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Newport Parish Census - 1826 to 1844

Kilcomenty Tithe Records

(Newport Catholic Parish)

County Tipperary

Part 4 of 4

Introduction

Unfortunately, I do not have a full map of Kilcomenty Civil Parish to present you. My map shows only half this parish, and Birdhill is missing. Suffice it to say that Kilcomenty was located adjacent to County Limerick, so it is very likely many residents in this parish also had relations living in the County next door. When speaking of the Catholic Church in this part of Tipperary, one would refer to the area as Newport-Birdhill. Both towns are only several miles apart.

Kilcomenty Civil Parish – 1837 Description

The following was taken from a description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.

KILCOMENTY or BALLINAHINCH a parish, in the barony of OWNEY and ARRA, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles (N. by E.) from Newport, on the mail coach road from Nenagh to Limerick; containing 2334 inhabitants.

This parish, which is bounded on the west by the river Shannon, comprises 4817 statute acres, of which about 400 are waste and bog, and the remainder profitable arable and pasture land in a good state of cultivation. The soil is fertile, and the system of agriculture improved; limestone is quarried extensively for agricultural purposes and for building, and marl and sand are also used for manure. Great numbers of cattle are fattened on the lands of Mr. Atkins, who has a very extensive farming establishment. The scenery is strikingly bold and varied, comprising a chain of mountains to the southeast of the parish, among which the lofty Keeper is conspicuous.

The principal seats are Bird Hill, the residence of H. Atkins, Esq.; Cragg, of R. Going, Esq.; Parteen, of R. Twiss, Esq.; and Corrigeen, of G. Maunsell, Esq.

Direct communication is afforded by the canal to Dublin, and numerous rivulets issuing from the mountains intersect the parish. A constabulary police force is stationed here.

The parish is in the diocese of Cashel, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of the union of Kilnerath, or St. John's Newport: the tithes amount to £323 1s. 6½d.

In the Roman Catholic divisions also it is included in the union or district of Kilnerath, or Ballinahinch; the chapel is at Bird Hill, at which place a school is about to be established, and there are four private schools, in which are about 340 children.

At Cragg are the ruins of an ancient church and castle; and there are some Danish raths used as places of internment. Philip of Worcester, chief governor of Ireland in 1184, founded here a priory, which he dedicated to St. Philip, St. James, and St. Cumin, and placed in it Benedictine monks from the abbey of Glastonbury, in Somersetshire.

The Tithe Records

Applotment of the Composition of the Tythes of the Parish of Kilcumminty

Union of St. John’s, Newport, Payable to

The Rev John Pennefather, Rector of Said Church.

Stephen H. Atkins & Wm Pennefather, Esqrs, Commissioners

Total Amount of the Parish

Number of Acres

A R P Total Value

2974 1 5 4930 Pounds 10 Sterling 53 Pence

323.1 Pounds 1 Sterling 11 ½ Pence British or

350 Pounds Irish

28^th April 1827

Gortybrigane Townland

This townland is located in the Birdhill area and contains 298 acres.

Ploughland	Subdenomination	Occupiers	A	R	P	Notes
Gortybrigane		Mich Cary	24	0	24
		Connor Carey	33	0	9
		Patk McKeough	4	0	2
		James O Brien	1	0	2
		Paris Anderson	51	3	0
		Thos Carey	1	2	0
		Thos Greenan *				Thos and John co-leased land
		John Greenan*	7	1	37	Thos and John co-leased land

Birdhill Townland

This townland contained 1,956 acres.

Ploughland	Subdenomination	Occupiers	A	R	P	Notes
Birdhill		Arthur Ormsby	604	1	5 1/2
		Paris Anderson	26	0	0
		Thos Malony*				Thos and John co-leased land
		John Brown*	44	0	0	Thos and John co-leased land
		Wm Ryan Darby	0	3	0
		Michael Nix	1	0	0
		Darby Ryan Larry	2	3	0
		Widow Farrell	1	0	0
		Patk Nolan	3	0	0
		Michael Gleeson	0	1	0
		Wm Cleary	7	0	0
		Henry Going	61	3	19
		Widow Bourke	10	0	0
		Henry Hunter	21	0	0
		Henry Going Rose	13	2	7
		Patk Ryan upland *				Patk, John and Teddy Ryan co-leased land
		John Ryan *				Patk, John and Teddy Ryan co-leased land
		Teddy Ryan *				Patk, John and Teddy Ryan co-leased land
		De. Meadow Ground *	34	1	5	Patk, John and Teddy Ryan co-leased land
		James Walsh upland **				James Walsh, Widow Walsh, Patk Feely co-leased land
		Den Meadow Ground **				James Walsh, Widow Walsh, Patk Feely co-leased land
		Widow Walsh **				James Walsh, Widow Walsh, Patk Feely co-leased land
		Patk Feely upland **				James Walsh, Widow Walsh, Patk Feely co-leased land
		Teeffy upland ***				Teefy group co-leased land
		Meadow Ground				Teefy group co-leased land
		Widdow Teeffy***				Teefy group co-leased land
		Wm Gleeson upland ****				Wm Gleeson
		Meadow Ground ****	6	1	20	Wm Gleeson
		Brt Howard	870	0	7
		Patk Gleeson upland *****	13	1	33	Patk Gleeson
		D. Meadow Ground*****				Patk Gleeson
		Wm Gleeson upland	7	0	5	Wm Gleeson
		D: Meadow Ground				Wm Gleeson
		John Hazlett ^	15	3	32	Hazlett co-leased land
		Patk Hazlett ^				Hazlett co-leased land
		Meadow Ground ^				Hazlett co-leased land
		Wm Walsh upland ^^	19	1	23	Hazlett co-leased land
		D: Meadow Ground ^^				Wm Walsh land
		Michael Walsh ^^^	9	2	16	Wm Walsh land
		D: Meadow Ground ^^^				Wm Walsh land
		James Hourigan +	12	1	12	James Hourigan land
		D: Meadow Ground +				James Hourigan land
		Wm Rourke *				Rourke, Buckley co-leased land
		Pat Buckley *				Rourke, Buckley co-leased land
		D: Meadow Ground *				Rourke, Buckley co-leased land
		Patk D Durand**	30	2	34	Druand co-leased land
		Danl Durand **				Druand co-leased land
		D: Meadow Ground **				Druand co-leased land
		Patk Brian***	14	0	0	Brian, Key co-leased land
		John D. Key***				Brian, Key co-leased land
		D: Meadow Land***				Brian, Key co-leased land
		Wm Hazlett****	9	3	16	Wm Hazlett
		D: Meadow Ground****				Wm Hazlett
		Malachy M Keough	2	0	0
		Patk Quinlionn	2	3	30
		Brt Howard	1022	1	22
		Laura Danbury ^	9	0	15	Laura Danbury
		Meadow Land ^				Laura Danbury
		Mich Brien	2	0	28
		Wm Bourke	1	2	33
		Patk McDonagh	1	1	32
		Thos Doolan	5	1	10
		John Durand ^^	7	1	35	John Durand lease
		Meadow Land ^^				John Durand lease
		Danl Murphy	4	1	20
		James McMahon	5	1	19
		Patk Condon	10	1	20
		Martin Fricky	4	1	15
		Patk Daniel	2	2	3
		Mich Carey	2	0	3
		Mich Haly***	4	0	8	Haly co-leased land together
		John Haly ***				Haly co-leased land together
		Thos Hartigan	0	1	33
		Thos Bourke	7	2	16
		Thos Kelly	4	2	16
		Martin Hanrahan ^^	13	1	27	Hanrahan leased land together
		Thos Hanrahan ^^				Hanrahan leased land together
		Meadow Ground ^^				Hanrahan leased land together