Estate Records, Co. Cavan

The following are lists of estate records that exist for Co. Cavan. There are a few ‘categories’ of records, rent rolls or leases are probably the most useful for any family history researcher or maps that include tenants names. These are the type of estate records for which references are usually found. There are however, other types of esate records which may prove of use such as account books, petitions and proposals from tenants, lists of landlords families and also vouchers or receipts. These can be overlooked when creating any list of estate records.


For the most part, estate records remain in their original manuscript form. These have not to the best of my knowledge been filmed by any organisation outside Ireland or England. Copies of some of these records are held in repositories in Dublin, but the majority are held by PRONI. The Latter Day Saints Library does hold some estate records on film or copies of books written about landlords.

This page lists the the names of the landlords, (bold) and some records existing for their estates – the manuscript or film numbers all refer to material held in Ireland. Where there is only one reference for any Landlord, then the years covered are beside the Landlords name. Where there is more than one reference then the Landlords name is at the top of any grouping and the years listed with each manuscript reference under that name.

The estates that your ancestors lived on (if they did) may at times be found by checking through the Tithes Applotment/Griffiths Valuation lists for the parish or county.

An explanation of estate records with index for other counties

The Following abbreviations are used:
PRONI : Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
NAI : National Archives, Ireland (Dublin)
NLI: National Library Ireland (Dublin)

Article

Annesley 1805-1817
Maps with tenants names.
National Library of Ireland. Ms. 2730

Beresford 1844-49
Landlords or relations.
Trinity College, Dublin. Ms.2288

Clements
1775-1844
Surveys & reports, Maps.
National Library of Ireland 15B.24
1849-50
Miscellaneous accounts.
Trinity College, Dublin Mss. 7281;7286

Craigie, Robert 1703-1704.
Tenants Lists.
Irish Ancestor – published

Crofton
1792
Rent Rolls.
National Library of Ireland, Ms. 4530
1796-1831
National Library of Ireland, 8150
1823-51
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Ms. 8150

Drumcrow 1848-64
Rentals
Public Records office, Northern Ireland D467/1

Eccles 1833-52
Rentals
Public Records office, Northern Ireland D520/14-15

Farnham
1718-1790
Rent rolls.
National Library of Ireland, Ms. 11491
17-19C
Deeds.
National Library of Ireland D20409-75
1723-1919
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.115-20
1734-1862
Miscellaneous accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.11492
1820
Rentals
National Library of Ireland, 350
1832-60
Petitions & proposals from tenants.
National Library of Ireland Mss.3117-18
1838-63
Leases. National Library of Ireland Ms. 18614
1839-40
Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.18619
1841-48
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Mss.5012-13
1842-43
Rentals, Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Mss. 18623-4
1842-43
Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.18620
1842 & 1845
Miscellaneous accounts.
National Library of Ireland Mss. 18625-6
1846-48
Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.18621

Fingall 1750.
Rent rolls.
National Library of Ireland, 8024

Garvagh
1829-1848
Rentals
National Archives of Ireland, M5535
1829-65
Estate accounts.
National Archives of Ireland, M5535

Greville
1829-60
Agents and others.
National Archives of Ireland, M6178/89
1839-44
Rentals – Drumgoon & Knockbride
National Archives of Ireland, M6178/35-9
1840
Surveys & reports.
National Archives of Ireland, M6178/28-9

Groome, Edward 1822
Rentals with observations – Bailieborough, Knockbride & Moybolgue.
National Archives of Ireland. M5559

Hamilton 1851-82
Rentals – Kildallan, Killeshandra & KIlmore
National Archives of Ireland, M5571 1-39

Hodson
1811-1824
Rentals – Bailieborough & Knockbride
National Library of Ireland. Ms. 16397-8
1830-58
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Mss. 16400-6
1847
Information on relief work and relief committees.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 16399

Le Fanu 1847-75
Rentals, Estate accounts.
National Archives of Ireland, M5634/1-27

Nesbit 1841
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.4

O’Reilly, James 1815-1816
Rentals – Annagelliff, Castlerahan, Crosserlough, Denn & Kilbride.
Narional Archives of Ireland M6962

Pratt
17-19C
Deeds.
National Library of Ireland D22134-403
18-20C
Deeds, Leases, Wills, Miscellaneous.
National Library of Ireland Ms.11450
1837-55
Rentals – Enniskeen
National Library of Ireland Ms.3284
1837-63
Rentals – Enniskeen
National Library of Ireland Ms.3021
1842
Valuations.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 5087
1842
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.121
1844
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 15B.8:3
1850-64
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Mss.3122-4
Pratt
mid 19C
Observations on tenants, Valuations.
National Library of Ireland Mss.13321-2

Saunderson 1779
Rentals – Annagelliff, Killinkere & Lavey.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 13340

Tenison
1844-48
Rentals, Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Mss.1400-2
1847-56
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Mss. 1403-9

Vernon 1804-69
Leases.
National Library of Ireland Ms.18948

Vernon, Saunderson 1809-65
Leases.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 18953

Waller 1682-1881
Surveys & reports, Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.31