The Famine In Moynalty
Population Change In Moynalty During
The Famine Years
Townland |
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
Ballair |
43 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
20 |
23 |
15 |
Ballinclieve |
169 |
99 |
84 |
76 |
69 |
42 |
51 |
Ballymacain |
191 |
118 |
67 |
77 |
80 |
58 |
60 |
Billywood |
243 |
153 |
156 |
127 |
79 |
99 |
56 |
Carrickspringen |
577 |
398 |
280 |
237 |
206 |
189 |
158 |
Coolnahinch |
197 |
124 |
84 |
79 |
63 |
60 |
47 |
Cormeen |
271 |
132 |
113 |
110 |
106 |
98 |
76 |
Carnaville |
178 |
109 |
94 |
97 |
88 |
80 |
72 |
Dirralagh |
169 |
67 |
67 |
70 |
56 |
47 |
50 |
Donore
|
194 |
109 |
90 |
79 |
69 |
61 |
86 |
Feagh |
426 |
222 |
169 |
160 |
175 |
133 |
118 |
Fertagh |
104 |
65 |
52 |
60 |
66 |
43 |
42 |
Leitrim
Upper |
177 |
120 |
94 |
74 |
79 |
70 |
64 |
Leitrim
Lower |
103 |
97 |
53 |
52 |
69 |
52 |
50 |
Moynalty
Village |
135 |
92 |
173 |
146 |
105 |
54 |
165 |
Newcastle |
307 |
166 |
164 |
154 |
123 |
113 |
116 |
Quigelagh |
130 |
108 |
88 |
87 |
84 |
84 |
68 |
Rathbawn |
85 |
65 |
61 |
57 |
46 |
42 |
30 |
Rathstephen |
41 |
32 |
29 |
21 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
Shancarnan |
115 |
115 |
80 |
60 |
65 |
59 |
46 |
Skearke |
94 |
94 |
93 |
102 |
102 |
86 |
74 |
Trohanny |
250 |
250 |
118 |
117 |
112 |
104 |
96 |
Combining
all the townlands of Moynalty, the overall population fell by around 2500
between 1841 and 1851.
Philip Donegan