Westropp (Carker)
George Westropp, second son of John Westropp of Attyflin, county Limerick, married in 1841 Thomasina youngest daughter of Ralph Evans of Carker, county Cork. George Westropp was resident at Carker in 1846, according to Slater's Directory of that year. In the mid 19th century George Westropp held an estate in the parish of Castletownarra, barony of Owney and Arra, county Tipperary. In the 1870s George Westropp of Mallow, county Cork, owned 1,686 acres in county Tipperary.http://www.carkerhouse.com/history.html
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carker | Carker | Doneraile | Mallow | Skahanagh 244 | Fermoy | Cork |
OSI Ref: R628 089
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 73 |
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Archival sources
- Leases, correspondence & other papers, re mines in Cos Clare & Tipperary, George Pleydell Wilton, solicitor, London, C.L. Barnwell, E.Pycroft & Browne of Newgrove, Smith of Moyrisk, Westropp of Cacker, Stafford O'Brien, 1850s. 999/313; National Archives of Ireland
- Copies of leases and other legal documents relating to the lands of Tomlough, Co. Tipperary, leased in 1850 by George Westropp to Francis Spaight, 1796-1850. Brown Papers, Ms. 8991 ; National Library of Ireland
- Letters, mainly to John Brown and to Robert L. Brown of Clonboy, Co. Clare, from George Westropp and others, relating to financial matters and to the family estates, c. 1832-1889. Brown Papers, Ms. 8988 ; National Library of Ireland
- Rent ledger of the estate of George Westropp in County Tipperary, kept by R. L. Brown, 1866. Ms. 5589; National Library of Ireland
- One hundred and forty deeds, relating mainly to the properties of Westropp and Browne families in Counties Limerick and Tipperary, 19th c. D. 13,193 - 13,332 ; National Library of Ireland
- Legal documents relating to the estates of the Brown and the related families of Pearse, Westropp and Rolleston in counties Limerick and Tipperary, 18th and 19th c. Brown Papers, Ms. 8993 ; National Library of Ireland
- Rentals of Westropp properties, in Clare and Tipperary, including Tomlough Slate Quarries, co. Tipperary, mid-19th c. Ms. 10,080 ; 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: 172
- 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] : 473