Plunkett (Mountplunkett)
The Plunketts were a Catholic family residing at Mountplunkett from the 18th century. Christopher George Plunkett was a magistrate for county Roscommon in 1834. John Hubert Plunkett (1802-1867) became Attorney General of New South Wales, Australia. Many of his kinsmen followed him to Australia. The Mountplunkett demense was in the possession of Richard Stuart Crotty by 1850. It was leased to Patrick Grehan from 1847 for 14 years. Grehan appears to have bought Crotty's interest.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountplunkett | Mountplunkett | Killinvoy | Athlone | Lecarrow 16 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M970 558
OS Sheet: 42 Discovery map: 40 |
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Archival sources
- Kelly family letters concerning the families of O’Kelly of Gallagh & Tycooly, Co Galway & Plunkett of Mount Plunkett, 1772-1828. Microfilm copy, P.5406 ; National Library of Ireland
- Local History File - Plunkett John Herbert (1802-1869); Roscommon County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 141
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: II, 257
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 297
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 237
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 257
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 216
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 127
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Special Lists.: Kelly family letters concerning the families of O’Kelly of Gallagh & Tycooly, Co Galway & Plunkett of Mount Plunkett, 1772-1828. No. 78
- ''Jnl. of St. John's Parish Heritage Group: The Rindoon Journal''. : EARLS, Tony. John Hubert Plunkett - An Architect of Australian Freedom. II (2005), 67-88
- ''Irish Ancestor'': ENGLISH, N.W. Some Country Houses near Athlone. V, 1 (1973), 17-24
- BLAKE, Tarquin. ''Abandoned mansions of Ireland II: more portraits of forgotten stately homes'' Cork: Collins Press, 2012. : 234-239 (Mount Plunkett)