EDWARD LAW
KILKENNY HISTORY
MISCELLANEOUS
HOUSES
W
- WALTONS GROVE.
- 31.5.1786 Married to Jane Cronyn of
Waltons Grove, Co. Kilkenny. [FLJ]
-
- WATEREE, Nr Gowran.
- 1782 William Shee, Wateree, Nr Gowran.
[FLJ 7.8.1782]
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- WEBBSBOROUGH, parish of Mothell, barony of
Fassidinan.
- 1748 Died in KK, Arthur Webb late of
Webbsborough.
- 25.1.1749 Martha Reade of Webbsborough,
Co. Kilkenny, spinster. [Mar Lic]
- 13.10.1778 Henry Webb of Webbsborough, Co
Kilkenny, protestant. [Mar Lic]
- 30.9.1786 To let, house & demesne of
Webbsborough during minority of Arthur Webb Esq. [FLJ]
- 28.10.1786 Sale at Webbsborough re late
Arthur Webb Esq. [FLJ]
- 23.2.1774 Arthur Webb Jun Esq., at
Webbsborough. [FLJ]
- 1785 Rev Arthur Webb, Webbsborough. [Oss
Wills]
- 31.7.1802 Richard H Webb Esq.,
Webbsborough. [FLJ]
- 30.5.1807 Sale of entire household
furniture at Webbsborough. [LJ]
- 30.5.1807 To set, house & demesne of
Webbsborough, 6 mile Kilkenny, 2 mile Castlecomer, apply
Capt. Webb, Webbsborough. [LJ]
- 2.9.1807 William Webb, Webbsborough, game
licence. [LJ]
- 5.10.1808 William Webb, Webbsborough, game
licence. [LJ]
- 29.11.1809 William Webb, Webbsborough.
[LJ]
- 26.9.1810 William Webb, Webbsborough, game
licence. [LJ]
- 28.4.1810 To let, house & demesne of
Webbsborough, 130a. House & offices undergone
thorough repair. William Webb Esq., Webbsborough. [LJ]
- 16.10.1811 William Webb, Webbsborough,
game licence. [LJ]
- 31.1.1857 James Byrne, Webbsboro. [Mod]
- 31.1.1857 George Webb, Webbsboro. [Mod]
- 31.1.1857 Richard Webb, Webbsboro. [Mod]
- 1876 George Oliver Webb, Webbsborough,
Castlecomer, 1,089 a. [Land]
- 1884 George O Webb, JP, Webbsborough,
Castlecomer. [Barrett]
- 1969 The old house is in ruins by the
Dinan river. The present Webbsborough House is owned by
Tom Hoyne. [OKelly]
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- WELLBROOK HOUSE, parish of Claisacrow,
barony of Crannagh.
- 1.5.1782 Sale at Wellbrook, stock &
furniture of late Rev Dr Hewetson. [FLJ]
- 2.9.1807 John Meara, Wellbrook, game
licence. [LJ]
- 5.10.1808 John Meara, Wellbrook, game
licence. [LJ]
- 1809 Rev James Meara, Wellbrook, Co.
Kilkenny, wife Eliza Thwaites. [Kings Inn]
- 16.10.1811 Rev John Meara, Wellbrook, game
licence. [LJ]
- 16.10.1811 George Meara, Wellbrook, game
licence. [LJ]
- 29.9.1821 Capt. R N Meara, Wellbrook, game
cert. [Mod]
- 18.11.1843 Rev Luke Fowler, Wellbrook.
[Jnl]
- 1856 Rev Luke Fowler, Welbrook, Freshford.
[Thom]
- 31.1.1857 L Fowler, clerk, Wellbrook.
[Mod]
- 1873 Rev Luke Fowler, Wellbrook. [Mod
25.10.1873]
- 1969 The MacShane family, Wellbrook House.
[OKelly]
- 1993 Wellbrook, Five bay two storey house,
2 miles SE of Freshford. 18.S.42.63. [KK Dev Plan]
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- WELLINGTON.
- 29.9.1821 J W Pope, Wellington, game cert.
[Mod]
- 13.3.1833 James Weyms Pope, Wellington.
[Jnl]
- 1836 James W Pope, Wellington. [Mod
27.4.1836]
- 1837 James W Pope. [Mod 11.11.837]
- 23.10.1841 Sale of furniture at Wellington
near Callan. [KJnl]
- 1.10.1845 William Blunden, Wellington.
[Mod]
- 1993 Wellington, ruin of early C19th
house, 3 miles SW of Kells. 18.S.45.40. [KK Dev Plan]
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- WESTCOURT Callan parish, Shillelogher
barony.
- Built for Agar. [Georgian]
- 1725 John Butler, Westcourt [I Wills]
- 1758 Richard Butler, Westcourt [I Wills]
- 18.6.1774 Patrick Welch Esq., West Court.
[FLJ]
- 1782 Ellen Butler, Westcourt [I Wills]
- 1782 To let Westcourt and demesne, 75a.
300-400a available. Apply John Galway Esq, Westcourt or
Richard Galway, Danville. [FLJ 12.1.1782]
- 1783 Mr Elliott, Westcourt. [FLJ 7.5.1782]
- 1784 To set, house & demesne of
Westcourt, 75 acres, apply Richard Elliott Esq at
Westcourt. [FLJ 17.3.1784]
- 30.9.1786 George Agar, Westcourt near
Callan. [FLJ]
- 5.3.1788 George Agar, Westcourt near
Callan. [FLJ]
- 1801 Westcourt, seat of Rev Dr Stevenson.
[Tighe]
- 1824 Rev Benjamin Morris, Westcourt,
Callan. [Pigot]
- 1837 Charles Butler Stevenson, West Court.
[Mod 29.7.1837]
- 1842 Died, Harriet, wife of Rev Chas
Butler Stephenson of Westcourt, age 43. [St Marys Church
grave]
- 18.11.1843 Rev C B Stevenson, Westcourt.
[Jnl]
- 1853 George William Stephenson, JP,
Westcourt. [Thom]
- 1862 Died, at Zurich, Rev Chas B
Stephenson of west Court, Callan. [St Marys Church grave]
- 1862 Will of Rev Charles Butler Stevenson,
of West Court, Rector of Callan. His exores (Hy Chas
Gregory & Sara Sophia Stevenson) to set or sell. [KAS
deed A7]
- 1873 Mr Gregory, West Court. [Mod
25.10.1873]
- 1876 Reps of Rev C B Stephenson,
Westcourt, Callan, 164a. [Land]
- 1884 Hy C Gregory, JP,Westcourt, Callan.
[Bassett]
- 1908 Richard Grainger of Westcourt holds
part of lands of West Court from Marquise de Boesé. [KAS
deed A10]
- 1969 Present owner, H C Gregory.
[Georgian]
- 1993 West Court, ruin of a seven bay two
storey house, C18th, Callan. 18.S.40.44. [KK Dev Plan]
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- WESTCOURT CASTLE, Callan parish,
Shillelogher barony.
- 1969 The remains of a castle erected c1350
which belonged to the Butlers of Ormond. [OKelly]
-
- WHITES CASTLE, Baunanattin, Knocktopher
parish, Knocktopher barony.
- 1969 Whites Castle is here adjhoining
Whitecastle townland. [OKelly]
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- WHITECHURCH GLEBE.
- 31.1.1857 Charles Harte, clerk,
Whitechurch Glebe. [Mod]
- 1866 Rev Charles Harte, Whitechurch Glebe.
[Will]
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- WHITEHOUSE, Callan.
- 1876 Benjamin Barton, Whitehouse, Callan,
251a. [Land]
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- WHITESWELL.
- 23.2.1771 Sale of furniture of Laurence
Nowlan Esq., decd of Whiteswell, Co. Kilkenny.
[FLJ]
- 1673 John Bryan, Whiteswall [I Wills]
- 23.2.1771 Sale of furniture of Laurence
Nowlan Esq., decd of Whiteswell, Co. Kilkenny.
[FLJ]
- 1772 John Lawrenson, Whiteswall [I Wills]
- 1882 Margaret Cavanagh, Whiteswall. [Will]
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- WHITTINGTON COTTAGE.
- 29.4.1843 To let, Whittington Cottage on
Dublin Road, 10 minutes walk of city. [Jnl]
-
- WHYTE MOUNT.
- 28.5.1808 Rev George Watters, Whyte-mount,
near Callan. [LJ]
- 31.8.1831 To let house of Whitemount, 8
mile Kilkenny, 3 mile of Callan, 53a. [Jnl]
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- WIGMORE'S GROVE.
- 28.9.1774 Nathaniel Wigmore, Wigmore's
Grove, Co Kilkenny. [FLJ]
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- WILDFIELD (may not be Kilkenny) (See
Rockwood House)
- 2.6.1790 To let, house in Wildfield where
James Ellis Esq lately lived, 18a. [FLJ]
- 1795 Joseph Wheeler, Wildfield. [Oss
Wills]
- 29.3.1797 Mr Ellis at Wildfield. [FLJ]
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- WILFORD. Co. TIPPERARY.
- 16.1.1771 To let, mansion house of Wilford
formerly called Shangarry with 100 to 300a more
detail- 12 mile of Kilkenny, Clonmel and Cashel, 4 mile
of Callan. Proposals to Sir William Barker at Kilcooly.
[FLJ]
- 1781 Mr Butler, Wilford. [FLJ 19.5.1781]
- 1795 Theobald Butler, Wilford, Co.
Tipperary [I Wills]
- 29.11.1797 To let, house & demesne of
Wilford lately in occupation of Theobald Butler Esq,
decd, after his decease in occupation of Francis
Butler Esq., 330a. [FLJ]
- WILMAR near Carrick on Suir.
- 1784 To let, house & demesne of Wilmar
near carrick, 42 a
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- WILMOUNT.
- 16.4.1795 Barry Drew, Wilmount, Co
Kilkenny. [Will Abs 397]
- 1837 Late Edward Villiers Briscoe,
Willmount, Co. Kilkenny. [Mod 4.11.1837]
- 1.10.1845 Hampden Lane, Willmount Esq.
[Mod]
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- WILTON, Urlingford.
- 3.2.1802 William Butler, Wilton near
Freshford. [FLJ]
- 25.1.1804 William Butler, Wilton, Co.
Kilkenny Esq. [LJ]
- 27.12.1806 William Butler, Wilton. [LJ]
- 28.5.1808 J Butler, Wilton. [LJ]
- 25.2.1809 William Butler Esq., Wilton,
Freshford. [LJ]
- 2.3.1831 To let, house & demesne of
Wilton, 180a, 2 mile Johnstown, 1 of Urlingford, 12 of
Kilkenny. Mrs Butler executrix. [Jnl]
- Pre 1835 John Butler, Wilton, Co Kilkenny.
[Kings Inn]
- 31.1.1857 William Butler, Wilton. [Mod]
- 1858 John Butler of Wilton. [Mod
11.8.1858]
- 1860 William Butler, Wilton, Esq. [KAS
Deed]
- 1863 William Butler, Wilton, Urlingford.
[Mod 10.1.1863]
- 1873 Catherine Butler, Wilton. [Will]
- 1876 William Butler, Wilton, Urlingford,
906a. [Land]
- 1883 William Butler of Wilton, Esq., JP.
[KAS Deed]
- 1884 William Butler, JP, Wilton,
Urlingford. [Bassett]
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- WINDGAP COTTAGE. [see also Banim Cottage]
- 20.6.1840 Mr John Banim of Windgap
Cottage. [Jnl]
- c1842 Marked on OS map. [Bradley Atlas]
- 1873 Mr Hart, Windgap Cottage. [Mod
25.10.1873]
- 1894 Mrs Lamphier, Winegap cottage.
[Slater]
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- WINDGAP HOUSE.
- 1873 To let, Banim Cottage, apply Mr Hart,
Windgap House. [Mod 5.2.1873]
- 1894 Miss Mary Hart, Winegap House.
[Slater]
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- WINDY HARBOUR
- c1842 Marked on OS map OPP Stephen Street.
[Bradley Atlas]
-
- WOODSGIFT, parish of Clomantagh, barony of
Crannagh.
- 7.3.1788 Died Wednesday at his seat at
Woodsgift, Co. Kilkenny, Sir Richard St George, Bart., MP
for borough of Athlone. [FLJ]
- 26.2.1794 Robert StGeorge Esq., Woodsgift.
[FLJ]
- 24.12.1794 To let, house & demesne of
Woodsgift, 280a, apply Robert St George, Woodsgift. [FLJ]
- 28.2.1795 Case against Sir Richard Bligh
St George, Bart., Woodsgift. [FLJ]
- 9.1.1805 Sale by auction of household
furniture at Woodsgift near Freshford. [LJ]
- 30.4.1808 Sir R St George, Bart.,
Woodsgift. [LJnl]
- 14.2.1815 Sale of sheep at Woodsgift for
Sir R B StGeorge. [Mod]
- 1836 Sir Richard St George, Bart. [Mod
27.4.1836]
- 1836 Theophilus St George, Woodsgift. [Mod
27.4.1836]
- 14.7.1838 Birth at Woodsgift, son of T St.
George Esq. [KJnl]
- 1870 Michael D Keating Esq., Wood kiff.
[Slater]
- 1873 Den Keating, Woodsgift. [Mod
6.9.1873]
- 1876 Michael D Keatinge, Woodsgift House,
Urlingford, 1,912a. [Land]
- c1880 Photograph of soldiers defending
property, Woodsgift, Co Kilkenny. [Irish Country Houses,
Somerville-Large p311]
- 1881 Michael D Keating Esq., Wood's Gift.
[Slater]
- 1884 Michael Denis Keating, DL, Woodsgift,
Urlingford. [Bassett]
- 1894 Capt Daniel Keating, Wood's gift.
[Slater]
- 1910 Died, Maurice den Keating, DL, of
Woodsgift, Col. commanding 4th batt, Royal
Irish Regt. [St Canices Cathedral grave]
- 1969 A gift from Edward Wood to the St
George family. [OKelly]
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- WOODSTOCK, parish of Inistioge, barony of
Gowran.
- c1735 Woodstock House built by Fownes, 4
storey Georgian residence. (OKelly)
- Designed by Francis Bindon for Rt Hon Sir
William Fownes, Bart. [Georgian]
- Built by David Bindon of Limerick. [Tighe]
- 20.7.1768 Sir William Fownes, Woodstock.
[FLJ]
- 18.9.1773 Sir William Fownes, Woodstock.
[FLJ]
- 2.9.1807 William Tighe, Woodstock, game
licence. [LJ]
- 30.4.1808 William Tighe, Woodstock. [LJnl]
- 5.10.1808 Henry Tighe, Woodstock, game
licence. [LJ]
- 31.3.1810 Died at Woodstock, Mrs Hy Tighe.
[LJ]
- 29.9.1821 William Tighe, Woodstock, game
cert. [Mod]
- 18.11.1843 William F Tighe, Woodstock.
[Jnl]
- 1853 Rt Hon W F Tighe, Woodstock,
Inistioge. [Thom]
- 11.3.1857 Rt Hon W F Tighe, Woodstock.
[FLJ]
- 1858 Pierce Butler, Woodstock. [Will]
- 1876 Rt Hon Col. W F Tighe, Inistiogue,
11,970a. [Land]
- 1878 Rt Hon WFF Tighe, Woodstock. [Will]
- 1884 Lady Louisa Tighe resides at
Woodstock, but owner is Lt-Col F E B Tighe, England.Herd
of 200 deer. [Bassett]
- 1920 Occupied by British Army in 1920 and
destroyed by fire in 1922. [OKelly)
- 1969 Present owner, E K Bunbury-Tighe.
Plain but stately house, with wings. May have suffered
damage in 1798 as to its ornament. [Georgian]
- 1993 Woodstock, ruin of a seven bay three
storey house dated 1740s, Inistioge. 19.S.64.37. [KK Dev
Plan]
- Other sources: Arthur Young, Brewer p 474.
[Georgian]
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- WOODVIEW, near Castlecomer.
- 1997 Substantial house.
-
- WOODVIEW, Castlecomer.
- 1807 Woodview House which was newly built
in 1807 by John Brenan, last of 'The Idoughs'. [Lyng p
45]
- 27.2.1832 John Brennan, Wood View Esq.
[Jnl]
- 23.7.1836 John Brennan, Wood View. [Mod]
- 1853 John Brennan Esq., Woodview,
Castlecomer. [Thom]
- 1863 John Brennan Esq., Woodview,
Castlecomer. [Mod 10.1.1863]
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- WOODVILL.
- 25.2.1797 To let house & demesne of
Woodvill, a small distance from Gowran, 84a. House &
offices of brick, only finished last year and inhabited
since May last. 7 good bed chambers, 2 parlours
etc. Apply Mr John Anderton at Woodvill near
Gowran. [FLJ]
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