Small Sources 12. This rent roll lists 25 tenants on the Kildare estate of William Tighe in 1825-26. The estate is in the parish of Kilteel, Co. Kildare but no further information is provided as to which townlands they occupied. William Tighe lived in Woodstock, Co. Wicklow and had estates in several counties. This was one of his smaller land-holdings. The original rental is in the National Library of Ireland Ms. 872. Rentals are the records of the landlord on tenants, their holdings, and their payments. Although these might appear to be purely business records, many contain rich family information. A full description of rental formats and practices, and on the useful family information they can provide is in our blog Rentals as a resource for Irish family history.
The names include some that are common in Kildare including: Kelly and Cleary There are also some very rare names such as Buggle, Goslin and Slevin. Further 
information on some of these families may be available through our e-book title ‘Sources for Irish Family History 2021‘. It lists 6,500 books and articles written about specific Irish families. It provides access to a wealth of published information on about 2,500 Irish families.
Flyleaf Press also publish ‘A Guide to Tracing your Kildare Ancestors’ written by local experts Karel Kiely, Mario Corrigan and James DUrney which provides full information on the sources available on ancestor-tracing in this county, and how to use them effectively in your research. Click here for further information.
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Denis Doran
Joseph Woods
James Kelly
John Purcell &
Thomas Broe ?
Widow Bacon
John Nowlan
Patrick Clarke
John Clarke
John Buggle
Peter Burchell
.. McEvoy
M Golding
J. Doyle
T & P Grainger
Richd. Raymond
Miss Burchell
Patt Slevin
Wm. Fennell
Peter Burchell
William Mitchell
James Lalor
Francis Rooney
James Goslin
Mick Burchell & Miss Burchell
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- Grand Jury Presentments – records of local councils on payments for public works and staff
- Rentals – management of tenants by estates and the records created
- Middle names – the use (or non-use) of second or middle names in Irish records
- How comprehensive are Irish Civil Records?
- Census returns in Gaelic or Irish language
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