Longworth
At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) members of the Longworth family of Glynwood and Creggan, county Westmeath, held lands in the parishes of Ballyloughloe, Kilbixy, St Mary’s Athlone and Piercetown. The family were established at Creggan from the early eighteenth century. Francis Longworth married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Dames of Rathmoyle, county Offaly and died 1804. In 1795 their second son Francis married Sarah, daughter of 1st Lord Kilmaine. Their son John was succeeded in 1881 by his cousin Francis Travers Dames-Longworth of Glynwood. In the 1870s the Longworth estates were comprised of 6,547 acres in county Westmeath, 3,271 in county Galway, 2,422 in King’s County (Offaly) and 1,192 acres in county Roscommon. John Longworth was the owner of property in the parish of Aughrim, county Galway at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He was also leasing land from Reverend John Hunt in the parishes of Dysart and Taghboy, barony of Athlone, county Roscommon and held land in the parish of St Peters, Athlone. Francis Longworth, father of John, was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Killallaghtan, barony of Kilconnell, county Galway. He died in 1856. Over 1,300 acres of the Longworth estate was vested in the Congested Districts Board in April 1905. Edward Longworth was in possession of over 800 acres of untenanted demesne land in county Galway in 1906.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatfield | Oatfield | Aughrim | Ballinasloe | Oatfield 15 | Kilconnell | Galway |
OSI Ref: M745262
OS Sheet: 86 Discovery map: 47 |
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| Sprucehill House (Kilconnell) | Hazelfort | Killalaghtan | Ballinasloe | Killalaghtan 10 | Kilconnell | Galway |
OSI Ref: M730287
OS Sheet: 86 Discovery map: 47 |
Archival sources
- Ordnance Survey maps showing lands in non congested districts:Dames Longworth estate, 1316 acres in barony of Kilconnell, Co Galway, 1907. 15.A.23(15); National Library of Ireland
- Book of maps of estates of George Longworth in Westmeath, Roscommon, Galway and King's County, 1821, with a map dated 1734 and another 1850. 14 A 25; National Library of Ireland
- Trye Family of Hardwicke and Leckhampton, Lease and counterpart lease of house and lands of Cregan, Co. Westmeath, from John Longworth to Henry Norwood Trye, 1862. D303/E20; Gloucestershire Archives
- Trye Family of Hardwicke and Leckhampton, Trusteeships: copies of wills, trust deeds, etc. relating to Longworth family of Westmeath, Ireland [Rev C.B. Trye as trustee of Rev T.J. Longworth], 1787-1896. D303/F16; Gloucestershire Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinasloe Union, 62 (Oatfield) & 83 (Sprucehill)
- 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] : 279.
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 312.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 309
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. '' 18th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 4927] HC 1909, xvi. Appendix XXXII: 137
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 84, 297 & 317
- 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: 149.
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.278
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Athlone Union, 54 (Glynwood); 108 (Cloonbonny); 111 (Creggan)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 87 (Creggan); I, 142 (Glynwood)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 5 (Ballysallagh)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1871: 813
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: AINSWORTH, J.F. Report on the Walker papers relating to Athlone Corporation, Adamson, Handcock, Kelly, Longworth, Robinson and Rochfort families and lands in Roscommon and Westmeath. NLI report on private collection, N. 196.
- HOWARD, Joseph Jackson and CRISP, Frederick Arthur (eds). ''Visitation of Ireland''. Baltimore: reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1973: Vol II, 53-56
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 349
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): pp.46 (Clonbonny) 61 (Creggan), 113 (Glynwood)