Our Mayo Families Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #11

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Ireland Dog Licenses Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . #10

The first Irish dog licenses were issued in 1866.  The fee for each license was 2 shilling per dog with an extra 6 pense in administration costs.  Recorded was year issued, name and residence of the person who registered the dog, number of dogs, fees, and sex, color and breed of dog.  Findmypast has digitized images 1866-1914.

Following images from findmypast.com

John WALSH - 1880 - Cloonaleedin - #173

John WALSH(E) of Cloonaleedin was found in the following years registering dogs:

1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1913, 1914.  His dogs were mainly male sheep dogs with an occasional terrier.

Hugh WALSH  (brother of John) - 1902 - Cloonaleedin- #302

Hugh WALSH(E) registered dogs in the following years:
1873, 1880, 1881, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1902, 1904, 1906,  Hugh'ss dogs were sheep and terrier.

John & Hugh WALSH - 1894 - Cloonaleedin - #'s 265 & 266

Patrick WALSH (son of John) - 1910 - Cloonaleedin - #1

Patrick WALSH registered dogs in:
1905, 1910, 1913, 1914.  Pat had male sheep dogs and one terrier.

John "Jack" DONNELLY - 1883 - Ballygoan - #220

 John DONNELLY registered dogs in the following years:
1866, 1873, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909.  John's dogs were male sheep with a few terriers.

Thomas DONNELLY (son of John, National School Teacher) - 1904 - Kincon - #109

Thomas DONNELLY registered dogs in the following years:
1902, 1904 1906.  His dogs were female terrier and male sheep dog.

GARVIN - (Anthony not found in Dog Registers)
Thomas GARVIN (son of Anthony) - 1882 - Rathroe - #111

Thomas GARVIN registered dogs in the following years:
1882, 1893

MAHADY - (no Michael anywhere and no Mahady in Ballygoan)

The following are images of the first year that John DONNELLY and John WALSH registered their dogs.

John DONNELLY - 1866 - Ballygoen - #363

John WALSH - 1869 - Cloonaleedin - #137

Donnelly & Mahady Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#9

  Our Donnelly Families in the Irish Census

County Mayo, Ballygowan

1901

John DONNELLY (ca1821-1912)
1. Household Return

2.  House and Building Return

3.  Enumerator's Abstract

County Mayo, Kilcon

Thomas DONNELLY (1862-1939), National School Teacher
     (son of John DONNELLY)
1.  Household Return

                                                                               

 2. House and Building Return

                                                                                                              

3.   Enumerator's Abstract

1911
John DONNELLY
1.  Household Return

  2.  House and Building Return     

   3.  Enumerator's Abstract

Thomas DONNELLY
1.  Household Return

2.  House and Building Return

 3.  Enumerator's Abstract

There are no Donnellys in the parishes of Rathreagh or Kilfian in the Tithe Applotment or Griffith Valuation.  

John DONNELLY first appears in the General Valuation List in 1867 when he becomes the tenant of the 18 acre plot in Ballygowan from his father-in-law Michael MAHADY.  Michael MAHADY died 5 February 1866.  John’s origin has not been discovered.  The DONNELLY surname rarely appears in Kilfian before .

 MAHADY

Little is presently known concerning Michael MAHADY, the father of Margaret MAHADY who married John “Jack” DONNELLY.  The name of his wife and mother of Margaret is unknown.

Michael MAHEDY was a tenant of Ballygoan in the December 1829 survey in Tithe Applotment Books, Rathreagh Parish.  Other tenants in Ballygoan at this time were Thomas Bourke, Michael Cafferey, John Divine, Thad Flaherty, Michael Flannely, John Gilroy, Bryan Grady and James Grady. FHL Film #256679.  He remained a resident of Ballygoan until his death in 1866 as noted in General Valuation Lists.  

Michael MEHEDY was in Ballygowan in Griffith Valuation 1856
The following persons were residing in Ballygowan at this tme:
John Burke, William Burke, Conroy, Patrick Devine, Margaret Flaherty, Patrick Gilroy, Michael Grady, James McDonnell, Charles Ormsby, Anne Tighe, Catherine Walsh

The spelling of the surname and townland was not consistent in the records.  Examples - MAHADY, MAHEDY, MEHEDY and Ballygowan, Ballygoan