Hart (Kilderry & Doe Castle)
Description
Burke suggests this family descend from Captain Henry Hart, who came to Ireland with the Earl of Essex's force during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Estate(s)
Name | Description |
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Hart (Kilmacrenan & Inishowen) | George Hart was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Clondahorky and Kilmacrenan, barony of Kilmacrenan, and the parish of Clonca, barony of Inishowen East, County Donegal at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s. George Vaughan Harte was recorded by Hussey de Burgh as the owner of over 6500 acres in County Donegal in the 1870s in addition to lands in Limerick and Derry. Thomas B.Hart, described as "late surgeon, Bengal army", of Glenalla, Ramelton was the owner of over 1500 acres at the same time. |