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BR 137 Palmerston's Irish Estates and 1584-1900

Lists of Deeds: Dublin and Sligo

BR137/1 A list of deeds and settlements relating to Henry Temple's Dublin n.d. 18th century estates 1666-1718

BR137/2 A list of deeds, papers and maps relating to the estates of Aug 1818 Palmerston in Dublin and in Sligo in the hands of Messr. Stewart and Swan of Dublin 1666-1818

BR137/3 A list of leases of the Henry Temple's estate, of Sligo 1727

BR137/4 List of leases and papers relating to the estate of the Henry Temple 1727 in 1635-1711

BR137/5 Schedule of leases of part of the County and of Sligo Aug 1817 forwarded to Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston, for his signature

BR137/6 Fragment draft annotated list of deeds relating Henry John Temple, 1824 third Viscount Palmerston's Irish estates, 1703-1811

BR137/7 Schedule of leases of Sligo estates of Henry John Temple, third May 1824 Viscount Palmerston, sent to him 1824 giving names of tenants in each parish

Dublin Estates, 1705-1824

BR137/8 Rent roll of Henry Temple, second Viscount Palmerston's estate in 25 Mar 1764 and around Dublin

BR137/9/1-6 Bundle of rent rolls of Henry Temple, second Viscount Palmerston's 1764-88 Dublin estates, from his agent, John Hatch, showing tenant's name, amount owed, including tithe; amount actually paid to John Hatch and arrears owing. Copy receipt of balance due to the estate of £2250 8s. by `Robert Lyon on Dr Robert's Trust account' 26 Sep 1788

BR137/10/1-8 Bundle of bills from Robert Warren, solicitor to Henry John 1820-3 Temple, third Viscount Palmerston, relating to estates of Grange Gorman, Palmerstown Mills and Quarry Vale, near Dublin, mainly costs for evictions of tenants, recovery of unpaid tenancy debts at the 's Bench, Dublin

BR137/11 Copy draft mortgage between the Henry John Temple, third 2 Jul 1823 Viscount Palmerston, and the Hon. Martha Wingfield, for a moiety of the lands of Grange Gorman including Kilmainhane, Brunswick Street, New Dominick Street, Mount Pelier Hill, Ashbourne Hill, Stoney Batter, Manor Street, Garden Lane, Augrim Street, Blackhorse Lane, Shelmandrine's Fields, Christ Church Meadows, Prussia Street, The Circular Road, Newtown Lands, Cabriagh Lane and the Female Orphan House in the and County of Dublin for the sum of £5000. Includes lists of tenants and rents paid by each

BR137/12 Opinion of Robert Johnston to Henry John Temple, third Viscount 14 Apr 1824 Palmerston, over a dispute with Lord Donaghue over the ownership of a small plot of land in the town of Palmerston,

BR137/13 Survey of Palmerston Mill Race Course 1705 2

BR137/14/1-2 Two surveys of Chapel Izod, Dublin, containing physical description Nov 1719 and map showing ground plots.

BR137/15 Survey of Arbor Hill Street Dublin by John Greene showing three Jun 1718 - Jul tenements belonging to Henry Temple and tenanted by Mr Hern, 1718 widow Parks and unnamed 28 Aug 1718 BR137/16 Survey of Stoney Bates Street, Dublin, by John Greene showing White Cabin and holdings of widow Mathews and Henry Shermundine, part of Henry Temple's Dublin estate

BR137/17 List of title deeds to Henry Temple, second Palmerston's Dublin n .d . c . 1 7 6 0 - estates, 1666-94 1802

BR137/18 Survey of Oxmantowne Hill, Dublin n.d. c.1718

BR137/19 Proposal by Thomas Flood for leasing Christ Church Meadow, n.d. c.1747 Dublin, from Henry Temple, first Viscount Palmerston, and in return for a years free rent to erect flood barriers

Dispute of Ownership of County Dublin Estates Acquired Under Deed of Settlement 1620-1865

BR137/20/1-9 Bundle of documents relating to dispute over how John Temple 1620-85 came into possession of the Palmerston estate, County Dublin. Includes mortgages on the estates of Palmerston near Dublin taken out by the Allen family and disputes within the Allen family as to whether Sir John Temple was within his rights in buying of a mortgage totalling £2250 5s. from Matthew Allen and Nicholas White on this estate with the sanction of the Act of Settlement in 1666, the case eventually coming before the Irish Court of Chancery in 1685 and being found in Sir John Temple's favour

BR137/21 Contemporary copy opinion of the Rt. Hon. A.Brewster to Henry 22 Jul 1865 John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston, as to whether Palmerston has the right to part of his lands given to him under Act of Settlement of 1663, previously belonging to John Taylor depending upon the fact that one of the original owners was decreed an Innocent Papist on 3 Aug 1663 and that as John Taylor had no male issue the estate was remaindered for 500 years to the

BR137/22 Copy grant of reversion of land at Swords, County Dublin, to Sir 9 Jul 1680: copy John Temple disputed by John and Mary Taylor after they had been p o s t 1 8 6 1 adjudged Innocent Papists and had their lands restored to them in [watermark] 1663. Also, lands of Mobernane, Rathmore, Corrinreigh, Knockbrit, Ralthy and Ballin in Middlethird, previously owned by John Carran an Innocent Papist. Includes evidence on behalf of John Temple's claim to the land submitted by the Lord Lieutenant the of Ormond. Temple is given by the Crown for a lease of five hundred years lands at Swords, Marshaallstowne or Marchanstowne in the of Nethercrosse County Dublin; Rathcoole and Greenocke in the barony of Newcastle County Dublin; Gerrardstowne and Wickstowne or Ellixtowne in the barony of Dunboyne ; Duleeke County Meath, lands and property on the quays of Drogheda County Meath; Mobernane Rathmore Corrinreigh Knockbrit Ralthy and Ballin in Middlethird County Tipperary 3

Agard Family Ownership of Grange Gorman, Dublin 1584-1656

BR137/23 Copy of the deed of partition among the coheirs of Francis Agard's 12 Aug 1584: estates of Newecastle Mabeingan in the County of Dublin. The co n t e m p o r a r y estate being divided between Francis Agard's daughter Cicily Agard copy and her husband Sir Henry Harrington bart of the first part and William Agard of Hosstone Derby and his wife Mable Agard of the second part and Henry Moore son of Sir Edward Moore bart and Mary Agard of the third part. Cicily Agard and Henry Harrington to receive the estate of Newcastle Mabeingan in the County of Dublin. William and Mable Agard and Henry and Mary Moore to receive the manor of Grange Gorman and Much Cabraghi in the City and County of Dublin granted to Francis Agard by the Deane and Chapter of Christ's Church Cathedral in the City of Dublin. Henry and Mary Moore to receive Ballen of Boagh ? and Rathchower ? and Ballraiyne in County Meath

BR137/24 Copy of will of John Agard of Hoston leaving his estates in 1649: copy 1656 Staffordshire and at Grange Gorman in Dublin to his nephew John Daniell after the death of John Agard's wife Mary

Dublin Estates: Miscellaneous, 1670-1884

BR137/25 Appointment by the Lord Lieutenant General of Ireland Ellis, [Sir 5 Jul 1670 Elisha] Leighton, of Walter Mosley to be Captain Lieutenant of the Militia Foot Company under the Lord Mayor of Dublin Alderman Lewis [des] Mynieres

BR137/26 "Report Upon The of Public Offices At Dublin" n . d . 1 8 t h Century

BR137/27/1-4 Prospectus, memorandum of association and guarantee of the 1883-4 Land Corporation of Ireland

Sligo Estates, 1687-1900

BR137/28/1-3 Three rent rolls and agreements to divide property in the town and 2 Mar 1687-4 County of Sligo into four between Joshua Wilson, John Wise, John Mar 1687 Lath, Revd Dr John Lesley (whose portion was later Mrs Trapps and later Lord Palmerston's) and the of Stafford.

BR137/29 Abstract of lease of Lawrence Debutt, distiller of property in the 3 Jun 1687-4 town of Sligo in the possession of Revd Dr John Lesly Jun 1687

BR137/30 Certified copy of portion of Patent Roll granting Revd Dr John 21 Apr 1687: Lesly the lands of Drumconragh, Drumcorry, , copy 5 Oct 1887 Drumconnagh, Carrownedallow or Carrownedalloane or Carrownedallure, Raffelwony or Rathmulmonroe, Lisstcrossane, Agherish, Carrownegarrownagh, Ranerih or Ranerigh, Dromcaldry or Dromcally or Drumcallry, or Corray, Cashellore or Cashellowre, Ardgasson, Ivers, Tiretinck or Teretinck or Teretick, Altbeald or Athbellady, Coilecrannan or Carrowkilcranan or Carrow-Coilcrannon, Corlish or Corlesse or Carlisse, Gesay, Carrowniteskin, Rgyan or Ragien, Corslew, Dromore, Carrowdromore, Crosberay or Crosboy, Gartlownane or Gortlanen, Tobbernany or Tobernany, Ardnabrack or Ardnebrake, Tirrerill in and Dromahere, Drumdeiffe or Drumdeiffy in and Glanboy, Ffarragh, Ardenar, Larginally, Moonemore, Gortintibratt, Cortinlonport, Gort-Leufort or Gortenlongport, Townimoyle or Townimoill, Muckrome or Mackreim, Larginavaddocke, Clontiproculis, Larganavedog, Derris Ederoine or 4

Edergoin, Tanitallen Cavan, Derrydoe, Tallie and Garrowdale, Ederasen, Bunduffe, Russclogher in County Leitrim and Donnaghmore in Raphoe in the County of Donnegal. 25 pages

BR137/31 Copy of Revd Dr John Lesly's mortgage of lands of Ballintogher 19 Mar 1695: County Sligo c o n t e m p o r a r y copy

BR137/32 List of rents of John Temple's estate in Sligo extracted from his 1702 marriage articles n.d. 18th century BR137/33 Rent roll of Sligo estate

BR137/34 Bond for land at Knocknafusioge, County Sligo, by James Iase and 18 Oct 1714 George Iease [sic] for £20

BR137/35 Bond for performance of conveyance of land at Mulloghcurrow, 21 Oct 1714 County Sligo, by Daniel Lally and James McDonnogh

BR137/36 Rent roll of Henry Temple, first Viscount Palmerston's property in 8 Dec 1727 Sligo

BR137/37/1- Rent rolls and accounts due on first Viscount Palmerston's estate at 1726-36 13 Castlegarren, County Sligo, from Francis Corkram, agent

BR137/38 Copy power of leasing Hon Henry Temple's estate in Sligo arising 6 Jun 1735 out of his marriage settlement with Miss Elizabeth Lee

BR137/39/1- Bundle of rent rolls and accounts of rents on second Viscount 1756-95 29 Palmerston's estate in Sligo

BR137/40 Letter from Michael Ward of Dublin to second Viscount Palmerston 25 May 1761 ? proposing improvement to Ward's farm at Cliffony, County Sligo, which Ward claims is over run with rabbits, certain tenants are unreliable and should not be given leases

BR137/41 William Cunningham to John Hatch [agent of Lord Palmerston ?] 4 Jul 1762 proposing to rent land at Mullaghmore

BR137/42 Letter from Edward King, Lord Kingston to Henry Temple, second 9 Feb 1768 Viscount Palmerston, soliciting support for his brother [?] in the forthcoming Sligo election

BR137/43 Power of attorney from Henry Temple, second Viscount Palmerston, 20 Jun 1771 to Thomas Corkran, agent to let leases on the Sligo estates. 1 page.

BR137/44 Observations by Henry Temple, second Viscount Palmerston, on n.d. c.1775 Thomas Corkram's rent roll and accounts ending 1775

BR137/45/1-8 Letters from Robert Lyons, agent in Sligo to Henry Temple, second 28 Aug 1791 - Viscount Palmerston: [BR137/45/1] Mr Wynne changing terms of 30 May 1797 his lease of the Island of Ennismurry, 28 Aug 1791; [BR137/45/2] unpaid debts of tenants, 15 Sep 1791; [BR137/45/3] most of the insurgents have been shot by the military and 142 are to be tried at Sligo, Leytrim and Rosscomon this month, 5 Jul 1793; [BR137/45/4] tenants unwilling to pay rents after the insurrection has been put down, 1 Aug 1795; [BR137/45/5] advertising of the fair at Cliffony, 23 May 1796; [BR137/45/6] meeting of magistrates and yeomanry decide to set up a secret committee to find out information about local disaffection, 17 May 1797; [BR137/45/7] T.Loden (Provost of Sligo) to Lyons reporting that United Brothers at Ahamish have been stealing arms and threatening to burn down 5

the homes of those who do not cooperate with them. Loden has asked for a company of foot soldiers to deal with the situation although there is disaffection amongst the militia officers. Covering note from Lyons from Dublin explaining to Lord Palmerston that he is unable to travel to Sligo due to an unfortunate accident at Covent Garden in London, 23 May 1797; [BR137/45/8] Lower Sligo is in a state of confusion and Lyons has appealed to Thomas Pelham [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] who has sent a company of the militia to Cliffony, 30 May 1797

BR137/46 Letter from Joshua Cooper of Markree to Henry Temple, second 14 Aug 1797 Viscount Palmerston, about Palmerston's support for Cooper in the Sligo election

BR137/47/1-2 Two letters from the Dominican fathers of Sligo asking for Henry Apr 1797-Oct Temple, second Viscount Palmerston's support in rebuilding their 1797 abbey.

BR137/48 Letter from George Nolan to Henry Temple, second Viscount 13 Feb 1799 Palmerston, about a remainder on estate, Dublin

BR137/49 Execution of recovery suffered by the Henry John Temple, third Ju n 1 807-Ju l Viscount Palmerston, of lands in the County of Sligo 1807

BR137/50 Copy of leases relating to the parish of Aghamlish in the County of 5 Dec 1823 Sligo, 1666-87, used for evidence in a case about Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston's right to rectorial tithes, together with the legal opinion of the Rt. Hon. Dr John Radcliffe

BR137/51 Document relating to reclaiming bogs on Henry John Temple, third 1829 Viscount Palmerston's estate at Sligo

BR137/52/1-2 Notes by third Viscount Palmerston for John Lynch, agent and Nov 1829 - 30 resident agriculturalist at Sligo concerning work to be done on the Apr 1830 estate. Letter from John Lynch to Lord Palmerston concerning expenses for the making of a nursery at Rundale Cottage. BR137/53 Report by Robert Stevenson & Sons, civil engineers, to Viscount Aug 1841 Palmerston on the building of Mullaghmore Harbour, County Sligo1

BR137/54 Manuscript memoranda of third Viscount Palmerston concerning his Nov 1841 Sligo estate; including notes planting, building, amount of credit given to tenants etc.

BR137/55 Specimen of Irish ejectment notice that John Thrustout did enter 1841 illegally (as is claimed) the properties of John Loveland (demised to him by Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston) tenanted by Michael Boland, Patrick Boland, Patrick Higgins, Leomack Higgins, Robert Devine Patrick , James Kelly, John Heynes, Edward Heynes, John Filane, Cormack Brennan, John Heannan, John Leyden, Mathew Hearman, John Lergan, Michael Lurgan in the of Knocknaskagh in the County of Sligo

BR137/56 Letter from Elizabeth Iase of Cliffony (to the estate) agreeing to take 13 Oct 1865 charge of new of new lodges at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, for the salary of £20 per annum

BR137/57 Fragment of letter to [Evelyn] Ashley [author unknown] about 28 Mar 1881 building work proposed next to the post office at Mullaghmore, County Sligo

BR137/58 Letter from C.Carrin of Mullaghmore, County Sligo, to Mrs 10 Oct 1881 [Evelyn] Ashley about the sale of milk 6

BR137/59 Receipt for £35 received from the Hon. Evelyn Ashley for the sale 31 Dec 1883 of tenant right and interest of holding of Honor Connolly at Castlegal, County Sligo

BR137/60 Letter from J.Kincaird of 6 Stephen's Green, Dublin, to Hon. Evelyn 25 Apr 1888 Ashley about Ashley being patron of the school at Cliffony, County Sligo

BR137/61/1-2 Memorandum on the General Pier and Harbour Act 1861; 24 Aug 1892 General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 Amendment; Harbours Transfer Act 1862; Railways Clauses Act 1863; Crown Lands Act 1866 with covering letter from A. Dobun (Board of Trade) to the Hon. Evelyn Ashley [private secretary to Lord Palmerston and secretary to the Board of Trade] telling Ashley that the enclosed memorandum will be useful in the question of "gaining an order " for Mullaghmore harbour,2

BR137/62/1-2 Correspondence between Hon. Evelyn Ashley and R.H.Ryan about 11 Oct 1895 - 17 the proposed Sligo/ railway. Oct 1895

BR137/63 Shooting expenses at Classebawn, County Sligo 1889-90

BR137/64/1-3 Carpentry bills for work done at Mullaghmore Lodges, Classebawn Nov 1899 - Dec Sligo estate 1900

BR137/65 Letter from M. O'Bouchier to Lord Palmerston advising Palmerston 29 Sep 1801 which oaths are need when taking a seat in the Irish parliament. 1. See also BR 139/1 Map of proposed pier at Mulloghmore Co. Sligo by Nimmo Pen and wash. 1822 2. See also BR 139/1 Map of proposed pier at Mulloghmore Co. Sligo by Nimmo Pen and wash. 1822