Address: the Townland of Carn

John is decribed a a herdsman. Modern maps show one substantial farm complex and two smaller properties in Carn so he probably worked on the farm.

Address: Blackhorse Farm

It is not known how long she lived in Gortatole - probably until her husband died or if on his death

Mary is shown as a house keeper but it known that she also kept chickens and rabbits, and made butter.

Cause: old age

Address: the Townland of Magheranageeragh

The cause of death indicates that she probably died peacefully in her sleep. As her death registration shows that her brother George was with her when she died and when reporting her death he gives the same address it is assumed that she was living with her brother when she died.

Edward Darling (1868-1924)

Address: Devenish, Fermanagh

Who else was there is not known but the couples parents and other close family members probably were.

Address: a small farm in the townland of Gortatole

The household consisted of Eaden, his wife Mary and Eaden's brother Richard. Mary's brother Henery Wallace was visiting them at the time. The family lived in a three roomed cottage built of stone or brick with a thatch or turf roof which Eaden rented from Catherine J Buchanan who lived in a large house nearby and who was probably either the widow or daughter of Eaden's father's landlord at the time of the 1901 Census. Eaden had almost certainly taken over the smallholding which had a cow house, a calf house, a piggery, a fowl house and 2 sheds after his father's death in 1902. The acreage is unknown. Eaden and Richard are described as herdsmen so they obvious looked after the animals on the farm and it is possible that at least one of them helped on the Landholder's large farm. Athough Mary is not shown as having an occupation she undoubteldly helped with the smaller animals and chickens. In a letter to her niece Amy dated 28 Oct 1918 which is admittedly somewhat later than the census she says that she is sending her a chicken and a rabbit.

They were probably forced to move because Edward could no longer manage the smallholding at Gortatole by himself. It is thought that he found employment as a herd at Florencecourt because his death registration says that he was a 'herd late of Florencecourt'. It may have been through the good offices of Mary's brother Henery who was employed as a servant at Flocencecourt and would have known of any vaciences.