Reference Source
SMITH, Charles. ''The ancient and present state of the county of Kerry. Containing a natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical description thereof.'' Dublin: 1774.
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 23 estate records citing this source.
| Reference | Estate Name | Estate Description |
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| 32 | Herbert (Cahernane) | The Herberts of Cahernane descended from the same family as those at Muckross. Smith indicates that... |
| 32 | Herbert (Muckross) | The Herberts were granted land in Kerry during the reign of Elizabeth I. Smith indicates that two me... |
| 32, 37-49. | Browne (Kenmare) | Smith states that Sir Valentine Browne was granted over 6000 acres in county Kerry after the Desmond... |
| 32, 49-51, 63. | Denny | Smith indicates that the first Sir Edward Denny was granted over 6000 acres in county Kerry after th... |
| 32, 52-53. | Conway (Kerry) | The Conway family were the recipients of large estates under the Elizabethan settlement. Smith indic... |
| 33 | Boyle (Earl of Cork and Orrery) | Richard Boyle was created 1st Earl of Cork in the 1620s. The Earl of Cork’s main estates were in cou... |
| 53 | Blennerhassett (Killorglin) | This branch of the Blennerhassett family acquired lands around Killorglin which had formerly been pa... |
| 53, 63. | Blennerhassett (Ballyseedy & Beaufort) | Smith states that the Blennerhassett family were originally from Cumbria, in the north of England. T... |
| 54-56 | Crosbie (Ballyheige) | Reverend John Crosbie, bishop of Ardfert in the early 1600s, was the common ancestor of the Crosbies... |
| 54-56 | Crosbie/Talbot-Crosbie (Ardfert) | Reverend John Crosbie, bishop of Ardfert in the early 1600s, was the common ancestor of the Crosbies... |
| 58, 63. | Rice | The estate of Justice D. Rice of Bushmount, Causeway, amounted to over 1200 acres in county Kerry in... |
| 57 | Spring-Rice | Smith indicates that the Spring family were originally from Lavenham in Suffolk and settled in Kerry... |
| 59 | Gun/Gunn | The Gun (sometimes spelt Gunn) family were descended from Reverend William Gun, of Limerick, but wer... |
| 60, 63. | Ponsonby/Carrique-Ponsonby | The estate at Crotta, Parish of Kilflynn, barony of Clanmaurice, was granted to the Ponsonbys in the... |
| 61 | Wren | Smith states that the Wren family in county Kerry were descended from a Cromwellian adventurer named... |
| 62 | Godfrey (Kilcolman) | According to Smith, the first Godfrey to settle in Kerry was John, who was granted an estate under... |
| 62 | de Moleyns (Lord Ventry) | Smith indicates that Frederick Mullins was granted lands in Dingle, which he named Burnham after the... |
| 63 | Sandes (Iraghticonnor) | Smith indicates that Lancelot Sandes was granted an estate in Kerry in 1667 under the Acts of Settle... |
| 63 | Fitzgerald (Knight of Kerry) | According to the late Desmond Fitzgerald, last Knight of Glin, county Limerick, three of the cadet b... |
| 63 | Raymond | Smith indicates that Anthony Raymond was granted estates in Kerry under the Act of Settlement in 166... |
| 64 | Trinity College, Dublin, Provost & Fellows (Munster) | In 1666 the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College, Dublin, were granted a total of 61,017... |
| 64 | Hollow Sword Blades Company | The Hollow Sword Blades Company was set up in England in 1691 to make sword blades. In 1703 the com... |
| I, 329-332 | St. Leger | A Norman family who first established connections with the Province of Munster in the mid 16th centu... |