Orme (Owenmore)
The Orme family owned extensive property in county Mayo and also around the village of Enniscrone in the parish of Kilglass, county Sligo. Of Staffordshire extract they settled in county Mayo at the end of the 17th century and built up an estate centred in the parish of Moygawnagh, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, some of which was held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. By the time of Griffith's Valuation they also held a large estate in the parish of Killasser, barony of Gallen, county Mayo. In 1876 three members of the family held over 16,000 acres in county Mayo and almost 2,000 in county Sligo. C. Guy Orme sold 3,100 acres to the Congested Districts' Board on 22 Feb 1912.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Owenmore or Millbrook | Correens | Moygawnagh | Killala | Kilfian South 96 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G108 232
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 23 |
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| Belville | Knockaculleen | Moygawnagh | Killala | Kilfian South 96 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G119 248
OS Sheet: 21 Discovery map: 23 |
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| Orme's Lodge | Carrowhubbuck South | Kilglass | Dromore West | Kilglass 16 | Tireragh | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G288299
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 24 |
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Archival sources
- Map of lands in parish of Kilglass, estate of John Orme, c.1850. ; Sligo County Library
- Rental of Capt. Orme's estate, 1900-16. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Rental of W.R. Orme's estate, 1917-1926. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Rentals of Orme estate, 1893-1905. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Late 19th century valuation of Orme estate. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Maps of Orme Estate, 1907. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Pedigree of Orme of Staffordshire, Cos Mayo and Sligo and America c 1590-1844. GO MS 175, 179-187; National Library of Ireland
- Solicitors' Papers re Moy and other fisheries, Co Mayo and associated families of Gore, Browne, Ormsby, Jones, Atkinson, Little, Clarke, Orme, FitzGerald and Clive, 1611-1957. Acc. 1165; National Archives of Ireland
- Owenmore photos & cuttings. 011/077; Irish Architectural Archive
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. Parish of Moygownagh. ITA/2/16; Mayo County Library
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] : 356
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 311 & 322
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Killala Union, 70 (Owenmore)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 438 (Belville) & Vol II, 329 (Belville)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol VI, 88 (Millbrook) & Vol VI, 94 & 106 (Belville)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 36 (Ballyconown), 67 (Belville) & 286 (Millbrook)
- M'PARLAN, James. ''Statistical survey of the county of Mayo''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802: 101 (Millbrook)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 50 & 53
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 366 (Owenmore)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Dromore West Union
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 465
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 229
- RUANE, Patrick. Thesis entitled ''Mayo Country Houses before 1840 - Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition'' (M.U.B.C.), 1996: Appendix VI
- QUINN, J. F. ''History of Mayo''. Ballina: Brendan Quinn, 2000: IV, 204-205
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 746-748 (McCausland)
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 157-158 (Orme's Lodge)