THE DUANE FAMILY
OF TIPPERARY TOWN


James Kennedy married Judith Anne Duane 23 February 1800 at St. Michael's parish in Tipperary, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. She was most likely the daughter of Michael Dwan of Tipperary. Witnesses at the wedding were William Duane and Winifred Ryan. William may be Judith's brother.

The later Title Applotment in 1828 in Tipperary town shows only one Dwan: Stephen Dwan in Bohercrow. He was probably a brother of Judith.


Stephen Dwan Tithe Applotment

Stephen Dwan in Tithe Applotment, Tipperary Town, 1828



The early Catholic parish registers for Tipperary town list these Duane families:

Michael Duane and Margaret Ryan had the following children:

William Duan married Mary Finn 20 January 1808 in Tipperary, and had the following children:

Stephen Duan married Mary Doherty 26 Jan 1831 in Tipperary, and had the following children:

Additionally, these marriages were listed in the Tipperary parish register:



The Religious Census of 1766 in Tipperary town lists only one Dwan (Duane): Michael Dwan. Michael is most likely the father of Judith Duane.



It is likely that Michael Dwan and his wife had the following children:


1. Stephen, married Julia Doudle.


2. Honora, born in about 1770 of Tipperary; married Patrick Hoghter 1793 in Tipperary.


*3. Judith Anne, born in about 1780 of Tipperary; married James Kennedy 1800 in Tipperary.


4. Michael, married Margaret Ryan.


5. William, married Mary Finn.


6. Ann, born in about 1785 of Tipperary; married Daniel Haly 1811 in Tipperary.



SOURCES: Tipperary RC parish register; Tithe Applotment for Tipperary; 1766 Religious Census.


Earlier Duanes in Tipperary:
Hearth Tax 1666


In the Hearth Tax of 1666-7, no Duanes are listed in Tipperary town, but one is listed just two miles south of town in the parish of Cordangin:

Cordangintowne
William O'Duane  1 hearth  2 shillings

The hearth tax was a tax based on the number of hearths in a house. It provides a list of heads of household in 1666-7, and the lists have survived for most of County Tipperary. William may be the ancestor of the Duane family found in Tipperary town about one hundred years later.


The name Dwan (Duan, Duane) was fairly numerous in County Tipperary and Limerick. "Recorded in many forms including O'Doyane, O'Duane, O'Downe, Dwane, Dwine, Doane, Dewin, and possibly others, this is an Irish surname. It derives from either of the pre 10th century Gaelic personal names Damhain meaning "fawn"; or Dubhain from "dubh", meaning black." (www.surnamedb.com)

Duan in Penders Census 1659

Dwan in Penders Census of 1659 (www.johngrenham.com)
In a "census" of 1659, 61 inhabitants with the name of Dwan were counted, mainly in the Munster area, in the baronies of Kilnamagh (Tipperary) 15, Iffa and Offa (Tipperary) 13, Cosmore and Cosbride (Waterford) 8, Clonlisk (Offaly) 10, Carbery (Kildare) 9, and Ardmagh (Armagh) 6. It seems likely that the Duanes of Tipperary town are descended from the Duanes of Kilnamagh or Iffa and Offa.