Tenants of Skerries, Co. Dublin in 1823
Small Sources 78: This is a list of over 500 tenants from an 1823 rental of the estate of James Hans Hamilton (1810 – 1863) in the barony of Holmpatrick in North Co. Dublin. The original document is a single large rental book in the National Library of Ireland (Reference Ms. 6134) entitled ‘Rental of […]
Tenants of the Domvile Estate in Co. Dublin 1769-75
Small Sources No. 80: This is a list of 95 tenants of the Domvile Estates in Santry (58 tenants) and Templeoge (37) in Co. Dublin in the period 1769-1775. It is in a folder entitled ‘Rentals of the Domvile estates in Counties Dublin and Meath, 1769-1775; 1713-1728‘ which is among the Domvile papers in […]
Tenants on the DeVesci Estate, Queen’s County 1786-1800
Small Sources 68: This is a list of 102 tenants and tradesmen employed by the DeVesci Estate in the Civil Parish of Abbeyleix, Queen’s County (Co. Laois) between 1786 and 1800. The names listed are all from the index to an account book which is among the DeVesci Papers in the National Library of Ireland […]
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 […]
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, […]
Waterford Tradesmen in the 1820s
Small Sources 23: This is a list of 79 tradesmen in Waterford compiled sometime between 1826 and 1847. It is in a file of documents in the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 15,028 (9)) entitled “Several hundred documents – petitions, resolutions, bills, lists of voters, etc., – in the Waterford election of .. 1826, the Tipperary […]
