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Tarbert

Tairbeart

Tarbert townland’s country house and a surviving early eighteenth-century property record illuminate another side of the Shannon settlement’s history.

Recorded locationTarbert52.58114° N · 9.37529° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Tairbeart · Irish · main form
  • Tarbert · English · main form

Place & story

Tarbert House and later alterations

The architectural inventory dates Tarbert House to about 1720. Its seven-bay frontage rises through three storeys above a partly raised basement, with a central doorway originally approached by steps. A glazed porch was added around 1890, when other renovations may also have changed the windows. These later alterations sit within the form of an early Georgian house. [2]

Stables and gateways

The estate’s working buildings include a two-storey stone stable block dating from about 1840, with an integral carriage arch. Two gateways from around the same period use contrasting materials: octagonal stone piers support wrought-iron gates at one entrance, while another has cast-iron piers, gates and railings. They preserve the infrastructure surrounding the main residence. [2]

A mortgage in the archive

The National Archives finding aid lists a document dated 29 March 1715 concerning lands at Tarbert and Teeraclea. Stephen Rice assigned his interest in lands mortgaged by James Leslie to William Connolly of Dublin; the entry also records Leslie’s mortgage to Connolly. This surviving transaction links the local estate to property dealings extending beyond Kerry. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Civil parish
Kilnaughtin
Coordinates
52.58114, -9.37529
Mapped area
1.54 km²
Logainm ID
24188 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

17People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Reynold 8
  • Leslie 5
  • Courtenay 1
  • Griffin 1
  • Kennelly 1
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1911 census

19People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Reynolds 8
  • Leslie 5
  • Bridgeman 1
  • Howick 1
  • Levins 1
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Tarbert. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Tarbert House, record 21300310 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Small Private Accessions, collection 999/224, p 311 · National Archives of Ireland
  4. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-10-15. How this page was prepared.