Miltown Malbay Parish

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Table of Comparisons of 1901 Government Census & Fr. Seanie Murphy’s Millennium Survey 2000

For Parish Of Miltown Malbay - Kilfarboy

 

 

 

 

 

Townland

 

Population

 

Domiciles/

Households

 

Average pop

per household

 

 

 

1901

 

2000

%

Change

 

1901

 

2000

 

1901

 

2000

 

Miltown-Malbay

- The Town

  Ballard Rd

  Chapel Rd

  Ennis Rd

  Ennistymon Rd

  Flag Rd

  Howards Lane

  Main St

  Mullagh Rd

 

Ballynew

Ballyvaskin Nth

Ballyvaskin Sth

Breaffa Nth

Breaffa Sth

Caherogan

Carrowduff

Carrowkeel

Clohanbeg

Clohanmore

Clonbony

Dough

Dromin

Drumbawn

Dunsallagh E

Dunsallagh W

Fintra Beg

Fintra More

Freagh Castle

Freaghvalleen

Glendine Nth

Glendine Sth

 

 

997

 

91

171

146

120

133

17

291

28

 

75

59

68

43

145

60

105

44

27

64

64

45

51

30

81

116

58

61

56

61

19

55

 

585

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

29

28

_

31

126

39

55

35

26

22

50

26

56

4

60

-

15

22

24

19

72

-

 

-41%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-62%

-78%

_

-18%

-13%

-35%

-38%

-20%

-4%

-66%

-21%

-42%

+9%

-86%

-70%

_

-74%

-64%

-55%

-68%

-3%

_

 

 

225

 

20

41

34

33

30

4

56

7

 

13

10

14

9

32

12

22

11

6

15

14

10

9

7

14

19

13

13

8

14

3

11

 

249

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

9

11

_

11

46

14

18

12

9

6

18

11

17

1

20

-

7

9

9

10

20

-

 

4.4

 

4.5

4.1

4.3

3.6

4.4

4.3

5.2

4.0

 

5.7

5.9

4.8

4.7

4.1

5.0

4.7

4.0

4.5

4.2

4.6

4.5

5.6

4.2

5.8

6.1

4.4

4.7

7.0

4.3

6.3

5.0

 

2.3

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

3.2

2.5

_

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.9

2.8

3.6

2.7

2.3

3.3

4.0

3.0

-

2.1

2.4

2.6

1.9

3.6

-


 

Townland

 

Population

 

Households /

Domiciles

 

Average pop

per household

 

 

1901

 

2000

%

Change

 

1901

 

2000

 

1901

 

2000

 

Illane

Kilcorcoran

Kildimo Nth

Kildimo Sth Killernan

Kilfarboy

Knockbrack Knockliscrane

Leagard Nth

Leagard Sth

Leeds

Poulawillin

-          Liscahane

Silverhill

Slievenalicka

Tooreen

 

 


MILTOWN

MALBAY

 

MOY

 

Ailbrack

Cloneyogan Nth

Cloneyogan Sth

Islandbawn

Lackamore

Moy Beg

Moy More

Toor

 


PARISH

TOTALS

 

 

102

95

58

42

93

54

57

124

10

117

86

73

-

44

31

77

 

 

3342

 

469

 

46

42

69

56

73

71

53

59

 

 

3916

 

23

47

62

-

22

23

26

174

20

128

26

75

15

1

7

24

 

 

1997

 

159

 

5

23

31

9

18

31

21

21

 

 

2156

 

-78%

-50%

      -38%

-

-77%

-58%

-55%

+40%

+100%

+9%

-70%

+23%

-

-98%

-78%

-69%

 

 

-43%

 

-66%

 

-89%

-45%

-55%

-85%

-75%

-56%

-60%

-64%

 

 

-44%

 

 

16

18

11

7

15

10

9

28

3

25

17

17

-

8

4

17

 

 

687

 

88

 

8

12

15

8

17

11

9

8

 

 

797

 

 

7

15

24

-

5

7

9

60

8

41

10

24

7

1

4

7

 

 

736

 

62

 

3

7

12

4

9

14

6

7

 

 

798

 

6.4

5.3

5.2

6.0

6.2

5.4

6.3

4.4

3.3

5.1

5.1

4.3

-

5.5

7.7

4.5

 

 

4.9

 

5.3

 

5.8

3.5

4.6

7.0

4.3

6.5

5.8

7.4

 

 

4.9

 

3.2

3.1

2.6

-

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.9

2.5

3.1

2.6

2.9

2.1

1.0

1.7

3.4

 

 

2.7

 

2.6

 

1.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.5

3.0

 

 

2.7

 


 

 

NOTES

 

The Census figures include all persons present on the night of the census (recorded on the night of 31st March 1901), whether resident or visitor to the household. Visitors in the household were not recorded in their normal place of residence for that night.

 

The Millennium Survey includes people ordinarily living in the parish and not living anywhere else. It does not include people resident in nursing homes, or people working away from home and returning for weekends. It does include students who are studying away from home who have a part-time home at the place of study. It was not taken over one night, but the figures were collated over the year 2000 as Fr. Murphy travelled the parish.

 

In the period between the 1901 Census and the 2000 Survey, the population of the Parish of Miltown Malbay has decreased by 43%. A similar figure for the ‘Town’ is noted, a decrease of 41%. However, the number of households has only increased by 1.0% throughout the parish, whereas there is an 11% increase in the number of households in the ‘Town’. The Moy area has seen a population decrease of 66% as well as a household decrease of 33%.

 

Silverhill has seen a drastic cut in population, from 44 people living between 8 households in 1901, down to 1 household with 1 resident. Similarly Drumbawn has seen it population decrease from 30 people living in 7 households, to 1 household with 4 people. Ailbrack and Islandbawn show significant decreases for their populations and notable declines are seen in Illane, Lackamore and Slievenalicka.

 

The boundaries for the Town of Miltown Malbay for the Millennium Survey are as follows:

 

Ballard Rd                                        - as far as the end of the County Council Housing Estate.

Church St (Chapel Rd)                - as far as Michael O’Reilly’s.

Ennis Rd                                              - as far as PJ Kyne’s.

Ennistymon Road                            - as far as the Station House.

Flag Rd                                                - includes the Spanish Point Road as far as the end of St Joseph’s Terrace.

Main St                                                - from the Square to Canada Cross.

Mullagh Rd                                         - as far as Burke’s warehouse.

 

The exact boundaries for the town of Miltown Malbay for the 1901 Census are not fully known, but would be similar to the Millennium Survey boundaries.

 

The 2000 Survey records the area of Spanish Point, which is the area between Goodlands junction, Belllbridge, Cladagh Bridge and Leagard Bridge, as having a population of 199 living in 74 households.

 

The 1901 Census records the townlands of Carrowduff, Dunsallagh East , Dunsallagh West, Killernan and Knockliscrane as being within the Kilmurry-Ibrickan Parish.

 

The 2000 Survey gives total figures for the townlands of Ballyvaskin North and Ballyvaskin South, Dunsallagh East and Dunsallagh West, Glendine North and Glendine South and Kildimo North and Kildimo South. It also gives a separate figure for Liscahane (within Poulawillin), whereas the 1901 Census does not record this figure separately.

 

The 2000 Survey  records the town of Miltown Malbay as having 585 residents.

The 2002 Census records the town of Miltown Malbay as having 562 residents.


In 1901 the most densely populated townlands were:               

                Slievenalicka      7.7 people per household

                Toor                     7.4

                Islandbawn           7.0

                Freagh Castle    7.0

  

In 1901 the least densely populated townlands were:       

                Leagard Nth       3.3 people per household

                Ennistymon Rd 3.6

                Mullagh Rd         4.0

                Carrowkeel         4.0

 

And in 2000 the most densely populated townlands were:

                Killernan              4.4 people per household

                Drumbawn          4.0

                Clohanmore       3.6

                Glendine              3.6

  

And in 2000 the least densely populated townlands were:

                Silverhill               1.0 people per household

                Ailbrack               1.6

                Slievenalicka      1.7

                Lackamore          2.0

 

The greatest % population declines are noted in

                 Silverhill               -98%

                Ailbrack               -89%

                Drumbawn          -86%

                Islandbawn           -85%

                Illane                      -78%

                Slievenalicka      -78%

                Lackamore          -75%      

 

Most of the townlands that have noted a huge decline in population are the furthest away from the ‘Town’ area, with the exception of Illane.

 Slievenalicka is the highest townland within the parish.

 It is noted that although Drumbawn has seen an 86% decline in its population figures, it is one of the most densely populated townlands in 2000. This is because there has been a corresponding drop in household figures.

  

There are 6 townlands that have noted an increase in their population figures:

                 Dromin                 +9%

                Glendine              +3%

                Knockliscrane    +40%

                Leagard Nth       +100%

                Leagard Sth      +9%

                Poulawillin            +23%

 

Glendine, Leagard Nth, Leagard Sth and Poulawillin’s population increases can be explained by their proximity to the ‘Town’. This might also be partially true for Knockliscrane, which also has a main road running through the townland.

 However, there does not appear to be an obvious reason for the increase noted in Dromin.