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Cromwell Confiscations of 1653 - County Kilkenny Ireland
Oliver Cromwell's campaign into Ireland from 1649 to 1652 resulted in the dispossession and confiscation of a majority of Catholic estates. In County Kilkenny ownership of the following estates of Walsh families were transferred, many to the soldiers and supporters of Cromwell.
In 1641 the Walsh families controlled over 19,000 acres in Kilkenny. In the 1660's, they possessed approximately 5,300 acres by having some of their lands restored. By the Williamite victory in 1691 further Catholic lands were confiscated until, by the very early 1700's, there were for all practical purposes no Walsh landholders in Kilkenny. Robert Walsh alone forfeited 1,675 acres in 1702/3.
Kilmoganny Parish
Name Place Acres
Robert Walsh, aged 10 Castle Hayle 671
Newtown & Smithstown 951
Lamoge 505
Bally Tarsney Parish
Pierce Walsh Afadda 109
Richard Walsh Killcrogan 193
Muckully Parish
Robert Walsh Garrygaug 310
Tubrid Parish
James & William Walsh Tubbard & Barkeley 467
Clonmore Parish
Name Place Acres
Thomas Walsh Killanaspic 137
Cloynmore 495
Fiddowne Parish
Pierce & Philip Walsh,... Fiddowne 477
Corbally 379
Robert Walsh Ratheene 293
Templeorum 697
Pierce Walsh Garryduff 259
Killinanagheene 76
Owney Parish
Pierce Walsh Ballyfeeroge 30
Pierce Walsh & P. Henebery Fanningstown 149
Pierce Walsh Owney 150
Commons at Owney 367
Kilkellihene Parish
Name Place Acres
John Walsh Robbinstown 179
Ballynamabagh 245
Aghaviller Parish
Robert Walsh Ballynamabagh 170
Milestown 172
Ballyglasse 385 and 170
Robert Walsh Ballyleskin 168 and 47
Barrandowne 236
Brownestown 74
Kilkeasy Parish
Robert & Philip Walsh Derrylaskagh (Derrylacky) 235 and 17 and 204
Robert Walsh Corbally 267
Peter, son of William Walsh Ballybroggan 139 and 27
Robert, son of Mat. Walsh Ballyknockmore 141
Walter Mathew and Knockmulgin with 546
Philip Welsh Ballybraskin 538
Muckully Parish
Name Place Acres
Robert Walsh Harristown 375
Thomas Walsh Muckully 71
Milltowne 99
Rower Parish
Thomas Walsh and the Tenescully 174
Lord Mountgarret Tentine 147
Coolskill 248
Thomas Walsh (aforesaid) Clogaratt 10
Coolraheny & part of Mungan 83 and 18
Lord Mountgarret Pt of Coolkill & Mungane 112
Thomas Walsh of same above 22
(All lands above except Coolskill & Clogaratt transferred to Thomas Walsh)
Portnascully Parish
Pierce Walsh Grange 289
Nicholastown 86
Kilbride Parish
Name Place Acres
Peter Strange Flemingstown 548
(405 acres was tranferred to Edward Walsh)
William Walsh Ballynevory 160
Aglish Parish
John, Leonard, Emet,
Thomas Walsh and
R. Grante Aglish 437
Howell Walsh Ardorney 347
(Ardorney transferred to Col. Hoyle Walsh)
Kilmacow Parish
Robert Walsh Clonassy 366
Kilcollombe Parish
Richard Walsh Killoluggan 48
Richard Walsh Carriganane 147
Killahy Parish
Name Place Acres
Robert Walsh Inchen Charron 67
Ballymackie 65
James Walsh Corbehy 118
Ballina-Cully 177
Edward Walsh Ballyenine 151
Robert Welsh, son of Ballintobber 83
Mat. Welsh Ballyknockbeg 58
Robert Walsh Kilahy 140
Robt. & Jas. Walsh Killyleah 103
Robt. Walsh, son of Mat. Knockmore 99
Robert Walsh The two red acres 117
Mohanree 255
Kilbeacon Parish
Robert Walsh Ballymoney 743 and 7
Ballinclea 154 and 13
Commons to adjacent towns 319
Robert Walsh (aforesaid) Glandonnell 351
Garrandaroge 213
Ballylarkey 181
Adam Walsh Munsaile Court 42
Earle's Rath 80
Robert & Adam Walsh Little Smithstown 144
Colonymed 126
Robert Walsh, Jr Colonymed 22
Kilandrew 115
Gleabe Kilbeacon 32
Listerlin Parish
Name Place Acres
John Walsh Ballyconnaught 116
Patrick Denne (half)
Thos. Walsh (other half) Giltaghmore 167
Robert, son of Walter Smithstown 963
Walsh (deceased), aged Darbystown 127
ten years.
Rathkieran Parish
Robert Walsh Rothestown 342
Thomas Walsh Listroling 486
Further detail on this list of 1653 confiscations
A map indicating where the above lands were located
In addition to the estates in Kilkenny, Walsh families were to lose lands in other Irish counties. By no means complete, these included:
| Capt. James Walsh of Rathronan | County Tipperary |
| Patrick Walsh of Waterford | near Clonmel, County Tipperary |
| Nicholas Walsh of Moorestown | barony of Salt, County Kildare |
| Walsh of Ballykilcavan | County Laois (lands were retained) |
| Sir Nicholas Walsh of Piltown | County Waterford |
| James Walsh of Ballawly | half barony of Rathdown, County Dublin |
| James Walsh of Coanagh | half barony of Rathdown, County Dublin |
| John Walsh of Shanganagh | half barony of Rathdown, County Dublin |
| Theobald Walsh of Carrickmayne | half barony of Rathdown, County Dublin |
| Robert Walsh of Kinure | barony of Balrothery, County Dublin |
| Richard Walsh of Dalkey | barony of Newcastle and Uppercross, County Dublin |
| James Walsh | barony of Forth, County Wexford |
| Thomas Walsh | barony of Forth, County Wexford |
| William Walsh | barony of Forth, County Wexford |
| Thomas Walsh, Esq. | barony of Ibane & Barryroe, County Cork (Admitted to compound for his Estate as a Protestant in 1656) |
| David Walsh of Youghal | County Cork |
| Sir Nicholas Walsh | barony of Carbery, County Cork |
| Robert Walsh, Esq., and his Wife | barony of Condons (and Clangibbon), County Cork |
| John Walsh | barony of Corkaguiny, County Kerry |
| Gerrott Brennagh (now Walsh) | barony of Clanmaurice, County Kerry |
| Thomas Brenagh | barony of Clanmaurice, County Kerry |
| Nicholas Walsh | barony of Trughanacmy, County Kerry |
| Nicholas Walsh, Esq. of Tralee | County Kerry |
| John Walsh at Cuillinaghmore | County Kerry |
| Patrick Branagh (or Walsh) | barony of Tirawley, County Mayo |
The city of Waterford was besieged by the Cromwellian forces in 1649-50, thus breaking the power of Catholic families such as the Sherlocks, Walshes, Wyses, and Lombards (Walton, 1986: 185).
In an Indenture dated June 25, 1640, an enquiry concerned with the See-lands situated in County Kilkenny listed the following:
John Walsh of Kilcragan - one of the 17 Elders and freed men of Co. Kilkenny mentioned.
Robert Walsh of Corbally - one of the 17 Elders and freed men of Co. Kilkenny mentioned.
Nicholas Walsh, knight, holds the manor of Clonmore (parish of Mooncoin), and one Burgagery in Clonmore.
Adam Walsh holds one Burgagery in Clonmore.
John Walsh and David Grant hold one Burgagery of Rathkeran called Farrenvirida, and another in ther Burgagery of Rathkeran of the Manor of Clonmore.
Gerald Walsh holds the village and tenements of Cartirehan (now Oldcourt, parish of Inistioge).
In a list of "Jacobites of the County Kilkenny and Upper Ossory Outlawed by the Williamites" the following is cited, all from Co. Kilkenny:
Robert Walsh, Cloneassy, Co. Kilkenny, Esq., May 11, 1691
Nicholas Walsh, Rosberconon, Esq., April 20, 1691
Robert Walsh, Cloneasty (Cloonassy), Esq., April 20, 1691 [see the 1st Robert in this list]
John Walsh, Kilcraggan, Esq., April 20, 1691
Pierce Walsh, Guning (Owning), gent., April 20, 1691
Walter Walsh, Ballyneale, gent., April 20, 1691
John Walsh, Ballyneale, gent., April 20, 1691
Adam Walsh, Corbally, gent., April 20, 1691
Marcus Walsh, Walsheshouse, gent., April 20, 1691
Robert Walsh, Dromdowining, gent., April 20, 1691
John Walsh, Ballyneale, gent., April 21, 1691
Robert Walsh, Clonassy, gent., April 21, 1691 [see the 1st Robert in this list]
The preceding article was compiled by Dennis J. Walsh, © 2009
Further Reference:
Walsh in the 1665 Hearth Money Rolls for Co. Kilkenny
Walsh of Kilkenny
Early Walsh Land Holdings
Civil Parish Map of County Kilkenny
Townland List of County Kilkenny
Walsh Confiscations of 1653
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