Martin (Brook Lodge)
At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Nicholas Martin a minor, held 4 townlands in the parish of Feakle, barony of Tulla Upper, county Clare and Elizabeth Martin also held land in the parish. By the 1870s Nicholas Henry Martin of Brook Lodge, Tulla, also known as Dangan Ville, owned 2,213 acres in county Clare. Some of his descendants emigrated to Australia. In February 1878 over 2,000 acres in the the barony of Tulla Upper, the estate of Nicholas Henry Martin were advertised for sale.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lodge/Dangan Ville | Carrowroe | Quin | Tulla | Dangan 143 | Bunratty Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R457 775
OS Sheet: 35 Discovery map: 58 |
Archival sources
- Land Judges’ Court Rentals (Dunboyne), Martin, 26 Feb 1878, Vol 19; James Hardiman Library, University of Galway
- Land Judges’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Martin, 26 Feb 1878, Vol 1331 (21), MRGS 39/059, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
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] : 308
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 111