Like many of the farms in Tawnymucklagh, when the land was first divided into tenements, (I guess early 1700s), each division was given good clay land for farming and bog for fuel. It is the same with this division. The clay land in this holding is the heart of the best land in the village. The houses were built along the clay side of this divide. All the houses still exist except for Laurence Casey's, which was knocked and used as the hard core for the access lane when it was being re-made in the late 40s. There is evidence that a road was built in front of the houses going across the townland from the "Island Road". Traces of this can still be seen. My guess is that all of these houses alongside this now vanished road are very old, probably going back to the mid eighteenth century. This would make them the best collection of Georgian houses in the village. Today, the only house occupied is that of Patrick Casey.
The disused railway line passes along the bottom of this parcel of land.
Given the way the land distribution has gone, it is most likely that James Casey jnr and Patrick Casey were brothers. Griffith was very careful with his naming conventions and used jnr for son of a father of the same name. This was to correctly identify who owed the money. Therefore, James Casey was their probable father and likely lived with James jnr in his house.
It is also likely that Laurence and Michael Casey were also brothers and that both sets of brothers were first cousins.
Given the closeness and intermingling of land holdings, it is also likely that John Casey jnr and John Casey, his father, had similar ties and were a third branch of this family.
| Plot | 17 | ||
| Leased From | George French | ||
| Occupier | Description | Area | |
| Laurence Casey James Casey jnr. Patrick Casey Michael Casey John Casey jnr |
Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Land, House, Offices Garden |
Share 39a 0r 3p 0a 1r 10p |
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| Occupier | Value of Land | Value of Buildings | Total Value |
| Laurence Casey James Casey jnr. Patrick Casey Michael Casey John Casey jnr |
Share £16-10-0 5/- |
10/- 10/- 15/- 10/- none |
£4-17-0 £4-0-0 £4-12-0 £5-6-0 5/- |
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Tawnymucklagh |
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Griffith 1858 |
Valuation 1863 |
Valuation 1870 |
Valuation à 1883 |
Valuation à 1897 |
Valuation à 1910 |
Valuation à 1930 |
Valuation à 1980’s |
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17 |
a |
L, H, O |
Laurence Casey |
Catherine Casey 1868 |
John Casey 1908 |
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b |
L, H, O |
James Casey jr |
Sarah Casey 1906 |
Laurence Casey 1929 |
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c |
L, H, O |
Patrick Casey |
John Casey 1882 |
Sarah Casey 1894 |
Laurence Casey 1929 |
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d |
L, H, O |
Michael Casey |
Pat Casey 1928 |
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e |
G |
John Casey jr |
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| Townland | Tawnymucklagh |
| Parish | Kilcolman |
| Barony | Coolavin |
| County | Sligo |
| Description | Household |
| Head of Household | Catherine Casey,(75) |
| Occupation | Farmer/widow |
| Others Resident | Mary(42) dtr./not married/domestic servant John(31) son/not married/farm servant |
| Townland | Tawnymucklagh |
| Parish | Kilcolman |
| Barony | Coolavin |
| County | Sligo |
| Description | Household |
| Head of Household | James Casey,(76) |
| Occupation | Farmer/married |
| Others Resident | Catherine(74) wife(born Co. Mayo) John Dillon)(20) not married/farm servant (born Co Roscommon) |
| Townland | Tawnymucklagh |
| Parish | Kilcolman |
| Barony | Coolavin |
| County | Sligo |
| Description | Household |
| Head of Household | Sarah Casey,(48) |
| Occupation | Farmer/widow |
| Others Resident | Pat(21) son Tom(19) son Mary(17) dtr. Lawrence(15) son Sarah(14) dtr./scholar Bridget(12) dtr./scholar Winnie(10) dtr./scholar |
| Townland | Tawnymucklagh |
| Parish | Kilcolman |
| Barony | Coolavin |
| County | Sligo |
| Description | Household |
| Head of Household | Michael Casey,(53) |
| Occupation | Farmer& RIC pensioner/married |
| Others Resident | Mary M(36) wife (lunatic) |