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Tenants of the Wynne estate in Sligo and Leitrim in 1798

Small Sources No. 75:  This is a list of 435 tenants of the Wynne estate in Sligo and Leitrim in 1798.   The original is among the Wynne Estate papers in the National Library of Ireland (reference NLI Ms. 3311). The family bought the estate, called Hazelwood, in 1722.  At the time of this record in […]

Tenants of Putland Estate in Garrycloyne & Templeusque, Co. Cork 1815-25

Small Sources No. 74.  This is a list of 50+ tenants of the Putland Estate in the Cork Civil parishes of Garrycloyne and Templeusque (see Fig. 1)  between 1815 and 1825.  They are in papers held by the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 12,768, 769 and 770)  each entitled  “Rental of the Estate of George […]

Tenants of O’Hara Estate, Sligo 1796

Small Sources 65: This is a list of 212 tenants from a rental ledger among the O’Hara Papers in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms. 36,318).  It is titled ‘A rental of Chas. O’Hara Esq’s Estate in the county of Sligo for the half-year ended 1st November 1796’.   The extensive O’Hara estate papers in […]

Tenants in All Saints & Taughboyne parishes, Donegal 1800.

Small Sources 51.  So on we go for another 50!     The list below contains 223 tenants of the Castle Forward Estate in the civil parishes of All Saints and Taughboyne, Co. Donegal around 1800. The original document is among the Wicklow Papers in the  National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms. 38,561).  It is a simple […]

Rental of Monasterevin and Fontstown, Kildare in 1772

Small Sources 46: This rental is from the estate of the Earl of Drogheda in Monasterevin and Fonstown, Co. Kildare in 1772. The original is in the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 12,722) and the document images (created by Ancestor Network)  are reproduced through their courtesy.  Our article on rentals and their significance for family history is […]

Tenants of Prittie Estate, Tipperary & Offaly 1826.

Small Sources 17. This document lists tenants of 57 holdings on the estates of Hon. Francis A. Prittie during March and May 1826. It lists 71 names as several are in joint tenancies. It indicates the townland, rent and arrears for each. Only the rent amount is shown here as an indication of the holding […]

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