Farrer (Limerick)
At the time of Griffith's Valuation William D. Farrer held at least five townlands in the parish of Killeenagarriff, barony of Clanwilliam, county Limerick and a large estate in county Tipperary in the parishes of Nenagh, barony of Upper Ormond, Aglishcloghane, Dorrha, Finnoe, Kilbarron, Knigh and Monsea, barony of Lower Ormond. In the 1870s William Dent Farrar of Gurtalougha, Borrisokane, owned 8,297 acres in county Tipperary and Richard Henry Farrer of Mitchelstown Castle, owned 801 acres county Limerick.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ville [Mulkear] | Ballyvarra Wood | Killeenagarriff | Limerick | Ballyvarra 46 | Clanwilliam | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R678 548
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 65 |
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| Mitchelstown Castle | Mitchelstown | Brigown | Mitchelstown | Mitchelstown 298 | Condons & Clangibbon | Cork |
OSI Ref: R808 132
OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 74 |
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| Gurthalougha | Ballinderry | Kilbarron | Borrisokane | Kilbarron 10 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R831 974
OS Sheet: 6 Discovery map: 53 |
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| River View (Knigh) | Ballyhogan | Knigh | Nenagh | Knigh 86 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R835843
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 59 |
Archival sources
- Irish Tourist Association Survey file, early 1940s, North Tipperary No. 12 (Gurtalougha); Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
Contemporary printed sources
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, county Limerick: III, 264 (River Ville)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 148, 162
- 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] : 153
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Clanwilliam, 71
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 274 (Ballinderry)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, p.78
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.VI, Parish of Knigh, p.71.
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.160