Misc: Birr Properties Destroyed In The War Of 1690 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Offaly (Kings) Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Mary Heaphy 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