Reference Source
BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988.
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 569 estate records citing this source.
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210 | Moore (Moore Hall) | An estate in the parishes of Ballintober, Ballyovey and Burriscarra in the barony of Carra, county M... |
225 (Newport) & 246 (Ross) | O'Donel | Some of the O'Donnells of Ulster settled in county Mayo in the 17th century, initially in the Ballyc... |
14 | Lynch Blosse | A Galway family who lost most of their estates in that county under Cromwell but received extensive... |
188 | Gore Booth | The Gore Booth family were descended from Sir Francis Booth who was granted land at Ardtermon, bar... |
150 | Wynne | The Wynne family established themselves in Sligo in the later 17th century. They went on to become o... |
185 | Phibbs (Seafield) | The Phibbs family acquired an estate in Kilmacowen in the late 18th century. The estate was based ar... |
89 | McDermott (Coolavin) | The McDermotts were the original hereditary owners of the lands in Coolavin, hence the family title... |
271 | Perceval | The Perceval family succeeded to lands in Sligo in the mid 17th when George Perceval married Mary Cr... |
2 | Fleming | McTernan states that the Flemings came into possession of lands in Sligo in the wake of the Cromwell... |
81 | Armstrong (Chaffpool & Moyaliff) | These Armstrongs are a junior branch of the Armstrong family of Mount Heaton, county Offaly and desc... |
4 | O'Hara | The O'Haras were the only Gaelic family to continue as major landowners in County Sligo up to modern... |
151 | Bourke (Heathfield) | An estate in the parishes of Kilbride and Lackan, barony of Tirawley, Co Mayo, comprised of 1663 acr... |
69-70 | Gore (Castle Gore) | In 1666 the Gores were granted extensive estates, over 14,700 acres, in the barony of Tirawley, coun... |
121 | Jackson (Enniscoe) | Francis Jackson, a Cromwellian soldier, bought extensive lands in the barony of Tirawley, county May... |
52, 121 | Pratt (Cabra Castle) | Burke’s Landed Gentry of Ireland (1904) states that the Pratts came from Leicester and that Cromwell... |
230 | Palmer (Kenure Park) | The Palmer family held extensive estates in counties Mayo and Sligo, some of which they were granted... |
222 | Knox (Netley Park) | Henry William Knox and his brother John sold almost 3000 acres in the parishes of Crossmolina and Ki... |
146 | Knox (Greenwoodpark) | A junior branch of the Knoxes of Rappa held an estate in the parish of Kilfian, barony of Tirawley,... |
229 | Orme (Owenmore) | The Orme family owned extensive property in county Mayo and also around the village of Enniscrone in... |
138 | Orme (Abbeytown & Glenmore) | The Ormes of Abbeytown held an estate in the parish of Crossmolina, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo... |
143 | Ormsby (Gortnaraby) | By the late 17th century a branch of the Ormsby family had settled at Cloghans, parish of Kilbelfad,... |
178 | Paget | The Paget estate was mainly in the parishes of Crossmolina and Kilfian, barony of Tirawley, county M... |
268 | Palmer (Summerhill) | In 1741 James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, leased an estate in the parish of Templemurry, barony of T... |
19 | Perkins | John Perkins was agent for some of the property owned by the Gores, Earls of Arran in the first half... |
41 | Bingham (Bingham's Castle) | The Bingham family of Newbrook, parish of Robeen, county Mayo, later Barons Clanmorris, inherited ha... |
283 | Browne (Westport) | A very large estate in county Mayo, much of it formerly Bourke property, was acquired by Colonel Joh... |
17 | Blake (Ballinafad) | In the early 17th century a younger son of the Blake family of Ballyglunin, county Galway, acquired... |
47 | Browne (Breaghwy) | A junior branch of the Brownes of the Neale, county Mayo, was located in the parish of Breaghwy in t... |
85 | Lynch/Crean Lynch | A junior branch of the Lynch Blosse family baronets, who obtained leases of the Clogher estate, in t... |
154 | Ffolliott | The ffolliott family held lands in the parish of Aghanagh, barony of Tirerrill, County Sligo since t... |
270 | Irwin (Tanrego) | McTernan states that John Irwin, a Cromwellian soldier, was granted the lands at Tanrego in the seve... |
177 (King House) & 244 (Rockingham), 207-208 (Mitchelstown Castle) | King (Kingston/Lorton) | The King estate was one of the largest in Connacht including lands in Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo as wel... |
231 | Parke | According to O'Rorke, the Parkes received land under the Cromwellian settlement and established them... |
211 (Mote Park), 190 (Longford) | Crofton (Sligo) | The Croftons acquired land in the 17th century from the McSweeneys which had previously been part of... |
201 | Cooper (Markree) | Edward Cooper was a soldier in Richard Coote [Lord Collooney]'s, regiment of horse. He is known in... |
91-2 | Cooper | The estate at Coopershill was founded by the Cooper family. In the mid 19th century Charles King O'H... |
176 | Tenison/Tennison/King-Tenison | This branch of the Tenison family is descended from members of the family who settled in the north... |
69-70 | Cuff | Sir James Cuff was granted the town and lands of Ballinrobe, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo, under... |
231 | Lynch (Partry) | Sir Henry Lynch of Castlecarra, granted his mother the lands of Cloonlagheen, parish of Ballyovey, b... |
49 & 275 | Blake (Towerhill & Bunowen) | The Blakes of Menlo Castle, county Galway, held the lands of Clonyne and Clooneen or Towerhill, pari... |
82 & 278 | FitzGerald (Turlough) | This family from Gorteens in county Kilkenny was transplanted to county Mayo under the Cromwellian s... |
71 (Castle Lackan) & 94 (Creagh) | Knox (Castle Lackan) | The Knoxes of Castle Lackan, parish of Killala, barony of Tirawley and later of Creagh, parish of Ba... |
97 | Martyn (Curraghmore) | Abstracts of original documents in the Blake Papers show that an estate at Curraghmore was granted t... |
154 | Lindsey (Hollymount) | This branch of the Lindsey family were descended from a younger son of the first Lindsey of Turin, p... |
206 | Miller (Milford) | A family of Cromwellian settlers who were granted over 1,000 acres in the parishes of Kilmainemore a... |
222 | Browne (Neale) | A family established at The Neale, county Mayo, from the 16th century which they were regranted alon... |
99 | Kirwan (Dalgan) | This junior branch of the Kirwans of Cregg Castle, county Galway, were merchants in the city of Galw... |
20 | Lynch (Ballycurrin) | An estate in the parish of Shrule, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo, in the possession of the Lynch f... |
84 | Browne (Claremount) | There are references in the will of the 1st Earl of Altamont to the purchase of part of the Bell est... |
72 | Browne (Castlemagarret) | The Brownes of Carrowbrowne, parish of Oranmore, county Galway, had estates in the counties Galway,... |
18 | Ormsby (Ballinamore) | The Ballinamore estate, in the parish of Killedan, barony of Gallen, county Mayo, was granted to the... |
19 | Kenny (Ballinrobe) | A family established in the Ballinrobe area, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo, from the late 17th cen... |
38 | Knox Gore | James Knox of Broadlands Park (1774-1818) was the third son of Francis Knox of Rappa Castle. Both h... |
45 | Ruttledge (Bloomfield) | In May 1749, Peter Ruttledge of Cornfield and Carrowkillen, parish of Robeen, barony of Kilmaine, co... |
57 | Jackson (Carrowmore) | The Carrowmore estate of the Vaughans passed by marriage to a junior branch of the Jacksons of Ennis... |
61 | Bingham | The Binghams were military commanders sent to Connacht in the 16th century, where they settled in th... |
74, 169 | Knox (Castlereagh) | The Knoxes came from county Donegal and settled at Castlereagh in the 17th century. By the early 1... |
122 | Knox (Errew) | By his marriage with an heiress, Ellen Farrar, Granville Knox, a great-grandson of Francis Knox of R... |
154 | Vesey | In December 1698 John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam from 1679 to 1716, bought almost 750 acres in the Ho... |
169 | Pery/ Pery Knox Gore | An estate in the parish of Kilbelfad, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, formerly belonging to the Orm... |
204 | Walsh (Castlehill) | In the late 1830s the Walshes inherited part of the Cormack estate in the parish of Crossmolina, bar... |
213 | Knox (Mount Falcon) | An estate in the parish of Ballynahaglish, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, previously belonging to... |
213 | Boyd (Mount Gordon) | In 1716 the Boyds bought the estate of Crosspatrick, parish of Killala, barony of Tirawley, county M... |
223 | Bingham (Newbrook) | This estate was founded by John Bingham of Foxford, county Mayo, younger brother of Sir Henry Bingha... |
230 (Palmerstown) & 238 (Rappa) | Knox (Rappa) | Originally a Crofton estate which passed through a marriage connection to a younger son of the Knoxe... |
248 | Stoney | James Butler Stoney and his son, Robert Vesey Stoney, built up a considerable estate in the Burrisho... |
243 (Rockfleet or Rossyvera) | O'Malley (Hawthorn) | The descendants of Charles O'Malley of Belclare, barony of Murrisk, county Mayo, were settled in the... |
246 (Ross House) | O'Donel (Newcastle) | From the mid 18th century a branch of the family of O'Donels of Newport, county Mayo, resided at New... |
277 | Garvey (Tully) | An estate in the parish of Kilgeever, barony of Murrisk, county Mayo, comprised of seven townlands i... |
204-205 | Blake (Menlo) | The Blakes, raised to the peerage as baronets in 1622, were established at Menlough on the bank of t... |
12 | Guinness | Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness of the famous brewing family began to purchase Connacht estates for sale i... |
215 | Booth (Ebor Hall) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Booth held 3 townlands in the parish of Cong and a townl... |
241 (Renvyle) | Blake (Renvyle) | Henry Blake returned from Montserrat in 1676 and, according to Martin J. Blake, bought the Lehinch e... |
257 | Tulloch | John Armstrong, a member of a county Fermanagh family, was living at South Hill, Clifden, county Gal... |
192. | Vereker (Viscount Gort) | Lough Cutra or Lough Cooter was originally O'Shaughnessy land which was granted to Thomas Prendergas... |
84 | D'Arcy (Kiltullagh & Clifden Castle) | The D'Arcy family of Kiltullagh, parish and barony of Athenry, county Galway, was founded by Patrick... |
16 | Morris (Ballinaboy) | Through marriage with a member of the Lynch family the Morrises inherited a quarter part of the esta... |
254 | Thomson | The Salrock/Salruck estate, barony of Ballynahinch, county Galway, originally belonged to the Miller... |
180 | Henry (Kylemore) | Mitchell Henry was a doctor who was left a large fortune by his father, a Manchester merchant, in 18... |
25 (Ballynahinch) & 61 & 293 (Cashel) | Law Life Assurance Society | At the time of Griffith's Valuation this company held two townlands in the parish of Kilgeever, baro... |
93 | Cottingham | At the time of Griffith's Valuation George Cottingham and Anne Regan and Mrs William Regan held the... |
98 & 205 | Hodgson | The Hodgson family came to Ireland from Whitehaven in Cumberland, England and were mine owners in Av... |
246 | Martin (Ross) | The Martin family were established beside Ross Lake in the barony of Moycullen, county Galway, from... |
262-263 | Morris (Spiddle) | In 1684, George Morris who had served in the army of King James II married Catherine Fitzpatrick and... |
184 | O'Hara (Lenaboy) | The O'Haras of Lenaboy had been established in the town of Galway since the early 18th century and m... |
205 | Blake (Merlin Park) | The Blakes of Moyne, parish of Shrule, county Mayo, were descended from the Blakes of Ardfry, county... |
138 | Blake (Glenlo) | Martin J. Blake writes that Henry Blake of Glenlo Abbey, a medical doctor, was a grandson of Patrick... |
205 (Mervue) | Joyce (Mervue) | The Joyces of Mervue, Corgary and Rahasane were all descended from a family of Joyces long establish... |
301. | Joyce (Rahasane) | The Joyce family of Rahasane were connected with the Joyces of Mervue and also of Corgary. They hel... |
301. | Ffrench (Rahasane) | In 1675 the ffrenches bought the lands of Cummer and Drumgriffin in the barony of Clare which had be... |
2 (Aggard), 175 (Kilquaine). | Lambert (Cregclare) | In 1824 Walter Lambert, Creggaclare, Walter Lambert, Castle Lambert, Walter Lambert, Lambert Lodge,... |
2. | Kelly (Kinvara) | In 1855 Reverend Thomas Kelly is recorded as the owner of several townlands in the parish of Kinvarr... |
159. | Burke (St. Cleran's) | John Hardiman Burke was in possession of the St.Cleran's estate in the 1850s. He had succeeded his f... |
201. | Burke (Marble Hill) | The Burke family of Marble Hill were among the most influential families in county Galway in the 19t... |
22 (Ballyglunin) | Blake (Ballyglunin) | In ''Blake Family Records'' Martin J. Blake states that Martin Blake of Cummer, county Galway, purch... |
70 | Kirwan (Castlehacket) | In the 16th century the Castlehacket and Cahermorris estates near Tuam in county Galway belonged to... |
25. | Seymour (Galway) | The Seymour family first settled in east Galway in the late 17th century. The families at Ballymore... |
38, 187-188. | Lawrence (Lawrencetown) | The Lawrence family are first recorded in east Galway in the late 16th century. A John Lawrence marr... |
212 | Bellew (Mountbellew) | The Bellew family of Williamstown, county Louth, were granted lands in the parish of Moylough, baron... |
68 | Mahon (Castlegar) | The Mahons were settled at Castlegar from the early 18th century. In 1711 the Earl of Clanricarde l... |
245 | Thewles | In the 18th century Wentworth Thewles of Harristown, Co Kildare, owned lands in counties Mayo, Leitr... |
4 | Blake (Annaghdown) | An estate advertised for sale by the Rochforts in 1856 and bought by the Blakes of nearby Cregg Cast... |
9 | Blake (Ardfry) | By patent dated 24 Feb 1681 the Blakes were granted almost 12,000 acres in counties Galway and Mayo,... |
18 | Comyn (Kilconnell) | Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' states that Andrew Comyn of Ryefield, county Roscommon, married... |
20 (Ballydonelan) | Donnellan/Donelan | An estate of over 3,000 acres in the baronies of Clonmacnowen and Kilconnell, county Galway, was gra... |
41 | Bermingham/Birmingham | Edward Bermingham, Lord Athenry, was granted over 5,000 acres, mainly in the barony of Dunmore, coun... |
59 | Wade (Aughrim) | In 1653, William Wade, a soldier in Cromwell’s army, was granted lands at Killavally, near Tyrrellsp... |
66 | Daly (Castledaly) | This branch of the Dalys were descended from the Dalys of Killimer and also Dalysgrove, near Ahascra... |
67 | Lambert (Castle Ellen) | The Lambert family came originally from Yorkshire but were settled in county Galway since the reign... |
67 | ffrench (Castle ffrench) | Originally known as Clogher and purchased by the ffrenches from the O'Kellys in 1636. Confiscated b... |
75 | Shawe-Taylor | Walter Taylor was granted almost a thousand acres in the barony of Kiltartan, county Galway in Febru... |
86 | Dillon (Clonbrock) | The Dillons were a Norman family who initially received grants of land in Westmeath and who later ac... |
87 | Trench (Clonfert) | John E. Trench was a significant landowner in the parish of Ballymacward, barony of Kilconnell and t... |
88 | Fair (Levally) | In the early 19th century a branch of the Fair family held the lands of Levally and Cappagory situat... |
90 | Gregory | The Coole estate was purchased by Robert Gregory from the Martyns of Tullira in 1768 on his return f... |
99 | Daly (Dalystown) | In 1814 the Rt. Hon Denis Bowes Daly was the owner of the Dalystown estate, the son of Hyacinth Dal... |
103 | Mathews | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Mathews was in possession of an estate at Derryvunlam, p... |
116 | Shee | Charles ffrench Blake Forster traces this family's lineage from O'Shee of county Tipperary, who late... |
116 | Daly (Dunsandle & Carnakelly) | The Daly family of Dunsandle derived from Daly of Carnakelly in the parish of Kiltullagh. They bough... |
122 (Eyrecourt) | Eyre (Eyrecourt & Eyreville) | Giles Eyre, Eyrecourt Castle and Thomas Knutford Eyre, Eyreville, are described as resident propriet... |
131 (Garbally) | Trench (Garbally) | Burke indicates that the Trenches originated in France but settled in the North of England. Frederic... |
135 (Glenarde), 220 (Moyode) & 248 (Roxborough) | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
141 | Burke (Glinsk) | Ulick Burke of Glinsk, parish of Ballynakill, barony of Ballymoe, county Galway, was created a baron... |
154 | Blake (Hollypark) | In 1824 Pierce Blake of Hollypark is described as a resident proprietor in county Galway. Peter Blak... |
165 (Kilcolgan) & 279 (Tyrone) | St. George (Tyrone House) | The St.George estate was centred on the house at Tyrone, parish of Drumacoo, barony of Dunkellin, bu... |
165 (Kilcornan) | Redington (Kilcornan) | The Redington family estate was centred on their house at Kilcornan. This had previously been a Burk... |
185 (Lismany) | Pollok (Lismany) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Allan Pollok was the owner of considerable property in various p... |
204 | Smyth (Masonbrook) | The Smyths acquired property in and around the Loughrea area in the early 19th century. In 1828 they... |
208 (Monivea) | Ffrench (Monivea) | The Monivea estate, barony of Tiaquin, county Galway, was acquired by the ffrenchs from the O'Kellys... |
213 (Mounthazel) | Browne (Moyvilly & Mounthazel) | The Moyvilly estate, near Oranmore, county Galway, was granted to the Brownes under the Acts of Sett... |
220 | Browne (Moyne) | The Brownes of Moyne were descended from the Brownes of Cloonkeely, near Tuam and of Newtown in the... |
230 (Pallas) | Nugent (Pallas) | In 1677 Thomas Nugent was granted an estate of 3,250 acres in the baronies of Leitrim and Longford,... |
233-234 (Portumna Castle) | Burke (Clanricarde) | The Clanricarde estate was one of the largest in county Galway. Lord Clanrickard, a minor, is liste... |
237 | Daly (Raford) | The Daly family of Raford were descended from the Dalys of Carnakelly. The Raford estate was bought... |
237 | McDermott (Ramore/Rathmore) | James Anthony McDermott of Ramore married Mary Agnes Blake of Cregg Castle in the early 19th century... |
241 (Renville) | Athy | The Athy family were one of the original Tribes of Galway. Their estate was mainly centred around th... |
251 (Ryehill) | Roche (Ryehill) | In the late 18th century the Ryehill estate in the parish of Monivea, barony of Tiaquin, county Galw... |
272 | Butler (Doon & Thornpark) | The Butlers of Doonemulvihill, county Clare and Thornpark, county Galway are descended from James Bu... |
276-277 (Tulira) | Martyn (Tulira) | In 1824 Edward Martyn is listed as a resident proprietor in county Galway. John Martyn was the owner... |
73-74 (Castle Oliver), 286 (Woodlawn) | Trench (Woodlawn) | The Trench family at Woodlawn were one of a number of Trench families who came to prominence in coun... |
293 (Castlegrove) | Lewin (Cloghans) | A family who were settled on the Galway/Mayo border at Cloghans, parish of Kilmainemore, barony of K... |
293 (Castlegrove) | Blake (Castlegrove) | By his will (1612) Robert Blake of Ardfry left the lands of Castlegrove or Fartigare as they were o... |
301 (Rahasane) | Bourke (Curraghleagh & Rahasane) | Isidore Bourke, a younger son of Joseph Bourke of Carrowkeel, county Mayo, had an estate in the pari... |
56 | Drought | In the mid 19th century Captain George Warburton Drought owned a small estate centred on the house C... |
59 (Carrowroe) & 228 (Oakport) | Goff | This family were descended from the Goff family of Kingstown, Dublin who had married into the Caulfi... |
81 (Charlestown) | King (Drumsna) | The King family descend from the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin (1611-1639) who was granted... |
85-86 (Clonalis) | O'Conor Don | The O'Conor Don ancestral lands were in County Roscommon centred on Clonalis House near Castlerea.... |
88 | French (Cloonyquin) | ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Arthur French of Tyrone bought Cloonyquin from the Righ... |
104 (Donamon) | Caulfeild (Dunamon) | The Dunamon estate was held under a lease for 500 years from John King, Lord Kingston to Thomas Caul... |
115 (Dundermot) | O'Conor (Dundermot) | A branch of the O'Conor Don family who resided at Dundermot for 2 generations in the 19th century. I... |
119 (Edmondstown) | Costello (Edmondstown) | The Costellos were settled at Castlemore, parish of Castlemore, barony of Costello, county Mayo, fro... |
128 (French Park) | French /ffrench (Frenchpark) | Patrick French fitzStephen of Galway is recorded as the earliest member of the family to be associat... |
129 (Frybrook) | Fry | The Fry estate was located adjacent to Boyle. The family had been invited to Boyle by Lord Kingston... |
193 (Loughglinn) | Dillon | The Dillon family held a large estate on the border of counties Mayo and Roscommon. They were descen... |
200-201 | Grace | The Mantua estate in county Roscommon came into Grace ownership in the 18th century through the marr... |
211-212 | Crofton (Mote Park) | The senior branch of the Crofton family settled at Ballymurray, county Roscommon in the 16th century... |
215 (Mount Druid) | O'Conor (Mount Druid) | Denis O'Conor was one of the principlal lessors in the parish of Kilcorkey, barony of Castlereagh at... |
216 | Plunkett (Mountplunkett) | The Plunketts were a Catholic family residing at Mountplunkett from the 18th century. Christopher Ge... |
216 (Mountplunkett) | Grehan | Patrick Grehan had a lease of the Mountplunkett estate, parish of Killinvoy, barony of Athlone, coun... |
217-218 (Mount Talbot) | Talbot (Mount Talbot) | The Talbots were descended from a younger son of the Talbots of Malahide in the 16th century. They w... |
240 (Rathmoyle) | Irwin (Rathmoyle) | Richard, Robert and John Irwin were occupiers and lessors of property in the parish of Baslick, baro... |
244 | Lloyd (Rockville) | Rockville, originally a Blackburn property, came into the possession of the Lloyd family following t... |
250 (Runnamoat) | Balfe | The Balfe family were settled at Heathfield in county Roscommon in the 18th century but had moved to... |
267 (Strokestown) | Mahon/Pakenham-Mahon | In February 1666 Captain Nicholas Mahon was granted over 2,700 acres in the barony of Roscommon and... |
272 (Thomastown Park) | Naghten (Thomastown) | The Naghtens or O'Naghtens were one of the old Gaelic families who managed to retain some of their f... |
286 (Woodbrook) | Kirkwood (Boyle) | The Kirkwood family were landowners in the barony of Boyle during the nineteenth century. Andrew and... |
293 (Castlestrange) | Mitchell (Castle Strange) | Cornet Thomas Mitchell from Scotland settled at Castlestrange, county Roscommon in the mid 17th cent... |
245 | Kelly (Rookwood) | This family is well recorded in Vera Hughes' book. Crofton Kelly and his wife Elizabeth Threwles we... |
245 | Waller (Rookwood) | In 1778 Major Waller is recorded as resident at Rookwood and Kilmore. Robert Waller married Jane Or... |
56 | Kelly (Cargins) | Ignatius Kelly, son of Edmund Kelly of Castleruby, was residing at Carrigens at the time of the Cens... |
215 | de Montmorency (Ebor Hall) | The Viscounts Mountmorres were descended from the Morres family, landowners in Co Kilkenny from the... |
25 (Ballynacourty), 118 (Eden Vale) | Stacpoole (Eden Vale) | The Stacpooles were a county Limerick Catholic family. Clement Stacpoole was transplanted to county... |
58 (Carrigaholt) | Burton (Buncraggy & Carrigaholt) | Samuel Burton of Buncraggy, county Clare, married Margaret Harris and died in 1712. From their elde... |
224-225 | MacDonnell (Newhall) | This family was descended from the MacDonnell family of Dunluce, county Antrim. In the late 17th cen... |
123, 224-225 | Armstrong/Armstrong MacDonnell (Newhall) | The Armstrongs of Mount Heaton share a common ancestry with the Armstrongs of Moyaliff, county Tippe... |
2 (Adelphi) | Fitzgerald (Kilcarragh & Adelphi) | This family was established at Kilcarragh, parish of Kilfenora, barony of Corcomroe, county Clare in... |
13 (Ashline) | Mahon (Corbally) | The estate of the Mahons of Corbally was mainly in the parish of Clooney, barony of Bunratty Upper,... |
26 (Ballynalacken) | O'Brien (Ballynalackan) | Terence O'Brien was established at Elm Vale, south east of Kilfenora, county Clare, from at least th... |
40 (Belvoir) | Wilson (Belvoir) | The Wilson family settled at Belvoir, near Sixmilebridge, county Clare, in the 18th century. Richar... |
41 (Birchfield) | O'Brien (Birchfield) | Cornelius O'Brien was the son of Henry O'Brien of Ennis, county Clare and Helen O'Callaghan of Kilgo... |
49 (Bunratty Castle) | O'Brien (Thomond) | The estate of the Earl of Thomond was the largest in county Clare with lands in seven out of the ele... |
53 (Cahircalla) | Crowe (Dromore) | The Crowe family were living at Nutfield, near Ennis, county Clare in the 1780s. Burke records that... |
53 (Cahircalla) | England | Members of the England family appear in the records of county Clare from the late 17th century and t... |
53 (Cahiracon), 159 (Islandmore) | Kelly/Roche Kelly | Descended from an O’Kelly of county Kilkenny, the Kelly family were established in county Limerick b... |
53 (Cahiracon) | Vandeleur (Kilrush) | The Vandeleur family are descended from Maxmilian Van Der Leur, a Dutch merchant, who had settled in... |
56 (Carnelly) | Stamer (Carnelly) | William Stamer, a member of an old English Protestant family from Essex, England, moved to county Ki... |
66 (Castle Crine) | Butler (Castlecrine) | The Butlers of Castlecrine, parish of Kilfinaghta, barony of Bunratty Lower, county Clare, descend f... |
97 (Cullane) | Studdert (Bunratty) | The Reverend George Studdert, rector of Kilpeacon and Rathkeale, county Limerick, was the son of Geo... |
216 (Mount Shannon) | FitzGibbon | The FitzGibbon family were established at Ballysheedy, county Limerick, from the mid 18th century.... |
140 (Glin Castle), 242 (Riddlestown) | Fitzgerald (Knight of Glin) | The Knight of Glin is a title which was in existence for six centuries, borne by a branch of the Fit... |
54 | Smith (Cahermoyle) | At the beginning of the 19th century William Smith, an attorney, had an estate in the western part o... |
54 | O'Brien (Cahermoyle) | William Smith O'Brien was born at Dromoland, county Clare in 1803. He was the second son of Sir Edw... |
97 (Curragh Chase), 154-155 (Holly Park) | De Vere | This family were descended from Vere Hunt, a Cromwellian soldier who was granted land in county Lime... |
204 (Mellon) | Westropp (Mellon) | The Westropps of Mellon, county Limerick are descended from Mountiford, second son of Thomas Westrop... |
78, 110 & 258 | Waller (Castletown) | This branch of the Waller family are descended from Sir Hardress Waller, a Cromwellian soldier, who... |
258 (Shannon Grove) | Bury (Shannongrove) | Phineas Bury was granted almost 6,000 acres in the barony of Kenry, county Limerick in 1666 and 588... |
25 (Ballynacourty), 87 (Clonshire) | Power (Clonshire & Monroe) | Samuel Dickson of Ballynaguile, county Limerick married firstly a Miss Farrell and had a daughter wh... |
87 | Pigott (Rathkeale) | In the mid 19th century John Pigott held townlands in the parish of Clonshire and Rathkeale, barony... |
265 | Massy (Stoneville) | Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' states that William Massy bought Stoneville, Rathkeale, county Lime... |
242 | Blennerhassett (Riddlestown) | The Blennerhassett family acquired estates in county Kerry from the forfeitures of the Earl of Desmo... |
119 | Studdert (Elm Hill) | Maurice Studdert of Elm Hill, Rathkeale, county Limerick, was the fourth son of the Reverend George... |
3 | Dickson (Croom Castle) | In the mid 19th century Major General William Dickson of Berkshire, fifth son of Samuel Dickson and... |
222 | Royse | The Royse family were resident in the Nantinan parish of county Limerick from the early 18th century... |
73 (Castle Matrix) | Brown (Mount Brown) | John Southwell Brown held an estate in the parishes of Croagh and Rathkeale, barony of Connello Lowe... |
35 (Beechmount) | Lloyd (Beechmount) | In 1805 Colonel Thomas Lloyd purchased Beechmount in the parish of Rathkeale, barony of Connello Low... |
91 | Cooper (Cooperhill) | Samuel Cooper of Cooper Hill, parish of Kilkeedy, county Limerick, died in 1779 aged 62 years, accor... |
119 | Massey (Elm Park) | The Lords Clarina are descended from Eyre Massey, sixth son of Hugh Massy of Duntrileague, county Li... |
272 | Monsell (Limerick) | Originally from England, this family sold their estates in Somerset and purchased estates in county... |
14 (Attyflin) | Westropp (Attyflin) | Montiford Westropp settled in county Limerick in the mid 17th century. His son Montiford purchased... |
126 (Fort Etna) | Peacocke (Fort Etna) | George Peacocke was granted over 1,500 acres in the barony of Pubblebrien, county Limerick in 1666.... |
139 | Barrington (Glenstal) | The Barringtons settled in Limerick city at the end of the 17th century, Benjamin Barrington was she... |
109 (Dromoland), 183 (Leamaneagh) | O'Brien (Dromoland) | The introduction to the Inchiquin Papers in the National Library of Ireland records that, in about 1... |
106 (Doonass) | Massy (Doonass) | The Reverend Charles Massy, Dean of Limerick, was a younger brother of Hugh Baron Massy. He married... |
97 (Cullane) | Steele (Cullane) | A family originally from Somerset, who settled in county Clare in the early 18th century and acquire... |
121 (Ennistymon) | Macnamara (Doolin) | This branch of the Macnamara family was established in the barony of Burren, north county Clare, at... |
126 (Fortfergus) | Ross-Lewin (Ross Hill) | The Ross-Lewin estate was in the parishes of Kilchreest and Killadysert, barony of Clonderalaw, coun... |
126 (Fortfergus) | Ball (Fort Fergus) | William Hawkins Ball was the eldest son of Benjamin Ball of Dublin and his wife Elizabeth, daughter... |
168 (Kilkishen) | Studdert (Kilkishen) | The Studdert families of Kilkishen and Bunratty, county Clare, are descended from the Reverend Georg... |
176 (Kiltanon) | Molony (Kiltanon) | This family were established in county Clare from the early 17th century and the Kiltanon branch are... |
180 (Knoppogue) | Butler (Knappogue) | The Lords Dunboyne of the 19th century were descended from James Butler of Cragnagowra, county Clare... |
185 (Maryfort) | 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... |
212 (Mount Callan) | Synge (Dysert) | The Synges held lands in the parish of Dysert, county Clare, from the mid 18th century when Nicholas... |
134 (Glanduff Castle), 214 (Mount Ievers) | Ievers (Mountievers) | The first member of this family to settle in county Clare in the 1640s was Henry Ievers. He was a c... |
212 (Mount Callan) | Tottenham | The Tottenham family's main properties were based in Leinster, especially in the counties of Wicklow... |
220 (Moyriesk) | Fitzgerald/Foster Vesey Fitzgerald (Moyriesk) | This family of Fitzgeralds was originally Fitzgerald Fitzgibbon but the surname Fitzgibbon was dropp... |
224 (Paradise) | Henn (Paradise) | The Henns, an English family, were granted lands in county Clare by the Earl of Thomond at the end o... |
236 (Quinsborough) | Quin (Quinsborough) | Lord George Quin was the second son of Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort and Mary, only daugh... |
236 (Quinville) | Singleton | The Singletons came from Lancashire and settled in county Clare at the end of the 17th century. John... |
237 (Raheen) | Brady/Brady Browne | The Brady family in county Clare were descended from Hugh Brady, post-Reformation bishop of Meath. L... |
58, 150, 237 | Lysaght/MacLysaght (Hazlewood & Raheen) | The MacLysaght or Lysaght family were mainly located in county Clare in the 17th century. In 1749 W... |
2 (Aghadoe House), 136 (Glenbeigh Towers) | Winn | The Winns were originally a Yorkshire family. Their main seat was at Nostell Priory, near Wakefield.... |
10 (Ardfert Abbey) | Crosbie/Talbot-Crosbie (Ardfert) | Reverend John Crosbie, bishop of Ardfert in the early 1600s, was the common ancestor of the Crosbies... |
12 (Ardtully House) | Orpen (Glanarought) | Burke describes the Orpen family as claiming great antiquity. They settled in Ireland after the Crom... |
22-23 (Ballyheige Castle) | Crosbie (Ballyheige) | Reverend John Crosbie, bishop of Ardfert in the early 1600s, was the common ancestor of the Crosbies... |
28 (Ballyseedy Castle), 83 (Churchtown House) | Blennerhassett (Ballyseedy & Beaufort) | Smith states that the Blennerhassett family were originally from Cumbria, in the north of England. T... |
35 (Bedford House) | Raymond | Smith indicates that Anthony Raymond was granted estates in Kerry under the Act of Settlement in 166... |
3 (Altavilla), 35 (Bedford House), 228 (Oakpark) | Bateman | The Bateman family were lessors in the parish of Killinny, barony of Corkaguiny and Ballincuslane, B... |
50 (Burnham) | de Moleyns (Lord Ventry) | Smith indicates that Frederick Mullins was granted lands in Dingle, which he named Burnham after the... |
54 (Cahirnane) | Herbert (Cahernane) | The Herberts of Cahernane descended from the same family as those at Muckross. Smith indicates that... |
98 (Crotto) | Ponsonby/Carrique-Ponsonby | The estate at Crotta, Parish of Kilflynn, barony of Clanmaurice, was granted to the Ponsonbys in the... |
101 (Derreen), 182 (Lansdowne Lodge) | Petty-Fitzmaurice (Marquess of Lansdowne) | This estate owes its origins to Sir William Petty, renowned cartographer, mathematician and scientis... |
101 (Derrynane), 181 (Lakeview) | O'Connell | The O’Connells are an ancient Gaelic family, whom Burke claims had their origins in county Clare, be... |
102 (Derryquin) | Bland (Derryquin) | The Blands were originally a Yorkshire family who settled in Kerry in the early 18th century. Franci... |
110 (Dromore Castle) | Mahony (Dunkerron South) | This branch of the ancient Gaelic family of O'Mahony is descended from the county Cork family of Kin... |
51 (Byblox), 123 (Fahagh Court) | Bernard/Morrogh-Bernard | According to Burke, Edward Murrough married Martha Bernard of the county Kerry family and their son... |
134 (Glanleam) | Fitzgerald (Knight of Kerry) | According to the late Desmond Fitzgerald, last Knight of Glin, county Limerick, three of the cadet b... |
138 (Glenflesk Castle) | Cronin (Park) | The Cronins, descended from a Gaelic family, appear to have been settled in the Killarney area sinc... |
138 (Glenflesk Castle) | Coltsmann | The Coltsmann estate originated with John Coltsmann, an English merchant who came to Ireland in the... |
147 (Gunsborough), 174 (Kilmorna) | Mahony/Gun-Mahony | In the 1870s the estate of George Gun Mahony, of Kilmorna, Listowel, amounted to over 5000 acres in... |
162-163 (Kenmare House) | Browne (Kenmare) | Smith states that Sir Valentine Browne was granted over 6000 acres in county Kerry after the Desmond... |
165 (Kilcoleman Abbey) | Godfrey (Kilcolman) | According to Smith, the first Godfrey to settle in Kerry was John, who was granted an estate under... |
189 (Lixnaw) | Fitzmaurice (Earl of Kerry) | Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry (1668 - 16 March 1741), was the son of William FitzMaurice, 2... |
220 (Muckruss) | Herbert (Muckross) | The Herberts were granted land in Kerry during the reign of Elizabeth I. Smith indicates that two me... |
228 (Oakpark) | Sandes/Collis-Sandes | Maurice Sandes was one of the principal lessors in the parishes of Brosna, Ratass and Tralee, barony... |
240 (Rattoo) | Gun/Gunn | The Gun (sometimes spelt Gunn) family were descended from Reverend William Gun, of Limerick, but wer... |
241 (The Reeks) | McGillycuddy | The McGillycuddy of the Reeks is an ancient title from the Gaelic tradition, believed to be descende... |
254 (Sallowglen) | Sandes (Iraghticonnor) | Smith indicates that Lancelot Sandes was granted an estate in Kerry in 1667 under the Acts of Settle... |
255 (Scart) | Jermyn | William Jermyn was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Kilcrohane, barony of Dunkerron Sou... |
270 (Tanavalla) | Elliott | Mrs. Mary Elliott, of Tanavalla, Listowel, was the owner of over 500 acres in county Kerry in the 1... |
271 (Tarbert) | Leslie (Tarbert) | The Leslies, descended from the Scottish clan, held lands in North Kerry since the seventeenth centu... |
282 (Waterville) | Butler (Waterville) | The Waterville branch of the Butler family descended from Whitwell Butler who married into the Yield... |
283 (West Cove) | O'Sullivan (West Cove) | Over 400 acres of the estate of Eugene O'Sullivan of West Cove, was offered for sale in the Encumber... |
287 (Woodville) | Day | Though Burke suggests the Day family came from Suffolk O'Carroll states that their origin is somewha... |
293 (Callanafercy House) | Leeson | Robert Leeson was associated with properties in mid and south Kerry at the time of Griffith's Valuat... |
224 (Newcastle) | Courtenay | The introduction to the Devon rentals at the Limerick City Archives states that "the Devon Estate in... |
53 | Furnell | ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' refers to two Furnell brothers coming to Ireland in 1645 and settli... |
25 (Ballynagarde) | Croker (Ballynagarde) | The Crokers settled in county Limerick in the 17th century and were resident at Ballynagarde early i... |
109 (Dromkeen) | De Burgh (Dromkeen) | This family of Bourke originally from county Mayo settled at Dromkeen in county Limerick in the 15th... |
71 (Castle Kevin) | Thornhill (Mount Irvine & Castlekevin) | In 1666 William Thornhill, a Cromwellian soldier, was granted "Castlekiffin" [Castlekevin] and other... |
23 (Ballyknockane) | Scanlan (Ballyknockane) | In March 1851 the lands of Gortnacrehy, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick, the estate of Mic... |
204 | Finch (Tullamore Park) | An English family who settled in county Tipperary in the 17th century. Lieutenant Colonel Simon Fin... |
164 (Kilballyowen) | O'Grady (Kilballyowen) | This was the senior family of O'Grady in Munster. This family was located in the Kilballyowen area... |
6 (Anngrove), 167 (Kilfrush), 191 (Lota Park) | Gubbins | By the end of the 17th century Joseph Gubbins was settled at Knocklong, county Limerick. Joseph Gubb... |
151 (Hermitage), 204 (Massy Lodge) | Massy | The Massy family are descended from a Cromwellian soldier Captain Hugh Massy who was granted 3,055 a... |
27 (Ballyneale & Ballynoe) | Cox (Ballynoe) | Burke's (1886) records Robert Cox having received a grant of lands at Ballynoe, county Limerick, in... |
140 | Atkinson (Glenwilliam) | According to Burke's Landed Gentry the Atkinsons settled in the north of Ireland in the late 16th ce... |
49 (Bruree) | Shelton (Rossmore) | The Sheltons were in the Castletown area of county Limerick from the early 18th century. In the mid... |
77 (Castletown Conyers) | Conyers | The Conyers family were established at Castletown Conyers in county Limerick by the early 18th centu... |
1-2 | Quin/Wyndham-Quin | Thady Quin (1645-1726) of Adare, county Limerick, had two sons from whom descend the Earls of Dunrav... |
70 (Castle Ievers) | Ievers (Castle Ievers) | George Ievers of Athlacca, county Limerick, was the sixth son of Henry Ivers, clerk of the King's Co... |
54, 69 & 243 | O'Grady (Cahir Guillamore) | Descended from a younger son of the O'Gradys of Kilballyowen, county Limerick, Standish O'Grady, son... |
13, 34 | Coote (Ash Hill & Bearforest) | The Cootes of Ash Hill and Mount Coote, county Limerick, were descended from a younger brother of Si... |
13 | Evans (Ash Hill Towers) | A branch of the Evans family, Barons Carberys, descended from Thomas Evans of Miltown Castle, county... |
255 (Scarteen) | Ryves | In 1667 William and John Ryves were granted over a thousand acres in the barony of Coslea and 168 ac... |
213 | Coote (Mount Coote) | Sir Philip Coote Knight of Mount Coote, county Limerick was a nephew of Charles, 1st Earl of Mountra... |
18 & 228 | O'Dell/Odell | The Odell/O'Dell family were established at Ballingarry, county Limerick from the late 17th century.... |
228 | Morony (Ballyclogh) | Edmond Morony of Ballyclogh, county Limerick, was the eldest son of the second marriage of his fathe... |
228 (Odell Ville) | Lloyd (Heathfield) | Edward Lloyd of Eyon, county Limerick and Ballincollig, county Cork was the third son of the Reveren... |
12 (Ashburn), 111 (Dromore Castle) | Pery | Sometime in the mid 17th century Susanna Sexton, eventually heiress to the Sexton estates in county... |
14-15 (Attyflin) | Hewson (Clanmaurice & Iraghticonnor) | In the 1870s the estate of George Hewson, of Ennismore, Listowel, amounted to over 400 acres in coun... |
20 (Ballycullen), 24 (Ballymore), 89 (Convamore) | Hare (Listowel) | The Hare family had come to Ireland after the Cromwellian settlement and acquired property initiall... |
25 | Davenport | Thomas Evans Davenport is recorded as holding lands in both counties Clare and Limerick in the mid 1... |
35 | O'Grady (Castle Garde) | The O'Gradys of Castle Garde, county Limerick, were a junior branch of the O'Gradys Viscounts Guilla... |
70 | Hewson (Castle Hewson) | This family was settled at Castle Hewson, Askeaton, county Limerick from the end of the 17th century... |
73 (Castle Matrix), 265 (Stoneville) | Southwell | The Southwell family were established in county Limerick in the early 17th century. Their estate in... |
73-74 | Oliver (Castle Oliver) | By the late 17th century the Olivers were settled at Clonodfoy (later known as Castle Oliver), baron... |
73-74 (Castle Oliver), 203 (Martinstown) | Gascoigne/Trench (Castle Oliver) | Richard Oliver of Castle Oliver, county Limerick, took the additional name of Gascoigne when he and... |
74 (Castle Park) | Delmege | The French "Palatine" family of Delmege or Dolmage were settled at Rathkeale in county Limerick in t... |
87 (Clonshavoy) | Powell (Clonshavoy) | The Powells were established in county Limerick by the end of the 17th century. In 1703 Richard Pow... |
87 (Clonshire) | Dickson (Kildimo) | Burke's "Landed Gentry of Ireland" (1912) records members of the Dickson family living at Ballyhonog... |
101 | Considine (Derk) | William Considine married Mary Heffernan of Derk, county Limerick. ''Burke's Irish Family Records''... |
123 | Jackson (Fanningstown) | Hamilton Llewellyn Jackson was descended from the Goulds of Upwey, Dorset, England and the Jacksons... |
136 (Glenbevan) | Bevan (Camas) | Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' states that Thomas Beevin leased the lands of Camass, county Limeri... |
140 (Glenwilliam) | Massy (Glenwilliam) | A junior branch of the Massys of Duntrileague, county Limerick, descended from the Reverend Godfrey... |
146 | O'Grady/Grady (The Grange) | The O'Gradys of The Grange, parish of Fedamore, county Limerick, were a branch of O'Gradys of Kilbal... |
146 | Croker (The Grange) | Edward Croker, son of the Reverend Robert Croker of the Ballynagarde family and his wife Margaret O'... |
146 | Greene (Greenmount) | Captain Thomas Greene was granted land in counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare in 1668. The Greenes o... |
154-155 (Holly Park) | Taylor (Ballynort & Holly Park ) | An entry in ''Pue's Occurances'' 19-23 June 1739 indicates that the Taylors were resident at Ballyno... |
159 (Island House) | De Burgho (Castleconnell) | Lewis wrote that the Bourkes were connected with the parish of Stradbally from the 12th century. Th... |
159 | Maxwell (Charleville & Islandmore) | In 1835 Robert Maxwell of Charleville, county Cork, married Lucy Le Poer Trench, sister of the 3rd E... |
159 (Islandmore) | Lyons (Croom) | The Lyne or Lyons family were established in Croom, county Limerick, by the beginning of the 18th ce... |
166 (Kilcosgriff) | Langford | ''Irish Family Records" states that William Langford was living at Gurteengary, county Limerick in 1... |
175 | Gavin (Kilpeacon) | Lands held by Gore Henry Hughes and James Butler Hughes from Michael Gavin were advertised for sale... |
174 (Kilpeacon) | Villiers (Kilpeacon & Beech Hill) | The Reverend Fitzgerald in a footnote in his book gives an account of the owners of Kilpeacon, count... |
184 (Linfield) | Lloyd Apjohn (Linfield) | This branch of the Lloyd family are descended from Rickard Lloyd, a younger son of Thomas Lloyd of T... |
218 (Mount Trenchard) | Spring-Rice | Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry... |
232 (Plassey) | Russell (Limerick) | A branch of the Russell family held land in the parish of Kilfergus, barony of Shanid, county Limeri... |
232 (Plassey) | Maunsell (Limerick) | The Maunsell family were originally from Buckinghamshire. They settled at Mocollop, county Waterfor... |
228 (Old Dromore), 263 (Springfield) | Deane | Matthew Deane came to Ireland in the mid 17th century and purchased lands in county Cork. He was ma... |
20 | Nash/Naish (Ballycullen) | The Naishs were established at Ballycullen, near Askeaton, county Limerick, in the 18th century. In... |
224 | Fleming (Cork) | The Fleming estate in county Cork amounted to over 3000 acres in the 1870s. Lionel B. Fleming was on... |
78 (Castle Townsend), 259 (Shepperton), 284 (White Hall) | Townsend (Castletownsend) | Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' indicates that the first of this family to be established in Irelan... |
164 | Stawell (Kilbrittain) | Burke's "Landed Gentry of Ireland" (1912) traces the lineage of this family back to the 12th century... |
14, 22, 79, 94 (Creagh) | Beecher/Becher | Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' and Smith both indicate that the Beechers were originally a Kent... |
190 | Perceval | In 1666 and 1668 Sir Philip Percevall was granted large estates in county Cork and over 1,000 acres... |
225 (Newmarket Court) | Aldworth | The Aldworths settled in county Cork in the early 17th century and were established at Newmarket by... |
65 (Castle Cor) | Freeman | In the 1770s Edward Deane, son of Joseph Deane and Jane Freeman, inherited the estates of his mother... |
3 (Altamira), 228 (Old Dromore) | Purcell (Altamira) | A junior branch of the Purcells of Burton Park, county Cork, the Purcells of Altamira intermarried w... |
65 | Barry (Castle Cor) | In 1754 Richard Barry married Mary Norton and their son Colonel Richard Barry purchased the Castle C... |
70 | Harrison (Castle Harrison) | This family was residing at Castle Harrison, Charleville, county Cork, from at least the mid 18th ce... |
50 | Purcell (Burton Park) | The Purcells were settled in county Cork from the early 18th century. John Purcell of Highfort was... |
216 | Nevins (Mount Shannon) | Various newspaper reports of the death of Thomas Nevins record that he was the purchaser of Mount Sh... |
2 | O'Grady (Aghamarta) | Darby O'Grady, a younger brother of the 1st Viscount Guillamore, held land in the parishes of Ballin... |
227 | Bowen/Bowen Colthurst (Oak Grove) | A junior branch of the Bowen family of Kilbolane, county Cork and later of Bowen's Court, John Bowen... |
87, 213 | Greenall | Sir Gilbert Greenal was created Baron Daresbury in 1927. He was a member of the wealthy Greenall fa... |
68 (Castle Freke) | Evans/Evans-Freke | John Evans, of Welsh descent, settled in the city of Limerick in the early 17th century. In 1666 Geo... |
198 (Macroom) | White/Hedges White | Richard Hedges of Macroom Castle and Mount Hedges, county Cork, married Mary Eyre and had a son, Ric... |
108 | Wallis (Drishane Castle) | A family established at Curraglass, Mogeely, county Cork, from the early 17th century. In 1703, Thom... |
282 (Warren's Court) | Warren (Warren's Court) | Robert Warren, an army officer, established himself in the East Carberry area of county Cork in the... |
43 | Jefferyes | Major James St. John Jefferyes/Jeffreys (1734-1796) was the son of James Jefferyes and Louisa Colman... |
11 (Ardrum), 43 (Blarney) | Colthurst | In 1702 Nicholas Colthurst of Ballyally, county Cork, purchased over 1,000 acres from the trustees f... |
5 | Annesley/Grove Annesley (Annes Grove) | A junior branch of the Annesley family which bore the titles Viscount Glerawly and Earl of Annesley,... |
71 | Reeves (Castlekevin) | This family was a junior branch of the Reeves family of Besborough and Burrane, county Clare. Edwar... |
105 (Doneraile Court) | St. Leger | A Norman family who first established connections with the Province of Munster in the mid 16th centu... |
46 | Bowen/Cole-Bowen | Originally from Wales, Henry Bowen, a Cromwellian army officer, settled in county Cork. In 1660 his... |
243 (Rockforest) | Cotter | A family, possibly of Danish origin, who were settled in county Cork from at least the 16th century.... |
187 (Lisnabrin) | Croker (Lisnabrin) | This Croker estate was in the parish of Mogeely, barony of Kinnatallon, county Cork. Nick Reddan ha... |
6 (Anngrove) | Cotter | A family, possibly of Danish origin, who were settled in county Cork from at least the 16th century.... |
6 & 34 | Barry | Burke's Extinct Peerage records the building of Barry's Court castle by Philip de Barry in 1206. T... |
6 (Anngrove) | Wise/Wyse (Cork) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Wyse minors, William and Charles, held an estate in the pari... |
34 | O'Connell (Barryscourt) | Morgan John O’Connell was a son of John O’Connell of Grenagh, county Kerry, and his wife Elizabeth C... |
3 (Ahanesk) | Jackson (Ahanesk) | This family was settled at Ballyduff and Glanbeg, county Waterford by the end of the 17th century.... |
54 (Caherduggan) | O'Callaghan (Caherduggan) | This family was established at Dromskehy, parish of Drumtarriff, barony of Duhallow, county Cork in... |
139-140 (Glenville Park) | Hudson (Glenville) | Dr Edward Hudson, born at Castlemartyr, county Cork, was an early dental practitioner, who bought an... |
137-138 (Glenville Park), 188-189 (Lisselane) | Bence-Jones | William Bence-Jones of Lisselane, Clonakilty and addresses in Cork city was an attorney who held "im... |
142 (Glyntown), 243 (Rockgrove) | Dring | The Dring family was established in county Cork from the late 17th century. They resided at Rockgro... |
115-116 | Morris (Dunkettle) | A Welsh family descended from Captain William Morris who was granted lands in East and West Carbery,... |
127 | Barry/Smith-Barry (Fota) | John Smith-Barry of Marbury Hall, Cheshire and Fota Island, county Cork, was a son of James Hugh Smi... |
201 | French (Marino) | Marino, county Cork, was the seat of the French family in the 18th century. At the time of Griffith... |
58 | McCartie (Carrignavar) | The head of this old Irish family in the early 18th century was Charles McCarty of Carrignavar, coun... |
206 | Mitchell (Mitchellsfort) | Originally a Quaker family who came to Cork from Bristol in the mid 17th century. Thomas Mitchell w... |
59 (Carrigrenane), 189 (Little Island) | Bury (Little Island & Curraghbridge) | A branch of the Bury family, Earls of Charleville, descended from Phineas Bury of Little Island, cou... |
142 | Gumbleton | The Gumbletons of counties Cork and Waterford are descended from the Gomeledon family of Kent. Richa... |
142 | Hoare (Factory Hill) | This family descend from Robert Hoare, fourth son of Edward Hoare of Dunkettle, county Cork, a banke... |
138, 242 | Murphy (Cork) | A family of distillers and brewers in Cork city who acquired land and property in the city locality... |
13 | Frankland | The Franklands appear to have been resident at Ashgrove, county Cork, from at least the mid 18th cen... |
24 & 40 | Bennett (Bennett's Court) | The Bennetts were established in county Cork by the mid 17th century and were seated at Ballymore by... |
36, 117, 203, 254 | Bagwell (Marlfield) | In 1749 William Bagwell, Member of Parliament for Clonmel married Jane daughter and co heir of John... |
98, 201 | French (Cuskinny) | The French family of county Cork descend from Richard French of the city of Cork who died in 1651.... |
151 | Webb (Quarterstown) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert Webb held land in the parishes of Castletownroche, barony... |
151 (Hermitage) | Martin (Tullagreen) | The Martins held an estate at Tullagreen, parish of Carrigtohill, county Cork, in the 19th century.... |
87 | Grehan (Clonmeen) | An estate inherited by the Grehan family of Dublin in the early 19th century. Stephen Grehan (1776... |
216 | Baldwin (Mount Pleasant) | Henry Baldwin was among the principal lessors in the parish of Templemartin, barony of Kinalmeaky, c... |
221 | Hayman | A family from Somerset who settled in Youghal, county Cork in the mid 17th century. In 1700 Samuel... |
284 | Stewart (Whitegate) | In the 1870s Thomas B. Stewart of Whitegate House, Midleton, county Cork, owned 1,510 acres in count... |
92, 284 | Fitzgerald/Penrose Fitzgerald (Corkbeg) | In 1667 Garrett Fitzgerald was granted the castle, town and lands of Kilcorkbegg alias Corkbeg with... |
248 (Rostellan) | O'Brien (Inchiquin Castle) | Murrough O'Brien, 6th Baron Inchiquin, was created 1st Earl of Inchiquin in 1654. An estate of almo... |
248 | Wise (Rostellan) | In the 1870s Joshua P. Wise of Rostellan, Middleton, county Cork, is recorded as owning 1,122 acres... |
124, 276 | Clarke (Farran) | William Clarke, a tobacco merchant of Cork, bought Farran House, parish of Aglish, barony of East Mu... |
276 | Roche (Trabolgan) | The Roches were established at Trabolgan, Whitegate, county Cork, from the mid 17th century. In 1703... |
230 | Bernard (Palace Anne) | Bennett indicates that the Bernards of Palace Anne were descended from Arthur Bernard, brother of Fr... |
58 (Carrigmore), 200 (Manch) | Conner (Manch) | Burke indicates that the Conners first settled in the town of Bandon in the late seventeenth century... |
Supplement 290 | Ryder (Ballinterry) | The Reverend Thomas Ryder, rector of Kilfinan and Darragh, county Limerick, married Martha Badham of... |
191 | Galway/Galwey (Lota & West Cork) | "Burke's Irish Family Records" traces the ancestry of this family back to their location in Kinsale,... |
191 (Lotabeg, Lotamore, Lota Park) | Mahony (Lotabeg) | A county Cork family, probably descended from Denis Mahony of Dromore, Kenmare, county Kerry. Marti... |
191 (Lota Park) | Beamish | Burke's Irish Family Records indicates that lands granted to members of the Beamish family were conf... |
191 | Rogers (Lota) | Rosemary ffolliott writes that Francis Rogers, a merchant of Cork city, had two sons, Robert of Lota... |
85 (Clifton) | Travers | History suggests that the Travers family acquired much of the land fomerly owned by the Abbey of Tim... |
85 | Murphy (Clifton) | The Murphy family of Clifton, Montenotte, Cork, was a junior branch of the Murphy family, brewers of... |
41 | Pike | This family were originally from Berkshire and came to county Cork in the early 17th century where f... |
281 | Hayes (Vernon Mount) | Ottiwell or Attwell Hayes of Vernon-mount, county Cork, is listed as a subscriber to Lewis ''Topogra... |
83 (Charleville Park) | Sanders (Charleville Park) | ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that William Sanders of Charleville, county Cork, held The P... |
115-116 | Trant (Kerry & Tipperary) | The Trants had originally held lands in the barony of Corkaguiny, county Kerry but by the early 19th... |
53 | Butler (Caher) | The Butlers were established at Caher Castle, county Tipperary, from the 16th century. This family... |
53 | Charteris (Caher) | Lady Margaret Charteris was the eldest daughter of Richard Butler, 2nd and last Earl of Glengall. S... |
257 | O'Callaghan | Cornelius O'Callaghan, a lawyer in the early 18th century, married Marie Jolley. Their grandson, al... |
5 (Anner Castle) | Mandeville | The Mandevilles were established at Ballydine Castle, parish of Kilmurry, south county Tipperary fro... |
225 | Osborne (Newtown Anner & Beechwood) | The Osbornes were established in county Waterford from the early 17th century and were granted lands... |
286 | Perry (Woodrooff) | The Perrys were established at Woodrooff, Clonmel, county Tipperary, from the beginning of the 18th... |
18 & 137 | Watson (Clonmel & Quansbury) | A Quaker family of Clonmel, county Tipperary, descended from Solomon Watson who married Abigail Bole... |
32 | Moore (Barne) | A family who were established in the Clonmel area of county Tipperary from the early 17th century.... |
2 | Roche (Aghada) | The estate of James Joseph Roche at Aghada, barony of Barrymore, county Cork, came into the possessi... |
3 | Boles/Bowles (Cork) | In 1666 Richard Boles was granted 924 acres at Moyge in the barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county Cor... |
7 | Litton | Members of this family were prominent lawyers in 19th century Dublin, where the family had settled i... |
8 (Ardbrack) | Bleazby | The representatives of John Bleazby were the lessors of a townland of over 700 acres in the parish o... |
10 (Ardmore) | Roberts (Kilmoney) | This family are a junior branch of the Roberts family of Brightfieldstown, county Cork, baronets. I... |
13 (Ashgrove) | Rogers (Co Sligo & Ashgrove, Co Cork) | Robert A. Rogers, together with the Earl of Aldborough and William Beamish, were lessors of lands in... |
16 (Ballea Castle) | Hodder (Hoddersfield) | A Dorset family who settled in county Cork in the mid 17th century. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'... |
16 | Lucas/Corban Lucas (Rathealy & Ballynacarriga) | The Lucas family were settled at Youghal, county Cork, in the mid 17th century. In 1714 John Lucas,... |
16 | Pyne (Ballynacarriga) | Cornelius Pyne, a relative of Henry Pyne of Waterpark, MP for Lismore, came to Ireland at the beginn... |
19 | Meade (Cork) | This family was related to the Meades, Earls of Clanwilliam. In 1787 the Reverend John Meade, Rector... |
19 | Meade | A family of Gaelic extraction located originally in county Cork, who by the mid 18th century held la... |
19 (Ballybricken) | Connor (Ballybricken) | In March 1702 Daniel Connor of Bandon Bridge, county Cork, merchant, bought 744 acres at Curryleagh... |
20 | Barry (Ballyclogh) | The Barry family, 'McAdam Barry', were established at Lisnagar, Rathcormack and Ballyclough, county... |
21 (Ballyedmond) | Courtenay (Ballyedmond) | Ballyedmond, parish of Templenacarriga, barony of Barrymore, county Cork, was originally a Browne pr... |
21 | Barry/Smith-Barry (Ballyedmond) | In 1814 John Smith-Barry of Marbury Hall, Cheshire and Fota Island, county Cork, married Eliza-Mary,... |
24 | Hennessy (Ballymacmoy) | A family who were established at Ballymacmoy, Killavullen, county Cork, by the mid 18th century. On... |
24 (Ballymaloe) | Litchfield | An estate of 429 acres belonging to John Litchfield and located at Cloyne, barony of Imokilly and in... |
24 (Ballymaloe) | Forster/Foster (Ballymaloe & Garrettstown) | Property at Ballymallowmore [Ballymaloe] and Parkylissig, barony of Imokilly, county Cork, was origi... |
28 (Ballyvolane), 34 (Barry's court) | Coppinger (Barryscourt) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation members of this county Cork family held land, particularly in th... |
28 (Ballyvolane) | Pyne (Ballyvolane) | This family descend from Robert Wakeham, who succeeded his uncle, Sir Richard Pyne, Lord Chief Justi... |
32 (Barnabrow) | Wilkinson (Cloyne) | John Royal Wilkinson held land from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the Cloyne locality of count... |
34 (Bearforest) | Delacour | Of French origin this family settled in county Cork in the second half of the 17th century. In 1680... |
36 | Clanchy (Belfort) | [Cornelius Clanchy gent was granted lands in the barony of Tullagh, county Clare in 1670]. A family... |
36 (Belfort) | Reeves (Belfort) | The Reeves of Belfort, Charleville, county Cork, were descended from John Reeves of Cloyne, county C... |
46 | Jervois | Members of the Jervois family held over 450 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. In October 1855 and J... |
47 | Morgan (Bridestown) | Peter Westropp Morgan is recorded as the eldest son of Edward Morgan of Bridestown House, county Cor... |
47-48 | Roberts (Britfieldstown) | A family settled in county Cork from the early 17th century, Francis Roberts was granted Britfieldst... |
51 (Buttevant Castle) | Anderson (Fermoy) | Hajba writes that John Anderson was a Scottish entrepreneur who came to Cork in 1780. He was a merc... |
51 (Byblox) | Crone | John Crone of Doneraile, county Cork, an attorney, married Frances Fennell of Limerick in 1747 and t... |
56 | Carey (Careysville) | Peter Carey, son and heir of Captain Peter Carey and his wife Sarah, was granted Ballymackpatricke a... |
56 | Montgomery (Killee) | This family appear to have connections with the Grey Abbey, county Down family. Burke's Landed Gent... |
56 (Careysville) | Cavendish | In 1753 the Cavendish family, Dukes of Devonshire, inherited the Lismore estate, mainly located in c... |
56 (Carker) | Evans (Carker) | The Evans family first settled in county Limerick but through marriage with Bridget Green of Carker,... |
58 (Carrigacunna) | Foote/Foott (Millfort & Carrigacunna) | The Foote family were living in county Cork by the early 18th century. Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ir... |
58 (Carrigacunna) | Humphreys (Broomfield) | In the 1870s William Humphreys of Broomfield owned 93 acres, Daniel Humphreys of Deerpark, Midleton... |
58 | Holmes (East Carbery) | Benjamin H. Holmes was among the principal lessors in the parish of Fanlobbus, barony of East Carber... |
59 | Franks (Carrig Park) | A family who settled in King's county (county Offaly) in the mid 17th century, later generations mov... |
59 (Carrigrohane Castle) | Hoare (Annabelle) | Two Hoare brothers, Edward and Abraham, came to Ireland in the Cromwellian army and obtained large g... |
62 (Castle Bernard) | Bernard | According to Burke, the first Francis Bernard settled in Ireland around the time of Elizabeth I. In... |
64 (Castle Cooke) | Collis/Cooke Collis | The Collis estate was in the parishes of Clondulane and Leitrim, barony of Condons and Clangibbon, c... |
73 (Castle Martyr) | Boyle (Earl of Shannon) | Henry Boyle, a descendent of Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork, was created Earl of Shannon, baron o... |
73 (Castle Mary) | Longfield (Castlemary & Longueville) | John Longfield, of Castle Mary, near Cloyne, county Cork married Mary Hawnby of Mallow, county Cork.... |
79 (Castle Widenham) | Widenham | There appear to be two branches of this family one in county Limerick and one in county Cork. Henry... |
79 (Castle Widenham) | Creagh/Brasier Creagh | In 1779 Alderman Kilner Brooke Brasier of Rivers and Ballyvoir, Lisard, county Limerick married Mary... |
79 (Castle Widenham) | Smyth (Castle Widenham) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Grice R. Smith held land in the parishes of Ardnageehy and Kilqu... |
137 | Bushe | Colonel John Bushe, originally from Somerset, was granted lands at Kilfane in county Kilkenny follow... |
254 | Chearnley | Richard A. Chearnley of Salterbridge, Cappoquin, owned over 18,000 acres in county Waterford in the... |
169 | Despard | The Despards were resident at Killaghy Castle, county Tipperary, from the early 18th century. In the... |
146-147 (Grove), 165 (Kilcooly) | Barker/Ponsonby Barker | William Ponsonby Barker held estates in four counties in the 19th century. The Barkers acquired the... |
149 (Harley Park) | Poe (Harley Park) | A branch of the Poe family descended from Captain James Poe, third son of Emmanuel Poe. Captain Jam... |
190 | Long (Longfield) | The Longs settled at Graystown, county Tipperary, in the late 17th century. Edward Long of Ardfinna... |
190 | Bianconi | Charles Bianconi, an Italian, arrived in Ireland in the early 19th century and worked as a travellin... |
27 (Ballyowen), 181 (Lakefield) | Pennefather (New Park & Lakefield) | In 1667 Cornet Matthew Pennefather from Staffordshire was granted lands in the barony of Slievardagh... |
181 | Hackett (Gambonstown) | This family were the senior branch of the Hacketts of Fethard, county Tipperary. ''Burke's Irish Fa... |
146-147 (Grove) | Barton (Grove) | Thomas Barton bought the Everard estate at Fethard, county Tipperary, in 1751. He was a member of th... |
27 | Davies (New Park) | When Henry Davies, a Liverpool business man, made his will dated 21 June 1856 his address was given... |
27 | McCan | In 1864 Joseph McCan bought the New Park estate (910 acres at Ballyowen, Ballykelly and Garranhally... |
91 | Wall (Dysert) | Gallway states that the Wall family had held property in the neighbourhood of Coolnamuck, barony of... |
91 | Sadleir (Ballintemple & Shrone Hill) | John Sadleir of London settled at Ballintemple, county Tipperary, in the 1660s having a grant of lan... |
286 (Woodfort) | Ware (Woodfort) | The Wares were Elizabethan settlers in county Cork. Early generations married members of the Newman... |
286 | Leahy (Bear) | The county Cork estate of the Leahy family in the Bantry area and at Macroom and Cork was held from... |
142 | McCall | The McCalls descend from Samuel McCall, a merchant located in Glasgow in the early 18th century. In... |
25 (Ballynacourty) | Dawson/Massy-Dawson (Ballynacourte) | In 1666 John Dawson was granted an estate of over 2,900 acres in county Tipperary including the cast... |
146 | Massy (Grantstown) | Like the Glenwilliam branch of the family the Massys of Grantstown descend from Reverend William Mas... |
272 | Mathew (Thomastown) | The Mathew family of Thomastown, county Tipperary had close connections in the 17th century with the... |
272 | Chabot | In 1777 Elizabeth, sister of Sir Skeffington Smyth of Tinny Park, county Wicklow, married the Comte... |
211 | Moore/Crosbie Moore (Mooresfort) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Maurice Crosbie Moore held an estate in the parish of Grean, ba... |
211 | Moore (Mooresfort) | Charles Moore, a member of the Moore family of Crookedstone, county Antrim, purchased the Mooresfort... |
200 | Scully (Kilfeakle & Mantle Hill) | The Scullys of county Tipperary descend from Jeremiah Scully who was established at Cashel in the mi... |
19 (Ballycarron) | Butler (Ballycarron) | The Butlers were resident in the parish of Relickmurry and Athassel, barony of Clanwilliam, county T... |
174 (Kilmanahan Castle), 179 (Knocklofty) | Hely Hutchinson | The Hutchinsons were established at Knocklofty, barony of Iffa and Offa West, county Tipperary, from... |
203 | Pennefather (Marlow) | This branch of the Pennefather family descend from William Pennefather, third son of Matthew and Lav... |
17 | Murphy (Ballinamona) | William Murphy was a son of Edmond Murphy of Ballinamona, Cashel, county Tipperary, and his wife Mar... |
56 & 146 | Grene | From the 1830s, John Grene or Greene held land in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, county Tipperary,... |
277 | Maher (Turtulla & Tullamaine) | Nicholas Valentine Maher of Turtualla was buried in St Mary's graveyard, Thurles, county Tipperary,... |
191 | Kellett (Clonacody) | Burke's Peerage records the purchase of lands in county Tipperary by the Kellett family at the begin... |
67, 158 | Ryan (Inch) | The Ryan family were located at Inch, barony of Eliogarty, county Tipperary, from the late 17th cent... |
67 | Lenigan (Castle Fogarty) | In 1788 James Fogerty of Castle Fogarty, near Thurles, county Tipperary, died childless and his sist... |
125 | Carden (Templemore & Fishmoyne) | The Cardens settled at Templemore, county Tipperary, in the mid 17th century. In 1717 John Carden... |
48 (Brittas) | Langley (Brittas Castle) | Henry Langley of Priestown or Langley Lodge, county Tipperary was the second son of Henry Langley an... |
48 (Brittas) | Knox /Blake Knox (Moyne Abbey) | The senior branch of the Knox family in county Mayo who were descended from William Knox of Castlere... |
238 (Rapla) | Crawford | In the mid 19th century William Cooper Crawford, son of Cooper Crawford, held land in the parishes o... |
80 (Castlewillington) | Willington (Castle Willington) | Jonathan Willington, the third son of James and Mary Willington of Killoskehane Castle, county Tippe... |
241 | Gason | The Gason family, reputed to have been originally from Kent, settled in county Tipperary in the mid... |
238 (Rapla) | Willington (Killoskehane) | The Willingtons were settled at Killoshehane, county Tipperary, by the mid 18th century. James Will... |
9 (Ardfinnan), 161 (Johnstown) | Prendergast (Co Tipperary) | This family was originally established at Newcastle, county Tipperary, but they were dispossessed of... |
206 (Milford) | Woods (Parsonstown) | William Woods held 4 townlands in the parish of Aglishcloghane, barony of Lower Ormond, county Tippe... |
206 (Milford) | Murphy (Ballymore) | ''Burkes Irish Family Records'' states that Patrick Murphy was granted a lease of lands at Ballymore... |
206 (Milford) | Smith (Milford) | Ralph Smith of Ballingarry, county Tipperary, was descended from a family of that name originally ba... |
123 (Fairy Hill) | Robinson (Co Tipperary) | The Robinson family were settled in the Ballingarry locality of county Tipperary from the mid 17th c... |
102 (Derrylahan Park) | Walsh (Walsh Park) | John Adams Walsh had a son, Charles Walsh of Walsh Park, county Tipperary, who married Sarah Simpson... |
102 (Derrylahan Park) | Head | The Head family descend from Michael Head, Sheriff of the city of Waterford in 1672 and Mayor in 168... |
35, 213 | Falkiner (Mount Falcon) | A family originally from Yorkshire and settled in Dublin by the late 17th century. Richard Falkiner... |
35 (Beechwood) | Toler | The Earl of Norbury held land in various parts of Ireland including counties Sligo, Mayo and Clare,... |
235 | Waller (Prior Park) | This family descend from a Cromwelllian soldier Richard Waller who settled at Cully, Newport, county... |
161 | Holmes (Nenagh) | By the early 18th century the Holmes family were settled in counties Offaly and Tipperary. Daniel Gr... |
38 (Belle Isle) | Yelverton | From the late 1780s the Yelvertons held an estate in the parish of Ballintober, barony of Carra, cou... |
139-140 | Kinahan | Daniel Kinahan of Roebuck Park, county Dublin was born in 1756 and by his wife, Martha Paine, had fo... |
90 (Cooleville) | Grubb (Co Tipperary) | A family originally from Northamptonshire, John Grubb came to county Waterford in the mid 17th centu... |
277 | Harding (Tullamaine) | By the 1870s, Henry Maynard Harding, a lieutenant in the 7th Foot, had either bought or was leasing... |
23 (Ballyin) | Foley (Lismore) | Several members of the Foley family owned property in the Lismore area in the 1870s. In July 1875 ov... |
91 (Coolnamuck) | Wall (Dysert) | Gallway states that the Wall family had held property in the neighbourhood of Coolnamuck, barony of... |
97 (Curraghmore), 174 (Kilmore Palace) | Beresford/Le Poer Beresford | The Beresford family, Marquis of Waterford and Viscount Tyrone, owned land in various parts of Irela... |
109 (Dromana) | Villiers Stuart/Stuart (de Decies) | The introduction to the Public Record Office Northern Ireland list of the Villiers Stuart papers sta... |
131 (Gardenmorris) | Power O'Shee (Gardenmorris) | The Shees were a Kilkenny family of ancient lineage who married into a number of other significant l... |
150 (Headborough) | Smyth (Headborough) | The Smyths were established in conty Waterford since Elizabethan times. This branch was descended fr... |
186-187 (Lismore Castle) | Cavendish | In 1753 the Cavendish family, Dukes of Devonshire, inherited the Lismore estate, mainly located in c... |
56 (Cappoquin) | Keane (Cappoquin) | According to family sources, the Keanes have held this property since the seventeenth century when G... |
152 (Highfort) | Wigmore | In 1808 Richard Harding Wigmore of Ballynona, county Cork, married Anne Atkins of Firville, near Mal... |
284 (Whitehall) | Townsend (Whitehall) | The Townsend family in west Cork are descended from Colonel Richard Townsend, an officer in the Crom... |
192-193 | Shirley | The Shirleys descend from Sir Robert Shirley created Earl Ferrers in 1711. Like the Thynnes, Marque... |
191 (Lough Bawn) | Tenison (Lough Bawn) | The Tenisons of Lough Bawn, county Monaghan, descend from Norbury Tenison, fourth son of the most Re... |
90 (Coolderry) | Forster | John Forster [sometimes spelt Foster] was Member of Parliament for county Monaghan in 1661. In 1667... |
142 (Glynsk) | Mayne (Freame Mount) | The branch of the Mayne family who resided at Freame Mount, county Monaghan, descend from Robert May... |
100 (Dartrey/Dawson Grove) | Dawson (Cremorne) | The Dartrey Papers in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland document the estates of the Dawso... |
41 (Bessmount) | Montgomery | The Montgomerys originally from Ayrshire, held properties in counties Cavan and Donegal in the 17th... |
223 (Newbliss) | Ker | The Ker family came from Scotland to Ireland in the late 17th century and were associated with Newbl... |
93 (Cornecassa) | Hamilton (Cornecassa) | In the mid-19th century James Hamilton of Cornecassa (Cornkessagh), county Monaghan, held lands in t... |
55 (Camla); 93 (Cornecassa); 247 (Rossmore Park) | Westenra (Baron Rossmore) | Of Dutch origin, the Westenras settled in Ireland in the mid-17th century. General Robert Cuningham... |
153 | Madden (Hilton Park) | The Madden family came to Ulster following the marriage in 1635 of John Madden of Maddenton, county... |
4 (Anketell Grove) | Anketell/Ancketell | This family, originally from Dorset, settled in Ireland at Ancketell Grove in the mid -seventeenth c... |
113 (Drumreask) | Mitchell (Drumreask) | John Mitchell and his wife Charlotte daughter of William Robinson, an heiress maternally descended f... |
113 | Kane (Drumreask) | The Kane family were established in Dublin at the beginning of the 18th century, family members were... |
41 (Bessmount Park) | Hatchell | John Hatchell, who was possibly related to the Hatchell family of Fortfield House, county Dublin, di... |
75, 88, 105 | Saunderson (Castle Saunderson) | In June 1666, Colonel Robert Sanderson was granted an estate of 10,814 acres in county Cavan and 901... |
88 (Cloverhill) | Winter (Agher, Cloverhill) | This family descend from the Reverend Samuel Winter, who came to Ireland in 1650 and became Provost... |
16 | Young (Bailieborough) | Thomas Young succeeded to an estate at Lough Esk, county Donegal, on the death of his uncle Thomas K... |
126 | Sankey (Fort Frederick) | Edward Sankey, alderman of Dublin and Lord Mayor of the city in 1766 and his wife Mary Medlicott had... |
22, 185 | Humphrys/Humphreys (Ballyhaise) | William Humphrys bought the Ballyhaise estate, parish of Castleterra, county Cavan, from the Newburg... |
22 | Newburgh (Ballyhaise) | Grants under the Acts of Settlement record a grant of 973 aces in county Cavan to Samuel Battaley in... |
175 | Morton (Kilnacrott) | In the early 19th century Charles Carr Morton, son of Charles Morton, physician and librarian at the... |
37 | Coote (Bellamont) | Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote of Collooney and brother of Sir Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath,... |
37 | Smith (Bellamont) | In 1875, Bellamont Forest, county Cavan, was sold by George Coote to Edward Smith (K.V. Mulligan), w... |
13 | Battersby (Lislin) | The Battersby family were settled in Ireland by the end of the 17th century. Robert Battersby of Bo... |
186, 239 | Clements/Lucas-Clements | In the mid-17th century Robert Clements, son of Daniel Clements, owned large estates in counties Dow... |
4, 266 | Burrowes (Stradone) | Burke's Irish Family Records states that the Burrowes family were established at Drumlane in county... |
12 | Clements (Ashfield) | The manor of Ashfield was granted to Sir Thomas Ashe in 1611. [Malsomson, The Clements Archive, p 5... |
112 | Bell Booth | In the mid-19th century the Bell Booth family held land in the county Cavan parishes of Crosserlough... |
41 | Story | The Storys of counties Cavan and Tyrone descend from John Story of Bingfield Hall, near Hexham, Nort... |
186 | Nesbitt (Lismore) | Alexander Nesbitt settled in county Donegal in the early 17th century. The Nesbitts came to own an... |
281 | Taylour (Headfort) | Thomas Taylour, a surveyor from Sussex, came to Ireland in the mid-17th century and assisted Sir Wil... |
20 | Montgomery (Ballyconnell) | In 1724 the Gwyllym estate was sold for £8,000 to Colonel Alexander Montgomery (1686–1729) of Convoy... |
20 | Enery | In the mid-18th century John Enery was in possession of Bawnboy Demesne. He was married to Margaret... |
20 | Roe (Ballyconnell) | The Roe family were originally from Warwickshire. Richard Roe came to Ireland in the mid-17th centu... |
94 | Story | The Storys of counties Cavan and Tyrone descend from John Story of Bingfield Hall, near Hexham, Nort... |
123 | Maxwell (Farnham) | The first member of this family settled in Ireland at the end of the 16th century. The Reverend Rob... |