Landed Estates
University of Galway

Malone

The Malones of Ballynahown, county Westmeath, were closely related to the Brownes of Westport House, barony of Murrisk, county Mayo and to the Dillon family of Feamore, barony of Costello. They were involved in the sale of the confiscated estate of Gerald Dillon of Feamore, after the Jacobite War. Documents in the Westport Estate Papers indicate that the Malones were leasing lands, including Boleyboy and Levallyroe, from the Dillons in the 1680s. An advertisement in ''Faulkner's Journal'' of 10 Oct 1752 lists 2956 acres for sale in the barony of Costello, the estate of the Honourable Anthony Malone, including Feamore and Levallyroe. The Malones also held land in county Roscommon, Edmond Malone having received a grant of lands in counties Roscommon, Galway and Mayo in August 1678. The county Roscommon estate of Richard Malone in the parishes of Cloonygormican and Oran, barony of Ballymoe, along with lands in counties Longford, Cavan, Westmeath and the city of Dublin, was advertised for sale by the trustees of his will in November 1854. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Malone still held some land in the parish of Cloonygormican, orginally granted in 1678. He was possibly a member of a later generation of the Malone family of Baronston, county Westmeath.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Oran (Ballymoe) Cartron Drumatemple Castlereagh Ballintober 60 Ballymoe Roscommon OSI Ref: M754714
OS Sheet: 34
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Archival sources

  • Westport Estate Papers, Collection List 78; National Library of Ireland
  • Deeds & other documents re the Malone family estates mainly in Cos Dublin & Westmeath but also in Cos Roscommon & Mayo, 1750-1855. Small Accs. Index 86, D.12,082-12,307, C.2487-2525, T.3904-3906 & M.2594; National Archives of Ireland

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Modern printed sources