‘The Irish name for Callowhill is Collchoill’

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Tithe Applotments (copied from Currin Substitute for Callaghhill)

Griffith’s Valuation map

Griffith’s Valuation

1901 Census

Residents of a house 5 in Callowhill (Currin, Monaghan)

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	Matthew	48	Male	Head of Family	R Catholic
Rudden	Rose	47	Female	Wife	R Catholic
Rudden	John	22	Male	Son	R Catholic
Rudden	Pat	20	Male	Son	R Catholic
Rudden	Annie	18	Female	Daughter	R Catholic
Rudden	Kate	16	Female	Daughter	R Catholic
Rudden	Ellen	14	Female	Daughter	R Catholic
Rudden	Matt	12	Male	Son	R Catholic
Rudden	Rose	9	Female	Daughter	R Catholic
Rudden	Bernard	7	Male	Son	R Catholic
Rudden	Susan	5	Female	Daughter	R Catholic

1911 Census

Residents of a house 5 in Callowhill (Currin, Monaghan)

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	Matthew	59	Male	Head of Family	Catholics
Rudden	Pat	32	Male	Son	–
Rudden	Maggie	28	Female	Daughter	–
Rudden	Cassie	26	Female	Daughter	–
Rudden	Ellie	24	Female	Daughter	–
Rudden	Rose	19	Female	Daughter	–
Rudden	Bennie	17	Male	Son	–
Rudden	Susan	15	Female	Daughter	–
Rudden	Mat	21	Male	Son	–

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Notes: The Schools Collection

The following excerpt has been taken from the Schools Collection which is essentially a gathering of local folklore that Irish school children were asked to compile during the 1930’s. The story is about a hedge school in Callowhill, Monaghan.

Transcribed from the above story.

There was a hedge school situated in the townland of Callow Hill in the parish of Currin. The teacher’s name was Anne Sheridan and she taught in her house. Every pupil brought her a penny a week and this is how she was paid. There were between thirty and forty scholars attending this school. The children were taught reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic and Latin. The reading book was called the “Mansel” and every pupil had the universal spelling book. There was no Irish taught in this school. The children all sat on little stools or big round stones covered with bags. Each pupil had a slate and wrote on it with state pencils. The slates were of a blue and black colour and the pencils used to write white. The best scholar received pins as prizes and when they got their package of pins they were “made up”.

Source: The Schools’ Collection | dúchas.ie (duchas.ie)