Perry (Woodrooff)
The Perrys were established at Woodrooff, Clonmel, county Tipperary, from the beginning of the 18th century. In 1703 John Perry of Woodruffe bought part of the estate of King James II in the barony of Iffa and Offa. Samuel Perry married Phoebe Norcott and had two sons, William, who inherited Woodrooff from his uncle John Perry, and Richard, a merchant in Cork. William's eldest son, Samuel Perry, married the Honourable Deborah Prittie, second daughter of the 1st Baron Dunalley. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Perry estate was located in the parishes of Derrygrath, Newcastle, Rochestown, barony of Iffa and Offa West and Inishlounaght, Kilsheelan, Newchapel and St Mary's Clonmel, barony of Iffa and Offa East, county Tipperary and included large mountaineous areas. In the 1870s Samuel Perry of Woodrooffe owned 2,768 acres and William Perry of Newcastle owned 5,583 acres in county Tipperary. see http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrooff | Woodrooffe | Inishlounaght | Clonmel | Ballyclorahan 81 | Iffa and Offa East | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S122 253
OS Sheet: 76 Discovery map: 74 |
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| Newcastle | Clashganny West | Newcastle | Clogheen | Newcastle | Iffa and Offa West | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S133 135
OS Sheet: 88 Discovery map: 74 |
Archival sources
- Legal form of ejectment in the case of W. Edmonds and Richard Perry, relating to lands in Coolagh, Co. Tipperary, May 17, 1782. MS 8144; National Library of Ireland
- Miner's ledger for the years, 1804-1805, and household accounts for the years, 1819-1824, of the Perry family of Modreeny, Co. Tipperary. MS 7900; National Library of Ireland
- Account book, Richard Perry, merchant of Clonmel, 1762-1769. MS 32508 ; National Library of Ireland
- Documents re lands in co Tipperary include reference to the Perrys of Newcastle, 1820s. 999/149; National Archives of Ireland
- British Records Association, Letters Patent granting lands of Rochestown, Cloghacaddy, barony of Iffa & Offa, to John Perry, 31 Mar 1686. Small Accs. Index No 101, D.18,608; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Iffa and Offa East, 51 (Woodrooff)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 392 (Woodrooff)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 453 (Woodrooff), II, 426 (Newcastle)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 168
- 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] : 365
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Iffa and Offa West, 61 (Newcastle)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 287 (Clashganny West & Woodrooff)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix III. Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland in 1688'.: 358, 381
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.II, Parish of Derrygrath, pp.90-92, 94-95, 97. Vol.VII, Parish of Newcastle, pp.126-128, 136 [Newcastle House]. Parish of Newchapel, p.148. Vol.VIII, Parish of Rochestown, p.53-54.
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Riall Papers (from 1667), formerly the property of Miss O. M. Riall, old Conna Hill, Bray, now in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the families of Perry, Roberts and Riall and to lands in Cos. Dublin, Tipperary, Wexford, Kilkenny, Longford and Dublin City. No. 48
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Perry Papers (from 1667), in the custody of Messrs. O'Connor and Dudley, solicitors, Mallow, relating to the Perry and Delahoide families and to properties in Cork city, Kinsale, and Knocklofty, Co. Tipperary. No. 13
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: 1862-1863: 1184-1185
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 479-480
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 286