Castlemaquire?

Hi Patti,

I accessed the marriage record for Daniel Leane and Mary Hartigan at the free irishgenealogy.ie website. The residence of Daniel at the time of marriage, while it does look like Castlemaguire is actually Castlemagner. What the marriage record doesn’t tell you is that Castlemagner is located in County Cork.

Before getting to more information about Castlemagner, do you know why Daniel signed the marriage record as “Danl J Leane Junr,” when his father’s first name was Jeremiah?

In any event, a Google Map shows that Castlemagner,Cork, is about 25 miles south of Mary Hartigan’s residence of Gurrane, Limerick. See: https://is.gd/I50QGP

Castelmagner is not only a town, but was also a Civil Parish at the time that Daniel Leane had resided there. I’m not sure if Daniel mentioned Castlemagner as the town he had been living in, or the Civil Parish where had been living when he married Mary Hartigan.

I also uncovered further proof for Daniel’s residence in Castlemagner, but in this instance, the Castlemagner Catholic Parish, which was located in the Civil Parish of Castlemagner. I found the Castlemagner baptism transcriptions and copies of original baptism records for four of his and Mary Hartigan’s children. The surname of the parents Daniel and Mary and the children, is the alternate spelling of “Lane,” rather than Leane.

The baptism transcriptions were accessed at the Find My Past (FMP) website, which is mainly a subscription-based or Pay-As-You-Go website, but does not charge to search Catholic baptisms, marriages, and available church burial transcriptions for all of Ireland for much of the 19th century.

The search engine for the FMP baptism transcriptions can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/jnmqmuv

The search engine for Catholic marriages can be accessed at: http://tinyurl.com/jzylkjy

For Catholic Parish burial transcriptions go to the search engine at: http://tinyurl.com/j9qe5p9

Bear in mind however that not all Catholic Church Parishes in Ireland kept burial records.

Attached to the FMP baptism, marriage, and burial transcriptions are links that take you to copies of the original parish registers held by the National Library of Ireland (NLI) in Dublin.

I haven’t included the full baptism transcriptions to this reply as they are lengthy and are also under copyright. But I have provided links to the transcriptions so that you can see what they look like before accessing copies of the original baptism records for the Lane children at the NLI.

The earliest transcription found at the FMP website was for the baptism of Mary Margaret Lane., who was baptized in the Castlemagner Catholic Church on 9 April 1870. I didn’t find any baptisms for Leane or Lane children before 1870, and am wondering if Daniel and Mary had any children born and baptized from 1866 to 1869. Mary Margaret was baptized four years after the marriage of her parents. The baptism transcription further notes that the residence of the Lane family at the time of the baptism was “G Baha.” More on this location later.

To view the FMP baptism transcription for Mary Margaret Lane, go to: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1731202

Attached to the FMP transcription is a link that takes you to a copy of the original Castlemagner Catholic baptism register where Mary Margaret’s birth is located. Go to: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632795#page/116/mode/1up

You can enlarge the register by means of round icons in the upper center/ right of the screen. The icons are white with green backgrounds. You can also access the full-screen function by clicking on the last icon on the right with the two arrows pointing northeast and southwest.

There are two facing pages to the register. Mary’s baptism is on the right hand page. Scroll down the page until you come to the April 1870 subheading. Mary Margaret’s baptism is the 2nd entry under the April 1870 subheading. The baptism record gives the name of her father as Danl J. Lane, and the name of her mother as Mary Hartigan. Daniel’s middle initial J may stand for Jeremiagh. To the right of Mary’s name is the notation, “G. Baha.” This is the residence of the Lane family at the time of the baptism, but at this point in the research I didn’t know what town the abbreviation G. Baha stood for.

Mary Margaret’s godparents are Jeremiah Lane and Margaret Hartigan. Jeremiah may be Daniel’s brother, while Margaret may be Mary’s sister. To the right of Margaret Hartigan’s name are the initials, “CMC,” which are the initials of the priest who baptized Margaret Mary.

Margaret Lane was baptized after Mary Margaret. Margaret’s baptism took place on 11 June 1871. Her father’s first name in the transcription is not recorded but is represented by a question mark (?). His last name is Lane. Margaret’s mother is Mary Hartigan. The residence of the Lane family at the time of the baptism is, “Garteen.” You can view the FMP transcription at:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1731288

A copy of Margaret’s original baptism record held by the NLI can be accessed at: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632795#page/119/mode/1up

Her baptism is on the right-hand page, 3rd entry below the June 1871 subheading. Her father is recorded as D.J. Lane, her mother as Mary Hartigan. To the right of Mary’s name is the residence of the Lane family. This residence is the town of Gurteenbaha. The godparents are Luke Hartigan and Hannah Keller. Gurteenbaha is actually a reference to the town with the present-day spelling of Gurteenbeha, of which I’ll have more information a little later.

Jeremiah Lane was baptized after Margaret. His baptism took place on 29 September 1872. Once again the name of the town of residence for the Lane family is abbreviated as, “G Baha.” See the FMP transcription for Jeremiah at: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1731351

A copy of Jeremiah’s original baptism record is the first entry at the top of the left-hand register page at: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632795#page/122/mode/1up

The godparents are Daniel Hartigan and Mary Lane. Daniel Hartigan may have been Mary Hartigan’s sister, while Mary Lane may have been Daniel Lane sister. To the extreme righT of Mary Lane’s name are the initials of the priest who baptized Jeremiah. The initials are P.J. W.

The youngest child whose baptism I found at the FMP website is Cornelius Lane. He was baptized on 24 September 1874. His father’s first name is abbreviated as, “Danl,” in the transcription, which you can view at: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1731463

The baptism for Cornelius is located on the right hand register page, 4th entry below the September 1874 subheading at: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632795#page/126/mode/1up

His father is Dan. J. Lane. His other is Mary Hartigan. The residence of the family is Gurteenbaha. The godparents are Jeremiah Lane and Annie Lane. The initials of the priest who baptized Cornelius are P. I. D.

A Google Map shows that Gurteenbeha is only 2.3 miles southwest of Castlemagner: https://is.gd/GwEUKY

For a Google Street View of Gurteenbeha, see: https://is.gd/IMi82x

I also found the town of Gurteenbeha on an Ordnance Survey Map from the 1837 to 1842 time period. The map comes from the GeoHive website link, which you can view at: http://bit.ly/2QO83R9

If the Menu window is open once you get to the map, make sure to close the menu so that you can view the full map of Gurteenbeha.

The spelling of this town in the Irish language is Goirtín Beathach, which means “Little Field of the Birches.”

Concerning the Castlemagner Catholic Church, an Ordnance Survey Map from the 1837 to 1842 time period shows that the “Castlemagner R.C. Chapel,” is actually located in the townland of Lisduggan South, which borders Castlemagner on the west/southwest. You can view the map from the GeoHive website at: http://bit.ly/39ta4ur

For a larger image of the Castlemagner R.C. Chapel go to: http://bit.ly/2ZZhC3O

The Castlemagner Catholic Church is called St. Mary’s. According to information at the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website, St. Mary’s was constructed in 1880, which means the Lane children would not have been baptized in the present church structure, as they were baptized between 1870 and 1874. See a description of the architectural details of the church as well as a slide show of exterior and interior views of the church at: https://is.gd/vQP3AN

A map of St. Mary’s Church in Lisduggan South from the Buildings of Ireland website shows that the present day location of the church appears to be on the same site, or near the same site as the location of R.C. Chapel found in the 1837 to 1842 Ordnance Survey Map. See: http://webgis.buildingsofireland.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?REG_NO=20902317

The church on the map is indicated by the red dot enclosed in a black circle

For a Google Street View of St. Mary’s Church see: https://is.gd/ckvjOy

You can see the different shape of St. Mary’s Church on another Ordnance Survey Map from the 1888 to 1913 time period. Also, if you compare the two Ordnance Survey Maps from 1837 to 1842 and 1888 to 1913, you’ll see the newer church is located slightly to the north of the old church. See 1888 to 1913 Ordnance Survey Map from GeoHive at: http://bit.ly/39Ercxs

CIVIL REGISTRATION BIRTH RECORDS

Using the baptism records for the Lane children as a guide, I next looked for the civil registration birth records for the four children of Daniel Leane or Lane and Mary Hartigan. Just to recap, the names and baptism years of the children are:

Mary Margaret Lane, 1870
Margaret Lane, 1871
Jeremiah Lane, 1872
Cornelius Lane, 1874
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I looked for the birth records of the children at the free irishgenealogy.ie website, and uncovered all four of them. Each birth record is attached to this reply. All the birth records record the surname of the children as “Lane,” rather than Leane.

Mary Margaret Lane was born in “Gurteenbeagh,” Castlemagner on 5 April 1870. The birth record shows her father is Daniel Lane, whose residence is Gurteenbeagh and whose occupation is “Gentleman.” Mary’s mother is Mary Lane, formerly Hartigan. Daniel Lane reported the birth to the local registrar, whose name appears to be Charles J. Curtin. The registrar recorded Mary Margaret’s birth in the Kanturk, County Cork Registration District on 14 April 1870. Mary Margaret’s birth can be found at Number 353 on the birth register.

Next, Margaret Lane was born in Gurteenbeagh, Castlemagner, on 9 July 1871. Her father is Daniel Lane, whose residence is Gurteenbeagh. His occupation is Gentleman. Mary Lane, formerly Hartigan, is Margaret’s mother. Daniel reported the birth to the local registrar Charles Curtin, who recorded the birth in the Kanturk Registration District on 24 August 1871. Margaret’s birth is at Number 259 in the attached birth register.

Jeremiah Michael Lane was born in Gurteenbeagh, Castlemagner, on 26 September 1872. His father is Daniel Jeremiah Lane, a Gentleman residing in Gurteenbeagh. Jeremiah Michael’s mother is Mary Lane, formerly Hartigan. Danl Lane reported the birth to the local registrar, Charles J. Curtin who recorded the birth in the Kanturk Registration District on 17 October 1872. Jeremiah’s birth is Number 66 in the birth register.

Cornelius Lane was born in “Gurteenbaha” on 22 September 1874. His father is Daniel Lane, a Farmer, residing in Gurteenbaha. His mother is Mary Lane, formerly Hartigan. Daniel reported the birth to the local registrar, whose name appears to be P. Wigmore. He recorded the birth in the Kanturk Registration District on 17 October 1874. The birth is Number 94 in the register, which is the last entry in the register.

THE 1901 AND 1911 CENSUS RETURNS

I now wanted to see if I could find Daniel and Mary Lane and any of their adult children in the 1901 and 1911 Irish census returns. The 1901 census was enumerated on the night of 31 March of that year. I specifically wanted to see if the family were still living in Gurteenbeha. The search for the census returns was conducted at the free National Archives of Ireland website at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

The 1901 census shows that Daniel J. Lane is a 69 year old widower who was a farmer, who could read and write, who could speak both Irish and English, and who was born in County Cork. The address is house 3, Gurteenbeha, DED of Castlemagner, County Cork. House 3 is not the street number of the house, but the number on the census form. The initials DED stand for “District Electoral Division.” In this case Castlemagner was the DED for Gurteenbeha. Two of Daniel’s children and three servants were in the household with him. The oldest child is 28 year old Mary M. Lane, a Housekeeper born in County Cork. She could read and write, and was not married.

The other adult child is 25 year old Cornelius Lane, a farmer’s son born in County Cork. He could read and write. He was single.

One of the servants is 70 year old Jeremiah Cronin, born in County Cork. He was a farm Labourer who could not read and write but who could speak Irish and English. He is shown to be married but his wife is not in the Lane household with him.

The second servant is 20 year old Michael Dinan, a Farm Labourer born in County Cork who could read and write and who was not married.

The third servant in the Lane household is 18 year old Mary Lane, a Dairy Maid born in County Cork. She could read and write and was not married.

You can access a transcription of the 1901 census at the National Archives of Ireland link at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Castlemagner/Gurt…

Once at the transcription make sure you check the box that states, “Show all information,” to view the full census page.

You can also access a copy of the original 1901 census for the Lane household at the National Archives link at:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000579011/

In the bottom right corner of the census form you’ll see the signature of Daniel J. Lane. To the left of his signature is the name William Connor. He was the constable who collected the census from Daniel.

The 1901 census shows that Daniel Lane is a widower, which means his wife Mary would have died between the birth of Cornelius in 1874 and the year 1901. I went back to the irishgenealogy.ie website where I found Mary’s death record, which is attached. The death record shows that Mary died in Gurteenbeha on 30 January 1898. At the time of death she was 65 years old and married. She is listed as a “Farmer’s Wife.” She died of “Gastro Enteritis, 2 days.” The person who was present at the death and who reportd the death to the local Registrar was her son Cornelius, whose residence was Gurteenbeha. The local registrar, whose initials appear to be P.I., and whose last name is O’Leary, recorded the death in the Kanturk Registration District on 17 December 1898. Mary’s death is Number 105 in the register. In the left margin of the register near Mary’s name is the notation, “Error in Copy Only.” This may refer to the Registrar having first written that the death had occurred on 13 January, which is crossed through, instead of 30 January. But I’m not sure why the registrar recorded the death almost a year after Mary died.

I didn’t find Daniel Lane in the 1911 census, but I did locate his 36 year old son Cornelius H. Lane, and his wife, 40 year old Julia, and their four children in house 4, Gurteenbeha, Castlemagner, County Cork. You can view a transcription of the Lane family in the 1911 census at the National Archives of Ireland link at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Castlemagner/Gurt…

Once the census downloads click on “Show all information,” to view the full transcription.

You’ll see that also in the household is a boarder and two servants. Everyone in the household was born in County Cork. Daniel is shown to be a Farmer who could read and write. His wife Julia could also read and write. On the census line for Julia are the numbers, 8, 4, and 4. These number man that she and Cornelius, as of 2 April 1911, when the census was enumerated, had been married for 8 years, and that in that time had 4 children, with all four children still living.

The oldest child is 7 year old Mary, a “Scholar,” who could read and write. Scholar in this instance means she was a student. She is followed by 5 year old Daniel Joseph, then 3 year old Annie. The youngest child is 1 year old Ethel. The boarder in the household is 80 year old Bridget Corkery, a widow who could read and write. The two farm servants in the household are 28 year old Abbey Lane and 25 year old Denis Sullivan. Both could read and write and both were single. Abbey Lane was likely related to Cornelius.

To view a copy of the original 1911 census for the family of Cornelius and Julia Lane, go to the National Archives link at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001940048/

In the lower right corner of the census is the signature of Cornelius H. Lane. The constable who collected the census was Thomas McDonnell.

Both the 1901 and 1911 census enumerations show the Lane families had servants in the household, which is an indication that the family had been well off compared to many other farmers who could not afford to pay servants.

The 1911 census shows that Cornelius and Julia Lane had been married for 8 years, placing their year of marriage circa 1903. I looked for their marriage record at the irishgenealogy.ie website and found it. Cornelius H. Lane and Julia Horgan were married in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Cork City, on February 19, 1903. Both were of “full age,” when they married, and both were previously single, as Cornelius is recorded as a Bachelor and Julia as a Spinster. Cornelius’s occupation was Farmer. His residence at the time of marriage was “Gurteentooka,” Banteer. Gurteentooka must be a reference to Gurteenbeha, as Gurteenbeha is only 2.9 miles northeast of Banteer. See the Google Map at: https://is.gd/C8nKUs

The marriage record also shows that Cornelius’s father is Daniel J. Lane, a farmer.

No occupation is recorded for Julia. Her residence at the time of marriage was Ballydaly, which according to a Google Map is 15.4 miles southwest of Gurteenbeha by the shortest route. See: https://is.gd/K2wh5M

Julia’s father is Mat Horgan, a farmer. The priest who married Cornelius and Julia was James Scanlon, of Millstreet, County Cork. The witnesses were Patrick Lane and Mary M. Lane. who likely were related to Cornelius. Mary M. Lane may have been his sister Mary Margaret. The marriage for Cornelius and Julia is Number 92 in the marriage register, which is attached to this reply.

For Google Map of Saints Peter and Paul Church in Cork City, go to: https://is.gd/tVhC9I

For a Google Street View of the church go to: https://is.gd/tuX5St

You can also view the “R.C. Ch.” (Saints Peter and Paul Church) on an Ordnance Survey Map of Cork City from the 1888 to 1913 time period at the GeoHive website link at: http://bit.ly/35qLUxa

I next wanted to find Daniel Lane’s death certificate. He would have died between 1901 and 1911. I went back to the irishgenealogy.ie website where I located Daniel’s death record, showing he died in Gurteenbeha on 23 August 1901. At the time of death he was a 70 year old widower who had been a farmer. The cause of death was “Cardiac disease some years. Syncope, Certified.” Syncope is associated with low blood pressure in which one of the symptoms is passing out. The person who was present at the death, and who reported the death to the local registrar was Daniel’s son “Jer,” that is Jeremiah Lane. Jeremiah’s residence was Coolnahane. The registrar, P.I. O’Leary recorded Daniel’s death in the Kanturk Registration District on 26 October 1901. The death is Number 103 in the attached death register.

The 1901 census shows that Daniel Lane was 69 years old, while his 1901 death, which took place 5 months later, shows he was 70 years old. This places Daniel’s birth circa 1831-1832. The Castlemagner Catholic baptisms, according to the National Library of Ireland, commence on 7 May 1832 and continue until 26 December 1880. Marriages begin on 8 May 1832 and end on 12 October 1880. You can see the availability of the Castlemagner parish registers, as well as view a map of the Castlemagner Catholic Parish at the National Library of Ireland link at: https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0029

With the information that the Castlemagner baptisms begin in 1832, I looked for Daniel’s Castlemagner baptism record. His marriage shows that his father was Jeremiah. I looked for Daniel’s baptism under the names Leane and Lane, but didn’t find it. He may have been baptized before 7 May 1832, or he may have been baptized in another County Cork Catholic Parish church. But I did find the baptism records of two children named Lane who may have been Daniel’s siblings. These are Cornelius Lane, baptized in the Castlemagner Catholic Church in 1838 and Ellen Lane, baptized in 1848. The father for both children is Jerry, or Jeremiah, the mother is Mary Coghlan or Coughan. The residence of the Lanes in both baptisms is “Gurteenbaha.”

The 25 September 1838 FMP baptism transcription for Cornelius can be viewed at: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1728561

A copy of the original Castlemagner baptism entry for Cornelius Lane is the 3rd entry up from the bottom of the right hand register page at: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632795#page/30/mode/1up

The godparents are Andrew Daly and Ellen Coghlan. The name of the residence for the Lane family is recorded as, “Gurteen Baha,” rather than Gurteenbaha.

The 8 February 1848 FMP baptism transcription for Ellen Lane can be viewed at:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1729701

A copy of Ellen’s original baptism is the 2nd entry up from the bottom of the right hand register page at: https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000632795#page/64/mode/1up

Ellen’s godparents are Daniel Coughlan and Maria Lane.

Once again, I don’t know if Cornelius and Ellen Lane were Daniel Lane’s siblings, though it is possible they were.

IRISH LAND RECORDS

Two major land surveys were conducted in Ireland during the 19th century. These are the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffiths Valuation. I’ll start with the Tithe Applotment Books, which you can search for free at the National Archives of Ireland website at:http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp

For an explanation about what the Tithe Applotment Books were, go to the following links from the National Archives or Ireland:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/about.jsp
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp

The above information shows that the Tithe Applotments were conducted in Ireland between 1823 and 1837. Your Daniel Leane or Lane would have been too young to have been enumerated in the Tithes, but his father would not have been too young, and so I searched for Jeremiah Leane or Lane leasing property in the Castlemagner Civil Parish.

I found one entry for a Jeremiah Lane and one entry for a Daniel Lane leasing property in the townland of Coolnahane, Civil Parish of Castlemagner

No year for the Tithe record is given in the indexes for the Lanes in Coolnahane. You can view the indexes at:
https://is.gd/1hYJoy

The names in the Tithe index are highlighted in blue. Click on the first name or last name of either Daniel or Jeremiah and you will be brought to copies of the original Tithe entries which record the amount of land they leased, as well as the quality of the land, and the land value. In the Tithe record Jeremiah is at Number 100, while Daniel is at Number 101. The person in the Tithe record at Number 99 is Patk Coghlan, who may have been related to Jeremiah’s wife, Mary Coghlan.

If you recall from the 1901 death record for Daniel Lane, his son Jeremiah, who was present at the death, was from the town of Coolnahane, and so there is a Lane connection to that town as well as to the town Gurteenbeha in County Cork.

The Ordnance Survey Map from the 1837 to 1842 time period shows that Gurteenbeha and Coolnahane border one another: http://bit.ly/2sCCYaR

I next looked for Jeremiah and Daniel Lane in the Irish property tax record called Griffiths Valuation, which was enumerated in the 32 counties of Ireland between 1847 and 1864. The valuation for the Castlemagner Civil Parish and the townlands in the parish, was completed by the year 1852.

Unlike a census, Griffiths Valuation did not enumerate individual members of a family, such as husband, wife, and children in a household residence. Those named in the valuation were individuals who paid to lease property, such as land, houses, and outbuildings. Each person who paid to lease the property was called an “Occupier.” The other person listed in Griffiths Valuation was the person who owned the property, or who worked as the middleman for the owner. This person was called the “Immediate Lessor.”

You can access Griffiths Valuation transcriptions and original copies for free at the askaboutireland website link at: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml

I actually found Jeremiah and a Daniel “Leane” in Griffiths Valuation, recorded as both Occupiers and Immediate Lessors in the townland of Coolnahane, where they had been leasing property in the Tithe Applotment Books. Earlier, you saw in the Ordnance Survey Map that Coolnahane and Gurteenbeha border one another.

Below is the Griffiths Valuation transcription for Jeremiah Leane:

No. and Letters of Reference to Map: 1a
Civil Parish: Castlemagner
Townland: Coolnahane
Occupier: Jeremiah Leane
Immediate Lessor: Viscount Lismore
Description of Tenement: House, office, and land
Area of Land: 211 Acres, 2 Roods, 34 Perches
Rateable Annual Valuation of Land: 131 Pounds
Rateable Annual Valuation of Buildings: 10 Pounds
Total Annual Valuation of Rateable Property: 141 Pounds
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Griffiths Valuation shows that Jeremiah Leane leased a house, offices and land in Coolnhane from an Immediate Lessor named the Viscount Lismore, who actually owned the property. Viscount Lismore’s actual name was Cornelius O’Callaghan. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_O%27Callaghan,_1st_Viscount_Lis…

The land the Jeremiah leased was extensive at over 211 acres and valued at 131 Pounds. The house and offices were valued at 10 Pounds. The total valuation of the land, house, and offices was 141 Pounds. Jeremiah would have paid a percentage of the value of the property toward the tax.

An Office in a Griffiths Valuation record could be any type of outbuilding, such as a barn, stable, blacksmith shop, piggery, etc. The Map reference Number (1a) at the beginning of the Griffiths Valuation record denotes the location of Jeremiah’s lease on an Ordnance Survey Map from the time period. The Ordnance Survey Maps accompanying Griffiths Valuation are much the same as the Ordnance Survey Maps from the 1837 to 1841 time period that you’ve seen earlier from the GeoHive website, with the difference being the maps from GeoHive do not have the Griffiths Valuation map reference number recorded on them.

The following is a Griffiths Valuation entry for Timothy Cronin at Map Reference 1b, who leased a house and small garden, but no land in Coolnahane. He made have been a tradesman instead of a farmer. The Immediate Lessor is Jeremiah Leane, who in this case acted as the middleman collecting the rent from Timothy for the Viscount Lismore.

No. and Letters of Reference to Map: 1b
Civil Parish: Castlemagner
Townland: Coolnahane
Occupier: Timothy Cronin
Immediate Lessor: Jeremiah Leane
Description of Tenement: House & small garden
Area of Land: -
Rateable Annual Valuation of Land: -
Rateable Annual Valuation of Buildings: 6 Shillings
Total Annual Valuation of Rateable Property: 6 Shillings
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Next Daniel Leane leased over 100 acres of land valued at 73 Pounds and a house and offices valued at 5 Pounds from the Viscount Lismore at Map Reference 5a in Coolnahane. The total valuation for the property that Daniel Leased was 78 Pounds. He may have been the same Daniel Leane found in the Tithe Applotment Books, or it is possible he was Jeremiah’s son Daniel:

No. and Letters of Reference to Map: 5a
Civil Parish: Castlemagner
Townland: Coolnahane
Occupier: Daniel Leane
Immediate Lessor: Viscount Lismore
Description of Tenement: House, offices, & land
Area of Land: 100 Acres, 0 Roods, 19 Perches
Rateable Annual Valuation of Land: 73 Pounds
Rateable Annual Valuation of Buildings: 5 Pounds
Total Annual Valuation of Rateable Property: 78 Pounds
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At Map Reference 5b Daniel Leane was the Immediate Lessor for a house valued at 6 Shillings leased by Thomas McAuliffe:

No. and Letters of Reference to Map: 5b
Civil Parish: Castlemagner
Townland: Coolnahane
Occupier: Thomas McAuliffe
Immediate Lessor: Daniel Leane
Description of Tenement: House
Area of Land: -
Rateable Annual Valuation of Land: -
Rateable Annual Valuation of Buildings: 6 Shillings
Total Annual Valuation of Rateable Property: 6 Shillings
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Daniel Leane was also the Immediate Lessor for an unoccupied house at Map Reference 6c in Coolnahane. The value of the house was 8 Shillings which I believe Lord Viscount would have paid a percentage of the value toward the tax:

No. and Letters of Reference to Map: 6c
Civil Parish: Castlemagner
Townland: Coolnahane
Occupier: Unoccupied
Immediate Lessor: Same
Description of Tenement: House
Area of Land: -
Rateable Annual Valuation of Land: -
Rateable Annual Valuation of Buildings: 8 Shillings
Total Annual Valuation of Rateable Property: 8 Shillings
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There are 14 people recorded in Coolnahane as leasing property, including Viscount Lismore, who farmed over 22 acres of land valued at 18 Pounds and 10 Shillings, while his house and offices were worth 10 Pounds, for a total value of 10 Pounds and 10 Shillings. This property is at Map Reference 6a. Of the 14 Occupiers in Coolnahane, Jeremiah and Daniel Leane had leased the most land.

I next accessed the Ordnance Survey Map accompanying the Griffiths Valuation records for Coolnahane, and found Map Reference1, but not 1a. Map Reference 1 may actually refer to 1a. I have never been able to link or attach the Griffiths Valuation maps from the askaboutireland website, and so I have to go back to the GeoHive map for Coolnahane. You can view an enlarged version of the map at: http://bit.ly/36eAJsM

The prominent feature on the enlarged map is the Coolnahane House. This house and all the land you see bordered by the red boundary line to the right, and the road to the left, is Map Reference 1. I am surmising that Coolnahane House was the residence of the Viscount Lismore, and that Jeremiah Lane had possibly lived on the property, overseeing the place.

I also found Map Reference 5, but not 5a on the Griffiths Valuation map from the askaboutireland website. You can view a similar Ordnance Survey Map from the 1837 to 1842 time period of this section of Coolnahnae where I believe Daniel Lane leased his property. Map reference 5 is the area where Bridgview Cottage is located on the map from GeoHive at: http://bit.ly/37u1klX

I located further evidence that Coolnahane, along with Gurteenbeha, was one of the ancestral townlands for your Leane/Lane ancestors and/or collateral ancestral lines. This evidence comes once again from the 1901 and 1911 census returns. Three different Lane household were enumerated in Coolnahane in the 1901 census. One of these household is headed by 26 year old farmer, Jeremiah M. Lane at census house 1, Coolnahane, Castlemagner. This would be the same “Jerh M. Lane” who is named as the informant in his father Daniel’s 1901 death cert. The death cert, if you recall, notes that Jeremiah’s residence was Coolnahane. In the household with Jeremiah is his 27 year old sister Margaret M Lane, who was a housekeeper, and his uncle, retired farmer 66 year old Patrick J. Lane. Patrick J. Lane would be Daniel’s brother. There are also four servants in the household. You can view a transcription of the Lane household in the 1901 census at the following National Archives of Ireland link: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Castlemagner/Cool…

To access a copy of the original 1901 census for the Jeremiah Lane household, go to: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000578999/

At census house 3.2 in Coolnhane is 66 year old retired farmer Jeremiah Lane. He may have been Daniel and Patrick’s brother. He is the only member of the household. He is also not married.

You can view his 1901 census transcription at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Castlemagner/Cool…

At census house 4 in Coolnahane is the household of 64 year old John Lane and his 50 year old wife Margaret. In the household with them are their four daughters, 22 year old Hannah; 20 year old Mary; 17 year old Ellen; and 15 year old Margaret. The 1901 census for the household of John and Margaret Lane can be viewed at:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Castlemagner/Cool…

A copy of the original 1901 census for the household of John and Margaret Lane accessed at:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000579003/

In the 1911 census for Coolnahane, Castlemagner, in census house 2, you’ll find 49 year old Annie Lane residing in the household of her brother-in-law, 50 year old Cornelius Coghlan and his wife, 40 year old Elizabeth. Elizabeth would be Annie’s sister: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Castlemagner/Cool…

A copy of the original 1911 census for the Coghlan household can be seen at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001940025/

Also in the 1911 census in Coolnahane, 74 year old widower John Lane is residing in the household of his son-in-law, 33 year old John O’Connell in census house 3. John O’Connell’s 32 year old wife Ann would be John Lane’s daughter. See: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Castlemagner/Cool…

A copy of the original 1911 census for the John and Ann Lane household in Coolnahane can be found at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001940027/

This census is another example of the Lane/Coghlan connection.

In census house 7, Coolnahane, Castlemagner, resides 38 year old Jeremiah M. Lane, and three servants. Jeremiah would be Daniel Lane’s son. Not in the household with Jeremiah in the 1911 census is his sister Margaret M. Lane, who was in the household with her brother in the 1901 census: See the 1911 census transcription at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Castlemagner/Cool…

To view a copy of the original 1911 census for the household of Jeremiah Lane go to:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001940033/

Kind Regards,

Dave Boylan