Pery/ Pery Knox Gore
An estate in the parish of Kilbelfad, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, formerly belonging to the Ormsby family of Cloghan, passed to the Pery family by the marriage in 1783 of Edmond H Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick, and an Ormsby heiress. Part of the Pery estate was in the parish of Ballynahaglish. In 1851 Mrs Pery, nee Knox Gore, bought the McManus estate of Barleyhill, barony of Gallen. The Perys were leasing Belleek Castle from E.J. Howley at the end of the 1860s. They later built Coolcronaun House where the Pery Knox Gores continued to reside until 1964. Their estate amounted to over 5,000 acres in the 1870s. In 1930 most of the estate was taken over by the Land Commission.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolcronaun | Coolcronaun | Ballynahaglish | Ballina | Mount Falcon 11 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G260 099
OS Sheet: 48 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Belleek Castle/Ballina House | Ballina | Kilmoremoy | Ballina | Ballina Urban 7 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G253 196
OS Sheet: 30 Discovery map: 24 |
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| The Lodge | Townplots East | Killala | Killala | Killala 100 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G205 298
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 24 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Howley, 4 July 1871, Vol 103, MRGS 39/048, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Pery Papers, wages book 1873-1903 and letters from Sir Arthur Wellesley to James Cuffe, Lord Tyrawley 1801-1807. Limerick and Pery unsorted collection; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. File Mayo North 1-16, parish of Ballynahaglish; Mayo County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- 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
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 311
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 354
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Pery Papers: Documents relating to the Pery (aft. Pery-Knox-Gore) family of Coolcronan Ho., Ballina, Co. Mayo, 19th. century, including wages book of E. H. Pery-Knox-Gore, 1873-1903; with four letters, including three from Sir Arthur Wellesley, to James Cuffe, Ld. Tyrawley, 1801-07. (In possession of Maj. E. M. Pery-Knox-Gore, Shanahore Ho., Innishannon, Co. Cork). Report No. No. 460(9)
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 169
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Special Lists.: Documents re the Pery estates at Coutts in the Strand, London, listed by the NRA in 1961, includes reference to Co Mayo. Nos. 160 & 318
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 227
- ''Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica'': FULLER, J. F. Pedigree of the Family of Ormsby, formerly of Ormsby in Lincolnshire, now of Ireland. 2nd Series, Vol II, 6