O'Hara
The O'Haras were the only Gaelic family to continue as major landowners in County Sligo up to modern times. They held significant estates in the Baronies of Leyny and Corran. Through judicious choice in terms of politics and religion they succeeded in maintaining their role in Sligo political and social life for three centuries. In 1906 Major Charles K. O'Hara is recorded as the occupier of property at Annghmore, barony of Leyny, including a mansion house.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annaghmore (Nymphsfield) | Annaghmore | Kilvarnet | Tobercurry | Annagh 70 | Leyny | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G65222420
OS Sheet: 26 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Coopershill | Cooperhill | Kilmacallen | Sligo | Riverstown 53 | Tirerrill | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G727210
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Cuiltybar | Carrownleam | Killoran | Tobercurry | Coolaney | Leyny | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G593233
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Newpark | Newpark | Kilmorgan | Sligo | Drumfin 34 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G698184
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25 |
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Archival sources
- Microfilm copies of papers from the National Library of Ireland collection of O'Hara papers. R20. ; Sligo County Library
- O'Hara MSS: family & estate papers, 16th-120h century. see http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/oharasligo.pdf for complete details; National Library of Ireland
- O'Hara Papers, 1860-1974 family & estate papers, D4031 + copies of material in NLI; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- O'Hara papers: Farm administraton & accounts, 18th century. Copies of originals held in private possession. ; National Library of Ireland
- O'Hara papers: Correspondence & maps including road maps of Sligo & Mayo, c.1800. Copies of originals in private possession. ; National Library of Ireland
- GO MSS 179: Pedigree of O'Hara of Coolaney & Nymphsfield, 1580-1730. ; National Library of Ireland
- GO MSS 165: Pedigree of O'Hara of Coolaney & Nymphsfield, 1600-1794. ; National Library of Ireland
- Autographed letter of Charles O'Hara of Nymphsfield from Boyle, July 1794. GO Ms. 3, 106-7. ; National Library of Ireland
- Coopershill: Photographs. 016/004; Irish Architectural Archive
- Annaghmore photographs, 004/057.; Irish Architectural Archive
- Letter from J. Redding of Castlerea to G.R. Wills Sandford re vacancy for gamekeeper on estate of Major O'Hara, 1 Dec 1910. MS 24,197; National Library of Ireland
- Correspondence of Charles O'Hara and Edmund Burke, Archival Collection 016. ; Gettysburg College Special Collections & Archives
- O'Hara Papers: Letter to Charles King O'Hara from Lt. Herbert Clifford re missions to Ryukyu Islands, 1839-1845. Ms.20,323. ; National Library of Ireland
- O'Hara Family Papers, Annaghmore, mainly relating to their role as benefactors and officers of the parish of Killoran, Co Sligo with some papers re the parish of Ballisodare, 1743-1873, 81 items. Ms 471; Representative Church Body Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 322
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tobercurry Union, 85
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 218
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol II, 250
- 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: 224 (Nymphsfield)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 396.
- McPARLAN, James. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Sligo'' (Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802). : 8.
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxi, 72
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 395 (Nymphsfield)
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 4
- ''Irish Economic and Social History'': Bartlett, Thomas. O'Hara of Annaghmore: survival and revival, 1660-1800. IX (1982),
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 533
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Special Lists.: O'Hara Papers. See under Lists of MSS & Special Collections
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 915-916.
- EGAN, Ursula et al. ''Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo, Vol. I: South Sligo''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 2005. : 481.
- NATIONAL INVENTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. ''An introduction to the architectural heritage of county Sligo''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 2007. : 80-81.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 233-235 (Annaghmore), 302-304 (Coopershill), 309-310 (Cuiltybar), 406-407 (Newpark)
- McTERNAN, John C. ''The light of bygone days, Volume II: Sligo families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 280-286
- TIMONEY, Martin A (ed). ''Dedicated to Sligo: thirty-four essays on Sligo's past''. Sligo: Publishing Sligo's past, 2013. : Timoney, Martin A. "Hints towards a natural and topographical history of the county of Sligoe" by the Rev. William Henry, 1739", p.150. [Nymphsfield]
- Nolan, W. & O'Conor, K. (eds). ''Sligo, History and society: interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county.'' (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2024).: Bartlett, Tom. The O'Haras of Annaghmore c.1600-c.1800: survival and revival. pp.425-441.