Landed Estates
University of Galway

Pakenham

Henry Pakenham, born 1611, was granted lands in county Wexford and at Tullynally, county Westmeath in the mid-17th century. In 1739 his great-grandson, Thomas, married Elizabeth, daughter and sole heir of Michael Cuff and niece of Ambrose Aungier, 2nd and last Earl of Longford (1st creation). In 1756 he was created Baron Longford. In 1785 his wife became Countess of Longford. Their grandson, another Thomas, [3rd Baron], inherited the Earldom of Longford from his grandmother in 1794. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Edward Michael Pakenham, 3rd Earl of Longford, owned a very extensive estate in the parish of Killucan, county Westmeath with much smaller acreages in the parishes of Castlelost, Killare and Rathgarve. In the mid-1870s the 4th Earl’s county Westmeath estate was recorded as amounting to 15,014 acres, with an estate of 4,555 acres in county Longford and 420 acres in county Dublin. The estate was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Ballymacormick and Templemichael in the baronies of Ardagh and Longford, County Longford and in the parishes of Mayne and Rathgarve, barony of Fore, County Westmeath The Honourable and Reverend Henry Pakenham was the fifth son of Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford. In 1822 he married Eliza Catherine Sandford, sister and co -heiress of Henry Sandford, 2nd Lord Mountsandford. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Pakenham estate in county Roscommon was in the parishes of Dysart and Fuerty, barony of Athlone, Kilbride and Roscommon, barony of Ballintober South and Ballintober, Baslick and Kilcorkey, barony of Castlereagh. It amounted to over 3,000 acres.

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Mullymucks/Fortview Mullymucks Kilbride Roscommon Roscommon Rural 90 Ballintober South Roscommon OSI Ref: M866676
OS Sheet: 20
Discovery map: 40
Photo of Mullymucks/Fortview
Munsborough House Mullymucks Kilbride Roscommon Roscommon Rural 90 Ballintober South Roscommon OSI Ref: M870677
OS Sheet: 20
Discovery map: 40
West View (Glandore) Aghatubrid More Kilfaughnabeg Clonakilty Kilfaughnabeg East Carbery (West) Cork OSI Ref: W218351
OS Sheet: 142
Discovery map: 89
Photo of West View (Glandore)
Coolure Coolure Demesne Mayne Granard Coolure Westmeath OSI Ref: N420695
OS Sheet: 7
Discovery map: 41
Photo of Coolure
Derrya Derrya Mayne Granard Coolure Longford OSI Ref: N08692
OS Sheet: 7
Discovery map: 41
Tullynally Castle Pakenhamhall or Tullynally Mayne Granard Coolure Westmeath OSI Ref: N443704
OS Sheet: 3
Discovery map: 41
Photo of Tullynally Castle
Tromra House Tromra Rathgarve Granard Coolure Westmeath OSI Ref: N453718
OS Sheet: 3
Discovery map: 41
Photo of Tromra House
Newtown House (Fore) Newtown Mayne Granard Coolure Westmeath OSI Ref: N420715
OS Sheet: 3
Discovery map: 41
Corbetstown Corbetstown Killucan Mullingar Raharney 73 Westmeath OSI Ref: N578551
OS Sheet: 20
Discovery map: 42
Photo of Corbetstown
Riggs Villa/Greenhills Killucan Killucan Mullingar Killucan 71 Westmeath OSI Ref: N567522
OS Sheet: 20
Discovery map: 42
Photo of Riggs Villa/Greenhills
Woodfort Newdown Killucan Mullingar Heathstown 77 Westmeath OSI Ref: N511504
OS Sheet: 27
Discovery map: 41
Photo of Woodfort
Riverstown House Rathwire Upper Killucan Mullingar Killucan 71 Westmeath OSI Ref: N564509
OS Sheet: 27
Discovery map: 42
Photo of Riverstown House
Cooksborough House Cooksborough Rathconnell Mullingar Cloghan 67 Westmeath OSI Ref: N505545
OS Sheet: 20
Discovery map: 41
Craddanstown Lodge Craddanstown Killucan Castletowndelvin Ballymaskeagh Westmeath OSI Ref: N600547
OS Sheet: 21
Discovery map: 42
Photo of Craddanstown Lodge
Craddanstown House Craddanstown Killucan Castletowndelvin Ballymaskeagh Westmeath OSI Ref: N597556
OS Sheet: 20
Discovery map: 42
Photo of Craddanstown House
Greenfield House Lisnamuck Templemichael Longford Longford Rural Longford OSI Ref: N149763
OS Sheet: 14
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