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Civil Survey Notes - Ballymalone (Beg & Upper)

 

From - The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56 vol. ii, county of Tipperary western and northern baronies - Irish Manuscripts - available to download here


Ballymalone (Beg & More)

The following are recorded in the Civil Survey in Ballymolloony

Donogh O Bryen of Ballyea Gent

Thomas Arthur of Limicke Doctor in Phissige Esqr.

Teige mc.Donogh of Killoghy Gent

Theige O Bryen of Killmcstully Gt.

Connor O Duricke of Ballymolloony

Morish Hicky of Ballymolloony phisitian

Daniell oge O Hicky of the same phisitian

all Irish Papists

This record presents some fascinating insights. Thomas Arthur was a famous Doctor (of todays Arthurs Quay) and also whose fee book antiquarian Maurice Lenihan owned is listed as a landowner here.

https://www.dib.ie/biography/arthur-thomas-a0234

According to the Civil Survey his portion from Daniel O’Brien Esqr. We also see two Hickys / Hickeys – both phisitians (a type of Doctor I assume). This maybe how Arthur became linked to the area through contacts in the medical profession? Also it is likely that these Hickeys are descendants of the famous medical family who provided medical services to the O’Briens.

A John / James Hickie – again a medical doctor was buried in Templeachally graveyard with the following inscription recorded by Maurice Lenihan.

“Anno R.J.H

1648

Monumentum Hoc

Sibi Carissimae

Uxori

Et posteris fieri

Fecit clarissimus

DD Joannes Hickey

Medicinae

doctor Peritissimus”

How this townland is then named the Townland of the Moloneys / Malones I don’t quite understand. Perhaps it was a kind of shared land for some of the families that served the O’Briens and the Moloney clan carried out some of these skilled tasks but by this stage maybe the Hickeys and Duracks happened to be in possession?  

Also on logainm - an old name for the townland seems to be Moynahan.

https://www.logainm.ie/en/46176

This brings to mind the Moynahan name that features at Ballycarridoge, was there some kind of link?

https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2025/03/civil-survey-notes-ballycaridoge.html

Unfortunately it seems more likely that there was no connection between the surnames / placename.  

Next we look at were any of those recorded in the Civil Survey still there in the Hearth Money Rolls?

In the HMR there is a Hugh Hickey, possibly a relative of the two Hickey Doctors?

There is Roger and a Dermott McTeige? Could they be sons of Theige O’Brien of Killmacstully. (The same Teige that was listed for transplantation in Kilmastulla?)

There are also two Duricks – Rory & Donnogh. They are likely to be related to the Connor listed in the Civil Survey.

Lastly Mahowne McDaniell could be a son of Daniel Og O’ Hickey or even the Daniel O’Brien Esqr that sold out to Thomas Arthur.

Duricks and Moloneys are prominent in later records (which makes it even stranger that there were no Moloney landowners here in the Civil Survey). Hickeys and O’Briens don’t carry through in the townland.

https://thetipperaryantiquarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/hearth-money-rolls-ballymalone-beg-more.html


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