Sproule
In the mid 19th century the Sproule estate was in the parish of Rahara, barony of Athlone, county Roscommon. They also held some land at Mount William, near Adare in county Limerick. In the 1870s James Sproule of Cartrantroy, Athlone, owned 797 acres in county Roscommon and 232 acres in county Westmeath. Miss D. Sproule of Athlone, Robert Sproule of Caltrag, Lecarrow and William Thomas Sproule of Ferbane owned smaller acreages in the county. In the 1870s Moses Sproule was the proprietor of over 2000 acres in County Westmeath. He was among the principal lessors in the parish of Street at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s. O'Brien suggests that the Sproule family were originally from County Tyrone and inherited property from their uncle, a doctor who had amassed a fortune in India.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahara | Rahara | Rahara | Roscommon | Lackan 88 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M905 524
OS Sheet: 45 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Longfield | Longfield | Rahara | Roscommon | Lackan 88 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M898 522
OS Sheet: 45 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Larkfield House | Monksland | St Peters | Athlone | Athlone West Rural 1 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: N002 417
OS Sheet: 52 Discovery map: 47 |
Archival sources
- Local History File - Sproule, includes copies of original documents of the pedigree of the Hodson family of St John's; Roscommon County Library
- E.C. Jameson, solicitor's collection, includes deed of partition of estate of St John's, Athlone, between Patrick Grehan junior, Rev William Hodson Gunning & members of the Sproule, Fair & Hogan families. Small Acc. Index 50, D.5479-5480 & D.7207; National Archives of Ireland
- Deeds re premises in Limerick city involving the Sproules of Athlone and others, 19th century. A. Lane Joynt, solicitor's collection, Small Accessions Index 51 ; National Archives of Ireland
- Map of estate of Mount William (Co Limerick) property of William Sproule, 1843. 16 H 22 (20) ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Roscommon Union, 52
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 87 (Auburn); II, 481 (Rahara & Longfield)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: III, 213 (Rahara) & 214 (Longfield)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 261 (Larkfield), 273 (Longfield) & 326 (Rahara - Dowling)
- 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] : 422
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 319
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 373 (Monksland)
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: 222 (Longfield)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Granard Union p.32
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.86
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Athlone Union, 106 (Mount View Cottage)
Modern printed sources
- DRUM HERITAGE GROUP. ''Drum and its Hinterland''. Drum Heritage Group, 1994: 305-306 (Larkfield)
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): pp. 19 (Auburn House), 126 (Kildevin),153 (Mount View)