Miscellaneous: OFFALY,  NAMES OF THOSE WHOSE PROPERTY IN AND ABOUT BIRR
WAS DESTROYED IN THE WAR OF 1690.
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Contributed by Mary Heaphy
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 From a Book Called "The early History of Birr or Parsonstown", 1875

 NAMES OF THOSE WHOSE PROPERTY IN AND ABOUT BIRR  WAS DESTROYED IN THE WAR OF
 1690.

 Mr. John PHILIP'S house, stable, cow-house, and other out-houses destroyed, and
 an orchard cut to the ground.

 Mr. KNIGHT'S two houses destroyed, his orchard cut, and his country house and
 the houses of several of his tenants, burned.

 Owen BRYAN'S house pulled down.

 The houses of Luke ARCHER, Richard JONES, Jasper HOPKINS, Teig HEAMAN, and Hew
 DULHUNTY, burned.

 NETHERCOTT'S two houses in the town and one in the country, with a dairy,
 cow-house, stable, and other buildings, burned ; and an orchard cut down.
 The houses of Thomas HORTON, Anthony BEG, John MOLONY, Teige HORAN, William
 PAGE, and several undertenants ; as also those of Donogh LOWRY and Michael
 CANTWELL, burned.

 Two houses of Captain William PARSONS (brother to Sir Laurence), burned;
 and a tan-yard and an orchard destroyed.
 The house of Richard ARCHER, and at least six houses in Mill Lane, with Robert
 USHER'S house, burned.

 The houses of Sharpcott NICHOLSON, Marcus ARCHER, and Philip MOORE, ruined ;
 and those of James LANGTON, Daniel DUNN, John CAVANAGH, Teige CARROLL, Richard
 Hopkins, William DUNN, and Teige CORCORAN, burned.
 Hugh BALL'S house demolished; and the houses of Loughlan MURRY, Margaret
 BARNWELL, Eliza HOPKINS, John PARRY, Edmond CARROLL, Thomas LOVEL, Edmond
 LOWRY, Daniel REARDON, Charles CARROLL, and James GRADY; with John WALPLATE'S
 house and malt-house, and  John WEELDER or Laurence BETERIDGE'S stable and
 several tenements, all burned. Several houses in Crincle, burned.

 The houses of John SWEETMAN and tenants at Ballinree, and of Christopher HEWITT
 and tenants, at Little Seffin, burned, and an orchard cut; and the houses of
 Richard ARCHER'S tenants at Ballindara, likewise burned. The houses of Owen
 HINES and his tenants, and Darby MOORE and his tenants, at Great Clonaghill,
 Great Seffin, and Derrinduff; and the houses of Thomas Burfields and tenants,
 at Great Clonaghill, including the castle, all burned; as were likewise the
 houses of John BURRIS and his tenants, with outhouses, at Ballywilliam, where
 an orchard was also cut down. The houses of Joseph Smith, and Joseph Watkinsand
 tenants, at "Ballydown," burned, and an orchard cut. Houses of Randal KNIGHT
 and his tenants, at " Tullaghnaskeagh," and of Edmund DALY and his tenants, at
 Ballykelly, burned. The houses of Charles MOLLOY'S tenants, at Boulinarrig,
 burned, and an orchard destroyed ; and Owen CARROLL'S houses at Derrinlough,
 also burned. The houses of William DEEGAN and tenants, at Ballyduff, and of
 John DILLON at Conspark ; James CAVANAGH'S house at Galrush; Francis PANE'S at
 Coloug and Ballinally, and John CONNOR'S house at Newtown, all burned.
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