Atkinson (Glenwilliam)
According to Burke's Landed Gentry the Atkinsons settled in the north of Ireland in the late 16th century. Some time in the late 1850s Edward Atkinson of Glenwilliam and Skea House, Enniskillen, county Fermanagh, appears to have bought the Glenwilliam estate from the Massys [or possibly won it in a game of cards, see Bence Jones]. In the 1870s Edward Atkinson of Glenwilliam Castle, Ballingarry, county Limerick, owned 2,655 acres in the county. He was the father of John Atkinson, Attorney General of Ireland in the 1890s and Member of Parliament for North Derry and later created Lord Atkinson.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwilliam | Glenwilliam | Ballingarry | Croom | Ballynoe 10 | Connello Upper | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R410 321
OS Sheet: 37 Discovery map: 65 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of grant of supporters to the Rt Hon John Atkinson on granting to him of the dignity of Baron for life, 19 Feb 1906. GO MS 111:179-180; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms to the descendants of Edward Atkinson of Glenwilliam Castle & of Drogheda & to his eldest son the Rt Hon John Atkinson, Attorney General of Ireland, 5 Dec 1905. GO MS 111:176-177; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey file for parish of Ballingarry, barony of Connello Upper, 1944. Limerick West 5; Limerick Studies Department, Dooradoyle
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 146
- 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] : 13
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 262
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxvii, 128 (Glenwilliam)