Fitzpatrick
The Fitzpatricks were a family from Grantstown, county Laois. They were related to the Fitzpatricks who bore the titles Barons and Earls of Upper Ossory and Barons Castletown. Mabel O'Flaherty, sister of Anthony O'Flaherty of Knockbane, Moycullen, county Galway, married Joseph Fitzpatrick of Grantstown and their representatives owned 1,522 acres in county Galway in the 1870s. The Fitzpatrick estate was vested in the Congested Districts' Board on 31 July 1902.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockbane | Knockbane | Moycullen | Galway | Slieveaneena 50 | Moycullen | Galway |
OSI Ref: M193 354
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 45 |
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Archival sources
- Knockbane photos & press cuttings. 046/082; Irish Architectural Archive
- S. Beresford Presentation (1949-50), papers re property of Fitzpatrick & allied families (Beresford, Pearse & Slade) in Cos Cavan & Galway, 1703-1840. T.5753-5760 & 6920-6923, D.16061-16126 & 16742, M.1847-1848; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. '' 18th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 4927] HC 1909, xvi. Appendix XXXII: 135
- 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] : 163
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 295
- 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 [Mrs. Browne & Mrs. Fitzpatrick]