The Tipperary Antiquarian: Hearth Money Rolls

Monday, 31 March 2025

Hearth Money Rolls - Corbally

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1666-67 (There isn’t a 1665 return.)

The following names were recorded in Corbally townland (Corbally).

Recorded are

Bryan	O'Bryan
John	O'Minoge
Rory	Flanory
William	Biren
Miles	Bourke
William	McMahooney
Mort	Ne Donogh

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 Brian O’Brien as the main landowner. We also have Minogue, Flannery, Byrne, Bourke & McMahon. They all seem fairly straight forward and with exception of Bourke would be all Gaelic. Bourke would be early Anglo-Norman in origin. Mort Ne Donogh is very interesting. Ne Donogh would suggest a woman but Mort isn’t a woman’s name. So either Mort is incorrect or else the Ne part is incorrect.

The next available "Census" for the area is the Tithe Appointment Books 1824 – I only have a scan of this from the Mikie Joy archive.

Corbally - Smithwick

Darby Magrath

Michael Manogue

Jerry Brien

James Roche

Brien O’Brien

? Roche

Michael Brien

William Brien

John Roche

James Roche

Michael Brien

James Roche Jr

Corbally – Hogan

William & Matt Hogan

Hill division

William & Matt Hogan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ghvJk9x432Zy6zSD3p_0bxT5SC8BtpB/view

The surname Minogue and O’Brien continue in the townland from the Hearth Money Rolls.

In the later Griffiths valuation Minogue & O’Brien continue but none of the Hearth Money Roll names seem to reappear. (See pictures) The townland seems to be very densely populated.