Tithe Applotment 1826

GRIFFITH’S VALUATION 1854

There were 2 Ruddens present on the 1854 Griffith Valuation record: Philip Rudden and Martin Rudden.

1901 CENSUS

RESIDENTS OF HOUSE 3 IN FOSTRAGH (BALLINAMUCK EAST, LONGFORD)

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	John	38	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Elizabeth	32	Female	Wife	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Martin	3	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Mary Jane	2	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Bridget K		Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Bridget	70	Female	Mother	Roman Catholic

RESIDENTS OF HOUSE 14 IN FOSTRAGH (BALLINAMUCK EAST, LONGFORD)

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Kiernan	Michael	60	Male	Head of Family	R Catholic
Kiernan	Patrick	27	Male	Son	R Catholic
Rudden	Rose	30	Female	Step Daughter	R Catholic
Kiernan	Willie	7	Male	Cousin	R Catholic

1911 CENSUS

RESIDENTS OF HOUSE 6 IN FOSTRAGH (BALLINAMUCK EAST, LONGFORD)

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Rudden	John	50	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Lizzie	44	Female	Wife	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Martin	13	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Mary Jane	12	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Bridget Kate	11	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Annie	10	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Patrick Joseph	7	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Lizzie	5	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Maggie Teresa	3	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic

RESIDENTS OF HOUSE 14 IN FOSTRAGH (BALLINAMUCK EAST, LONGFORD)

Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
Kiernan	Michael	76	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic
Kiernan	Patrick	45	Male	Son	Roman Catholic
Rudden	Rose	48	Female	Step Daughter	Roman Catholic
Kiernan	William	18	Male	Nephew	Roman Catholic

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 story describes the landlord and the townlands he lorded over, including Fostra (Fostragh)

Transcribed from the above story

The Landlord.

The Landlord for this district was Mr. George McConkey. He had an agent and a Bailiff. Their names were Edgworth and Navan. They owned fifteen townlands. The names of the townlands were Moyne, Legga, Aughamore, Annagh, Kiltcon, Garvary, Corinagh, Commagh, Fostra, Edenmore, Glenmore, Rathmore, Gaigue, Killmahon, Cornaphuncion and Clonelly.

According to tradition the Landlord lived first in Rathmore. The track of the Avenue is still to be seen there. His coachman was shot at night and the Landlord left the next day. The bailiff had the use of the land after that until it was sold over to the Land Commission. He had a plantation of oak planted there and he gave it over to the tenants at the time of the sale. It is called the Big House Land yet.

He was a Protestant Landlord but he was a good sort. He never paid to the Emergency Fund. The agents and Bailiffs were worse than the Landlord. He had a big supply of bog and he gave it free to his tenants and he put Trustees over it. The rent of my father’s farm was five Pounds that time and it is only £1-10s.-0d. now. The Landlord gave an abatement of four shillings in the pound.

Story teller is unknown.

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