Wolfe (Rockford)
This family were a junior branch of the Wolfe family of Forenaghts, county Kildare. In 1823, John Wolfe of Upper Gloucester Street, Dublin, married Frances, daughter of William Kingsley of Rockford, Nenagh, count Tipperary. Their son, Toler Kingsley Wolfe, lived at Rapla and married Letitia Jackson of Mount Pleasant, county Tipperary. In the mid 19th century John Wolfe held land in the parishes of Templederry, barony of Upper Ormond and Monsea, barony of Lower Ormond. The estate of William Standish Wolfe at Ballinwear and Kyle, barony of Lower Ormond, was advertised for sale in June 1867. The Irish Times reports that it was sold to Mr. T.K. Wolfe of Nenagh. William S. Wolfe was a brother of John Wolfe of Rapla. In the 1870s Toler Wolfe of Salthill, Nenagh, owned 17 acres and his younger brother Richard Wolfe of Rockford owned 682 acres in county Tipperary. John Hunt leased land from the Wolfes.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | Ballyhimikin | Monsea | Nenagh | Nenagh Rural 88 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R853 822
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Rapla | Rapla North | Kilruane | Nenagh | Nenagh Rural 88 | Upper Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R888 825
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Ballinwear | Ballinwear | Kilruane | Nenagh | Nenagh Rural 88 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R877 833
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 59 |
Archival sources
- Leases, marriage settlements, wills, and legal papers relating to the family of Wolfe, of Forenaughts, Co. Kildare, 18th-19th c. Wolfe Papers ; National Library of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Crowe & Hunt, 17 May 1856, Vol 39, MRGS 39/019, (microfilm copy in NUIG) ; National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Wolfe, 2 July 1867, Vol 86 (26), MRGS 39/042, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 126 (Ballyhimikin)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 391 (Rockfort)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 338 (Rockfort - Jeoffry Kingsley)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 172
- 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] : 481
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.VII, Parish of Monsea, p.16
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Wolfe Papers (from 1684), the property of Miss E. M. Wolfe, Forensughts, Nass, and in the custody of Messrs. Brown & McCann, Naan, relating to the Wolfe family and to lands in Cos. Kildare, Offaly and Limerick. No 36
- GRACE, Daniel. ''Portrait of a Parish, Monsea & Killodiernan, Co Tipperary''. Nenagh: Relay Books, 1996: 142-143
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 662-665
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sale reports, 13 February 1867, p.3