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Irish Census Substitutes

A Census of Ireland, circa 1659

Westmeath County

The following has been transcribed from 'A Census of Ireland, c. 1659, with Supplementary Material from the Poll Money Ordinances (1660-1661)' edited by Séamus Pender, and published by the Stationery Office, Dublin in 1939. Parishes and placenames as found in the 1851 'General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland' , originally published in Dublin in 1861, and re-printed by the Genealogical Publishing Company Inc., 1997, have been added in brackets beside the placenames as spelled in 'A Census of Ireland - when identifiable.

According to Pender, W. H. Hardinge, M.R.I.A., announced his discovery of what has since been known as the Census of Ireland, (1659), in a paper read before the Royal Irish Academy in 1864.

The term 'Titulado', which appears through these returns, refers to the principal person or persons of standing in any locality ; such a person could have been of either sex, a nobleman, baronet, gentleman, esquire, military officer, or adventurer. A Titulado may have been a land-owner, but did not necessarily own land.

This census, does not give the names of individuals in any townland - other than those of the titullado or titulladoes. For each parish, we are given the surnames of the Irish people who lived in that parish, and the number of times that each surname occurs. We are given the total number of people who lived in any townland, and how many of them were Irish or English. The placename spellings for the most part differ to those of 1851, and in some cases, it may be that the barony boundaries changed post 1659, so that while a townland is found listed in the Townlands directory of 1851, the barony that it is listed under differs from that of 1659. The same seems to occur at the parish level.

Baronies of:

Demifoure - Moygoishe - Corkerie - Majaskell & Magheredernan - Fertullagh - May Cashell Rathconrath - Farbill B - Clonlonan - Kilkenny - Delvyn

Barony of Demifoure

Parishes of

Foyran - Mayne - Rathgarrane - St. Fahin's (St. Feighan's

St. Fehin (St. Feighan's) - Lickblae - Lady Fahaltowne

Principall Irish Names & their Number
Brady, 7 ; Browne, 9 ; O Connor 9 ; Donoghow, 11 ; Fagan, 57 ; Fay, 7 ; Fox, 7 ; Kearnan, 9 ; Kelly, 9 ; Lency, 10 ; Mullgan & Mulligan, 8 ; Murphy, 9 ; Murtagh, 12 ; Newgent, 22 ; Relye, 13 ; Fitzsymons, 14 ; Symons, 7 ; Terrell, 7.

Foyran Parish
Foyran townland:
No. People : 18
English : 0 ; Irish 18
Tituladoes Names : Christopher Fitzsymons, gent

Rachand townland (Rathshane)
No. People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8

Ballintullagh townland:
No. People : 34
English : 0 ; Irish 34
Tituladoes Names : Richard Kearnan, gent

Ballinskarig townland:
No. People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8

Munny townland: (Money)
No. People : 26
English : 2 ; Irish 24

Togher townland:
No. People : 18
English : 0 ; Irish 18

Williams towne :
No. People : 5
English : 0 ; Irish 5

Fynagh townland: (Finnea)
No. People : 94
English : 18 ; Irish 76
Tituladoes Names : Nicholas Hoyse, gent

Tullinally townland:
No. People : 56
English : 12 ; Irish 44
Tituladoes Names : Gabriel Begge & Thomas Louton, Esqrs.

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Mayne Parish

Carne townland: (Carn)
No. People : 19
English : 0 ; Irish 19

Williams towne townland: (Williamstown)
No. People : 10
English : 0 ; Irish 10

Dyrae townland: (Derrya)
No. People : 3
English : 0 ; Irish 3

Culure townland:
No. People : 16
English : 0 ; Irish 16

Mayne towne
No. People : 22
English : 0 ; Irish 22

Turbotts towne
No. People : 21
English : 2 ; Irish 19
Tituladoes Names : John Clerke, Peter Prench & John Browne, gent

Monck Towne (Monktown)
No. People : 6
English : 0 ; Irish 6

Tituladoes Names: Phillipp Sulevane, gent

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Rathgarrane parish (Rathgarve)

Millcastle townland:
No. People : 27
English : 2 ; Irish 25

Rahin townland: (Raheen)
No. People : 3
English : 0 ; Irish 3

Balemanus townland: (Ballymanus)
No. People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8

Kinturke & Ballnagross townland: (listed twice) (Kinturk)
No. People : 37
English : 15 ; Irish 22

Rathgarrane townland: (Rathgarve)
No. People : 11
English : 0 ; Irish 11

Ballicamcoyle townland: (Ballycomoyle)
No. People : 29
English : 3 ; Irish 26
Tituladoes Names : Barthollomew Dardis, gent

Kinturke & Ballnagross townland: (listed twice)
No. People : 41
English : 0 ; Irish 41

Turme townland: (Tromra)
No. People : 9
English : 0 ; Irish 9

Stone towne (Stonestown)
No. People : 5
English : 0 ; Irish 5

Bratty townland:
No. People : 20
English : 2 ; Irish 18
Tituladoes Names : Richard Andrewes, gent

Moor towne of Learchyll:
No. People : 3
English : 0 ; Irish 3

Ballany townland:
No. People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4

Wind towne
No. People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4

Hamons towne
No. People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4

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St. Fahins Parish (St. Feighan's)

Rannaghan townland: (Ranaghan)
No. People : 53
English : 2 ; Irish 51
Tituladoes Names : James Nugent, gent

Templens towne (Templanstown)
No. People : 12
English : 0 ; Irish 12

Hill towne (Hilltown)
No. People : 17
English : 0 ; Irish 17

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St. Fehin Parish (St. Feighan’s)

Lienhill townland:
No. People : 15
English : 9 ; Irish 6

Carpinters towne townland: (Carpenterstown)
No. People : 33
English : 0 ; Irish 33
Tituladoes Names : Robert Nugent, gent

Corballis townland: (Corbally)
No. People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8

Gillards towne (Gillardstown)
No. People : 42
English : 0 ; Irish 42

Callaghs towne
No. People : 23
English : 0 ; Irish 23

Clenegeragh townland: (Clonnageragh)
No. People : 14
English : 0 ; Irish 14
Tituladoes Names : Robert Nugent, gent

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Lickblae Parish (Lickbla)
Castle towne
No. People : 16
English : 0 ; Irish 16

Ardnagross towne
No. People : 6
English : 0 ; Irish 6

Carrollans towne (Carlanstown)
No. People : 37
English : 19 ; Irish 18

Dirracraffe townland: (Derrycrave)
No. People : 5
English : 0 ; Irish 5

Lickblae townland: (Lickbla)
No. People : 47
English : 0 ; Irish 47

Rathcrivae townland: (Rathcreevagh)
No. People : 13
English : 0 ; Irish 13

Killpatrick Parish
Gillbers towne
No. People : 7
English : 0 ; Irish 7

Comaim townland:
No. People : 3
English : 0 ; Irish 3

Killpatrick townland:
No. People : 47
English : 0 ; Irish 47

Clondaliner townland: (Clondalevery)
No. People : 6
English : 0 ; Irish 6

Drumhurlin townland:
No. People : 2
English : 2 ; Irish 0

Tuits towne (Tuitestown)
No. People : 18
English : 3 ; Irish 15

Bellanavyne townland:
No. People : 20
English : 0 ; Irish 20

Christons towne
No. People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8

Commers towne
No. People : 34
English : 0 ; Irish 34

Martins towne
No. People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8

Castle Martin townland:
No. People : 7
English : 0 ; Irish 7

Foure townland:
No. People : 36
English : 0 ; Irish 36

Glanidan townland:
No. People : 33
English : 0 ; Irish 33

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Lady Fahaltowne Parish (Faughalstown)
Foure townland:
No. People : 27
English : 0 ; Irish 27

Derengarran townland: (Derrynagarragh)
No. People : 60
English : 9 ; Irish 51
Tituladoes Names : William Markham, Esq.

Gartlans towne (Gartlandstown)
No. People : 42
English : 0 ; Irish 42

Streams towne (Streamstown)
No. People : 27
English : 0 ; Irish 27
Tituladoes Names : Richard Nugent, gent.

Killtume townland: (Kiltoom)
No. People : 38
English : 9 ; Irish 29

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