Landed Estates
University of Galway

Spring

The Spring family held estates in the area around Castlemaine, county Kerry in the eighteenth century. In 1785 Stephen Edward Rice of Mount Trenchard, county Limerick, married Catherine only child and heir of Thomas Spring of Castlemaine, county Kerry.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Cloonalassan House Cloonalassan Kiltallagh Tralee Kiltallagh Trughanacmy Kerry OSI Ref: Q850035
OS Sheet: 47
Discovery map: 71

Archival sources

  • Pedigree of Spring of Lavenham, Suffolk and Ballycrispin, county Kerry, c.1500-1800. Genealogical Office Ms.174, 122-123. ; National Library of Ireland
  • Monteagle Papers, Cos Limerick & Kerry estates, 1612-1962, includes a section of the Spring Rice's title to the Ballycrispin estate in Co Kerry, 1717-1889. P14/161-166; Limerick Studies Department, Dooradoyle

Modern printed sources