Mahon (Thornfield)
John Mahon was leasing land from the Kellys of Castle Kelly in the mid 19th century. He was a grandson of Thomas Mahon of Strokestown and in 1831 he married his cousin, Leonora, daughter of the Reverend Armstrong Kelly of Castle Kelly. In the 1870s Thomas Kelly Mahon owned 947 acres in county Galway and 584 acres in county Roscommon.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornfield | Thornfield | Athleague | Mountbellew | Killeroran 149 | Killian | Galway |
OSI Ref: M809 530
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Ballybaun | Ballybaun | Killian | Mountbellew | Castleffrench 146 | Killian | Galway |
OSI Ref: M755 494
OS Sheet: 47 Discovery map: 47 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Kelly, 8 May 1863, Vol 68, MRGS 39/034, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
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] : 302
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 298
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 85
Modern printed sources
- TISRARA HERITAGE SOCIETY. ''A History of Tisrara''. Tisrara Heritage Society, 1997: HEALY, Tony. Mount Talbot Church of Ireland, 33-35
- LYONS, Mary C. ''Illustrated Incumbered Estates, Ireland, 1850-1905.'' Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1993. : 219-223