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Title: Forges
Post by: Kerrill on Tuesday 17 April 18 17:18 BST (UK)

Can anyone tell me if there is such thing as Irish records on Forges, I have been looking for any info at all on Hogan's Forge close to New Inn which is near woodlawn in County Galway.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: Kerrill on Sunday 30 May 21 15:21 BST (UK)

The Forge was in the townland of Clooncagh from what I have found out from the people of the area, was hoping to find something in old newspapers if someone could help who has a account in that area as there is nothing at all in the census records.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: heywood on Sunday 30 May 21 15:50 BST (UK)

Is this the one you mean?
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/kilconnell/killimordaly/killimor/clooncah/

Are you looking for a Hogan who was a blacksmith there?
If so, when?

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: Kerrill on Sunday 30 May 21 16:02 BST (UK)

Thanks very much for the reply, on the census Patrick Hogan comes up as a carpenter, but having been told years ago from the people who lived in the area they were adamant that the Hogan's owned a Forge, I was even showed where it once stood but I have never seen anything in print. The year would have been between 1880 and 1912. And yes that's the place.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: heywood on Sunday 30 May 21 16:08 BST (UK)

I was just about to post that there was a family of Carpenters there.
Maybe the workshop was known as a forge.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Sunday 30 May 21 16:39 BST (UK)

Quote from: Kerrill on Sunday 30 May 21 16:02 BST (UK)

..........on the census Patrick Hogan comes up as a carpenter.......

Presumably you mean the 1911 census for Clooncah. Patrick a carpenter.
Residents of a house 17 in Clooncah (Killimor, Galway).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Killimor/Clooncah/463176/

.....and in the 1901 census (married) and in Clooncak (sic).
Residents of a house 7 in Clooncak (Killimor, Galway).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Killimor/Clooncak/1386147/


KG

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: Kerrill on Sunday 30 May 21 17:07 BST (UK)

Think you might have something there heywood it could be the answer.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 30 May 21 19:44 BST (UK)

Might be worth checking birth certificates for all the children to see father's occupation. Also Patrick's marriage to see both his and his father's occupations.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: Kerrill on Wednesday 02 June 21 12:31 BST (UK)

Thanks for all replies, he was down on the census as a carpenter and so was his dad. So I think heywood is right.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: heywood on Wednesday 02 June 21 12:34 BST (UK)

If you check 1911 census, Patrick is the only householder with a workshop.

Title: Re: Forges
Post by: Kerrill on Wednesday 02 June 21 12:51 BST (UK)

Yes forgot to add that, so your spot on I think  ;)