Ormsby (Ballinamore)
The Ballinamore estate, in the parish of Killedan, barony of Gallen, county Mayo, was granted to the Ormsbys by patents dated 6 Apr and 6 July 1677. The family had been located in the area for a number of years before that date and purchased land from transplanted persons. Anthony Ormsby of Ballinamore owned 4,492 acres in 1876. Most of the estate was vested in the Congested Districts' Board in 1917 and the house and demesne were sold in 1938. Three younger sons of Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore acted as agents to various landlords in the locality and lived at Knockmore, Lakelands and Castlelucas.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinamore | Ballinamore | Killedan | Swineford | Ballinamore 110 | Gallen | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M315 869
OS Sheet: 80 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Knockmore | Knockmore Eighter | Manulla | Castlebar | Manulla 60 | Carra | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M221 854
OS Sheet: 79 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Lakeland | Lakeland Upper | Manulla | Castlebar | Manulla 60 | Carra | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M208 867
OS Sheet: 79 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Castlelucas | Castlelucas | Rosslee | Castlebar | Balllinafad 57 | Carra | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M211 799
OS Sheet: 90 Discovery map: 38 |
Archival sources
- Ballinamore Papers 1650-1935; James Hardiman Library, University of Galway
- Land League Papers, letter of complaint from tenant re turf cutting duties, estate of Anthony Ormsby of Ballintaffy, c 1880. MS 17,713; National Library of Ireland
- Ballinamore Papers. Microfilm p.8502; National Library of Ireland
- Photocopy of probate, will and codicils of Anthony Ormsby, Ballinamore, 1879-1882. Acc. 999/123; National Archives of Ireland
- Pedigree of Ormsby family of Louth, Lincolnshire, Ballymurray, county Roscommon & Ballinamore & Milford, county Mayo, 1500-1871. GO MSS 182: 92-94 ; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. Parish of Killedan. ITA/3/18; Mayo County Library
- Crown and Peace Records, Register of Trees, Co Mayo 1775-1919. ID/51/62 (Ormsby of Knockmore); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 220
- M'PARLAN, James. ''Statistical survey of the county of Mayo''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802: 105
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II,135 (Ballinamore) & 538 (Castlelucas)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol V, 114 (Ballinamore), Vol VI, 8 (Lakelands), 10 (Knockmore) & 237 (Castlelucas)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 25 (Ballinamore) & 259 (Lakelands)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Swineford Union, 161
- 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] : 357
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 50 & 52
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 367 (Ballinamore)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 105 & 235
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxi,65
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 115 (Ballinamore)
Modern printed sources
- RUANE, Patrick. Thesis entitled ''Mayo Country Houses before 1840 - Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition'' (M.U.B.C.), 1996: Appendix VI
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Special Lists.: Ballinamore Papers. Nos. 389 & 401
- SOBOLEWSKI, Peter & SOLAN, Betty. ''Kiltimagh, Our Life and Times''. Kiltimagh Historical Society, 1996: 89, 96, 162, 204-206
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 18
- ''Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica'': FULLER, J. F. Pedigree of the Family of Ormsby, formerly of Ormsby in Lincolnshire, now of Ireland. 2nd Series, Vol II, 15-18
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': LANE, Padraig G. Purchasers of land in counties Galway and Mayo in the Encumbered Estates court, 1849-1858. XLIII (1991), p. 101.