Kirwan (Woodfield)
The Kirwans of Woodfield, parish of Boyounagh, barony of Ballymoe, county Galway, were a junior branch of the Kirwans of Cregg. They were particularly well known for fighting duels. Three generations of Kirwans lived at Woodfield during the 18th and early 19th centuries. They lost their estate when the Tuam Bank collapsed in 1815. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Woodfield belonged to the Handcocks.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield | Woodfield | Boyounagh | Glennamaddy | Carronwnagur 71 | Ballymoe | Galway |
OSI Ref: M553 642
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 39 |
Archival sources
- F.S. Bourke Collection, 3 volumes of information and anecdotes about the Kirwans of Woodfield and other Co Galway families, includes family tree of the Kirwan family, 19th century. MSS 9854-9856; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of Kirwan of Cregg, Curraghan, Woodfield, Correnante, c 1650-c 1800. GO MS 112: 329a-330; National Library of Ireland
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 309-310
- LYNCH, Ronan. ''The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway: History, folklore and mythology in an Irish horseracing family''. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2006: 96-97
- ''Tuam Herald'': Kirwans of Woodfield. 3 July 1915 & 16 Oct 1915
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Family History Society : Galway Roots'': Genealogy of some branches of the Kirwans of Co. Galway, Ireland. II, 59-60