Mather
Daniel Mather was one of the principal lessors of property in the parish of Moore, barony of Moycarn, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He was from Hallrule on the Scottish borders. Daniel Mather died in 1869. In the 1870s John and James Arres of Hall Rule, Scotland, owned 3264 acres in county Roscommon. John Arres, Daniel's nephew, took the additional surname of Mather. In 1906 John Arris Mather owned over 3,000 acres of untenanted land in the parish of Moore.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faltia House | Faltia | Moore | Ballinasloe | Ballydangan 18 | Moycarn | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M937296
OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 47 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinasloe Union, 32 (Faltia).
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: Vol. III, 195.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 374-375
- 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] : 11
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 314