Gethin

Under the Restoration settlement Richard Gethin, created a baronet in 1665, was granted a large estate in county Cork (over 5,500 acres) and premises in Waterford and Wexford. He established the manor of Gethinsgrott, barony of Fermoy, in county Cork. The Gethin family later acquired extensive lands in the south eastern part of County Sligo as well as property in Sligo town. They also leased property from other estates notably the Gore Booths. In 1853 parts of Sir Richard Gethin's estate was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. By 1906 Percy Gethin still held over 200 acres of untenanted land at Kingsborough, barony of Tirerrill.

Associated Families

Gethin

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Percymount	Kiltycahill	Calry	Sligo	Calry 54	Carbury	Sligo	OSI Ref: G723353 OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 16
Earlsfield	Carrowcauly or Earlsfield	Emlaghfad	Sligo	Ballymote 31	Corran	Sligo	OSI Ref: G664164 OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25
Ballindoon House	Kingsborough	Killadoon	Boyle	Killadoon 2	Tirerrill	Sligo	OSI Ref: G782147 OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 25
Kevinsfort	Ballydoogan	St. John's	Sligo	Kilmacowen 59	Carbury	Sligo	OSI Ref: G674359 OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 16
Grange/Primrose Grange	Grange North	Killaspugbrone	Sligo	Knockaree 60	Carbury	Sligo	OSI Ref: G639339 OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 16
Derroon House	Derroon	Emlaghfad	Sligo	Ballymote	Corran	Sligo	OSI Ref: G660168 OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25
Drumcliff	Druncliff Couth	Drumcliff	Sligo	Drumcliff West	Carbury	Sligo	OSI Ref: G685413 OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 16
Holywell	Cloghermore	Calry	Sligo	Calry 54	Carbury	Sligo	OSI Ref: G744345 OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 16
Oakfield House (Sligo)	Derrydarragh or Oakfield	St. Johns	Sligo	Kilmacowen	Carbury	Sligo	OSI Ref: G678342 OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 25

Archival sources

Rental of John Gethin's estate, 1847-53, Estates Vol 3; Sligo County Library
Rental of Percy Gethin's estates, 1896, 1899, 1903, F.C/D.2/18; Sligo County Library
Map of Kingsborough estate of John Gethin. 1834 & 1837. . ; Sligo County Library
Letters, invoices relating to estate. F.C/D.2/77.; Sligo County Library
Rental of the estate of Capt. Percy Gethin, 1889-1900. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
Rental of the estates of John Gethin, 1848-1852. ; Sligo County Library
Rentals of the estate of Richard Gethin, 1849-64. ; Sligo County Library
Rentals of estate of John Gethin, 1844-50. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
Rental of the estate of Richard Gethin, 1854-58. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
Valuations of the Gethin estate. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
Accounts, rentals & correspondence re Gethin estate, 1855-1909. M.949-952. ; National Archives of Ireland
Pedigree of Gethin of Percymount & Ballymoat, county Sligo, 1600-1907. GO MSS 114. ; National Library of Ireland
Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Gethin, 6 December 1853, Vol 25, MRGS 39/010, (microfilm copy in NUIG) ; National Archives of Ireland
J.C. McDonagh (1939), Deeds, rentals, correspondence & accounts re the Crofton, Irwin, Dodwell & Gethin families & property in Cos Sligo & Roscommon, 1615-1828. Small Accs. Index 71, D.11482-11564; National Archives of Ireland
Marriage settlement, Sir Richard Gethin & Frances Weller Poley, 1846, & Inland Revenue Schedule of Gethin's property in Co Sligo, 1886. 1078/5; National Archives of Ireland
Eric B. Porter Collection includes conveyance of Killcanaway, borough of the county of Cork, Gethin of Crott, Co Cork to Boulton, 9 Jan 1703/4. Small Accs. Index 78, D.11,808; National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

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] : 179?
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Sligo Union, 72 (Drumcliff), 86 (Percymount), 109 (Primrose Grange), 136 (Derrydarragh or Oakfield), 266 (Earlsfield)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 246, 599
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 318, 174 (Maj. Bridgeman)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 321
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol I, 389, 470
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 389
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Boyle Union 79.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 97, 111, 139, 214, 226, 266
SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxvi, 48 (Earlsfield), xxviii, 33 (Holywell),

Modern printed sources

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Gethin papers relating to Ludlow, Knox, Dodwell, Plunkett & Gethin families and lands in counties Sligo, Roscommon, Dublin, Meath & Westmeath. No. 298.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Supplementary report on the Gethin papers from 1733. No. 362.
DAY, Angélique & McWILLIAMS, Patrick (eds). ''Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland; counties of South Ulster''. Belfast: Inst. of Irish Studies, 1998. : 177.
EGAN, Ursula et al. ''Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo, Vol. I: South Sligo''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 2005. : 483.
McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 159-160 (Percymount), 257-258 (Ballindoon), 323-325 (Drumcliff), 328-329 (Earlsfield), 358-360 (Hollywell)
McTERNAN, John C. ''The light of bygone days, Volume II: Sligo families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 110-116
MOSLEY, Charles (ed). ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage''. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: I, 1132-1134