Hearth Money Rolls - Ballina

 

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1665
The following names were recorded in Ballina townland (Ballinaghan / Ballinahoe / Ballana).

Edmond	Hogane
John	O'Killane
Hugh	O'Dwigin

 

There is also this in 1665

Samuell	Barclay
John	Barbar
Thomas	McShane
Maurice	McAward
Jon	Casie
Mahowne	McTeige
Donnogh	O'Mullowny
Sheeda	Mcnamarragh

 

In the add-on 1666/67 return the following are recorded.

 Samuell Berkeley

John      Barber

Thomas McShane

Morrish McAward

Andrew Silley

Barnaby Rawlins

Connor McCough

Connor McDonnogh

John      Casie

Sheedy McNamarragh

Don       O'Malloony

 

I wasn’t 100% sure on Ballinaghan being Ballina but it seems most likely and I will leave it here for the time being. I had originally thought that Ballinahoe was Ballinamoe in Youghalarra.

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

The three surnames in the first list appear to all be Gaelic surnames. I’m not sure of O’Killane & O’Dwigin today. They could be Killane & maybe Dwan?

The 2nd and 3rd list are more similar. Berkeley / Barclay, Barber, McShane, McAward, Casey, McNamara & Moloney are common to both lists.

Berkeley, Barber, Silley & Rawlins may all be names of English settlers. Interestingly Barber is listed as owning an oven so may have been a Baker.

McAward may be Ward today, Casey, McNamara, Maloney, McMahon are all Gaelic names. McCough, McShane, McTeige & McDonnogh also. (There could also be an element of “son of someone else nearby”. Thomas McShane also is recorded as owning an oven so he too may also have been a baker.

 

The next available "Census" for the area is the Tithe Appointment Books 1824.

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/pagestab/Tipperary/Templeachally/

It is broken down into various parts of Ballina with 297 entries. With this amount of entries there are bound to be some “hits”. There are Hogans, Malones (possibly O’Mallooney), Wards & McNamaras. 

Interestingly we do have a Maurice Ward in 1824, could he be a descendant of Morrish McAward in 1666-67?

In Griffiths valuation we still have a number of Hogans, Malones & Moloneys, Ward & McNamaras. (see pictures)

 

The 1901 census

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Ballina/Ballina/

Hogans, Moloneys, Wards & McNamaras carry on in the townland. I don’t think any other Hearth Money Roll names resurface.

And again in 1911
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Ballina/Ballina/

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Ballina/Ballina_Town/

Again Hogan, Moloney, Ward but not McNamara carry through. The surname Ward is probably the most promising of the names in terms of tracing it back to the Hearth Money Rolls in my opinion here.

My own analysis of the rolls highlighting the Arra records.
https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-hearth-money-rolls-in-half-barony.html?