Coll
The Coll family held a small estate in the parish of Dromin, barony of Coshma, county Limerick in the 19th century, centred on their residence Maidstown Castle. In 1795 Patrick Coll of Clogher and Maidstown Castle married Sally Frazer of Ballynamuddagh, Dromin and they had three sons and three daughters. The sons were Owen Coll of Ballynamuddagh (1796-1866), Robert Coll of Bruff (1798-1860) and Patrick Coll of Maidstown (1800-1885). In the 1870s Patrick Coll of Maidstown, Bruree, owned 403 acres and Patrick Coll, junior, of Ballinamuddagh, Bruree, owned 170 acres in county Limerick. Robert Coll born at Maidstown in 1854 was a successful athlete and chairman of Limerick County Council 1902-1905.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstown Castle | Maidstown | Dromin | Kilmallock | Dromin 27 | Coshma | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R585 319
OS Sheet: 39 Discovery map: 65 |
Archival sources
- Lease of part of Maidstown from George G. Gubbins & Joseph Gubbins to Patrick Cull, 4 June 1822. Considine Papers, Collection List 125, MS 43,077/2; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Coshma, 56 (Maidstown)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 147