Southwell

The Southwell family were established in county Limerick in the early 17th century. Their estate in the barony of Connello was purchased from William Godolphin and Edward Lloyd in April 1674 and amounted to over 4,800 acres. The 3rd Baron, Thomas George Southwell, was created a Viscount in 1776. The Southwell estate was mainly in the parishes of Nantinan, Rathkeale, Tomdeely and Kilscannell, barony of Connello Lower, Rathronan, barony of Shanid and Abbeyfeale, barony of Glenquin. The 400 acre fee farm estate of George and George Joseph Crowe in the parish of Nantinan, part of the Southwell estate, was advertised for sale in November 1852. Lord Southwell, of Victoria Castle, Kingstown and Castle Matrix, county Limerick, is recorded as the owner of 4,032 acres in county Limerick, 2,252 acres in county Cork, 329 acres in county Kerry, 1,147 acres in county Donegal and 4,017 acres in county Leitrim in the 1870s. In 1840, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books indicated that the Southwell estate was the proprietor of townlands in the parish of Duagh, barony of Iraghticonnor, county Kerry. The agent for this property was Capt. Brown, county Limerick. In 1741, Thomas George 3rd Baron Southwell married Margaret daughter and co heiress of Arthur Cecil Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, county Cavan. Their second son Robert Henry (1745-1817) succeeded to the Castle Hamilton property. In 1786, he married Fridiswede Moore of Tullyhallen, county Louth and they had a son Robert Henry who married a daughter of the Right Rev G. De La Poer Beresford, Bishop of Kilmore but left no heirs. In 1844 the estate was for sale and was bought by James Hamilton of Dublin.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Stoneville	Stoneville	Nantinan	Rathkeale	Riddlestown 132	Connello Lower	Limerick	OSI Ref: R354 438 OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 64
Castle Matrix	Castlematrix	Rathkeale	Rathkeale	Rathkeale Rural 130	Connello Lower	Limerick	OSI Ref: R352 412 OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 64
Court Lodge	Courtmatrix	Rathkeale	Rathkeale	Ballyallinan 133	Connello Lower	Limerick	OSI Ref: R351 403 OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 64
Rockfield Tower	Cloghatrida	Rathkeale	Rathkeale	Rathkeale Rural 130	Connello Lower	Limerick	OSI Ref: R354 433 OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 64
Sallaghagrane House	Sallaghagrane	Conwal	Letterkenny	Letterkenny Rural	Kilmacrenan	Donegal	OSI Ref: C158110 OS Sheet: 53 Discovery map: 6
Castle Hamilton	Keelagh	Killashandra	Cavan	Killashandra	Tullyhunco	Cavan	OSI Ref: H317073 OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 34

Archival sources

Exemplification of a recovery Thomas Baron Southwell of lands in Co Limerick with associated deed, 1747. Fred Sutton solicitor's collection, Small Accessions Index 1/698, Co.2560 & D.16332; National Archives of Ireland
Deeds, testamentary, legal & miscellaneous records including documents re Southwell Bt, mainly 19th century. A.Lane Joynt solicitor's collection, Small Accessions Index 51, Co.965-990, M.353-363, D.5534-5753, T.1176-1198; National Archives of Ireland
Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Crowe, 4 Nov 1852, Vol 18 (50), MRGS 39/008, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Pedigree of Southwell of Barham, Suffolk, of Singleland & Enniscouch, Castlemattress, Danesfort, Co Limerick, c 1480-1810. GO MS 112:198-201; National Library of Ireland
Pedigree of Southwell of Barham, Suffolk, of Singleland & Castlemattress, Barons, c 1480-1729. GO MS 160:145-146; National Library of Ireland
Lease of tithes of some Co Limerick glebes by Vicars Choral of St Marys, Limerick, to Agnes Southwell, 14 Apr 1740. D 18,640; National Library of Ireland
Account book relating to Thomas, 2nd Baron Southwell, 1728-1743. MS 34,880; National Library of Ireland
Transaction of 2 recoveries by Sir Thomas Southwell re property in Limerick, 1698 & 1700. Co. 983-984; National Archives of Ireland
Leases of lands in Co Limerick by Col William Southwell & Bowen Southwell, 1712, 1777, 1779. 99/56/10/4/1-3; National Archives of Ireland
Map of the abbeyland near Rathkeale surveyed for Richard Southwell by Dan Sullivan, 5 May 1719. LM2001.0026; Limerick City Museum
Frederick Sutton, solicitor's collection, includes exemplification of a recovery suffered by Thomas Lord Baron Southwell of lands in Co Limerick, with associated deed, 1747. Small Accs Index 1/698, Co 2560, D.16332; National Archives of Ireland
Printed rental and particulars of sale of Castle Hamilton estate. Lands surveyed by Hugh Hanna. Montgomery v. Southwell. Castle Hamilton estate, Co. Cavan. September 1844. D2223/32/4A; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Montgomery & others v. Southwell & others. Title from 7 Chas. I. onwards. In Chancery (180pages). Castle Hamilton & Parish of Killyshandra & P. of Kilmore, Co. Cavan. c. 1843. T1009/356 & /357; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Agreement of family of Sir John Edgeworth deceased, late of Lisard, Co. Longford, with Richard Edgeworth of London, for composition of charge on estate of Arthur Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, Co. Cavan; July, 10, 1730. D. 26,455; National Library of Ireland
Correspondence of the Heron family of Dromore and Killyleagh, Co. Down, on financial matters, early 19th c. Correspondence rel. to the financial problems of N. Crommelin, Carrowdore, Co. Down, 1829-31, and of H. Southwell, Killashandra, Co. Cavan, 1830-42 [NLI Sources]. D964; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Falls and Hanna, solicitors’ papers, include sale rental of estate of Viscount Southwell in Co. Cavan, 1878. D1390/51/17.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Printed rental and particulars of sale of Castle Hamilton estate. Lands surveyed by Hugh Hanna. Montgomery v. Southwell. Castle Hamilton estate, Co. Cavan. September 1844. D2223/32/4A; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Montgomery & others v. Southwell & others. Title from 7 Chas. I. onwards. In Chancery (180pages). Castle Hamilton & Parish of Killyshandra & P. of Kilmore, Co. Cavan. C. 1843. T1009/356 & /357 ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Southwell, 7 May 1878, Vol 132 (6), MRGS 39/059, (microfilm copy in NUIG) 2436 acres in barony of Tullyhunco and Inch Island, Co Cavan; National Archives 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: p.154 (Limerick), p.230 (Donegal), p.306 (Leitrim)
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] : 421
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Connello Lower, 52 (Cloghatrida), 55 (Stoneville), 63 (Castlematrix), 64 (Court Lodge)
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, county Limerick: V,229 (Stoneville)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 60 (Godolphin), 232
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS County Kerry: Vol.II, 134 (Duagh Parish)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix III. Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland in 1688'.: 352
TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 104 (Rathkeale Castle)
WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 165
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Letterkenny Union, p.60 (Sallaghagrane)
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 99 (Castle Hamilton)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 142 (Castle Hamilton)

Modern printed sources

MOSLEY, Charles (ed). ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage''. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: II, 2669-2670
BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 73 (Castle Matrix), 265 (Stoneville)
EUSTACE, P. Beryl (ed.). ''Registry of Deeds, Dublin: Abstracts of Wills''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1954: Wills of Sir Thomas Southwell 1724 & of Richard Southwell, Enniscouch. I, 131 & 178
MULLIGAN, Kevin V. ''The Buildings of Ireland South Ulster, Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan'', (New Haven and London, 2013): 376-378