Parish : Annagh
Townland : Claragh (Clara)

Records

Tithe Applotments 1825

Stephen Rudden (Woods Bernard Maquire, Thomas Howe Kerry) – 32 2^nd Class Acres

Thomas Rudden (Bernard Gilsennan John Farmer) – 15 Acres

John Rudden (Thomas Howe) – 9 Acres

John Rudden (Junior) and James Rudden – 11 Acres

Philip Rudden – 6 Acres

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Griffith’s Valuations 1857

Plot: 14: Phillip Rudden : House and Land – 4 Acres

Plot: 18 : James Rudden (senior) & John Rudden (senior)
Land shared with Bernard O’Reilly and Michael McGuinness)

Plot 19 & 20 a & b: John Rudden Senior – 11 Acres House and Land: Phillip Rudden – Land 1 Rood 

Plot 25 : John Rudden Senior  – House and land 8 Acres

Plot 26 : James Rudden Junior  – House and land 8 Acres

Plot 27 & 28 : John Rudden Junior House 6 acres and 4 acres

Plot 27 & 28 : Stephen Rudden  – House and Part of Claragh Loch 10 Acres and 3 Acres

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1901 CENSUS

Residents of house 2 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	James	60	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Mary	28	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Elizabeth	18	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Ellen	17	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Rose	15	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Alice	13	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Johns	12	Male	Son	Roman Catholic

Residents of house 3 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	Mary Anne	18	Female	Head of Family	Roman Catholic

Residents of house 10 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	John	50	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Mary	50	Female	Wife	Roman Catholic
Rudden	James	25	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Patrick	24	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Maggie	23	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Anne	22	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	John	20	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Rose	17	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Brogan	Bridget	70	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic

Residents of house 12 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	Philip	31	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Mary	35	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Anne	34	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Rose	33	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic

1911 CENSUS

Residents of house 1 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	James	46	Male	Head of Family	R Catholic
Rudden	Mary	36	Female	Wife	R Catholic
Donohoe	Margret	78	Female	Mother in Law	R Catholic
Rudden	Mary Anne		Female	Daughter	R Catholic

Residents of house 6 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	Mary	78	Female	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Patrick	41	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Anne	37	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Maggie	35	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic

Residents of house 10 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	Philip	44	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Mary	49	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Anne	47	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Rose	46	Female	Sister	Roman Catholic

Residents of house 12 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rodden	James	68	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rodden	Bridget	28	Male	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rodden	Alice	24	Male	Daughter	Roman Catholic

Residents of house 15 in Claragh

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rodden	John	60	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic

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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 Following describes Claragh, Redhills, and is an account for the many Rudden families present.

It gives no indication of the time in which Pat Rudden lived but reinforces the suggestion that the Rudden families in Claragh were at one time siblings.

I live in the townland of Claragh, in the parish of Annagh in the barony of Tullygarvy and in the county of Cavan.
It is a big town land. The most plentiful name is Rudden It is believed that a very rich man named Mr. Pat Rudden lived in Claragh a long time ago.
He owned all the land of Claragh. He had thirteen sons and two daughters but four of his sons died when then they were young.
When the father was dying he left part of his farm to each son and daughter and that is why nearly all in Claragh are Rudden.
There is an iron mine in the townland also and there were plenty of iron got in it long ago.
The land is flat but for a few hills here and there. It is well watered also. There is not a but there is a few wells in it.
There is a big lake in it also, and and island in the middle of it. It also supplies water to the people living near it

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