Enaghbeg

Enaghbeg (Irish: An tAonach Beag) is a townland located in the Barony of Tirawley, in the County of Mayo.

Prominent family names appearing in the register include Gill, Ruane, Mullen, Sweeney and McLoghlin.

[6][7] In 1896, the local sub sanitary officer - Mr. Fleming - visited the townland and found a large number of open manure pits.

The local parish priest - Monsignor O'Hara - pleaded on behalf of the accused, telling the court that he "had never known a better behaved or peace loving people" as the defendants in the dock.

[9] In Crossmolina, a major public order disturbance took place at Stick's Bar, involving seven men who later appeared in Ballina District Court, four of whom resided in Enaghbeg.

John Doherty received the benefit of the Probation Act and was directed to donate €100 to Special Olympics.

David McNulty was given the benefit of the Probation Act for an assault charge and fined €100 for disorderly conduct.

The assault charge against Brendan Hughes was dismissed, but he was directed to donate €100 to Special Olympics for disorderly conduct.

[10] Given the heavy dependence on agricultural activities in Enaghbeg, rent arrears, land disputes between neighbors, and conflicts with cattle dealers were common and occasionally led to litigation, in some cases, between family members.

In October 1911, Patrick Sweeney, the executor of this father's estate, applied to the court to evict his brother Daniel from two pieces of land in Enaghbeg.

[11] Patrick Sweeney was also sued in 1926 by a cattle dealer from Swinford over a breach of contract relating to the sale of a cow.

[12] In1928, the same Sweeney brothers were among a number of individuals from Crossmolina who were sued for non payment of Conacre rents by their landlord.

Although a conacre rent was essentially a short-term lease on a piece of land, the arrears in question had built up over many years.

[16] In 1940, an Enaghbeg farmer - James McHugh - sued Jack Moran, a cattle dealer from Ballyhaunus for the recovery of £25 10s for breach of warranty in the sale of five calves.

The Irish land commission had started to drain the nearby bog, pumping the excess water into the river.