John Quirk - agent for Landlord Millet St Johns Well

[squinn5]

I have a copy of a short memoir of a cousin (Thomas Quirke) that was written in the late 1890's and in it, Thomas wrote that his grandfather James Quirke (my 4x great grandfather) 'acted as agent for the landlord named Millet who resided at St John’s town". Thomas also wrote that James and his wife Ally, resided at Mount Nugent House shortly after their marriage in 1797.

Thomas Quirke being the nephew of my 3x Great Grandfather, John

What would the 'agent' be responsible for? I know from the Griffith's Valuations, 3 of James's sons are listed as tenants to James Millet at Mount Nugent.

[conahy calling]

• The agents job ... see link below

If he was also a tenant himself, he may have been a "middleman"

The middleman rented land himself, and sublet it in smaller amounts for a profit

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/big-houses-of-ireland/welcome-to-the-cork-archi/background-to-landed-esta/

[squinn5]

Thank you for the link, I will give it a read.