Burke (Moyglass)
Under the Acts of Settlement John Burke was granted over 300 acres around Moyglass, barony of Leitrim and other lands in the barony of Dunkellin. In 1837 Lewis recorded Moyglass as the seat of J. Burke. Lands belonging to John Burke, at Moyglass, parish of Leitrim, barony of Leitrim, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in January 1851. Edward Burke was the occupier of a house at Clonco in the parish of Ballynakill, barony of Leitrim at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 John K. Burke held over 200 acres of untenanted land and the mansion house at Clonco.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonco House (Burke's Court) | Clonco | Ballynakill | Loughrea | Woodford 142 | Leitrim | Galway |
OSI Ref: R761997
OS Sheet: 126, 132 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Moyglass | Moyglass | Ballynakill | Loughrea | Marble Hill | Leitrim | Galway |
OSI Ref: M687027
OS Sheet: 125 Discovery map: 52 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Burke estate at Moyglass, 14 Jan & 6 May 1851, Vol 5, MRGS 39/002 & Vol 7, MRGS 39/003 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents,'' 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 150.
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Loughrea Union, 185
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol. I, 157.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 259
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 326.