The two rent rolls presented here relate to the Castlestewart estate, owned by the earls of Castlestewart, and the Lissan estate, leased by the Staples family from the archbishop of Armagh. Excellent introductions to both of these estates and their owners can be read on the website of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
The rent rolls cover townlands in the parishes of Arboe, Ballyclog, Derryloran, Donaghenry, Lissan, Tamlaght and Tullyniskan in counties Londonderry and Tyrone.
From PRONI, D/1567/D/1/4/1-3, compiled by Colin Kennedy.
