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The O'Tierneys of Munster
The O’Tierney Clan of Tipperary
[Munster]
It is thought that the O'Tierneys came to Tipperary
,with the O'Kennedys, from North Clare in the early 1300s having been driven from
their own territory or kingdom of Carra in Mayo following the assassination of
King Flann O'Tierney and most of his clan in 1273 by the O'Murrays [see note on
the Tierneys of Connaught]
In Dermot Gleeson's book ‘The Last lords of Ormond’,
Page 62 last
paragraph,
and in ‘Irish names and Places’ by P.W.Joyce Vol. 2
Listed under the ‘Old Gaels/ Other
Gaelic families in the Upper Ormond index is ‘Tierney of Lisboney’. Lisboney
or Lisbunny is a civil parish adjoining Nenagh parish, one mile South- East on
the mail road from Limerick to Dublin. It contained 1442 inhabitants and
comprised of 4178 statute acres with Tithes of £323:1:6½. This may be the
country referred to in the Ormond Deeds as ‘Fearn O’Tyernie’? [or
O'Tierney country]
Lisbunny is derived from Lis = a
fort and Buinne = a wave or a flood or any flow of water. Lisbunny therefore
must have been so called from a circular fort whose fosse [or moat?] was
flooded.
The O’Tierney seat appears to have been in Kilconane,
which is in the South East of the parish. On the main Nenagh to
Borrisoleigh/Thurles road turn left at Kilkeary Cross Roads [approx 6 Kms. From
Nenagh] and you are in the townland of Kilconane.
The Ormond Deeds
are a body of notes, court transcripts, agreements, leases, mortgages, and
various assortments of transactions covering the day to day life in the
Baronies of Upper and Lower Ormond during the 16th and 17th Centuries. They
were compiled and maintained under the instruction of the Earl of Ormond. They
throw valuable light on the life and times of that area of Tipperary which was
ruled almost independently by the Irish Chiefs and Chieftains. These deeds lay
lost for many centuries but were discovered during the renovation of one of the
great Ormond Castles, Killkenny Castle.
In The Ormond Deeds
Vol. V, 1547 to 1584 the following deeds and agreements appear. They show that
there was a powerful Tierney presence in Ormond. The O'Kennedy family were the
Overlord Chiefs and the O'Tierneys would have been one of their
underchieftains. That is the O'Tierney would have ruled his own territory but
would have paid a 'fee' to the overlord, who would have been more powerful
militarily, for protection when needed.
Information found
in The Ormond Deeds Vol. V, covering the period from 1547 to 1584.
Fearan
O’Thierna, Fearron O’Thierne, T. (Orm.) 317f
[These translate as O'Tierney country]
O’Teynane: Shane Leaghe 8
O’Tiernan: Roger
319
O’Tierney (O’Tyerna, O’Tyerne): family 318f
Page 8 Of Vol. v. of the Ormond Deeds contains transcripts of various Inquisitions taken
from the Royal Justices in Co. Tipperary between 1547 and 1553, and of
particular is "The Inquisitions taken at Clonmel before Thomas
Houth, Second Justice of the Kings Chief Place in Ireland, and his fellows etc,
on the Thursday after the feast of St Scolastica, Virgin, in the 3rd. year of
Edward vi, (i.e. Feb 14th. 1549)".
The following entry appears.
"Shane Leaghe O'Teynane
(O'Tierney?), Donald Owkyrre O'Meaghir and Shane O'Conoghor, late of Thurles,
footmen, stole cattle of Cornelius O'Connyll, miller, and a cow and a bullock
(iuvincus) of Dermot O'Connyll.
Transcript
of Deed Number 358 of the Ormond Deeds.
[Page 317,318 & 319. of the
Ormond Deeds, Deed 358]
Eight
Kennedy and O’Tierney Deeds (in Latin)
Translation;
1)
Cornelius O’Kennedy of Parke in Ormond, gentleman, son and heir of Maurice O’Kennedy
late of the same, in consideration of 100L., current money of England, grants
to Donald O’Meara of Lisenusky, chief of his nation, a quarter and a half of a
quarter of carucate of arable land of his own patrimony, and his messuages,
lands and tenements in the towns and fields of Parke and Kaeillaghalaehin, and
all his rights, services, suits of courts etc., to hold to said Donald, his
heirs and assigns for ever, of the chief lords of the fee, etc.
Signature; Cornelius O’Kenedy. ‘Et Talheus
Filius euis consensit’ March 29th
1582. .
2)
Cornelius O’Kennedy, in consideration of 30L., current money of England, grants
to Donald O’Meara, a quarter and a half of a quarter of a carcucate of land in
his tenements in Parke, Coeillaghalaehin, and other places of his patrimony in
the lands commonly called Fearan O’Thierna. To hold to said Donald, his
heirs and assigns forever.
Signature; Cornelius O’Kenedy March 29th 1582.
3) Henry
O’Kennedy, son of Brondy or Doyne O’Kenedy of Pairke, in Ormond, grants to
Donald O’Meara of Lisannski, a quarter of a carucate of land with appurtenances
in the town of Parke and in the lands, fields and woods of Gorremore, Corlisse
and Keahure Downy, and also all rights and lordship in a quarter of Kaeillagha
Laehan. To hold to the said Donald, his heirs and assigns forever. Philip
O’Tuohi, Priest, and Donat O’Macki to make livery of seisin. January 8th 1583.
4) Henry
O’Kenedy, son of Brondi, son of Maurice O’Kenedy of Parke, in consideration of
100Marks Sterling, grants to Donald O’Meara of Lisinessque, a quarter part and
a seventh part of a quarter of a carucate of an arable fee, with his tenements
etc. in Parke, Kaeillaghalaehin and other adjoining places in the lands
called Fearron O’Thierne. To hold to said Donald, his heirs and assigns
forever
Signature; Henricus O’Kynedy
January 8th 1583.
5)
Theodoric alias Terelaghe O’Kennedi of Parke in Ormond, gentleman, son and heir
of Edmund son of Maurice O’Kennedi, of the same, in consideration of 100marks
sterling, grants to Donald O’Meara of Lisanuski and his heirs forever a quarter
and a sixth of a quarter of a carucate of land of his patrimony in Parke,
Gortmore and Corlisse and elsewhere in Fearran O’Tyernie, and also all
his rights in the quarter called Kaeillaghalahaen.
Sal Th.K. January 12th 1583.
6)
Philip O’Tyerna, Fearraiis [? Fergus] O’Tyerna and
Richard O’Tyerna, sons and heirs of Patrick son of Fearraiis
O’Tierna of Kaeillaghcalaehon in Ormond, and Rory O’Tyerna, son and
heir of William son of Fearraiis O’Tierna of the same, gentlemen
and farmers (feudatarios), quit-claim for them and their heirs forever to
Donald O’Meara of Lisanusky, his heirs and assigns, all their right, title,
possession, etc., of Kaeillaghcalaehon and Fearron Dwnye.
March 20th
1583.
7)
Cornelius alias Knoghor O’Kenedy, Donald or Donoghe O’Kenedy
and Rory O’Kenedy of Curraghelieghe in Ormond, gentlemen, for a sum of money
grant to Thomas Archer of Kilkenny and Donald O’Meara of Lisenuske a carucate
of land in Curraghelieghe, with all the meases, lands, etc., belonging thereto.
To hold to said Thomas and Donald, their heirs and assigns, to the use of
Thomas, Earl of Ormond, his heirs and assigns forever.
August 11th
1583.
8) Deed of
December 27th 1586, by William O’Tyerne, son and heir of Fearraiis
O’Tyierne, late tenant (feudatorem) of Kaeillaghcalaehon in Ormond, to the
effect that he has granted to Donald O’Meara of Lisanusky in Ormond the fourth
part of one carucate of land in Kaeillaghcalaehon, and a quarter of a plowland
(carucata) in the half plowland commonly called Leaghseisregh Dwnye, with all
the messuages, lands, tenements, fields, meadows, pastures, woods, underwoods,
moors, waters, water-courses, warrens, mills, etc., belonging to the same : to
have and to hold to said Donald, his heirs and assigns, of the chief lord of
the fee by accustomed service. The grantor appoints as his attorneys Rory
O’Tyerne of Killonene and Thomas ‘Fuscus’ O’Tyerne of Kaeillyeghtereghe.
Note; Many of the signatures and names of
the witnesses to the above deeds are in Irish. They include the following;
Donald O’Kennedy, public notary, Teig O’Fyhalla, Teig Hinerigh, Bernard
McDowill, Odo O’Mackay, Matthew O’Tyerna, Teig McCownochobhair y
Coneairigh, Conoghcobhar Naone O’Meara, Maurice O’Maccarb, William ‘Niger@
O’Mulrian, John O’Mulrian, Teig Kinnedi McConcabair, Philip O’Tuohi and Dermot
O’Tuohi, priests, Barnaby fitzTerrelagh, Maurice O’Maccay, Donald O’Corway,
Cornelius ‘Viridis’ O’Meara, Thomas ‘Fuscus’ O’Tyerny, John Kenedy,
Patrick O’Meara, Dermot ‘Vony’ O’Meara, Peter Swetman, Donel Mele O’Corrywye,
Donoghe Oge O’Kenedy of the Blene (?), William fitz Teig fitz Thomas alias
William Riane, Donogh McMoroghe O’Gleasane, Matthew Duffe O’Gleasane, Matthew
O’Tyerne of Killonane, Teig McHewe of the Dole, Rory McDavid of the same,
Dermoid Og McConoghor McDermoid, Gilenduff O’Kennedy, Bernard O’Kennedy, Roger
O’Tiernan, Donatus O’Maccay, Moriartus O’Maccay, Thadeus O’Maccay.
From the above deeds we can build four generations of the Tierney Clan, "Lords of Lisbonny and Fearan O'Tighearnaigh" in Ormond.
Fearrais [or Fergus] O'Tighearnaigh
Patrick William [eldest son & heir]
Philip-Fearraiis [or Fergus] - Richard Rory -Thomas 'Fuscus'
Morogh of Kilconane – Matthew - Roger
In the Ormond Deeds Vol. vi Page 86 listed under "Tenants of the Earl of Ormond 1595/1596" is:
Mahon O'Tierne, tenant in Knockbreak, Glenerk and Rathmoilen in Ormond.
The following is a
translation from Latin of a deed contained on page 26 of the Ormond Deeds Vol.
vi: Deed no. 42.
"Grant [in
Latin] by William O'Tyerne, son and heir of Fearraiis O'Tyerne,
late of Kaeillaghcalaehon in Ormond, to Donald O'Meara of Lisanusky in the same
of land in Kaeillaghcalaehon and a parcel of land called Leaghseisregh Dwnye.
Signatures in
witness,
William O'Tyerne, Donald O'Meara, Gilleduff O'Kinedy, Philip Tuahi
sacerdos, Bernard O'Kennedy, Donald O'Kennedy, Roger O'Tiarna, Donatus
O'Macray, Donatus O'Macray, Odo O'Macray, Thadeus O'Macray
Dated December 27th
1586
Signet Seal [imperfect]
In the same Volume
is listed Deed No. 72:
Attainder of an O'Kennedy
Rory O'Tirne of
Kilcoman is listed as a
juror [one of 17] sworn in an "Inquisition at Nenagh Castle on March 24th
1593 in the case of Donill McEc O'Mulyryan, late of Bohir, who was killed at
Lisnesille on 10th October 1584 fighting against the Queen on the side of
Gerald Earl of Desmond, John Browne and divers other traitors."
In the ‘Irish Fiants’, being a reprint of PROI, (now the
National Archives)
Report
of the Deputy Keeper, 8th to 20th 1875 to 90 with a
preface by Thomás O’Canann
and an introduction
by K.W.Nichols, and ‘Last Lords of Ormond page 256.
Listed in
the Fiants for pardons 1601 to 1603 was Teige O’Tierna, Kilcrohnane
(Kilconane, Lisboney) Upper Ormond. Also listed was Brien M’T(h)ierlag(h) of Dawry (Dary,
Aglishcloghane) Lower Ormond and Mondobber (Bunadubber, Cloghprior) Lower
Ormond. M’Tierlagh may be a misspelling of Tierney?
Name and source. ‘The Last Lords of Ormond’ page 260.
In the Analysis
of the Freeholders of Ormond in 1640 as returned by the Civil Survey as of 1653 (holdings
in plantation acres – figure rounded) Listed in Upper Ormond is Tierney of
Lisboney with 113
acres.
On page 264 ‘The Loughrea Decrees – Ormond
Transplantees in the List of Transplanted Irish 1655-59. This list contains the apparent
Ormond names among ‘..the decrees given
by the courts of Athlone and Loughrea for hearing claims, testing
qualifications and issuing decrees for distribution of land to successful
candidates, whose names and the acerages obtained are printed in HMC, Ormond
MSS 2, 1899. pp. 114-76 – R.C.Simington, introduction to O’Hart, Landed Gentry,
p. viii.
Listed is Murrogh
Tierney Killconna (Kilconane, Lisbunny) Upper Ormond, 152 acres.
Useful Books and
Magazines with Tierney Information.
‘Molua’, the Diocesan Magazine of Killaloe.
‘Linea Antiqua’ by O’Farrell,
in the Nat. Lib. MSS.
‘Irish and Anglo Irish Landed
Gentry’ by John O’Hart, Shannon 1968.
‘Irish Fiants’ being a reprint of PRONI report of
the Deputy Keeper
‘The Making of Ireland and it’s
Undoing’ (1908) by
Alice Stafford-Green.
‘Irish history from Contemporary
Sources, 1509-1610’
(1923) by Dr. Constantia Maxwell.
‘The
Egmont Papers’ (for
social standing of the Catholic gentry in the 15th and 16th
centuries).
This shows that
despite wars, confiscations and transplantations [the earliest form of ethnic
cleansing which was devised by the English to make Ireland more English], the
[O']Tierneys still survived and still held on to some of their property, albeit
a well reduced portion
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Proprietors
names in 1640 Morogh Tierney Of Kylquanane And Daniel Kennedy Of Ballintotta |
of Lands Kylquanane and Rathmeale Three plds. (ploughlands) |
of Plantation Acres
by Estimate 227 :00:00 |
Pfitable &ye Quality 200:00:00 arable Meadow=
6 Pasture=
10 Bog&scrubby=
11 wood |
The said
Murrogh Tierney proprietor of one pld, one quarter and one eight part of a pld
of ye said three plds. in fee by descent from ancestors
The said pproitors several pporcons of the sd lands are not distinguished by meares or bounds. Upon the sd lands stand two cabins."
In
‘Irish Pedigrees’ by O’Hart Vol. 1, Page 482
David Lord
Roche and Viscount Fermoy (d, 1492) surnamed “Moore” married Jane, daughter of
Walter Bourke MacIachtar, and had five sons and a daughter Ellen who married
James DeCourcy 13th Lord Kinsale. One of the five sons was Thomas
whose descendant the late Rev George Tierney, Vicar of Stradbally would
have been Lord Fermoy, had not the title been attained. The present title is a
new creation and has no descent from the old title.
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In ‘Irish Pedigrees’ by O’Hart Vol. 1, Page 482, |
David Lord
Roche and Viscount Fermoy (d, 1492) surnamed “Moore” married Jane, daughter of Walter
Bourke MacIachtar, and had five sons and a daughter Ellen who married James
DeCourcy 13th Lord Kinsale. One of the five sons was Thomas whose
descendant the late Rev George Tierney, Vicar of Stradbally would have
been Lord Fermoy, had not the title been attained. The present title is a new
creation and has no descent from the old title.
Rider gives an account of ‘Mass Priests’ giving the names of ten in Ormond in 1622. Amongst these is Donnoh O’Tierna of Ballymacky. It further states that the ‘interteinour’ of Father O’Tierna of Ballymacky was probably Brian Magrath himself, though the record does not specifically say so. Brian Magrath was the son of Archbishop Miller Magrath.
Irish Genealogist
Vol. iv, Page 578
In the Irish
Genealogist Vol. iv, Page 578 there is a "list of Popish Inhabitants of
the half Barony of Ikerrin, Co. Tipperary, in 1750. This list is taken from the
National Library MS. 8913:
Killea
Parish
Edmond &
Anthony Tierney 10 acres
Templetohy
Parish
Denis Tierny 1 acre
Pat. Tierny 1 acre
Barnane
Parish
James Tierny 1 acre
Killavanough
Parish
Denis Tierny 2 acres
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