Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 17th century
Martinstown, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Martinstown
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX048-097----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Three small houses are marked on the Down Survey parish map (1656-8) of Ballybrennan parish in NLI (ms 725; microfilm (P 7384B; N 6380) at Martlestown (Martinstown), but only one is marked on the barony map (3). According to the Book of Survey and Distribution (1660s) 24 acres at Martins Town were owned by Nicholas Synnott of Ballybrennan castle (WX048-001001-) in 1641 (Simington 1953, 303). For the Down Survey barony map see this web-page accessed on 8 January, 2014 http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Forth&c=Wexford The precise location of this house is not known.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 January, 2014
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.