Reference Source
SHIRLEY, Evelyn Philip. ''The History of the County of Monaghan''. London: Pickering and Co, 1869
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 39 estate records citing this source.
| Reference | Estate Name | Estate Description |
|---|---|---|
| 272-284 | Thynne (Marquess of Bath) | The Thynnes were resident at Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire, England, from the 16th century. Longle... |
| 272-284 | Shirley | The Shirleys descend from Sir Robert Shirley created Earl Ferrers in 1711. Like the Thynnes, Marque... |
| 140-153 | Leslie (Glaslough) | The Leslies of Glaslough descend from John Leslie, a Scotsman, who became Bishop of Clogher in 1661... |
| 252-253 | Leslie (Ballybay) | The Leslies of Ballybay descend from the Reverend Peter Leslie, a clergyman in county Antrim at the... |
| 222-224 | Forster | John Forster [sometimes spelt Foster] was Member of Parliament for county Monaghan in 1661. In 1667... |
| 193 | Forster (Ballynure) | Shirley records the sale of the Ballynure property belonging to Captain William Smyth to William For... |
| 182-186 | Dawson (Cremorne) | The Dartrey Papers in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland document the estates of the Dawso... |
| 186-188 | Ker | The Ker family came from Scotland to Ireland in the late 17th century and were associated with Newbl... |
| 237 | Hamilton (Cornecassa) | In the mid-19th century James Hamilton of Cornecassa (Cornkessagh), county Monaghan, held lands in t... |
| 213-216 | Westenra (Baron Rossmore) | Of Dutch origin, the Westenras settled in Ireland in the mid-17th century. General Robert Cuningham... |
| 220-221, 226 | Owen (Raconnell) | In 1668, Nicholas Owen of Mongomeryshire, Wales, received a grant of lands in counties Cavan and Mon... |
| 190-192 | Madden (Hilton Park) | The Madden family came to Ulster following the marriage in 1635 of John Madden of Maddenton, county... |
| 154-160 | Anketell/Ancketell | This family, originally from Dorset, settled in Ireland at Ancketell Grove in the mid -seventeenth c... |
| 238-252 | Blayney | Castleblayney was founded by Edward Blayney, governor of Monaghan in the early 17th century, who was... |
| 162-163 | Johnston (Fort Johnston) | In the mid-seventeenth century this family settled in the parish of Donagh, barony of Trough, county... |
| 164 | Singleton | Thomas Singleton of Fort Singleton, Emyvale, county Monaghan, and his wife Isabella Crawford, had a... |
| 146, 160-162 | Maxwell (Faulkland) | This family were a branch of the Maxwell family of Farnham, county Cavan and descend from William fo... |
| 221, 228-231 | Wright/Woodwright | According to Burkes the Wrights, located in the area west of Monaghan town, descend from a Cromwelli... |
| 221 | Carson (Shanroe) | In 1667, the Carson estate at Shanroe, county Monaghan, was purchased by John Carson from Thomas Coo... |
| 221, 232-233 | Evatt | A family descended from John Evatt, Dean of Elphin, in the early 17th century. Shirley writes that... |
| 236 | Mitchell (Drumreask) | John Mitchell and his wife Charlotte daughter of William Robinson, an heiress maternally descended f... |
| 227 | Cole (Florence Court) | Part of the Cole estate was in county Monaghan, in the parish of Aghabog, barony of Dartree. At the... |
| 340 | Jones (Carrickaderry) | In the mid-18th century a Humphrey Jones of Belturbet, county Cavan, married Elizabeth Moutray of Fa... |
| 306 | Hatchell | John Hatchell was the son of John Hatchell, a hatter of Wexford and his wife Agnes Mackenzie of Coun... |
| 220, 225 | Richardson (Poplar Vale) | Originally from Norfolk this family came to Ireland during Elizabethan times. Simon Richardson was... |
| 180-181 | Barrett-Lennard | This family descend from Thomas Barrett-Lennard (1761-1857), created a baronet in 1801, the illegiti... |
| 193. | Burnside | The Burnside family settled at Corcreevy, county Tyrone, after the War of 1641. In 1797, Matthew Ja... |
| 254 & 256 | FitzHerbert/Rothwell (Shantonagh) | William FitzHerbert, the second son of William FitzHerbert, 3rd Lord of Swynnerton, married the only... |
| 188-189, 254-255 | Corry (Fairfield) | The Corrys of Fairfield, parish of Ematris, county Monaghan, descend from a Cromwellian soldier Walt... |
| 193 | Smyth (Ballynure) | Shirley writes that in 1709 the Ballynure property, parish of Killeevan, barony of Dartreee, county... |
| 357, 387 | Noble | Brabazon Noble of Donaghmoyne, county Monaghan, (1700-1766) married Margaret Clement and had a son W... |
| 388 | Plunkett Kenney | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Joseph Plunkett Kenney held eight townlands in the parish of Don... |
| 336 & 599-600 | Lee/Ley (Leesborough) | In 1668, Ensign William Ley was granted 610 acres in the barony of Dartree including Drumhay, Correv... |
| 379 | Steele (Donaghmoyne) | Shirley writes that Norman Steele was agent to the Marquess of Bath and Evelyn Shirley ‘and his skil... |
| 130, 254, 274, 362 | Barton (Carrickmacross) | An estate of scattered parts in the baronies of Dartrey, Monaghan and Cremorne, county Monaghan, was... |
| 254 | Tenison (Lough Bawn) | The Tenisons of Lough Bawn, county Monaghan, descend from Norbury Tenison, fourth son of the most Re... |
| 272-280 | Devereux (Earl of Essex) | In 1576, Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, was granted the barony of Farney in county Monaghan, bu... |
| 217-218, 311-312 | Lucas/Lucas-Scudamore (Castleshane) | In 1683, Charles II granted the manor of Castle Shane to Francis Lucas. His descendants served as M... |