Kennedy (Nenagh)
Members of the Kennedy family held land in the Nenagh locality at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In July 1852 the estate of Richard Kennedy of Nenagh at Tooreigh, 359 acres in the barony of Upper Ormond, was advertised for sale. Tooreigh, Bantis, Coolnamunna and Glenahilty are all located to the north east of Nenagh, near the road to Birr. Edward Kennedy of Coolnamoner Park and John Joseph Kennedy of Beech Lodge owned 432 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. [Lands at Knockanevin, 215 acres in the parish of Glenkeen, barony of Kilnamanagh Upper, county Tipperary, the estate of Sarah Kennedy spinster were advertised for sale in January 1871. Knockanevin was previously part of the Portarlington estate].
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantis | Bantis | Ballygibbon | Nenagh | Ballygibbon 108 | Upper Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R949 849
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Coolnamunna | Coolnamunna | Modreeny | Borrisokane | Cloghjordan 14 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R959 868
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Glenahilty | Glenahilty | Ballygibbon | Nenagh | Ballygibbon 108 | Upper Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R954 839
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Mill Grove House | Ballyknockane | Ballymackey | Nenagh | Ballymackey | Ormond Upper | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R977814
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 59 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Kennedy, 15 July 1852, Vol 17 (36), MRGS 39/008, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Kennedy, 13 Jan 1871, Vol 100 (3), MRGS 39/047, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Upper Ormond, 12 (Bantis), 13 (Glenahilty), 17 (Ballyknockane)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 60
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 135 (Bantis & Glanhilty Castle)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 113 (Coolnamunna)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 164
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.I, parish of Ballygibbon, p.231 & 263. Vol.VI, Parish of Modreeny, p.298.