Roycroft
William Roycroft, whose address was Danesfort, Carrick-on-Shannon, held over 350 acres in county Roscommon in the 1870s. The Census of Elphin shows that Gilbert and Ann Roycroft as well as other members of the Roycroft family were resident in the parish of Killummod in 1749. Keenehan and others state that some financial difficulties overtook the Roycroft estate in the later nineteenth century. In July 1888 William Roycroft offered property for sale in the Land Judges' Court but the sale was adjourned. It was later purchased by the Duignan family. The land continued in their ownership until the 1970s when it was divided by the Land Commission.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danesfort (Roscommon) | Danesfort | Killummod | Carrick-on-Shannon | Danesfort 49 | Boyle | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M930971
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 33 |
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 318.
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 148.
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II,
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: Gilbert Roycroft of Canrawer, 66
Modern printed sources
- KEENEHAN, John. ''St. Michael's Church, Drumlion, county Roscommon: church, people & landscape.'' Carrick-on-Shannon: Drumlion Church Committee, 2006. : John Keenehan et al. Old dwellings of distinction. 177-178.
- ''Irish Times'': Land Judges' Court sale reports, 21 July 1888, p.3.