The following are lists of estate records that exist for Co. Clare. 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.
Article
Arthur
19-20C
Deeds.
National Library of Ireland – Unsorted
1842
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Ms. 5486
1854
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.75:5
Blood family of Cranagher, County Clare
18th cent-19th cent : family and estate papers 18th-19th cent Private
UK National Register of Archives 31321 Blood
Blood, Mahon
18-20C
Deeds, Wills, Miscellaneous.
National Library of Ireland Unsorted
Brown
1833-63
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Ms.9289
1841
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Ms.8839
Buckingham 1848
Rentals, Maps
National Library of Ireland 14A.20
Burton 1845-46
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Ms. 769
Butler
1829-45
Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Mss. 5045-6
1839-43
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Ms. 5423
1841-49
Wage accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.5424
1844-99
Rentals, Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Mss.5408-18
1848-50
Wage accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 5439
1849-51
Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.4253
Emly 1846-47
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Mss. 7868-70
Inchiquin, 19th C.
Rentals – Drumoland
National Library of Ireland. Mss. 14,355ff.
McNamara 1812-63
Leases.
National Library of Ireland Ms.18885
1812-63
Leases.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 18898
McNamara, Stacpoole 1829-73
Agents, Landlord’s or relations.
National Library of Ireland Ms.8598
Molony family of Kiltanon, County Clare
17th cent-19th cent : family and estate papers 17th-19th cent
National Library of Ireland
UK National Register of Archives 31360 Molony
O’Brien
1837-63
Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.19438
1840-59
Rentals, Estate accounts.
National Library of Ireland Mss.14511-31
1848-62
Miscellaneous accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.14774
1849-54
Modes of tenancy and observations on tenants, Landlords or relations.
Trinity College, Dublin. Ms.5097
1853
Household accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 14883
O’Callaghan 1830-42 and 1853-1882
Rentals
National Library of Ireland Mss. 865-6
O’Callaghan-Westropp family of Maryfort, County Clare
1698-19th cent : deeds and papers
Estate rentals, Tulla Upper barony.
National Library of Ireland, Ms. 867
National Library of Ireland
UK National Register of Archives 31195 O’Callaghan-Westropp
O’Loghlen 1789-1872
Wills, Landlords or relations.
National Library of Ireland Pos.2543
Parker 1655-1840
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.113:30
Roxton 1834
Rentals – Inchiquin Barony.
National Archives of Ireland, Ms. 5764
Stacpoole 1852-53
Lists of evicted tenants, notices to quit.
National Library of Ireland Ms. 18913
Stratford 1844-96
Deeds.
National Archives of Ireland. D23321-36
Studdert
1827-50
Leases, Information on relief work and committees.
National Library of Ireland Ms.20627
1837-57
Household accounts.
National Library of Ireland Ms.19877
Studdert family: Bunratty Castle, County Clare
c1780-1960 : estate papers and corresp c1780-1960
National Library of Ireland
see Accessions to repositories 1974,1975
Synge 1842
Surveys & reports, Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.75:1
Vandeleur family of Kilnesh, County Clare
1816-1929 : deeds and estate papers 1816-1929
National Archives of Ireland
Vandeleur Leases – Kilrush, 1816-1929. Lord Leconfield Rentals. North Munster Antiquarian Journal, 1981. Vol. XXIII
UK National Register of Archives 29976 Wyndham
Westby
1840-42
Surveys & reports, Maps.
National Library of Ireland 21F.85
1851
Surveys & reports, Maps with tenants names.
National Library of Ireland Pos.5701
Westropp 1844
Maps with tenants names.
National Library of Ireland 21F.126
1849-50
Rentals National Library of Ireland Ms.10080
mid 19C
Maps with tenants names.
National Library of Ireland 21F.75:4
White 1852-53
Maps. National Library of Ireland 14A.10;
Wingfield family, Barons Powerscourt: Clare and Limerick
1733-1848 : rentals, accounts, corresp and misc papers
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Reference : D.2538
NRA 38973 Verner
Woulfe-Flanagan 17-20C
Deeds, Leases, Miscellaneous, Landlords or relatives.
National Archives of Ireland. 1192
Wyndham -1841
Maps.
National Library of Ireland 15B.9:14
Wyndham family, Earls of Egremont: Co Clare and Co Limerick
19th-20th cent : deeds, rentals and other papers
National Archives of Ireland
NRA 29976 Wyndham see Accessions to repositories 1976