Ryan (Inch)
The Ryan family were located at Inch, barony of Eliogarty, county Tipperary, from the late 17th century. In 1783 George Ryan of Inch married Mary, daughter of Philip John Roche of Limerick, and they had four sons. Daniel and Philip died unmarried in the early 1830s, George succeeded to Inch and John Dennis Anna Elizabeth Lenigan of Castle Fogerty in 1824. Their son, John Vivian, succeeded to that estate. In the mid 19th century the Ryan estate was located in the parish of Inch, barony of Eliogarty and Moyaliff and Upperchurch, barony of Kilnamanagh Upper. In the 1870s the representatives of George Ryan of Inch owned 1,694 acres in county Tipperary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Inch | Inch | Inch | Thurles | Inch 141 | Eliogarty | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S053 632
OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Castle Fogarty | Castlefogarty | Ballycahill | Thurles | Ballycahill 127 | Kilnamanagh Upper | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S055 594
OS Sheet: 40 Discovery map: 66 |
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Archival sources
- Ryan of Inch Collection, 1656-1964. BL/EP/R; University College Cork, Boole Library Archives
- Callanahan Mss - extracts & notes re history of Tipperary including papers re the Ryan family of Inch. Microfilm P 5489; National Library of Ireland
- Receipts for tithe rent charge to Daniel Ryan and Mary Ryan in respect of lands of Tulloghorton, Co. Tipperary, 1890-1899. Ms. 24,955 ; National Library of Ireland
- Letters to Thomas L. Kelly, mainly from George Ryan, concerning the relief of distress in the Parish of Inch, Co. Tipperary, 1846-1847. Ms. 20,860 ; National Library of Ireland
- Grehan Family Papers contain records relating to the Ryans of Inch, 1779-1975, BL/EP/G/ http://booleweb.ucc.ie/documents/Grehan.pdf ; University College Cork, Boole Library Archives
- Copies of documents from the Ryan of Inch collection in the Boole Library. TL/F/21; Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
- Irish Tourist Association File, early 1940s, North Tipperary No. 10 (Inch); Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Eliogarty Barony, 29 (Inch)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 14 (Inch)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 221 (Inch)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 169
- 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] : 399
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 280 (Inch)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 134
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxviii, 320 (Inch)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 369 (Inch)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.IV, Parish of Inch, p.132
Modern printed sources
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 1002-1004
- ''Analecta Hibernica'': Report on Mansfield Papers, includes reference to marriage settlement of Daniel Ryan of Inch, Co Tipperary, 1759. XX (1958), 118
- ''Irish Ancestor'': CONDON, James. Don Jorge Rian of Inch, Co Tipperary (1748-1805). XVIII (1986), 5-10
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 67, 158
- HAYES, William and KAVANAGH, Art. ''The Tipperary Gentry''. Dublin: Irish Family Names, 2003 : I, 206-214
- ''Tipperary Historical Journal'': CONDON, Jim. The Inch Correspondence: A Selection. (1989), 126-136