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 […]
Pupils of Charity School in Cloyne, Co. Cork 1742-1864
Small Sources 72: This record is the register of 237 pupils (almost all boys) enrolled in a charity school founded in Cloyne, Co. Cork in 1726. The records available are for most of the period from 1742 until 1864 (excluding 1777-1808). The original register book is in the Representative Church Body Library (Ms 870) in […]
Tenants of the Wynne Estate, Sligo in 1798-1811
Small Sources 64: This is a list of 84 tenants from the index to a rental among the Wynne Estate Papers in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms. 3312). The Wynne estate was mainly in the Parish of Calry, which is on the northern side of Lough Gill. The document is a large leather-bound […]
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 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 […]
Rental of Cloncurry Estate in Limerick in 1818.
Small Sources No. 44. This is a list of 69 tenants on the Cloncurry estate in the Civil Parish of Abington (Barony of Owneybeg) directly east of the City of Limerick. The original document is a rental in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms. 8183). Rentals are the records of the landlord on […]
Rental of O’Brien estate in Newmarket, Co. Clare, 1738
Small Sources 33: This is a small rental of the O’Brien estate in the town of Newmarket-on-Fergus and surrounding townlands in County Clare in 1738. The original is a small soft-cover rental document in the Inchiquin Papers which are in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms 14,431). See our article here for a detailed […]
Tipperary and Waterford tenants on Woulfe Mansfield Estate 1783-1811
Small Sources 18: This list of 132 tenants is from the index to a rental of the Woulfe Mansfield estate in the period 1783–1811. The original is in the National Library of Ireland, NLI Ms. 9632. The Woulfe & Mansfield families had separate estates in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary (Woulfe) and Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford (Mansfield). This […]
Kerry Tenants of the Earl of Listowel 1755
Small Sources 11: This document lists ~100 tenants in the area of Listowel, Co. Kerry in 1755. It is among the papers of the Earl of Listowel but the property was then owned by the Knight of Kerry. It lists the property name (all appear to be townland names) and the rents due on […]
Tenants of Trant Estate, Dovea, Co. Tipperary 1837
Small Sources 19: This is a list of 91 tenants from the index to a rental of the Trant estate in Dovea, Co. Tipperary (Civil Parish of Inch) in 1837. The original is in National Library of Ireland Ms. 1757. Information on the Trant family and their estates is in the Landed Estates Database. The […]
