History : Priests

Fr. Conroy, P.P., 1891-1917

A native of Ballyhaunis, he was ordained in 1877. He built a parochial house at the back of the church, on the site of the present house. He also had a great interest in farming and passed a lot of time with farmers, discussing their problems. He died on May 27, 1917 at the home of his sister in Claremorris,where he was buried.

Fr. James Geraghty, P.P.

He was acting P.P. of Shrule while Fr. Lowther stayed in Galway from 1832 to 1839, after the death of Fr. Lowther. He stayed in Shrule as priest until 1844 when he retired. He lived in Shrule until 1847.

Fr John Geraghty, P.P.

Brother of father James he was a native of Moylough, he was appointed to Shrule in 1864 to replace Fr. Phew. He had no curate to help him in his work. After 3 years in the parish he was transferred to Oranmore where he died ten years later at the age of seventy-four.

Fr. John and Fr. Daniel Goode, P.P., 1867-1885 and 1885-1891

Natives of Oranmore, Father John succeeded Fr. Geraghty as P.P. of Shrule parish in 1867. He was responsible for the decision of building a church in Glencorrib and he also undertook the repair of the church in Shrule. Like other P.P.s before him he had no curate to help him and had to say mass in both Kilroe and Shrule every Sunday. He died on the March 3, 1885 at the age of fifty four.

He was replaced by his brother Fr. Daniel, previously P.P. of St.Nicholas West. He stayed six years in Shrule and those were relatively uneventful.

Lowther John (Fr.)

A native of Headford, born about 1746, he was educated abroad. His parents were buried in Teampall Colmain in Shrule. He is recorded as being parish priest of Shrule in 1800 but it is most likely that he was in that position at a much earlier date. Because of a dispute with the Parish Priest of Kilmaine he was transferred in 1817 to be P.P. of Rahoon, he was also promoted Vicar of the Wardenship. In 1832 he was requested to relinquish his position in Rahoon, an arrangement was made to confer to him the parish of Shrule with a contribution of 35 pounds per annum from the parish for his upkeep, provided he would give up Rahoon. From then on Fr. Lowther was nominally the P.P. for Shrule , in fact he lived in Quay st. Galway until his death on Oct. 11, 1839, at the age of ninety-three.

Fr. Michael and Fr. Andrew Phew

Both born in the townland of Rostaff, near Moyne, they belonged to a wealthy and respected family which gave it’s last three sons as priests to the diocese. Fr. Michael was appointed to replace Fr. James Geraghty as P.P. in 1847. For many years he had to say mass every Sunday both in Shrule and in Kilroe until 1857 when his brother Fr. Andrew was appointed as his curate. In 1864 Fr. Michael retired and Fr. Andrew was transferred as soon as a new P.P. was appointed. Fr. Michael died in his home place on the 7th March 1866.

List of townlands, their acreage, landlords, number of houses and occupiers for the parish of Shrule in 1857 as given in the Griffith valuation, with comparisons with the 1825 Tithe Applotment book. Names spelled as found on documents.

The sign “@” found preceding a name indicates that the surname was

found in that townland in 1825, but not necessarily a relation of

the person so named.

Notes:

For 1857 only names of people occupying a house in a townland are given for that townland.

For 1825 the names given in that document includes people rent- ing land only, ie: The Phew family of Rostaff is also mentioned in Cooldisheen, Stradnagh, Cloghmoyne and Brodulagh. Regretfully for names like Garvey, Walsh, Connor, Burke....it is impossible to distinguish the different families and to know who lived where and who rented only land.

It was a common practice in that century for a more wealthy te- nant to rent 2 or 3 houses besides his own and then subletting them to less prosperous people. This also applied for land te- nancy. For the 1857 document most of the subtenants are recorded, but for the 1825 one none are. This accounts for some of the names found in 1857 not being recorded in 1825

During and after the famine, applotments were made available be- cause of the death or emigration of their tenants. This gave the opportunity for some families with only a few acres to move on to larger plots and may account for some names disappearing from one townland and re-emerging in another.

After the sales of the estates by Encumbered Court some area were greatly affected by movement of people ie: Ramoline where of the 23 tenants living there in 1857 only 11 lived there in 1853.

RAMOLINE: 620 acres, owned by Lady de Clifford, 23 houses, 1

church.

@ John Commins Patrick Moylan Margaret Foy

Matthew Joyce Martin Hopkins Pk. McDonagh

Pk. Tigue @ Thomas Connor Peter Greany

Anthony Walsh Pk. Walsh Pk. McDonagh

George Jennings Pk. Higgins Pk. Heneley

Pk. Keane James O’Brien Michael Muldoon

John McGuire Michael Connor John Connor

Pk. Connor Catherine Kinnealy

Other names mentioned in 1825 are: Moran and Connell

BRACKLOON: in Shrule parish 146 acres, owned by Lady de Clifford, 9 houses.

@ Michael Davin, jun. @ Honor Mc Gruff Thomas Hughes

John Davin, sen. John Davin, jun. William Davin

@ Stephen Carty @ John Flannery @ Michael Davin, sen.

Family names found in Bracloon in 1825 but not in 1857 are: Do-

nohue, Corbitt, Larkin.

DALGAN DEMESNE, 916 acres, owned by Lady de Clifford, 600 acres held by landlord the remainder being rented, 6 houses.

Lady de Clifford James Higgins John Ryan

James Reilly Martin Goodwin Mary Casey

No names of tenant given for 1825

SHRULE, 161 acres, owned by Lady de Clifford, 57 houses, 1 forge, 1 workshop, 1 national school, constabulary barracks, 1 malt hou- se, 1 brewery, 1 graveyard and 1 building as tolls and customs of fair and market.

Mud Cabins by the castle:

Michael Lyden Michael McTigue William Frehen

John Hughes Thomas Flanagan

Other houses:

6 lodgers not named Joseph Fallon

Bartley Gavan Michael Ralph James Gilmore

Pk. Lawless Thomas Moran Bryan Noone

John Tethers James O’Rourke Thomas Reilly

Anthony Boyle Thomas Fagan Pk. Walsh

James Muldoon Michael Connell Michael Bourke

John F. Lynch Denis Greany William Curry

Jn. Fitzgerald Hubert Reilly(forge) Thomas Langan

Pk. Geraghty Catherine Burke Rev. William D. Roe

Thomas St. Leger Timothy McHugh Philip Gallagher

Michael Fahy Michael Langan Martin McDonagh

Richard Keane Michael Commins Catherine Broad

Richard Flannerry John Walsh Thomas Martin(workshop)

John Craddock Catherine Monaghan Martin Curran

Patrick Garvey Richard Golding(brewery) Thomas Geraghty

John Carty John Spelman John Gannon(tolls and cus-

toms)

Joseph Tallon(barracks)

Tenants recorded for Shrule in 1825 (no subtenant named)

Bryan Sweeney Widow Ralph Mary Fallon M. Ward D. Sweeny

Widow Sweeny John Curran Pat. Curran Mt. Fahy Bd. Berne

M. Tethers Martin Ralph James Berne Philip Gallaher

Martin Jennings R. Golding John Knight James Garvey

John Sweeney Mat. Com...(?) Garret Nally Andrew Shaughnessy

Tony McDonough Anne Golding James Garvey sen. Jim Gilligan

W. McEvilly Martin Joyce James McGrath Ths. Fagan

widow Smith Mt. Morris F. French Widow Brady

MOCOLLAGAN: 185 acres, owned by Nathaniel Briggs, 7 houses.

Thomas Mahony Pk. Farragher Thomas Laffy

Pk. Laffy Thomas O’Neill Thomas Gipson

Denis Melia

MOCORHA: 603 acres, 0wned by James D. Meldon, 308 acres retained by landlord for his own use, 9 houses.

Nappy Byrne @ Michael Murphy @ James Noone

Daniel Fallon Martin Mulrooney John Varley

@ Pk. Fitzgerald Jn. Fitzgerald John Murphy

Only two other names mentioned in 1825: William Brannick 222

acres, and John Higgins 5 acres.

BUNNAFOLLISTRAN: 936 acres, owned by George O’Higgins,M.P., 690 acres retained by landlord for his own use, 1 national school, 14 houses.

George O’Higgins @ Thomas Gipsey Denis Hynes

John Gipsey Thomas Henely Parick Henely

Martin Laffy Mark Kinneaoly Michael Varley

Patrick Thornton Patrick Sheridan John Sweeny

James Laffy Paul Laffy

Only two other names given for that townland in 1825, the Burkes

with 108 acres and a George Petty with 24 acres. Ravenhill is

mentioned in that document with 146 acres but the names of the

tenants are not given.

CAHERNABROCK : 612 acres, owned by George Vesey who retained 445

acres for his own use, 12 houses

George Vesey David Moghan Bridget Moghan

James Dowd @ Michael Rourke @ William Murphy

@ Patrick Minahan @ John Devany @ Patrick Kavanagh

@ John Flaherty @ Ellen Cunningham Thomas Menahan

Names found in Cahernabrock in 1825 but not in 1857 are: Rowland,

Mahon, Christian, Duane, Toole, O’Brien, Connell, Carty, Noone.

BRODULLAGH NORTH: 249 acres, owned by George S. Lynch, 10 houses.

James Moghan Denis Beggins Patrick Moghan

Patrick Gibson Redmond Murphy @ William Keane

@ Matthew Walsh @ Malachi Madden @ Peter Nolan

William Hessian

CLOONBANAUN: 311 acres, owned by Dominic O’Flaherty, 12 houses.

@ Patrick Dooley @ Martin Nolan @ Patrick Walsh

@ Martin Cahill @ Michael Burke Ulick Burke

John Nolan Thomas Curran @ Richard Gavan

@ Michael Coyne @ Patrick Carroll Martin Carroll

Names existing in Cloonbanaun in 1825 but not found in that town-

land in 1857: McTige, Martin, Purcele, Scahile.

CULLAGH: 107 acres, owned by Mary Reddington, 5 houses.

James Dooley Bridget Craddock Thomas Martin

Martin Quinlisk Michael Dooley

Only one tenant mentioned for Cullagh in 1825, name not readable.

BRODULLAGH SOUTH: 502 acres, owned by George S. Lynch who retained 259 acres for his own use, 9 houses.

@ Patrick Sweeny Martin Sweeny Bridget Sweeny

Martin Murphy Bridget Higgins John Fitzgerald

@ Michael Corbett @ Mary Walsh Anthony Moghan

Names found existing in Brodullagh north or south in 1825 but not

found in 1857 are: McGrath, Connell, Cohen, Lydane, Laffy,

Naughton, Fallon, Millett.

KINLOUGH: 515 acres, 379 owned by Pierce Joyce for his own use, 23

acres owned by Mary Redington and rented to the Dooley family, 23

acres owned by Robert Bodkin and rented to the Nolan Family some

being subrented, finally most of the rest was owned by Stephen

Roche who rented it. 9 houses.

Pierce Joyce Patrick Nolan Edmund McTighe

Patrick Corbett John Corbett William Langan

James Donnellan John Roche James Fury

Only one person mentioned in 1825 for Kinlough a Mr. Haddican for

235 acres

BALLISNAHYNY: 839 acres, owned by Colonel Charles Knox who retai-

ned 723 acres for his own use, 7 houses.

Michael Moghan Michael Daly Matthias Daly

James Beggins Martin Thornton Michael Flood

Patrick Clarke

Part of Kilmaine parish surrounded by Shrule Parish, not in the

1825 document.

BALLYCURRIN: 557 acres, owned by Charles Lynch who retained 242 acres for his own use, 16 houses, 1 forge.

Charles Lynch John Burke Patrick Donnellan

Thady King Winifred King Sally Morrin

Thomas Morrin Richard Molloy(forge) John Gilmore

Mark Sullivan Thomas Geraghty Thomas Gardiner

Thomas Sullivan Margaret Sullivan Denis Kennaire

John Lyden

Of all the house holders mention above only John Burke is shown

residing in Ballycurran in 1825 but this does not mean that there

were no others.

BALLYNALTY: 632 acres, owned by George O. Higgins who retained 104 acres for his own use, 21 houses, 1 mill.

Thady Lyden (mill) Michael Togher Martin Flynn

Patrick Philips Margaret King Anthony Flynn

Bridget McDonagh @ Thomas Hood Thomas McEvilly

Luke Hood @ Bridget Biggins @ Hugh Molloy

@ Patrick Keane Thomas Mulrey Thomas Donohoe

@ Bridget Moghan Margaret Molloy Michael Gannon

Nancy Coyne Patrick Molloy John Beggins

Family names existing in the townland in 1825 but not found in

1857 are: Petty, Varrilly(?), Burke, Elwood.

CLOGHMOYNE: 706 acres, owned by Philip Jones who retained 520

acres for his own use, 5 houses.

Richard Conway James Naughton @ John Blake

Sarah Murphy Ellen Blake

Names found in Cloghmoyne in 1825 but not in 1857: Biggins, Sul-

livan, Phew, Rook, McDermott, Herward, Scahile, Rupa, Cassidy,

D’Arcy.

GLASVALLY: 143 acres including 5 as commonage, owned by Charles Lynch of Ballycurrin, 12 houses.

Paul Mulrooney Patrick McGagh James Gilmore

Thomas Fahy Thomas Kelahan Edmund Walsh

Thomas Swift Manus O’Donnell Patrick Ruane

@ Cecilia Laffy Darby Burke Mary Baker

Names found in Glasvally in 1825 but not in 1857: Garvey,

Dod...(?), Hardiman, Nelson, Sweeny.

COMMONS: 4 acres on Glencorrib road, owned by Col. Charles Knox, 4

houses.

Bridget Burke Nappy Hessian Thomas Hessian

Thomas Joyce

GORTATOBER: 171 acres owned by Charles Lynch, 14 houses.

John Whelan Anne Mooney John Lynch

Peter Ruane Bryan Ruane Patrick Ruane

Thomas Whelan Michael Togher Edmund Lynch

John Bourke Bridget Davin Margaret Mooney

Sally Kinary Patrick Lyden

Only a Thomas Burke mentioned in 1825 as tenant.

GORTBRACK: 332 acres owned by Charles Lynch, 17 houses.

@ Thomas Geraghty Michael Geraghty Mary McGuire

Patrick Whelan Thomas Canavan Thomas Joyce

John Bourke John Gavan Thomas Garvey(sen.)

@ Anthony Garvey John Garvey Mary McHugh

James Garvey Michael Concannon Thomas Garvey

Michael Coyne Honora Hynes

Only 2 names mentioned in 1825.

MOUNTHENRY (Kilroe): 235 acres including 5 in commonage, owned by

Charles Lynch, 1 national school, 1 church, 1 mill, 19 houses

Judith Fahy Patrick Sweeny (mill) Thomas Sweeny

Mary Kenny Judith McTigue Catherine Browne

Patrick Hynes Margaret Keane James Hart

Patrick Cottingham Anthony Finn Michael Moghan

Patrick McManus Michael Devany William Duggan

Michael Kelly Owen Hynes John Blake

Charles Coyne

In 1825 only 3 tenants were recorded for Kilroe for a total of 500

acres, Courtney Kenny 300 acres, Chas. Blake 120 acres, Thomas

Keville 80 acres. A large portion of that land must have been

subrented.

Two tenants were mentioned for Mt. Henry, the Kellys and the Sul-

livans.

MOYNE (including Rostaff and Boula): 880 acres, 100 held by Paul

Ward for his own use the remainder owned by Joseph Burke, 1 gra-

veyard, 44 houses

Paul Ward James Keville Patrick Keville

Patrick Doherty James Phew Mary Clogherty

Mary Newell Michael Connor Catherine Curran

Patrick Gannon John Naughton(tailor) Michael Connor(farmer)

Patrick Flood Michael Biggins(patt) Michael Naughton(John)

Edmund Connor James Biggins Thomas Biggins(Patt)

Pat. Biggins(Kearney) Patrick Higgins Daniel Byrne

Michael Naughton (Pat.) Thomas Biggins(James)

John Connor Edmund Connor(Patt) Francis Connor

Thomas Biggins(Black) Patrick Byrne Margaret Hare

Bridget Connor Margaret Kearney James Connor(Thady)

Margaret Connor John Hare Patrick Coyne

John Naughton(Patt) Patrick Hogan Patrick Murphy

Patrick Connor(Thady) Patrick Garvey Catherine McManus

John Garvey Thomas Heneley Peter Conry

The names mentioned for Moyne in 1825 are Golding, Moran, Verdan

and Ryly (Reilly ?).

ROOAUNALAGHTA: 68 acres owned by Thomas Balfe and rented by George

S. Lynch.

In 1825 it was rented by a Hugh McGath

TOORARD: 408 acres owned by Paul Ward of Moyne, 15 houses.

@ Thomas Garvey James Garvey Michael Garvey

Andrew Heneley John Heneley John Heneley

Richard Monaghan John Heneley sen. Michael Monaghan

@ Francis Kenny Patrick Kenny Margaret Garvey

Patrick Biggins Martin Murphy Redmond Heneley

Thomas Davin

Other names mentioned for Toorard in 1825 were Fiynn(?) and Hart.

Townlands mentioned in the 1825 document but not in the 1857 one, having being included as part of another townland. Spellings as found on document.

AHANALAHAGH:

51 acres, 2 tenants, Patrick Corbitt 32 acres and James Craddock

19 acres.

BALINAGH

46 acres, 2 tenants, John Martin and Patrick Lai...(?), 23 acres

each.

BOHERBUEE

17 acres held by John Connor.

BOULEY

In 1857 was recorded as part of Moyne

178 acres, John O’Brian, John G.(?), Pat. Tige, Peter Moghan, Ja

mes Phew, John Garvey, James Moghan.

CAHIRARD(?)

152 acres held by Courtney Kenny

CHURCH PARK MOYNE

30 acres, 14 rented by Thomas Keville and 16 rented by Anthony

Garvey.

COOLDISHEEN

61 acres, tenants were Edmund and Michael Connor, James Phew, John

Naughton, Thomas Keville, Edmund Kearney, James Biggins, widow

Sullivan

CURHINANE

9 acres, Simon Conry, James Molloy, Patrick Newile

DUANE

70 acres held by Malachy Fahy.

GRAFFEY

48 acres

Patrick McTige james Mahon Walter Staunton

Michael Hart Js. Collins Patrick Cohen

MYCOLGA

Pat Farragher Daniel Connell Pat. Mahony

Owen Mahony Pat. Fallon Daniel Fallon

John Naughton Michael Naughton Pat. Connell

James Naughton Morgan Mahony Jim Mahony

Michael Laffy Pat. Laffy Michael Farragher

Pat. Farragher jun. Mark Fallon Owen Leonard

Anthony Kenny

ROSTAFF

Part of Moyne in the 1857 document.

Michael Kine James Biggins Pat. Biggins

Martin Cohen Michael Cohen Pat. Haire

Pat. Berne John Haire Edmund Biggins

widow Biggins Cormack Higgins Anthony Garvey

Pat Berne jun. Edmund Connor James Phew

Pat Connor (Thady) William Connor John Spelman

John Hogan Pat S. (?) Michael Berne Daniel Berne

James Berne John Naughton Michael Tuin(?)

STRADNAGH

9 acres held by James Phew.

TUBBERKEIRAN (part of Ramoline in 1857)

47 acres, Thomas Mahon, Dennis Biggins, Pat. Mahon, John Gibsy

TUBBERSHARROW

49 acres held by James Noone

WOODPARK

112 acres held by Peter Lynch.

Appendices 3

The 1857 Griffith’s valuation of tenements can also supply us with interesting statistics, ie: size of farms, origins and repatriation of people...

The figures below are rough estimate but does give us a fair idea

of the situation in Shrule parish at this time. A more in depth

study of the document would be needed to be completely accurate.

There were about 356 households in the parish.

The parish included 9564 acres.

there were 4 farms with more than 500 acres, totalling 2648 acres.

1% of the population had 28% of the land (that land was not

rented out).

Their origins were 1 Irish, 1 Scott, 1 Welsh, 1 English.

All were owners.

There were 10 farms over 100 acres, totalling 2577 acres.

3% of population having 27% of the land (not rented out).

Their origins were 3 Irish, 3 English, 4 Normans.

6 were owners, 4 were wealthy tenants.

Most of the above mentioned owners had purchased their land after 1853, from estates having gone bankrupt.

There were 8 farms over 50 acres, totalling 483 acres.

2% of population having 5% of the land.

1 English, 1 Norman, 6 Irish.

All were tenants.

This made 6% of the population having 60% of the land in the pa- rish for their own use.

This leaves 3856 acres for 334 households ie: 11.5 acres per household.

It is worth mentioning that a large percentage of those 334 hou- seholds rented more than 15 acres, leaving others with very litt- le.

Many of the tenants in Shrule town did not rent any land.

The population in all the townlands of Shrule parish was well mixed, there was no settlement of planters... in any part of the parish.

Appendices 4

Looking at the origin of the surnames in Shrule parish in 1857 we

find that:

10% were of Norman origins

7% were of Welsh or Scottish origins, mainly Catholic descen- dants of the Gallowglasses serving under the Normans

5% were of English origins, some of them may actually be Irish surnames anglicised out of recognition and cannot now be distin- guished.

2% are of unknown origin

Leaving 76% of Irish descent.

Of the people of Irish descent we find that

8% came from Leinster, mainly pushed west by the Normans.

8% came from Munster, mainly of the tribe of the O’Brien in Cla-

re.

18% came from Ulster, half of them being of the tribe of the Ui Neill.

5% cannot be determined.

This leaves 61% originating in Connacht.

Of the Connacht people we find that:

15% are descendants of the Ui Briain

13% are descendants of the Ui Fiachrach

A large percentage are descendants of the Ui Maine, from around Ballinasloe.

The Ui Neill of Ulster claimed descent from Niall of the Nine

Hostages. His father was Eochu Mugmedon (Lord of the slaves),

himself a descendant of Conn. Brian and Fiachra were brothers of

Niall, from them come the Ui Briain, who gave us the O’Connors,

and the Ui Fiachrach who gave us the O’Flahertys.

From the above numbers we see that 7% of the population of Shrule

parish descendet from the Ui Briain, 6% from the Ui Fiachrach and

6.7% from the Ui Neill, making near to 20% of Shrule population in

1857 descendants of E. Mugnedon, descendent of Conn.

Appendices 5

If we look at the 1857 document we see that some surnames keep coming up again and again, in fact we find that 27 surnames form just under half the population of the parish at the time. They are:

O’Connor: This surname come from Conchobhar, king of Connacht who died in 971, the ancestry can be traced back to Brion son of Mug- nedon, king of Ireland between 358 and 366 A.D.

Garvey: There is three possible origins for the name but the most likely here is from a clan of southern Ui Niell country, descen- dant of Niall, who migrated to the North-West of lough Conn.

Biggins: From O’Beagain (beag=little), originated independently in various parts of the country and cannot be traced.

Burke, Bourke...:All are descendants of William Fitzadelm de Burgo who took part in the invasion of Ireland in 1171. Other na- mes found in the area and originating from the same person are:

McPhilbin, Jennings, McGibbons, McHubert, McTibbot and McMeyler.

Mohan: O’Mochain, there are two separate clan with that surname in Connacht one in Galway near Tuam and one in Sligo, the Shrule Mohans are more likely to have come from the first.

Walsh: Ir. Breathnach, Brannagh, Brannick, all meaning welshman and having originated independently in many parts of the country and so cannot be traced.

-(O’) Heneley,Ir. O’Hounghaile, Henley, Hennelly: They are very

numerous in Mayo and are believed to have originated from the

O’Fennelly (O’Fionnghalaigh) of Ormond, Cos Kilkenny and Offaly.

Murphy: There are four origins for this surname,O’Murphy from Ulster who claim descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages, Mac Murphy from Cork, Wexford and Roscommon. The Shrule Murphys are more likely to be either from Ulster or Roscommon.

-(O’) Davin,Ir. O’Daimhin (damh= ox or stag), may be a Tipperery

name

Laffy, Ir. O’Laithimh, O’Laffey: The earlier form of the name was O’Flaithimh (flaitheamh=ruler) giving Flahy, it originated in Co. Clare.

-(Mac) Sweeney: The name came from Suibhne a Scottish chieftain in

Argyle about 1200 A.D., himself half Irish and half Viking, His

clansmen were famous as fighters and in great demand as mercena-

ries. His descendants settled in Donegal about 1300 and served

mainly the O’Donnell for 300 years as Gallowglasses.

Keane, Ir. O’Cathain (cath=battle), they are descendants of the Ui Fiachrach tribe.

-(Mac) Geraghty, Ir. Mag Oireachtaigh (oireachtach=member of the

assembly), a leading clan in Connacht they are akin to the

O’Connor.

Naughton, Ir. O’Neachtain (bright or pure), there were two sepa- rated clan in the west, one in West Clare, the other in East Galway and South Roscommon. The later is the most likely origin for the Naughton of Shrule parish.

Mac Donagh: Originally from Co. Sligo, they are descendant of Do- nagh McDermott, they were the rulers of the barony of Tirreril.

Joyce: Name derived from Iodoc, a Breton name meaning “Lord”.

Thomas de Joise, of Norman Welsh extraction, brought the name to

Ireland, his descendants were rulers of the Joyce country.

-(Mac) Tigue, MacTeige, Ir. Mac Taidhg: In Shrule parish this surname is most likely to have originated from a clan of the O’Kelly (Co. Galway) which took that name.

Higgins, Ir. Uiginn (Viking), they are descendants of a grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, they were originally from south Ui Niall country and migrated gradually to Sligo and Mayo.

Lyden, Leyden, O’Lydon, Ir. O’Loideain: this surname is almost exclusively from Galway and Mayo.

Lynch: From the Norman de Lench who first settled in Co. Meath, a branch of the family moved to Galway where it became one of the strongest of the tribes.

: From Ir. Loingseach (seaman), found in many areas in the

West and North where they appeared independently, in Antrim and

Derry they were chiefs of the Dal Riada kingdom.

Fitzgerald: Originated from the Norman Walter Fitzother, keeper of the Windsor forest, whose son Gerald was constable of Penbroke castle. Some of Gerald’s descendants owned Shrule castle in the 13th century but had to surrender it to the Burkes.

Hynes, (O’) Heyne, Ir. O’Heidhin: They were one of the leading clans of Aidhne (south Galway).

Nolan, Ir. O’Nuallain (nuall=famous or noble): Originally from Carlow, where they held the barony of Forth, a branch of that clan moved to Mayo in the 16th century where they obtained much land.

-(O’)Dooley, Ir. O’Dubhlaoich (dubh=black laoch=hero or champion):

Originated in Westmeath, this clan became very important in the

Ely O’Carroll country (south Offaly)

Coyne, Kyne, Ir. O’Cadhain (cadhan=wild goose): They are a clan of the Ui Fiachrach.

Molloy: The surname has two possible origins:

O’Maoil Aodha, descendants of a devotee of St. Oadh, ori-

ginally from Roscommon and East Galway.

O’Maolmhuaidh a sept of the Ui Niell who held power in

what is now Offaly.

-(O’)Ruane, Ir. O’Ruadhain (ruadh=red): A clan of the Ui Maine (Ballinasloe area), a version of the name, Royan, has often being changed to Ryan.

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