Tenants of Sarsfield Estate, Cork 1817-23
easbySmall Sources No. 76. This is a list of 72 tenants of the Sarsfield Estate in Co. Cork in the period 1817-23. It is in a leather rental book among the Sarsfield estate papers in the National Library of Ireland. The specific file reference is NLI Ms 3638. The Sarsfield family were prominent in the county […]
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 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 […]
Poor list in Killinick, Co. Wexford in 1813-20
Small Sources 10: This is a list of payments made by the Church of Ireland to the poor in the parish register of Killinick, Co. Wexford. The list is in the Register of Killinick Parish which is in the National Archives of Ireland (ref M 5063). The lists are for Killinick and the neighbouring parishes […]
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 […]
Schoolchildren in Tarbert, Co. Kerry in 1809
Small Sources 2: This is a list of 39 schoolchildren in Tarbert, Co. Kerry in 1809. The original is in the National Library of Ireland among the Dr. Michael Quane Papers (Ms. 17,935) which are titled ‘Letters and papers of Commissioners of Education in Ireland relating to Erasmus Smith foundations’. The document is a single page headed ‘A […]
