Lanes in Ireland have been around for over 350 years in Ireland see some of the
Hearth Money Rolls 1660’s in
http://www.billmacafee.comcolumn headings
Record No. No. in Barony List County Barony Parish Townland (Modern Spelling) Townland as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls Forename as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls Surname as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls Surname [Standardised]
17812 1424 Antrim Massereene Upper Magheramesk Trummery Unnamed Allex Leane Lane
17814 1426 Antrim Massereene Upper Magheramesk Trummery Unnamed Mc O Leane Lane
13915 306 Antrim Belfast Upper Shankill Town of Belfast Parish of Belfast John Leane Lane
1950 802 Donegal Inishowen East Donagh Carrowreagh Carowreagh Bryan o'Lane Lane
4446 2418 L'Derry Loughinsholin Artrea Moneymore Part of Moneymore town Elizabeth Lane Lane
2697 669 L'Derry Keenaght Tamlaght Finlagan Ballykelly Ballykelly Captain Nicholas Lane Lane
as to their religious beliefs, remember some irish have changed their denomination probably in as many years
1823-1838 The Tithe Applotment Books
the distribution of many Lane but not all by any means
17 entries in the Six counties
http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/443 Lane entries in the twenty-six counties see
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/these include
Lane George Caherdrinny Glanworth Cork 1825
Lane William Caherdrinny Glanworth Cork 1825
Lane Patk Glanworth Glanworth Cork 1825
Lane Michael Ballindangan Castleterry Ballydeloughy Cork 1825
good luck onwards