The Tipperary Antiquarian

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here In the Civil Survey the following are recorded in Finnahy. Phillipp Ryan of Fynnighy Owen Ryan of ye same Gent. Simington in his Transplantation to Connacht records that an Owen Ryan of Finily is to be transplanted to Kilcummin in Galway. They are no Owen Ryan’s in Penders Census in 1659.   In the Hearth Money Rolls for Finighy in 1665 is recorded John Ryan   In 1666/7 for Finihy John McConnor Dermond Ryan William McThomas Duffe Donnogh McTeige William Gradie Donnogh Curry Margarett Ny Henry one wast howse   So no sign of Owen in Tipperary. In the Griffiths Valuation for Kilcummin in Galway  there are no Ryans at all recorded. There are a number of variations of Owen Ryan in the Hearth Money Rolls so we can’t even suppose that he ended up in another townland. So ...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here The townland is included with some other totalling 1966 acres. Bryen O Kearny of Lishine Conor Ryan of Lissnakelly Anthony o Dwyer of Clonyhorpa Esqr Conor mc Teige Ryan of Drombane PhiIlipp mc Mahony Ryan of Drombane Derby mc Phillip Ryan of Drombane Edmond Ryan of Drombane John mc Daniell Ryan of Drombane Teig Ryan of Drombane. Donogh Ryan Drombane John Ryan of Drombane Dermott Ryan of Drombane. Dermott mc Richard Ryan of Drombane Donogh mcPhillip Ryan of Drombane Wm mcRickard Dwyer of Drombane Conor Dwyer of Curraghtarsny Teig Dwyer of Curraghcrehy Rory Ryan of Drombane Two of these are scheduled for transplantation according to Simington. Namely John Ryan & Philip McMahon Ryan (called Phillip McMahony Ryan above). John Ryan is scheduled to be transported to Feacle (Upper) or T...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here In the Civil Survey for this area the following are recorded Connell Ryan of Doonane Gent Dermott Ryan of Currihine Gent William Kelly of Ballycahane Gent Edmond mc. Daniell of Knockmoyle gt. However then in the transplantation decrees there is a Charles Ryan of Ballycahane listed to go to two locations in Galway – Boyounagh & Templetogher. There are Ryans in both in the Griffiths valuation. That doesn’t necessarily mean that he went to Galway.  From https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ In the Tithe Appointment Books – there are no Ryans. https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Killoscully&townland=Ballycahan&search=Search There are a number of Ryans still there in the Griffiths Valuation.  From https://www.askabo...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here In the Civil Survey there is a William Ryan listed as the owner of the lands in Clonloghy. Simington in his Transplantation to Connacht lists a William Ryan as being scheduled for transplantation to two locations in Connacht; Kilfiddane in Clare and Rahara in Roscommon. There is no William Ryan listed in the 1659 Pender Census in either of those locations so we don’t know if he actually was transplanted or not. The townland doesn’t feature in the Hearth Money Rolls. In Griffiths Valuation there are a lot of Ryans in Kilfiddane in Co. Clare. There are still Ryans in Clonalough in the tithe appointment books. https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Killoscully&townland=Clonalough&search=Search   There also in the Griffiths Valuation. From h...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here Sadlierswell / Tobber-bryen   There is one landowner in Tobber-bryen which equates to the modern townland of Sadlierswells outside Tipperary Town, that is Daniel Ryan. The Civil Survey records that there was a demolished castle not inhabited in the townland also. In Simingtons Transplantation to Connacht it is recorded that a William Ryan is listed for transplantation from Tobber Ryan. This I think must be Tobber-bryen aka Sadlierswells. However, it’s not exactly clear where he is meant to be transplanted as it is a bit confusing and two possible locations seem to be given. There is one William Ryan included in the 1659 Census in Clare but there is no way of knowing if it is the same person or not. Moving on to the HMR for Tobberbrian, the 1665 return features no Ryans but in 1666/7 - a Widd. Rian is recorded...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here In the Civil Survey in Ballyoughter there is only one person recorded Daniell Ryan Gent. Daniell also has an interest in lands in a number of other townlands (as named in the Civil Survey); Lissnaselly (Lissnasella) Comur (Cummer) Gortnalarhy (Gortnalara) https://www.townlands.ie/tipperary/upper-ormond/templederry/kilnaneave/gortnalara/ We also find in Simingtons “Transplantation to Connacht” that a Daniel or Donnell Ryan of Beallaoughter is allotted 216 acres in Connacht. There is some confusion as to where it exactly was as Simington on pg 169 records Kilnasoolagh (Lr.) in Bunratty Barony, Co. Clare and on pg 5 in Killannin, Moycullen, Co. Galway. There are two Daniel Ryans recorded in Pender’s Census, neither in the two locations mentioned above. The Hearth Money Roll for the townland “Bealaowghter” has just one name Willi...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here Turraheen Upper The Civil Survey records the following owners in Torryhine. John Dwyer of Torryhine Thomas Dwyer of Ballyvilode John Ryan of Torryhine Daniell Ryan of Torryhyn Theig Ryan of the same Conor Ryan of ye same. Mahoune Ryan of the same MIaighlen Ryan of the same John mcWm. Dwyer of Cappaghmore John Dwyer of Gortneskehy Simington’s Transplantation records show a Conor McMahon Ryan being scheduled for transplantation from Turehine to Kilraghtis (Upr.) in the Barony of Bunratty to receive 50 acres. There is also a Laughlin (Melaghin) McConnor Ryan listed in Turerhine and also to receive land in the same place. These are probably the Conor Ryan and Mlaighlen Ryan in the Civil Survey. Could Laughlin be the son of Conor (aka McConnor)? In Penders Census for 1659 we don’t see either of these two in Kilraghtis – at least n...

“Annals were kept at Nenagh and such part of these as remain have been made use of by Ware and other authors. The complete text however has never been printed before. It apparently consisted of two portions of which only the latter now survives in Ware's transcript. Where the original manuscript from which Ware took his transcript may now be it is difficult to say. Dr. Flower states that it is not in the British Museum nor apparently in the Rawlinson Mss., but adds that in the list of contents of the Lansdowne Ms. 418 from which the present text is taken, appear the almost illegible entry in pencil against this item "penes Dermitium O'Meara Medicae Doctorem." This would appear to imply that Ware took his transcript from the original Ms. in the possession of Doctor O'Meara. O'Meara himself was educated at Oxford University and will be found amongst Ware's "writers" and was living in 1620.* He was of the family to whom Toomeveara five miles to the ...

  From  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. iv, county of Limerick - Irish Manuscripts  available to download here Mongfune In the Civil Survey a Charlies Ryane of Mungfoune is listed for the area called Mongioune, Knockan Ery Beallaborhine Moehgorr and Gurtinakitty three quarters and a halfe of land wth a mill seate therunto belonging meareing north East wth the lands of Abie Owhnie and the lands of Keapanahanie south east wth ye lands of Gragine in the Parrish of Towgh and south west wth the lands of Keapaneuke in the pish of the Abie Owhnie aforesaid. It totals 1670 acres. In Simington’s Transplantation to Connacht a Cormac Ryan of Meaghfean is recorded to be transplanted to lands in the Barony of Bunratty 1 acre in Kilraghtis (Upr.) (I wonder could this be a specific residence such as Tower House?) 113 acres in Templemary (Upr). Cormack is of course the Irish for Charles so this must be the same person. Another useful paper in relation to this area for the Limerick are...

Benchmarks in Ireland were integral to the Ordnance Survey of the 19th century, helping to map the country's terrain with great accuracy. They helped measure distances and heights above sea level. They were essential for precise mapping, used to create a network of reference points for further surveys. These markers, can still be found on buildings and monuments around Nenagh today. In popular folklore they were often known as Sappers Marks or Crow’s Foot / Feet. Benchmarks | A miscellany of topics | Our Irish Heritage In Nenagh there were what I have seen termed War Department Boundary Stones. These are around the Barracks on Summerhill / Ormond Street. They marked the boundaries of lands owned by the War Department. For more on this see the following link. War Department Boundary Stones - The ARC See the link below to the location of Benchmarks / Crow's Feet / War Department Boundary Stones in Nenagh Town.  Link to google map here

From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here Tonetiry / Ballynoe / Ballykinlalee Tonetiry / Ballykinlalee I haven’t been able to pinpoint Tonetiry exactly but it appears to be near Ballykinlalee. Ballykinlalee does feature on the Down Survey maps but isn’t included in the Civil Survey document. In Ballykinlalee we have the following Morrogh Ryan of Ballynoe Gent Teige me Keoagh of Ballynoe Gent Dermot Ryan of Ballynoe Gent Donogh Ryan of Ballynoe Gent Connor Ryan of Ballynoe Gent In the Hearth Money Rolls for Ballykinalee there are a number of Mc surnames There is an Owen Mc Donogh and a William Mc Dermod. Could they be sons of Donogh Ryan and Dermot Ryan? Obviously without the definite location for Tonetiry it is just conjecture at the moment. Morrogh Ryan is interesting as well, Morrogh or Maurice is rare among Ryans to my knowledge. In nearby Ballinahinch there are Edmund ...

  From -  The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts  - available to download here Ballymackeogh & Rosary I initially didn’t think this townland had any connections. In the Civil Survey the following are recorded as landowners. William Ryan of Ballymckeogh gt. John Ryan of Ballymckeogh gt. Rory Ryan of Ballymckeogh Gent Teige Ryan of Ballymckeogh Gent & Owen Ryan of Ballymckeogh gent   In the Hearth Money Rolls there are no Ryans recorded which I always found unusual considering later in the 1700s this is where the Ryans of Ballymackeogh are living. https://alison-stewart.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-ryan-family-of-ballymackeogh.html However when I reviewed them again I saw that there were a number of Mc surnames. Amazingly we have Donnogh McShane (Shane is often used for John) could he be the son of John Ryan of Ballymackeogh? John McOwen – could he be the son of Owen Rya...