Jennings (Ironpool)
Richard Jenings of Ironpool, parish of Kilconla, barony of Dunmore, county Galway, held an estate of over 1,100 acres, which he advertised for sale in March 1852. Most of the estate was bought by William Ogilvie, who advertised it for sale again in January 1864. In the 1870s George Jennings of Ironpool owned 1,183 acres in county Galway.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironpool | Ironpool | Kilconla | Tuam | Kilshanvy 221 | Dunmore | Galway |
OSI Ref: M355 575
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 39 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Jenings, 30 Mar 1852, Vol 14, MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Ogilvie, 22 Jan 1864, Vol 71, MRGS 39/035, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Pedigree of Jennings of Castlegrove, Ironpool and Lissaleen, c 1220-1885. GO MS 182: 132-136; National Library of Ireland
- Draft pedigrees, abstracts of deeds and other information about Jenings of Ironpool, Co Galway, 1709-1890. GO MS 807: 9; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Ulick Jenings, 2 Apr 1910. GO MS 111a: 32; National Library of Ireland
- Detailed abstracts of wills of members of Jennings family in England, U.S.A. and Ireland, including Jennings of Ballinrobe & Castletown, Co Mayo & Liskenny, Co Galway, 1579-1793. GO MS 141: 207-209; National Library of Ireland
- Jennings History and Miscellaneous Papers, 2 volumes, presented by Michael Newton, 1983; Irish Genealogical Research Society Library
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] : 236
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 296
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tuam Union, 154 (Ogilvie)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 68
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 223
Modern printed sources
- ''Jnl. of the Old Tuam Society'': KIRWAN, Michael. The Jenings Family of Ironpool. (2014), pp.52-54 (originally published in Tuam Herald, 15 October 1904.)