The O'hlongadail Atlas 1603-1901, Tipperaryfor the surnames Harrington, Hingerty, Hingerton and Ingerton.
An "O'hlongardail Atlas" was created using Google Maps in December 2023 (find link below) to explore the research question:
Are the modern day surnames Harrington, Hingerty, Hingerton and Ingerton linked by location and/or naming patterns in Tipperary after 1603?
Background:
All 4 surnames, when found in Tipperary records, are believed:
- to be variations/Anglicisations of the earlier clan name of O'hlongadail.
-to have arrived in County Tipperary from the Bantry Bay/Beara Peninsular area of south west Cork as a result of the Great March of the O'Sullivans January 1603.
The exact relationship between individual families using these 4 surnames is unknown and undocumented.
Surname Variants:
When using the Atlas, you will note the use of a variety of spellings for our 4 target surnames and a change in these variations across time. The most prevalent surname variations are noted in Italics in the summary for each layer.
Sources used to compile the atlas:
To give a different perspective (location) to the research into these 4 surnames in Tipperary, all references to the 4 surnames (and their known variants) found in the following sources have been plotted onto a single Google map (find link below)- are there patterns re locations, forenames etc that can assist our understanding of how these surnames are related?
1. Route of the Great March of the O'Sullivans- from Glengarriff, Cork through to Portland, Tipperary.
O'Hingerdill, O'Hinguerdel
2. Hearth Tax Lists 1665-1667
At this time in history, Irish residents paid a tax on every hearth in their home. In order to set the correct level of tax, the government needed a list of every head of household and how many hearths they had in their home. As there is no existing census data for this period in Ireland, the few existing Hearth Rolls are an invaluable source of names and locations. To find the lists go to http://www.ormondhistory.ie/Tipperary%20Hearth%20Money%20Rolls.pdf
Hingerville/dill/drell/del/dull Hingortye Hingortie
In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’. They were to record the religion of the householders, and also to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. All this information was to be returned to the House of Lords. Unfortunately things did not quite go to plan. Some clergy did not collect or return any data, others just counted heads and submitted no names, others diligently collected names and locations. Most of the records were destroyed in 1922 in the fire at the Four Courts in Dublin. What little remained after the fire is now available online via the 'Virtual Treasury'.
Hingerty Hingarty Hingerdell Hingertill Harrington
4. Tithe Applotment Lists 1823-1837
In 1823 an Act of Parliament decreed that payment of tithes (taxes to be paid to maintain the Church of Ireland) was to change from payment in kind to payment in cash.
This change required a valuation of the whole of Ireland to determine what cash amount needed to be paid by each tenant. The amount payable was determined by size and value of the land. For the first time grazing land was included in the calculations along with arable land for crops. Previously only crop land had been eligible for the tithe payment.
This listing was the first complete register of the people of Ireland in relation to the working and tenancy of the land. As there are no existing Census records for this period in Ireland, as church records are patchy and Civil Registration of births, deaths and marriages was not yet established, the Tithe Applotment Books are very valuable for locating families within Ireland during this time period.
Harrington
Hingerty
5. Griffiths Valuations 1847-1864
Griffiths Valuation was the first, full-scale valuation of property in Ireland. Details of property with valuations were published between 1847 and 1864. There is a printed valuation book for each barony or poor law union in the country, showing the names of occupiers of land and buildings, the names of those from whom these were leased, and the amount and value of the property held. Maps are also available showing the location of the leased land.
Hingerty
Hingerton/Ingerton
6. Early families as per existing baptism & marriage records
Hingerty
Hingerton/Ingerton
7. 1901 Census
Hingerty
Hingerton/Ingerton
Using the Atlas:
1. Click on this LINK to access the Atlas.
2. The Atlas/Google map is arranged in Layers that can be displayed
- all at once (default view),
- one, or a few layers, at a time (tick the check box) or
- hidden (untick the check box).
3. To Zoom in use - To Zoom out use +
4. To read the details of the people linked to an individual circle/icon, single click on the coloured circle/icon.
5. Please note that locations are often approximate as most documents do not specify exact location.
Enjoy your time locating our Tipperary ancestors. See how they spread out across the county of Tipperary over the years and how the surnames morphed into the 4 spelling variations we recognise today.
What is the Atlas telling us?
Can you see any patterns? or make any links?
What questions does the Atlas raise for our Harrington/Hingerty/Hingerton/Ingerton research?
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