D'Arcy (Castlepark)
Major John Talbot D'Arcy of Castlepark, Ballinasloe, county Roscommon, owned 1961 acres in county Roscommon in the 1870s. Castlepark was formerly a Kelly house. Castlepark and 1,114 acres in the barony of Moycarn with the lands of Turrock in the barony of Athlone were advertised for sale by John D'Arcy in 1878. John Talbot D'Arcy was a son of John D'Arcy of Clifden and Kiltullagh and a younger brother of the Reverend Hyacinth D'Arcy. In 1846 John Talbot D'Arcy married Jane daughter and co heiress of Daniel Kelly of Cargins, county Roscommon.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargins Park | Cargin Demesne | Ogulla | Strokestown | Ogulla 97 | Roscommon | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M831 801
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Castle Park House | Cuilleen | Creagh | Ballinasloe | Creagh 21 | Moycarn | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M901333
OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 47 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), French & Kelly, 25 May 1852 & 25 Jan 1853, Vols 15 & 20, MRGS 39/007 & 39/009, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), D'Arcy, 18 Jan 1878, Vol 131, MRGS 39/059, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 115
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 315