Hearth Money Rolls - Castlewaller / Cully

 

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1665
The following names were recorded in Castlewaller townland (Cully).

RIchard	Waller	Ls
William	Rock
Robert	Knight
Walter	Bourke
Tirlagh	Bryen
Wm.	Ryane

 

There was no return for 1666-67.

Generally the first name in a townland seems to be the most important landowner. At least that is my impression.

So in this case we have Ls Richard Waller. He is definitely an English settler and it is after this family that townland is renamed to Castlewaller.

The surnames Rock and Knight are inconclusive but neither are likely to be from the area, whether they are English settlers name in this case I can’t say.

Bourke would be an Anglo-Norman possibly related to nearby Castleconnell and O’Brien and Ryan are both Gaelic surnames.  

There is the 1766 census available for the general area but unless someone has a very distinct surname it is nearly impossible to make any kind of connection.

https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/tipperary/census/1766-rel-cens/newport.htm

In this case there is an Edward Waller, gent who may be a descendant of this Hearth Money Roll Waller. 

There is also a Terence Byran. 

The next available "Census" for the area is the Tithe Appointment Books 1824

 

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Kilnarath&townland=Cully&search=Search

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Kilnarath&townland=Cully%2CWaller&search=Search

 

Strangely Waller does not appear in this townland in the Tithe Appointments. There are no sign of Rock or Knight either. The surnames Ryan, O’Brien and Bourke do continue in the townland. Unfortunately, all three surnames are so common that it is impossible to make any connection.

However we do have a Terence O’Brien (Terence is the English form of Tirlagh) and a William Ryan.

There is also an 1835 census available for the Parishes of Newport and Birdhill (transcribed by Hugh Sweeney of Newport Historical & Archaeological Society in Newport News).

Timothy Carmody

William Waller

John Wallar

John Magrath

Martin Ryan

Widow Ryan

Michael Gleeson

Widow Doudell

John Ryan

John Ryan (Tom)

Thomas Ryan

Patrick Donnell

Hanora Riordan

Timothy Gleeson

John Elliott

James Sheppard

James Clune

John Ryan (More)

John Carroll

John Sheedy

Cornelius O'Brien

Widow Bourke

John Byrne

John Ryan (R)

Michael McCormick

Charles Cullen

Andrew Egan

Terence O'Brien

Edmond Cox

John Gleeson

Patrick Gleeson

Daniel Goyder

Martin Houlihan

James Poe 343·-

Martin Gaynan

John Ryan (L)

Michael Ryan

James Ryan (Roe)

Michael Carr

John Nihill

Richard Shinners

Daniel Murphy

Denis Halloran

Denis Murphy

Denis Rohan

Patrick Rohan

Patrick Guyder

John Meehan (J)

Robert Tucker

James Gleeson

James Goyder

Patrick Ahearn

John Meehan (S)

Michael Keily

John Hourigan

Thomas Hall

James Ryan (Malachy)

James Ryan (R)

Patrick Galvan

Daniel Hourigan

Daniel Donohoe

John Ryan

William Sheppard

Widow Sheppard

Widow Meehan

Widow Moloney

Daniel Hogan

James Hourigan

Denis Sexton

James Gleeson

Widow Walsh

Widow Hogan

Patrick Murphy

Denis Walsh

Patrick Elliott

 

 

In this list Terence O’Brien is listed again. Bourke is listed and there are 13 Ryans listed. Wallar / Waller is also listed.  In total there are 75 people listed in the townland as heads of families.

In the later Griffiths valuation (see pictures), Wallers, Ryans, O’Briens and Burkes continue.

The 1901 Census

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Kilnarath/Castlewaller/

Waller, Ryan and O’Brien continue.

It could be a coincidence but the name Terence O’Brien is recorded in 1901 as head of a family in the townland. There is also a William Ryan, head of a family, but this would be a much more common name I’d imagine.

And 1911 Census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Kilnarath/Castlewaller/

 

Waller, Ryan and O’Brien continue.

Again there is a Terence O’Brien – likely the son of the 1901 Terence. There is also a William Ryan.

So Wallers continue in the townland down to the 1911 census. With a rare surname such as this, they are highly likely to be the descendants of the Wallers in the Hearth Money Rolls. The other surnames (O’Brien and Ryan) are much more common and as such difficult to connect. However the fact that Terence O’Brien is a name that is carried down through the various records is really interesting. Are there any descendants of this Terence alive today?

As a later exercise will also try and look at the Civil Survey – Transplantation records – Hearth Money Rolls but I think I will keep that as a separate exercise.

My own analysis of the rolls highlighting the Owney records.
https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-hearth-money-rolls-in-half-barony.html