Duke
The Duke family were granted lands in Sligo in the mid 17th century through the patronage of Richard Coote, Lord Collooney. They are noted as tituladoes in 1659 'Census of Ireland' and also in the Hearth Money Rolls. In 1866 over 400 acres of the Taaffe estate in the barony of Corran, which was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court, was being leased by Alexander Duke. The Duke family owned almost 5000 acres in County Sligo in 1876 and 125 acres in county Roscommon. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Maria Duke held land in the parish of Cloonygormican, barony of Ballymoe, county Roscommon. In 1906 the Duke family held almost 400 acres of untenanted land in the barony of Corran, county Sligo. The life interest of John Duke in lands in the barony of Leitrim, county Leitrim, was sold in the Landed Estates Court in March 1866. The purchaser was Mr. Whitton, in trust.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newpark | Newpark | Kilmorgan | Sligo | Drumfin 34 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G698184
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Branchfield (Duke) | Branchfield | Kilmorgan | Sligo | Drumfin | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G690191
OS Sheet: Discovery map: 25 |
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| Kilcreevin | Kilcreevin | Kilmorgan | Sligo | Drumfin | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G690186
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Kilmorgan | Kilmorgan | Kilmorgan | Sligo | Drumfin | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G716172
OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 25 |
Archival sources
- Survey of Duke Lands in Tireragh 1869, FC/D.4/18; Sligo County Library
- Rental & Valuation of Duke estate 1897, Estates Vol I; Sligo County Library
- Map of part of estate of Jemmet Duke in Barony of Tireragh, 1869. ; Sligo County Library
- Rental of Duke estate, 1879-82, 1883-1905. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Valuation of Duke estate, 1897. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Correspondence and estate papers relating to estates of Rev. Roger D. P. Duke, Somerset & Robert Duke of Newpark. F.C/D.5/125. ; Sligo County Library
- Wills of Rev William Duke, 1835: John Duke, Moylurg, Co Roscommon, 1849 & William Duke of Collooney, Co Sligo, 1839. T.2113-2115; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 139, Roscommon
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 321
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Sligo Union, 253 (Branchfield), 255 (Kilcreevin & Newpark),256 (Kilmorgan)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 189
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol II, 233
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 308
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: Robert Duke, Aghanagh, 474
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 394.
- McPARLAN, James. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Sligo'' (Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802). : 9.
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxi, 48 (Newpark)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 105 (Branchfield)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 198
- ''Corran Herald'': McTERNAN, John C. Church of Ireland, Ballymote memorials. XXX (1997), 36-37.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 369-370 (Kilmorgan), 406-407 (Newpark)
- McTERNAN, John C. ''The light of bygone days, Volume II: Sligo families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 87-91
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sales, 9 March 1866, p.3