Perceval
The Perceval family succeeded to lands in Sligo in the mid 17th when George Perceval married Mary Crofton, heiress to the Templehouse estate. (c.1669). The property has been occupied by the family almost continuously since, except for a period in the mid 19th century when it was sold to the Hall-Dare estate but was later bought back. In 1906 the representatives of Alexander Perceval were recorded as the occupiers of property at Templehouse Demesne including a mansion house. The Congested Districts Board later acquired over 3200 acres of the estate. Temple House is now a guest house. See http://www.templehouse.ie/ Through a mid 18th century marriage with a member of the Carleton family the Percevals were also co owners of estates in counties Fermanagh and Tyrone. Philip Perceval of London is recorded as the owner of 987 acres in county Fermanagh, 429 acres in county Tyrone and 1,339 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Alexander Percival held at least three townlands in the parish of Clonoulty, barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, county Tipperary, in the mid 19th century. http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__templehouse_papers_mic597.pdf
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple House | Temple House Demesne | Kilvarnet | Tobercurry | Temple 77 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G618185
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Greyfort | Lislea | Cloonoghill | Tobercurry | Owenmore 76 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G605161
OS Sheet: 32 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Somerton | Rathbaun | Kilvarnet | Tobercurry | Temple 77 | Leyny | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G628195
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Larkhill | Quarryfield | Cloonoghil | Tobercurry | Kilturra 81 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G588107
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Quarryfield | Quarryfield | Clonoghil | Tobercurry | Kilturra 81 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G598100
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Thornhill (Ballinacarrow) | Ballynacarrow North | Kilvarnet | Tobercurry | Temple 77 | Leyny | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G639218
OS Sheet: 26 Discovery map: 25 |
Archival sources
- 1759-1994, family & estate correspondence & papers. Contact Public Record Office, NI. http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__templehouse_papers_mic597.pdf; Private Possession
- Estate Rentals,1881-1903, Estates Collection, Vol 4; Sligo County Library
- Perceval Estate Accounts, 1902-3. Estates Vol I. ; Sligo County Library
- Solicitors' papers re Perceval estates in Cos Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone and Fermanagh, 1795-1902. Private Accessions No. 1122/3/3; National Archives of Ireland
- A map of Temple House, the demesne of Col Alexander Perceval, Co Sligo, by Daniel McKim, 1819. Accession No. 1180/11 (1); National Archives of Ireland
- Temple House photographs & press cuttings. 016/023.; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 365
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 168, 323
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tobercurry Union 8 (Greyfield), 91 (Temple House)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II 218
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol II 262
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 369
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 224
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 397.
- McPARLAN, James. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Sligo'' (Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802). : 9.
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxiii, 72 (Temple House)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 395 (Temple-House)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 557
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 271
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 946-948.
- NATIONAL INVENTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. ''An introduction to the architectural heritage of county Sligo''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 2007. : 76-79.
- ''Corran Herald'': PERCEVAL, Sandy. Temple House. XXVIII (1995), 30-31.
- ''Corran Herald'': DUFFY, P.J. The Congested Districts Board (including list of lands acquired in county Sligo under the Wyndham Act). XXXIV (2001-2002), 6-7.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 379-380 (Larkhill), 414-415 (Quarryfield), 450-451 (Somerton), 465-467 (Temple House), 470-471(Thornhill)
- ''Weekly Irish Times'': 16 July 1938 Temple House