The Brennan Families of Drumkeen, Kilcolman Civil Parish, Claremorris Roman Catholic Parish, County Mayo, Ireland in Church, Census and other Records
The Townland of Drumkeen was composed of 505 acres when the Griffith's Valuation was conducted for Kilcolman Civil Parish in 1856. Drumkeen is one of 85 Townlands that are part of Kilcolman Civil Parish and Claremorris Roman Catholic Parish. There were only five occupiers of parcels documented in the Griffith's Valuation and two of them were Brennans (Martin and John). All five had John Treston for their Landlord. These two entries as well as other records that I can't prove are connected with the families in the church records will be added at the top of the table.
I have identified Brennan Families in 13 different Townlands in Claremorris Catholic Parish: Ballykinave, Clare, Caraun, Carrownnaskeva, Carrowkilleen, Cloonmore, Cloonconnor, Cuiltybo, Drumkeen, Drumneen, Lismurrew, Mace and Tawnaghlahard. Four Brennan families were documented as residing in the Townland of Drumkeen: Martin Brennan and Bridget Grady, Thomas Brennan and Bridget Griffin, John Brennan and Delia McDermott and Catherine Brennan and Patrick McDermott. The Joseph Brennan and Ellin Prendergast family were not included in this composition as they appear to be residents of Drumneen and not Drumkeen.
Please contact me if you believe your Brennan ancestor may have come from the Drumkeen, Mayo area (or a Townland in the vicinity of Claremorris) so that we can compare findings, expand and improve the detail of this compilation and help other Brennan researchers find their roots!
I was inspired to create this page after correspondence and information provided by Judi an avid genealogist with McDermott roots in the Claremorris area of Mayo.
Regarding the Patrick McDermott/Catherine Brennan family documented below: According to Judi, a descendent of the brother of Patrick (Terence McDermott who married Margaret Dempsey and emigrated to the U.S. around 1864), Patrick McDermott was the son of Edward (Edmond) McDermott and Mary Prendergast. As my focus had been the Brennan line, I have not identified the records of his parents in the film. According to Judi, Patrick lived in the Town of Garrywadereen (about 6 km northwest of Drumkeen, and slightly less than 5 km northwest of Claremorris). There were no Brennans documented as parcel holders in the Griffith's Valuation for Garrywadreen.
This is a work in progress and will be added to as I uncover more details about these families.
The Brennans I have identified thus far that resided in Drumkeen are as follows:
| Brennan Surname or friend whose record they witnessed | Spouse | Townland; Record Resource | Event | Date | Child; Misc. Info. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan, Martin, Occupier of a parcel (possibly Martin Brennan/ Bridget Grady family below?) | Drumkeen, Kilcolman Civil Parish, County Mayo | Griffith's Valuation 1856 | Martin held parcel 1a, Land and House, Total Valuation 42 Pounds, 5 Shillings, a parcel that he shared with John Brennan; area shared: 159 acres 2 roods, 2 perches; John Treston was their landlord | ||
| Brennan, John, Occupier of a parcel | Drumkeen, Kilcolman Civil Parish, County mayo | Griffith's Valuation 1856 | John held parcel 1b, Land and House, Total Valuation 42 pounds, 10 shillings; area shared with Martin Brennan - see record above | ||
| Deceased Brennan? | Brennan, Bridget, 50 yr old widowed Farmer born in Mayo | Drumkeen, Caraun DED, County Mayo House 1 | 1901 Ireland Census | Brennan, John, 24 yr old son unmarried son born in County Mayo | |
| Brennan, Patrick, 22 yr old unmarried farmer's son born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, ? | Grady, Bridget | M | 2/17/1857 | ||
| Brennan, Martin | Grady, Brgt | Delvinkeen? | B | 2/19/1860 | Mary |
| " | Grady, Bridget | Davidkine? | B | 7/11/1861 | John |
| " | Grady, Biddy | Drumkeen | B | 12/24/1862 | Mich'l |
| " | Grady, Bridget | Drumkeen | B | 9/4/1864 | Thomas |
| " | " | Drumkeen | B | 7/22/1866 | Patt |
| " | " | Drumkeen | B | 10/30/1870 | Martin |
| " | " | Drumkeen | B | 1/28/1872 | Dirck? |
| " | " | B | 8/15?/1877 | Tobias | |
| Could Martin be deceased by 1901? | Brennan, Bridget, H, 65 yr old widowed Farmer born in Mayo ( they also have a farm svt living with them, John Connelly from Mayo This is a possible match -birth of Mary looks correct, could Dirck be David? Needs research to prove | Drumkeen, Caraun DED, County Mayo, Ireland House 2 | 1901 Ireland Census | Brennan, Mary Jane, 30 yr old unmarried seamstress daughter born in Mayo | |
| Brennan, David, 28 yr old unmarried Farmer's Son born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennon, David, 38 yr old married farmer born in Mayo; 2 visitors Horrison and Walsh live with them and 1 servant Sarah Halligan | Brennon, Annie, Wife born in Mayo, married 5 yrs, 3 kids, 3 living | Drumkeen, Caraun DED, County Mayo, Ireland House 5 | 1911 Ireland Census | Brennon, Bridget, 80 yr old widowed mother born in Mayo | |
| Brennan, Mary Jane, 4 yr old daughter born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Maggie, 3 yr old daughter born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Martin, son born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Thos | Griffin, Bidy | M | 4/21/1867 | ||
| " | Griffin, Bridget | Drumkeen | B | 5/9/1870 | John |
| Berman?, Thos | " | D-Keen | B | 4/20/1873 | Julia |
| Deceased | Brennan, Bridget, 72 yr old widowed Farmer born in Mayo (This is a POSSIBLE record for the family above, the age matches John- unsure, needs proof!) Gen Servant McGuyre of Mayo lives with them too | Drumkeen, Caraun DED, County Mayo, House 4 | 1911 Ireland Census | Brennan, John, 41 yr old married Farmer's Son, born in Mayo | |
| Brennan, Sary, wife, married 10 yrs, 1 child, 1 living born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Deali, 8 yr old scholar daughter born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, John | McDermott, ? | M | 11/25/1897 | ||
| " | McDermott, Delia | Drumkeen? | B | 6/26/1898 | Julia |
| " | " | Drumkeen | B | 10/31/1899 | Loretta |
| " | " | B | 1/15?/1902 | Bridget | |
| " | " | Drumkeen | B | 4/16/1905 | Martin Fabia |
| " | McDermott, Bridget | B | 3/10/1906 | Patrick Anthony | |
| " | McDermott, Delia | B | 4/?/1909 | Julia Ann | |
| Branan, Cath | McDermott, Patt | --l-kine? | B | 9/16/1863 | Marg't |
| Brenan, Cath | McDermott, Pat | Drumkeen? | B | 1/23/1864 | Mary |
| Brenan, Catherine | McDermott, Patt | Ballindine, Mayo, Ireland | Birth | 11/28/1864 | Mary; This was from the familysearch.org compilation; indexing batch C70124-1 |
| Brennan, Cath | McDermott, Patrick | Drumkeen | B | 3/4?/1866; this date was confirmed in familysearch.org indexing project C70128-4; however, another indexing project on that site has Ellen born 6/15/1866 Claremorris, Mayo film 101133; Index batch c70129-5 | Ellen |
| Brenan, Cath | McDermott, Patt | Drumkeen | B | 2/18/1872; familysearch.org has index project C70254-1 film 255845, born Ballindine Mayo 2/12/1872. | Martin? |
| Brennan (McDermott), Catherine | McDermott, Pat | Ballindine, Claremorris, Mayo | birth | 2/9/1875 | Catherine; (this from taken from ancestry.org index project 102469-2; source film 255924) |
| Brennan, Catherine | McDermott, Patrick | B | 6/11/1876; familysearch.org index project C70254-1 has John McDermott birth 6/9/1876; film 255960 | John Joseph | |
| " | McDermott, Pat | B | 5/15/1878 | Patrick | |
| " | " | B | 5?/5/1880 | Catherine | |
| " | McDermott, Patrick | B | 11/1882 | Alice | |
| His wife Catherine appears to be deceased by 1901. | McDermott, Patrick, Head 71 yr old widowed Farmer born in Mayo (also has John Jones, 19 yr old farm lab from Mayo living with them | Drumkeen, Caraun DED, County Mayo, House 4 | 1901 Ireland Census | Brennan, John 39 yr old son in law, married Farmer born in Mayo | |
| Brennan, Delia, 32 yr old seamstress daughter born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, John, Head, 49 yr old married Farmer born ?; Pat Fitzpatrick farm lab from Mayo lives with them | Brennan, Delia, 42 yr old Housekeeper Wife born in County Mayo married 13 yrs, 7 kids, 5 living | Drumkeen, Caraun DED, County Mayo, House 2 | 1911 Ireland Census | Brennan, Delia, 9 yr old unmarried daughter, Scholar born in Mayo | |
| Brennan, Martin, 6 yr old unmarried son, scholar born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Patrick 4 yr old son born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Annie, 2 yr old daughter born in Mayo | |||||
| Brennan, Mary, Daughter born in Mayo | |||||
| Lavelle, Nea, 16 yr old unmarried Farm Lab Nephew born in Mayo |