Caulfeild (Dunamon)
The Dunamon estate was held under a lease for 500 years from John King, Lord Kingston to Thomas Caulfeild, dated 1 May 1688. The estate proprietor in the late 18th century was Colonel John Caulfeild of Donamon, who was a younger son of the Reverend Charles Caulfeild, and a grandson of William Caulfeild 2nd Viscount Charlemont. In 1828 St. George Caulfeild and Col William Caulfeild were members of the Grand Panel of county Roscommon. In the mid 19th century the Caulfeild estate was in the parishes of Ballynakill, Dunamon and Oran, barony of Ballymoe and Kilbride, barony of Ballintober South, Kilbride and Lissonuffy, barony of Roscommon, county Roscommon. In the 1870s St George Caulfeild owned 4,604 acres in county Galway, 6,632 acres in county Roscommon and smaller acreages in counties Kilkenny, Tipperary (824 acres) and Tyrone. On 21 Mar 1912 over 10,800 acres in county Roscommon belonging to A. St George Caulfeild were vested in the Congested Districts' Board. Much of the Caulfeild estate in county Galway was transferred to county Roscommon when the county border changed in 1898.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunamon | Dunamon | Dunamon | Roscommon | Rosmoylan 79 | Ballymoe | Galway |
OSI Ref: M789 647
OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Emlaghroyin | Emlaghroyin | Dunamon | Roscommon | Dunamon 76 | Ballymoe | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M765 655
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Rushfield House | Coolroghaun | Kilbegnet | Roscommon | Rosmoylan 79 | Ballymoe | Galway |
OSI Ref: M763 629
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Kilbegnet House | Kilbegnet | Kilbegnet | Roscommon | Rosmoylan 79 | Ballymoe | Galway |
OSI Ref: M760 632
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Balydooley Lodge | Ballydooley | Oran | Roscommon | Dunamon | Ballymoe | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M782687
OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 40 |
Archival sources
- Detailed abstracts of wills of Caulfeild of Donamon, Co Galway, 1775-1810. GO MS 139, 56; National Library of Ireland
- Wills of St George Caulfeild, Donamon 1778 and others. D 8983-8987; National Library of Ireland
- Lease from John Lord Kingston to Thomas Caulfeild of lands in the barony of Ballymoe, counties Galway and Roscommon, 1 May 1668. D 8768; National Library of Ireland
- Deeds, mortgages and a probate re lands in Cos Galway, Roscommon & Tipperary, of the Caulfeilds of Donamon Castle, 1811-1898. Accession No. 1180/13/1 (1-11) ; National Archives of Ireland
- Longfield maps - Caulfeild estate maps. 21 F 43 ; National Library of Ireland
- Caulfeild estate maps. 21 F 23 & 21 F 125; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of Caulfeild, Lords Charlemont & of Donamon, Co Roscommon, c 1580-c 1700. GO MS 179: 318; National Library of Ireland
- Donamon Castle photos. 007/049; Irish Architectural Archive
- O'Connor & Dudley, solicitors' collection, includes copy probate of will of John Shield of Kilbegnet House, 1875. Small Accs. Index 66, T.2935; National Archives of Ireland
- Accounts of Col Caulfeild's estate in Carnaglass (Co Roscommon?), 1802-1822. MS 3154; National Library of Ireland
- The Society of the Divine Word's purchase of Dunamon castle (Patrick’s St.), Ballymoe, Roscommon, 1929. Box 54; Roscrea Heritage Society Centre, Damer House, Roscrea
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] : 77
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 160, 294
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Roscommon Union, 60 (Coolderry), 145 (Emlaghroyin), 146 (Ballydooley), 158 (Coolroghan) & 159 (Kilbegnet)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 126 (Coolderry)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 57
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 385 (Donamon)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 470 (Emlaroy - Armstrong) & (Donamon Castle)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: I, 369 (Emlaghroy - Armstrong) & 370 (Dunamon)
- WELD, Isaac. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Roscommon''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1832. : 651
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix III. Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland in 1688'.: 370
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 238 (Emlagh - McDermott) & (Dunamon)
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: 328
- 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: 148.
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxvi, 46 (Dunamon Castle)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 126 (Dunamon)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.82
Modern printed sources
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': Testamentary records of W. Caulfeild 1737 and St George Caulfeild 1778, both of Donamon. II, No. 5, (Oct 1947), 141-142
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 87
- MOSLEY, Charles (ed). ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage''. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: I, 542-547
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 104 (Donamon)
- ''Jnl. of the Roscommon Archaeological and Historical Society''.: CONBOY, Tony. Donamon Castle. I (1986), 37
- ''Jnl. of the Roscommon Archaeological and Historical Society''.: KENNY, Maureen. Donamon Castle. Some aspects of its chequered history. V (1994), 47-48
- ''Weekly Irish Times'': 10 September 1938 Donamon Castle