Crean
A family transplanted to county Mayo from county Galway under the Cromwellian settlement. The Crean family first settled at Brickens, in the parish of Bekan, barony of Costello, county Mayo. By the mid 19th century they held five townlands in the parish and were residing at Ballinvilla. In 1876 Arthur Lynch Crean had an estate of 731 acres. By March 1916 Austin F. Crean had accepted an offer from the Congested Districts' Board for the purchase of 571 acres of his estate.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinvilla | Ballinvilla Demesne | Bekan | Claremorris | Culnacleha 78 | Costello | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M422 742
OS Sheet: 102 Discovery map: 39 |
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] : 106
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 308
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Claremorris, 133
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 189
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol II, 126 & 159
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 30
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 55
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 364
Modern printed sources
- COMER, Michael and Ó MURAÍLE, Nollaig (eds.). ''BÉACÁN/BEKAN Portrait of an East Mayo Parish''. Castlebar: Connaught Telegraph, 1986: HEANEY, Fr Martin J. and GREENE, Joe. Families of note in bygone days. 153-156