Richardson (Poplar Vale)
Originally from Norfolk this family came to Ireland during Elizabethan times. Simon Richardson was granted lands in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Tyrone confirmed by patent of Charles II in 1667. His eldest son Henry is recorded at Poplar Vale and when Henry died in 1730 he was succeeded by his nephew Francis Richardson, a Captain of Dragoons. Many male members of succeeding generations were soldiers. In 1845 John Richardson, a veteran of the Peninsular War, inherited the Richardson estate located in the parish of Tehallan, which amounted to 753 acres in 1876. The family seat Poplar Vale was located in the parish of Tedavnet.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Vale | Drumgoask | Tedavnet | Monaghan | Bellanode | Monaghan | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H663355
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Letters of Captain Richardson of Poplar Vale, 1836-1843. DX 319-341; Lancashire Record Office
- Martin and Brett, solicitor’s collection, includes title deeds, leases etc relating to the estate of the Richardson family of Poplar Vale, Co Monaghan, 1807-1926. D3406/C; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Testator: Edward Richardson, Poplar Vale, Ireland. Executor: John Richardson, Liscarney, Ireland. Court Ref.: Cant. 2/522. EDOL/2041; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 662 (Poplar Vale)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Monaghan Union, 61
- SHIRLEY, Evelyn Philip. ''The History of the County of Monaghan''. London: Pickering and Co, 1869: 220, 225
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 108
- 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] : 387