Langley (Coal Brook)
A family descended from a Cromwellian soldier,Henry Charles Langley, who was given 1,795 acres in 1674 in the barony of Sliervardagh, county Tipperary . His eldest son and grandson married members of the Clutterbuck family. The three main branches of the family descend from Henry Langley of Lisnamrock and his wife Anne Clutterbuck and lived at Coalbrook, Brittas Castle and at Archerstown, all in county Tipperary. The Coalbrook estate was located in the parishes of Ballingarry, Crohane and Lickfinn, barony of Slievardagh in the mid 19th century. In the 1870s George and Henry Langley of Coalbrook owned 1,967 acres and 630 acres respectively in county Tipperary, while John Langley of Knockanure (Lickfinn) owned 1,724 acres.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalbrook | Coalbrook | Ballingarry | Callan | Ballyphilip 21 | Slievardagh | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S287 524
OS Sheet: 49 Discovery map: 67 |
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| Lisnamrock Castle | Lisnamrock | Ballingarry | Callan | Ballyphilip 21 | Slievardagh | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S284 499
OS Sheet: 55 Discovery map: 67 |
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| Lickfinn | Lickfinn | Lickfinn | Urlingford | New Birmingham | Slievardagh | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S240 492
OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 67 |
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| Knockanglass | Knockanglass | Killenaule | Cashel | Cooleagh 45 | Slievardagh | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S196 419
OS Sheet: 62 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Venter Fair | Clashduff | Ballingarry | Callan | Ballyphillip | Slievardagh | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S292500
OS Sheet: 49 Discovery map: 67 |
Archival sources
- Papers relating to the estates at Lisnamrock, Co. Tipperary of the Langley family, with references to the families of Hemphill, Levinge and Tuthill, 1778-1916. M.5621 (1-55) ; National Archives of Ireland
- Abstracts of title to charges on estate of Charles Henry Langley, Lisnamrock. M.5272-5273; National Archives of Ireland
- F. Lynam Accession, includes deeds re lands in Co Tipperary of Fergus Langley, 1833, 1848. Small Accs. Index 65, D.16,262-3; National Archives 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: 165
- 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] : 257
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Slievardagh Barony, 11 (Clashduff & Coalbrook), 19 (Lisnamrock), 115 (Lickfinn)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 264 (Lickfinn)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 115 (Coal Brook)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 232
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 283 (Knockanglass), 289 (Lickfinn & Lisnamrock)
- 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: 193 (Lismarock)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 371 (Lisnarock)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol. I, Parish of Ballingarry, p. 130, 131