Sweeney
In February 1890 Bernard and Walter Sweeney were advertising for sale a fee simple estate of 1,690 acres at Letter in the barony of Moycullen, county Galway. Bernard Sweeney of Caher, [parish of Kilkeevin], Castlerea, [county Roscommon], is recorded as the owner of over 1600 acres in county Galway in the 1870s. Letter was in the possession of Martin Lydon by 1906.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter Lodge | Letter | Killannin | Galway | Slieveaneena 50 | Clare | Galway |
OSI Ref: M137 349
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 45 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates Court Rental, Sweeney, 14 Feb 1890, barony of Moycullen. M62,654; Galway County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 299
- 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] : 435
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 315