Tenants of the Roebeck Estate Wicklow/Kildare 1820-’40

Small Sources 71. This is a list of 133 tenants on the estate of Baron de Roebeck on the Wicklow – Kildare border. It includes properties in 12 townlands in these counties, but particularly in Crehelp and Lemonstown in Co. Wicklow, and Ballybought and Swordlestown in Co. Kildare. The original document is a single […]
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, […]
Bellew Estate Tenants, Galway 1817-20

Small Sources 55: Below is a list of 152 tenants in arrears to the Bellew estate in Galway in the years 1817-1820. They are derived from several lists on loose pages among the Bellew papers in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms. 31,918). The Bellew family had extensive property in the parish of Moylough, […]
Servants of Domville Households in Dublin from 1768-95

Small Sources 53: This is a list of 76 servants employed in two households of the Domville family in County Dublin in the period 1768-1795. The records are arranged by person, and almost all are in the format ‘X was hired on (date) at (salary)‘ followed by a list of dated payments ending usually […]
Tenants in Naas and Mauricetown, Co. Kildare in 1753-73

Small Sources 52: This is a list of 44 tenants on the Estate of George Lattin in the area of Naas and Mauricetown (or Morristown), Co.Kildare in the period 1753 to 1773. Morristown is in the Civil Parish of Old Connell, and close to the town of Naas. The original document is in the National […]
Rental of Kilconnell Barony, Galway 1840-50.

Small Sources 49: The 150 persons named below were tenants of the Trench estate in the Civil parishes of Ballymacward, Kilconnel, Killaan and Killimordaly in the eastern part of county Galway in the period 1840-50. All were residents of one of 12 townlands: Caraholla, Caramore, Carrane, Carranebeg, Clonba, Cloonecalles, Cloonehinch, Cloonemorres, Creeva, Gortnaboha, Island Carrane, […]
Workmen and traders in Coolatin, Co. Wicklow, 1796–1805

Small Sources 35: Below is a list of 114 workmen and traders serving the Fitzwilliam estate, Co. Wicklow in the period 1796 – 1805. The original ledger, which is in the National Library of Ireland (Ref. NLI Ms. 4949) records payments to workmen on the Fitzwilliam Estate at Coolatin over the period 1796 to 1805. The estate […]
Tenants of the Trant Estate in Dingle, Co. Kerry in 1791

Small Sources 27. This rental of 63 tenants in the Dingle area of County Kerry is extracted from the Trant Papers in the National Library of Ireland collection. The Trant family were originally from this area of Co. Kerry but moved in the early 1800s to an estate in Dovea, Co. Tipperary (see below). They […]
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 […]
Rental for John’s Hill, Waterford in 1831-40

Small Sources No. 7: These 17 tenants are listed in the ‘Ledger Accounts’ of the Paul Estate in Waterford. It also shows the annual rental amount. John’s Hill is now part of Waterford city but at the time would have been outside the city boundary. The houses are of very variable sizes as is evident from […]