Watson (Limerick)
The Watsons were a prominent family in the city of Limerick. Alderman Henry Watson, proprietor of the ''Limerick Chronicle'' held land in the parishes of Cahernarry, barony of Clanwilliam, Ballingaddy and Effin, barony of Coshlea and in Limerick city, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He was a son of Alderman Andrew Watson and married a Miss Vincent of Castleconnell. In the 1870s Henry Watson, no address given, John Watson of Limerick and Lieutenant Colonel Watson of India with other family members owned 324 acres,190 acres and 138 acres respectively in the county. In the 1860s the estate of Andrew James Watson at Gortlacklins in the city of Limerick was advertised for sale and in May 1877 some of the Watson property including Prospect House was advertised for sale. The Irish Times reported that these lots were sold in trust to George F. Murphy and Robert Kerr.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect House | Corbally | St Patricks | Limerick | Limerick No 1 Urban | Limerick City | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R582591
OS Sheet: 5 Discovery map: 65 |
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| Cahernarry House | Cahernarry (Cripps) | Cahernarry | Limerick | Ballysimon 45 | Clanwilliam | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R623 520
OS Sheet: 13 Discovery map: 65 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Watson & others, 11 May 1877, Vol 127 (74), MRGS 39/058, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Shannon, 19 July 1856, Vol 41 (28), MRGS 39/019-39/020, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Watson, 18 July 1863, Vol 69 (48) & 7 Mar 1868, Vol 88 (53), MRGS 39/035 & 39/043, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Photocopy of Landed Estates Court Rental, Watson, Gortlacklins, 7 Mar 1868.; Limerick City Library
- Photocopy of Landed Estates Court Rental, Watson Mahony, Ballylea Woodland, Limerick city, Courtbrack, 29 Apr 1870.; Limerick City 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: 154, 157
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Limerick City, 127-128 (Corbally)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Clanwilliam, 39 (Cahernarry)
Modern printed sources
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sale reports, 12 May 1877, p.3