History: The Cromwellian Settlement of the County of Limerick

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THE CROMWELLIAN SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK
By James Grene Barry, D.L. M.R.S.A.I.
    	PART THE FOURTH.
     	(continued)
        SMALL COUNTY. (8)
            
p22	[ BALLINGLOGHY PARISH]                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Sir Maurice Hurley of		Carrigahany		Oliver Ormsby
Kilduff (9)			Waste
William Fitton (10)		Crumwell		Ben Burton

(8) 	This Barony included the ancient territory of the 
O'Ciarmhaic [O'Kerwick, anglicised Kirby] of Aine Cliach, 
who were subject to and paid tribute to the kings of Cashel. 
the earls of Desmond acquired this district at a 
comparatively early date and made it almost an independent 
county and thus it came to be called the "Small County" of 
Limerick.

(9)	The O'Hurleys possessed considerable landed property in 
the east of Limerick county for several centuries.  Maurice 
Hurley of Knocklong and Kilduffe, who died in 1637, 
according to an inquistition taken early in the reign of 
Jame I, held Knocklong. Hammonstown, Longstone etc in free 
[socage] from Gibbon Fitzgibbon, Macatan Riddery; also 
Ballyscadane and Rathellan.  From the White Knight he held 
the townland of Glanlarie Kilduff Castle near Pallasgrean 
and other denominations of land, he held by patent from the 
king.  Maurice was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas, 
whose son, Sir Maurice, now lost forever the family estate.

(10)	William Fitton of Aney was grandson of one of the 
undertakers of that name [see Journal No. I. p. II].  Sir 
Edward Fitton had a grant of 12,000 acres and jis nephews, 
Richard and Alexander 3,000 acres of the Desmond estates.  
Sir Edward held Glenogra Castle and the lands, on lease from 
Sir George Bourchier of Lough Gur and was high sheriff of 
the county in 1598.  We find. now after a lapse of little 
more than fifty years, these lands again confiscated and 
granted to the Cromwellian adventurers.


p22	[KILTEELY PARISH]                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Sir M Hurley			Carrigkittle		Oliver Ormsby
Bishop of Emly			Kildrumin		Bishop's land
				Waste

p22	[KILFRUSH PARISH]                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Sir M Hurley			Kilfrush		John Bullenfreffle
                        Ballycarowney		Thos. Inburgh
                        DO			Sir wm. King
                        DO			Arthur Cooper
                        waste

p23	[ANY PARISH]                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Thady Grady of			Two Parcels of 		T. C. D.
Kilkeleen			Burgess land in Any
				Curkenkeele		Richard Coote (11)
				Two parcels in 		     DO	
				Ballyda	
				Gortycornelca		     DO	
				Farrancaslan		
				Hill of Any, part of	T. C. D.
				Sceoard	  		R. Coote
				Gortneline		     DO
				Clashmore		     DO
				Gortynskagh		     DO
				Gardens in Any		T. C. D.
James Grady of Any, 		Burgess land in Any	R. Coote
I.P. (12)			Farranbally
				Mortgage or Morgany	T. C. D.
				Gardens in Any		     DO
				Cleyneshanagh		R. Coote
				Knockaphadee		     DO
				Gortnecaragh, Coology
				and Rathenvard		     DO

William Fitton and 		Burgess land in Any	T. C. D.
Annabelle Browne		13 parcels	
Maurice Baggott			Baggottstown		Ben. Burton
John Baggott I.P.(13)		    DO			     DO
Michael Haly of Toreen		Elton and Brittas	Richard Coote

Edmond Fox of Ballygallagh	Ballygallagh		     DO
John Haly of Limerick		   DO			Earl of Inchiquin

(11)  	Richard Coote was grandson of General Sir Charles 
Coote (the elder) and brother brother to General Sir Charles 
Coote (the younger) who was Earl of Mountrath on the 
Restoration.  Richard was created Baron Coote of Colooney by 
patent dated September 6th, 1660 and received large grants 
of land in the east county of Limerick.  His son was created 
earl of Bellamont by Wiliam III for his services. The Cootes 
of Ash Hill, Killamock and Mount Coote are descended from 
his younger brother Chidley Coote, a lieut-colonel in 
Cromwell's army.

(12)  	Donogh O'Grady of Kilballyowen got the title to his 
estate confirmed by James I. He died in 1653 leaving by his 
wife, a daughter of Sir Thomas Brown of Camas, a son, Darby 
Kilballyowen who married Faith, daugter of Sir Thomas 
Standish who had a grant of the de Lacy estate aboy Bruff.  
By this conncection O'Grady preserved his estate at 
Kilballyowen; although other members of the family had 
theirs confiscated. Darby O'Grady's sister was married tp 
Gibbon Fitzgibbon, Macatan Riddery, of Ballynahinche, who 
now lost his estates.  Their grandson Maurice Fitzgibbon, a 
captain in the army of James II, was killed in a duel by his 
cousin, Darby Grady, the founder of the Elton [town]family, 
A.D. 1699	

(13)  	Colonel John Baggot of Baggottstown was a member of 
the General Assembly of Confederated Catholics and held a 
high position in the Irish Army.  He was in the City of 
Limerick during Ireton's siege in 1651 (?).  Both he and his 
son Maurice now had their estates confiscated.


p24	[ANY PARISH]   Continued                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Mahon McTeige Grady		Killmacdonaghduff	Rob. Morgan
Darby Grady of
Ballinscooley			Ragamusbeg and		Geo. Perceval
				Kilkellane
				Bally Vaney 
				1/2 part of 
				Killballyowen		    DO
				Waste

p24	[ANTHENSY PARISH]                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Derby Grady and Ed. Fox		Gormanstown 		Rob. Morgan
				    DO			Richard Coote
				Adamstown		    DO

p24	[UREGARE PARISH]                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Ed. Fox				Ballygilden and		Rob. Morgan
				Garrysullivane
Jas. Verdon			Ballycalloo		    DO
Thomas & Ed. Browne		Camus			Lord Kingston
and Pat Lysaght I.P.		Bog			


p24	[FEADAMORE PARISH]   Continued                       
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Wm. Stritch of Limerick		Scule			George Ingoldsby
				  DO			      DO
				Commons of Scule
				and Ballyloghlane	      DO	
				Another parcell of same	      DO
Theobald Bourke, I.P.		Carnane			Lord Kingston
				Bog
John Lysaght of Adare		Garryelline		      DO


p25	[GLYNOGRA PARISH]                    
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Ellen & Wm Stritch of		Cahergillmore		Rob. Morgan
Limerick			    DO			Anthony Raymond
				8 Parcells of Glebe
Bishop's Land 			Tullybracky
Glebe				Claghane

p25	[KILPEACON PARISH]                    
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Sir David Bourke I.P. (14)	Kilpeacon & Inch-	Sir William King
				morrismore
(14) I.P.-Innocent Papist				

p25	[CAHERCONLY PARISH]                    
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Ed., Margaret and Ellen		Rawleystownw and	Lord Kingston
Rawley (15)			Ballingooley

(15)	   I find James Rawley a freeholder on the estate of 
Mr. Edward Fitton in a return dated 1592 and in 1598 he was 
tenant of Lough Gur Castle and adjacent lands to Sir George 
Bourchier.  This James Rawley or Raleigh was said to be 
uncle to Sir Walter Raleigh.  He built a spacious 
castellated mansion close to the river Camogue, in the 
parish of Cahercorney, adjoining Lough Gur on the townland, 
still retaining his name-Rawleystown. Ellen Rawley, widow of 
Richard of Rawleystown, was a daughter of Lacy of Bruff;  
she and her children, Edward and Margaret, held considerable 
landed property in this and the adjoining parishes, all now 
confiscated.
	   Near relatives, Richard and Edmond Raleigh of 
Ballynamona Castle, also lost their estates which adjoined 
those of O'Grady of Kilballyowen, with whom Edmond had a 
dispute and in a duel with swords cut off O'Grady's arm.  
This was Thomas, eldest son of Darby O'Grady of 
Kilballyowen.  
	   Among those transplanted gentry from the county of 
Limerick are to be found the names of Edmund Rawley of 
Rawleystown, and edmond and Richard Rawley of Ballynamona.  
Walter Rawley was not an uncommon name in this district up 
to a recent date.

p26	[KILKELLANE PARISH]                    
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Mahown & Ellen Grady		Killkillane		Richard Coote
				Same, waste
				Bog of ye same		    DO
				1/4 proffitable
Teige and Darby Grady,		The south half of	R. Coote
John Roche and John		Hubberstown		
Fitzgerald
Darby Grady, I.P.		North part of do	Geo Percevall
				Commons of do 		R. Coote
				Ballinscooley. pt of	Geo. Percevall

p26	[BALLYNEMONEYMORE PARISH]                    
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Ed., Richard and Morris		Balleynamoneymore	Oliver Ormsby
Rawley				Balleynamoney, 1/2
				Balleynamoneybeg 
				Bog
p26	[BRURY PARISH]                    
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OLD PROPRIETOR          	TOWNLAND             	GRANTEE			 
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Wm. & Mary Marshall		Cloghviller		Oliver Ormsby
				     DO			Richard Coote
				Part of same		     DO
Richard & Mary Dondon, I.P.	Heywardstown		Sir Thos. Southwell
							John & Thos. Reardon
							Arthur Ormsby
							Archbishop of Dublin
							Rob. Passey
							Francis Folliott
							Rob. Morgan
Michael Haly of 		Kilbreedy		Francis Folliott
David Power, I.P.		Farranguilene-		Henry Tynt
Toorheen, I.P.			murrana
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Transcriber's NOTE:  I.P. 'Innocent Papist"



Source: FHL# 1279256 pt8.