Collis
The Collis family seem to have become established in county Kerry after the Cromwellian settlement and rose to prominence in the county as a number of them served as High Sheriff. The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that Stephen Collis acted as agent for the Earls of Listowel. In the 1870s the estate of Stephen Collis of Tierclea, Tarbert amounted to over 3500 acres. The estate of William Collis, of Lismore, barony of Trughanacmy, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court, in May 1851. A further 299 acres of Collis lands in the same barony were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in April 1871. In 1863, part of the estate of John Collis, including lands at Barrow, houses in Tralee and the rental of townlands in teh barony of Coshlea, county Limerick, were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. In 1906 terms had been arranged by the Congested Districts Board for the purchase of over 8800 acres of the Collis-Sandes estate in county Kerry.
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortwilliam | Fortwilliam | O'Dorney | Tralee | Abbeydorney 129 | Clanmaurice | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q823247
OS Sheet: 21 Discovery map: 71 |
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| Tieraclea Lodge | Tieraclea Upper | Kilnaughton | Listowel | Tarbert 127 | Iraghticonnor | Kerry |
OSI Ref: R076462
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 64 |
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| Barrow House | Barrow | Ardfert | Tralee | Ballynahaglish 169 | Trughanacmy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q738180
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 71 |
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| Gurtenard | Listowel | Listowel | Listowel | Listowel Urban | Iraghticonnor | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q993335
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 63 |
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| Leslie Lodge or Shanaway | Shanaway East | Kilnaughton | Listowel | Tarmon 128 | Iraghticonnor | Kerry |
OSI Ref: R075455
OS Sheet: 3 Discovery map: 64 |
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| Lismore | Lismore | Ratass | Tralee | Ratass 166 | Trughanacmy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q869177
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 71 |
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| Oakpark or Collis-Sandes House | Killeen | Tralee | Tralee | Tralee Rural 173 | Trughanacmy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q846163
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 71 |
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| Kent Lodge | Ballugarran | Ballynahaglish | Tralee | Ballynahaglish 169 | Trughanacmy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: Q780151
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 71 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Collis, 20 May 1851, Vol 7, MRGS 39/003, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Collis, 28 April 1871, Vol 101, MRGS 39/047, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of the arms of Collis to the descendents of William Collis of Lisdoge, county Kerry, 1903. Genealogical Office Ms. 111, 138-9. ; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms to Falkiner Sandes Collis, son of Stephen Collis of Tiernaclea & Margaret Sandes, of Oakpark, on his assuming the name Collis Sandes. Genalogical Office Ms. 109, 419-420. ; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of statement of expenses of Christopher Collis for attendance at whippings in county Kerry, 1808-09. Ms.13,631 (3). ; National Library of Ireland
- Rowan Papers: Miscellaneous legal papers relating to the Collis family mainly concerning lands at Tubrid, 1791-1826. Ms.20,612. ; National Library of Ireland
- Lease of lands of Kilcolgan, Co Kerry, Stephen Edward Collis to John Enright, 22 Jan 1883. Longfield, Kelly & Armstrong solicitors' collection, Small Accessions Index 47, D.14954; National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Collis, 6 November 1863, Vol 70, MRGS 39/035, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Monteagle Papers: relating to the estates of the Spring & Rice families in Cos Kerry and Limerick, include many references to the Collis family of Cos Kerry & Dublin, 1669-1925. Small Accs Index 58, Co.1299-1320, 1420-1, D.6633-6851a, 7988-7993. M.497-501, 524; National Archives of Ireland
- Fred Sutton solicitor's collection, includes testamentary papers re William Collis, Kent Lodge and Catherine Collis, Tralee, 1855-1856. T.4988 & T.4995; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Clanmaurice Barony: 144 (Fortwilliam)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 141
- 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] : 91
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Iraghticonnor Barony: 87 (Tieraclea)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.I, 49 (Barrow), Vol.II, 118 (Killahan Parish)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 62 (Barrow), 188 (Fortwilliam)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 289 (Listowel Parish)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 259 (Tieraclea & Shanaway East)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''14th Annual Report of the Congested Districts Board for Ireland [Cd.2757], 1906'': 8.
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS County Kerry: Vol.I, Ardfert Parish, 96, 113.
Modern printed sources
- Bary, Valerie. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes of some Houses of Kerry'' Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1994. : 118 (Fortwilliam), 232 (Tieraclea Lodge)
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 103