Cotton
Various members of the Cotton family were leasing property in the barony of Castlereagh at the time of Griffith's Valuation and earlier in the nineteenth century. Wright Cotton held land in the parish of Cloonfinlough, barony of Roscommon in the 1850s, previously part of the estate of John Balfe. In the 1870s Wright Cotton of Hartstown, Clonsilla, Dublin, held over 200 acres in county Roscommon. In April 1888 he offered for sale in the Land Judges' Court his property in the barony of Castlereagh as well as property in Dublin City. Cox Cotton, son of William James Cotton of Longford House, Castlerea bought the Brierfield estate from the Hawkes family in the late 19th century.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford Glebe | Longford | KIlkeevin | Castlerea | Castlereagh 65 | Castlereagh | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M694787
OS Sheet: 26 Discovery map: 39 |
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| Arm Lodge | Arm | Kilkeevin | Castlerea | Castlereagh 65 | Castlereagh | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M664795
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 39 |
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| Brierfield | Brierfield | Cloonygormican | Castlerea | Carrowduff 61 | Ballymoe | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M821 759
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 40 |
Archival sources
- Copy will of Cox Cotton, Arne, parish of Kilkeevin, Co Roscommon, 30 Mar 1859. 999/112/2; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Castlerea Union, 66 (Longford House).
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 315.
Modern printed sources
- GORMLEY, Mary (ed). ''Tulsk parish in historic Maígh Aí''. Tulsk, county Roscommon: [the author], 1989. : 147
- ''Irish Times'': Notice announcing sale to take place in the Land Judges' Court, 27 April 1888.