Landed Estates
University of Galway

Griffith (Sligo)

The Griffith family held land in County Sligo although they also had merchant interests in the town. McTernan notes that they had previously resided in the semi-fortified residence at Ballincar before moving to Ballytivnan house, which they occupied until the 1830s. The property in Tireragh was leased from the Cooper estate. Henry Griffith was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Drumard at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He offered for sale several premises in Sligo town in the Landed Estates Court in October 1866 and again in February 1867. In the 1870s William Griffith was the owner of almost 2000 acres in county Sligo. In 1911 an offer from the Congested Districts Board for the purchase of this estate was accepted.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Port Royal Buninna Dromard Dromore West Toberpatrick East 29 Tireragh Sligo OSI Ref: G580334
OS Sheet: 13, 19
Discovery map: 25
Castle Neynoe/Ballysumaghan House Ballysumaghan Ballysumaghan Sligo Ballynakill 49 Tirerrill Sligo OSI Ref: G746255
OS Sheet: 27
Discovery map: 25 		Photo of Castle Neynoe/Ballysumaghan House
Ballytivnan House Ballytivnan House Calry Sligo Calry 54 Carbury Sligo OSI Ref: G695371
OS Sheet: 14
Discovery map: 25

Archival sources

  • Castle Neynoe, Photographs. 149/036.; Irish Architectural Archive
  • Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Griffith, 18 October 1866, Vol 82, MRGS 39/040, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Griffith, 5 February 1867, Vol 84, MRGS 39/041, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources