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ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, county Limerick
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 143 estate records citing this source.
| Reference | Estate Name | Estate Description |
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| I, 145 (Ballynacarriga) | Westropp (Mellon) | The Westropps of Mellon, county Limerick are descended from Mountiford, second son of Thomas Westrop... |
| I, 145 (Cartown), IV, 36 (Castle Grey & Stonehall), VI, 151 & 157 (Kilcosgrave) | Langford | ''Irish Family Records" states that William Langford was living at Gurteengary, county Limerick in 1... |
| I, 145-146 | Hill (Mountpleasant) | This county Limerick family were a junior branch of the Hills of Graig, near Doneraile, county Cork.... |
| I, 83-94, 138-143 & 146 (Shannongrove): II, 98-101: IV, 32 & 34 (Summerville) | Bury (Shannongrove) | Phineas Bury was granted almost 6,000 acres in the barony of Kenry, county Limerick in 1666 and 588... |
| Parish of Ardagh, I, 134 (Knocknaboha Cottage), Parish of Rathronan, V, 329-351 | Yielding/Yeilding | The Yielding family were established in county Limerick from the mid 18th century and lived at Belle... |
| Parish of Adare, I, 83-94 | Butler (Carrick) | In July 1677 Pierce Butler and his wife Ellice were granted 648 acres in the barony of Bunratty, cou... |
| Parish of Adare, I, 83-94 | De Vere | This family were descended from Vere Hunt, a Cromwellian soldier who was granted land in county Lime... |
| I, 94 (Currah Bridge, IV, 36 (Castle Grey) | Fosbery (Clorhane) | A family originally from Wiltshire who settled in county Limerick at the end of the 17th century. T... |
| Parish of Iveruss, III, 291 | Champagne | The Reverend Arthur Champagne was born in the early 1720s at Castle Forbes, county Longford. He was... |
| Parish of Iveruss, III, 98-101 & Parish of Rathronan, V, 329-351 | Davenport | Thomas Evans Davenport is recorded as holding lands in both counties Clare and Limerick in the mid 1... |
| Parish of Rathronan, V, 329-351, Parish of Kilbradran, III, 328 (Ballysteen), Parish of Loughill, V, 71 (Rock Lodge) | FitzGibbon | The FitzGibbon family were established at Ballysheedy, county Limerick, from the mid 18th century.... |
| Parish of Iveruss, III, 292 | Westropp (Ballysteen) | A junior branch of the Attyflin family, Burke writes that Thomas Westropp of Mellon, county Limerick... |
| IV, 34 (Bushy Island), 35 (Castletown), 36 (Stonehall) | Waller (Castletown) | This branch of the Waller family are descended from Sir Hardress Waller, a Cromwellian soldier, who... |
| Parish of Kildimo, IV, 42-64 | Gore (Baronet) | In the mid 1850s Sir St George Gore, 8th Baronet, held at least 15 townlands in the parishes of Boyo... |
| Parish of Kildimo, IV, 42-64 | Pery | Sometime in the mid 17th century Susanna Sexton, eventually heiress to the Sexton estates in county... |
| Parish of Kildimo, 42-64 | Thornhill (Mount Irvine & Castlekevin) | In 1666 William Thornhill, a Cromwellian soldier, was granted "Castlekiffin" [Castlekevin] and other... |
| IV, 47 & 60 (Ballynolan) | Morgan (Bridestown) | Peter Westropp Morgan is recorded as the eldest son of Edward Morgan of Bridestown House, county Cor... |
| II, 228 (Clounsheer), III, 99-108, V, 61-73, VI, 142-159 | Power (Clonshire & Monroe) | Samuel Dickson of Ballynaguile, county Limerick married firstly a Miss Farrell and had a daughter wh... |
| Parish of Dunmoylan, III, 99-108, Parish of Robertstown, VI, 18 (Old Abbey) | Morgan (Old Abbey) | This family of Welsh origin was established in the county Limerick locality by the mid 17th century,... |
| Parish of Dunmoylan, III, 99-108 | Hodges (Old Abbey & Burrane) | Dore gives a detailed history of this family in counties Limerick and Clare. The Hodges were establ... |
| III, 107 (Creeves) | Dickson (Kildimo) | Burke's "Landed Gentry of Ireland" (1912) records members of the Dickson family living at Ballyhonog... |
| Parish of Kilbradran, III, 325-335 | Roche (Shannon View) | A branch of the Roche family descended from Stephen Roche of Pallas, county Limerick, late 17th cent... |
| Parish of Kilfergus, IV, 94-116 | 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... |
| Parish of Kilfergus, IV, 94-116 | Russell (Limerick) | A branch of the Russell family held land in the parish of Kilfergus, barony of Shanid, county Limeri... |
| Parish of Kilfergus, IV, 94-116 | Goggin | William Goggin of Mary Street, Limerick, printer and bookseller, married as his second wife, Susanna... |
| Parish of Kilmoylan, IV, 303-331: Parish of Loughill, V, 72-73 (Mount Trenchard & Ouvane), Parish of Robertstown, VI, 8 (Foynes Island), 18 (Corgrig) | Spring-Rice | Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry... |
| Parish of Kilmoylan, IV, 303-33 | Heffernan/Cantillon Heffernan | Frances, youngest daughter of the Reverend John Brown and his wife Meliora Southwell of Mount Brown,... |
| Parish of Kilmoylan, IV, 303-331 | Trinity College, Dublin, Provost & Fellows (Munster) | In 1666 the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College, Dublin, were granted a total of 61,017... |
| Parish of Rathronan, V, 329-351 | Goold/Verschoyle Goold | The Goold estate was mainly in the parishes of Rathronan (10 townlands) and Ardagh, barony of Shanid... |
| Parish of Rathronan, V, 329-351 | Courtenay | The introduction to the Devon rentals at the Limerick City Archives states that "the Devon Estate in... |
| V, 350 (Glenville) | Massy (Glenville) | The Massys of Glenville, county Limerick, are descended from younger sons of the Massys of Duntrilea... |
| IV, 376 (Kilscannell), V, 346 & 351 (Cahermoyle) | O'Brien (Cahermoyle) | William Smith O'Brien was born at Dromoland, county Clare in 1803. He was the second son of Sir Edw... |
| Parish of Rathronan, VI, 1-26 | Wingfield Stratford | Edward and John Wingfield were twin brothers, sons of Richard Wingfield, 3rd Viscount Powerscourt, a... |
| Parish of Rathkeale, V, 318 (Castlematrix, Mount Brown): Parish of Kilmurry, IV, 345 (Shannon Park House) | Brown (Mount Brown) | John Southwell Brown held an estate in the parishes of Croagh and Rathkeale, barony of Connello Lowe... |
| 291-328 | O'Dell/Odell | The Odell/O'Dell family were established at Ballingarry, county Limerick from the late 17th century.... |
| Parish of Rathkeale, 320 (Danesfort & Wilton), 323 (Springmount), 324 (Fort William), 328 (Mount Southwell) | Brown (Clonboy) | A family who settled at Clonboy, O'Briensbridge, county Clare in the early 18th century. They marri... |
| Parishes of Cappagh & Clonshire, II, 76-82 & 221-229 | Lloyd (Prospect) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Eyre Lloyd held an estate in the parishes of Cappagh and Clonshi... |
| V, 318 (Court Lodge), VI, 50 (Castlepark) | Delmege | The French "Palatine" family of Delmege or Dolmage were settled at Rathkeale in county Limerick in t... |
| IV, 375 (Elm Hill) | Studdert (Elm Hill) | Maurice Studdert of Elm Hill, Rathkeale, county Limerick, was the fourth son of the Reverend George... |
| V, 51 & 58 (Ballycullen) | Hare (Listowel) | The Hare family had come to Ireland after the Cromwellian settlement and acquired property initiall... |
| I, 219-238 (Ballingarry), V, 50 & 56 | Dickson (Croom Castle) | In the mid 19th century Major General William Dickson of Berkshire, fifth son of Samuel Dickson and... |
| II, 282 & 284 (Ballinvira) | Fitzgerald (Ballinvira) | The Fitzgeralds held land in the parishes of Croagh and Cappagh, barony of Connello Lower, county Li... |
| V, 163-166 | Sandes (Morgans North) | The Sandes family of Queen's county [county Laois] held an estate in the parish of Morgans, barony o... |
| V, 226 (Nantinan) | Royse | The Royse family were resident in the Nantinan parish of county Limerick from the early 18th century... |
| V, 229 (Stoneville) | Massy (Stoneville) | Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' states that William Massy bought Stoneville, Rathkeale, county Lime... |
| V,229 (Stoneville) | Southwell | The Southwell family were established in county Limerick in the early 17th century. Their estate in... |
| II, 39 (Raleightstown), 75 (Ballyneguard), III, 86 (Williams Fort), V, 117 (Grange Hill), VI, 255 (Rockview), | Croker (Ballynagarde) | The Crokers settled in county Limerick in the 17th century and were resident at Ballynagarde early i... |
| I, 304 (Maryville) | Finch (Tullamore Park) | An English family who settled in county Tipperary in the 17th century. Lieutenant Colonel Simon Fin... |
| I, 304 (Rockfield) | Blennerhassett (Rockfield) | This family was a junior branch of the Blennerhassett of Riddlestown family, parish of Doondonnell,... |
| III, 145-165 | Wyndham | The Wyndham/Leconfield Irish estate, derived from the O’Briens, Earls of Thomond, was the largest es... |
| II, 72 (Friarstown [New]), III, 154 & 160 (Friarstown North) | Hunt (Limerick & Tipperary) | Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) states that Henry Hunt obtained Friarstown, county Limer... |
| III, 161 (Grange) | O'Grady/Grady (The Grange) | The O'Gradys of The Grange, parish of Fedamore, county Limerick, were a branch of O'Gradys of Kilbal... |
| IV, 350-356, Parish of Kilpeacon, 355 (Kilpeacon House) | Villiers (Kilpeacon & Beech Hill) | The Reverend Fitzgerald in a footnote in his book gives an account of the owners of Kilpeacon, count... |
| Parish of Monasteranenagh, V, 111-119 | Bevan (Camas) | Burke's ''Irish Family Records'' states that Thomas Beevin leased the lands of Camass, county Limeri... |
| 307-308 (Kilballyowen) | O'Grady (Kilballyowen) | This was the senior family of O'Grady in Munster. This family was located in the Kilballyowen area... |
| II, 261 (Richmond Villa) | Westropp (Mellon) | The Westropps of Mellon, county Limerick are descended from Mountiford, second son of Thomas Westrop... |
| II, 261 (Richmond Villa) | Tomkins | At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Tomkins estate was in the parish of Crecora, barony of Pubbl... |
| II, 261 (Greenmount) | Greene (Greenmount) | Captain Thomas Greene was granted land in counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare in 1668. The Greenes o... |
| Parish of Kilkeedy, IV, 136-163 | Barker/Ponsonby Barker | William Ponsonby Barker held estates in four counties in the 19th century. The Barkers acquired the... |
| II, 261 (Dooneen) | Peacocke (Fort Etna) | George Peacocke was granted over 1,500 acres in the barony of Pubblebrien, county Limerick in 1666.... |
| II, 28 | Wolfe | The Wolfe family were settled at Forenaghts and Bishopsland, county Kildare, since the late 17th cen... |
| I, 45 (Ashroe), 46 (Glenstal), Parish of Doon, III, 4-35 | Barrington (Glenstal) | The Barringtons settled in Limerick city at the end of the 17th century, Benjamin Barrington was she... |
| II, 72 (Roxborough) | Vereker (Viscount Gort) | Lough Cutra or Lough Cooter was originally O'Shaughnessy land which was granted to Thomas Prendergas... |
| II, 72 (Lickadoon) | Biggs (Bellevue) | Samuel Dixon [Dickson] Biggs held three townlands in the parish of Killeenagarriff, barony of Clanwi... |
| II, 26 (High Park) | Gabbett (Highpark) | A junior branch of the Gabbetts of Caherline, near Limerick city, founded by Joseph Gabbett, third s... |
| II, 27-29 (Boskill House & Lodge) | Frend | In 1666 John Frend, a captain in the Cromwellian army, was granted over 3,000 acres in the barony of... |
| II, 27 (Caherconlish) | Wilson (Caherconlish) | Sir Ralph Wilson, knight, was granted 830 acres in the barony of Clanwilliam, including Caherconlish... |
| II, 84 & 89 | Rose (Ahabeg) | The Rose family, originally from Devonshire, settled at Morgans and Mount Prospect, county Limerick... |
| II, 85, 87 | Pim (Co Limerick) | John Pim held 2 townlands in the parish of Carrigparson, barony of Clanwilliam, county Limerick in t... |
| III, 157 | De Salis | This family, of Swiss origin, settled in England at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1735 Jero... |
| III, 276, 282 | Hartopp | Edward Bourchier Hartopp of Dalby House, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, was the grandson of Edward... |
| III, 264 (River Ville) | Farrer (Limerick) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation William D. Farrer held at least five townlands in the parish of... |
| III, 1-48 (Parish of Doon), 265 (Thornfield) | Bourke (Thornfield) | The Bourkes were settled at Dromsally, county Limerick at the beginning of the 18th century. From t... |
| III, 267 (Mulcahir & Woodstown) | Gough (Limerick) | The Gough family were originally from Wiltshire and descend from Reverend Hugh Gough, brother of R... |
| IV, 345 (Plassy) | Maunsell (Limerick) | The Maunsell family were originally from Buckinghamshire. They settled at Mocollop, county Waterfor... |
| IV, 348 | Rose (Ballyclogh) | Henry Rose held the townland of Killonan, parish of Kilmurry, barony of Clanwilliam, county Limerick... |
| III, 313 & 324 (Massy Lodge), IV, 343 (Milford) | Massy | The Massy family are descended from a Cromwellian soldier Captain Hugh Massy who was granted 3,055 a... |
| V, 80 (Ballymacreese House) | Shine (Ballymacreese) | In the 1870s Jeremiah Shine of Ballymacreese, county Limerick, owned 699 acres in county Clare and 7... |
| VI, 254 (Sandville) | Barry (Friarstown) | A junior branch of the Barrys of Buttevant, county Cork, settled in the barony of Clanwilliam, count... |
| VI, 62 (Ballysheedy) | Fitzgibbon (Ballysheedy) | The Fitzgibbon family were living at Ballysheedy/Ballyseeda, county Limerick, by the mid 18th centur... |
| VI, 64 | Wallnutt | in 1854 John Sampson leased to Charles Wallnutt over 4,000 acres of Turkenagh and Poulagouna mountai... |
| VI, 50 (Clonmacken & Castlepark) | Petty-Fitzmaurice (Marquess of Lansdowne) | This estate owes its origins to Sir William Petty, renowned cartographer, mathematician and scientis... |
| VI, 47 (Moylish) | Gloster | Members of the Gloster family, George, James and Richard, held land in county Clare mainly in the pa... |
| VI, 50 (Clonmacken) | Finch (Tullamore Park) | An English family who settled in county Tipperary in the 17th century. Lieutenant Colonel Simon Fin... |
| Parish of Stradbally, VI 162-184 | Dwyer (Stradbally) | A member of the Dwyer family was living at Singland in the parish of St Patricks, close to Limerick... |
| VI, 72-73 (Corbally) | Gabbett (Caherline) | A Shropshire family who were established at Caherline, county Limerick by the end of the 17th centur... |
| VI, 69 & 73 | Shannon (Limerick) | The Ordnance Survey Name Book for the parish of St Patrick's parish, Limerick city, records the purc... |
| VI, 39 (Ashbourne) | O'Brien (Dromoland) | The introduction to the Inchiquin Papers in the National Library of Ireland records that, in about 1... |
| VI, 64 (Stonetown House) | Gabbett (Strand House) | Daniel Gabbett of Strand House was the third son of William Gabbett of Caherline, near Limerick city... |
| Parish of Adare, 66-95 | St. Leger (Limerick & Cork) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Anthony Butler St Leger held an estate in the parishes of Adare... |
| I, 254 (Ballynaha, Ballyknockaun, Kilbeg Lodge) | Scanlan (Ballyknockane) | In March 1851 the lands of Gortnacrehy, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick, the estate of Mic... |
| I, 228, 230 & 256 | Harte (Coolrus) | William Johnson Harte was residing at Coolrus, county Limerick in the early 19th century. The Trini... |
| I, 231 & 252 | White (Frankfort) | John White held townlands in the parishes of Ballingarry and Kilmeedy, barony of Connello Upper, cou... |
| I, 256 (Lisskennet House) | Walker (Liskennet East) | Francis Spring Walker held land in the parishes of Ardagh, Kilmoylan and Loghill, barony of Shanid,... |
| Parish of Bruree, I, 350-370 | Langton (Bruree) | The Langton family were settled at Bruree, county Limerick, from at least the early 18th century. T... |
| I, 358 & II, 231 | Wise/Wyse (Cork) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Wyse minors, William and Charles, held an estate in the pari... |
| II, 241-242 | Drew (Drewsborough & Drewscourt) | A branch of a Devonshire family who settled in county Waterford in the reign of Elizabeth I. By th... |
| II, 298 | Lloyd (Heathfield) | Edward Lloyd of Eyon, county Limerick and Ballincollig, county Cork was the third son of the Reveren... |
| III, 9-10 | Stanley | Thomas P. Power writes how the Stanleys acquired their Irish estates through the marriage, in 1747,... |
| IV, 261 (Castlelloyd) | Lloyd (Castle Lloyd) | This family was established in county Limerick from the 17th century and resided at Towerhill. The L... |
| Parish of Oola, V, 234-266 | Damer/Dawson Damer | The Damer family, who held estates in Dorset and Somerset, supported Cromwell and, after the Restora... |
| Parish of Oola, V, 234-266 | Shuldham/Shouldham | The Shuldhams were originally from Norfolk. In the early 18th century Edmond Shuldham of Ardtully, c... |
| Parish of Oola, V, 2324-266 | Bradshaw (Oola) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation members of the Bradshaw family, John, Miss Anne L. and Samuel we... |
| I, 367 & 370 (Harding Grove), V, 71 (Rock Lodge) | Harding (Co Limerick) | Samuel Harding, son of Brigadier Major Henry Harding of Harding Grove, held land in county Limerick... |
| V, 51 & 58 | Nash/Naish (Ballycullen) | The Naishs were established at Ballycullen, near Askeaton, county Limerick, in the 18th century. In... |
| I, 176 & 178 | La Touche | The La Touche family owned extensive estates in Kildare and Wicklow as well as property interests in... |
| I, 211-212 | Coote (Mount Coote) | Sir Philip Coote Knight of Mount Coote, county Limerick was a nephew of Charles, 1st Earl of Mountra... |
| I, 338-340 | Ryves | In 1667 William and John Ryves were granted over a thousand acres in the barony of Coslea and 168 ac... |
| III, 201 (Riversdale) | Massy (Riversdale & Ballinacurra) | Many townlands in the parish of Galbally, barony of Coshlea, county Limerick, were part of the estat... |
| IV, 74 & 84 (Spa Hill) | Oliver (Inchera & Dunkettle) | Charles Silver Oliver of Spa Hill, county Limerick and Inchera, Little Island, county Cork, was a yo... |
| V, 278 (Castle Oliver) | Gascoigne/Trench (Castle Oliver) | Richard Oliver of Castle Oliver, county Limerick, took the additional name of Gascoigne when he and... |
| VI, 101 (Ash Hill Towers) | Evans (Ash Hill Towers) | A branch of the Evans family, Barons Carberys, descended from Thomas Evans of Miltown Castle, county... |
| Parish of Ballingarry, I, 219-238 | Mason (Cooleen & Cappanihane) | At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Richard Mason held the townland of Cappanihane (772 acres),... |
| Parish of Adare, I, 66-102 | Quin/Wyndham-Quin | Thady Quin (1645-1726) of Adare, county Limerick, had two sons from whom descend the Earls of Dunrav... |
| II, 308 | Maxwell (Charleville & Islandmore) | In 1835 Robert Maxwell of Charleville, county Cork, married Lucy Le Poer Trench, sister of the 3rd E... |
| VI | Austen/Austin (Cork) | Henry Austin was granted over 3,200 acres in the barony of Clanmorris, county Kerry in 1669. This f... |
| V, 208 (Gleunastaar house) | Upton | The Uptons were settled at Ashgrove, near Newcastle, county Limerick, from 1694 when they were given... |
| Parish of Bruree, I, 350-370 | Fetherston (Co Limerick) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert Fetherston held land in the parishes of Clonelty, barony... |
| Parish of Kilfergus, IV, 94-116 | Sleeman | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Sleeman held a townland in the parish of Kilfergus, baro... |
| Parish of Doon, III, 4-35 | Rous | Dr Malcomson writes that Juliana Warter Wilson, daughter of Edward Wilson of Bilboa, county Limerick... |
| Parish of Crecora, II, 250-264 | Christmas | Thomas Christmas was granted land in county Waterford in 1666. His descendants lived at Whitfield C... |
| I, 256 (Lisskennet) | Sheehy (Cork & Limerick) | In the early 18th century the Sheehys were merchants in the cities of Limerick and Cork. They marrie... |
| VI, 50 (Castlepark) | Ormsby (Athlacca) | This Ormsby family share a common ancestry with the Ormsbys of Tobervaddy, county Roscommon. In 166... |
| Parish of Doon, III, 4-35 | Wilson (Bilboa) | Gamaliel Warter had acquired the Bilboa estate, barony of Coonagh, in county Limerick by the end of... |
| VI, 169 & 182 | Blackall (Garden Hill) | The Blackall family of Gardenhill, county Limerick was granted lands in the barony of Pubblebrien un... |