O'Donel (Newcastle)
From the mid 18th century a branch of the family of O'Donels of Newport, county Mayo, resided at Newcastle, parish of Meelick, barony of Gallen, county Mayo. The Irish Tourist Association file for the parish of Templemore refers to the O'Donel vault beside Straide Abbey which records much of the genealogy of this branch of the O'Donel family. Griffith's Valuation shows that the representatives of Lewis O'Donel of Rosslands, barony of Burrishoole, still held land in the parishes of Meelick and Crossmolina, barony of Tirawley in the mid 19th century.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Newcastle | Meelick | Swineford | Meelick 120 | Gallen | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M319 971
OS Sheet: 71 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Ross House | Rosbeg | Burrishoole | Newport | Newport East 149 | Burrishoole | Mayo |
OSI Ref: L961 910
OS Sheet: 76 Discovery map: 31 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), O’Donel, 30 Jan 1874, Vol 113, MRGS 39/052, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Pedigree of O’Donnells of Ulster, Cos Roscommon, Leitrim, Tipperary and Newport, Newcastle and Erris, Co Mayo and of Austria, c 1400-1811. GO MS 112, 107 & 238-44; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of O’Donnell, Lords of Tirconnell, of Co Donegal, Newport and New Castle, Co Mayo, Larkfield, Co Leitrim, Greyfield, Co Roscommon, BC 1370-AD 1812. GO MS 169, 1-32; National Library of Ireland
- Ross House, Newport, cuttings. 132/051; Irish Architectural Archive
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey. Parish of Templemore. ITA/3/23; Mayo County Library
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: 70
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 108 (Newcastle)
Modern printed sources
- DONOHOE, Tony. ''History of Crossmolina''. Dublin: De Burca, 2003: 222-223
- ''Jnl. of the North Mayo Archaeological and Historical Society'': DONOHUE, Tony. The O'Donnells of Killeen and the Cathach. II, No 1, (1987-1988), 13-15
- ''Jnl. of the North Mayo Archaeological and Historical Society'': DONOHUE, Tony. O'Donnells of Newport and Killeen. III, No 1 (1992-1993), 74-75
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 246 (Ross House)
- ''Jnl. of the North Mayo Archaeological and Historical Society'': Ó COCHLAIN, Rubert S. The O’Donnells of Mayo. II, No.4, (1990), 67-81