Civil Survey Notes - Mongfune (Limerick)

 

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 area is “Cromwellian Transplantation from Limerick, 1653” by Dr. S.C. O’Mahony and it features in the NMAJ Vol. 40”

In it he references copies of documents that from The Genealogical Office that gives more detail on a number of people scheduled to be transplanted from Limerick.

Amazingly it gives Charles / Cormack age in 1653 and those of his family to be transported with him.

We have Cormack (56) and his wife Catherine (50).

An Anthony Ryan (30), wife Catherine (26) and two small children,

Also a Tiegue Ryan and his wife Joane and two small children,

You would assume these are Charles / Cormack’s children and grandchildren.

We don’t have a HMR for this area so don’t know if he stayed around or went.

The Four Tipperary Septs records on pg 103 that in Penders Census for Ireland 1659 – that Charle Ryan of Cappagh is listed in Clare and Anthony Ryan in Drumgranagh.

In the actual survey this can be confirmed on pg 163 – it shows

Charles Ryan Gent in Killraghtish Parish, then Cappagh townland. He may also have lands in Cloonebeg & Knockeskrane. He is listed as a “Tituladoes.”

Anthony Ryane Gent also Killraghtish Parish, then Dromgranagh townland. He may also have lands in Gortavally, & Ballymacahill. He is listed as a “Tituladoes.”

So it looks like these two did go to Connaught. So we will park these for the time being and do a bit more research on these townlands to see if any Ryans survived into the later records in Clare.