Cawley Farmhouse, Knockahoney, County Sligo, photo taken 2011
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About John Walsh and Bridget Cawley

John "Jack" Walsh, possibly son of Patrick Walsh, and Bridget Cawley were both born in the Townland of Knockahoney, County Sligo, Ireland. Although exact birth or death dates are not known for either, from various documents, John was born c1830 and died before the 1901 Irish Census. Bridget Cawley Walsh was born c1840 and was alive and listed in the 1911 Irish Census, possibly dying in 1919.

They had nine children: Mary (b 1858), Patrick (b 1860), John (b1864), Anne (b 1867), Catherine (b 1870), James (b 1872), Bridget (b 1875), Danny (b 1878) and Ellen (b 1881-d 1941).

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Bridget Cawley Walsh, 1911 Irish Census

In the 1911 Irish Census, Bridget Cawley Walsh is living on the Walsh farm with her son James.  The farm is pictured elsewhere on this Blog. Note the name Walsh is spelled with an ending "e."

1911 Irish Census, Knockahoney, ED Banada, County Sligo.

She reports she is 72 years old giving a birth date around 1839.  She also states she has given birth to nine children with only 7 currently living. It is noted that she speaks both Irish and English but given she "signed" the census sheet with her "X" she couldn't write.


Source of image: 1911 Census of Ireland, Knockahoney, Poor Law Union: Tubbercurry; Electoral Division: Banada, County Sligo, 69/16. National Archives of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.  Located online at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003279187/

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