Hearth Money Roll, Desertegny Parish, Enishowen Barony, County Donegal, Ireland 1665

Extracted from FHL Film #1279356, Item 5

Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

This file of the HEARTH MONEY ROLL FOR DESERTEGNY PARISH, COUNTY DONEGAL, IRELAND, 1665 forms part of the vast archive of 4,000+ pages of genealogical records relating to COUNTIES TYRONE, DONEGAL, LONDONDERRY & FERMANAGH provided without charge or subscription by CoTyroneIreland Welcome to the Premier Website & Research Tool for Cos. Tyrone, Donegal, Londonderry & Fermanagh Genealogy (cotyroneireland.com) A complete list of records pertaining to DESERTEGNY PARISH, COUNTY DONEGAL on this website can be found at the foot of this file.

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“An Act of Parliament passed in 1663, reign of Charles II, imposed a tax of two shillings each on every “Hearth and other place used for firing, and stoves within every dwelling and other house and edifice that are or hereafter shall be erected within this Kingdom of Ireland”. Persons living on alms excepted. These Rolls practically amount to a Household Census.”

 

NAMES OF PERSONS WHO PAID THE HEARTH TAX IN DESERTEGNY PARISH, COUNTY DONEGAL 1665

***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***

TOWNLAND	HOUSEHOLDERS	HEARTHS
GORTEARKAN [GORTYARRIGAN]	Phelomy o’Dougherty	1
…	Donnell m’Laughlin	1
…	Neece m’Laughlin	1
…	Edmund o’Harkagan	1
…	Neece o’Mulluog	1
LESON?	Bryan o’Herrill	1
…	Edmund oige m’Davett	1
LISHLIN [LIAFIN?]	Owen o’Dougherty	1
…	Owen o’Herrill	1
…	Wm. bane o’Mulloghery	1
…	Shan o’Carbry	1
MONELABAN [MEENALOOBAN]	Thomas o’Herrill	1
…	Phelomy o’Dougherty	1
LEADIRICK [LEDERG?]	Roory o’Dougherty	1
…	Donell o’Dougherty	1
…	Shan m’Munumy	1
…	Bryan m’Gee	1
BALLINNAN [BALLYANNAN]	Shan m’Laughlin	1
…	Owen m’Laughlin	1
…	Roory o’Markey	1
…	Manus o’Luckrish	1
…	Teag o’Groery	1
…	Donnagh o’Dougherty	1
TONDUFF	Kean oige o’Quigley	1
…	Neece o’Quigley	1
…	Donnagh o’Kally	1
…	Hugh o’Dougherty	1
…	Hugh o’Hagerty	1
…	Ferdoroghe o’Dogherty	1

29 hearths £2. 18s.

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