Gentleman
Goodman Gentleman, of Ballyhorgan, Listowel, was the owner of over 700 acres in county Kerry in the 1870s. Robert G. Gentleman owned 265 acres of untenanted demesne at Ballyhorgan in 1906. Burke traces this family from a George Gentleman who was resident at Lixnaw. The family were connected with north Kerry since the late seventeenth century.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhorgan South | Ballyhorgan South | Dysert | Listowel | Ballyhorgan | Clanmaurice | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q924296
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 71 |
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| Mountcoal | Mountcoal | Kilshenane | Listowel | Rathea | Clanmaurice | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q968281
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 71 |
Archival sources
- Copy of grant of arms to descendents of Francis Gentleman of Ballyhorgan and to his grandson, Goodman Gentleman, 1860. Genealogical Office Ms.108, 314-5. ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 142
- 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] : 179
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 257 (Ballyhorgan), 259 (Mountcoal)