Some History Snippets
ORMOND DEEDS
Indenture dated July 26, 1572, between Sir Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, and Donyll Oge O'Trehy of the Ballybeg Alias Littletown, Co. Tipperary, physician, witnesses that said Earl, grants said town of Ballybeg with the castle, meases, lands etc., thereto belonging, reserving to himself all game,to have and to hold to said Donyll, his executors and assigns, for a term of 21 years at annual rent of 8L., a poundage hog, a summer sheep and 6 watch hens, with a moiety of all heriots, strays and profits of courts.
Signature: Donaldus Troianus, phisicus
July 26, 1572
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, General of the army of Munster, etc., in consideration of 200 marks Irish paid by Walter Archer of Rathfern Alias Archerstown,Co.Tipperary,and in performance of certain conventions made between the Earl's father and Walter's grandfather, grants to Walter all his lands, tenements and hereditaments in Rathfern alias Archerstown, Garranvullin, Ballygovin, Corballi, Drehednekilli,Cnokorballi, Rathgarrowe, Rathcoill,Galbollie, Rathlawrace, Shanclone, Nemoinkkin, Garrankeapagh and Thurles. To hold to the use of said Walter and his heirs of the Earl forever. Paying from time to time the rents, services and burdens acustomed to be paid according to the custom of the manor, and supplying one horse-soldier as often as necessary for the service of the Queen in Munster only.
Witnesses: Walter Butler, Henry Shee, John Cantwell
Patrick Purcell
July 2, 1578
James Hedyan of Ballybeg in county Tipperary grants to piers, Earl of Ormond and Margaret his wife all his lands, tenements, rents,etc., in Rathsax otherwise known as Gybbynstown and Davidstown in county Tipperary, to them and their heirs for ever.
February 4, 1527
The above were original legal documents of that time.
The documents were kept in Kilkenny Castle hence they were saved from destruction by the fire in the Public Records Office, Dublin in 1922.
Some facts about Littleton Borris and other areas
of Tipperary in 1881.
Sorry about the quality of some of the articles.
From Bassett's directory.
Borris in 1881
Horse & Jockey 1881
Boherlahan 1818
Borrisoleigh 1881
Terryglass 1881
An old photo of thurles 1880
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