Monasterredan Plot Number 10.

Today, this plot consists the the land from the field beside John Surlis's house up to where it joins plot 8. It includes the church car park. There also are a number of fields on the far side of the road.

In 1900 the Gurteen CoOp set up a creamery where the current church car park is located. Sometime during the 1920s it transferred to Ballaghadereen CoOp. By 1944 it was noted as being in ruins.

The present day house on this land did not exist in 1858. It was probably build new when the old house fell into disrepair about 1900.

Griffith 1858.

At this time, the plot of land was owned jointly by James McDonnell, Patrick McDonnell and Martin Golden, thought Martin owned the vast majority of the land. The Goldens acquired the house and the land from the McDonnells as part of a dowry when they married in to the family. There were 3 houses on the land in the part nearest the village along the road opposite the church.
By 1862 Patrick's house was gone.
By 1888 James' house was gone.

Plot 10
Occupier Martin Golden
James McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell
Leased From Charles McDermott
Description Land, Houses and Offices
Area Martin Golden 49a 2r 32p
James McDonnell 1r 14p
Value of Land Martin Golden £6
James McDonnell 5/-
Value of Buildings Martin Golden 5/-
James McDonnell 10/-
Patrick McDonnell 5/-
Total Value Martin Golden £6-5-0
James McDonnell 15/-
Patrick McDonnell 5/-

Extracts from Valuation Books up to 1980s.

Monasterredan
     

Griffith 1858

Valuation 1863

Valuation 1870

Valuation à 1883

Valuation à 1897

Valuation à 1910

Valuation à 1930

Valuation à 1980’s

10

a

L, H

Martin Golden

          

Thomas Golden 1910

John Golden 1928

Bernard Taylor 1935

Pat Taylor 1976

Mary Murreridge 1981
 

b

G, H

James McDonnell

      

Lawrence Casey 1888

No House

  

Michael Casey 1928

  
 

c

H, O

Patrick McDonnell

Gone 1862

            
 

c

O new

          

Gurteen CoOp 1900

Ballaghadereen CoOp

Gone 1944 ruins
 

C

G, H new

              

John Surlis 1935

(20 perch)
 

D

L new

              

Ml Casey 1981

(3 rood 10 perch)

1901 Census Data

Townland Monasterredan
Parish Kilcolman
Barony Coolavin
County Sligo
Description Household
Head of Household Thomas Golden,(44)
Occupation Farmer/married
Others Resident Mary(39) wife
John(13) son/scholar
Martin(12) son/scholar
Maggie(10) dtr./scholar
Mary(7) dtr./scholar
James(4) son/scholar

Family Tree for James McDonnell, Patrick McDonnell and Martin Golden.

This land was part owned by James McDonnell, whose sister Winifred married Laurence Casey from Tawnymucklagh. To access their family tree click here.

Also a part owner was Martin Golden. To access their family tree click here.

I have no knowledge of a Patrick McDonnell. From the layout of the houses, it is likely that he was the father of James, living in the older family house which was worth only half of that of James, probably due to age or state of repair.