The Langans
The Tithe
There were no Langans in the Tithe Applotment in Ballinrobe in 1827 or in Shrule in 1825.
The name was listed in Cong Parish, which is south of Ballinrobe. I do not know, however, it
the Langans in Cong were related to Mathias Langan and his family. The name does appear to have
been more common in Cong Parish than in the other parishes in the area.
The Griffith
Neither Mathias Langan, senior, nor his wife, Margaret,
appeared on the 1851 Griffith in either Ballinrobe or Shrule. This could mean:
- That Mathias
was already deceased
- They
were listed with another person as head of household
- They lived in a parish that I have not
considered.
The only Langan
listed in the Ballinrobe Griffith in 1851 was James Langan who does not appear to have any
connections to the Mathias Langan branch.
Margaret Langan in the Griffith
Margaret Langan was listed in the "1867" Griffith ledger, at number 10 Creagh Road,
Carrownalecka, Town of Ballinrobe. The dates of this ledger appear to be 1865/66 to 1868.
It contains a notation that the 1867 valuation was entered in "Blue". Unfortunately, the
microfilm is in black and white so I don't know what was entered in "Blue". However, the
entry for number 10 Creagh Road, Carrownalecka originally had a listing for Michael Meehan.
The name was crossed out and Margaret Langan was entered. Since there is no known connection
between the Meehan familiy and the Langans, it most likely
means that Margaret
moved from somewhere else to 10 Creagh Road circa 1867.
Pat Langan in the Griffith
In the Griffith ledger dated "1872-1880" Margaret's son, Patrick Langan, was listed at 10 Creagh
Road.
In 1890 Patrick Langan was crossed out and Matthew
Langan was entered. In 1892 Matthew Langan was crossed out and
James Garry was entered.
Notes:
- Pat Langan died in 1888.
- Mathias Langan emigrated to New York City in 1892.
Mathias Langan in the Griffith
In the "1872-1880" ledger in Ballinrobe, (Can't read name) was crossed out Mathew Langan
was entered at number 27c Friar's Quarters, a house valued at 10 shillings.
It would appear that Mathias and family moved to Friar's Quarters sometime late in the record
keeping for that particular ledger. Mathew Langan was still listed at number 27c Friar's Quarters
in the 1893 ledger. However, he was also listed at 10 Creagh
Road and he had emigrated to the United States in 1892.
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The Brynes
The Tithe
The tithe in Shrule in 1825 included six listings for the name Berne:
- Pat Byrne in Roscoff
- Pat Byrne Jr. Pat Jr.
- Michael Byrne in Rosduff
- David Byrne in Rosduff
- James Byrne in Roscoff
- James Bryne in Shrule Plots
There was no listing for Byrne in "Mocarrow" (Mochara).
The Byrnes in the Griffith
In 1851 "Nappy" Byrne was listed at number 2a Mochara with a house and a forth share in 64
acres of land.
Since she was listed under her own name, her, husband,
Michael Byrne must have died by 1851. Penelope Naughton Byrne died in 1877.
In the ledger which covers the years 1868 to 1880, Nappy Byrne was replaced by her son,
Thomas Byrne, who was listed at 2a Mochara in the "1880-1890" ledger.He was still there
in the 1911 census.
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For general information about the tithe and Griffith taxes go to
Griffith Valuation