Estate: Orme (Abbeytown & Glenmore)

Associated Families

• Knox (Rappa)
• Fetherstonhaugh
• Handy
• Orme (Abbeytown & Glenmore)

Description

The Ormes of Abbeytown held an estate in the parish of Crossmolina, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo from the mid 18th century. A younger son lived at Glenmore in the early 19th century. The Abbeytown estate of over 5000 acres was sold in the Encumbered Estates' Court in 1852 and the Glenmore estate of 4556 acres in the parishes of Crossmolina and Moygawnagh in 1853.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Glenmore (H184) At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Glenmore was occupied by the Rev St George Knox, curate of Crossmolina, as the Ormes were living in Dublin. Glenmore became the property of Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh after the 1853 sale. His mother was an Orme of Abbeytown. Well maintained and owned by a French family who advertised the sale of the house in September 2006.	Attishane	Crossmolina	Ballina	Crossmolina North 16	Tirawley	Mayo	Lat/Lon: 54.14279 -9.36664 OSI Ref: G107 224 Discovery map #23. OS Sheet #29.
Abbeytown (H246) The original historical abbey buildings in this townland are described as 'in ruins' at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was formerly the residence of a Mr Crofton but was then occupied by a caretaker for the Orme family. Abbeytown House is shown a litte to the north on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. The property was bought by Anthony Carolan of Crossmolina at the sale in 1852 and the house was later lived in by the parish priest. Buildings still exist at the site.	Abbeytown	Crossmolina	Ballina	Crossmolina North 16	Tirawley	Mayo	Lat/Lon: 54.10738 -9.31807 OSI Ref: G138 184 Discovery map #23. OS Sheet #29.
Rinroe House (H3724) Rinroe was leased from the Wingfield estate by John Boyd at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. It later became a residence of the Ormsby family, relatives of the Ormsbys of Glen, and remained in that family until the 1960s. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as "Bunro, the seat of Mr. Leech". The house is still extant.	Rinroe	Castleconor	Dromore West	Castleconor West 15	Tireragh	Sligo	Lat/Lon: 54.17944 -9.12429 OSI Ref: G266262 Discovery map #24. OS Sheet #22.

Archival sources

• Irish Architectural Archive: Glenmore press cuttings. 132/047
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Orme, 23 Apr 1852, Vol 14, MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Orme, 15 Mar 1853, Vol 20, MRGS 39/009, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Map of Abbeytown estate, barony of Tirawley, Co Mayo, 1852. M.6981
• National Archives of Ireland: Collis & Ward, solicitors' collection, includes annuity on lands of Abbeytown, Tooreen etc, barony of Tirawley, Fetherston & Orme, 1860. Small Accs. Index 98, D.22,041
• National Library of Ireland: Certificate of arms to William H. Orme of Abbeytown, 7 Mar 1845. GO MS 107, 308
• National Library of Ireland: Pedigree of Orme of Staffordshire, Cos Mayo and Sligo and America c 1590-1844. GO MS 175, 179-187

Contemporary printed sources

• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 438 (Abbeytown & Glenmore), Vol II, 329 (Glenmore)
• ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: 3 & 101

Modern printed sources

• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 138
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 465
• DONOHOE, Tony. History of Crossmolina. Dublin: De Burca, 2003: 192-199
• RUANE, Patrick. Thesis entitled Mayo Country Houses before 1840 - Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition (M.U.B.C.), 1996: Appendix VI

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