Misc: Birr Properties Destroyed In The War Of 1690

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BIRR PROPERTIES DESTROYED IN THE WAR OF 1690

Mr. John PHILIP'S houseow-house, and other out-houses 
destroyed, and an orchard cut to the g

Mr. KNIGHT'S two houses his orchard cut, and his country 
house and the houses of several ots, burned.

Owen BRYAN'S house pull

The houses of Luke ARCH JONES, Jasper HOPKINS, Teig HEAMAN, 
and Hew DULHUNTY, burned.

NETHERCOTT'S two houses and one in the country, with a 
dairy, cow-house, stable, and ings, burned ; and an orchard 
cut down. The houses of Thomas Hony BEG, John MOLONY, Teige 
HORAN, William PAGE, and several unders also those of Donogh 
LOWRY and Michael CANTWELL, burned.

Two houses of Captain WONS (brother to Sir Laurence), 
burned; and a tan-yard and an o, stable, croyed. The house 
of Richard Around.t least six houses in Mill Lane, with 
Robert USHER'S house, burned. destroyed, The houses of 
Sharpcottf his tenan NICHOLSON, Marcus ARCHER, and Philip 
MOORE, ruined ; and those of James LANGTON, Daniel DUNN, 
John CAVANAGH, Teige CARROLL, Richard Hopkins, William DUNN, 
ed down.and Teige CORCORAN, burned. Hugh BALL'S house 
demolished; and the houses of Loughlan MURRY, Margaret 
BARNWELL, Eliza HOPKINSER, Richard, John PARRY, Edmond 
CARROLL, Thomas LOVEL, Edmond LOWRY, Daniel REARDON, Charles 
CARROLL, and James GRADY; with John WALPLATE'S house and 
malt-house, and  John WEELDER or Laurence BETERIDGE'S stable 
and several tenements, all  in the towburned. Several houses 
in Crincle, burned. other build The houses of John SWEERTON, 
AnthoTMAN and tenants at Ballinree, and of Christopher 
HEWITT and tenants, at Little tenants ; aSeffin, burned, and 
an orchard cut; and the houses of Richard ARCHER'S tenants 
at Ballindara, likewise burned. The houses of Owen HINES and 
his tenants, and Darby MOORE and his tenants, at Great 
Clonaghill, Great Seffin, and Derriilliam PARSnduff; and the 
houses of Thomas Burfields and tenants, at Great Clonaghill, 
inrchard destcluding the castle, all burned; as were 
likewise the houses of John BURRIS aCHER, and and his 
tenants, with outhouses, at Ballywilliam, where an orchard 
was also cut down. The houses of Joseph Smith, and Joseph 
Watkinsand tenants, at "Ballydown," burned, and an orchard 
cut. Houses of Randal KNIGHT and his tenants, at " 
Tullaghnaskeagh," and of Edmund DALY and his tenants, at 
Ballykelly, burned. The houses of Charles MOLLOY'S tenants, 
at Boulinarrig, burned, and an orchard destroyed ; and Owen 
CARROLL'S houses at Derrinlough, also burned. The houses of 
William DEEGAN and tenants, at Ballyduff, and of John DILLON 
at Conspark ; James CAVANAGH'S house at Galrush; Francis 
PANE'S at Coloug and Ballinally, and John CONNOR'S house at 
Newtown, all burned.
 
 
 Source:
"The early History of Birr or Parsonstown", 1875