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Ballinaed. 



231. Balliitard or Caherhussok (32). Marked. 1251 Cather- 

 ussoc (Plea. R.). 1287 T. de Clare leased it to H. f. John (C.S.P.I.). 

 1302 Adam f. Philip held it (Pipe P.). 1325 Ric. and Avelina de 

 Midia to reply to him about Cathyryssok (Plea R., 127). 1583 

 Maur. Mac Shane held Ballynahard C. and vill (Des. R., 37b). 1657 

 Capt. Garrott FitzGerald held Ballynahard (C.S., xxxi., p. 26). This 

 family held it till late in the following century. 



Fabric. — The C. was standing in 1827, but was levelled before 

 1840. It stood to the north of the church. 



232. Cloghaviller (23-32). Is'ot marked. FitzGerald renders 

 it "Clogh a Fiolar," or Eagiestown, in 1827. 1583 Cloughyiller, 

 oliaB Cloughbuddinviller (Des. R., 3). 1587 The head-rent of AV. 

 Marshall, of Cloughvillen, granted to Sir E. Eyton. 1657 Clogh 

 Ivillin, decayed castle, AY. Marshall (C.S., xxxi., p. 26). 1666 

 Clogheviller, Clogher or Cloghermillagh, confirmed to A. Ormsby, 

 and 1670 to Rob. Reading under trusts of Earl of Mountrath (Act 

 Sett.). 1703 Ric. Powell, of Cloughyiller, purchased estate of King 

 James at Gallbuoly. 



233. Herbertstown (32). ^s^'ot marked. 1583 Ballyhibbert or 

 Ballyhubberde C, next Kylkyllane, held by Earl of Desmond (Des. R., 

 3; Peyton, 12b). 1587 Head-rent of AV. Ridiford on Ballyhubbard 

 granted to Fitton. 1657 Hobertstown in Kilkellan, Tha. O'Grady 

 aud others (C.S., xxxi., p. 22). 1667-8 Haywardstown granted to 

 Lord Kingston. 1670 Hubbertstown under Mountrath trusts, 1673 

 Granted to Rob. Reading. There seem to have been three Ballyhy- 

 wards, Adamstown, Howardstown, and Hubertstown or Herbertstown. 

 A Sywardstown, in the service of O'Conyll, 1452, was evidently near 

 Rathkeale (see Rental O'Conyll; also C.S., xxxi., pp. 23, 15, 28; also 

 sections 185, 221, supra). 



Ballinlough. 



234. Cromwell (33). Not marked. The Cromwells are an early 

 English family in County Limerick^; they possibly took their name 

 from this place " Cromchoill," Cromellston, in County Limerick, 

 named in 1299 (Plea R.). 1325 Isolde Cromwell had dower on 



^ The Gromewells appear among the magistrates of Limerick, 

 of the name in 1426, 1475, and 1486. 



"SVe find bailiffs 



