Borough
The townland of Querrin, parish and barony of Moyarta, county Clare, was granted to Anthony Hickman and Richard Freeman in 1712. A house was built in the Dutch style by the Van Hogart family in the 18th century. Katherine, daughter of Anthony Hickman of Ballykett, had married Edward Van Hogart. By the mid 19th century Randal W. Borough was in possession of two townlands in the parish of Moyarta and was residing at Querrin which was valued at £3.10 shillings. His estate was held by the Court of Chancery and was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates' Court in November 1856. The sale included Querrin House and 1,349 acres. The Freeman's Journal reported that the purchasers were Messers. O'Brien and Chambers. In the 1870s the representatives of Robert Borough of Cappagh owned 1,125 acres and Randal W. Borough owned 569 acres in county Clare.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Querrin | Querrin | Moyarta | Kilrush | Querrin 92 | Moyarta | Clare |
OSI Ref: Q925 542
OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 63 |
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| Cappagh Lodge | Ballynote West | Kilrush | Kilrush | Kilrush Rural 102 | Moyarta | Clare |
OSI Ref: Q990 536
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 63 |
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| Querrin Lodge | Querrin | Moyarta | Kilrush | Querrin 92 | Moyarta | Clare |
OSI Ref: Q921549
OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 63 |
Archival sources
- Pedigree of Bonheran also Desherbiers, later Borough of cities of Dublin & Limerick & Basildon Park, Berkshire, Bts, & of Querin & Cappagh Lodge, Kilrush, c 1680-1879. GO MS 113: 471-475; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of arms to Richard Borough & other descendants of his father Richard Borough of city of Limerick & of Querin, son of Elias Borough DD (formerly Bonherault of France) 15 Sept 1813. GO MS 106: 55; National Library of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (Dunboyne), Borough, 11 Nov 1856, Vol 9, 1-36; James Hardiman Library, University of Galway
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Borough, 11 Nov 1856, Vol 42 (22), MRGS 39/020, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court rental, Margaret Borough, no date. E.J. French solicitor's collection, Small Accessions Index 8, LEC 107; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kilrush Union, 115 (Querrin),
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 87 (Cappa), 324 (Querin)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 401 (Querrin)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 107
- 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] : 46
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 221
Modern printed sources
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 57, 219
- ''The Other Clare'': WRIGHT, Margaret M. Correspondence - The Borough Family of Querrin. IX (1985), 41
- ''Freeman's Journal'': Encumbered Estates Court sale reports, 12 November 1856, p.3