St. George
Richard St George, a member of a Cambridgeshire family, came to Ireland in the 17th century and was appointed Governor of the town of Athlone. His grandson Richard St George of Carrick on Shannon, county Leitrim, had 2 natural children, Richard St George founder of the Hatley Manor, county Leitrim branch of the family and Mary St George, who married James Mansergh and they were the parents of Colonel Richard Mansergh St George of Headford, county Galway. Members of the family served as High Sheriffs of Leitrim in the eighteenth century. Charles Manners St. George and his Swedish wife Christina were the owners of the St.George estate in Leitrim in the mid-19th century. Petronella Halberg, niece of Christina St George, married Charles Whyte of Newtown Manor and the Whytes inherited Hatley Manor and much of the St George property. The representative of Mrs. St. George are listed as the owners of over 1600 acres in 1876. The family also held lands in counties Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary (629 acres in the parish of Donaghmore, barony of Iffa and Offa East) and Waterford where Christina St George is recorded as the owner of over 1000 acres. Over 300 acres of Sir John St. George's estate in the latter county was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in June 1878. Sir Richard St. George of Tully is recorded as a member of the Grand Panel of county Roscommon in 1828. In 1852 the Roscommon portion of the estate in the barony of Moycarn was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court.This was the property of Richard Bligh St. George and Thomas Baldwin St. George. However, it appears not to have all been sold as Kate St.George was a principal lessor in the parish of Moore, barony of Moycarn, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Her property was sublet from the Bishop of Meath. In the 1870s she is recorded as owning over 1700 acres in county Roscommon and was resident at Cheltenham, England.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatley Manor | Townparks | Kiltoghert | Carrick-on-Shannon | Carrick-on-Shannon 28 | Leitrim | Leitrim |
OSI Ref: G940019
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Gallowshill | Townparks | Kiltoghert | Carrick-on-Shannon | Carrick-on-Shannon 28 | Leitrim | Leitrim |
OSI Ref: M941997
OS Sheet: 31 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Drumalagagh Cottage | Drumalagagh | Moore | Ballinasloe | Ballydangan 18 | Moycarn | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M932285
OS Sheet: 56 Discovery map: 47 |
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| Holywell | Cortober | Killukin | Carrick-on-Shannon | Danesfort 49 | Boyle | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M935 988
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Hartley | Hartley | Kiltoghert | Carrick-on-Shannon | Carrick-on-Shannon 28 | Leitrim | Leitrim |
OSI Ref: G940020
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Drumroe House (Waterford) | Drumroe Lower | Lismore & Mocollop | Lismore | Drumroe 63 | Coshmore & Coshbride | Waterford |
OSI Ref: X093975
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 81 |
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| Tully (Moycarn) | Tully | Moore | Ballinasloe | Ballydangan 18 | Moycarn | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M941309
OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 47 |
Archival sources
- Maps of estate of Richard St.George in counties Leitrim & Roscommon by R. & C. Frizell, 1768. Microfilm copies P.2713; National Library of Ireland
- Documents concerning land case of Richard St.George v Bruen, late 18th century. Ms.10,079. ; National Library of Ireland
- Account book showing allowances for improvements to tenants on Hatley Manor estate, 150s-1880s. Ms.4073. ; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of St George family of Carrickdrumrusk, Co Leitrim, of Dunmore and Headford, Co Galway, of Hatley St George, Co Roscommon and of Co Kilkenny, c 1100-1817. GO MS 170; 111-124; National Library of Ireland
- Deeds, legal papers and household inventory, cos Down, Tyrone, Queen's, Roscommon, Limerick and Galway, 1695-1731; National Archives, UK
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), St. George, 23 April 1852, Vol 14, MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), St. George, 15 June 1852, Vol 16, MRGS 39/007, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- 22 volumes of rentals & accounts of the estates of Mrs. Petronella Whyte in counties Longford & Roscommon, 1873-1896. MSS. 4023-4044; National Library of Ireland
- Chancery Masters’ Exhibits: large collection of rentals, accounts, letters and other documents re property of Oliver St George in Cos Roscommon, Leitrim, Galway, Limerick & Leix in connection with case St George v St George. Owen Gallagher agent for St George 1681-1730. C.110, Box 46; National Archives, UK
- Pedigree of St George of Carrickdrumrush, Co Leitrim, Dunmore & Headford, Co Galway, Hatley St George, Co Roscommon & Woodsgift, Co Kilkenny, c 1110-1817. GO MS 170: 111-124; National Library of Ireland
- National Archives, London, Chancery Masters’ Exhibits: large collection of rentals, accounts, letters and other documents re property of Oliver St George in Cos Roscommon, Leitrim, Galway, Limerick & Leix in connection with case St George v St George. Owen Gallagher agent for St George 1681-1730. Microfilm copy P.4406 ; National Library of Ireland
- 22 volumes of rentals & accounts of estates of Charles M. St George in Cos Leitrim, Roscommon, Waterford, Tipperary & Offaly, 1842-1871 (with some gaps). MSS 4001-4022; National Library of Ireland
- Leinster Papers, Collection List 116, MS 41,552/1-73; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), St,George, 18 June 1878, Vol 132, MRGS 39/059, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Carrick-on-Shannon Union, 73 (Hartley) & 92 (Hatley Manor, townparks)
- 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] : 401
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 170 (Tipperary), 177 (Waterford), 306 (Leitrim), 319 (Roscommon).
- WELD, Isaac. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Roscommon''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1832. : 651
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 78-79
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: Vol II, 194-195.
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Coshmore & Coshbride barony: 56 (Drumroe)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 119 (Tulleigh)
Modern printed sources
- PYLE, Hilary. ''The Sligo Leitrim World of Kate Cullen 1832-1913 a 19th century memoir''. Dublin: Woodfield Press, 1997 : All
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Family History Society : Galway Roots'': MARK, Gordon St George. St George Family, missing names. III (1995), 117-118
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical history of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire''. London: Harrison, 1883: 464-465
- HARRISON, A (compiler).'' A roll of all gentlemen....High Sheriffs, MPs & other officers of county Leitrim, 1600-1909.'' Carrick-on-Shannon: printed by P. Brennan, 1910. : 4, 7, 11.
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': GRAY, Edward S. Some notes on the High Sheriffs of county Leitrim, 1701-1800. I (1941), 301, 308.
- CRAIG, Maurice & Craig, Michael. ''Mausolea Hibernica''. Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1999. : 104-105.