Keogh (Keoghville)
The Keoghs were large landowners in county Roscommon before the Acts of Settlement when they lost much of their territory. William Keogh married Mary Ffrench of Rahoon and they were the parents of Judge William Keogh. In the 1870s W.J. Keogh of Fig-hill, Athlone owned 446 acres in county Roscommon. Four other members of the Keogh family owned 337 acres each in the county.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keoghville | Carrowkeeran | Taghmaconnell | Athlone | Castlesampson 6 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M927 427
OS Sheet: 48 Discovery map: 47 |
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| Feacle/Fighill | Feacle | Taghmaconnell | Athlone | Castlesampson 6 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M913 428
OS Sheet: 48 Discovery map: 47 |
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| Camlagh | Camlagh | Taghmaconnell | Athlone | Carrowreagh 19 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M869 391
OS Sheet: 50 Discovery map: 47 |
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| Corkip | Corkip | Taghmaconnell | Athlone | Castlesampson 6 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M929425
OS Sheet: 45 Discovery map: 40 |
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Archival sources
- W.B. Scott, solicitor's collection, includes leases of Corkip Anthony Lyster of Newpark to John Keogh of Keoghville, 1805. Small Accs. Index 76, D.9983, D.9987 & D.10,025; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 586
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: IV, 109
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 185 (Fig-hill) & 226 (Keoghville)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 316
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Athlone Union, 18 (Carrowkeeran) & 22 (Feacle)
Modern printed sources
- TAGHMACONNELL HISTORY & HERITAGE GROUP. ''Taghmaconnell: A History''. Taghmaconnell Historical & Heritage Group, 2000: 17
- MATTHEW, H.C.G. and HARRISON, Brian (eds). ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford: University Press, 2004: XXXI, 357-358
- ''The Galway Reader'': Galway Profiles 4. William Keogh MP, III Nos. 3 & 4 (1950), 90-93
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': NAUGHTEN, Mary. Judge William Nicholas Keogh. XXXVIII (1981-1982), 5-30