Myers
In the 1870s James Myers of Clonmel, county Tipperary, owned 989 acres in the county and 17 acres in county Waterford. The Myers residence was on Suir Island located in the Suir River on the border of Tipperary and Waterford. Séan O'Donnell writes that James Myers was born in 1820, that he bought the Malcomson factory on Little Island and that his landed estate was situated at Grallagh Castle, Thurles.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grallagh Castle | Grallagh | Graystown | Cashel | Graystown 47 | Middlethird | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S150 489
OS Sheet: 53 Discovery map: 66 |
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 167
- 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] : 334