Kirwan (Hillsbrook)
The Kirwans of Hillsbrook, a branch of the Kirwans of Cregg, were established in the parish of Killererin, barony of Clare, county Galway, by the late 17th century. Their estate of 2,264 acres was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1855 but was not sold as the same acreage was advertised again in 1863. A newspaper cutting, with the sale rental of 1863 in the National Archives, gives details of the sale of five lots to three purchasers, a Mr Burke, Mr E. Bradley and Patrick Joseph Kelly. The remaining lots were offered for sale again in November 1864.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Hillsbrook | Hillsbrook Demesne | Killererin | Tuam | Hillsbrook 211 | Clare | Galway |
OSI Ref: M542 482
OS Sheet: 44 Discovery map: 46 |
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| Prospect House | Hillsbrook Demesne | Killererin | Tuam | Hillsbrook 211 | Clare | Galway |
OSI Ref: M528 475
OS Sheet: 44 Discovery map: 46 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Kirwan, 20 Nov 1855, 17 Nov 1863 & 8 Nov 1864, Vols 37, 70 & 74, MRGS 39/017, 39/035 & 39/037, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tuam Union, 52
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 141
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 217
- DUTTON, Hely. ''Statistical and agricultural survey of the county of Galway''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1824. : 414