Jones (Fermanagh)
The Jones family of Lisgoole, county Fermanagh, held a significant estate in county Leitrim, mainly in the barony of Carrigallen. In June 1854 Michael Jones, formerly of Lisgoole, county Fermanagh, but then residing at Cregg House, county Sligo, offered for sale his lands, known as the Drumbibe estate, close to Ballinamore in county Leitrim. In the 1870s the representatives of Michael Jones still owned almost 2000 acres in county Leitrim as well as lands in Fermanagh.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cregg House | Cregg | Drumcliff | Sligo | Drumcliff West 56 | Carbury | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G664398
OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 16 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Jones, 20 June 1854, Vol 29, MRGS 39/013, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 304.
- 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] : 240