Taylor (Kilfergus)
Christiana Taylor held an estate in the parishes of Kilfergus, barony of Shanid and Abington, barony of Owneybeg, county Limerick in the mid 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation she is recorded as holding land in association with Edmund [Edward] Hodges Goggin and George Morgan Goggin in the parishes of Kilfergus and Abington. In June 1852 her estate of 1,400 acres was advertised for sale. The Freeman's Journal reported in December 1852 that the purchaser was Henry Hutton. The representatives of a Mrs G.W. Taylor also held land in the parish of Abington at this time. The immediate lessor of Burtonhill close to Limerick city was a Mrs Taylor, the house was occupied by Edward Hodges Goggin.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtonhill House | Burtonhill | Killeely | Limerick | Killeely 117 | Bunratty Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R525 602
OS Sheet: 62 Discovery map: 58 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Taylor, 15 June 1852, Vol 16 (19), 7 Dec 1852, Vol 19 (38), MRGS 39/007 & 39/009, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Limerick Union, 19
Modern printed sources
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 51
- ''Freeman's Journal'': Incumbered Estates Court Sale reports, 8 December 1852, p.3