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HISTORY
Drumkeeran Town in 1901
Chapel Street
Shopkeepers:
Robert Buchanan (55). He was
described as selling “boots and shoes”.
He was married to Mary Ann (53) who was born in Co Fermanagh.
Mary
Carney (34). Catherine Gilraine (33) was her shop assistant.
Louis
Feehily (34). Interestingly, his 2 year-old daughter Agnes Clare was born in
Scotland
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Mary
Ford (47). Her children are recorded
as Kate (23), Mary A (17), Patrick (16), Francis (14), Eliza Jane (12) and Bee
Teresa (10).
John
McGreal (47). His wife was Mary Ann
and they had five children: Michael
(15), Mary Ellen (13), Patrick Joseph (11), Maggy (?) and
Elizabeth
(4).
Peter
McHugh (43). His wife was wife
Bridget (32). They had two children,
Michael (10) and Margaret (6).
Honora
Rogan. She was described as a
“draper and grocer”. Living with
her were her daughters May (28), Maggie (16) and Anne (13) and her sons Michael
(26) and Frank (19).
Farmer:
Four people were described as farmers or farm labourers.
They were John Cullen (60), Bridget
Gallagher, a widow, (45), Stephen McGolrick (60) and Myles McKenna (65).
Clergy:
James Dolan (60) was recorded as “RC parish priest”.
Blacksmith:
The blacksmith was Patrick Flynn (21).
Postman:
Patrick Ford (16), son of shopkeeper Mary Ford, was described as a “rural
postman”.
Dressmaker:
Kate Ford (23), a daughter of shopkeeper Mary Ford, was a dressmaker.
So too was Anne Woods (62). Kate
Gallagher (26) recorded as a “visitor” staying with Honora Rogan, draper and
grocer, was also described as a dressmaker.
Others:
Common Carrier: Michael Devitt (33)
Lodging Housekeeper: Mary
Flynn (98) had a lodging house. She
had two lodgers on the night of the census, James Ward from Co Mayo and Francis
McNamarah from Co Carlow.
Mail Car Driver: Patrick
Kelly (40) who lived with his sister Ellen (36).
Umbrella Repairer: Francis
McNamarah, a lodger with Mary Flynn, was described as an “umbrella
repairer”.
Main
Street
Market Street
Chapel Street
Church Street
Back Street
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