Toler (Bloomfield)
In the mid 19th century the Reverend Peter Toler held lands in the parishes of Kilcooley and Killukin, barony and county of Roscommon. He was the son of the Reverend John Toler, rector of Kentstown, county Meath and in 1835 he married Mary Anne Aylward of Shankill Castle, county Kilkenny. Their son succeeded to the Aylward estate following the death of his uncle in 1884. Their daughter married in 1869 Robert Devenish of Cloonfinlough House. In 1876 the Reverend Peter Toler was recorded as owning 218 acres in county Roscommon. Hector C. Toler Aylward owned 110 acres of untenanted land at Bloomfield in 1906.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield | Bloomfield | Kilcooley | Strokestown | Tulsk 112 | Roscommon | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M876 801
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Beechwood | Tonlegee | Kilteevan | Roscommon | Kilteevan 86 | Ballintober South | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M935668
OS Sheet: 40 Discovery map: 40 |
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Archival sources
- Copy grant of arms to Hector James Charles Toler of Beechwood, Co Roscommon, son of Rev Peter Toler on his assuming the name and arms of Toler Aylward, 29 Sept 1884. GO MS 110:57-58; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Strokestown Union, 100
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 319
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 71 (O'Farrell)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: Vol II, 119
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 71 (Farrell)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 388