Folklore - Part 1

COMTESERS

A

-

Agriculture

and

Agriculture Ailments,

B

-

of

kinds

Local

circa

1838.

Names

for

terrioritry of Ballymacone and

ter

townlands.

and

insects,

types

Ballymacowen its

circa

the

adjoining

Animals,

Apples,

food.

the

Local

Antiquities some

in

Names

the

with

historical

the

Sundays.

Cattle. Cookery

Creaghts. Customs,

Habits,

etc.

Cures.

death

Warnings

dialect,

E

-

—

Fews

Ejaculations.

Pre-Famine

Years.

Farming Farm

Terns.

Festivals

kept

in

Ballymacone.

Fighting Terms. Folktales

from

the

townlands.

Food. Funerals.

Games,

Local.

Greetings,

-

Bullet

Country.

point

of

MacCowan's).

Blacksmith. Blayberry

for

of

(From

asociations

Local

Throwing.

view

and

H

-

Harvesting. Harvesting

Custons

-

the

cutting

of

the

Calliagh.

Highwaymen. Horse, The Houses;

Tho

Brague

Cottage

House Customs. Housing and House Types.

Housing, Comparative notes on

Implements,

Agricultural.

Implements,

houschold

houses

K

-

L

in

the

utensils,

etc.

noted

in

district.

Keening.

-

Irish

language

Lands.

in

Upper

Descriptions

Fews.

of

Lime Burning.

M

-

Map

Sheets

Marilage

P

-

Pedlar,

of

the

District.

Custons.

The

Place Names. Plants

in

Potato,

the

area.

The

Potatoes

in

Proverbs

or

Proverbs

-

Proverbs

1838. Savings

Good

-

Ill

Marriage.

Proverbs

-

Local

Riddles.

S

-

School Sliabh

Fuaid,

Animals

and

Bids.

Luck.

-

-

to

luck.

Proverbs

R

relating

Sayings.

References

in

Annals

of

the

Four

Masters.

Tailors

and

Shoomakers.

Travelling Tea-Men.

Townland names, Variations of Spelling Tinkers and Gypsies. Tongue Twisters.

Trees

of

the

area.

Trees and Plants, Local names for. Turf

-

Cutting.

Valentines,

W —

Rhymes,

etc.

Wakes.

Wake Games. Wakes and Funeral Customs. Weather Lore and Sayings.

"The Big Wind of 1839". Wood Turner.

1

The Fews in 1651.

Commissioners of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England.

Letter

to

the

Council

of

State.

This last Thursday a party of the enemy met with a small convoy of 20 horse and 40 foot and cut them off who we conveying 1200 loaves to Col. Venables party at Armagh. The loss

his

to

the

orders

Moyry,

convey

of

was

eight

where

they

occasioned

by

the

miles

about

being

were

fallen

upon

Captain

not

observing

a

secure

way

through

by

Tories

that

keep

in

the

those

montains who are reported to be in number 200 horse and 300

foot.

Dunlop,

Letter

A

to

Sir

party

Charles

of

20

Vol.I,

p.17.

Coote.

horse

and

40

foot

going

from

Dundalk

to

the

army about Armagh to convey bread to them was lately cut off in

the

field

by

the

unadvisedness

Col.

Venables

party

of

Belfast

8

the

of

is

enemy, the

now

enemy

Aug.

reached

and

1651.

and

officer

clear

the

in

bread

not

towards

those

Dunlop

lost

through

observed

the

his

Fews

parts.

Vol.

I,

D.

25.

to

the

directions.

fall

on

that

Chapter

Though the

lands

heads

die

Headings

lands

die

not

–

the

coarbs

die,

live.

Brehon Laws, Vol. IV, p. 267.

Coarb

-

heir

or

keeper

of

Ibid,

And

with

a

sleep, and

sure

a

mystic and

never

figures

beauty

open

a

has

post

hearts

over

the

lain

strange

classes eyes

on

shining

radiant

p.103.

and

which

which

with

dreams,

beautiful

land.

our

like

grasses

of

in

the

an

this

eyes

the

hill

the

land

sides

sun

of

spirit

Ireland

the

as

but

move

enchanted

is,

body

in

gentle

in

stately

through

world

as

dreams:

of

his their

own, and it has become alive through every haunted rath and wood and mountain and like, so that we can hardly think of it

otherwise

than

as

the

shadow

of

the

thought

of

God.

A.E.

Agriculture

and

Food.

1559-1603.

The burn

foresaid

them

seldom

for

eat

willingly

Our

the

this

eat

straw,

herb

and

horses

carts

or

leather

to

the

or

tails

pulled

iron

of

so

not

Irish

and

being

like but

horses

of

a

to

they

They

laste.

Moryson.

with

fasten

the

but

yet

kind.

sharp

p.229.

they

oats,

thereof,

better

things

and

their

cakes

any

history

chains,

their

thresh

make less

shamrock,

of

draw

do

much

Illustrations

ropes

be

Irish

bread,

the

withe tails

wild

traces them

rumps

of

by

when

the

off.

Ibid. p.263. The Commonwealth of Ireland Moryson.

They

and

most

gladly

roosted

or

holding

him

save

that

whereof which

eat

commonly sodd, a

they

they

churl

they

take

is

the

best

any

claret

oatmeal,

congealed

milk

aqua

eat

hath

most

of

bread

corn

in

often

let

They the

their and

left for

drink

world

swallow

love

no

shamrocks

and

it

or

much

and

it

be meat,

Christians, horses,

usquebagh

much of

blood, meat

if

any

after

their

lumps

cows

and

raw;

with

bread

They

butter

times

any

wine.

with

watereress

their

care.

vitae

as

many

seldom

special

and

blood

herbs,

flesh

who

keep

seisdom

with

raw

eat

sack

butter

eating

more

but

mixed

the

than

sour

curdled.

Ibid

The

p.321.

food

Mangers

of

the

and

Justons

of

the

Irish.

people.

Potatoes from August to May. Fuel

-

Eggs

and

turf

Tobacco

their

in

most

butter taken

places.

made in

rancid

short

by

pipes

keeping

seems

the

in

bogs.

pleasure

of

lives.

Petty's

"Political.

-Econemy

of

Ireland",

Vol.

II,

p.

59.

Agriculture

The

absence

of

fences

and

and

Food

(Cont'd).

encloses

before

the

17th

century which resulted in the employment of many handsmen, the

chief

As system

wealth

personal of

being

tenure

creaghting

to

execution

Hay

or

fodder

wintered

Tillage short the

of

the

In

winter

intended

for

of

there

Seed

sown

by

the into

the

chitle.

land

decay.

in

enough

seale.

was

became

in

for

general practice

and

dire

local did

was also.

steers

and

results.

needs

not

was

then

very

involve

corps.

work

around

have

to

be

the

houses

fenced

from

a

sack

or

and

against

tail.

hand

the

population

quantity with

Methods

for

The

increase

limited

would

by

in

sometimes

ground

corn

Ploughing

-

ample

present

manuring

by

was

out

though

of

fell

hastened

heifers

then

apron.

land –cattle

Auriculture

Bog

and

turf

then on

the

spare,

they

inprove

within

part

ashes

repeat it

down

of

set

owing

topsoil, laid

to

burn

the

aren

circa

them

on

a

spading

their

the

several

with

few

quantity

times

found grass

of

surface

potatoes,

to

then

upon

to

the

of

At

above

of

of

ditsches,

the

whole

date

their

good

the

employed.

with

and

other

ferment

and

rot

of

than

the

good

farmers

dunghills

weeds

corps

day

if

the

ground

having

clay

is

meadow

mingled when

and

manure

unlands;

off

They

deepest

other

the

is

cutting

practicable.

bog

for

by

to

this

with

the

levelled

and

seed.

Ibid as

low

required

until

give

the

where

Donaldson's

quantity

1838.

moorlands.

Farmers

the

in

of

the

bog

or

vegetable

of

Fews",

district moory

p.37.

increased

earth,

substanties,

the

scouring

and

letting

together.

p.37.

potatoes,

"History

above

acts,

etc.

compost as

when

said

dung

to

produce

alone

was

Local names for common ailments.

Measles

-

Nettle

rash.

Whooping Cough - Chin cough

Croup - The choking.

Thrush.

Diarrhoea - The looseness.

Stomach-ache - Sore belly.

Erysipelas

-

Epilepsy

Falling

-

Rose.

Wild

fire.

Sikness.

Consumption - Decline.

Asthma - The smothering.

Heart-trouble

-

Goitre

big

-

The

Torment

throat.

of

the

heart.

Notes

on

the

Antiquities

of

the

territory

of

Ballymacone and some adjoining townland

Territory of Ballymacone.

Armaghbrague.

Carrigatuke,

highest

point.

Reputed

sit

of

an

ancient

cairn associated with the Red Branch Saga and St. Patrick's church

Rude

building

stone

location district

of

adventure

seat

an

south

on

sumit

annual of

with

the

known

blayeberry

Carrickatuke

bull.

as

St.

Patrick's

pilgrimage.

and

from

Old

Cairn

chair. name

Hill

of

to

Newtownhamilton was Moin Fuad - authority Mr. Arthur McParland whose informant was an old man born about 1830.

Corran

The Grey Stone of Corran. A pillar-shaped stone making the

burial-place

of

the

bull

whose

destructive

activities

prevented the erection of a church on Carrigatuke. Carrickatuke Remains of an old "green road" which tradition states once ran from Emain Macha to Tara, part of which was in use in the 17th and 18th centuries as highway from Armagh to

Dublin. Sngle-ringed

fort

A

case

cylindrical

on

farm

of

gold

of

Peter

was

Kernan.

found

in

this

townland

in

1833. See Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (Lewis) under Lisnadill,

and

Wilde's

Catalogue

of

Antiquities

in

the

Royal

Irish Academy, p. 89.

Farranmamucklagh

Locallycalled

"Farlagh".

The Fairy Glen on the farm of Arthur Boyle contains a Mass

Altar on which tradition says Mass was celebrated in Penal Days.

The

alter

was

rudly

shaped

of

earthen

sods

and

is

now much defaced and overhung by three large thorns. The last McCone of Farlagh died in October 1942 aged 85 years. His name was James.

IV.

Lislea.

Fort shown in this townland on Maps of 1835 and then evidently farm the

of

in

Mr.

fort's

fairly

perfect

Samuel

removal.

condition.

Craig.

tradition

Now

says

a

site

ill-luck

only

on

followed

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V.

Lisnadill

Contains the remains of two earthen-ringed forts (on the Menary and Moor forms) and a hoof-indented boulder linked

with

stores

of

St.

Patrick

and

the

Bull,

as

well

as

a

travelling earthwork, commonly called “the Cast”. Linked by tradition with Navan Rath near Armagh and Locally believed

to

have

been

a

boundary

of

the

old

district

of

Emain Macha. Cast traceable but very inperfect on Moor and Williamson farms.

VI. Tanderagee

Ballymacone Mill in this townland was formerly for the

grinding of grain but is now converted into a scutch-mill. In

old

days

miller

as

part

his

of

the

corn

or

wheat

was

retained

by

the

for grinding. The custon was known

fee

locally as "Mutter" which may be a corrupt form of "Multure".

VII. Tullybrone.

Booley

Hill

before

the

on

hill

James was

Gillespie's

divided

up

farm.

into

A

relief

enclosed

of

the

days

fields.

Was shown in the Johnston farmhouse a christening robe of linen, made from flax grown and woven in the house over a century ago.

The Johnston's have been in occupation of their farm from before

the

battle

of

the

Boyne

and

the

present

house

is

said

to have been built 150 years ago. Some old glass remains in the

windows

"Bulls' hearth

-

eyes". but

greenish-tinged,

House

this

was

had

a

not

canopy

removed

in

quite

type

recent

clear

brace

times

and

over

and

a

with an

open

kitchen

range inserted. Windows in gable-end light two attic rooms up upstairs. Centre-room upstairs known as the “Black Loft because been

it

has

no

house.

III.

Tullynagin.

No

widow.

discontinued

antiquities

on

The

this

Cutting

farm.

of

Quilting

the

Calliagh

frame

at

has

this

Adioining Tounlands.

I. Aughnagurgan.

A

group

of

"Prelimary

three

prehistoric

Survey

of

burial

Northern

places

for

which

see

the

Ireland".

Old road passing through this townland by Tullynawood Lake associated St.

with

pre-christian

tales

and

also

linked

with

Patrick.

The "Calendar of State Papers of Ireland" 1592-1596, p.246, show the name as Aughe Magoregan and record that Conor Oge McCardill

rescued

certain

kine

there.

II. Ballymacnab.

Earthen-ringed

but

partly

fort

on

destroyed.

farm

of

Known

James

as

Mcllroy.

"Devlin's

Single-ringed

forth"

and

so

called in commemoration of a previous owner of the farm. A

second

situnte

is

on

fairy

The

single-ringed farm

Thorn

Bull's

fort

belonging

that

track

-

figures

a

locally

to

called

Bernard

in

many

hoof-indented

"O'Neill's

Curran.

local

boulder

near

it

Fort" there

tales. associated

with St. Patrick's encounter with the Bull from Arnaghbrague. Mass Garden in sub-denoination of townland called Carrickclay and on farm of Arthur (Joe) O'Toole.

III.

Ballintemple

In

the

cutting

of

turf

in

this

townland

some

habitation

sites were discovered, in one of which "a coat or jacket of a very

peculiar

cloth,

like

sacking

or

bits

and

pieces

the

brown

canvas

was

were

in

color

and

discovered.

eventually

of

It

lost.

a

course

was

dug

With

it

texture

out

was

in found

some leather footwear of a shoe or slipper shape". The coat had buttons and according to Mr. Wm. Isaac Johnston they were "wood or horn

IV.

Ballynoran.

Reputed

church

side

on

hill

known

as

Kirk

Hill.

Greatly

destroyed earthen ringed fort on the farm of the Cunningham family,

V.

also

a

fort

site

on

farm

of

John

Hughes.

Cashel.

Stone-walled enclosure or cashel, totally known as "The Relig"

because

for

still-born

and

with

by

of

its

use

children.

the

taking

in

former

Wall

of

times

greatly

stones

for

as

a

buried-place

reduced

building

in

height

purposes.

Largest amber head over found in Ireland discovered within the

ring.

—.—

There

was

once

completly known

a

cairn

removed.

locally

as

on

It

same

was

"Carn"

or

hill

but

probably

in

the

it

has

situate

adjoining

been in

the

field

field

named

Carnaeggit“

VI. Cladybeg

Contains line of an old trackway linked with Emain Macha and Tara, that later become a well-known highway continuing in

use

in

parts.

In

the

17th

and

18th

century

was

the

recognized route from Armagh to Dublin and much infested by

highwaymen. Passed through the Dorsey entrenchments, and tradition affirms that Brian Boru's funeral came to Armagh from

Clontarf

by

this

route,

and

that

James

II

traversed

it on his way to and from Derry in the days immediately preceding

the

battle

of

the

Boyne.

A Barracks was erected here in 1700 in which a small party of

troops

way

to

were

and

fro

quartered

through

to

the

safeguard

hills

of

the

travellers

on

Fews

to

and

their

protect them from the attention of highwaymen for whom the district

was

somewhat

notorious.

At

that

time

there

was

an Inn near to the Barracks known as the "Black Ditch" which probably took its name from the peak spoken of locally

as

the

Cairn

site

on

"Black

Dead

Bank".

Man's

Hill,

alias

Cairn

Hill.

tradition

says that the cairu was removed by the Synott family when building Ballymoyer House and that they had the then Lord

Charlemont's

permission

to

dismantle

it.

Bonfires

were lighted on the cairn in the old days on Mid-Surner Eve and there was music and dancing. This continued until about

50

years

ago

and

the

games,

etc.

were

very

similar

to those taking place on Bilberry Sundays at Armaghbrague. The side of the cairn is now a circular green match ver free

of

heather.

VII. Cavenakill.

Cairn sito on Cairn Mill in which, when the graves were being broken up some potery was found and removed to Ballymoyer House.

Habitation

sites

found

in

the

cutting

of

peat

in

this

townland. Informant Mr. Anthony O’Hare. In 1930 when cutting turf a bronze spear-head was found by Mr. Hugh O'Hare and at the same time a bronze palstave was discovered by his brother John. The two brother's were sons of the above Anthony O'Hare. The spear-head and

palstave were found within a few yards of each other.

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Cladymore.

This

townland

of

St.

of

a

Peter

who

a

and

grange

Granted

to

site

of

Civil

a

St.

Sir

Paul

Toby a

of

part

of

the

Armagh

of

Caulfeild

village

market

small

War

formerly

lands

and

of

the

contains

Abbey the

site

chapel.

formed

Saturday

was

and

friary

1641,

in

therein

two

the

and

fairs

probably

possibly

in

early

was

in

17th

given

a

century patent

for

1612.

established

1644

or

during

1645

-

see

the

Friar

O'Mellan's Journal under May 1644 and January 1645 Fort and

sides

on

Patrick

ringed

fort

farms

of

Vallely, on

the

Joseph

and

a

McCullagh,

perfect

Raftery

James

miniature

Boulter,

earthen¬

farm.

Drumconwell

A

very

perfect

earthen-ringed

fort

on

farm

of

Peter

Donnelly and and greatly destroyed fort known as "Rainey's Fort"

nearby.

discovered

In this townland was discovered the only Ogham Stone so far found

in

Co.

Armagh.

Dundrum

Double-ringed little.

Two

earthen-ringes

other

fort

double-ringed

on

farm

forts

in

of

Mr.

John

immediate

vicinity, one in the adjoining townland of Tullyglush the other in Ballinagalliagh. Killyfaddy.

Contains Cast" site

on

on

Pond

a

very

the

of

Henry

and

probably

relies

Peter

St.

and

section

Cunningham

farm

Field,

fine

of

a

and

Price.

another

Paul

the

Gray

the

a

“Dane's

Reputed

known

as

the

"Graveyard

chapel

Armagh,

so-called

farus.

Field

called

grange

of

of

of

the

building

castle Fish

Field"

Abbey

shown

of

on

are

St.

the

Escheated Counties Mep of 1609.

Latmacollum.

lof

the

Danes

Cast

on

farm

of

Mr

John

Hughes

In

this townland the Cast is commonly known as the "Rampar"

Tullyvallen.

Shee

Fina

King

Lir.

Donnelly's ring

of

Bloody

or

the

Hill.

Once

boulders Bog

Fairy

said

or to

White

Hill,

surmouted

standing

take

its

the

by

a

reputed

cairn

abode

of

enclosed

by

a

atones.

name

from

a

battle

fought

there

-6-

in

1650-51

under

between

O'Neill's

troops

and

Cromwellian's

Ireton.

Souterrain

on

Warnington

farm.

Harrymount. Cairn from which a Bronze Age Food Vessel was

obtained.

Cross of

inscribed

Peter

stones

Donnolly

and

in

Tullyvallen

Henry

–

Tipping,

on

farms

Savage.

Newtownhamlton village founded about 1770 by the Hamilton by

family

purchase

who

earlier

acquired

in

that

3,275

century.

acres

in

the

Hamilton's

district

of

Hampton Hall, Balbriggan and Hamwood, Co. Meath, present

representatives. Corp

of

Irish

Volunteers

raised

by

Edward

Tipping

circa

Yeomarry Corps in 1798. Copper June

halberd

1930.

found

in

Tullyvallen

Bog

-

Sec

J.R.S.A.I.

L

names

for

birds.

animals

and

insects.

Mankcepor - a small lizard or newt.

Stirk

-

a

Whatrit

young

-

Stripper

cow.

woesel.

-

for

not

in

call

but

giving

with

Moilay - eov without horns.

Springer - I cov near her calving.

Grue - Freyhound.

Bulle-stirk

-

young

Reill.

Screw house - Shrew House.

Linty

-

linnot.

Gold Pink - Gold Finch.

Corbie - Grey-backed crow.

Pee-weet - Lapwing.

Jinny wran - common wren.

Clagg

-

the

Pismire

-

horse-fly.

tho

Devil'sselle

-

ant.

tho

Dragon

fly.

Coffin-cutter - the Devil's Coachman (Locally

way

that

a

story

Christ

is

told

had

of

gone

this

Barywig - the carwig.

Heather-bloot

-

snipe.

Felt - Redwing.

Blue-bonnet - Bluo Titmouse.

Hern Cran - Herron.

Yoltio

Sealdie

-“Y-

-

a

Hammer.

nowly

hatched

insect

through

bind.

having

the

shown

harvest

the

fields).

Theoudy

cuckoo,

An'

she

The

jinty

An'

brings

Another

brings wran

she

them

version

she

them

says

lays

out

lays

out

but

with

two

a

deal

to

do,

ninctoen.

both

next

an'

elean.

-

The wren has ten and brings them up like gentlemen.

Lacal

This

is

farus there apples.

not

a

were

The

types

fruit

a

of

apples.

district

few

following

fruit

but

trees,

kinds

still

on

some

old

service

in

Widow's Whelpe

Barn

For's

Black Annet

Mhelps

LauGerry Cheeks

of

mostly

Hill

White Annet

Canes

Honoy Combs

Half-plums

Sogar Sweets

Red Strokes

Dockeneys

Russetts

Lily

Finger.

the

older

varieties

the

of

district.

The

Torritory

of

Mallvincone

and

its

asseciations

dth.

###

Intreductory

Some

Sunday"

rising

to

explore

years

getting

a

health

much

ago

-

the

whenbringing

on

Carrigatuke,

of

1,02¼

of

Ballymune

the

feet,

a

hill

my

Abreunding

the

annual

in

quest

River.

"Milbury

Armaghbrague

compelled

countryside

on

me

to

foot.

In

doing so Iher; l'acumulated a pass of material relating to folk

custon

and

tradition

-

matter

that

must

be

shelved

for

the

present.

In

my

journeys

through

the

district

I

was

continually

finding myself on the banks of the Ballymneone river, and

being

of

reason

upon

a

for

somewhat

inquisitive

the

Its

which

was

left

town

or

to

name.

local

knowledge

wonder

lands

of

origin

the

why

was,

failed

the

HeCon's.

nature

tried

to

find

however,

a

toern

light

any

subject

shouldFisquerade

Hy

curiosity

was

a

so

as

even

I

the

more

whetted when I found that an old corn—will in Tanderagoe

townland was still known as Ballymscome Mill“. It then became

1.0.S.

Street

2.The

corn

early

as

erected. ctorage

25.

hill

1703. Loth

is

of

Sco

some

antiquity,

Appendix

buildings

accomodation.

IV.

service Local

A

but

being

sculch

are

tradition

now

in

use

mill

at

tus

chiefy

aseribes

least

as

later

farm

the

creation

of the will to a mythical "Bella McCono" from whom the river is

also

said

to

take

its

hand!

-4-

necessary

of

the

to

river

Further

the

try

and

with

lands

in

the

as

a

the

laps

hope

and

that

widden

through

other

church

the

connection

surcene.

consideration

Inquisitions,

period

selve

of

the

other

they

problem

induced

documents

night

produce

sub-denouination

of

the

the

or

me

to

Plantation

missing

alias

story

for

town

aand

or

in

the aren. My rescarchesdu[n]lckly solsclosed the fact that the Sept

Sept

once

formed

the

a

hold

a

tract

definito

territory

of

of

region

over

6,000

described

acres

by

and

various

that

the

lands

Oathorities

as

Ballymcono.

The McCone's and their lands.

I first examined an Inquisition taken at Armagh on August 12,

1609, and therein learned that the Sept of ClanjeCono had been

time out of mind possessed of the eight Soans of -

Tullbrouwe

Licnechll

Toynrosy

Lisleagh

Fornaghleshalge

Tullynen

Arnaghbreg

Corvan

In

Fues

having

barony

proceeded

Plantation

index

at

for

sups

the

of

a

rent

so

far

that

northern

to

I

the

Archbishop

thought

year

as

they

courties.

it

El

Odvisable

form

The

of

our

I

General

per

to

crum.

consult

amilest

Imp

of

the

tonnland

Ulster

proved unproduceive but the County Enrenial Sheets under Facs

3.

Cal.

Pnt.

Holls

7.

James

I.

-3-

portrayed

the

above

eight

townlands

as

a

separate

unit

within

that barony under the title of Balle McOmon. A presentment

made byhaltson native jurymen in the preceding year noued

the lands as BallymacOwen and gave the additional information

that

the

Archbishop.j.i.nged

certainty

of

which

the

Jury

certain

knew

chief

not“,

rents

whilet

"the

another

record of the same date designated the group of townlands

as Ballymackowen

The

townlands

of

Upper

Feus,

of

Sliabb

Fund,

through

the

which

ancient

exact

a

position

question

district

one

ran

road

in

of

one

from

in

the

noted

the

of

are

in

three

the

all

situate

early

great

three

Tara

to

Feus

there

is

times

the

as

familiar

great

Enania.

in

the

little

to

location

places,

highways

As

barony

of

Sliah

Ireland,

Fuaid's

infinite

information, but Carrigatuke seems the most probable

identification.

detail

of

Space

reference.

nanuscripts

as

will

not

They

marrations

of

permit

first

an

appear

Gegendary

emonination

in

our

events

in

oldest

that

even

then

4.Vol. E.3.13 and No.582 Trinity College Library, Dublin. Survoy of the County of Arnagh taken at the Moyrey Castle August 2, 1608. A note dated August 3, 1605, in the writing

of Archbrchop Henry Uscher and preserved in Old Rent Exlls, Archbishop's the

division

Registry,

of

the

Public

county

Library,

into

Arnagh,

baronies

took

aspects

place

in

that that

year. Patrick McCalo McArdell was then Conitable of the

Fews and BallymacOwen appears as eight ummemed towns.

5. Rawlison I.S. No.237. Bodleian Libruary, Onford - ses

Annalecta Hibernica, No.3, September, 1931, p. 216.

—.—

were

long

past.

They

continue

down

theernieries

to

the

present

and show that it was a most important spot - favour as a place of

battles, assemblies and conferences. Such meetinge occur in the

Annals and cumpel one to suppose that there was some specific

reason

of

apart

past

from

tradition

its

that

situation

made

it

for

its

more

choice,

or

less

some

sacred

voneration

ground.

We have no data, however, as to when the above eight terms

became

the

property

of

the

Hccone's.

The

first

notice

I

have

found of the name loeally refers to a Patricio Macuymn and

Gillachended Macongan. It is shown in a document perfected by

Archbishop Ccannel on February 5, 1264, who erected the Franciscan

Abbey of Arnagh in that year. In 1367 a Macongan charges as a

principal

citizen

and

one

of

the

chief

tenants

of

Archbishop

Suoteman, and in an undated rent list of about the some year

there is a reference to the "land of O’Co[m]gern - rent 10/-, "that found

being

the

earlier

account

I

have

of

the

territory

or

lands

of

Ballynacone.

The

tract

of

land

compiring

the

territory

was

a

long

Grip contching from Lisnadill, about 2½ miles south of Arnagh,

to within about the same distance of the modern village of

Newtownhamlton, and up to the late eighteenth century formed

part of the old and very large parish of Armagh. Tenants on the

southern

part

attend

their

to

separated

of

them

theyorschlaged

the

territory

religious

from

in

a

the

must

devitions

ancient

church

on

have

owing

city

one

found

of

to

the

and

its

the

nearly

it

difficult

distance

churches.

to

that

Probably

Granges

of

the

-5-

Abbey

of

The

in

St.

Peter

following

Elizabeth's

and

St.

Paul.

members

reign,

but

of

made

the

Sept

supission

were

and

involved

were

in

rebellion

pardoned

by

nurrant from the Lord Deputy, dated June 24, 1602.

Morris OcComane, Ycoman James Ogo, McCovano, Yecman)

All

of

Fewes

Rorie HeCoven, Husbandman

Barony Torligh McCovane, Yconan Schöne HeCothane, Johann

Torlight

rentals

later

as

settled

tenant

Innodiately

and

Seotch

of

in

a

Armagh

house

afterwards

Eottlers

took

in

and

the

the

place.

appears

city

in

the

Archbishop's

1615-1624.

Plantation

The

in

of

Ulster

Commissioners

with

English

appointed

to

enim

on

July

31,

1600,

and

raised

there

two

days.

From

Dunhalk

they

set forth for Armagh on the morning of August 3. The day was

sterry

and

decided

passed

four

to

territory

there

of

of

it

was

rest

a

a

back

outside

of

the

of

not

the

the

and

4)

the

city

to

begin

city

they

heard

surveyors

and

obtained

the

many

from

their

for

morning

the

August

claius

facts

Feus"

they

and

rents

south

of

within

the

underbtedly

place

to

the

they

was

4

until

the

probably

one

resting

completed

of

pitched

was

second

August

midst

(August

camp

notable

into

"the

Feus

first

but

rather

passed

reached

morning

The

evening

they

interviewed

West

Arnagh.

the

Commission,

encorped

the

they

Eallemacone

and

day

when

encamp.

from

which

so

through

miles

within

yet

they

of

August

work

13.

of

of

6,

on

the

Whilst

the

from

remained

Archbishop,

the

-6-

inhabitants

days

that

The

August

of

the

county,

that

were

of

help

during

the

busy

followed.

most

12.

consequontial

It

was

held

to

meeting

decide

of

the

the

week

took

contrary

place

between

on

the

Crown and the Church as to terman and herenagh lands and the

findings

as

invaliable

and

as

a

to

as

septs

a

guide

and

clue

to

to

the

sept

the

lands

old

make

Irish

location

of

that

families

their

Inquisition

of

lands.

the

county

The

Commissioners present were: -

Sir

Arthur

Sir

Chichester

Oliver

St.

John

The Archbishop of Armagh

Sir Garrett Moore

The

Sir

archbishop

of

Dublin

John

Davies

William Parsons (Surveyor-

Sir Thomas Ridgeway

General)

Sir Humphrey Winche

The Jury appointed to assist the Commissioners was ablected

(with

the

two

exceptions)

county.

The

Jury

from

was

the

as

Marmaduke Whitechurch, Esq. Sir

Tirlagh

O

Neale,

Knt.

septs

or

families

of

follows:-

Calvagh Mc Donnell Redmond O Hanlon Owen Boy Moliurcho

Carberie McCann

Neale O Calligan

Donagh Morchie Tirlagh

chief

Hugh MeHenry O Neale

Meiteggart

Patrick Oge 0 Conrie

Christopher Fleminge

Cormack McTirlagh Braslowe

Con 0 Neale

0 Hugh McBrion McCan

Neale

Bartholomew Owen

Donell McHenry O Neale

Hugh Meiteggart

Neale McCoddane

Tirlagh O Cassaye

Donnell McCann

Vice 0 Quin

Unfortunately

findings

and

revealed

gave

cepts

the

jurors

the

detailed

were

the

did

names

not

of

particulars

include

a

most

of

as

their

to

McCone,

the

septs

of

lands.

but

their

the

county

The

then

-8-

All

theüenants

bondes

rents

then

were

held

direct

liable

for

from

the

herriotts

Archbishop

of

oxen,

and

mutton,

hogs, hens, and so many days work each year "with man and

garran"

-

The

July

3,

see

Appendix

Archbishop

1620.

It

I.

had

contains

a

further

a[s]light

grant

of

the

wordations

in

territory

the

la

on

spolling

of the names of the townlands but otherwise revealed no new

features.

A

Chancery

Inquisition

relating

to

the

lands

of

James

Archbishop of Armagh and taken in the city on September 9,

1633, is, however, much more informative - see Appendix II -

for

besides

giving

three

separate

acts

ofbringing

for

the

Ballymacone townlands

final

list

of

the

the/territory

of

Dullomaccunn

sub-denemination

of

each

of

it

the

gives

eight

in

the

townlands,

one of which was Menemacowan in Armaghbrague.

In

the

"Distration

of

Forfeited

Lands

returned

by

the

Down Survey, (chewing whose they were in Anno 1641 and to whom

now

set

out"

there

is

the

followingnenary

of

the

lands

Armaghbrog

Fernanucklagh

Tonrogee

Coramoro

Tollebrone

Tullynegonie

Lossleagh

Lisnadoll

and the Commons of Ballymacowen.

The

haps

of

the

-

above

survey nade in 1655, depict the Commons as 481 acres of course

nenntain pasture and render the place-name as Ballymacowane.

In

people

the

in

mistrate

16th

the

to

and

17th

lowlands

the

uplands

conturies

after

sowing

with

their

it

was

their

usual

corps

families

and

for

in

the

spring

besitle,

to

living

-9-

there

in

to

their

in

the

not

temporary

hemes

corps.

fenced

at

the

The

in.

sentiments

beginning

criminal

Each

during

head

of

the

the

pasturage

of

a

summer

autuam

was

family

and

in

returning

time

grazed

belonging

to

by

all

to

the

rather

and

sept

place had

the

right

entitled

his

to

farm.

were

the

ennables

total

send

grace

In

his

being

a

man

in

did

cattle

on

usually

in

regulating

classification,

equivalent

the

to

to

turn

other

not

out

c-or

the

animals

the

on

being

exact

in

the

any

number

proportion

thebringing

the

exceed

it,

such

taken

number

way

amount

he

of

to

was

the

size

lands

as

of

he

one

cows

pleased

his

animals

unit

or

so

of

which

the

long

privilege.

as

The

Kustom was known as bookoying and was probably ancient as it is

noticed

for

in

the

Senchus

Tho

Poll

Tax

of

four

townlands

Mor.

1666

unfortunately

within

only

gives

particulars

thebringing:-

Ardmaghbeg, inhabited by 16 Irish.

Tonrige,

inhabited

Tollenagin, Lisnadell,

by

inhabited

inhabited

10 by

by

Irish. 5

10

Irish.

Irish

and

10

English.

Just why the other four townlands should have been cmitted is

souewhat

have

puzzling.

been

without

It

does

not

seem

inhabitants.

A

possible

survey

of

that

the

they

could

principal

Irish names and their number is given under each barony and

there were then 10 0 Counos in Upper Fows.

6.

Royal

Irish

Academy

Conmus of 1659.

Library.

known

also

as

-10-

The Henrth Money Rolls for the year 1664 give the names

of

the

they

The

people

also

then

Road

of

lack

in

the

relevant

compleeness

inhabitants

Lisnndill.

were

No

townlands?

who

there

mention

-

all

Irish

McCone's

is

no

excepting

are

paid

the

of

Ralph

mentioned

tax

–

but

Tullybrone.

and

though

Clement

there

is

clan proof

that

members

of

the

Cæn

were

still

resident

within

the

HeCone territory. About that time McKeone became a normal

spelling

due

rendering

no

of

doubt

the

to

a

surname.

Haarth

By

Collector's

then

they

had

phonetic

speed

into

many

townlands in the Upper Fows and indeed into lower Fows also

as

the

following

list

indicates

-

Cavankill

Corharmock

Owen McKoone

Shane HcKeone

Rory McKoone

Cormick MeKeone

Patt. McKhone Darmahuschin Dellek Phelim Boy McKeone Donagh McKeone

Sorley McKoone

HcKeone Carricksalloely

Ontlecken Phelim McKeone Art McKoone

Dunasmullan

Domolly

John McKoone

Rory 0 Cowan

Carronmannan

Ballylana

Patt. Roe MeKoone

Patt McKeon

Patt.

7.

Soo

HooIo McKeone

Mckcone

Appendix

III.

-11—

In

a

the

days

favourite

many

in

before

haunt

stores

evading

of

are

and

His

is,

indeed,

and

Rapparoes

the

still

the

revolutionary

celebrated

told

of

his

Rappareo,

and

were

in

those

the

remembered

that

ever

graces

the

sent

nxse

the

district

Redmond

audacity

foaling

best

who

wars

of

his

O’Hanlon.

cleverness

pursuit

any

was

of

of

the

him.

Tories

Fous.

The old road from Armagh to the south had a great charm

for

as

such

the

gentry,

sometimes

following

letter

indeed

shows

it

was

a

fatal

attraction

-

Armagh. July 17, 1697. „Sir Versterdam this

town

that

Captain

infested this

a

road

and

that

six

o'clock

fellow

Nachally

this

place

about

country

and

were they

stript

the

in

in

the

afternoon,

to

his

achirt,

rest

of

the

came

with

an

Raunaroes

a

little

house

within

were

there

asleep.

upon

into

account

that

four

so

long

miles

which

of

Captain

Macklin and about twelve men of his company and townmen went out

with

had

a

they

our

all

say

got

expedition

at

to

party

some their

so

and

distance,

horses

cagerly

designed

who

ran

to

and

and

made

away

purcued

them,

that

surprise gave as

them

fast

they

them,

as

soon

but

notice, they

they

and

could,

overtook

so but

them.

They fired many []chots and would not take quarter, but after an bour's chose they killed MacNally and one Macihane and brought in

their

hands

These

two

which

were

wereickeicly

the

chiefest

of

dined

these

upon

the

Sessions

regues

that

robbed

House.

fourteen

or fifteen persons on Wednesday last, and murdered Captain

Groves one

till

that

8.

of

he

after

their

his

bayonets

10xpired.

was

They

coming

Situate

in

being

their

into

market

his

drank

hither

to

Street.

prisoner heart

most

treat

of

his

for

and

Dr.

a

long

rouling

on

it

in

Drelincourt's

friends."

Replaced

time,

Hall

putting

his

body

winc

11.

by

present

Court

House in 1809. William Groves of Castle Shannaghan, Co. Donegal. 10. The Vory Nov. Peter Drelincourt, D.D. Dean of Armagh 1691-1722.

11.

Printed letter

Dresden

from

giving

an

Groves of

the

a

Kowsletter.

gentleman

account

and

of

robbed

chief

of

the

in

Armagh

Rapharees

several

then.

Thorpe

other

Monday,

collection to

his

that

19,

friend

killed

persons,

July

Vol.

with

1097.

in

XI.

"A

Dublin,

Captain

the

behoading

-12-

In

in

1703

Ashe's

we

get

Survey

another

of

the

glimpse

lands

of

the

of

the

ancient

territory

Archbishopric.

The

eight

townlands were then held by named principalütenants who had

built

small

many

of

fara

then

houses

had

with

cottier

barnes,

tenants

stables

under

and

them,

cou-houses.

living

in

"cabins" or small tenements with cow-houses and potato gardens

attached.

Amongst

the

latter

class

of

tenants,

in

all

cept proburality, were soude nenbers of the old sikn that gave name

to

the

area,

they

do

not

at

anyrate

figure

amongst

the

enumerated. tenants

in

the

Eleven

survey

years

-

soo

later

a

Appendix

most

IV.

deprehensive

census

of

the

population of the eight Towns was compiled giving the names

and

religions

of

all

theüenants

thereon.

Compared

with

the Henrth Money Rollsof 1664 already mentioned it shows an

astonishing

further

increase

in

members.

reclamation

of

waste

importance

of

the

as

district

an

early

and

18th

This,

lands.

The

century

interesting

as

no

doubt,

was

document

census

revealed

of

the

two

is

due

to

of

inhabitants

members

of

clan the old Olæn, Teige and Hugh McCoen resident in Parnemuckly.

It

also

shows

a

certain

Torlagh

Bronty

in

Armagh-brege

who

nay have been the clussive ancoster of Hugh Brohte, the grand¬

father

of

The

the

district

unsettled

was

fomous

in

so

concerned.

novelists

would

far

In

as

seen

the

August

-

to

soe

have

soudhern

1703

Appendix

the

been

still

portion

V.

somewhat

of

well-knoun

the

Dr.

territory

Thomas

-13-

Molyncux12

came

north

from

Dublin

on

a

visit

to

his

estate

at Castledillon near Armagh, from which he continued his

journey

to

many

other

places

in

the

north.

On

leaving

Dundalk

with his friend and kompanlon, Counsellor Dopping, they

"be signed for Ardmagh and went sixteen miles towards it,

mostly on the very wild mountains on the Fews. These mountains

are

of

aieggy

gravel,

corn

all

this

meadow

house

Fort

in

heothy

which

or

is

evil,

way

met

called

Black

but

without

entertainment

not

so

them.

From

there

through

house

baited

Ditch,

as

or

one

He

any

much

two

road

but

enclosures.

Barracks

of

the

on

where

soldiers.

tolerable

three

them

and

miles

at

there

grass

a

rocky

nothing

them

Here

of

the

is

was

second

also

a

small

miserable

within

brings

like

you

two

to

miles

the

end

of the mountains and you enter into a pleasant enclosed country

which in five or six miles brings you through new made roads

to Ardmagh". 13.

Donaldson writing of the state of the Barony of Upper

Fess

as

it

familles

a

was,

circa

settled

picture

of

in

the

1733,

some

district

when

a

number

townlands

in

the

of

thereof,

second

Presbyterian

provide

quarter

of

us

with

the

12. Son of Samuel Holyneun of Castledillon, Co. Armagh, and

brother of William Holyneux, the author of "The Case of

Ireland

Stated".

Born

1661;

created

a

baronet

died 1733. 13. "Journey to ye North 1708", Young's "Old Belfast", pago

153.

1730;

-14—

eighteenth

thicket

with

in

century.

different

health,

several

He

places

boggale,

portions

of

states

and

ruhbes,

the

that

lands

wet

and

on

"extensive

lands

other

the

shrubberies

and

bogs

acquatic

summits

and

covered

production

being

under

tillage from whence the inhabitants whose members were very

iented

derived

custon

of

the

straw

their

ploughing

to

scenty

with

separate

it

subsistance.

horse

from

yoked

the

by

corn

The

the

was

old

tails

not

barbarous

and

burning

entirely

abolished notwithstanding the Legislature had mado laws

upwards

upon

of

a

century

delinquents.

interior

The

to

houses

that

were

period

imposing

generally

built

fines

in

"clachons" or clusters and had two doors or entrances which

were

closed

or

it

as

by

cattle

infested

operations

at

More

last

a

to

bundles

keep

bawn,

and

the

About

Carl

with

answered

enclosed

their

up

or

out

kind

property

of

sticks

the

of

from

wind

pound,

thieves

or

hundred

and

to

rain.

The

protect

and

alternately,

whole

themselves,

robbers

which

then

country."

that

period

the

of

certain

Charley

or

caught

a

Big

Charley,

(with

some

district

who

of

was

Carragher,

killed

his

"the

and

scene

known

robbed

associates)

and

of

lacally

until

he

as

was

hanged,

following which he was beheaded and quartered, the head and

quarters

was

being

gibbeted

at

had

committed

"murders

and

are

to

credit

Thomas

places

in

other

Wright,

the

the

district

atrocious

where

crimes".

antiquarian,

it

If

was

he

we

-15-

dismal

country

with

scarce

a

house

to

be

seen"

14

when

he

set

out from Dundalk acompanied by the Bishop of Raphoe on

March 31st, 1747, on his way from that town to Armagh.

Had

he

made

the

journey

later

in

the

year

he

would,

no

doubt,

have had some comments to make upon the magnficent views

for

which

An

1750

the

love

he

of

was

It

then

gain

so

states

that

received

of

his

known.

will

of

the

travel

any

on

the

man

in

journey

"almost

Xenophon

collected

their

well

account

stimulated

made

having

under

is

interesting

descent

first

then

area

bringing.

Dublin

as

the

as

famed

so

district

from

perilous

far

to

the

Armagh

an

march.

desperate

a

commended

his

his

around

he

protection,

on

him,

horseback,

to

achievement

andidously

friends

in

When

venture,

soul

to

God,

proceeded

through

the

defiles of Armagh Breagh and Black Bank. Even then he was

alarmed at every breath of wind which which thistled through the

heath

and

whirring

started

of

the

terror

grouse's

snipe,

lest

the

In

this

state

of

at

the

of

robbers

merciless

of

when

things

trepitation

residence

and

with

safeguard

of

the

Tories

he

Johnston

or

he

easily

bleating

should

prosseded

of

the

Fews

travellers.

The

of

be

until

who

heard

a

the

vagrant

upon

he

was

him

arrived

the

terror

Johnston's,

who

14. Journal of Thomas Knight, Louth Archacological Journal,

Vol.

II,

p182

-16-

vere

conservators

country

from

were

honourable

half

an

a

century

Fews

they

name

of

may

the

preserved

be

incursion

and

were

were

said

Sovereigns.

worth

man

a

Johnston's

accidentally

On

and

valiant

family

whose

The

O’Lavery,

overthrown.

of

Tories

On

other

exertions

country.

possessed

the

power

a

dark

and

ancedote

night

talent,

against

the

Priest

the

and

each

of

In

the

though

famous

not

perceiving

and

the

the

them

Priest

chief

other

They

during

concerning

the

the

robbers.

the

rode

up

district

to

following

humor

rising

useful

have

relating.

mountain

of

highly

to

the

of

the

were

both

gentleman

with whom he had so unpleasant and unexpected a rencontre

exclained

-

"Jesus

of

Protect

That

Nazareth,

us

courage

comes

where

courage

dreary

wastes

his

heart

smoke

usual

eyes

and

of

for

and

from

had

of

King

Johnston,

and

goes

oozed

out

Armagh

new

of

strength

Johnston's

the

King

of

the

is

assured,

at

his

Breagh

his

curling

the

escort

to

tenderly

take

leave

of

their

many

ends

a

traveller

armidst

the

now

spirit

invigerating

arm

when

he

in

the

embrace

friend

Fews.

and

finger

felt

nerving

house

Jews.

who

saw

air.

Here

it

with

tears

in

in

the

course

the

was

their

of

two

days made good his journey to Dublin." 15

Despite

well-to-do

robbers

local

and

other

families

of

such

those

discomforts,

days

15. Newry Telegraph, November 24, 1820.

made

a

the

more

trip

to

-17-

Dublin

fairly

months

there

journey's

early

frequently

each

provide

19th

and

year,

a

The

void

century.

It

some

following

picture

was

indeed

of

written

the

winter

description

the

by

spent

of

discomforts

the

Honble.

such

of

the

Mrs.

Henry Caulfeild 16 who spent her girlhood days at Castledillon,

Co. Arnagh, with her material aunt, Lady Molyneux, who was

accustoned to very the route and sometimes made the trip via

Newry or Castleblayney instead of through the Fews.

"Yearly we went to Dublin in November and returned in

June.

Plate,

family

linen,

were

household

sent

up

by

a

goods

and

tenant

the

who

tranks

acted

of

as

the

carrier

When the move was from Castle Dillon, salted beef, butter, and

every

four

transportable

cart

lands,

nor

servants

travelled

a

general

sort

of

Nor

did

halts

at

morals

this

plan

carman's

and

that

thing

did

with

girl

the

the

it

-

until

were

board

added

to

caravan

the

extent

sometimes

end

there,

for

kitchenmaid,

seated

cease

inns

was

solder

Lady

not

and

second

fashion

Molyneux

very

on

until

the

to

the

under

housemaid,

and

baggage.

discovered

improving

lodging

the

of

that

manners

fourth

the

or

evening

cost nearly as much as the stagecoach, now that there were

rivels

upon

the

road.

16. Widow of the Honble, H. Caulfeild, M.P. Hockley Lodge Armagh, and mother of James Molyneux Caulfeild, third and

last

Earl

of

Charlenont.

She

died

in

1878.

-18-

Sir

Capel

travelling,

chariot,

books,

his

at

thing

to

on

and

never

the

had

by

box

sorts

and

and

the

peculiar

in

his

that

like

placed

he

at

M.

and

in

all

the

It

the

was

particular

as

with

went

where

he

direct,

set

up

vigorously

family

domestic

large

of

packed

never

Handel

and

mode

own

interior

He

Lady

horses.......

own

things.

away

travelled

four

and

of

scraped

his

himself,

inns

joined

unpacked

own

went

all

and

Molyneux

her

course,

villages

He

was

Lady

by

valet

music-stand

home.

of

always

violin

diverged

his

he

17

until

work

barouche

followed

by

as

every-

in

gear

drawn

another

carriage with the upper servants. The time consumed was two

days

and

Dundalk

a

half,

and

involving

Drogheda

.....

two

In

nights

those

at

days

inns,

the

generally

stoppage

at

of

carraiges and even of stage-coaches by highwaynen was by no

means

rare.

to

Dublin

of

a

as

robber

I

cannot

we

forget

apprehend

named

Collier

our

terror

Dunleer,

were

well

on

that

winter

whereabouts

known,

and

the

again

journey

exploits

as

we

passed the ivied wall of Santry within whichie desperadoes were

reported

17.

fourth 1792

to

baronct.

but

secret

the

the

Dorn

withdrew

society.

Britain

of

themselves.”

he

1750.

Joined

the

United

after

the

formation

following

the

Union

dressed

family

18

his

levery,

dissolution

of

servants

an

the

in

of

that

Ireland

green

expression

Irish

of

Irishmen

of

and

his

Parliament.

in

body

into

with

Great

white

instead

disapproval

He

died

18. Monthly Revlew, Vol. XI, June 1893, p.140-141.

a

1832.

of

-19-

Dut

to

and

early

18th

return

to

19th

the

McCone's.

century

to

to

documents

play

a

new

of

the

version

of

late

the

surname in the neighbourhood of the old patrimony and one

must

assume

Bridge

still

that

families

services)

McGoane's

were,

in

and

appears

in

in

Cashel

Ballymacnab

reality,

McCone's

as

(where

McCone's

McCoan's

especially

as

in

and

the

same authorities 19 we find McCoane's and McCona's in Foley!

20 Our

next

manuscript

lands

of

guide

by

that

is

which

parish

a

a

Tythe

census

becomes

Payer's

of

the

List

for

inhabitants

available

for

the

Lisnadill,

of

the

year

a

town-

1835.

In

the eight townlands of Ballymacone the undernoted members of

the

sept

are

tables

-

- Michael McCone.

Annaghbrague

Alexander McGone, Charles

Farnamucklagh

McCoane, Anthony, John and Bernard McCone

a

summary

showing

a

then

concentration

of

the

clan

in

Farnanucklagh, a matter of some interest as James McCone

who

the

died

in

October

name

to

reside

In

my

searches

verlants

ranging

present

McCone.

from

the

in

that

against

from

original

1942,

the

The

aged

the

13th

surname

century

difference

form

previous

19.

Frecholders'

Liste,

Archbishops.

Registrer.

Appendix,

years,

was

the

last

of

townland.

20.

see

85

vi.

go

to

found

many

Macongam

to

the

Rentals,

I

show

end

a

of

to

the

transition

the

16th

etc.

Public

Library.

Armagh

-20-

century, from which time omards the generally accepted

renderings have been McCowan, McCowane (1602), McOven, MacOwen,

McCone, Mackowen (1605), McCone, McOmem, McGoane, McOwen (1609),

McCoan (1615), O Conne (1659), Mckeon, Mekeone, O Cown (1664),

McGoan, McGone, McCeane, McCone, McGoan, McKeone, Mckeon (last

half

of

18th

and

first

quarter

of

19th

century),

McCone,

McCoane, Cowan (1835), and indeed McKeown. To illustrate the

last

change

Voters'

in

List.

the

For

orthography

instance

in

of

the

1851

name

the

evidence

McCone's

remains

in

of

Farranmucklagh are entered as McKeon's and in 1863 as McKeone's,

but

shortly

afterwards

figure

as

McKeown's.

An

example

best

proves that point. In 1852 John McCone of the above townland

was enrolled as John Mckeone, in 1854 become John McKeown, in

1860 reversed to Mckeone and by 1872 was again John McCone.

other

members

negligence

unfamilar

in

of

the

clan

spelling

with

the

McCone's.

for

Armagh,

As

equally

more

surname

individual

County

was

were

a

than

likely

in

due

to

indifference

matter

published

careless,

of

1864,

fact

but

the

officitals

on

the

part

Griffith's

gives

yet

of

Valuation

another

modification. There Catherine McCone of Armaghbrague, John

and Owen McCono of Farnamucklagh are enrolled as Macoun's.

—21—

Epilogue

sept

material

for

the

history

of

the

kept

is

very

scenty.

They are said to have been of Meath. exrtaction 20 but were

certainly

existed

settled

as

Armagh

here

early

and

in

"time

lands

been

considerably

occupation

position

territories

Fairfax

years,

the

city

out

of

least

to

the

to

of

Majesty's

two

town

pay

a

Armagh,

service

By

of

"lands

part

they

1615,

of

in

a

the

part

in

1620,

then

a

the

Armagh

find

rent

a

build

light

of

a

of

fair

horse

1 XIII.6s.8d.

of

the

the

in

sound

leased

stone

and

by

the

were

liberties

held

of

rents

were

presumably

later,

Manor

been

however,

and

McComgan"

the

had

McCone's

and

of

Ballemacowan

herriott,

a

that

the

years

and

and

at

formed

portion

within

£5

the

MacMurphy's

Six

Some

and

found

mind".

Balemoire

a

1264

They

was

major

finally.

of

it

increased.

of

with

he

1367.

1609

McCons's

had

as

before

to

for

60

house

man

for

Fairtax

George

within

His

died

about 1634 whereupon the lease was renewed to his widow Mrs.

Mary Fairfax, and by 1660 had been acquired by Thomas Fairfax

but by 1711 had passed to the Graham's of Ballyheriden.

Archiopiscopal

during

that

Manor

for

rentals

long

1714,

20.

Woulfe,

21.

Rental

give

period

a

Irish

1620,

no

with

document

names

information

the

exception

already

and

to

of

referred

Surnames.

Archbishop's

as

Registry.

a

the

McCone's

census

to.

They

of

no

the

-22-

longer

hold

directly

under

the

Archbishop

and

it

is

clear

that the new method of farming out the See Lands brought

much

the

hardchip

omission

We

are

Civil

War

Friar

O

of

in

of

to

the

the

tenants

surname

complete

1641

Mellan's

and

and,

from

ignorance

during

Journal

we

the

incidentally,

later

of

how

that

in

rentals.

they

Cromwellian

know

resulted

there

fared

in

period.

was

a

the

From

skirmish

in the Fews on May 21, 1642, and on May 8, 1644, the Friars

of

Armagh

went

to

went

Farney

to

and

the

Fews,

that

Armaghbrague.

six

days

The

later

latter

the

creaghts

townland

is

mentioned again on May 30, and under date September 1 of same

year

the

we

learn

Fews

January

have

where

1645

fled

by

1664

years

of

they

seven

but

is

that

of

of

the

if

the

so

enemy"

some

may

from

plunder.

people

we

went

of

the

assume

A

later

Fews

that

Armagh

to

in

then

they

returned

still

tenanted

Benburb.

eight

that

date

onuards

there

settlers

into

the

especially

following

pleasant,

entry

may

the

from

Scotch

of

acquired

but

battle

imediately

It

party

suggests

the

natives,

influx

"a

westward

following

In

that

townlands

the

however,

area

battle

to

be

of

able

were

the

to

was

a

ready

in

the

Boyne.

record

that

there

are still McCone's in Arnaghbragne. There Michael McCone

(aged

of

about

the

sons,

77

Tythe

years),

Payer:

Francis,

John

son

Lists

and

of

of

Francis

1835,

James,

and

and

grandson

dwolls

with

Bridget

his

his

of

Michael

three

daughter.

-23.

The McCone's are now widely scattered but they were

people

of

some

standing

in

the

Feus

before

the

O

Neill's

overran that slice of County Arnagh, and though modern

maps

no

longer

mark

the

ancient/territory

we

still

have

the

mallymacone River and the hamlet of Mowhan to remind us of

the

sept's

Armagh.

links

with

the

past

history

of

the

See

Lands

of

Annendix

Rental

of

Tenants

the

on

Archbishop

the

Territory

I.

of

of

Armuch

1615.

Ballemacoan.

The

Owen McMurphy und Patrick McMurphy.

three

balliboes or Tullybrone, Lisadell [Lisnadill] and Corran at£21 per an; three

oxen

three

fat

days

of

two

hogs;

work

by

years

three

man

old;

six

barrels

and

muttons;

of

garran.

barley

Duties

is

twelve

or

oats;

be

for

hens;

this

corn

this

year.

Maurice McCone und Patrick, McCone, Two balliboes of Lisleagh

and

two

years

two

barrels

and garran

Tullanecran

old; of

four

fatt

barley

or

at

£3.10s.3d.

muttons; oats;

per

eight

thirty

an;

two

oxen

hens;

two

fat

days

work

with

of

hogs;

man

an.

James McCoan and Shane McCoan. One balliboe called

Aghernamuckla [Farranamuckla] years or

old;

oats;

two

ten

fat

days

and Cavenacrowe [Cavanagrow] at £5o.130. Ad; one or of two

muttons;

work

with

four

a

man

hens; and

one

barrel

of

barley

garran.

Patrick HcCoan and Maha McCoan. Two balliboes called Armaghbreag and Tanderagee at 215 per an; two oxen of two

years

old;

four

fat

muttons;

two

fat

hens;

two

barrels

of

barley or oats; twenty days work with man and garran.

(Archbishop's Registry, Public Library, Armagh).

Note

as

to

above.

Sir

Toly

collection

of

Tyrone's

November

1,

1610,

of

such

herriotts

Caulfeild's

rents

provide

besides

from

a

basis

much

Account

his

flight

for

the

additional

in

of

his

1607

values

in

to

each

information

as

to [p]rices of other commodities - for instance, cows were worth

15/-

calves

4/-

8d.

per

each,

each,

barrell.

steers

sheep

13/4

1/6

each,

each,

heifers

hogs

2/6

10/-

each.

cach,

and

oats

Annendix

II.

September 9, 1633, James, Archbishop of Armagh, and his tenants

in

possession

Ballymacowan

of

-

consisting

of

Lisnedull [Lisnadill]

-

Toynregy

Lisleagh [Lislea]

Fernaghneshallye

Tollyvegynn

Corran

Tullybrone

mentioned

in

the

Armaghbreague

Patent

as

-

Lislea

Armaghbregg [Armaghbreague]

Lisnedoth

Tullybrone

Ballycorran

Beg

Tonregie

and More

10

Tullynegan.

Ferneshalg

All

the

his

tenants

aforesaid in

lands

in

possession

of

the

Archbishop

and

Ballymcowan

Lissnedell,

one

balliboe

containing

part

of

Knocktantie,

part of Creenkill, Lurgaboye, Lissdrumgawnagh, and Coolekill. Lislea, one ballyboe containing Drumgarve and Tullawoskie. Tullyneecan, one townland containing Druoell and Carneveeagh vecagh.

Carrenbeg

als

Cavanteeragh,

one

balliboe

containing

Fernaghmmucklagh Faranamucklagh and Liscormully.

Corremore, one balliboe, contalning Fernaghneeshaly, Mullaghmoy, Feavegore and Attycorbe. Archaghbreghie, [Armaghbreague] one balliboe, containing Bealstallon

Annagh, Knockbracke and Menemacowan. Tanneraghie,

one

ballihoe

containing

Tearwullin,

Corbeachen and Dartanffrye. Tullybrone, Oughtnygrowre

1.

Chancery

one

balliboe

containing

Clontiegorog

wo

Inquisition,

No.20,

Charles

I.

and

Annendie

Hearth

Money

III.

Rolle

of

1661.

Tollonegin Tullyneggin

Armaghbreague Art O Hugh Shane Kreaghan Owen O Hugh Patt McEnally Patte

O

Hugh Hugh O Cunnagh Patt McGrane

Lislea Patt McMurphy Cavan Bryan O Gormly

(Corran).

Patt O Haggan Teage O Kelly

Lisnadill

Patte McEngald

Ralph Read

Neale McGugin

Clemenne Road

Farnamucklagh Bryan O Tonner

Tandragee Bryan O Haggan

Hugh O Donnelly

Neale O Kanevran Shana McGuvhale

Tullybrone No hearths shown.

(Original

the

Public

perished

Four

rolls

formerly

accord

office,umblom,

in

burning

Courts

the

in

1922)

of

the

a

Annendix IV.

Ashe's

This

Survey.

contains

493

acres

profitable

land

and

74

Corren. acres

unprofitable,

lesses

has

I

of

it

in

all

Irish

his

Plantation

own

hands,

The

measure.

all

under

stock.

Gaven McMurde, Saunders McMurde and Samuel McClealan who

have

each

houses, is

course

and

a

small

garden,

farnhouse etc.

grazing

are

farm

with

barns

tenants

and

on

it

to

and

the

some

stables,

other

small

f

parts

cow

This

of

rye

oats.

This

Farranamuklagh measure.

It

is

contains

coarse

arable

335

and

acres

Irish

pasture

Plantation

land,

better

than above. James Chambers, John Duncan, Pat Tonor, and Gilduff

McArdell

a

farm

small

with lie

cabins

together

under and

who have each

and

house

with

them

are

barns,

are

bounded

etc.

and

several

cottiers

tenants.

The

last

towns

by

the

two

Ballemowen

Water

west,

Claudemore and Claudebegg, [Clady] south and cast and Folea [Foley] north.

Lisnadill.

This

contains

191

acres

Irish

Plantation

Measure. John Read, John May, near to whose house is a large and

fort

with

some

few

a

small

fruit

grove

trees

or

upon

thrump

of

thorn

trees

William Murdagh and

it.

William Read are tenants and have each a small farmhouse with

barns,

cabins,

stables,

etc.

It

lies

etc.

and

about

2

under

miles

them

from

cottiers

Armagh,

with

and

is

bounded with Ballymarron north, Latmacullan east, Killyfaddy very

good

meadows dry

west,

Lislea

arable

upon

it

and

and

nature

and

it

is

Ballymacnabb

north.

land

are

well

and

there

enclosed

with

This

is

good

quicks

and

dirches.

Lislea.

This

contains

151

acres

Irish

Plantation

measure.

William Campbell, Thomas and Hugh Miller, Adam Dinsmore and

John

Simpson

farm-house cottiers

with

with

are

barn

cabins.

tenants. stables, It

is

They

ete.

have

and

bounded

each

have

with

a

small

under

them

Killefaddie

and

Tullenegin west, Ballymacnab cast and south and Lisnadill worth. large

A

good

fort.

turf

This

bog

lies

and

about

some

three

meadow, miles

and

from

on

it

a

Armagh.

Appendix

Tullybrone. lease,

the

res than

other

Irish

80

There

acres

pasture

land. a

are

like

Tanderagee

It

is

Armaghbreague

a

small

is

a

The

grazing vallen

south,

water

east.

Note:

there

belonging

Tandreagee

Wallise,

are

120

this

John

with

stones

and

who

have

each

small

and

pasture

it

a

land.

Note:

glen

by

half

Walter barns

is

small

together

Ballybrolly

Water

east.

one

the

potato some

north,

have

Water

each

them

and

west,

cast.

James who

McDonnel

have

garden,

with

of

land

measure

each

etc.

parts

chiefly

and

Common

and

under

small

rents

bounded

and

who

173

to

This

under

by

Tullyvallan

Ballymcowen

Ballymcowen

it

of

Irish

arable

west,

held

then

with

stock

by

this

barn

them

land

than

and

and

has

upon

Water

across

a

served small

No.

north

34.

land.

These

and

John

and

farmhouse

cottiers

pasture it.

and The

stone

some

to

lease

measure.

Armaghbreage

Killyfaddy

under

better

carried

in

small

and

a

yards.

it

a

and

Ballemcowen is

with

arable

Plantation

belonging

bounded

is

and

mill

30

house

This

It

Plantation

and

etc.

Graham

each

under

farm

barns

and

this

half

Irish

with

corn

about

have

is

good

mountain.

Arthur

and

a

acres

McKernan

under

acres

by

This

are

are

is

has

holds

meadows

and

cottiers,

their

cabins,

the

now

80

stables

tenants.

sone

have

under

held

24

farmhouse

troughs

But

Johnson

and

is

The

and

This

who

Lucas

containing

other

and

It

Read

Constant

under

wooden

Tullybrone. that

are

who

corn-mill.

it.

Lucas

lies

Capt.

There

contains

built

cottiers

like

160

more

unprofitable

acres

make

of

or

this

farm.

This

a

acres

no

south

361

west,

acres

River

to

whole

is

who

cottiers

Graymore

are

the

arable

Johnston,

343

belong

there

course,

cowhouse,

etc.

Graynore

to

2.

above

a

farm.

Measure.

sone

them

with

cattle,

that

some

with

and

under-cottiers

young

is

John

and

farm

contains

so

It

contains

under

graring

It

this

Ballmacowen

measure

tenement

course

onts.

and

Leard

and

35.

Fulton,

This

Plantation

tenants

No.

of

measure,

beunded

north,

profitable.

half

farm-house

35.

are

is

(cont’d)

measure.

James

shall

tenants.

Irish

half

but

Plantation

of

them

is

IV

with

cabins

There

last

south,

with

two

are

lie

Graymore

Ballemeowen

Annendix

This

Tullynagin.

Mensure.

It

is

some riendoii. Dixon

who

barns,

IV.

contains

arable

and

(cont'd).

110

acres

pasture

Irish

land

and

Plantation

has

upon

it

James Morrison, Jeremy Frame and David

have

stables,

each etc.

a

shall

This

is

farmhouse but

with

hungry

oat-kilns,

dry

land

and

it is bounded with the Ballemowen Water and Tandragee west,

Lislea

south.

This

east, lies

Killyfaddy

about

three

north miles

and

Farranamuckagh

from

Armagh.

(Archbishop's dendenden,ss[e]denstrye, Public Libruary, Armagh).

Annendix

Rental

of

the Manor of Armagh - 1714.

Chief

Armaghbreague

V.

tenant

-

Hector

Graham,

Armagh.

R Callow McCann

Phelomy McGurgan

James McDonnell

gent.,

Owen O'Neill

Morris McGuire

Cormick McAnally

James McDonnell

Bryan McGuire

Neil

Coll

Phel Neile

John McGuire

John

O

Edmond O Kelly

Patrick

Torlagh Bronty

Bryan O Kelly

Hugh Branogan [Brannigan]

Horgan

Hugh Lappan

John O Haggan

Bryan McAnally

Pat McGuire

Ffeighan

Turlagh O Hugh

R

Neil

Halgon

Knocher McAnally

Ballycorran Corran

na

Chief

tenant

Gaun McMurdy

-

Arthur

Graham,

gent.

Neal Maghingall R

Lyan Donoly [Donnelly] R

Alex. McMurdy

Pat Morgan

Owen O Donely [Donnelly]

Samuel McClelland

Hugh Morgan I

Pat McGirr

Farnamuckly.

tenant

Chief

-

Arthur

Graham,

gent.

James Chambers

Neece Toner

Hugh McCoen

David McClure

Gilduffe McArdle

Cormack Lappan

Cullo McArdle

Jas.

Pat Toner Hugh Toner

Lislea,

Chief

tenant

Wm. Gamble

-

Arthur

John

Graham,

George Ffoard

Jas. McNare

John Simpson

Chief

tenant

Walter Johnston Jas.

Ireland

Tur.

O

Neile

Tullybrone.

Chief

John Johnston John

Jefferys

Wm. Johnston

-

Arthur

gent.

John Mullen

Miller

Thos. Gamble

Lisnadill.

Raverty

Teige McCoen

Wm. O Germill

Graham, gent.

Wm. Johnston

Pat.

John

Thos.

Reid

Curry Curry

R

Wm. Reid

tenants

-

Arthur

Owen McShane Pat

Lurkan

Owen Carvan

and

Hector

Graham.

Thos.

Loghread P

Appendix

Chief

Tanderagee

tenant

V.

-

(cont’d).

Hector

Graham,

gent.

Constant Mckernan R Pat. McParlon [McParland] R Samuel Derry Jas. McTeigue R. Gain McCavill

Samuel McKernan Thur. Currie O

10

Jas.

Brien

Tullynagin,

Stoop

P

John

Chief

tenant

-

Hector

Graham,

Jas. Morrison P

James Morrison P

Mm. Morrison

Thos.

Jerome Frame P

Hugh Smilley

P

=

R

=

(Archbishop's

Gillpatrick

John Lucas

gent.

Jas.

Frame

Preston

Presbyterian. Roman

registry

Public

Library,

Armagh).

P

P

Appendix

Tythe

Payer

VI.

Lists

183!

Armaghbreague.

Edward Allen

Andrew Jenkin

Michael McGurgan

Charles O Brien

John Gordon

Gec

David Clarke

William weight

John Fee

george Anderson

Daniel Holland

Hobert Hogg

James Kernaghan

Catherine Donelly

Margaret Wright

Widow Harvey

Owen Donnelly

David Jenkins

Widow Castles

Patrick Donnelly

John Clarke, Sen.

William Coleman

Patrick Doyle

Janes Ringham

James Totten

John Doyle

Jacob

James Thompson

Widow Watson

Robert Colman

Henry O’Brien

James Clarke

William Coleman

Archibald Colman

David MeKee

William Henry

Mary McKeown

James Galbraith

Arthur Donnelly

Widow Callaghan

Widow Baille

John Donnelly

Hugh Lennon

William McBride

Robert

Francis Campbell

Henderson Watson

Michael McCoy

Bernard Keenan

John

Robert Lowry

Richard McKeown

Einard Diviney

Patrick Powell

Arthur Murphy

William English

Mr. McCleave

John Haughey

Hugh Garmoney

James Rainey

Charles O Brien

John MeClean

Charles Cavanagh

Widow Neill

Alexander Porter

Michael McCone

Widow Graham

James Paxton

Thomas Conlan

William Papper

William Smith

William Campbell

William Herren

Andrew Steen

Patrick Cavanagh

James McKeown

James Simonton

Alexander Jeffery

Edward Doyle

Charles Doyle

Patrick McKeown

Henry Murray

Clark

Bailie

Thomas Totten

Miller

William Harkness

Bernard Hughes

Samuel Seceveral

Pat.

Michael Murray

William Hanly

William Moore

William Tedford

Francis McVeagh

Francis Harvey

James Murray William Henry

Doyle

James Donnelly

William Castles

Joseph Porter

Terence McCardle

John Kelly

Alex. Porter

Peter Campbell

Robert O Brien

John McClelland

J. Donaghy

Samua

William Moody

William Warnock

James

Thomas Glover Samuel Warnock Charles O Brien

John Neill Patrick McGrath William Campbell

Samuel Warnock Harvey

Arthur Adams

Isaac Smith

Alexander McClean

James Castles

John O Brien

William Leeman

Edward McVeigh

Owen McVeigh

Pat.

Widow Collins

Doyle,

Sen.

Catherine Conlon

Annondix

VI.

(cont'd).

Corran.

Michael Doran

Patrick Toner

James Harvey

Owen Morgan

John Harvey

John

Neill

Hugh Finn

Bartholomew Vallely

Michael McArdle

Bernard Hughes

Patrick McNally

John Hughes

Edward Rogan

Alex.

Widow McGiveran [McGivern]

Michael Cole

Sandy McKeown

Alex. Allen, Jun.

Patrick Sharkey

Terence McArdle

William Mills

Thomas Collins

Widow Trodden

Neill Molloy

Terence Connolly

Bernard

James Murphy

Patrick Grimes

Widow Grimes

Terence McParland

Samuel Fulton

Allen,

Sen.

Vallely

Terence Kelly

Patrick

Bernard Feighan

Widow Kelly

John Kerr

Henry Steinson [Stinson]

James McCann

John McCardle

Henry Pinkerton

John Mckenna

Samuel Price

James Dogherty

Arthur

Brian McParland

Robert Feighan

Charles Cavanagh

Corrigan

Kerr

Peter Callaghan

Hugh Maguire

Terence McArdle

Owen Donaghy

Patrick Gribben

Terence Toner

Patrick Donaghy

Patrick Cowan

Hans

Patrick McNally

Owen Magee

Owen McParland

Dennis Short

Roger Magee

John McCardle

Bridget McParland

John Toner

Rippett

Patrick McNally

Arthur Kerr

Patrick Donnelly

Widow McNally

### William

Widow John Donnelly

Patrick Morgan

Robert Rainey

Bridget McCartney

John Dogherty

James Dogherty

John Short

Mills

Michael Cole

Farnanamucklach.

John McCardle

George Rutledge

John McCone

Bernard

Anthony McCone

Arthur Toner

Widow Murphy

James Murphy Robert Fegan Patrick McKee

Bernard Carbery Arthur McKee Felix McKee Alexander McGone Owen McKenna Widow Devlin

Roger Toner Denis Toner

Charles McCoane

Quin

John McCone

Owen Toner

James Kelly

Patrick

John Kelly Michael Toner

Toner

Francis Toner

Hugh Toner

Terence Toner

Michael Toner

Dennis

Peter Toner

Peter

Sport

Lappin

Patrick McCrystal

Michael Lappin

Michael Boyle

Owen Lappin

Arthur Boyle

Thomas Corr

Terence Rafferty

Patrick Monaghan

Peter MeDermott

— K

Robert Kearney

Bernard McCoane

Patrick Lappan

Francis

O’Neill

John Dowris

Bernard

Megan

Hugh McCall

Peter Toner, Jun.

Annaille

V.

—

(Cont'd).

Lisnadill.

Joseph Henry David

Ireland

John Marshall Mary Morrow James morrow Thomas Marks

David Williamson,

Son.

William Reed

David Williamson, Jun.

Widow Reed

John Donaldson

James Hanlon

Widow Atkinson

Joseph Devlin

John Donaldson

Thomas McKenna

James Donaldson

James Marks

Lislea

Roger McCann Thomas McCann

Richard Kane James Houston William Girvan James Magurk Richard Gray

Charles Keating

John Houston

Robert McCann, Jr.

Robert Houston

John McCann

Constant Donnelly

Henry Moffett

Thomas McKinstry Arthur

Vallely

Francis Kerr Andrew Gamble Robert McCann, Sen.

Janes Rocks Henry Rocks Bernard Rocks

Francis

Kelter

Charles Keating

Archibald Glenny

Tullybrone John

Michael McGiveran [McGivern] Philip

Feighan

Thomas McDowell

Patrick Patrick

Clark

Toner Duffy

John Books Arthur Johnston

Hans Johnston George Hall

George Hall

John Clarke William Moore

Hugh Jeffry

Robert Donnolly John Rocks

Patrick Duffy Hans Johnston John Murphy

Richard Donnelly James Donnelly

Alexander Jeffry Edward Conry

Watthew Johnston John Johnston Clement Courtney Thomas McTeague William Moore Janes

Jeffery

Jelm Robson Terence McCardle Peter Rocks William Jeffry

David Brin

Jeffry

4 Hugh Jeffry

Toner

Tanderagee. John Lawson Francis Mclaughlin

Francis Wilson Peter Nugent

James Catenay John Hanlon James Catenny

Peter Cassedy

Dornard Donnelly John Cassedy Laughlin Donnelly

Michael Gormal, Sr.

James Cashedy Hichsel Gormal, Jr. Peter Kernan

Alexander Gormal

Francis Campbell Widow Francis Kearney

Samuel Dickson Elizabeth

Reid

Lawrence Kearney David Duncan

Janes McCreish [McCreesh] Owon Devlin

Hugh McCall

Bernard Lindsay Patrick

Lindsay

Widow Lindsay

Torence Trodden

John Trodden Peter Catenay

John Catenay James Donnelly Thomas Mckee Terence Donnelly

John McIlkerian James Morrison James Mckee

Annendix

Tanderngee

VI.

-

(cont'd).

(cont'd).

Francis

Francis Toner

James Devlin

Wilson

Laurence Kelly

Hugh Harrison John Devlin James Terry

Hugh McCall

Tullynagin

Janes

Hugh Morrison

Patrick

William Freme

Cornelius

Morrison Hanlon

Peter Nugent

Ardle Hanlon

Jeremiah Morris

James

Widow Hanlon

Noble Frema

Donnelly

Owen McKenna

Taylor

Thomas McCristal [McCrystal]

Samuel Craig

(Archbishop'sden, Registry, Public Libruary, Armagh).

(Note: The Surname O Coune appears in the Poll Tax of 1660 but

the

Hearth

Money

Rolls

of

four

years

later

give

it

as

McKeon and McKeone. The prevalence of McKeown in Armaghbrague in

1835

raiseg

Ballymacnab

a

query

should

whether

not

be

the

registers

examined

to

of

Granenore

discover

if

by

any

»chance the McKeown's of that townland appear in Baptisms, Marrieges and Burials as Mckeon's or McCone's.)

and

Stray

notes

relating

to

the

Pardons

For

murder

committed

Sept

in

of

Clan

McCoane.

1602.

before

their

rebellion.

Intrusion

on Crown lands and debts to the Crown excepted. Lord Deputy's warrant

for

same

dated

June

24,

1602.

Morris McCowane, Yeoman. James Oge McCouane, Yeoman. Rorie McCowane, Husbandman.

All

of

the

Fewes.

Torligh McCowane, Yeoman. Shane McCowane, Yeoman.

2An Inquisition taken at Armagh 12th August 7 James I, 1609

states

that

The Sept of ClanneCoane was possessed time out of mind of

the

eight

Towns

of

Lisnedull

Lisleagh

(Lisnadill). (Lislea).

Tollynegynn (Tullynagin).

Corran

(Corran).

Tullibroane

(Tullybrone).

Toynregy

(Tanderagee).

Fernaghleshalge

(Fa Faranamucklagh).

Armaghbrogagh

(Armaghbrague).

in Fuighes Fews Barony, at a rent to the Archbishop (of Armagh) of fl,

but

that

those

L.

2.

Towns

Fiants

were

of

Calendar

never

in

his

Elizabeth.

Patent

Rolls.

hands.

-2-

Grant

1614/15,

of

containing

and

all

to

Christopher

the

the

territory

Towns

and

Archbishop of Armagh, Feb.25,

of Ballyncowen in Fews Barony lands

of

-

Lisloa

Armaghbregre

Lisnedolly

Tulbrone

Ballycorran

Tonregie

Fernashalge

Tullinegan

other

lands

in

said

kerrtory.4

Grant to Christopher, Archbishop of Armagh, July 3, 1620, of Ballymcoven country consisting of -

Lislell

Armaghbregie

Lisnedolshe

Tullbrone

Ballycorran

Tonregle

Fernashalge

Tullynegan 5

Turlo McCowan resident in Armagh City in 1615. Turlough McCone

Ballemcoan

for

60

for

His

of

years,

14th

Territory

in

herriott.

To

£5

Majesty's

1624,

1628,

July,

1624.

Service.

and

1634,

to

1631. Mary

possession

provide

See

Same

a

Rental lands

Fairfax,

of

George

light of

least

widow.

Fairfax,

horse

1620, for

Mrs.

and

also

same

Esq.

man

rentals

term

Fairfax

-

widow,

shown in 1660 and Thos. Fairfax in 1663. Arthur Graham lesseo in

1711,

and

townlands

Lisica

given

as

-

Tullybrone

Lisnedullye

Farneshalye aldas Farnamucklagh

Armaghbrege

Ballycorran

Tanre

muckley als Cavanagrough Tullanagin

3. Christopher Hamilton, D.D., Archbishop of Armagh 1613-1625.

4.

Calendar

Patent

Rolls

12

James

I.

5.

Calendar

Patent

Rolls

18

James

I.

3

A

distribution

of

forfeited

lands

returned

by

the

Down Survey

showing whose they were in Anno Domini 1641

and

they

to

whom

are

now

set

out.

Fews Barony, Co. Armagh

Armaghbreg

223

acres.

The Commons of Ballymacowen. 567

acres

Tollebrone

160

acres

Tonregee

173

acres

Coranmore

481

acres.

Fernanucklagh

In

Tullynegonie

110 acres.

Lessleoagh

151

acres

Lisnadell

191

acres

possession

of

the

heirs

of

George

Fairtax.

Book of Survey and Distribution 1654-1703.

Fewes Barony, Co. Armagh

Ardmaghbregg

223

acres

Commons of Ballymacowen 120 acres.

Coranmore Fernamucklagh

35 acres

Tollibrone

160 acres

Tonregee

173

Tullyenegeinc

110

Lesseleagh Lesnadill

acres acres

acres 191

acres

6. Volume 1-5-2, Stowe M.SS. Royal Irish Academy.

7.

###

Poll

Tax

Abstract

of

1660.

Ardmaghbeg

16

Irish.

Tonrige

10

Irish.

Tollenagin

ish.

Lisnadell

No

8.

particulars

10

for

English.

townlands

of

-

Tullybrone

Farnaghmucklagh

Lislea

Corran.

sometimes

called

the

Census

of

Royal Irish Academy Libruary.

1659.

Copy

in

The

Poll

Tax

of

1660.

Shows:

16 Irish inhabitants in Armaghbrague " Ballymacnab. 18

"

Cladybeg.

21

"

Cladymore

10

English

10

Irish

tenants

tenants

in "

in

Lisnadill

Tandragee. Tullynagin.

Lands

of

Ballynacone

in

1655.

As shown by the Down Survey Maps 1655 - Barony of Fews.

1. Ballymacownne Commons. Coarse mountain pasture 481 acres. 2. Armaghbreg - arable 60; pasture 163.

3. Tollebrone — arable 100; pasture 60. 4. Fernaghmuckly - arable 77; pasture 100; mountain and boggy pasture 5.

Corran

-

arable

100;

158.

pasture

369;

coarse

mountain

pasture

98.

b, Tonregee - arable 100; pasture 73. 7.

Lissaleagh

-

arable

75;

pasture

Tullynegen

-

arable

55;

pasture

100;

pasture

9.

Lisnadoll

-

arable

76.

91.

(Note: Ballymacowane Commons comprised the southern part of the townland of Armaghbrague). Ruined Church in Killyfaddy.

10 ß Ardmaghbreg.

223

acres

profitable.

111

The Commons of Ballymacownane. 120 profitable; furzy beg 361.

12 1

Corramore 493 profitable; course nourtain 74.

13 14

Ffearnaghmuklagh. 335 profitable. Tollybrone Tonregee

100

173

Tullynegeine

Lissaleagh

profitable.

hrofitable. 110

151

profitable.

profitable.

18 B Lisnadell 191 proffitable.

The

The most

soyle

part

yields

is

a

little

heath.

The

Fews

cold

in

low

corroghs

1655.

part

is

is

course

arable

without

land so

in

mountain

course

graine

mountain

shakeing

of

pastureable,

very

The

and

Barony

store

pasture

very

and

as

of

for

red

manure

mixt

much

intermixt

sand

much

and

but

it

labour.

ffurze, fearne

with

mixt

the

bog,

with

bogs

and

undistinguishable.

There

are many small rivers running through it which come from the Mountains the

hath

turned

corroghs the

a

that

whose

land

hath

channells

yeden

bogs

where

been

thereon,

woody

of

which

shaking

hills

There

been

Oryer

thickness

and

small

hedging

the

of

extreme

the

noe

only

country

and

assom

was

formerly

and

these

nations

but

castle

nowe

stopt

by

into

incompassing

live.

of

either

unroofed.

all

being

grasse that

meadow-land

corrogh

improvement

one

course

heatny

decayed

It

building

hath

and

or

formerly

destroyed

by

war.

Observations on Map of the Fews.

In

the

Barony

improvement inhabitants

place

to

tillage".

always

place In

of

made

to

in

Orier the

lived

in

inrich

Loghgilly

-

"there

forfeited

creaghts

the

small

parish

hath

here

been

which

spots

"there

no

manner