fee	Land	74A 3R 16P	£1 0s 0d
17-38	Ditto: 38 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	About 350 acres	~ £130
1-17	Curneen: 18 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	280A 2R 18P	£80 8d 0d
18a	Drumneen: William Burke	Sir R.L. Blosse, Bt.	House and land	19A 2R 25P	£2 7s 0d
20	Ditto: William Burke	Ditto.	Land	75A 0R 21P shared with 12 others	£0 5s 0d
1– 17	Garryredmond: twenty- three tenants	Edward G. Bell & Walter Burke	Primarily land and herds’ houses	About 420 acres	£148 5s 0d
18	Ditto: Edward G. Bell and Walter Burke	Lord Oranmore & John Frestor	Land	203A 3R 1P	£1 0s 0d £1 0s 0d
1c 1t	Garrywadreen: Ulick Burke	Edward G. Bell	Land, house, offices Cottage	18 tenants shared 287A 0R 32P	£3 8s 0d
1d	Ditto: Thomas Burke	Ditto.	Land, house, & offices	Ditto.	£6 0s 0d
1a	Gortfadda: Edward Burke	Edward G. Bell	Land and one cottage	10A 2R 27P	£6 10s 0d
12a	Kilbeg: Patrick Burke	James D. Browne	Land, house, offices	61A 2R 0P	£17 15s 0d
1a	Lisbaun: Edward Burke	Lord Oranmore	Land & herd’s house	31A 0R 12P	£15 5s 0d
2b	Lisduff: James Burke	James D. Browne	Land, house, office	shared 15A 2P 33R	£1 6s 0d
1s	Lugatemple: Patrick Burke	J. & M. Hanly	Garden and house	0A 1R 20P	£0 5s 0d
2	Mace Lower: Isidore Burke	In fee	Land	99A 0R 27P	£2 13s 0d
1, 3-33	Ditto: 34 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	About 412 acres	~ £142
32	Mace Middle: Isidore Burke	In fee	Land	13A 3R 0P	£1 0s 0d
1-31	Ditto: 34 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	About 364 acres	~ £140
1	Mace Upper: Isidore Burke	In fee	Land	20A 2R 34P	£1 0s 0d
2-14, 17-18	Ditto: 17 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	About 288 acres	~ £160
15a	Ditto: Richard Sweeney	Patrick Burke	Land and house	1A 3R 4P	£1 10s 0d
16a	Ditto: Patrick Burke	Isidore Burke	Land, house, offices	46A 1R 21P	£25 5s 0d
5a	Murneen North: Isidore Burke	Garrett O’Moore	Land, house, offices	214A 2R 14P	£93 10s
1-4, 6-21	Ditto: 19 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, house, offices	About 522 acres	~ £226
7	Rockfield: Edward Burke	John T. Egan	Land	2A 1R 24P	£1 12s 0d
8	Ditto: Edward Burke	Lord Oranmore	Land & herd’s house	122A 2R 33P	£68 0s 0d
1a	Streamstown: Edwd. Burke	Edward G. Bell	Land & herd’s house	24A 0R 18P	£16 0s 0d
1-6	Tawnaghlahard: 8 tenants	Isidore Burke	Land, houses, offices	259A 0R 21P	£94 0s 0d

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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/, accessed [insert date of access].

Image credit: — Kilpatrick, Alison. County Mayo: Extent of the surnames, Burke or Bourke, in Griffith’s Valuation, 1856/57. Extract from page in, 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).

See also:

• Townland map of the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris), county Mayo, depicting the townlands wherein Burke households were recorded by Griffith’s Valuation in 1856 (pending)
• Analysis of Burke tenants and lessors in the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris) per Griffith’s Valuation (in progress)
• Extent of the surnames Burke/Bourke in the county of Mayo, 1856/57

Footnotes:

1. Griffith, Richard. General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland. County of Mayo. Valuation of the Several Tenements in the Union of Claremorris. Citing extracts for the parish of Kilcolman. Dublin: Alex. Thom and Sons, 1856.