Poll Tax Ordinance 1660 - Barrony of Enishowen
The Poll Tax was levied from time to time, mainly to provide
money for military purposes.It was collected in Ireland from
24 April 1660. The order stated that
"every person above the age of fifteen years of either
sex...under the degree or quality of a yeoman, or farmer yeoman,
or farmer's wife or widdow shall pay twelve pence"
A second ordinance, passed by the same Convention, dated
01 March 1661, doubled the tax (referred to as 'Pole-money')
on those above 15 years of age, and imposed higher levies
on people of particular ranks and degrees.
'Able and discreet Protestants' appointed by County Commissioners
were 'to enquire of all and every person within the respective
places limited to their care, of each sex, of and above the
age of 15 years', of their ranks, qualities and degrees, and
of the dwelling and abiding places of such persons."
The records show the names recorded for the Poll Tax survey,
and their frequency. They cover the whole of the Barony
of Inishowen, not just Moville. There is no information
about townlands available.
Oddly, hardly any names from the 1630
Muster Roll of Ennishowen appear in these lists.
They are listed in alphabetical order, ignoring the prefix
O' or Mc
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O'Barre
O'Boyle
O'Brillaghan
O'Callaghan
O'Cally
O'Carney
O'Carran
O'Collane and O'Cullane
McColligan
O'Conagill
McConway
McCullin
O'Currin
O'Dermond
O'Deveny
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7
8
23
8
22
10
16
12
30
9
6
15
3
35
9
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O'Dever
McDevet
O'Doghertye
O'Donell
O'Doy
O'Farran
McGillneske
McGlaghlin
O'Gollogher
O'Granny
O'Harkan
O'Hegerty
O'Herrall
McKay
O'Kelly
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8
27
203
20
6
14
8
76
12
6
21
23
8
6
11
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O'Knawsil
McLaughlin
O'Lunshaghan
O'Luog
O'Morisane
O'Moran
O'Mullog
O'Munay
McMurray
Porter
O'Quigley
O'Rordan
O'Towlan
McVagh
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9
63
22
9
7
6
7
8
8
11
25
13
14
6
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