Hearth Money Rolls - Rossaguile

 

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1665

The following names were recorded in Rossaguile townland (Rosigeill / Rosgeile).

 

Bourke	Storyne
Willm	Layne
Morrish	Pooro
Thomas	Spalden

 

In the 1666-67 return the following were noted.

Bourke	Storyin
Mort	Moronane
Loghnen	Hallynane
Daniell	McDonogh
WIlliam	Butler
4 names ineligible
Richard	Power
Mathew	Hogan
WIlliam	Roche
Robert	Knight
Daniell	Skehan
Walter	Bourke
WIlliam	Dowyne
Thurloc	Bryan
Teige	Ryan
WIlliam	Ryan
William	Daaly
Edmund	Barry
Teige	McOwen
Rich.	Rusell

 

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

The main landowner seems to be a Bourke Storyin / Storyen? I’m not sure of the surname but I’d imagine it is English in origin. A small possibility is that his surname is Bourke but somehow it was  mistranscribed? There is also a Spalden which again sounds English in origin. Pooro could be Power or it could be an unusual English surname. Knight could be English or Gaelic.

The rest of the surnames seem to be Gaelic / old Anglo-Norman and includes Moroney, Hallinan, Butler, Power, Hogan, Roche, Skehan, Bourke, Downey, O’Brien, Ryan, Daly, Barry & Russell. There are also two Mc surnames, likely to be descendants of someone else rather than surnames in their own right eg Teige McOwen might actually be Teige son of Owen Ryan.

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

One interesting name is Murtogh Downey, he is the only Downey in the Census. It is a relatively rare name in the area. Could he be linked to William Downey?

There is a Der. Daly as well, similarly a relatively rare surname, could there be a connection to William Daly?

There are two Roches recorded in 1766.

There are no Knights, Spaldens, Storyins or variants or Skehan.

There doesn’t appear to be many that could be connected in this census conclusively.

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

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

There are Ryans but nothing conclusive.

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 are Ryans and O’Briens but nothing conclusive.

Daniel Ryan (Philips)

James Boland

Bridget Sheedy

John Flannery

Denis Flannery

Thomas Meehan

Michael Ryan

Martin Gleeson

Hanora O'Brien

Daniel Boland

John Ryan (Bohul)

In the later Griffiths valuation (see picture), again Ryans and an O’Brien but nothing conclusive.

 

The 1901 Census

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Killoscully/Rossaguile/

There is one Ryan head of a family.

And 1911 Census https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Killoscully/Rossaguile/

There is one Ryan head of a family.

 

So although the Ryan name carries down to the 1901 / 1911, unfortunately it is too common a name to connect it back to the HMRs.

 

My own analysis of the rolls highlighting the Owney records.

https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-hearth-money-rolls-in-half-barony.html