Caulfeild (Colamber Manor)
In 1828 Col William Caulfeild [of Benown, Glassan, Athlone, Co. Westmeath] was a member of the Grand Panel of county Roscommon. His descendants lived at Colamber Manor, Edgeworthstown, county Longford, and held land in county Roscommon in the parishes of Tisrara, barony of Athlone, Kilgefin, barony of Ballintober South, Cloonfinlough and Kilcooley, barony of Roscommon, at the time of Griffith's Valutation. In the 1870s Lieutenant Colonel Robert Caulfeild owned 2,070 acres in county Roscommon and Colonel John Caulfeild of Coolamber owned 757 acres in county Westmeath. In 1802 Col William Caulfeild's brother Thomas married Theodosia Talbot of Mount Talbot and an estate of 639 acres belonging to their grandson J.E.W.S. Caulfeild was vested in the Congested Districts' Board in February 1915.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolderry | Coolderry | Tisrara | Roscommon | Lismaha 78 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M857 524
OS Sheet: 44 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Cloonfinlough Lodge | Cloonfinlough | Cloonfinlough | Strokestown | Cloonfinlough 108 | Roscommon | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M912 790
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 40 |
Archival sources
- 15 maps of estate of Col W. Caulfeild in Cos Roscommon & Westmeath, 1811-1837. 21.F.125; National Library of Ireland
- Farm accounts of stock on Colonel Caulfeild’s estate at Carnaglass (Co Roscommon?), 1802-1822. MS 3154; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Roscommon Union, 60
- 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] : 76-77
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 82, 314
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Strokestown Union, 70
- WELD, Isaac. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Roscommon''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1832. : 651
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 59
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 145 (Lynn - Bloombury)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 82