Conyers
The Conyers family were established at Castletown Conyers in county Limerick by the early 18th century. In the mid 19th century the Conyers estate was mainly in the parish of Kilcolman, barony of Shanid but also in the parish of Corcomohide, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick. Lewis writes that the parish of Castletown Conyers was granted to Captain George Conyers by William III. In the 1870s Conyers family members still held a considerable acreage in this locality, Charles Conyers of Castletownconyers owned 2,425 acres, Grady F. Conyers of Liskennet owned 1,023 acres and Edward Conyers of Liskennet owned 95 acres.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossmore | Rossmore | Corcomohide | Croom | Castletown 11 | Connello Upper | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R433 294
OS Sheet: 46 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Liskennet | Liskennet East | Ballingarry | Croom | Coolrus 12 | Connello Upper | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R487 359
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 65 |
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| Castletown Conyers | Castletown | Corcomohide | Croom | Castletown 11 | Connello Upper | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R443 299
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Ballyteige | Ballyteige Upper | Bruree | Kilmallock | Rockhill 28 | Connello Upper | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R511 302
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 65 |
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Archival sources
- Accounts & copy legal papers re Major E.C. Conyers Trust 1891-1906. MS 25,526; National Library of Ireland
- Collection of deeds, leases, correspondence, valuations, Land Commission & other papers re the Ballyteige estate & the family of Charles Langley Tuthill, including including a rental 1879-1893 & lease of Ballyteige House to David G. Conyers, 25 Mar 1885, 1850s-1910s. LLM2002.0482.001-333 ; Limerick City Museum
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Connello Upper, 62 (Castletown Conyers), 73 (Rossmore)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 147
- 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] : 95
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 309-310 (Castletown Conyers)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 102 (Castletown Conyers)
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxiv,16 (Castletown Conyers)
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 77 (Castletown Conyers)
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 268-269
- SEOIGHE, Mainchín. ''From Bruree to Corcomohide''. The author, 2000: 432-433