Charles Mc Grane and Mary Ann Travers, Ballinacarrick

The following information via Desmond Doran and Elizabeth Mc Grane.....

Charles Mc Grane, b1865, married Mary Ann Travers, b1869,  from Laghey Barr, Co Donegal.

Grandad Mc Grane Source: Desmond Doran

Granny Mc Grane Source: Desmond Doran

They built a two roomed thatched cottage at Ballinacarrick, Ballintra, Co Donegal. The cottage cost £4 and 10 shillings to build. The cottage had one room, a kitchen, and a loft. The children all slept in the loft, accessed via a ladder.

The 1911 census returns that the farm had four outbuildings - one stable, one cow house, onefowl house and a barn.

The roof was slated about 1960 and a small scullery added. Electricity was installed in 1964 retiring the oil lamps and candles.

Potatoes, onion, carrot, cabbage and lettuce along with dairy cows were the mainstay of the farm.

Charles' great grandson, Edward Mc Grane still farms the land at Ballinacarrick. Edward's mother Eilish, still lives at Ballinacarrick.

There are still many Mc Granes and Travers in Ballintra.

Ballinacarrick means Rock Town. Laghey Barr is a mountain (?)