The County Laois Rental Book of Captain Richard Fitzpatrick, 1700-1719

The National Library of Ireland holds manuscript 3000, which is catalogued as the ‘Rental Capt. Richard Fitzpatrick’s estate in Leix, 1700-1719’. The manuscript provides details of tenants, townlands, which were mainly in the Parishes of Aghaboe, Killermogh, and Rathdowney, land areas, terms, and conditions of the leases, which often included covenants to make improvements, as well as extensive details of the estate expenses. In addition to insights of the estate workings, there are mentions of individuals with the surname Fitzpatrick, some of whom can be identified as relatives of Colonel John Fitzpatrick, from whom Captain Richard Fitzpatrick gained most of his holdings in Upper Ossory.