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Hearth Money Rolls - Portryan / Newport / Foxhall

 

Created by Derek Ryan

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1665
The following names were recorded in Newport / Foxhall townland (Puoryne Bryen).

Portryan is an area in Foxhall the exact boundaries of I’m not 100% sure.

Wm.

Lacy

Mortagh

McKeogh

Loughlen

Samuell

Robert

Hugles

John

Anglee

Wm.

McPhillip

 

There was no 1666-7 return.

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 William Lacey. There are a mix of names McKeogh & Huges are Gaelic names. Samuel I would imagine is an English name allow the first name doesn’t seem English to me. John Anglee I’m not sure about. It may be Anglesey / Anglesee. No Samuels in it.

There is also a Mc surname, likely to be descendants of someone else rather than surnames in their own right eg in this case I think William McPhilip may be William son of Philip O’Brien for example.

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

There are two Lacys – Malachy & Pat. The name is rare so there may be a possibility of them being linked? There is also a Henry Lee, I wonder could that be linked to Anglee?

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

There are no HMR surnames.

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Kilvolane&townland=Fox%20Hole&search=Search

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

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

There is a George Lacy on main street Newport. The only Lacy in the 1835 census, I have included him as it is a rare surname on also in the townland of Newport which this return partly covers.

 

Foxhall & Lackland

Capt. John O'Brien

Revd. Dr. John Penefather

Michael Hanrahan

Mary Foley

Patrick Kenedy

Michael Herbert

Patrick Thorns

Michael Gleeson

Thomas McMahon

Portryan

Thomas Wixted

Patrick Shinners

Michael Ryan (Gouge)

Patrick Collins

Newport Town – Main Street (only included as Lacy is such a rare name)

George Lacy

 

In the later Griffiths valuation (see pictures); no HMR surnames carry through.





From https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/


There is a Malachy Lacy in Tullow though at this point.


The 1901 Census

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

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

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

 

No HMR names.

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

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

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

 

Again no HMR names. I’m not convinced that Main Street should be included here but I have left it in. There is a James Lacy as a head of a family on Pound Street in Newport and I think with a bit more research it could be possible to link him back to William Lacy of the Hearth Money Rolls.

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


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