Hearth Money Rolls - Clonbunny & Rossary More / Beg

 

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1665
The following names were recorded in Clonbunny & Rossary More & Rossary Beg townland (Ballivakeagh, Cloanbonny and Rosary Vill.).

 

Danniell	Barry
Donnogh	Ryane
Miles	Bourk
Teige	Meara
Teige	McKeogh
Walter	Bourk
Danniell	McSeada
Connor	Oge
John	McWm
Wm.	McRogers
Wm.	Faser
Martin	Gelbert
Mathew	Gelbert
John	Gelbert
Hugh	Meara
Robert	Sintt
Nicholas	Humphry
Shibe	Wimble
Wm.	Pamer

 

There was also a 1666-7 return as follows.

John      McRory

Daniell  Barry

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 Daniell Barry. In the 2nd return he is recorded as having 2 hearths. He is likely to be of Anglo-Norman descent. There are a mixture of surnames, Bourke, Sinnott, Humphry and possibly Gilbert are also Anglo-Norman. Palmer is likely to be of English origin, Fraser and Wimble? I’m not sure about.

There are a number of Gaelic names in the townland, Ryan, O’Meara, McKeogh & Sheedy. There are also some Mc surnames, likely to be descendants of someone else rather than surnames in their own right eg John McWm might actually be John Son of William Barry.

 

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

No Gilbert, Fraser, Palmer, Sinott.

There are two Humphreys – Nicholas & William. With the same first name there must be a good chance that they are linked?

There is a (Michael) Barry but that is a name that might be more difficult to link together.

Bourke and the Gaelic surnames would be nearly impossible to link together.

The next available "Census" for the area is the Tithe Appointment Books 1827.

Only Ryans continue from the HMRs.

Clonbunny

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

Rossary

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

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). Clonbunny may be known by a different name but Rossary Beg & More is likely covered.

Ryan being the only surname that carries through from the HMR.

Rossarry & Mount Rivers

John Hogan

Michael White

Owen Hynes

David Lynch

Patrick Hogan

John Ryan (Tom)

Widow Hogan

Denis Moloney

John Magrath

John McMahon

Roger Farrell

John Moloney

John Griffan

Thomas O'Donnell

James Stack

Richard Philips Esq.

William O'Brien

Widow William Ryan

In the later Griffiths valuation (see pictures); again it is only Ryan that carries through from the HMRs.

The 1901 Census

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Newport/Clonbunny/

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Newport/Rossary_More/

Ryans are still in the townland and Bourke has reappeared from the HMRs.

 

And 1911 Census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Newport/Clonbunny/

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Newport/Rossarymore/

Ryans are still recorded and again Bourkes. However it is impossible to make any conclusive connection between these families and those in the HMRs.

 

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