Dignan/Duignan
The Duignans were resident at Lisbride and held land at Rathbrenan in the parish of Roscommon, barony of Ballintober South from at least the mid 19th century. In the 1870s John Dignan of Lisbride, Margaret Dignan of Dublin and Philip Duignain of Ballina owned 567, 354 and 223 acres respectively in county Roscommon, while Philip Dignan of Ballyforan owned 651 acres in county Galway. John Duignan held untenanted land at Ballina in 1906.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbride | Lisbride | Roscommon | Roscommon | Roscommon Rural 90 | Ballintober South | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M901 625
OS Sheet: 40 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Danesfort (Roscommon) | Danesfort | Killummod | Carrick-on-Shannon | Danesfort 49 | Boyle | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M930971
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Ballina | Ballina | Taghboy | Athlone | Turrock 11 | Athlone | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M842 458
OS Sheet: 47 Discovery map: 47 |
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Archival sources
- Ó DUIBHGEANNÁIN, Séamus S. The Duignans from 1296. Bound typescript, 1984 ; Roscommon County Library
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] : 129
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 315
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Roscommon Union, 138
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 374
Modern printed sources
- KEENEHAN, John. ''St. Michael's Church, Drumlion, county Roscommon: church, people & landscape.'' Carrick-on-Shannon: Drumlion Church Committee, 2006. : John Keenehan et al. Old dwellings of distinction. 177-178.