Folan family from Spiddal

[Kiltaglassan]

For Mary born in December 1878, the townland looks like Ballinahowna but is probably Ballynahown (South). The informant, ? Costello comes from Invern (sic). These are probably the two townlands, Ballynahown South and Inverin (Inveran), both in the Civil Parish of Killanin.

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/moycullen/killanin/cill-chuimin/ballynahown-south/
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/moycullen/killanin/cill-chuimin/indreabhan/

KG

[Kiltaglassan]

I can’t find a marriage for Patrick and Catherine Folan. The 1911 Irish census says they have been married for 45 years. No marriage records going back pre 1873.
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0629

Here they are on both census:

Residents of a house 17 in Ballynahown (Kilcummin, Galway)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Kilcummin/Ballynahown/1377767/

Residents of a house 25 in Ballynahown, South (Kilcummin, Galway)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Kilcummin/Ballynahown__South/457694/

KG

[Kiltaglassan]

Of interest, these are the birth records for the five youngest siblings (although 1911 says only 4 born and 4 still living?)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002390717/

Bridget born 1880
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02836/2039839.pdf

Honor born 1885       
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1886/02610/1963808.pdf

Peter born 1888
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1888/02502/1927834.pdf

Julia born 1891
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1891/02385/1889828.pdf

Thomas born 1894     #275
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1894/02268/1852298.pdf

KG

[steensb]

Thank you for the research and replies.  Sorry that I hadn't been on in a bit to notice.  I'll look this info over and see how it fits.

[steensb]

Thanks so much, Kiltaglassan.  That must be them.  The dates match well to what I know about Mary and Nora.   Maybe the person responding to the census misunderstood the question about the children and just said how many were literally living with them and not how many were alive.