Corcoran Families Hailing from the Townland and Town of Crossmolina, Crossmolina Civil Parish, County Mayo, Ireland Documented in the England Census, Ireland Census, Passenger Lists, Griffith's Valuation, Tithe Applotment Books and a Variety of Other Resources
Crossmolina was composed of just over 126 acres when the Griffith's Valuation was compiled for Crossmolina Civil Parish in 1856. According to this compilation, the Town of Crossmolina is incorporated as part of the following Townlands: Crossmolina, Cartrongilbert and Knockalegan. The Town of Crossmolina had a parcel for the Tolls and Customs of Markets and Fairs, a Petty Sessions Court House and a Roman Catholic Chapel (in Cartrongilbert), a Methodist Meeting House and Pound (in Crossmolina), and a Constabulary Barrack and Revenue Police Barrack (in Knockalegan). Multiple Landlords were represented in the Town of Crossmolina but Sir Roger Palmer H Bt had the highest concentration of parcels with 10 in Crossmolina, 16 in Cartrongilbert and 22 in Knockalegan. John Nolan and Thomas Daily also had sizable holdings in the Town of Crossmolina in Knockalegan with 10 and 17 respectively.
The Griffith's Valuation differentiates the Townland of Crossmolina from the Town of Crossmolina that is incorporated into three different Townlands. This is unlikely to be the case with other resources. When some immigrants give the census takers their birthplace as "Crofsmolina", they could be referring to the Town, the Townland or even the Civil Parish of Crossmolina. Running from West to East, the Townlands of Crossmolina, Cartrongilbert and Knockalegan are fairly centrally located in the Eastern part of Crossmolina Civil Parish.
This compilation will not include the Corcorans I have identified in the Crossmolina Catholic Parish Records. I have identified 15 different Corcoran Families in Microfilm 1279204: Lawrence/Mary Corcoran, Edward Daughes/Mary Corcoran, Catherine Corcoran/Lauren Dowdy, Jno Corcoran/Catherine Golden, Hannah Corcoran/John Hart, Patt Corcoran/Bridget Loftus, Pat Corcoran/Margaret McGown, Wm Corcoran/Barbara Mearsh, Judy Corcoran/Thomas Mulheran, Tom Corcoran/ Brid Walsh, Ml Corcoran/Catherine Walsh, Jane Corcoran/John H-son, Biddy Corcoran/ Martin F-mony? as well as a family on Reake Street (that I believe may be in the Town of Crossmolina) Honor Corcoran/James Forde. Crossmolina was referred to as Xmolina in most of the Catholic Church records.
This is a work in progress and will be added to over time as i find more records.
| Place Name Mentioned | Census or Other Record | Date | Father/Husband | Mother/ Wife | Child or Other | Miscellaneous Info. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland | Tithe Applotment Books, National Archives of Ireland Website | 1833 | Corcoran, William | Arable Land; Landlord Peter- ? Real Acreable Value 1-5-0 (unsure if acres, ruds, perches?); Total Quantity of Holding is listed as 8. (I am unsure of numerical reference) | ||
| Cartrongilbert (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation for Crossmolina Civil Parish Parcel 18-30 | 1856 | Rickard Corcoran, Parcel holder | Garden, House and Office; Anthony Carrolin Landlord; area- 35 perches; value 2 Pounds | ||
| Crossmolina | Griffith's Valuation for Crossmolina CP Parcel 8a | 1856 | Patrick Corcoran Parcel Holder | Garden and House; Ellen Browne Landlord; area 20 perches, value 10 Shillings | ||
| Crossmolina | Griffith's Valuation, Crossmolina CP Parcel 9 a,b,c | 1856 | William Corcoran Parcel Holder | Land, Houe, Offices and 2 Cottages; Sir Roger Palmer Bart, LL;area 10 acres 2 ruds, 8 perches; value 12 Pounds | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 69 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and House; Michael Caden LL; area 12 perches,value 13 Shillings | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 70 | 1856 | Corcoran, William, Parcel Holder | House and Yard; value 5 Shillings; Michael Ruane Landlord | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 71 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and Ruins; Sir Roger W Palmer Bt LL; area 27 Perches; value 5 Shillings | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 72 | 1856 | Corcoran, William, Parcel Holder | House and Yard; Martin O'Hara LL; Value 4 Shillings | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 73 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | House and yard; Value 5 Shillings; Peter Flynn, LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina Cp Parcel 13- 74 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | House; Value 10 Shillings; Thomas Gannon LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 75 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and House; area 26 Perches; value 1 Pound, 5 Shillings; Anthony Gallagher LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP Parcel 13- 76 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | House and Yard; Value 1- Shillings; Peter Cawley LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 77 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and House; Total Value 18 Shillings; area 12 Perches; Mary Kilroy LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 78 | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and House; area 10 Perches, Value 10 Shillings; Thomas Waters LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 81 a,b | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and House; area 20 Perches; value 10 Shillings; William Smyth LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 82 a,b | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden and Ruins; Value 10 Shillings; area 28 Perches; Mary Syron LL | ||
| Crossmolina - (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 84 | 1856 | Syron, Mary Parcel Holder | Garden and House; Value 1 Pound, 10 Shillings; area 11 Perches; Margaret Corcoran LL | ||
| Crossmolina - (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 85 a,b | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Garden, House and Offices; Value 2 Pounds, 10 Shillings; area 1 Rud, 2 Perches; John Mush LL | ||
| Crossmolina (Town of Crossmolina) | Griffith's Valuation Crossmolina CP 13- 86 a,b,c | 1856 | Corcoran, William Parcel Holder | Gardens and House; Value 1 Pound, 10 Shillings; area 1 Rud, 24 perches; John Leaden LL | ||
| Church Street, House 5, Crossmolina North DED | 1901 Ireland Census on the National Archives Website | 1901 | Corcoran, Dominick, 80 yr old Head of Family born in County Mayo; (Roman Catholic Family) | Corcoran, Margaret, 50 yr old Wife born in County Mayo | Corcoran, Annie, 20 yr old single daughter born in County Mayo | Dominick is a Wool Weaver; Daughter Annie is a Dressmaker |
| " | " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Norah, 17 yr old single daughter born in County Mayo | Norah is a Housekeeper |
| " | " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Pat, 10 yr old son born in County Mayo | Pat is a Scholar |
| " | " | " | " | " | Corcoran, William, 14 yr old son born in County Mayo | William is a Scholar |
| Erris Street, House #4; Crossmolina DED North | 1901 Ireland Census National Archives Website | 1901 | Corcoran, Mary, 18 yr old single Servant (Catholic) born in County Mayo, Ireland living with the Michael and Elizabeth Hegarty Family from Mayo. | Mary is a General Servant who can read and write | ||
| Crossmolina | Boston Passenger and Crew Lists 1820-1943 Compilation on Ancestry.com | Left April 30, 1913 arrival on May7, 1913 | Corcoran, John age 28 single Laborer; last residence in Crossmolina; on the Ship Franconia out of Queenstown, Ireland. Arrival in Boston on May 7, 1913 (several others including Cecelia Fox? and Catherine March on this ship have origins in Crossmolina) The indexer lists a friend as NC Corcoran... I haven't seen this on the record | Corcoran, Bridget 20 yr old single Lace Setter; last residence was in Letterfrack; (this is a Townland in County Galway). | Nearest Relatives Brother and Father Corcoran, Doonaroya, Crossmolina; His final Destination is Everett; He appears to be traveling with Bridget Corcoran who is also single. Bridget's mother is Mary Corcoran of Letterfrack, Galway (this is a Townland in Ballynaskill Civil Parish, Co Galway). This parish is in the southern part of Galway and no where near Crossmolina. Her destination is also Everett. |