henri de ruvigny, earl of galway.
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Ballybrittas, &c, Ballymorish, alias Morristowne, &c, | 407 | (9) |
Rathleiss, alias Rathleissagh, alias Lowerland, &c, | 138 | (26) |
II. — The other portion of Portarlington Estate situated in the Barony of Phillipstowne, King’s County. | ||
Derryoglagh, alias Sherwood Marsh, | 512 | |
Endagh, &c, | 398 | (149) |
Rathfestan, &c, with the red bog, | 869 | (892) |
Ballygowl, alias Ballyduff, &c, | 298 | |
Gortinegapple, &c, | 227 | |
Knockean, alias Ballykean, alias Keansbury, alias Entertierny, and Ballywrine, | 385 | (158) |
Killcowny, &c, | 275 | (691) |
Nourney, alias Purney, alias Leisbury, | 253 | (9) |
Raghine, &c., | 556 | |
Ballymacrossan, &c, | 463 | |
Clonagownagh, alias Clonegowny, &c, | 867 | (164) |
Kilpagheshailagh, alias Ballynallownagh, alias Kilcappagh, | 487 | (626) |
Innaghan, alias Shepard, &c., | 313 | (397) |
Disart, alias Discart, &c, | 1466 | (2218) |
Clonehome, alias Clonequin, alias Queensclone, &c, | 225 | (478) |
Gortineassey, alias Gortinefassey, alias Westland, | 450 | |
Enarthmore, alias Rathmore, alias Firstsight, | 133 | |
Graffin, alias Gregnafin, and timberwoods, called Killenane, alias Portarlington-Woods, belonging to the adjacent woods, | 1322 | |
Cloonhorke, &c, | 678 | (1150) |
Loghill, alias Lockhill, alias Henryshin, | 335 | |
Templeshenes, alias Templeshane, alias Templeshore, | ||
III. — Brannockstoune Estate in the Barony of Naas, County Kildare. | ||
Brannockstoune, | 397 | |
Grangemore, | 270 | |
Yeagogstoune, | 126 | |
Rochestoune, | 38 | |
IV. — Estate in County Kerry.[1] | ||
Scartaghegleny, &c, | 1280 | (4316 / Mountain) |
Obreenane, &c, | 1380 | (27) |
Lemerchahall, &c, | 336 | (10) |
Ballymonteene, &c, | 272 | |
Ballynorrig, &c, | 348 | |
[The above in the Barony of Trughanackmy.] | ||
Ballymore, | 185 | |
[In the Barony of Corkaguiny.] | ||
Ballynorrick, | 230 | |
Killykill the east, | 100 | |
Ardconnell, | 106 | |
Killykill the west,
107 | ||
Ballyinandrew, | 106 | |
Tyreshannaghan, | 75 | |
[The above in the Barony of Clanmorris.] | ||
Aghadoe and Raghernane, | 870 | |
Knockernaght, | 473 |
The able Irish historian, Dr. Reid,[2] says, with reference to the Lords-Justices of this period, that upon Lord Galway “the chief responsibility of the government rested.” It appears that Mr. Methuen was specially sent to be a working member of the board. There was some difficult political work, which would expose any chief governor to unpopularity. Mr. Methuen was therefore prevailed upon to serve, as an able barrister accustomed not to select his work, but to do it, and also as an Englishman who had no Irish friends to lose. He was recommended to the king by the Earl of Sunderland; and for the object in view, he was appointed not only the
- ↑ I find that the grant does not say that this estate belonged to Trant. But as it gives no other name, I leave my former statement as a conjecture: though it may be more probable that Sir Patrick was altogether the architect of his own fortune, and that there was no ancestral estate of the Trant family.
- ↑ See Reid’s “History of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland” — a first rate work, which it is almost presumptuous in me to praise. I am indebted to it for many facts and references.