Smyth (Ballynatray)
The Smyths were settled in county Waterford from Elizabethan times. In the 17th century Richard Smyth of Ballynatray, county Waterford, married as his second wife Alice, daughter and co heir of Richard Grice of Ballycullane, county Limerick, and had a son Grice Smyth from whom descend the Smyths of Ballynatray. In the mid 19th century Ballynatray passed by marriage to Charlotte Mary wife of Charles William Moore, who succeded his brother as Earl Mount Cashell. They took the additional name of Smyth. In November 1861 their estate of 1,673 acres in the barony of Coshlea and liberties of Kilmallock, county Limerick (the Grice estate) was advertised for sale. In the 1870s the Honourable C.W.M. Smyth of Ballinatray owned over 7000 acres in county Waterford as well as 272 acres in county Limerick. In the 1890s Ballynatray was inherited by the eldest daughter of Earl Mount Cashell, Lady Harriette Gertrude Isabella Smyth, who had married in 1872 Colonel John Henry Graham Holroyd. They assumed the name of Smyth. Captain J.R. Smyth who owned 799 acres in county Tipperary and 2 acres in county Dublin in the 1870s may have been a member of this family. His agent was James Cahill of Blenaleim, Carrick on Suir.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynatray House | Ballynatray Demesne | Templemichael | Youghal | Templemichael 102 | Coshmore & Coshbride | Waterford |
OSI Ref: X080832
OS Sheet: 37 Discovery map: 81 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Smyth, 29 Nov 1861, Vol 63 (52), MRGS 39/032, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Pedigree of Smyth of Yorkshire and of Rathcogan, Bridgefield, Headborough, Rathcoursey and Bishop's Island all in Co. Cork and of Ballynatra, Co. Waterford, c.1575 -- c.1850. GO MS 93, pp.136-139; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms to Major John Henry Graham Holroyd and his wife Lady Harriette Gertrude Isabella Holroyd, eldest daughter of Charles William, Earl Mount Cashell by his wife, Charlotte Mary, only daughter and heir of Richard Smyth of Ballynatray, Co. Waterford on their assuming under Royal Licence the name and arms of Smyth, Aug. 1, 1894. GO Ms. 110, pp. 168-9 ; National Library of Ireland
- W.J. Shannon & Co, solicitors, estate papers for Smyth family of Ballynatray, Co Waterford, 1614-1870. Acc No 1144; National Archives of Ireland
- Holyroyd Smith Papers, unsorted collection. PC904-905 & PC 914-916; National Library of Ireland
- Lismore Castle Papers, Collection List 129; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of royal licence to Charles William Moore of Ballynatray in the Co. Waterford to take the name Smyth only and use the arms of Smyth only, July 29, 1858. Genealogical Office: Ms.152, pp.298-300 ; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms to The Hon. Charles William Moore of Ballynatray, Co. Waterford on his assuming under Royal Licence the name and arms of Smyth, Sept. 29, 1858. Genealogical Office: Ms.108, pp.241-2 ; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey files. Barony of Coshmore & Coshbride. ; Waterford County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 153 (Limerick), 170 (Tipperary), 177 (Waterford)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Coshmore & Coshbride Barony: 126 (Ballynatray Demesne)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, 606 (Templemichael Parish)
- 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] : 417-418
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 26 (Ballynatray)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 151 (Grice)
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxii, 316 (Ballynatray)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 247 (Ballynetra)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 556-557
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Holroyd-Smyth Papers: Correspondence of members of the Smyth family of Ballynatray, Co. Waterford and relations, c. 1400 items, late 17th.-late 19th c.; leases, accounts, etc., re the estate, and Co. Limerick holdings, c.400 items 1659-1900; report on the Co. Tipperary millitia 1756. (Unsorted collection in NLI). No. 488
- SMITH, Charles. ''The ancient and present state of the county and city of Waterford''. Third edition edited by Donald Brady. Wateford : Waterford County Council, 2008. : 39 (Ballynatray)
- SMITH, Charles. ''The ancient and present state of the county and city of Waterford''. Third edition edited by Donald Brady. Wateford : Waterford County Council, 2008. : BRADY, Donald. Appendix III, houses mentioned by Smith. p 305.
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 1039-1041