Davis (Frenchpark)
William Davis was the lessor of property in the parish of Tibohine, barony of Frenchpark at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s he owned an estate of over 1000 acres in county Roscommon. Members of the Davis family are buried in the graveyard surrounding the ruins of Frenchpark Priory.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloonshanville | Leggatinty | Tibohine | Castlerea | Bellanagare 70 | Frenchpark | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M738901
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 33 |
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Archival sources
- Sale of lands in Co Roscommon, Paul Davis, Ratra, [parish of Tibohine], Co Roscommon, to Arthur French of Dublin, 17 Aug 1764. 999/586; National Archives of Ireland
- Map of Cloonshanville, the estate of Paul Davis, 1788. 21 F 45 (92); National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Castlerea Union, 154.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 315.
- 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] : 118.
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: Clegarna, 406
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 108 (Cloonshanville)