Pallas/Palles
Burke records this family as of Italian origin. Andrew Pallas/Palles was located at ‘Cloncavat’, county Cavan in the mid-17th century. His descendant another Andrew Palles of Mount Pallas, county Cavan, married Jane Read in 1737. Their third son Andrew lived at Grouse Hall, county Cavan. Mountpallas was in the parish of Kilbride, barony of Clanmahon. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was held in fee by Edward Rotheram. A herd’s house valued at £1 was located in the townland. In the mid-19th century Andrew Christopher Pallas, grandson of Andrew and Jane, held an estate in the parishes of Ballintemple, Crosserlough and Kilbride. Some of his land was held from George R. Dawson. In 1876, A.C. Pallas of Dublin owned 225 acres in county Cavan.
Associated Families
No houses were found for this estate
Archival sources
- Lease made between Andrew Bell, Bellsgrove, county Cavan, gentleman, and John Bell, Crevy, county Longford, gentleman, eldest son of the said Andrew Bell, of the one part, and Christopher Pallas, Grousehill, and William Parratt Newburgh, Ballyhaise (Ballyhease), both county Cavan, esquires, of the other part. Leased are the town and lands of Bellsgrove otherwise Aghnacreevy (Aughacrevy), county Cavan; moiety of lands Andrew Bell and John Bell are now seized of in fee; and moiety of land held under lease dated 8 August 1749 made between John Maxwell, Farnham, county Cavan, esquire, and the said Andrew Bell. Lease to run for one year. 23 April 1779. P017/0022; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Andrew Palles of Mount Palles, grandson of Andrew Palles of Aughterar, Co Cavan by his wife Mary Nugent, granddaughter of 1st Earl of Westmeath and to Andrew Christopher Palles of Little Mount Palles, Co Cavan, only child of Elizabeth O’Ferrall of Balyna, Co Kildare, 3 Dec 1870. GO MS 109.; National Library of Ireland