Ambrose Leet, A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen’s seats and other noted places in Ireland, with reference to the counties in which they are situated, the post town to which each is attached, their description, or if a seat, the name of the resident (Dublin: Brett Smith, 1814).

Ambrose Leet's directory was first published in 1812 and a second edition appeared in 1814. It is an important early nineteenth century topographical and biographical source.

It lists the various market towns and villages, placenames and gentlemen's seats in Ireland in the Napoleonic era (1804-1815). The nearest post town is also listed following the establishment of the Irish Post in 1784.

Compiled initially for the Postmasters General, the worth and value of Leet's directory was soon apparent and it was published commercially for the public at large.

We present here the Clare gentlemen's seats and placenames which appear in the 1814 edition of Leet, together with the nearest post town. This list of Clare entries was compiled by the late Pat Flynn of Ennis.