Reynolds (Loughscur)
George Reynolds of Loughscur, county Leitrim, died in 1769. His only son George Nugent Reynolds was the owner of Letterfine in the late 18th century. In 1786, he was killed in a duelling incident by Robert Keon, leaving a son and two daughters. His son George Nugent Reynolds (1770-1802) was a noted ballad writer. McParlan records Mr. Reynolds of Letterfyan as a resident proprietor in Leitrim in 1802. His two sisters were his co-heiresses. Mary married John Peyton of Laheen (2 children) and secondly Richard McNamara. Bridget married Richard Young of Tully, county Cavan, who took the surname Reynolds in accordance with his brother-in-law's will, (no children). Members of the Reynolds family were High Sheriffs of Leitrim four times in the seventeenth century. See entry for George Nugent Reynolds in the the Dictionary of Irish Biography, https://www.dib.ie/biography/reynolds-george-nugent-a7640
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letterfine/Letterfyne | Letterfine | Kiltubbrid | Carrick-on-Shannon | Keshcarrigan | Leitrim | Leitrim |
OSI Ref: H018076
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Loughscur | Loughscur | Kiltubrid | Carrick-on-Shannon | Keshcarrigan 32 | Leitrim | Leitrim |
OSI Ref: H030080
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Tully House (Killashandra) | Tully | Killashandra | Cavan | Springfield | Tullyhunco | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H307030
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 34 |
Archival sources
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. Kiltubbrid parish, File 144. ; Leitrim County Library
- Copy of Royal Licence to Richard Young of Tully, Co Cavan to bear the name and arms of Reynolds in addition to that of Young, 28 July 1808. GO MS 149: 83-89.; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of Royal Licence to Richard Young of Tully, Co Cavan to bear the name Reynolds, 1808. GO MS 150: 97-98.; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of grant of arms, being Reynolds quartering Young, to Richard Young Reynolds, on his assuming under Royal Licence the surname and arms of Reynolds, 29 Nov 1808. GO MS 105: 69.; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 232.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 51
- McPARLAN, James. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Leitrim''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802. : 111
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxx, 71 Loughscur)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 414 (Letterfyan)
- ''Irish Chancery Reports'': VIII, (1859), 498
Modern printed sources
- 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. : 1, 3.
- KELLY, James. '''That Damn'd Thing Called Honour' Duelling in Ireland 1570-1860''. Cork: Cork University Press, 1995.: 194-196