Estate: Riall

Associated Families

• Riall

Description

A Quaker family established in Clonmel by the end of the 17th century, who later became involved in banking. William Vaughan Riall of Clonmel married Mary, daughter of John Bagwell in 1727. Their son, Phineas Riall of Heywood, county Tipperary had three sons, William of Annerville, Charles of Heywood and Old Conna, county Dublin and Phineas. Power writes that in 1778 the Riall family of Clonmel purchased the 900 acres of land in the barony of Middlethird bought by the Bagwells from Lord Dunboyne in 1729 and this was the beginning of their establishment as landowners. In the mid 19th century the Riall estate was mainly in the parishes of Knockgraffon, barony of Middlethird, Derrygrath and Caher, barony of Iffa and Offa West but also in the parishes of Kiltegan and St Mary's Clonmel, barony of Iffa and Offa East. George Riall held land in the parishes of Killenaule, barony of Slievardagh and Aghnameadle, barony of Upper Ormond and in November 1854 his estate at Coologue, 226 acres in the barony of Upper Ormond was advertised for sale. The original lease was from Thomas Spunner to Charles Ryall in 1782. In the 1870s John Riall of Haywood, Clonmel, owned 1,998 acres and William A. Riall of Annerville, Clonmel, owned 1,616 acres in county Tipperary.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Oaklands (H3897) William Ryal was living at Oakland, Clonmel, in 1814 and Mr Bagwell in 1837. Colonel Phipps was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the house valued at £49.10 shillings from John Bagwell. Still occupied as a residence.	Patrickswell	Inishlounaght	Clonmel	Inishlounaght 82	Iffa and Offa East	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.35573 -7.75486 OSI Ref: S167 227 Discovery map #74. OS Sheet #83.
Haywood (H3899) A house situated on the northern outskirts of the town of Clonmel, the home of Charles Riall in the first half of the 19th century. It appears to straddle the parish border between Rathronan and St Mary's Clonmel. The residence of John Riall in the 1870s. The site is now occupied by a shed.	Haywood	Rathronan	Clonmel	Clonmel Rural	Iffa and Offa East	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.36644 -7.71810 OSI Ref: S192 239 Discovery map #74. OS Sheet #83.
Anner Ville (H3900) Anner Ville was the home of Pierce A. Butler in 1814 but by 1837 was in Riall possession. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "handsomely situated, having a garden, orchard and ornamental ground attached". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Riall held the house valued at £23.14 shillings from Barclay Clibburn junior. Anner Ville continued to be a Riall residence in the 1870s and is still a fine home.	Twomilebridge	Kilgrant	Clonmel	Clonmel Rural 73	Iffa and Offa East	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.36445 -7.64764 OSI Ref: S240 237 Discovery map #75. OS Sheet #83.
Knockanglass (H4002) This house was the home of James Riall in the early 1850, who held the property from K.Pennefather. The buildings were valued at £18.15 shillings. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that this house was associated with the Langley family and was sold to the O'Dwyers in 1912. It was occupied by Adelaide Langley in 1906. It still functions as a residence.	Knockanglass	Killenaule	Cashel	Cooleagh 45	Slievardagh	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.52819 -7.71117 OSI Ref: S196 419 Discovery map #66. OS Sheet #62.
Moglass House (H4003) Moglass valued at £11 was held by John Riall from George Riall at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.	Moglass	Killenaule	Cashel	Cooleagh 45	Slievardagh	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.52729 -7.70676 OSI Ref: S199 418 Discovery map #66. OS Sheet #62.
Westgrove (H4062) Arthur Riall was residing at Westgrove in 1837 and in 1850 when the house was valued at £23+ and held from Robert Maunsell. This house is still in use as a residence.	Donegal	Knockgraffon	Cashel	Knockgraffon 56	Middlethird	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.40617 -7.81190 OSI Ref: S128 283 Discovery map #74. OS Sheet #76.
Donegal (H4063) John O'Halloran occupied Donegal House in the mid 19th century which he held from Arthur Riall. The buildings were valued at £12.18 shillings. This house no longer exists but a farm complex is still located at the site.	Donegal	Knockgraffon	Cashel	Knockgraffon 56	Middlethird	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.41426 -7.81627 OSI Ref: S125 292 Discovery map #74. OS Sheet #76.
Loughkent (H4064) Nicholas Dogherty is recorded as the occupier of Loughkent House in 1814 and in 1850, when he held the house valued at £12.18 shillings from Arthur Riall. It is no longer extant.	Loughkent Lower	Knockgraffon	Cashel	Knockgraffon 56	Middlethird	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.43410 -7.86472 OSI Ref: S092 314 Discovery map #66. OS Sheet #69.
Falleen (H4392) The home of the Hawkeshaw family in the 19th century, held from the Bowens of Bowens Court. Benjamin Hawkeshaw is recorded as the occupant in 1814 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £13.14 shillings. G. Riall was resident in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Falleen as the seat of James Bennett in 1839. A house is still extant at the site.	Falleen	Ballymackey	Nenagh	Ballymackey 109	Upper Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.87814 -8.03565 OSI Ref: R976 808 Discovery map #59. OS Sheet #22.
Cuckoo Hill (H4972) In 1786 Wilson referred to a house he called "Clover-Hill", three miles from Caher, "the seat of Mr. Ryall". He may have been referring to the townland named Cuckoohill which appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Map. A house is present in this townland which is labelled Cuckoo Hill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased to Patrick Heffernan by Abraham Riall when it was valued at over £6. A house and farm still occupy the site.	Cuckoohill	Derrygrath	Clogheen	Derrygrath 81	Iffa and Offa West	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.36757 -7.84877 OSI Ref: S103240 Discovery map #. OS Sheet #82.

Archival sources

• National Archives of Ireland: S.Gordon & Son, solicitors' collection, include documents relating to property of the Fennell family in Co. Tipperary, with references to the families of Jackson, Ryall, Palliser and Gough, 1764 - 1843. Small Accs. Index 103, D.17,138-17,177; T. 7097-7098
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Ryall, (Coologue), 30 Nov 1854, Vol 32 (32), MRGS 39/014, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Release for lives by the Right Honourable James Lord Baron of Caher to the Reverend Samuel Riall, Upham, Co. Tipperary of land in bar. Iffa and Offa, Co. Tipperary. Rent: £8 stg. p.a. Consideration: £40 stg. Jan. 1779. 999/480/15
• National Library of Ireland: Negative search for acts affecting Coolmoyne Castle, Knockroe and Graigelevane, Co. Tipperary, property of Sir Phineas Riall, Dec. 1861. D.8972
• National Library of Ireland: Letters to Rev. Samuel Riall, mainly addressed to Cashel, Co. Tipperary, from J. Phipps, John Skipp(e) and Thomas Fitzmaurice dealing with day-to-day affairs, including the activities of the Whiteboys, together with other documents relating to that society. Also genealogical notes by R. F. Brooke on the families of Riall and Phipps, and a copy of the will of James Phipps, 1766-1785. MS 8395
• National Library of Ireland: Riall Papers: Rentals, accounts, letters and papers, relating to family affairs and to properties in Dublin city and county, Co. Wicklow and Co. Kilkenny. c.400 items, late 18th-early 20th c. (An unsorted collection in the National Library of Ireland.) PC 260-261
• National Library of Ireland: Riall Papers, deeds, leases, legal documents & correspondence, mainly 18th-19th centuries, re Riall, Newbury, Hodson, Plunket, Putland & Perry families & lands in Cos Dublin, Tipperary, Longford & Kildare. (Unsorted collection). PC 80

Contemporary printed sources

Many of these resources are now available online. For a list with Web links please see the Online Printed Sources Links

• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Iffa and Offa East, 61 (Twomilebridge), 99 & 142 (Haywood)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Slievardagh Barony, 92 (Knockanglass), 95 (Moglas)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Middlethird Barony, 98 (Donegal), 102 (Loughkent)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Iffa & Offa West: 47 (Cuckoohill)
• HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 386
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 215 (Hay-wood), 276 (Loughkent - Nicholas Dogherty), 312 (Oak-land)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 144 (Falleen), II, 99 (Anneville), 239 (Westgrove), II, 214 (Heywood)
• ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.II, Parish of Caher, p.126, 129. Parish of Derrygrath, pp.89-90, 96. Vol.IV, Parish of Kilgrant, p.274 [Annerville]. Vol.VI, Parish of Knockgraffon, p.91 [Donegal], 92 [Westgrove]
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 169
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 364 (Clover-Hill)

Modern printed sources

• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 506-507
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Riall Papers: Rentals, accounts, letters and papers, relating to family affairs and to properties in Dublin city and county, Co. Wicklow and Co. Kilkenny. c.400 items, late 18th-early 20th c. (An unsorted collection in the National Library of Ireland.) No. 509
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Supplementary report on the Riall Papers (from 1682), the property of Mrs. C. Riall, Old Conna Hill, Bray, now in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the Roberts, Riall, Hodson, Putland and Plunket families and to lands in Cos. Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow and Tipperary. No. 373
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Supplementary report on the Riall Papers (from 1734), the property of Major P. Riall, Ballorney House, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, relating to the Riall, Roberts, and Newbury families. No. 428
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Riall Papers (from 1667), formerly the property of Miss O. M. Riall, old Conna Hill, Bray, now in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the families of Perry, Roberts and Riall and to lands in Cos. Dublin, Tipperary, Wexford, Kilkenny, Longford and Dublin City. No. 48