Pearse (Limerick)
The Pearse family held land in the vicinity of Limerick city during the 18th century and were closely associated with the Brown family.
Associated Families
Houses
Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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Ross | Ross | O'Brienbridge | Limerick | O'Briens Bridge 111 | Tulla Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R669 692
OS Sheet: 45 Discovery map: 58 |
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Archival sources
- Map of estate of Samuel Pearce in parish of Stradbally, Co Limerick, Apr 1743. 16 H 32(11); National Library of Ireland
- Brown Papers: Brown correspondence, also counsels’ opinion re will of Samuel Pearse of Limerick & documents re Chancery case Maunsell v Hunt re property in Co Limerick, 1768-1882. MS 8839; National Library of Ireland
- Brown Papers: Legal documents re estates of the Brown & related families of Pearse, Westropp & Rolleston in Cos Limerick & Tipperary, 18th & 19th centuries. MS 8993; National Library of Ireland
- 49 deeds re property of families of Browne & Pearce in Limerick city, c 1700-1795. D 13,144-13,192; National Library of Ireland
- Papers relating to the Pearce or Pearse family of Limerick, early 18th century. Co. 2412-2415, D.11,703-11,715, M.983x-1008; National Archives of Ireland
- Brown Collection, deeds relating to property in Limerick city, re members of the Greene, Cooke, Fletcher and Pearce families, mainly late 17th century. D.13,128-13,143; National Library of Ireland
- Brown Collection, includes deeds re the Pearse & Evans families & the lands of Kilcrodane, Co Limerick, 1676-1839. D 11,230-11,285; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 100
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 171 (Ross)
Modern printed sources
- ''Analecta Hibernica'': Report on Brown of Clonboy Papers. XV (1944), 81-91