Landed Estates
University of Galway

Scott

John Scott, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, was created Earl of Clonmel in 1793. His second wife was Margaret Lawless daughter of Patrick Lawless of Dublin and his wife Mary Lawless of Abington, county Limerick, and sister of the 1st Lord Cloncurry. Their grandson, John Henry Scott, 3rd Earl, held land in the parish of Doon, barony of Coonagh, county Limerick in the mid 19th century. His county Tipperary estate was located in the parishes of Newcastle, barony of Iffa and Offa West, Carrick, Kilmurry, Kilsheelan, barony of Iffa and Offa East, Ballingarry, Cloneen, Crohane, Fennor, Kilcooly and Lismalin, barony of Slievardagh, Knockgraffon, barony of Middlethird, Glenkeen, barony of Kilnamanagh Upper, Inch, barony of Eliogarty. He also owned an estate in the county Monaghan parishes of Clontibret, Clones, Drumsnat and Kilmore. Parts of the estate of the Earl of Clonmell in county Monaghan were held in perpetuity from Lord Blayney. In the 1870s, his county Limerick estate amounted to 1,904 acres, his county Tipperary estate to 11,098 acres and his county Monaghan estate to 1,953 acres.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Pastor Ville Boolahallagh Newcastle Clogheen Newcastle Iffa and Offa West Tipperary OSI Ref: S146 128
OS Sheet: 88
Discovery map: 74
Ballydine Ballydine Kilmurry Clonmel Kilsheelan 78 Iffa and Offa East Tipperary OSI Ref: S331 232
OS Sheet: 84
Discovery map: 75
Mohober Mohober Lismalin Callan Modeshill 26 Slievardagh Tipperary OSI Ref: S346 457
OS Sheet: 55
Discovery map: 67
Garranlea Garranlea Knockgraffon Cashel Killeenasteena 55 Middlethird Tipperary OSI Ref: S052 333
OS Sheet: 68
Discovery map: 66
Bouladuff Bouladuff Inch Thurles Inch 141 Eliogarty Tipperary OSI Ref: S060 629
OS Sheet: 34
Discovery map: 59
Photo of Bouladuff

Archival sources

  • Valuation survey of estates of John Henry Earl of Clonmel in Cos Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick & Tipperary, with maps, 1856. MS 4754; National Library of Ireland
  • Clonmel Estates: Valuation survey with maps of the estates of John Henry, Earl of Clonmel in Cos. Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick and Tipperary, 1856. Microfilm P 1390; National Library of Ireland
  • Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Welply, (Mohober), 7 July 1868, Vol 90 (60), MRGS 39/044, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Gwyn, (Mohober), 6 Nov 1855, Vol 36 (33), MRGS 39/017, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Deeds etc. of the Scott family of Bromley, include testamentary documents re Frances Maria Scott, widow of Thomas Scott of Mohubber, Tipperary, Ireland, 1845, 1851. 859/U1487/T15 ; Bromley Public Libraries, Local Studies and Archives
  • Longfield map, undated map showning Lisnatubbrid, barony of Iffa and Offa East [estate of Earl of Clonmel?]. 21.F.46 (17); National Library of Ireland
  • Rental of Castleblayney and Aghnamalla, 1772. Ref. 1981:26; Monaghan County Museum

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources