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Parish of Kill 1664
Stillorgan James Wolferstone, Seaven hearths Owen Jones, one hearth Michaell Dunne, one hearth Henry Welsh, one hearth Thomas Swayne, one hearth William Welsh, one hearth Mathew Licken, one hearth Richard Hughes, one hearth Morrice Cullome, one hearth Margarett Laughlin, one hearth Dennis Doyle, one hearth Cormuck Cashell, one hearth James Bourke, one hearth Daniell MccGwyer, one hearth Charles Larkam, one hearth John Swayne, two hearths John Shee one hearth Thomas King, one hearth David Evans, one hearth Kilmacud Richard Archbold, one hearth Richard Barlow, one hearth John Bradford, one hearth Francis Knibe, one hearth One wast hearth Parish of Kill 1667 Stillorgan James Wolverston seaven James Brookenberry one Dennis Burne one Charles Burne one Daniell Maccawe one James Burke one Richard Hughes one Morris Coleman one Michaell Dunn one Thomas Swane one Mathew Dikins one Mortogh Kaine one Mortagh Murphy one Edmond Burne one Dennis Doyle one David Evens one & an Oven Kilmacud Richard Archbold one Francis Knipe one Morgan Birne one JOhn Bradford one Thomas Doyle one ... Peirce one |
Extract from the Hearth Money Rolls of Stillorgan & Kilmacud 1664 & 1667
The Hearth Tax was levied on the basis of the number of hearths in each house; these Rolls list the householders' names, as well as the number of hearths. These rolls were destroyed in 1922, but fortunately some extracts survive and are used as a census substitute. This tax continued in Ireland until the early 19th century although it underwent major reform at end of the 18th century. It was levied half yearly by the Sheriff of each county on the basis of lists of the names of householders compiled by local Justices of the Peace. The list of the households required to pay the Hearth Tax became known as the Hearth Money Rolls, which were arranged by county, barony, parish, and townland. Several attempts were made in Parliament to abolish the tax, which was widely regarded as:- “a shameful infliction upon the poor peasant, to whom even two or three shillings in the year for such a tax was a burden and a wrong”. The chief proposers of this radical change were Thomas Conolly and John O'Neill. In 1788, for example, they argued that for a substantial portion of those having to pay the tax, the yearly cash demand was an unreasonable burden. Henry Grattan developed the same point: "I am convinced, that the man who has but five pounds in the world, and pays thirty shillings for his house, ought not to pay hearth-money; the strongest argument for his relief is the bare statement of his condition….The wretchedness of their living, and the misery of their consumption, is the reason why they scarcely pay any tax but the hearth-money, and is likewise a reason why they should not even pay hearth-money. “ ©2013- 2023 St Brigid's Church, Stillorgan Parish content by June Bow & Karen Poff Sponsored by Sureskills |
