Bennett (Gleneefy)
William Blacker Bennett died at Castle Creagh, Galbally, county Limerick in 1808. In 1826 Fitzgerald refers to Castle Creagh "a very handsome seat of the Bennet family, now in ruins". George L. Bennett held townlands in the parishes of Ballingarry and Galbally, barony of Coshlea, county Limerick in the early 1850s. In the 1870s George L. Bennett of Glenefy, Galbally, owned 656 acres in county Limerick.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Glenefy/Gleneefy | Castlecreagh | Galbally | Mitchelstown | Galbally 85 | Coshlea | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R785 291
OS Sheet: 49 Discovery map: 73 |
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Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Coshlea, 64 (Castlecreagh)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 637
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 146
- 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] : 30
- FITZGERALD, Rev P. & MCGREGOR, J.J. ''The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Limerick''. Dublin: 1826, republished Limerick: O'Brien Book Publications,1999: 385
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 268