Wood (Skreen)
Edward and Arthur Wood owned an estate of over 1000 acres in county Sligo in the 1870s, mostly in the barony of Tireragh. Thomas Mostyn Wood owned over 100 acres in the parish of Templeboy, barony of Tireragh. His lands were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in 1874 and again in 1876. He also acted as a trustee for the sale of houses in the town of Sligo, the property of Margaret Christian.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seafort House | Carrowbrickeen | Skreen | Dromore West | Toberpatrick East 29 | Tireragh | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G572345
OS Sheet: 13 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Grangemore (Tireragh) | Grangemore | Templeboy | Dromore West | Templeboy North 27 | Tireragh | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G469318
OS Sheet: 18 Discovery map: 24 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Wood, 13 February 1874, Vol 113, MRGS 39/052, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Wood, 1 February 1876, Vol 122, MRGS 39/055, (microfilm copy in NUIG)n; National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Wood/Christian/Culbertson, 17 November 1876, Vol 126, MRGS 39/057, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 324
- 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] : 482
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Dromore West Union 75
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol II 301
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 349
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 117
Modern printed sources
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': Jeffery, Lilian M. An account of the Wood family of county Sligo and their descendents. III (1963), 300-310.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 179-180 (Seafort)