{"id":1214,"date":"2020-10-31T19:42:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T02:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cotyrone.com\/~inthenews\/?page_id=1214"},"modified":"2020-10-31T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T02:42:03","slug":"cookstown-history-hearth-and-rent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cotyrone.com\/~inthenews\/cookstown-history-hearth-and-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookstown History, Hearth and Rent Rolls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cookstown , County Tyrone – source “The O’Develins of Tyrone 1889”<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Transcribed and compiled by Teena from the Mid-Ulster Mail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookstown Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone<\/strong><\/strong> – History Before the Siege of Derry; 1622 & 1666 Hearth Money Rolls; 1786-88 partial Rent Rolls. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookstown History – Before the Siege of Derry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study of the lists of householders in each townland, in 1663 to 1669, as given in the Hearth Money Rolls (which was a census of every householder who had a fireplace or stove, the tax being 2s. a year) shows that the great immigration from Scotland, which made this very largely Presbyterian district, had not yet taken place. Of course the original settlers in what was the barony of Mountjoy, principal of whom was Lord Castlestewart, were all Scotch and they brought over Scotch retainers, but these formed a very small part of the population. The conditions on the Orritor Estate were peculiar and have been already dealt with; the Hearth Money Rolls prove that then the Protestant population on that estate had not arrived. But it will be seen that, judging by the names, the residents on the Drapers Estate, at all events in the Cookstown end, were mostly native Irish; the Presbyterian element, which now predominates, had not arrived. The conclusion is that at a subsequent period there was a large emmigration of Presbyterians chiefly from Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That this is probable is evident from Scottish history of the period. The union with England was dissolved in 1660 and the Drunken Parliament in Edinburgh started by repealing all the legislation of the preceding 28 years, including the Presbyterian establishment. The Scottish bishops were restored, while Presbyterian synods were abolished by law. The Marquis of Argyle, for trying to save his co-religionists, was executed; for a Presbyterian minister to conduct a service in the hills was an offence punishable by death. In the ‘History of Ayrshire’ we read that many fled from the country, including Lord Cassilis and Ulster provided a comparatively safe sanctuary for the refugees. It is as certain as it can be in the absence of positive proof that to the intolerance of the Royal party in Scotland, at the Restoration, this district chiefly owes its Presbyterian element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stormy period of the civil war had been followed by the strong hand of the Puritans of the Commonwealth and Ulster enjoyed relative calm, which seems to have been turned to good account. In the recently published prospectus of the Ulster Dairy school it is stated, on the authority of Mr. Shan F. BULLOCK, head of Free State Publicity department, that the mansion house of Loughrey was rebuilt in 1671. From the fact that Robert LINDSAY paid tax for two hearths in Loughrey in 1666, we placed the date of the house earlier, but no doubt Mr. BULLOCK has authority for this statement. At exactly the same time William STEWART, son of James STEWART, of Ballymenagh, moved to Killymoon, where he was not living when the hearth money tax was levied and the old castle dates from that time. William STEWART married Margaret SHAW, of Ballygawley (Castle, on the coast between Larne and Glenarm), which had been an outpost for protestants during the civil war. Her father was one of the leading Presbyterians and when CROMWELL, in his anger at their refusal to cooperate with him, owing to the execution of Charles I., ordered a large transplantation of Presbyterians to Tipperary, SHAW was one of the two men appointed to go and prepare for their removal. The scheme fell to the ground by CROMWELL’S death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were Loughrey and Killymoon the only large residences built in that time of political calm? We think mot; the universal tendency in all ranks of society is towards emulation and hence we find periods of expansion and periods of stagnation; periods of improvement of all sorts and periods when everything is at a stand still if not going back. The period following the Commonwealth was, in Ulster, one of construction and the advent of immigrants from Scotland provided the human material which made improvements in a large scale possible and helped to absorb the addition to the population before they settled on the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThe \u200bHearth Money (Rolls)<\/strong> or Hearth Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hearth Tax was based on \u200bLegislation of 1622 to raise money for the government; 2 shillings was levied on each hearth\u200b,\u200b or fireplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For so far, almost the only persons whom we have been discussing have been the landowners. This was inevitable because the records remaining dealt only with the ownership of land, or in the case of church lands, with the lessees, who generally became the owner in fee, in the 19th century. It’s only when there were law-suits such as those mentioned in the last too \u200b \u200binstallments that we know anything of even those who got fee farm grants, other than from the Crown direct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would have liked to know, for instance, the names of the freeholders and of the leaseholders and of the cottager who are mentioned in Pynnar’s Survey of 1619 as on the different estate, but not even those who got for example, 180 acres on the Castlestewart estate, are known, though their successors as owners of three townlands, were counted no inconsiderable persons, as small landlords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Restoration, however, there was a certain broadening of taxation which is historically valuable. It affected the better class of house only, for at that time a chimney was regarded, if not a luxury at all events, certainly not a necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The housing conditions at and before the Plantation, as we have seen, were very primitive and we may take it that those who still lived in the old frame houses were exempt and as we shall see, very few of even the best houses had more than one hearth. The tax was small, however, and could hardly be described as a hindrance to improvement on houses by any who wished to provide hearths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This, however, is not a dissertation on either housing, or principles of taxation, but simply a local history and the importance of the Hearth Money is that the lists are still extant. We gave lists of the Muster Rolls, of the 3rd decade of the 17th century, but these were by estates: the value of the Hearth Money lists is that they are by townlands, so that we are able to give some of the names of residents, though as we have explained, not of the whole population in, or about, the years 1663 to 1669.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first of these Hearth Money Rolls we shall give, is for that part of Derryloran parish which is in Dungannon Barony, that is, in County Tyrone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is dated 1666 and in the whole parish, there were only 4 houses with 2 hearths; two of the houses were the residences of James STEWART of Ballymenagh and of Robert LINDSAY of Loughrey; while the other two belonged to a couple of residents in Cookstown; Edward BEATTY and Matthew GREENHILLS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this we learn that the LINDSAY family (to give the old spelling) had not rebuilt the timber house at Tullyhog, which Sir Nicholas PYNNAR found in 1619, but had built a new house at Loughrey; a stone house with 2 hearths. In the same way we learn that Ballymenagh was then the only residence of the STEWART’S, the old castle in Killymoon not being yet built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, we learn that following the Civil war, in which Cookstown was burned, a new village was springing up and that as regards hearths (but probably in no other respect), two of the houses were equal to the Manor House at Loughrey, or the Castle of Ballymenagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appended is the list of the townland names, being as in the original. Local readers will have no difficulty in identifying nearly all of the townlands and the old spelling is not without its own interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be seen that Davagh and Broughderg, now in Lissan parish, are given as in Derryloran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derryloran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loghry
Robert LINDSAY 2 hearths<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellimenagh
James STEWART Esq., 2 hearths<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellinafiskey
James SUMERELL
John M’MINNE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tilrigall
Hugh LINE
James KENEDY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culcrumagh
Donachy M’COLGAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellereagh
George COOPER
Thomas COOPER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellisuddan
Henry ROBERTSON
Alexander RODGER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross
Walter LITTLE
William BOYD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ardoomer
John REA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drumond
Thomas M’MURLAND
John M’TEER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durluss
Robert ALITE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killimune
Robert ENGLISH
Robert HEALL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clare
Gilbert LISLE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clare
Robert MURRA
John SIMINTON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carick
John BEATTY
Thomas STEVENSON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malloune
William DICKE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killemame
Rowland FOSTER
Christopher BETTY
Robert TURNER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culreagh
James BIRSBANE
James STEWART
David MOORE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claggan
James LEGGE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mulrush
Christopher CHAMBERS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cranfield
Adam BROWNE
John LOGGAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drumca
William Rea
John M’CULLOGH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drumgerell
Alexander WATT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookstoune
John JOHNSTON 1
Robert EDMINSTOUNE 1
Edward BETTY 2
Matthew GREENSHILLIS 2
William BETTY 1
Wm. JONSTONNE 1
John IRVINE 1
Will. BURNETT 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cullichan
John FERGUSONE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crew
Edmond O’MELLON
Art O’HAGAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellinagilly
James Toal O’MELLON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunmore
Hugh oge O’MELLON
Patk. O’CASHEDY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davagh
Phelomy O’DONALLY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bough Derge
Nell O’DEVINE
Tirlough M’GILNERNOW
Henry O’CARR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cluntiduan
Neill M’GLONE
Patrick Grom M’GEROCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cluntigeney
Donnell M’CULLEN
Shan O’DONELLY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fraggaran
Owen O’CAWILL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creage
Edmund Sallagh M’RORY
James BREADLY
Patrick Carragh O’MELLAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drumearne
Tool M’VEA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tullicoll
Paul MARTIN
William MARRE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toberlan
Rory M’GOWAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tatmagiltagh
John BURNETT
John PETTERSON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unagh
Patrick O’CONRIE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gortreagh
Phelemy oge O’QUINE
Patrick M’GLONE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neochles
Teeg O’HAGAN
Torlough O’HAGAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drumard
Donell M’PHELLON
Ferderagh M’VEA
Laughlan M’KENAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belligrugan
Patrick M’ILLMARTIN
Donachy M’RORY
Laughlain O’HAIL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moyvea
Shan O’HAGGAN
Patrick M’ILLMARTIN
Rory M’GACHRAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advernise
William JOHNSTONE
James MEALLEN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partial Rent Rolls for 1786-88<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookstown<\/strong>
Robert ROGERS \u00a310 17s. 4d.
James ALLEN \u00a3513s.
James VANDELL \u00a322 1s.
Michael CLARKE \u00a317 8s. 4d
Thomas M’CLELLAND \u00a31
William M’CLELLAND \u00a31 15s. 8d
James OLIVER  (blank)
William FAULKNER \u00a33 18s. 7d.
William HENRY \u00a32 13s. 9d.
David RICHARDSON Esq. \u00a39 2s. (0 or 6 d. ?)
James M’CORMICK \u00a310 14s. 10d.
Mrs KENADY \u00a37 5s. 7d.
Mr William CLUFF \u00a37 5s. 9d.
Mr William MAGILL \u00a37 5s. 7d.
Mr William CLUFF \u00a37 19s. 4d.
Mr Alex ROGERS \u00a37 19s. 4d.
Edward PATTERSON  \u00a36 10s. 5d.
William ALLEN \u00a33 5s. 7d.
Robert ALLEN \u00a33 5s. 7d.
Mr William CLUFF \u00a31 2s. 9d.
Francis TEWGUARD \u00a312 15s.
Robert HUTCHESON \u00a36 19s. 8d.
James ASTON \u00a316 5s.
James MARSHALL \u00a33 8s. 10d.
William DEVLIN \u00a35 8s. 4d.
Robert HUTCHESON \u00a31 1s. 3d.
William LUND \u00a34 12s. 11d.
James HANNA now John YOUNG \u00a36 6s 3d
Mr William MAGILL \u00a312 7s. 6d.
Wat TAYLOR \u00a36 11s. 3.
James STERETT  \u00a39 7s. 2d.
Francis HENRY \u00a33 7s. 3d.
Daniel YOUNG \u00a33 7s. 3d.
Dr. FLEMING \u00a33 19s. 11d.
John M’GAUGHEY \u00a34 9s. 4d.
Robert GALWAY \u00a33 10s. 10d.
Mr William CLUFF \u00a33 0s. 5d.
Dr. FLEMING \u00a34 3s.
Dr. FLEMING \u00a33 3s.
John MOORE for the Customs \u00a327 6s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loy<\/strong>
Dr. COLLINS \u00a36 9s. 9d.
Widow LESSLY \u00a32 6s. 9d.
Richard BLARE \u00a32 7s.
William KELLY \u00a32 4s. 8d.
David M’KINLEY \u00a39 16s. 11d.
Daniel M’CLANE \u00a315 5s.
Dr COLLINS \u00a34 12s. 5d.
Adam BEATTY \u00a32 7s. 2d.
Charles M’CLEAN now James COLLINS \u00a34 a5s. 7d.
Samuel BRYSON \u00a33 6s. 2d.
Ned PATTESON \u00a32 10s.
Widow BURNETT \u00a33 3s.
John CHARLES \u00a32 16s
William BURNS \u00a32 7s.
John COLLENS \u00a32 4s. 11d.
Robert M’CLELLAND now William M’CLELLAND \u00a34 10s
Robert HENERY 13s. 2d.
William M’CLELLAND \u00a34 10s.
James M’CLELLAND 13s. 2d.
Jas. COLLENS now John COLLENS \u00a33 5s. 8d.
George ROBINSON \u00a33 19s. 9d.
John MAGUIGAN \u00a33 7s. 3d.
John COLLINS \u00a34 8s. 6d.
Robert GALWAY \u00a32 5s. 11d.
John COLLINS \u00a34 0s. 7d.
John M’GAUGHEY \u00a36 15s. 9d.
Mary BLAIR \u00a32 2s. 6d.
Jas. ROGERS and Widow DUN \u00a32 4s. 8d.
Robert GLASGOW \u00a3 4 10s.
Mrs CUNNINGHAM \u00a35 10s. 8d.
John COOKE \u00a3 33 0s. 7d.
Richard HALL \u00a31 11s. 6d.
John KENADY 14s. 5d.
William KENADY  13s. 2d.
John HATCHELL now John YOUNG 13s. 2d.
John MONCRIEFF \u00a31 6s.
Fergs ATCHESON \u00a35 13s. 5d.
John YOUNG \u00a32 16s. 10d.
James DORAS \u00a32 4s. 5d.
Wm. M’CREA now John COLLINS \u00a32 3s. 7d.
Alex JOHNSTON \u00a32 9s. 1d.
John COLLINS \u00a32 1s. 10d.
Richard CARR \u00a36 15s. 8d.
George ROLLINS 11s. 3d.
RobertM’KEE 13s. 2d.
John COLLINS \u00a34 10s. 6d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gortalowry<\/strong>
Owen MOONEY \u00a34 18s. 1d.
Wm. PARK \u00a31 10s. 7d.
Andrew PARK 8s. 10d.
Wm. CLARKE \u00a36 6s. 7d.
Hugh FAULKNER for Blair’s Ter. \u00a31 6s. 3d.
Matthew NEWBANKS 13s. 2d.
James SANDS 14s. 5d.
John M’COARD \u00a32 2s.
Ben M’CORD 13s. 2d.
Edward PATTERSON and Edward LACKEY \u00a311 4s. 9d.
James MELLON \u00a33 11s. 7d.
John CAMPBELL \u00a33 13s. 4d.
John TAMANY \u00a34 16s. 6d.
Henry M’COART \u00a33 19s. 3d.
John CAMARON, Ned PATTERSON \u00a31 14s. 7d.
James SANDERSON \u00a32 7s. 6d.
Ben THOMPSON \u00a32 4s. 7d.
Wm. DAVISON \u00a33 16s. 11d.
John ANDERSON \u00a32 5s. 11d.
Henry ANDERSON \u00a32 14s. 4d.
Charles ANDERSON \u00a35 7s. 10d.
Arthur M’COART now Wm. M’CASKEY 13s. 2d.
John PURVIS 13s. 2d.
Widow BURNSIDE 13s. 2d.
William NICHSON 15s. 6d.
William BELL \u00a31 4s. 5d.
Alex JOHNSTON \u00a31 15s. 7d.
William CLARK \u00a34 8s. 2d.
George GIBB \u00a3 1 7s. 3d.
Roger M’LOUGHLIN \u00a31 17s.
Daniel M’LOUGHLIN 13s. 2d.
William ANDERSON 13s. 2d.
Daniel BRADY now Robert M’LOUGHLIN 16s.
Robert M’CLELLAND now Thomas HUTCHISON 16s 6d.
Andrew MOORE now Ben THOMPSON \u00a33 1s. 6d.
Michael DOORUS \u00a32 4s. 8d.
John MULHENNON \u00a32 5s. 3d.
John MOORE \u00a32 8s. 7d.
Widow GOURLEY 14s. 5.
Henry NICHSON \u00a32 4s. 11d.
Andrew SANDERSON \u00a33 14s. 6d.
John MOORE \u00a33 1s. 4d.
Widow Thomas NICHSON 13s. 11d.
John MOORE \u00a31 8s. 10.
David FERGUSON 14s. 5.
Hugh M’CORMICK 17s. 10d. and \u00a32 4s. 8d.
James DOORUS 17s.
Mr. James COOKE \u00a313 17s. 9d.
Mr. PATTERSON \u00a36 2s. 10d.
Mr. James COOKE \u00a313 17s. 9d.
Widow BURNSIDE, Henry M’COARD \u00a35 16s. 5d.
Daniel FERGUSON \u00a33 15s. 8d.
David BELL \u00a36 3s. 11d.
Samuel FAULKNER Esq. \u00a33 12s. 10d.
William GLASSY (worth \u00a34 yearly)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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