In the Hearth Money Rolls 1666-67
The following names were recorded in Shower townland
(Shower).
|
Dominick |
Hardinge |
|
Maghon |
McLaughlin |
|
Lewis |
Welch |
|
John |
McHugh |
|
John |
McMeloghlin |
|
Rory |
McOwen |
There was no 1665 return.
Generally the first name in a townland seems to be the most
important landowner. At least that is my impression.
So here we have Harding, Dominic. I think that may be an English
settler name. The rest are either Mcs or the Anglo-Norman Welch / Walsh. McLoughlin
maybe a surname in its own right. The other Mc surnames are likely to be
descendants of someone else rather than surnames in their own right eg Rory
McOwen might actually be Rory son of Owen Ryan for example. McHugh although a
Mc surname could also be a mistranscription of McKeogh.
Lewis Walsh is of interest. There was a Lewis Walsh of
Thurles recorded as owning a share in Monroe (in Arra) and some other places in
the Civil Survey of 1654-56 Lewis Walsh was the son in law of Mortough
Mac-I-brien (Chief of Arra) by married to his daughter Honora. However in the Hearth
Money Rolls of Monroe, in 1665 Honora is recorded as a widow. Could this be a
son of theirs?
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.
Here https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=E8704229DA4ED702%21404&authkey=!AAT0ajkkNO1CYrM
There are is a John Hardin, a Thos. McLaughlin, 6 Welchs and
13 McKeoghs. John Harding you would have to consider as a strong possible
descendant of Dominic due to the rarity of the surname in the area.
The next available "Census" for the area is the
Tithe Appointment Books 1827.
There are no HMR surnames according to the below list.
However if you look at the original there is a Widow McKeogh and son. Could they
be a link to John McHugh / possibly McKeogh above? I haven’t checked the scanned
images for many of the Tithe Appointment Books so by the looks of it, it is
worth doing for a given area that you are interested in.
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).
McKeoghs are listed here again. There is also a Hanning
which is an unusual surname, any link to Harding I wonder?
Martin Ahearn
Thomas Ahearn
Michael Coffey (Stephen)
Daniel Coffey (Brazil)
Patrick Coffey (Robin)
John McKeogh
William Ryan (Bil)
Jeremiah Hanning
Michael Sullivan
Thomas Bourke
James Bourke
John Gleeson (Lamb)
Thomas Maddin
John Coffey (Brazil)
Stephen Coffey
Widow McKeogh
John Sullivan
John Maddin
Thomas McCabe
Thomas Gleeson (Cup)
Michael Gleeson (Cup)
Daniel Ahearn
William Ahearn
Patrick Coffey (Shoemaker)
John Coffey (Molly)
James Ryan (Hackler)
James Hickey
John Ahearn
Richard Shinners
John Coffey (Daniel)
Thomas Hanley
James Hanning
Daniel Hanning
Cornelius Hanly
Luke Shinners
Patrick Gleeson (Lamb)
Michael Gleeson (Lamb)
Patrick Coffey (Stephen)
Daniel Murphy
David Murphy
Daniel Byrnes
In the later Griffiths valuation (see pictures); no HMR
surnames.
The 1901 Census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Newport/Shower/
No HMR surnames (although there is a Keogh as a servant).
And 1911 Census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Newport/Shower/
No HMR surnames.
So some interesting surnames such as Harding, Walsh and McHugh
/ McKeogh.
McKeogh seems to carry down to the Griffiths Valuation. It
would be interesting to know more about the Lewis Walsh that lived there and
his connection to the Walshs of Thurles / Arra. There is a small chance that
Hanning in the 1835 could be connected to Harding.
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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