Mullaghbrack Mohill Leitrim

[murphies]

Hi i am searching for info and pictures of Mullaghbrack from the very early 1900s, wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction as i have been unable to find anything.

[Kiltaglassan]

Do you have an historic map of the townland of Mullaghbrack?

Using the OSi National Townland and Historical Map Viewer.

Click 'Accept' and 'OK'. Click 'X' in the black band (if necessary). Then select the map in Basemap Gallery.
MapGenie 25 Inch for 1887-1913.

https://arcg.is/1aHTi5

Mullaghbrack townland to the east of Mohill.
https://www.townlands.ie/leitrim/mohill/cloone/keeldra/mullaghbrack/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2324735#map=13/53.9225/-7.8475

[murphies]

Thank you for replying.

[Elwyn Soutter]

If it helps gives you a sense of Mullaghbrack, in 1901 the census tells us there were 19 inhabited houses and a total population of 88. Griffiths Valuation tells us the townland was 326 acres in size.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Leitrim/Mohill/Mullaghbrack/

The 1901 census also tells us that every adult in the townland was engaged in farming or agriculture, save for one cooper. Are there likely to be any photographs of the townland in the early 1900s? No, unless something significant happened there. It was just conventional agricultural land such as you might find anywhere in Ireland.

[murphies]

Thank you for this info its going to be hard to find the info etc i am looking for but i now know what way to proceed.

[murphies]

How do i get info of records for a school in Mullaghbrack Mohill 1890--1940.
I keep hitting a brick wall.
 Thank you in advance.

[Elwyn Soutter]

There was no school in Mullaghbrack (according to Griffiths Valuation). Search the contemporaneous maps on Griffiths for the townlands adjacent to Mullaghbrack and you will see where there were schools. There was one in Creenagh for example. That wasn’t too far away.

Also if you search the 1901 census for Leitrim, with the DED of Mohill, and the occupation “teacher” you will find 12 teachers in the area.  That also tells you where there were probably schools.

Surviving attendance records may be on Findmypast.

[murphies]

Many thanks for this its harder than i thought searching family history in Ireland,

[Elwyn Soutter]

Many thanks for this its harder than i thought searching family history in Ireland,

I am afraid it can be challenging at times.  We don’t have quite the same range of records that other countries/jurisdictions do.