Rents and Secular Land Laws.....Scroll down post for Tenants Names
The following interesting account given by Sir Toby Caulfield, who was
appointed custodian of the escheated estates of the Earl of Tyrone (i.e.
Hugh O. Neill) throws a sidelight on the methods adopted by the latter to
collect his revenues from his clansmen:
1. That there is no specified portion of land set to any of O Neill's rent
paying tenants.
2. Such rents as he reserved, were paid to him, partly in money and partly
in provisions: oats, oatmeal, butter, hogs and muttons.
3. The money rents so reserved, were chargeable on all the cows that were
milch, or in calf, which grazed on his lands, at the rate Of 7d. per quarter
year. These cows were counted twice yearly, viz. at May and Hallowtide, by O
Neill's officers, and so the rents were levied and taken up, at the said
rents, for all the cows that were counted, except that the principal
Creaghts, who lived better than those under them, whom they compelled to pay
the said rents, were allowed part of the whole rents, which amounted to £700
a year (Irish) or thereabouts, communibus annis, which they retained in
their own hands, by direction from the Lord Deputy, and so were never
received.
Butter and other victualling provisions were only paid by such as were
termed horsemen, the Quinns, Hagans, Conlans and Devlins, at their own
discretion as to who should give most to gain O Neill's favour, than for any
due claim he had to demand the same.
4. All the cows on which rents were to be levied had to be counted in one
day in the whole country, which requires much travel and labours and many
people to put into a position of trust, in ascertaining the true record, as
the country is replenished with woods, which greatly advantage the
rentpaying tenants to get their cows away from the reckoning and also to
such overseers as can be corrupted by the tenants to mitigate their rents by
lessening the true number of their cattle.
5. The rent is uncertain because of the custom of the country which allows
the tenants to remove from one Lord to another, every half year, as usually
they do as the custom is allowed by State Authority.
INDEXES
A (1) NATIVE TENANTS IN OCCUPATION IN 1615
Cullen, Pearce
Hovendon, Robert (married to widow O Neale)
MacBrioge, William
McConnor, Edmond, Henry & Philomy
McCrorie, Bryan bog, Jas oge, Pat oge
McShane, Jas.
Obrennigan, Donnell
Ocarre, Pat, Edmond, Pat Oge, Art Oge
Oconree, Pat oge, Turlo
Ocorr, Bryan
Ocromee, Donogh, Teage
Oconnelie, Hugh, Ed Oge, Ffernighee, Shane McDonnell Groone
Odonnellan, Connor
Offehgan, William
Oflynn, Cormack, Connor More, Art, Connor Oge, Shane
Ohahie, Collo, Connor
Olappan, Hugh, Cormack, Pat oge, Turlo, Eoin, Cormac Modder
Olappan, Owen Modder
Oneile, Phyllmey McTurlo Brasslett
Oneile, Conn McTurlo
A (2) PLANTERS IN OCCUPATION IN 1615
Brooks, Edmund,
Crante, T.
B (1) CATHOLIC SUB-TENANTS IN 1714
Babe, John
Blaine, Alex
Blaine, Francis
Brally, hugh
Callyghan, Pat
Cavanagh, John
Carr, Murtha
Coalman, Ed.
Connellan, Art
Cor, John
Corrigan, Bryan
Corrigan, Rodger
Corrigan, Thomas
Dennish, Wm.
Donaghy, Laughlin
Odonnelly, Art
O Donnelly Pat
O Donnelly Phil
O Donnelly Turlo
Dowdall Murtha
Doyle, Owen
Duffy, Philo
Ffailon, Murtha
Ffarelly, owen
Ffenion, John
Gildernew, Ed.
Hedigan, Thos.
Haggan, Ed.
Hughes, Edmond
Hughes, Henry
Hughes, John
Hughes, Neile
Hughes, Pat
Hughes, Philo
Keane, Francis
Kelly, William
Kinney, Turlo
Lappin, Cormack
Lappin, Pat
Lappin, Thos
Lee, Leonard
Madigan, Pat
McCann, Murtha
McCarney, Pat
McCartan, Pat
McCavill, Jas.
McCavill, John
McCavill, Laurence
McCavill, Wm.
McCavill, Turlogh
McCoan, Edmond
McCollon, John
McConor, Murtha
McCready, Denis
McElcreedy, Turlo
McGee, Eaver
McGee, Edmond
McGee, Jas.
McGee, Jas.
McGee, Pat
McGurk, Bryan
Mckelt, Neece
McMullan, John
McOwen, Pat
McQuade, Art
McQuade, Henry
McQuade, Pat
McRorey, Dan
McRory, Pat
McVeigh, Owen
McVeigh, Pat
Murphy, Thurlo
Newgent, Thos
Oconnelly, Art
O Donaghy, Shane
O Donnelly, Jas.
O Donnelly, Philo
O Donnelly, Turlo
O Harnly, Bryan
O Harnly, Hugh
O Hall, Cor.
O Harry, Philo
O Hedigan, Pat
O Hugh, Constant
O hugh, Dan
O Hugh Denis
O Hugh Fferd
O Hugh, Jas.
O Hugh, Pat
O Kelly, Art
O Mackel, Turlo
O Mallan, Neale
O Neile, Philomey
O Nerny, Philo
O Quinn, Owen
O Tonner, Ed.
O Toole, Phil
Raverty, Bryan
Toner, Bryan
Toner, Bryan
Toner, Knogher
Toner, Neale
Toner, William
Total: 101 (2 Bryan Toners)
Catholic Sub-tenants
The following interesting account given by Sir Toby Caulfield, who was
appointed custodian of the escheated estates of the Earl of Tyrone (i.e.
Hugh O. Neill) throws a sidelight on the methods adopted by the latter to
collect his revenues from his clansmen:
1. That there is no specified portion of land set to any of O Neill's rent
paying tenants.
2. Such rents as he reserved, were paid to him, partly in money and partly
in provisions: oats, oatmeal, butter, hogs and muttons.
3. The money rents so reserved, were chargeable on all the cows that were
milch, or in calf, which grazed on his lands, at the rate Of 7d. per quarter
year. These cows were counted twice yearly, viz. at May and Hallowtide, by O
Neill's officers, and so the rents were levied and taken up, at the said
rents, for all the cows that were counted, except that the principal
Creaghts, who lived better than those under them, whom they compelled to pay
the said rents, were allowed part of the whole rents, which amounted to £700
a year (Irish) or thereabouts, communibus annis, which they retained in
their own hands, by direction from the Lord Deputy, and so were never
received.
Butter and other victualling provisions were only paid by such as were
termed horsemen, the Quinns, Hagans, Conlans and Devlins, at their own
discretion as to who should give most to gain O Neill's favour, than for any
due claim he had to demand the same.
4. All the cows on which rents were to be levied had to be counted in one
day in the whole country, which requires much travel and labours and many
people to put into a position of trust, in ascertaining the true record, as
the country is replenished with woods, which greatly advantage the
rentpaying tenants to get their cows away from the reckoning and also to
such overseers as can be corrupted by the tenants to mitigate their rents by
lessening the true number of their cattle.
5. The rent is uncertain because of the custom of the country which allows
the tenants to remove from one Lord to another, every half year, as usually
they do as the custom is allowed by State Authority.
INDEXES
A (1) NATIVE TENANTS IN OCCUPATION IN 1615
Cullen, Pearce
Hovendon, Robert (married to widow O Neale)
MacBrioge, William
McConnor, Edmond, Henry & Philomy
McCrorie, Bryan bog, Jas oge, Pat oge
McShane, Jas.
Obrennigan, Donnell
Ocarre, Pat, Edmond, Pat Oge, Art Oge
Oconree, Pat oge, Turlo
Ocorr, Bryan
Ocromee, Donogh, Teage
Oconnelie, Hugh, Ed Oge, Ffernighee, Shane McDonnell Groone
Odonnellan, Connor
Offehgan, William
Oflynn, Cormack, Connor More, Art, Connor Oge, Shane
Ohahie, Collo, Connor
Olappan, Hugh, Cormack, Pat oge, Turlo, Eoin, Cormac Modder
Olappan, Owen Modder
Oneile, Phyllmey McTurlo Brasslett
Oneile, Conn McTurlo
A (2) PLANTERS IN OCCUPATION IN 1615
Brooks, Edmund,
Crante, T.
B (1) CATHOLIC SUB-TENANTS IN 1714
Babe, John
Blaine, Alex
Blaine, Francis
Brally, hugh
Callyghan, Pat
Cavanagh, John
Carr, Murtha
Coalman, Ed.
Connellan, Art
Cor, John
Corrigan, Bryan
Corrigan, Rodger
Corrigan, Thomas
Dennish, Wm.
Donaghy, Laughlin
Odonnelly, Art
O Donnelly Pat
O Donnelly Phil
O Donnelly Turlo
Dowdall Murtha
Doyle, Owen
Duffy, Philo
Ffailon, Murtha
Ffarelly, owen
Ffenion, John
Gildernew, Ed.
Hedigan, Thos.
Haggan, Ed.
Hughes, Edmond
Hughes, Henry
Hughes, John
Hughes, Neile
Hughes, Pat
Hughes, Philo
Keane, Francis
Kelly, William
Kinney, Turlo
Lappin, Cormack
Lappin, Pat
Lappin, Thos
Lee, Leonard
Madigan, Pat
McCann, Murtha
McCarney, Pat
McCartan, Pat
McCavill, Jas.
McCavill, John
McCavill, Laurence
McCavill, Wm.
McCavill, Turlogh
McCoan, Edmond
McCollon, John
McConor, Murtha
McCready, Denis
McElcreedy, Turlo
McGee, Eaver
McGee, Edmond
McGee, Jas.
McGee, Jas.
McGee, Pat
McGurk, Bryan
Mckelt, Neece
McMullan, John
McOwen, Pat
McQuade, Art
McQuade, Henry
McQuade, Pat
McRorey, Dan
McRory, Pat
McVeigh, Owen
McVeigh, Pat
Murphy, Thurlo
Newgent, Thos
Oconnelly, Art
O Donaghy, Shane
O Donnelly, Jas.
O Donnelly, Philo
O Donnelly, Turlo
O Harnly, Bryan
O Harnly, Hugh
O Hall, Cor.
O Harry, Philo
O Hedigan, Pat
O Hugh, Constant
O hugh, Dan
O Hugh Denis
O Hugh Fferd
O Hugh, Jas.
O Hugh, Pat
O Kelly, Art
O Mackel, Turlo
O Mallan, Neale
O Neile, Philomey
O Nerny, Philo
O Quinn, Owen
O Tonner, Ed.
O Toole, Phil
Raverty, Bryan
Toner, Bryan
Toner, Bryan
Toner, Knogher
Toner, Neale
Toner, William
Total: 101 (2 Bryan Toners)
Catholic Sub-tenants
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