Greer (Clonmel)
A demesne and house on the outskirts of Clonmel, the property of William Greer, were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in 1878. Mrs. Elizabeth Greer's representatives are recorded as owning small amounts of land in both counties Tipperary and Waterford in the 1870s. In the mid 19th century the Reverend William Grier held the townlands of Ballyclerahan and Killock, 1043 acres in the parish of Ballyclerahan, barony of Iffa and Offa East, just north west of Clonmel. In the 1870s Mrs Jane Grier of Stone Bridge, England, owned 1,043 acres in county Tipperary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raheen House (Clonmel) | Raheen | St. Mary's (Clonmel) | Clonmel | Clonmel East Urban 74 | Upperthird | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S207221
OS Sheet: 2 Discovery map: 75 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Greer, 19 September 1878, Vol 134, MRGS 39/060, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Photocopies re the Johnston, Malcomson and Greer families of Cos. Antrim, Down and Tipperary, c.1800-1972. T.2983 ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Upperthird: 72 (Raheen)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 163
- 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] : 193