Lyons (Sligo)
The representatives of Henry Lyons, a Sligo merchant, were the owners of over 1400 acres in county Sligo in the 1870s. Property at Carrowkeel, barony of Corran, sold in the Landed Estates Court in April 1872 included Henry Lyons as an assignee of William Tute. In 1906 Alexander Lyons owned over 60 acres of untenanted land at Rahaberna, barony of Carbury. In 1914 an offer on over 400 acres was accepted from the Congested Districts Board.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynnesfort House | Rahaberna | Drumcliff | Sligo | Drumcliff East | Carbury | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G699399
OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 16 |
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| Rathellen | Finisklin | St. John | Sligo | Knockaree | Carbury | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G673368
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 25 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Tute/Lyons, 19 April 1872, Vol 105, MRGS 39/049, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 60.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 320.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 394.
Modern printed sources
- ''Corran Herald'': DUFFY, P.J. The Congested Districts Board. XXXIV (2001-2002), 6-7.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 169-170 (Rathellen), 484-485 (Wynnesfort)