Ball
William S [Shirley] Ball of Abbeylara, county Longford, held two townlands in the parish of Dunmore, barony of Ballymoe and one townland in the parish of Kilkerrin, barony of Tiaquin, county Galway at the time of Griffith's Valuation. William Shirley Ball was the petitioner at the sale of the Ousley interest in lands in the parish of Boyounagh, barony of Ballymoe, on 2 July 1850 in the Encumbered Estates' Court. In 1861, W.S. Ball's daughter Georgina married Norman Melville, son of the 9th Earl of Leven. Almost 1800 acres of the estate of Arthur William Ball, Alicia Ball, widow and others in the baronies of Ballymoe and Tiaquin were advertised for sale on 15 June 1869. William Shirley Ball was among the principal lessors in the parish of Abbeylara, barony of Granard, County Longford at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s. Arthur William Ball of Navan, County Meath was noted as the owner of over 1600 acres in County Longford in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernsborough | Ranaghan | Abbeylara | Granard | Abbeylara | Longford |
OSI Ref: N373792
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 41 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Ousley, 2 July 1850, Vol 2, MRGS 39/001, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates Court Rental, Ball, 15 June 1869, baronies of Ballymoe & Tiaquin. D1037; Galway County Library
- Miscellaneous Court Documents, Private Accessions 11, includes deeds re William Shirley Ball, 1830s-1860s. D.2366-2370; 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: 149
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Granard Union, p.81 (Ballinlough)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.52
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.150 (Cornadrung, Edward Fitzgerald)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.I, p.3 ( Abbeylaragh, Fernsboro’ A. Burrowes)