Tenants of DeVesci estate in Queen’s County (Laois) 1775-92
Small Sources 61: This is a list of 112 tenants from a ledger among the DeVesci Papers in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms. 34,492). The index is a long (approx 14 x 50cm) book (see picture above right) which is listed in the NLI catalogue as “a larger folio rent ledger for DeVesci […]
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 […]
Residents of Abbeyleix area, Laois (Queen’s County) in 1801
Small Sources 56: This is a list of 213 people who purchased Indian Meal from the DeVesci Estate in the Civil Parish of Abbeyleix, Queen’s County (now Co. Laois) in July 1801. The background was that there were significant food shortages in Ireland during this year. Food prices had risen dramatically during the previous months, […]
