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Found 87 estate records citing this source.

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Map of Blackwater Mills, surveyed for Samuel Caswell by Richard Cummeen, June 1818. LM2001.0025 Caswell The Caswell family were farmers and millers in the Blackwater locality, parish of St Patricks, count...
Manuscript. legal affidavit, case in chancery Richard Kane v Thomas Wallnutt, informant, & John Thomas Ball, Viscount Gort, Henry Watson, Henry Payne, & the Mayor etc (Limerick Corporation), defendants, 1846. Wallnutt in 1854 John Sampson leased to Charles Wallnutt over 4,000 acres of Turkenagh and Poulagouna mountai...
Fee farm grant from Earl of Limerick to Edward Gloster re premises in Georges St, Limerick, 1853. Gloster Members of the Gloster family, George, James and Richard, held land in county Clare mainly in the pa...
Will, manuscript; Copy of will of Richard Taylor, Hollypark, Ballyglaghan, Co. Limerick, 8 Jan 1731. 1994.0134 Taylor (Ballynort & Holly Park ) An entry in ''Pue's Occurances'' 19-23 June 1739 indicates that the Taylors were resident at Ballyno...
Volume of 1st edition Ordnance Survey Maps Castle Garde estate, 1844 O'Grady (Castle Garde) The O'Gradys of Castle Garde, county Limerick, were a junior branch of the O'Gradys Viscounts Guilla...
Mortgages, memorials of conveyances & legal affidavits involving members of the Kane family, 19th century. Kane (Limerick) The Kane family held land in the parishes of Cahervally, barony of Clanwilliam and Abington, barony...
Sale rental of the Limerick city estate of the Marquis of Lansdowne, with annotations re purchaser & price, Aug 1919. LM2009.1127 Petty-Fitzmaurice (Marquess of Lansdowne) This estate owes its origins to Sir William Petty, renowned cartographer, mathematician and scientis...
Land Judges Sale Rental, De Burgho & Wallis, lands at Castleconnell, 61 lots, 26 June 1896. LM1996.0016 De Burgho (Castleconnell) Lewis wrote that the Bourkes were connected with the parish of Stradbally from the 12th century. Th...
Landed Estates Court Rental, Montgomery, Aughinish East & West, 21 Nov 1873. LM1983.0072 Montgomery (Grey Abbey) Francis Octavius Montgomery was the sixth son of the Reverend Hugh Montgomery of Grey Abbey, county...
Map of the abbeyland near Rathkeale surveyed for Richard Southwell by Dan Sullivan, 5 May 1719. LM2001.0026 Southwell The Southwell family were established in county Limerick in the early 17th century. Their estate in...
Manuscript map of Mount Trenchard estate, by Richard & Charles Fritzelle for Henry Conyngham & William Long, 1770. LM2002.0044 Spring-Rice Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry...
Manuscript map of Ballynacragga, part of the Monteagle estate, 1885. LM2002.0045 Spring-Rice Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry...
Estate records relating to the Ashtown’s Castle Oliver estate, accounts ledger 1875-1889; workmen’s time book, 1913-1921; account books for years ending 30 April 1886 & 1889, William Uniacke Townsend and Charles Eyre Townsend for Lady Ashtown; unused account book. LM1999.0001-0005 Gascoigne/Trench (Castle Oliver) Richard Oliver of Castle Oliver, county Limerick, took the additional name of Gascoigne when he and...
Estate records relating to the Ashtown’s Castle Oliver estate, accounts ledger 1875-1889; workmen’s time book, 1913-1921; account books for years ending 30 April 1886 & 1889, William Uniacke Townsend and Charles Eyre Townsend for Lady Ashtown; unused account book. LM1999.0001-0005 Trench (Woodlawn) The Trench family at Woodlawn were one of a number of Trench families who came to prominence in coun...
Tuthill Papers, include schedule paper re sale of estate of Christopher John George Guy Hunter Cartleton, lands of Mounteagle, Balinoran, Coolreagh, Ballyforkeen & Knockaunavoddig, 18 Oct 1904 . LM2002.0482.017 Carleton (Limerick) Christopher B. Carleton and Mrs Oliver held 3 townlands in the parish of Bruree, barony of Connello...
Mortgage of release Richard Smith and Joseph Lord Milton to Robert & Henry Drummond, re lands in Cos Limerick & Tipperary, 1 Dec 1775. LM1999.0022 Damer/Dawson Damer The Damer family, who held estates in Dorset and Somerset, supported Cromwell and, after the Restora...
Catalogue of auction of contents of Mount Coote House, 10 Dec 1957. LM2002.0485 Coote (Mount Coote) Sir Philip Coote Knight of Mount Coote, county Limerick was a nephew of Charles, 1st Earl of Mountra...
Greene of Greenmount Papers, mainly correspondence from Luke Tinkler, 3 Nassau St, Dublin to John Greene re Greene’s surrender of his interest in Summerhill in 1823; includes letters to Mrs Anne Nicholson from Lucy Wentworth Stacpoole 1820s; reference to Harris trust re Nicholsons of St Heliers, Jersey; manuscript copies of wills of John Lewis 6 Nov 1797 & Elizabeth Nicholson 26 Mar 1813; receipts re Godfrey Green & Francis Greene 1760s & 70s & from 1940s; photographs; mid 18th-mid 20th cents. LM2003.0147.1-124 Greene (Greenmount) Captain Thomas Greene was granted land in counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare in 1668. The Greenes o...
Account book of Rockbarton estate, 1831-1840. LM2004.0098 O'Grady (Cahir Guillamore) Descended from a younger son of the O'Gradys of Kilballyowen, county Limerick, Standish O'Grady, son...
Lease of land in Co Limerick for one year Lord Carbery to Wm Harrison, 14 July 1735. LM2004.0147 Butler (Carrick) In July 1677 Pierce Butler and his wife Ellice were granted 648 acres in the barony of Bunratty, cou...
Survey of Newcastle in the liberties of city of Limerick (Castletroy) estates of Lord Milton and Garret Neville, by John Grace, 16 July 1772. LM1987.0262 Damer/Dawson Damer The Damer family, who held estates in Dorset and Somerset, supported Cromwell and, after the Restora...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Attyflin, 1943. Ref. 1993.0162 Westropp (Attyflin) Montiford Westropp settled in county Limerick in the mid 17th century. His son Montiford purchased...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Ballynagarde Stud, 1919. Ref. 1993.0163 Croker (Ballynagarde) The Crokers settled in county Limerick in the 17th century and were resident at Ballynagarde early i...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Ballyscaddane, 1925. Ref. 1993.0164 Franks (Ballyscadden) The Franks of Meadstown, county Cork and Ballyscadden, county Limerick, share a common ancestry with...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Ballywilliam, 1931. Ref. 1993.0165 Maunsell (Ballywilliam) Richard Maunsell (1721-1790), second son of Richard Maunsell, Member of Parliament for Limerick city...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Cos Limerick & Clare properties, including Cahiracon, residence of the late Captain Hector Stuart Vandeleur, 1909. Ref. 1993.0166 Vandeleur (Kilrush) The Vandeleur family are descended from Maxmilian Van Der Leur, a Dutch merchant, who had settled in...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Cahirguillamore, 1919. Ref. 1993.0167 O'Grady (Cahir Guillamore) Descended from a younger son of the O'Gradys of Kilballyowen, county Limerick, Standish O'Grady, son...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Croom House, 1920. Ref. 1993.0169 Lyons (Croom) The Lyne or Lyons family were established in Croom, county Limerick, by the beginning of the 18th ce...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Friarstown House, 1931. Ref. 1993.0170 Hunt (Limerick & Tipperary) Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) states that Henry Hunt obtained Friarstown, county Limer...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Glenstal, 1925. Ref. 1993.0171 Barrington (Glenstal) The Barringtons settled in Limerick city at the end of the 17th century, Benjamin Barrington was she...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Hermitage, 1915. Ref. 1993.0172 Massy The Massy family are descended from a Cromwellian soldier Captain Hugh Massy who was granted 3,055 a...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Kilgobbin, 1923. Ref. 1993.0174 Quin/Wyndham-Quin Thady Quin (1645-1726) of Adare, county Limerick, had two sons from whom descend the Earls of Dunrav...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Kilgobbin, 1923. Ref. 1993.0174 Fosbery (Clorhane) A family originally from Wiltshire who settled in county Limerick at the end of the 17th century. T...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Mount Trenchard, following the death of Lord Monteagle, 1927. LM1993.0175 Spring-Rice Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry...
Auction catalogue of furniture & fine arts at Mount Trenchard, 1952. LM1994.0006 Spring-Rice Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including damaged furniture at Rockbarton, for Mrs Baring, 1924. LM1993.0178 Roche (Trabolgan) The Roches were established at Trabolgan, Whitegate, county Cork, from the mid 17th century. In 1703...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Rockbarton, 1907. LM1993.0179 Roche (Trabolgan) The Roches were established at Trabolgan, Whitegate, county Cork, from the mid 17th century. In 1703...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Trugh Castle, for Edgar Phelps, 1911. LM1993.0180 Phelps Thomas Phelps, a Cromwellian soldier from Gloucestershire, was granted lands in counties Tipperary,...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Tervoe furniture & book sales, 1951. LM1993.0181 & 0182 Monsell (Limerick) Originally from England, this family sold their estates in Somerset and purchased estates in county...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Mondellihy, 1935. LM1994.0007 Fitzgerald (Knight of Kerry) According to the late Desmond Fitzgerald, last Knight of Glin, county Limerick, three of the cadet b...
Catalogue of sale of furnishings and horses at Belfort, Charleville, [1948]. LM1994.0009 Clanchy (Belfort) [Cornelius Clanchy gent was granted lands in the barony of Tullagh, county Clare in 1670]. A family...
Catalogue of the sale of furniture removed from Woodlands, property of Malcolm D. Shaw, 13 Dec [1940s]. LM1994.0012 Dwyer (Stradbally) A member of the Dwyer family was living at Singland in the parish of St Patricks, close to Limerick...
Catalogue of sale of furnishings of Cullane House, following death of Mrs Loftus Adam Studdert, 1 & 2 Dec [1954]. LM1994.0014 Studdert (Bunratty) The Reverend George Studdert, rector of Kilpeacon and Rathkeale, county Limerick, was the son of Geo...
Catalogue of furniture & effects for sale at Quinsborough, [1944?]. LM1994.0015 Honan (Limerick) Martin Honan was a large grain exporter in Limerick city. Some sources say he was the son of Matthew...
Catalogue of furniture etc for sale at The Grange, following the death of Caroline Croker, 1926. LM1994.0008 Croker (The Grange) Edward Croker, son of the Reverend Robert Croker of the Ballynagarde family and his wife Margaret O'...
Catalogue of the contents of Kilmore House, following the death of Miss A.[J]. O'Grady, not dated. LM1994.0020 Tuthill (Kilmore) The Tuthill family settled in county Limerick in the early 18th century. John Tuthill of Kilmore wa...
Catalogue of a 7 day sale of furniture, livestock, etc at Mount Coote, by the executors of Lord Daresbury, 1940. LM1994.0021 Greenall Sir Gilbert Greenal was created Baron Daresbury in 1927. He was a member of the wealthy Greenall fa...
Catalogue of sale of contents of Beechmount, on the directions of Marcus Keane, 30 June 1925. LM1994.0022 Keane (Beech Park) The Keanes were established in county Clare from at least the mid 17th century and were residing at...
Catalogue of the sale of the contents of Derrymore, by direction of Mrs A.J. Gore, 1926. LM1994.0023 Gore (Derrymore) A branch of the Gore family of Clonroad, Ennis, county Clare and later of Tyredagh Castle, Joseph Go...
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, sale rental of village of Ballyhahill, estate of Lord Monteagle with map, 11 Dec 1912. LM1996.0004 Spring-Rice Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry...
Rental of the Lands of Newcastle, Co Limerick, to be sold pursuant to decree of William Curry, one of masters of Chancery, in case of Lt. Col. Robert la Touche et al. plaintiffs, Matthew O'Brien et al. defendants, 1841. LM2004.0133 La Touche The La Touche family owned extensive estates in Kildare and Wicklow as well as property interests in...
Rent book, recording rents for land in Grange paid by John Purcell then later by his widow for the period 1862-1887. LM2007.0092 De Salis This family, of Swiss origin, settled in England at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1735 Jero...
Estate map of Friarstown, Co. Limerick, Vere John Urquhart Hunt, Friarstown House, Limerick, July 1930. LM1993.0183 Hunt (Limerick & Tipperary) Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) states that Henry Hunt obtained Friarstown, county Limer...
Estate Map of Kilfrush, [20th century]. LM1993.0184 Gubbins By the end of the 17th century Joseph Gubbins was settled at Knocklong, county Limerick. Joseph Gubb...
Estate map of Tinarana, Co. Clare, 1929. LM1993.0185 Purdon (Tinerana) The Purdons were active in the affairs of Limerick city but lived in the parish of Ogonnelloe, baron...
Deeds mainly re a mortgage of £3000 on lands of Ballinvrinny [Ballinvreena, parishes of Ballingarry & Emlygrennan, barony of Coshlea], parties include Daniel Webb, Daniel James Webb, John Dawson, Walter Dawson, Joseph Lord Milton, Robert and Henry Drummond, Richard Bolton, Sir Capel Molyneux of Castle Dillon, co Armagh, Godfrey Lill Justice of Court of Common Pleas & others, 1716-1835. LM1999.0016-0041 Webb (Maidstown, Knocktoran & Woodville) The Webbs were resident at Maidstown Castle, county Limerick in the first half of the 18th century....
Collection of deeds, leases, correspondence, valuations, Land Commission & other papers re the Ballyteige estate & the family of Charles Langley Tuthill, including including a rental 1879-1893 & lease of Ballyteige House to David G. Conyers, 25 Mar 1885, 1850s-1910s. LLM2002.0482.001-333 Tuthill (Kilmore) The Tuthill family settled in county Limerick in the early 18th century. John Tuthill of Kilmore wa...
Collection of deeds, leases, correspondence, valuations, Land Commission & other papers re the Ballyteige estate & the family of Charles Langley Tuthill, including including a rental 1879-1893 & lease of Ballyteige House to David G. Conyers, 25 Mar 1885, 1850s-1910s. LLM2002.0482.001-333 Conyers The Conyers family were established at Castletown Conyers in county Limerick by the early 18th centu...
A Map of Part of the Lands of Gurtnacrehy, Situated in the County of Limerick, and Parish of Kilneedy, The Property of the Countess of Ormond, Surveyed by John Leahy, 1805. LM1996.1182 Butler The 1st Duke of Ormonde was one of the largest estate owners in Ireland at the beginning of the 18th...
Letter to the Dowager Countess of Ormond, from her tenants of Ballinlina (Ballinlyny?) and Ardbohill (Ardbohil) for an abatement of rent because of the poor season & unsettled conditions, 16 Feb 1822. LM2003.0016 Butler The 1st Duke of Ormonde was one of the largest estate owners in Ireland at the beginning of the 18th...
Croker Estates Act, an Act to give further effect to a compromise affecting opposing claims relating to the Croker Estate, Co Limerick. 1881. LM1987.0099 Croker (Ballynagarde) The Crokers settled in county Limerick in the 17th century and were resident at Ballynagarde early i...
Set of maps of the estate of Edward Hoare in the city of Limerick by John Appleyard, 1747. LM1987.0162 Hoare (Annabelle) Two Hoare brothers, Edward and Abraham, came to Ireland in the Cromwellian army and obtained large g...
Indentured deed, Earl and Countess of Limerick & Daniel Barrington, declaring the uses of two fines levied by Lord & Lady Limerick of the Brough Estate in Co. Limerick & the Castle Magnor estate in the Co. Cork, 30 May 1833. LM1989.0247 Pery Sometime in the mid 17th century Susanna Sexton, eventually heiress to the Sexton estates in county...
Probate of will of John Stephen Dwyer, Castleconnell, extracted 8 Aug 1878. LM1994.0139 Dwyer (Stradbally) A member of the Dwyer family was living at Singland in the parish of St Patricks, close to Limerick...
Copy deed of annuity, Edward Villiers, 1st part, Mrs Hannah Villiers, widow, 2nd part, George Tuthill, 3rd part, re Kilpeacon, 1816. LM2002.0060 Villiers (Kilpeacon & Beech Hill) The Reverend Fitzgerald in a footnote in his book gives an account of the owners of Kilpeacon, count...
Copy deed, John Tuthill of Limerick city to George & Jeremiah Tuthill, re sum of money, 1814. LM2002.0059 Tuthill (Kilmore) The Tuthill family settled in county Limerick in the early 18th century. John Tuthill of Kilmore wa...
Counterpart marriage settlement of Richard Benson Warren & Elizabeth Martha Pendleton, 14 Sept 1812. LM1997.0077 Warren (Ballinruane) At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Warren estate was in the parishes of Ballingarry and Kilmeed...
Conveyance of Ballinvrinny [Ballinvreena, barony of Coshlea], Sir Capel Molyneux to Godfrey Lill 13th Oct 1778. LM1999.0029 Molyneux (Co Limerick) The Molyneux family settled at Castle Dillon in county Armagh in the 17th century. Thomas Molyneux,...
Probate of last will 7 testament of John Barry, 1827. LM1999.0076 Barry (Friarstown) A junior branch of the Barrys of Buttevant, county Cork, settled in the barony of Clanwilliam, count...
Settlement by Valentine Richard Quin, Lord Adare, on the occasion of his son Wyndham's marriage to Caroline Wyndham, 27 Dec 1810. LM1997.0245 Quin/Wyndham-Quin Thady Quin (1645-1726) of Adare, county Limerick, had two sons from whom descend the Earls of Dunrav...
Rental of Bellview estate of James Grene Barry, 1861-1908. LM2000.0139 Barry (Friarstown) A junior branch of the Barrys of Buttevant, county Cork, settled in the barony of Clanwilliam, count...
Transfer of Property under Land Judges, estate of Laura E Bennett, part of Ballyregan townland, [parish of Ballycahane, barony of Pubblebrien], in envelope addressed to Colonel G W Finch, Maryville, Kilpeacon, 16 Jan 1894. LM0000.4595 Finch (Tullamore Park) An English family who settled in county Tipperary in the 17th century. Lieutenant Colonel Simon Fin...
Volume of maps of the estate of the earl of Limerick in Limerick city, surveyed by James and Martin Coffey, 1823. LM1987.0122 Pery Sometime in the mid 17th century Susanna Sexton, eventually heiress to the Sexton estates in county...
Ledger book containing history of the Arthur Family (Co. Clare), compiled by Charles William Augustus Arthur, includes pedigree of Arthur family of Glenomera and Morelands, Co Clare; history of Arthur family & personalities, circa 12th century onwards; newspaper cuttings 1870-1888 & other miscellaneour items, circa 1902-1913. LM0000.3543 Arthur (Glenomera) A family who moved from county Limerick to Ballyquin, county Clare when they purchased land from the...
Ledger book containing history of the Arthur Family (Co. Clare), compiled by Charles William Augustus Arthur, includes pedigree of Arthur family of Glenomera and Morelands, Co Clare; history of Arthur family & personalities, circa 12th century onwards; newspaper cuttings 1870-1888 & other miscellaneour items, circa 1902-1913. LM0000.3543 Arthur (Limerick) The Arthur family was long established in county Limerick and played a major role in the medieval ci...
Typescript of case in the House of Lords William Stackpoole v George Stackpoole, administrator of John Stackpoole deceased & others, 1815-1816. LM2009.1205 Stacpoole (Eden Vale) The Stacpooles were a county Limerick Catholic family. Clement Stacpoole was transplanted to county...
Typescript of case in the House of Lords William Stackpoole v George Stackpoole, administrator of John Stackpoole deceased & others, 1815-1816. LM2009.1205 Stacpoole (Cragbrien) The Reverend William Stacpoole of Cragbrien, parish of Clondagad, barony of Islands, county Clare, w...
Printed pamphlet entitled "The Plan of Campaign Illustrated: An account of the Lewis and O'Grady estates'', 1889. LM2009.1204 Lewis (Galway) An Aylward property from the 17th century, which passed by a marriage in 1824 to a branch of the Lew...
Printed pamphlet entitled "The Plan of Campaign Illustrated: An account of the Lewis and O'Grady estates'', 1889. LM2009.1204 O'Grady (Kilballyowen) This was the senior family of O'Grady in Munster. This family was located in the Kilballyowen area...
Estate records relating to the Ashtown’s Castle Oliver estate, accounts ledger 1875-1889; workmen’s time book, 1913-1921; account books for years ending 30 April 1886 & 1889, William Uniacke Townsend and Charles Eyre Townsend for Lady Ashtown; unused account book. LM1999.0001-0005 Trench (Woodlawn) The Trench family at Woodlawn were one of a number of Trench families who came to prominence in coun...
Volume of 9 estate maps of lands in the Barony of Pubblebrien, property of W.H.W. Newenham, by William E Corbett, 1861. LM1989.0211 Newenham (Coolmore) The Newenhams were settled in county Cork since the mid seventeenth century when John Newenham serve...
Carrol family & estate papers including correspondence, legal papers, accounts, rentals, Land Commission Papers, paintings & photographs, mainly 19th century. 2007/0001-1180 Carrol (Kilmore) The Carrol family was settled at Tulla, county Tipperary, from the 17th century. William Parker Carr...