Landed Estates
University of Galway

Healy (Manusmore)

In the late 18th century the Healy family were located in the Newmarket on Fergus area of county Clare. In 1821 they secured a long lease of more than 500 acres of Manusmore, parish of Clareabbey, barony of Islands, from Colonel George Wyndham. They subsequently bought other grazing farms in the locality and caused some agarian unrest in the locality. Power describes the Healys as enterprising and progressive farmers. By the time of Griffith's Valuation two Healy brothers Terence and James held 2 houses and almost 900 acres from Colonel George Wyndham at Manusmore. Terence occupied the main house known as Manus House and James lived at Manus South or Manus Beg. Following the death of Terence Healy in 1862 his family disposed of their interest but James Healy and his descendants remained on their farms until the 1930s when it was taken over by the Land Commission. In the 1870s Dr F. Healy of Newmarket on Fergus owned 827 acres in county Clare and 79 acres in county Kerry.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Manus House Manusmore Clareabbey Ennis Doora 32 Islands Clare OSI Ref: R372 731
OS Sheet: 42
Discovery map: 58
Manus South House Manusmore Clareabbey Ennis Doora 32 Islands Clare OSI Ref: R376 721
OS Sheet: 42
Discovery map: 58

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