Irish
Census Substitutes "A
Census of Ireland, circa 1659"
Limerick
City, County Limerick
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.
Limbrick
Cittye with ye North Lybertyes & County of ye Citty
No. of People : 3105
English : 819
Irish : 2286
South Ward
No. of People, 480 ; English, 255 ; Irish, 225.
Tituladoes Names: Christopher Keyes , Will Tomlinson
, Walter Dauies gent, Coll. Ralph Willson and Major
Wade Esqrs. ; Leut Jess and Leut Dowdas gent, Thomas
Lucas Esqr., Capt., Leut Coughlan, gent, John Crabb
Sheriff, Patrick White, Will Barkell, James Arthur,
Christo Arthur & James Ash Marchants.
Middle
Ward on ye West side:
No. of People : 357 ; English, 194 ; Irish, 163.
Tituladoes Names : Dr. Whyte, Esq., Lt. Heward,
William Royall, Capt. Peterson, Mr. Peacock and his
two brothers, Mr. Perry, Hugh Mongomerie and Ensign
Benden, gents ; Capt Humphrey Hartwell, Esq., Christopher
Holmes, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Hooper, Aldeman Bennett and
James Crauen, gent, Tho Poore, Mr. Garnet, Thomas Phellps,
Tho Bennis, Peter Rice, Francis Casy and Mr. Houlbert
Marchants
Middle
Ward on Ye East Side:
No. of People, 370 ; English, 183 ; Irish, 187
Tituladoes Names : Thomas Sanders, Thomas Pehtiplas,
Ensigne Thomas Browne, Teige Bryan, Domminick Meagh,
Henry Saltfeeld, Henry Price jun and Lieut Will Pope
gentlemen ; Thomas Poore & George Comin Esq., Daniell
Hignett Town Clerke, Lt. John Comyn, Tho. Martin, Peter
Van Hugarden, Robert Collisson, John Cruce, Alderman
Boeman, Richard Lennard, Henry Price sen., Nathaniel
Waples, Sherif Pausy, Alderman Warr, Randall Cossens,
Robert Shute, Samuell Foxen, James Banting, Antho Bartless
and Richard Wallis Marchants.
Ye
North Ward :
No. of People, 160 ; English, 88 ; Irish, 72.
Tituladoes Names : John Hoorst, gent., Alderman Will
Yarnell & Will Hartwell, Esqrs. ; George Back and
Alderman Miller, Marchants.
The
County of Ye City of Limerick
Principall Irish Names and their Number:
Arthur, 11 ; O Bryen & O Bryan, 27 ; Bourke, 20
; Creagh, 11 ; McCragh, 6 ; O Dule, 9 ; McDoniell, 13
; McDonogh, 9 ; McConnor, 9 ; O Carroll, 8 ; O Griphae,
7 ; Fitzgerald, 8 ; O Gerrane, 8 ; O Hally, 6 ; O Hogan
& O Hogane, 19 ; O Hea, 9 ; McKelly, 14 ; McKeogh,
7 ; Linchy, 7 ; O Mulclahy, 6 ; O Mullowny, 10 ; Mulrian,
12 ; McNamara, (6), & McNamarrow (6), 12 ; McRory,
6 ; Roe, 7 ; Rice, 6 ; Ryan & Ryane, 17 ; Smith,
6 ; McShane, 29 ; McTeige, 14 ; Whyte, 12 ; McWilliam,
13.
| St.
Michaels Parish |
Mungrett
Parish (Mungret) |
Cruory
Parish |
|
No
townland named
No. of People : 15
English : 2 ; Irish 13
Belanacurry
(Ballinacurra)
No. of People : 26
English : 8 ; Irish 18
Tituladoes Name : Captn. Bentley
Fearanagalleagh
No. of People : 18
English : 0 ; Irish 18
Wthout
Mungret Gate
No. of People : 29
English : 0 ; Irish 29
Gortskollup
No. of People : 16
English : 0 ; Irish 16
|
Temple
Mungret (?Castlemungret)
No. of People : 18
English : 0 ; Irish 18
Bellequen
No. of People : 58
English : 0 ; Irish 58
Cnokeard
No. of People : 32
English : 0 ; Irish 32
Tirvoe
No. of People : 24
English : 0 ; Irish 24
Tituladoes Name : Donnogh O Mighane gent
Cloghkeaton
(Cloghkeating)
No. of People : 27
English : 0 ; Irish 27
Tituladoes Name : Arth. Carter, gent
Ilannane
(Islandduane)
No. of People : 10
English : 0 ; Irish 10
Ballicomin
(Ballycummin)
No. of People : 28
English : 0 ; Irish 28
Cloghicoky
(Cloghacloka)
No. of People : 14
English : 0 ; Irish 14
Toaradyle
(Dooradoyle)
No. of People : 38
English : 0 ; Irish 38
|
Annagh
Roch
No. of People : 28
English : 0 ; Irish 2 |
| Cnocknagaule
Parish (Knocknagaul) |
Caher
Ivally Parish (Caherelly) |
Carnarry
Parish (Cahernarry) |
|
Derricknockan
(Derryknockane)
No. of People : 23
English : 0 ; Irish 23
Ballinacloghy
(Ballyclogh or Ballyclough)
No. of People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4
|
Caher
Ivally (Caherelly)
No. of People : 16
English : 0 ; Irish 16
Tituladoes Name : Patrick Creagh, gent
Frierstowne
(Friarstown)
No. of People : 12
English : 0 ; Irish 12
Lickidoone
(Lickadoon)
No. of People : 79
English : 0 ; Irish 79
Thenakelly
No. of People : 25
English : 0 ; Irish 2
|
Skarte
(Scart)
No. of People : 19
English : 2 ; Irish 17
Carnarry
(Cahernarry)
No. of People : 42
English : 5 ; Irish 37
Tituladoes Names : Will Kenn & Jno
Ouzell, gent
|
| Carrigphersoon
Parish (Carrigparson) |
Derrigellaneme
Parish (Derrygalvin) |
Donoghmore
Parish (Donaghmore) |
|
Carrigphersoon
Towne (Carrigparson)
No. of People : 23
English : 0 ; Irish 23
Tooreen
No. of People : 15
English : 0 ; Irish 15
|
Sheadfed
No. of People : 47
English : 0 ; Irish 47
Killenoge,
Skartirea & Cluonconny
No. of People : 17
English : 2 ; Irish 15
Coolehenane
(Coolyhenan)
No. of People : 15
English : 2 ; Irish 13
|
Drombanny
No. of People : 46
English : 0 ; Irish 46 |
| Kilmurry
Parish |
St.
Laurence Parish |
Pt.
of Stradbally Parish |
|
New
Castle downe (Newcastle)
No. of People : 82
English : 0 ; Irish 82
Bellasinon
(Ballysimon)
No. of People : 23
English : 0 ; Irish 23
Bellavellen
No. of People : 16
English : 4 ; Irish 12
Tituladoes Name : Robert Theoballs gent
Kilonane
(Killonan)
No. of People : 48
English : 21 ; Irish 27
Tituladoes Name : John Mathewes gent
Ballinacloghy
(Ballyclogh)
No. of People : 13
English : 0 ; Irish 13
Castle
Troy (Castletroy)
No. of People : 54
English : 0 ; Irish 54
Balliglissine
No. of People : 17
English : 0 ; Irish 17
|
Spittle
No. of People : 46
English : 2 ; Irish 44
Tituladoes Name : Lt. Jno Carr, gent
Killeeleen
No. of People : 17
English : 0 ; Irish 17
St.
John’s Acre
No. of People : 24
English : 0 ; Irish 24
Ratheurd
No. of People : 18
English : 0 ; Irish 18
Ballisheeda
No. of People : 15
English : 0 ; Irish 15
Banalisheen
No. of People : 4
English : 2 ; Irish 2
|
Upper
Garane
No. of People : 9
English : 2 ; Irish 7
Gransigh
Towne & lands
No. of People : 14
English : 2 ; Irish 12
Lower
Garrane
No. of People : 15
English : 0 ; Irish 15
Cluonclieffe
& Ballyvoelane (?? & Ballyvolane)
No. of People : 34
English : 2 ; Irish 32
Ballingeile
No. of People : 16
English : 6 ; Irish 10
Lishnegrey
& Garrinoe (Lisnagry & )
No. of People : 48
English : 2 ; Irish 46
Tituladoes Name : Lt. Henry Lee, gent
|
| Killicknegarriff
Parish (Killeenagarriff) |
St.
Patrick’s Parish |
|
Ballyvarry
(Ballyvarra)
No. of People : 46
English : 2 ; Irish 44
Cleyduffe
(Clyduff)
No. of People : 3
English : 0 ; Irish 3
Ballinlosky
No. of People : 29
English : 0 ; Irish 29
Raheene
(Raheen)
No. of People : 13
English : 3 ; Irish 10
|
No
Townland named
No. of People : 16
English : 3 ; Irish 13
Tituladoes Name : Jno Miller, gent
Parke
(Park)
No. of People : 34
English : 0 ; Irish 34
Singland
No. of People : 45
English : 5 ; Irish 40
Tituladoes Name : William Twayts, gent
Corbally
No. of People : 11
English : 0 ; Irish 11
|
| North
Liberties of Limerick Parish |
North
Liberties of Limerick Parish |
|
No
townland named
No. of People : 6
English : 2 ; Irish 4
Balligrenane
No. of People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4
Cluoncanane
No. of People : 16
English : 0 ; Irish 16
Shanuolly
No. of People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4
Cnockardnagalleagh
No. of People : 3
English : 0 ; Irish 3
Cluondrenagh
No. of People : 21
English : 2 ; Irish 19
Coonagh
No. of People : 30
English : 0 ; Irish 30
Tituladoes Name : Patrick Sarsfield, gent
|
East
Coonagh
No. of People : 8
English : 0 ; Irish 8
Cluonmaken
No. of People : 2
English : 0 ; Irish 2
Kilrush
No. of People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4
Castle
Blake
No. of People : 4
English : 0 ; Irish 4
By
ye Strand from ye Bridge West Ward
No. of People : 44
English : 0 ; Irish 44
Ye
South Side Westward
No. of People : 34
English : 8 ; Irish 26
Killegly
No. of People : 56
English : 8 ; Irish 48
Tituladoes Name : John Collins, gent.
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