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- 1890-1891 (Creation)
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18 pp; 35 cm x 27 cm Bound volume; manuscript
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A rental and account book of the Barbavilla Estate in County Westmeath held by Henry M. Smythe. The entries run from 1 May 1890 to 18 February 1891. Entries are listed under denominations of land, tenant name, amount of one year’s rent due, total rent and arrears due, amounts received, and the poor rate allowed to tenants. The end pages of the volume have a reconcilement with the previous year’s rental furnished to Henry M. Smythe and a summary of the monies received per the rental.
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The Smythes were an important family in northeast Westmeath in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and built various residences around Collinstown in the county. The Smythe family left Barbavilla in 1955. For additional information see https://landedestates.ie/estate/783
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The family and estate papers of the Smythe family of Barbavilla, Collinstown, County Westmeath, are held in the National Library of Ireland. See https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000257138