Handy

A county Westmeath family, prominent Methodists, who owned land in the Killala area from at least the late 18th century. They made a large claim for damages after the 1798 rebellion. In 1859 Samuel Handy advertised for sale in the Landed Estates' Court, his house, demesne and mill at Ballintober, at one time part of the Orme estate. Other Handy property in the parish of Kilfian was subsequently sold. The property at Carrowmore, barony of Kilconnell, county Galway, which had been in the Handy family since the early 1700s, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in November and December 1858. An earlier sale, in June 1857, had included lands at Kilconnell, county Galway and the baronies of Tirawley, county Mayo and Corran, county Sligo. Lands in the parish of Aughrim are recorded as the propery of P. Handy at the time of the 1st Ordnance Survey. The Irish Times reported on a sale of Bennett and Handy property in the Landed Estates Court in July 1867. These lots were purchased by Mr. Findlater. In 1876 Samuel Handy of King's Co (county Offaly) held 2030 acres and a Samuel Handy of county Roscommon held 553 acres in county Mayo. At the same time Alexander K. Handy held over 350 acres in county Galway. The representatives of Samuel B Handy were the immediate lessors of three townlands in the parish of Ardnurcher, county Westmeath, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). They were leased to Martin Kelly. No members of this family are recorded as owners of land in county Westmeath in the 1870s.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Ballintober	Ballintober	Kilfian	Killala	Kilfian East 99	Tirawley	Mayo	OSI Ref: G144 261 OS Sheet: 21 Discovery map: 23
Fairfield House	Carrowmore	Aughrim	Ballinasloe	Aughrim 3	Kilconnell	Galway	OSI Ref: M782289 OS Sheet: 87 Discovery map: 47
Glencarne House	Ardcarn	Ardcarn	Boyle	Rockingham 36	Boyle	Roscommon	OSI Ref: G872013 OS Sheet: 6 Discovery map: 33

Archival sources

Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Handy, 18 June 1857, Vol 46, MRGS 39/022 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Wallace & Handy, 7 Dec 1858, Vol 54, MRGS 39/027 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Handy, 8 Apr 1859, Vol 55, MRGS 39/028 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Handy, 5 July 1867, Vol 86, MRGS 39/042 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Handy, 30 Nov 1883, Vol 145, MRGS 39/064 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Pim Papers, lease for lives of lands in barony of Tirawley, Handy to Handy, 1818. Acc. 1176/1/76 & 77; National Archives of Ireland
W.B. Scott, solicitor's collection, includes mortgage of lands of Ballintobber, barony Tirawley, Nicholas Middleton Handy to Samuel Wesley Handy, 1878 and on Dungansallagh, barony of Eliogarty & Skerrin, Co Tipperary, 1873. Small Accs. Index 76, D.10,739, D.10,744-10,748, D.10,970, D.10,953; National Archives of Ireland
Draft pedigree of Handy family of Bracca, Co Westmeath, 1689-1939. GO Ms 801, 2; National Library of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 309
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] : 203
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 29
M'PARLAN, James. ''Statistical survey of the county of Mayo''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802: 101
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 95
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinasloe Union, 57.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents,'' 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 151.
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Galway, http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/default.html: Aughrim Parish
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Killala Union: 76
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Boyle Union: 19
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 95 (Templemacateer); Tullamore Union, 194 (Coolalough)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 55 (Bracca and Temple House)
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 75 (Brackagh); 369 (Temple House)

Modern printed sources

''Notes and Queries''. : REYNOLDS, H Fitzgerald. Handy of Coolylough and Bracca Castle, Co Westmeath. CLXXXII, (1942), 160-162
''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court Sales reports, 6 July 1867, p.4
O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): 39, 52, 211