Catholic Records of Rathangan, Wexford 1807-1811.
Small Sources No. 59A. This is a significant blog as it sets out the Catholic Church records of Rathangan, Co. Wexford for the period from December 1807 to September 1811. The records for this parish which are already known to exist start in 1803, but there are none between June 1806 and 1813. These […]
Tenants of the Considine Estate in Limerick & Tipperary 1830
Small Sources No. 59: This is a list of 116 tenants from a rental of the Considine Estate, which had properties in the Baronies of Coonagh, Co. Limerick and in the neighbouring barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Tipperary. The rental ledger, entitled ‘H. Considine’s Tenant Book’ is among the Considine Papers in the National Library of […]
Tenants of the Trant Estate, Dovea, Co. Tipperary: 1815-20
Small Sources 47: This is a list of 98 tenants on the Trant estate in the area of Dovea in the Civil Parish of Loughmoe West, Co. Tipperary mainly in the period 1815-20. Some accounts continue into the 1830s. The rentals for these estates are included in the Trant Papers which are in the National Library […]
The Myshall Yeomen of Carlow in 1796/7
Small Sources 71. This is a list of 83 members of a Yeoman militia group in County Carlow, Ireland in 1796. It is compiled from two related lists in the National Library of Ireland. The first is the ‘Names and townland of residence of 79 members of the First Carlow Loyal Yeomanry at its formation, […]
Tipperary and Waterford tenants on Woulfe Mansfield Estate 1783-1811
Small Sources 18: This list of 132 tenants is from the index to a rental of the Woulfe Mansfield estate in the period 1783–1811. The original is in the National Library of Ireland, NLI Ms. 9632. The Woulfe & Mansfield families had separate estates in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary (Woulfe) and Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford (Mansfield). This […]
Kilkenny Women Flax-spinners in 1827
Small Sources 26. Evidence of women in Irish genealogical sources is unfortunately sparse, and those that do occur are often listed only as e.g. ‘Widow Murphy’. We list here 83 women receiving payments in 1827 for spinning and weaving of flax. The documents are in the Bessborough papers in the National Library of Ireland Ms […]
Labourers in Kilcavan Parish, Wexford 1850.
Small Sources 5: This is a small list we found in research on Wexford families. It shows 37 labourers or workmen on the Thomas Meyler Estate in the townland of Harristown, Parish of Kilcavan, Wexford in 1850. It is in a Workmen’s account book which shows the dates worked and payments made to each worker […]
Tenants of Trant Estate, Dovea, Co. Tipperary 1837
Small Sources 19: This is a list of 91 tenants from the index to a rental of the Trant estate in Dovea, Co. Tipperary (Civil Parish of Inch) in 1837. The original is in National Library of Ireland Ms. 1757. Information on the Trant family and their estates is in the Landed Estates Database. The […]
Tipperary & Waterford tenants of the Woulfe Mansfield Estate
Small Sources No. 18: This list of 131 tenants is from the index to a rental of the Woulfe & Mansfield estate in the period 1783–1811.The Woulfe & Mansfield families had separate estates in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary (Woulfe) and Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford (Mansfield). In 1785 Elizabeth Woulfe married John Mansfield and the estates were […]
