The Tipperary Antiquarian: Hearth Money Rolls

In the Hearth Money Rolls 1665
The following names were recorded in Ballyea townland (Ballyegh / Ballieagh).

Teige	O'Bryen
Mahowne	Bryen
Terlagh	Reiley
Terlagh	Boyle
William	Murphy
Bryen	O'Bryan
Bryen	O'Bryen
Timothy	Greenwood
Connor	Cormuckane

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

Timothy	Greenwood
Connor	McMorrish
Morrish	Cormocke
Bryan	O'Bryan
William	Murphy
Bryan	O'Bryan
Teige	O'Byrna
Mathew	Bryan
Turloe	Boyle
Turloe	Quigly

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

Unusually the first name listed last on the 1665 list is one of the last first on the 1666-67 list, namely Timothy Greenwood.

Are Teige O’Byrna & Mathew Bryan – Teige O’Byren & Mahowne Bryen listed first in the 1665 list?

Other than Greenwood, the rest of the surnames appear to be Gaelic. Namely Reilly, Boyle, Murphy, O’Brien, McCormack / Cormican & Quigley. There is also a McMorrish who as suggested before could be the descendant of another person in the townland maybe even Morrish Cormocke for example.

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

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=&firstname=&county=Tipperary&townland=Ballyea%2CBallyea+Cox&parish=Templeachally&search=Search&sort=&pageSize=&pager.offset=0

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Templeachally&townland=Ballyea%2CBallyea%20Kent&search=Search

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Templeachally&townland=Ballyea%2CCommonage&search=Search

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Templeachally&townland=Ballyea%2CEyrestown&search=Search

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Templeachally&townland=Ballyyed%2CBallyyen%20Box&search=Search

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Templeachally&townland=Ballyyed%2CBallyyen%20Kent&search=Search

https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Tipperary&parish=Templeachally&townland=Ballyyed%2CEyrestown&search=Search

There are a couple of different variations of Morrissey in the Tithe Appointments, could they be variations on the name McMorrish in the Hearth Money Rolls. There are a number of Briens / O’Briens. Normally that could just be a coincidence based on the number of O’Briens living in the half-barony but Brian O’Brien is recorded in both the Hearth Money Rolls and the Tithe Appointments. Could this be a family name repeating through the Irish Naming Pattern, a bit of a long shot but a possibility.

In the later Griffiths valuation Morrisseys and the aforementioned Brian O’Brien still appear. I don’t see any of the other names reappear.