Rathbourne
Richard Rathborne came from Liverpool to settle in Ireland during the reign of Charles II. He was Sheriff of Drogheda in 1686. His grandson the Reverend Richard Rathborne was ancestor of the Rathbornes of Ballymore, county Galway. Richard Rathbourne was the lessor of several townlands in the parishes of Ardrahan and Killora in the barony of Dunkellin in 1855. The Ardrahan property is also recorded in the OS Name Books from the 1830s. Some of the townlands in the parish of Killora are recorded as the property of the Massy estate at that time. Also in the 1830s the Rathbourne estate was recorded as the proprietor of townlands in the parish of Kilcolgan which were in turn leased to the Persse estate. The Rathbourne family resided at Ballymore in the parish of Killora since the later 17th or early 18th century. This house appears to have been on long term lease from the Clanricarde estate. Evidence which Rathbourne gave to a Royal Commission suggests he left the area due to agrarian agitation later in the 19th century. The Reverend Richard’s younger brother, William, was the ancestor of the Rathbornes of Dublin, candle makers and of county Cavan. In the mid-19th century William Rathborne of Scripplestown, county Dublin and of Kilcogy (831 acres), county Cavan, held three townlands in the parish of Drumlumman, barony of Clanmahon, county Cavan. In the mid-1870s William Humphrey Rathborne of Finglas, Dublin, owned 1,127 acres in Cavan.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymore | Ballymore | Killora | Loughrea | Craughwell 112 | Dunkellin | Galway |
OSI Ref: M515203
OS Sheet: 96 Discovery map: 46 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of confirmation of arms to descendants of Joseph Rathbone of city of Dublin and to his descendant Lt Col Hans Robert Rathborne, grandson of William Rathborne of Kilcogy, Co Cavan, 23 Dec 1910. GO MS 111a; 49.; National Library of Ireland
- Manuscript map of lands of Kilcoguy [Kilcogy] and Cloncaveid [Cloncovet], with names of tenants, early 19th century. 15 B 8 (6). ; National Library of Ireland
- Lease of lands of Garrydough (Blackgarden), Co. Galway by J. Donelan to R. Rathbourne, April 30, 1819. D8206; National Library of Ireland
- William Rathborne, Scribblestown [Co. Dublin] to [Maxwell and Saunderson?]. He is prevented from attending the election himself, but he is confident that none of his tenants will be fool enough to vote against his wishes. 17 June 1826. T3422/A/4/46; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Farnham Papers, includes letters from William Rathbourne, Manuscript Collection List 95; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Rathborne, 10 Mar 1868, Vol 88 (54), MRGS 39/043, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Loughrea Union, 46.
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 152.
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 51.
- 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: 89.
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Galway, http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/default.html: Ardrahan Parish
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 140
- 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] : 383