Landed Estates
University of Galway
Reference Source

HOWARD, Joseph Jackson and CRISP, Frederick Arthur (eds). ''Visitation of Ireland''. Baltimore: reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1973

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Estate Records Citing this Source

Found 76 estate records citing this source.

Reference Estate Name Estate Description
V, 80 Bourke (Kinturk) A branch of the Bourke family held an estate at Kinturk, parish of Ballyhean, barony of Carra, count...
Vol III, 85-88 Hussey (Mounthussey) In 1723 Thomas Hussey of Baltrasney, county Kildare, married Jane Moore of Cloonbigney, county Rosco...
Vol IV, 117-119 Blake (Corbally) The Blakes had owned an estate at Corbally, parish of Ardrahan since the 15th century. In 1824 a...
Vol IV, 88-95 Dillon The Dillon family held a large estate on the border of counties Mayo and Roscommon. They were descen...
Vol IV, 96-98 Kelly (Muckloon) In 1728 the Kellys settled at Muckloon, parish of Taghboy, barony of Killian, county Galway, which t...
Vol V, 115-117 Bingham (Bingham's Castle) The Bingham family of Newbrook, parish of Robeen, county Mayo, later Barons Clanmorris, inherited ha...
Vol V, 49-52 Burke (Ballydugan) Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland indicates that Michael Burke of Ballintober, county Roscommon purch...
Vol V, 102-107 Bingham The Binghams were military commanders sent to Connacht in the 16th century, where they settled in th...
Vol V, 73-79 Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some...
Vol V, 26-34 Browne (Westport) A very large estate in county Mayo, much of it formerly Bourke property, was acquired by Colonel Joh...
Vol V, 21-24 Smyth (Barbaville and New Park) William Smythe (1693-1773) of Barbaville was a younger son of the Right Rev William Smythe, Bishop o...
Vol VI, 77-80 Lecky At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hugh Lecky held the townland of Cooly, parish of Fuerty, barony...
Vol VI, 64-65 McDermott (Coolavin) The McDermotts were the original hereditary owners of the lands in Coolavin, hence the family title...
Vol VI, 138-139 Shawe-Taylor Walter Taylor was granted almost a thousand acres in the barony of Kiltartan, county Galway in Febru...
Vol VI, 25-27 (Wolseley) Carroll (Cherryfield) In the 1850s John W. Carroll and Richard Wolsley held an estate in the parish of Cloontuskert, baron...
Vol II, 74-81 Guinness Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness of the famous brewing family began to purchase Connacht estates for sale i...
Vol II, 53-56 Longworth At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) members of the Longworth family of Glynwood and Cre...
Vol III, 57-61 Coote The Coote family settled in Queen's county (county Laois) in the early 17th century and the head of...
Vol IV, 123-124 Dillon (Roscommon) In the late 18th century Patrick Dillon owned land in the parishes of Clooncraff, Killukin and Kiltr...
V, 60-68 (Guillamore) Ball (Fort Fergus) William Hawkins Ball was the eldest son of Benjamin Ball of Dublin and his wife Elizabeth, daughter...
I, 80-81 O'Callaghan/O'Callaghan Westropp (Kilgory & Maryfort) The county Cork estates of the O'Callaghans were confiscated in the mid 17th century and the family...
I, 82-83 Stacpoole (Eden Vale) The Stacpooles were a county Limerick Catholic family. Clement Stacpoole was transplanted to county...
I, 91-94 Westropp (Attyflin) Montiford Westropp settled in county Limerick in the mid 17th century. His son Montiford purchased...
II, 15-18 Blood (Ballykilty) The Bloods of Ballykilty and Blood Smyths are junior branches of the Blood family of Cranagher, coun...
III, 65-68 Westropp (Fort Anne) A branch of the Westropp family descended from a younger brother of Mountiford Westropp of Attyflin,...
III, 62-64 Vincent (Summerhill) The Vincents of county Clare were a branch of the Limerick family of that name. Burke's Landed Gent...
IV, 1-5 Armstrong/Armstrong MacDonnell (Newhall) The Armstrongs of Mount Heaton share a common ancestry with the Armstrongs of Moyaliff, county Tippe...
IV, 28-32 Molony (Cragg) The Molonys of Cragg, parish of Tulla, county Clare, share a common ancestry with the Molonys of nea...
IV, 99-104 Reeves (Besborough) A family originally from Sussex who settled in Ireland in the mid 17th century. Their connection wi...
V, 111-114 Henn (Paradise) The Henns, an English family, were granted lands in county Clare by the Earl of Thomond at the end o...
VI, 36-52 O'Brien (Dromoland) The introduction to the Inchiquin Papers in the National Library of Ireland records that, in about 1...
Morgan of Old Abbey, Co Limerick. VI, 74-76 Morgan (Old Abbey) This family of Welsh origin was established in the county Limerick locality by the mid 17th century,...
I, 59-61 Cooper (Cooperhill) Samuel Cooper of Cooper Hill, parish of Kilkeedy, county Limerick, died in 1779 aged 62 years, accor...
I, 35-40 Tuthill (Kilmore) The Tuthill family settled in county Limerick in the early 18th century. John Tuthill of Kilmore wa...
II, 68-72 Butcher Samuel Butcher was leasing the Danesfort estate from the Colthurst family in the nineteenth century....
II, 50-52 O'Connell The O’Connells are an ancient Gaelic family, whom Burke claims had their origins in county Clare, be...
III, 40-41 Barry (Friarstown) A junior branch of the Barrys of Buttevant, county Cork, settled in the barony of Clanwilliam, count...
III, 93-97 Orpen (Glanarought) Burke describes the Orpen family as claiming great antiquity. They settled in Ireland after the Crom...
IV, 23-24 Sandes (Iraghticonnor) Smith indicates that Lancelot Sandes was granted an estate in Kerry in 1667 under the Acts of Settle...
V, 60-68 O'Grady (Cahir Guillamore) Descended from a younger son of the O'Gradys of Kilballyowen, county Limerick, Standish O'Grady, son...
V, 138-140 Morony (Ballyclogh) Edmond Morony of Ballyclogh, county Limerick, was the eldest son of the second marriage of his fathe...
V, 53-56 O'Grady (Kilballyowen) This was the senior family of O'Grady in Munster. This family was located in the Kilballyowen area...
VI, 89-92 Langford ''Irish Family Records" states that William Langford was living at Gurteengary, county Limerick in 1...
VI, 81-83 Hurley/Hurly Burke indicates that the Hurleys originated in county Limerick but acquired land and influence in Ke...
VI, 84-86 Westropp (Mellon) The Westropps of Mellon, county Limerick are descended from Mountiford, second son of Thomas Westrop...
VI, 61-63 Plummer A family from Wiltshire who first settled in county Cork and then moved to county Limerick. [An Edwa...
Additions & Corrections, IV (1904), xv Stacpoole (Ballyallia) This was a junior branch of the Stacpoole family of Annagh and Eden Vale, county Clare. George Sta...
Gillman of Clonteadmore, Co Cork. 46-48 Gillman (Cork) It appears that the Gillmans were originally an Exeter family. Members of the family held property...
Roberts of Glassenbury, Co Kent, Britfields Town, Co Cork & city of Cork. I, 97-99 Roberts (Britfieldstown) A family settled in county Cork from the early 17th century, Francis Roberts was granted Britfieldst...
Hudson-Kinahan of Glenville, Co Cork. II, 36-37 Hudson (Glenville) Dr Edward Hudson, born at Castlemartyr, county Cork, was an early dental practitioner, who bought an...
Westropp of Ballyvolane, Co Cork. II, 57-61 Westropp (Cork) the Westropps of county Cork are descended from two brothers Randall Westropp, Mayor of Cork in 1743...
Pigott of Tincurry, Co Tipperary & Manor House, Dundrum, Co Down. III, 95-97 Jackson (Tincurry) In his will dated 20 February 1800 Joseph Jackson of Tincurry, county Tipperary, refers to his lands...
Mansergh of Grenane, Co Tipperary. III, 25-28 Mansergh (Grenane) The Manserghs, originally from Barwicke Hall, Yorkshire, settled at Macrony Castle, near Fermoy in c...
Bowen of Bowen's Court, Co Cork. IV, 14-16 Bowen/Cole-Bowen Originally from Wales, Henry Bowen, a Cromwellian army officer, settled in county Cork. In 1660 his...
O'Donovan of Clan Cathal, Co Cork. IV, 55-56 O'Donovan Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' indicates that The O'Donovan's ancestors' original territories were...
Uniacke. V, 82-92 Uniacke ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' gives a very detailed genealogy of this family, established in the...
Lisle. VI, 16-19 Lysaght (Mountnorth) At the end of the 17th century Nicholas Lysaght, a supporter of William III, married Grace, daughter...
Barry of Castle Cor, Co Cork. VI, 66 Barry (Castle Cor) In 1754 Richard Barry married Mary Norton and their son Colonel Richard Barry purchased the Castle C...
V, 1-3 Honan (Cork) The Honans of Cork city were descended from the Honans of Limerick city. In the early 20th century...
V, 138-140 Larminie John C. Larminie held five townlands in the parish of Ballyhean, barony of Carra, county Mayo. The...
I, 23-24 Burke (Elm Hall) This family descend from John Burke and his second wife, Lucinda Plunkett of Bettyfield, county Rosc...
Reeves of Besborough, Co Clare (re Parker of Brookfield), 99-104 Parker (Castlelough & Ballyvalley) Captain John Parker was granted 1,242 acres in the barony of Owney and Arra, county Tipperary in 166...
V, 44-48 Swanzy (Rockfield) The various branches of this family descend from Henry Swanzy (1666-1742), an ensign in the army of...
IV, 6-8 Casey (The Donaghies) The rental of an estate of 5 townlands amounting to 687 acres and belonging to Edmond Henry Casey wa...
IV, 46-49 Annesley Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey, was granted large tracts of lands in counties Tipperary, Kerry, Waterf...
III, 44-48 L'Estrange (Owendoon) The L’Estranges of county Cavan were a branch of the L’Estranges of Moystown, King’s County. In the...
pp.20-22. Paterson (Kilmacrenan) Hussey de Burgh states that Major Thomas Paterson, of Gortlee, Letterkenny, owned over 500 acres in...
pp.57-58. Wingfield Stratford Edward and John Wingfield were twin brothers, sons of Richard Wingfield, 3rd Viscount Powerscourt, a...
Vol.2, pp.25-27. Montgomery (Convoy & Inishowen) Robert Montgomery’s estate was among the principal lessors in the parish of Inver, Barony of Banagh...
Vol.2: pp.29-32. Crawford Alexander Crawford, whose address is noted as Londonderry, as recorded as the owner of over 2000 acr...
Vol.2: pp.48-49. Cullen The Cullen family had held land in Leitrim, particularly in the Manorhamilton and Kinlough areas, si...
Vol.2: pp.62-64. White (Lough Eske) Local sources suggest the Brooke estate was sold to the Whyte family in the 1890s. Howard suggests t...
Vol.3: pp.55-56. Clements (Donegal) The Earl of Leitrim’s estate was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Clondahorky, Clondav...
Vol.3: pp.69-72. Alexander (Inishowen) At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, the representatives of James Alexander were among t...
Vol.4: pp.128-133. Howard (Earls of Wicklow) The Earls of Wicklow held lands in Donegal through their descent from the Forward family of Castlefo...