Tennant
The Tennant family [from Kirkcubridshire] bought the Jacob estate of Mobarnan in the 1850s. In the 1870s David and John Tennant of Mobornane owned 1,875 acres and 380 acres respectively in county Tipperary, while William Tennant of Ballinard owned 176 acres.
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobarnan | Mobarnan | Magorban | Cashel | Ardsallagh 40 | Middlethird | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S168 399
OS Sheet: 62 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Meldrum | Meldrum | Brickendown | Cashel | Magorban 57 | Middlethird | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S115 416
OS Sheet: 61 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Ballinard Castle | Friarsgrange | Coolmundry | Cashel | Cloneen | Middlethird | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S254363
OS Sheet: 70 Discovery map: |
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Archival sources
- Papers relating to the Land Judges' dealings with the estates of David Tennant at Parkstown, Curragheen and Mocklershill, Co. Tipperary, 1893-1906. M. 5812 (1-22) ; 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: 171
- 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] : 442
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxi, 171 (Ballinard Castle), xxx, 145 (Meldrum)