Thompson (Trughanacmy)
In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books mention Peter Thompson as a sub-lessee of Sir Edward Denny's estate in the barony of Trughanacmy. Robert A. Thompson was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Annagh, barony of Trughanacmy, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Mildred Thompson was the proprietor of over 1300 acres in county Kerry in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caherwisheen | Caherwisheen/Caherweesheen | Annagh | Tralee | Ballyseedy | Trughanacmy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q843122
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 71 |
|
| Ballyard (Thompson) | Ballyard | Annagh | Tralee | Tralee Rural | Trughanacmy | Kerry |
OSI Ref:
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 71 |
Archival sources
- Pedigree of Thompson of Clonskeagh Castle, Dublin, counties Longford, Meath, King's County & of Castleisland, county Kerry,c.1700-1854. Genealogical Office Ms.178, 60-70. ; National Library of Ireland
- Rowan Collection: Legal papers & some accounts relating to the Chute, Hickson, Thompson and Wilson families in county Kerry, 1687-1845. Ms. 20,609. ; National Library of Ireland
- Rowan Collection: miscellaneous accounts of Rev. Arthur Blennerhassett, members of Thompson family and associated correspondence, 1838-1861. Ms.20,613. ; National Library of Ireland
- Rowan papers: Conveyance by Martha Thompson of dwelling house & premises at Castle Street, Tralee, to William Reed, 1851. D.26,709. ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Trughanacmy Barony: 2 (Caherwisheen & Ballyard)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents,'' 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 75.
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS County Kerry: Vol.I, Ballynahaglish Parish, 272.