History of Clonmel by Rev. William P. Burke published 1907 Poll Money
returns of 1660, which are listed below. Approximately 800 men and women
and their occupations in all. The following excerpt will provide some
background to effects of the Cromwellian War on the inhabitants.
"Alone perhaps in the case of Clonmel, we are able to judge how
far the Cromwellian Settlement was carried out in the towns of Ireland.
The Poll Money Returns for 1661, still existing, afford a detailed
picture of the place in that year... The Irish were still in an
overwhelming majority though reduced to utter impotence, social and
municipal. All merchants, shopkeepers and artizans of the birth of
Ireland, such as had escaped Connaght or the Barbadoes, were banished
outside the walls... Two exceptions Edward Comerford of Bridge St, who
imported Spanish wines and Walter Brennock an Apothecary in High St.
Servants, domestics and unskilled laboreres were suffered to
remain."
I am making no changes to the transcription regards spelling or
capitalization. L for pounds s for shillings. Quite a number of
"Juan' forenames for women. I'm presuming that the following people
would have been outside the city walls and Catholic for the most part.
