Landed Estates
University of Galway

Gough (Limerick)

The Gough family were originally from Wiltshire and descend from Reverend Hugh Gough, brother of Reverend Francis Gough, Bishop of Limerick (1629-1634). By the end of the 18th century their main residence was at Woodstock, county Limerick. Griffith's Valuation records George Gough owning a number of townlands in the parishes of Mungret, barony of Pubblebrien and Killeenagarriff, barony of Clanwilliam, some of his estate was held from the Bishop of Limerick. George Gough of Birdhill, Clonmel, owned 2,398 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. His uncle Hugh was created Viscount Gough in 1849.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Mulkear Garraunykee Killeenagarriff Limerick Ballyvarra 46 Clanwilliam Limerick OSI Ref: R647 574
OS Sheet: 6
Discovery map: 65
Woodsdown Woodstown Killeenagarriff Limerick Ballyvarra 46 Clanwilliam Limerick OSI Ref: R644 569
OS Sheet: 6
Discovery map: 65
Glenconnor Glenconnor Kiltegan Clonmel Inishlounaght 82 Iffa and Offa East Tipperary OSI Ref: S183 232
OS Sheet: 83
Discovery map: 74 		Photo of Glenconnor
Salisbury Inishlounaght Inishlounaght Clonmel Inishlounaght 82 Iffa and Offa East Tipperary OSI Ref: S172 221
OS Sheet: 83
Discovery map: 74 		Photo of Salisbury
Bird Hill Toberaheena Inishlounaght Clonmel Inishlounaght 82 Iffa and Offa East Tipperary OSI Ref: S183 219
OS Sheet: 83
Discovery map: 74

Archival sources

  • Pedigree of Gough of Woodstown, Co Limerick, Limerick city, & Dunasa, Co Clare, c 1580-1820. GO MS 170:5-7; National Library of Ireland
  • Pedigree of Gough of Wiltshire & Somerset, Limerick city & Woodstown, & Synone, Co Tipperary, c 1600-1842. GO MS 174:448-453; National Library of Ireland
  • Copy of confirmation of arms to descendants of Rt Rev Francis Gough, Bishop of Limerick & to one of them Lt Col George Gough of Woodstown, 15 Jan 1816. GO MS 106:89; National Library of Ireland
  • Gough Family Papers. Acc 4021. PC12,695-12,707; National Library of Ireland
  • S.Gordon & Son, solicitors' collection, include documents relating to property of the Fennell family in Co. Tipperary, with references to the families of Jackson, Ryall, Palliser and Gough, 1764 - 1843. Small Accs. Index 103, D.17,138-17,177; T. 7097-7098 ; National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources