Conry (Cloonahee)

Cloonahee, barony of Roscommon, was part of the ancient territory of the O Maolchonaires or Conrys, whose lands were confiscated in the 17th century. Gilbert Conry advertised the sale of Cloonglasny More, parish of Clooncraff, barony and county of Roscommon in January 1851. Cloongasny was part of the lands purchased by Bartholomew Mahon from the trustees for the sale of forfeited estates in 1703. These lands were held by John Kelly in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Two years later in February 1853 an estate of 1,630 acres in the parishes of Clooncraff and Kiltrustan, barony of Roscommon, belonging to Gilbert Conry formerly of Cloonahee was advertised for sale. A note on the sale rental states that Clonahee House was accidently burnt and that "now a good farm house and offices" are occupied by the tenant. In 1836 Cloonahee was leased to John Haigue by Gilbert Conry. A Thomas Conry was agent to the Mahons of Strokestown and to the McCausland estate in county Roscommon in the 1830s. Lands owned by Thomas Lea and Gilbert Conry were sold in the Landed Estates Court in March 1861 to Mr. Trench.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Cloonahee	Cloonahee	Clooncraff	Strokestown	Creeve 94	Roscommon	Roscommon	OSI Ref: M933 890 OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 33
Moss Hill	Corkeenagh	Clooncraff	Strokestown	Elia 100	Roscommon	Roscommon	OSI Ref: M961 864 OS Sheet: 23 Discovery map: 33

Archival sources

Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Conry, 31 Jan 1851, Vol 5, MRGS 39/002, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Conry, 3 Feb 1853, Vol 20, MRGS 39/009, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Conry, 15 Mar 1861, Vol 61, MRGS 39/031, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Petition & orders in Chancery case, Richard Irwin & others v George Knox & others, re estate in Co Roscommon of Bartholomew Mahon, with reference to the Conry family, 1851. M.5596; National Archives of Ireland
Martin, King, French & Ingram, solicitors, Limavady. Will of Thomas Conroy of Strokestown, Co Roscommon, 1840. D/1550/162/C/5; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: Vol I, 227 (Cloonshee House), 228 & 238 (Mosshill House, townland of Corkeenagh)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 379 (Moss Hill - Capt Conry)
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 111 (Clonahee) & 293 (Moss Hill)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix III. Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland in 1688'.: 383

Modern printed sources

''Jnl. of the Dún Laoighaire Genealogical Society'': CALLERY, Pat. The estate of Gilbert Conry 1853. VIII No 4, (1999), 140-142
''Jnl. of the Roscommon Archaeological and Historical Society''.: CALLERY, Jim. Memories of Cloonahee. V (1994), 42-43
''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': DE LACY STAUNTON, E. The O’Maolconaire Family. A Note. XX (1942-1943), 82-88
''The Irish Genealogist'': Miscellanea: List of persons who had been issued with game licences, published in the ''Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette'', 5 Nov 1822. VII No 2 (1987), 307
''The Irish Genealogist'': Miscellanea: List of persons who had been issued with game licences, published in the ''Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette'', 5 Nov 1822. VII No 2 (1987), 307
''Irish Times'': 16 Mach 1861, p.3.