Mullaghsandal families in early 1800s

[K Rees]

Any interest in researching the intermarriages of a number of Mullaghsandal families in the early 1800s, namely McCafferty/McGill/Mulvenna/McAlister families?

[aghadowey]

For reference-
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/glenarm-upper/kilwaughter/kilwaughter/mullaghsandall/

[Kiltaglassan]

Beat me to it, aghadowey!

On OpenStreetMap
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4228371#map=12/54.8588/-5.8825

[K Rees]

This might be a little off the track, but then more applicable to offers of help!

In the 1851 Census of Killyglen, Eliza McCafferty (11) attended Mr. Branon's school. The only Mr. Branon that I could find was a John Branon at Bullymullock and a farm labourer. His own son could not read and write.   

 Does anyone of a record of where Mr. Branon's school was in 1851; or alternatively when did the National Board School on the Mullaghsandel Road at Killyglen start and who was the head teacher?

This same Eliza McCafferty of Killyglen is a farm servant at Mullaghsandal in 1862 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Peoples, thus, the possibility that she was working on a relative's tenement farm.

[K Rees]

Death of Arthur McCaffery, late of Mullaghsandal - 1857

Letters of Administration of Arthur McCafferty, late of Mullaghsandal in the County of Antrim, farmer, deceased 15 Jan 1857, were awarded to his son William McCafferty of Mullaghsandal, farmer, next of kin and one of the Executors. Further details of the bequeathments in this Will are unknown. If sourced and purchased, it may name his other children; his widow; and the value of his estate.

With the commonality of names, it is possible that Arthur McCafferty of Mullaghsandal was the grandfather of Elizabeth [Eliza] McCafferty and his son William McCafferty was the eldest brother of Bernard, Daniel, John and Edward McCafferty; and Rachel McAllister, Jane Purdy and Catherine McAllister, who have moved to farming tenements of their own.

[Elwyn Soutter]

 

 Does anyone of a record of where Mr. Branon's school was in 1851; or alternatively when did the National Board School on the Mullaghsandel Road at Killyglen start and who was the head teacher?

PRONI holds files on Killyglen National School under ref: ED 1/2/113. There’s a reference to a grant application 1840-1845.  The ED series files usually name the teacher(s).

There are also attendance records under SCH/556. I do not know what years they cover. 

These records are not on-line so a personal visit to PRONI is really needed to access them.

[shanreagh]

If you go to the Griffiths valuation records you can find the families in that townland in 1861.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sic/

[K Rees]

Thank you Elwyn

Alexander Brennan was the schoolmaster at the Mullaghsandal school (opened 1828-closed 1875). He was also a sponsor at the baptism of Eliza McCafferty’s first cousin William McAlister in 1846, at the Roman Catholic Church, in Feystown, near Glenarm.

[Kiltaglassan]

Alexander Brennan was the schoolmaster at the Mullaghsandal school (opened 1828-closed 1875).

Alexander Brennan, retired schoolmaster died 16 February 1905 aged 78 yrs at Waterfoot.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1905/05606/4576241.pdf

Waterfoot
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/glenarm-lower/layd/ardclinis/warren/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4259681#map=13/55.0729/-6.0574