 A grant dated 30 January 1668 was made from King Charles II of England to William Chambers for "33 acres in Ray alias Rath".A grant dated 7 July 1669 was made from King Charles II of England to John, Lord Viscount Massareene, for, inter alia, "35 acres profitable and 56 acres and 37 perches unprofitable in Alico".In the Templeport Poll Book of 1761 there were only four people registered to vote in Ray in the 1761 Irish general election - Thomas Chambers, William Finlay, John Johnston and Brochwell Lawrence.