Skehan (Drewsborough)
At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Skehan held a small estate in the parish of Tomgraney, barony of Tulla Upper, county Clare, which he had purchased in the Encumbered Estates Court from the Drews. His property included the Scarriff Mills. Skehan, a native of O'Briensbridge, had made money prospecting in the gold fields of Australia. In 1869 Skehan sold his estate at Drewsborought to William Scanlan.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drewsborough | Drewsborough | Tomgraney | Scarriff | Scarriff 136 | Tulla Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R634 835
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 58 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (Dunboyne), Skehan, 8 June 1869, Vol 21, 7-29; James Hardiman Library, University of Galway
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Skehan, 8 June 1869, Vol 94 (42), MRGS 39/045, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rental, Michael Skehan, lands of Scariff, original & copy, 8 June 1869; Clare County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Scarriff Union, 64
Modern printed sources
- ''Jnl. of the East Clare Heritage Group: Sliabh Aughty'': O’GORMAN, Michael. Drewsboro. 1 (1989), 10-14
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 108