Ardagh (Waterford)
William Michael Ardagh, whose address is given as Stradbally, county Waterford, owned over 1000 acres in the county in the 1870s. In 1866 over 150 acres as well as property in Waterford City were offered for sale by Richard Maunsell Ardagh. The sale also included lands in the barony of Bargy, county Wexford. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Wiliam Ardagh was among the principal lessors in the parish of Kilmacomb, barony of Gaultiere, county Waterford. Walford notes that William Michael Ardagh was the son of Rev.William Johnson Ardagh of Glenview, county Waterford.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Lodge (Waterford) | Gibbetthill | Trinity Without | Waterford | Waterford Rural 85 | Middlethird | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S595128
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 76 |
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| Glenview {?}/Comeragh-house B | Comeragh-house | Kilrossanty | Kilmacthomas | Comeragh 45 | Decies without Drum | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S331053
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 82 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Ardagh, 5 July 1866, Vol 82, MRGS 39/040, (microfilm copy in NUIG); 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: 173
- 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] : 9
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Middlethird: 82 (Gibbetthill)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Decies without Drum:133 (Comeragh-house)