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The Mcmahons of Trohanny The McMahons of Trohanny and Surrounding Townlands ◆ Patrick McMahon and Eugene McMahon We would like to acknowledge the help given to us in compiling this family history. Many people have, directly or indirectly, played important roles in the work that has culminated in this book. Our thanks go to the Catholic Parish of Moynalty, the National Library of Ireland and to Carmel Rice, of Meath Heritage & Genealogy Centre, who helped to kick-start this project. Access to the Mormon archives was provided courtesy of the Family History Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. Thanks also for information, illustrations and early McMahon genealogy charts to the mcmahonsofmonaghan.org website. In particular, we would like to single out our Uncles Jim and Paddy of Maio; Cousins, Joseph and Peter of Rathbawn, Paddy of Moynalty, Rose and Mary of Kells. Thanks also go to Mary Murchan of Moynalty who acquainted us with unrelated McMahons in the locality. Finally, our thanks go to Paul Claffey for his dedicated work on the design and layout of this book. Cover picture shows the former McMahon Farmhouse in Trohanny lovingly restored 2000-2005 by its owners, Joe Bergin (stonemason from Balbriggan, County Dublin) and his wife, Aine McGarry. We are grateful to Aine for the use of the photograph reproduced on the covers of this book. © Patrick McMahon and Eugene McMahon Written and published by Patrick McMahon and Eugene McMahon Gorey Dundas Co. Wexford Ontario Ireland Canada Designed by Paul Claffey Printed and bound in Canada by Ballmedia Corporation February 2008 View over the former McMahon family farm in Trohanny We dedicate this book to our wives, Grania and Anne, without whose support and encouragement we would have been unable to complete this work McMahons of Oriel So dorn dona dubhfuillibh ‘Here is the fist of the dark-blooded’ This is an enhanced version of the MacMahon coat of arms. Ours appears to have been designed with the Normans in mind. Each element in the design symbolises a particular quality or trait of the family portrayed. The Ostrich – Willing obedience and serenity Horseshoe – Good luck and a safeguard against evil spirits Arm Embowed – A person with qualities of leadership Sword – Justice and military honour Fleur-de-lis – Purity, light iv The Authors Patrick McMahon, Eugene McMahon, former Geneticist and former history teacher and union Military Operational president, is married with Analyst, is married to three children. Prior to Grania and has three co-authoring this book, children. Eugene has written chapters on local history Prior to co-authoring this in Vanished Hamilton, book, Patrick lived and Volumes 1 and 2. worked in Sheffield, He also writes fiction and Salisbury and Tonbridge has had a number of short in England. He retired from stories published in the Civil Service in 1997 Ireland’s Own and the and moved back to Ireland Dundas Star. where he now lives with his wife in Gorey, County Eugene and his wife Anne, Wexford. currently divide their time between their homes in Kerry and Canada. v The McMahons of Trohanny Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 5 G7-G9 McMahons 29 1.1 Aims 2 5.1 Peter of Moate 29 5.2 James McMahon and Anne Cahile 29 2 Methods, Sources, Limitations 3 5.3 James McMahon and Rose Cooney 30 2.1 Methods 3 5.4 James McMahon and Catherine Daly 30 2.2 Sources 4 5.5 Other G7 Siblings of James 31 2.3 Limitations 4 5.6 James’s Occupation 31 2.4 Nomenclature 5 6 McMahons of Trohanny 33 3 History of the McMahons 6.1 Maio 33 of Monaghan (Oriel) 7 6.2 Occupation of Maio 35 3.1 12th century 7 6.3 Great Grandfather William (G8) 35 3.2 Eochaidh MacMahon 8 6.3.1 G8 Cousins 38 6.3.2 The Baker McMahons (G9) 38 4 Family Migration 13 6.3.3 1901 Census 41 4.1 The Lower Barony of Kells 13 6.4 Neighbours also called McMahon 41 4.2 From Monaghan 13 6.5 Close Relatives 41 4.3 From Other Areas 15 6.6 Other McMahons of Maio 42 4.4 Robertstown Roger 16 4.5 Possible Monaghan Lineage 17 7 G10 McMahons 43 4.6 Possible Earliest Ancestors in Meath 21 7.1 Patrick’s Family 43 4.7 Kilskyre McMahons 23 7.2 Peter’s Family 45 4.8 Nobber McMahons 24 7.3 The Smiths 46 4.9 Kilbeg McMahons 24 7.4 The Magees 47 4.9.1 G6 William 25 7.5 G9 Joseph’s Family 48 4.9.2 Applotment Record 26 4.9.3 Alleged Williamite 8 G11 and G12 McMahons 49 Connection 26 8.1 G10 Eugene’s Family 49 4.9.4 Applotment Records 8.2 G10 William’s Family 53 for Moynalty 28 8.3 G10 Katie McMahon-Hilliard’s Family 54 8.4 G10 Joseph’s Family 55 8.5 G10 Peter Magee’s Family 56 vi Table of Contents 9 Line of Descent 57 G Kilbeg Parish Records 98 10 Conclusions 59 H Trohanny and Maio Farm 99 10.1 Direct descent 59 H.1 ‘Uncle’ John 99 10.2 Carlanstown Family 60 H.2 Great Grandfather William 100 10.3 Rathbane Family 60 H.3 The Long Case Clock 100 10.4 Current Generations 60 H.4 Documentation 101 H.5 Statement of Probate 101 11 References 61 H.6 Oral History 102 H.7 Pre-famine in Moynalty 102 12 Figures and Tables 63 H.8 The Famine 103 H.9 Family Feud 103 Annexes 67 H.10 Economics of the Time 105 A A.1 Written Records 67 A.2 Generation Mapping 67 I American Relatives 111 A.3 The Database 68 J Anecdotes B Models 76 (as related by Father Paddy) 115 B.1 Age Fit model 76 J.1 The Baker and Other McMahons 116 B.2 Cluster Analysis 77 J.2 Origins 116 J.3. The Rogers 117 C Robertstown 80 J.4 Religion 118 C.1 Castle 80 J.5 Connections and Christian names 118 C.2 Cemetery 80 J.6 Plunkett Connection 119 D G3 and Later McMahons in Kilbeg/Kilskyre 83 K Additional Genealogical Records 120 K.1 Irish Flax Growers of Monaghan, E G3 and Later McMahons in Nobber/Moynalty 86 1796 120 E.1 G3 McMahons (Nobber/Trohanny) 86 K.2 Hearth Money Roll: E.2 McMahons in Moynalty 86 Currin Parish, Dartrey, Monaghan 120 E.3 G7 McMahons and Later 88 L Landlords 122 L.1 Marquis of Headfort 122 F Griffith’s Valuation 93 L.2 Farrell 122 F.1 Kilbeg Land Holdings: 1854 96 L.3 George Radcliff 123 F.2 McMahon Land Holdings in L.4 Barnewall Family 124 Parish of Moynalty: 1854 96 vii The McMahons of Trohanny Table of Contents (continued) M Descendents of G10 Eugene’s Family: 125 Q Socio-Economic Conditions M.1 Patrick’s Family 125 in South Monaghan 163 M.2 Larry’s Family 126 Q.1 Confiscation of MacMahon Lands M.3 Eugene’s Family 127 in Dartrey 163 M.4 Mary’s Family 128 Q.2 Political Unrest on M.5 Brendan’s Family 129 Shirley Estate, 1793 163 Q.3 Insecurity of Tenure on N Descendants of G10 William’s Family130Shirley Estate, 1778 164 N.1 Mary’s Family 130 Q.4 Projected Expiry of Leases N.2 Petie’s Family 131 on Shirley Estate, late 18th century 164 N.3 Rose’s Family 131 Q.5 List of Tenancies on Shirley Estate, 1771 165 N.4 Paddy’s Family 132 Q.6 Description of Rural Poverty O Descendants of G10 Joseph’s onFamily133 Shirley Estate, 1843 165 O.1 Known Descendents 133 Q.7 Subscribers to the O.2 Peter’s Family 133 Troy Bible, 1794 165 P Early History of the McMahons 134 R Reminiscences 167 P.1 Medieval Period 134 R.1 “The Way We Were”: P.1.1 Conditions in Joe McMahon, Rathbawn 167 South Monaghan 137 R.2 Childhood Recollections P.2 The Tudor Period 140 of Patrick McMahon 171 P.3 Elizabethan Era 142 P.4 Stuart Era 146 P.5 The Jacobite Period 151 P.6 The 18th Century 152 P.7 Royal Pedigree of Clann Mac Mathghamhna 154 P.8 Line of Descent 155 viii 1 Introduction Work began on this project in 1976 when Eugene, one of the authors of this book, made a thorough collection of oral material from the then elderly family members as well as an examination of relevant parish records (Reference 1). In 2005, the second author Patrick McMahon, joined the endeavour, concentrating on trying to find more family records, initially using the internet. Despite the paucity of documentary evidence, the one self-evident truth is that we, the McMahons of Trohanny, are descended from a long line of survivors probably going right back to the early inhabitants of this Island (possibly even as far back as 7000 years – maybe even to the Fir Bolg!). Unfortunately, our research has not produced sufficient evidence to prove our irrefutable descent from kings or even minor nobility, a commonly held belief among ancestor hunters, although we do suggest a plausible linkage. In his recent book on Y-chromosome (maleness) inheritance, Professor Sykes claims (Ref. 2) that this may not be as far fetched as one might think; around 1000 AD there were something like 450 kings of one sort or another in Ireland and therefore many people living in Ireland to-day could be descended from at least one of them (a sort of Ghengis Khan effect).
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