Hearth Money Rolls

Hearth Money Rolls - Gortmore

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1666-67
The following names were recorded in Gortmore townland (Gortmore).
(There was no return for 1665)

Dermott	O'Bryan
Wm.	McIncroid
Dermod	Gleessane
Teige	O'Hickey
John	Roch
Bryan	O'Bryan
Mahony	Bane
Daniell	McBryan
Hugh	O'Flahortye
Bryan	Cormockane

There is also a record for a location – Tober. I think this maybe Toberterife which was located within the townland of Gortmore so we will include those here also.

Daniell	O'Thoidy
Gully Kully	O'Hickey
Don	Cammane
Thurloe	Bryan
Don	O'Reyan

There is also a record for a location – Crockanaghessie. I think this maybe Knockaneneglasney which was located within the townland of Gortmore so we will include those here also.

Daniell	O'Bryan
Bryan	O'Bryan
Mortagh	McTeige
Connor	Cormockane
Bryan	O'Bryan

Beside Crockanaghessie was Crockancrigille. I think was Knockanecreegh and this was also located within the townland of Gortmore.

Morrish	Hogane
Bryan	O'Bryan
Thurloe	Bryan
Daniell	Kearny

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

In Gortmore we find a heavily Gaelicised townland. Dermot O’Brien seems to be the most important landowner.

He may be who is buried at the missing gravestone in Burgessbeg graveyard.

From Gleeson Churches in the Deanery of Ormond (1951) as following; 'close to the east end of the south wall is a tombstone (broken) of the Uí Briain family partly in black letter. It is inscribed "Hic jacet Donatus Dermitius als Bryn de Gortmore'.

He is also mentioned in the History of Ely O Carroll territory as having a daughter Shragh who marries Daniel Glissane.

There are also Gleesons, Hickeys, Flahertys and McCormack / Cormicans. Some of the interesting names are McIncroid? I’m not sure what that one is McInerney perhaps?

We also have a Roch which may be Roche? An intriguing one is Bane? It could be related to a name like Bannon but I wondered could be a distinguishing nickname, perhaps for an O’Brien. O’Brien Ban anyone? Another intriguing one is McBryan, there are only three McBryan / McBryens recorded in the Hearth Rolls, is that of significance in relation to the O’Briens moniker in the half-barony MacIBrien?

In Tober the names are similarly pretty much all Gaelic. The first surname is O’Thoidy, again I’m not certain what that surname is? There are Hickeys, Commauns, O’Briens and I think O’Reyan is Ryan.

In Knockaneneglasney it is similar and we have O’Briens, McCormack / Cormicans and a McTeige.

In Knockanecreegh we have O’Briens, Hogans & Kearneys.

The next available "Census" for the area is the Tithe Appointment Books 1824 but we don’t have a copy of that.

In the later Griffiths valuation, there are O’Briens, Hogans, Ryans and Gleesons. Unfortunately none of the rarer names carry through.