Manuscript

Collection object


2002.0044
H. 90.0 W. 109.0 Frame H. 97.6 W. 116.4
Map, manuscript, of the manor of Mount Trenchard, 1770, by Richard & Charles Fritzelle for Henry Lord Viscount Conyngham and William Long Esq. paper on canvas. Framed. West at top, map of estate above, tanants names and land quality below. River Shannon to r., with sailing ships, title at top, compass below title, scale of 40 plantation perches per inch. In two divisions, townlands allotted to Long outlined in red, townlands allotted to Conyngham outlined in yellow.
Birds-eye views of some houses and castles: Briskagh Middle Quarter, two single storey; Briskagh South Quarter, one single storey; Upper Shanid, single storey house and towerhouse; Lower Shanid, two storey house and towerhouse; Moigg, two storey; Classganniff, one storey; Ballyhahill, two storey; ditto north of Shanagolden town; Knockpatrick, a church; Cappa, two storey large; Leahees, two storey; Corgriff, two storey, Foynes Island, one storey.
Land divisions numbered corresponding to list of tenants.
Tenants names: first division, allotted to Long: North Briskagh, Mathew Enright, arable & dairy pasture; Middle Briskagh, Sundry tenants, arable & good dairy pasture; do, do, moory, heathy rushy pasture; South Briskagh, Oliver Stokes, arable & dairy pasture; do, do, moory heathy rushy pasture; do, Red Bog; Upper Shannett (Shanid), Bryan Bryan, arable and feeding and dairy pasture; Lower Shannett, Parkwater Quarter, Oliver Stokes, good feeding pasture; do, Banemore Quarter, Mr Rice, meadow & feeding pasture; do, do, do, arable, dairy & rearing pasture; do, do, Knockgour quarter, James Trehee (Trehy), arable & rearing pasture; do, do, Gourbane Quarter, Thos Donovan, arable & good dairy pasture; do, Rathfroder Quarter, Thos Hodges, meadow & good feeding pasture; Moig, Mr Ebzery, arable feeding & dairy pasture; Classganiff, sundry tenants, arable feeding & dairy pasture; do, Moankeal Quarter, James Shehan, meadow & diary pasture; do, Ballymorres Quarter, Mr Rice, good arable & feeding pasture; Kilquane, Michael Nash, sound arable & sheep pasture; Deelish, Michael Nash, arable rearing & ... pasture; do, black cut bog; Inchagrenoge, Denis Slatry (Slattery), arable & good feeding pasture; Acreneha, do, arable & meadow; Cappa, Edward Shaghnassy (Shaughnessy), arable & rearing pasture; Cappa Wood, under pasture; Ballyhahill, John Donovan, arable & dairy pasture, North of Road; do Wood, dairy pasture; do, cut reclaimable black bog; do, red bog; do, south side of road, arable & dairy pasture; do, red bog (twice).
Second division, allotted to Conyngham: Moanavoha, sundry tenants, arable & dairy pasture; do, Camhure Quarter, Thomas Hodges, arable & dairy pasture, exclusive of 1a 13r in possession of Mr Langford as part of Ballycormack; Shanagolden Town, Godfry Hodges, a house & garden; Mathew Enright, do; James Shehan, do; Thomas Mingane (Mangan), do; John Shehan, cabin & garden; Mill; John Fitzgerald, house & garden; George Hodges, houses, chaple & garden; John Green, house & garden; Thos Hodges, house, tanyard & land; Godfry Hodges, house & garden; Fair Green & Customs; Shanagolden, Moneanore Quarter, Thos Hodges, dairy pasture; do, George Hodges, house, quarter arable arable & coarse dairy pasture; do, do, moory coarse rushy pasture; do, red bog; do, red bog; Knockpatrick, Timothy Brick & partners, arable & sheep pasture; do, do, west quarter, arable & rushy coarse pasture; do, do, green improvable bog; do, Croghane Quarter, arable & dairy pasture; do, red bog; Durnish, Mr Ebzery; do, do, marshy spurs; Corgriff, John Bateman Esq, good feeding pasture; do, do, marshy pasture; do, do, marshy spurs withoutside the bank; do, Grenaght, arable feeding pasture & dairy; Ballynacrag, South Quarter, Patrick Griffin, arable & dairy pasture; do, Ballinree Quarter, arable & dairy pasture; do, North Quarter, John Bateman Esq; do Wood, good pasture; Leahees, Trustram Goodwin, arable & dairy pasture; do, do, pasturable heathy rocks; Foins (Foynes) Island & Sturamus Island, arable & dairy pasture, sheep walk; Ballycormick, Ballyclogh & Ballyeagny, let for ever.
Title text: A Map / of the manor of Mount Trenchard in the County of / Limerick, the Estate of Henry Lord Visct. Conyngham / and William Long Esquire, containing altogether three / thousand nine hundred and sixty one acres and eleven / perches and divided into two equal parts (regard being had to quantity amd quality) and laid out in / two divisions, the first Division containing one thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven acres three / roods and twenty nine perches and the second / Division one thousand nine hundred and ninety three / acres and twenty two perches as by the reference / particularly appears laid down by the annexed / Scale surveyed in the year 1770 an the instance of / both parties. By us / Richd and Charles Fritzell / Junr.
R/ handwritten in black ink: Mount Trenchard / Co Limerick / by Fritzel / (pencil)b 1770, and also, No 1 / Map of Mt Trenchard. Three vertical and one horizontal fold marks, the surface chafed and torn along parts of the vertical ones.


Richard & Charles Fritzelle (surveyor)