Whitney
In 1857 Thomas Whitney owned several townlands in the parish of Kilmactranny, county Sligo. His main residence was at Merton, Enniscorthy, county Wexford. Two of his daughters, Amelia Sarah Hewitson and Alice Julia Eden, held over 3000 acres in county Sligo in 1876. In the 1850s Thomas Whitney held the townland of Dungummin Upper, 704 acres in the parish of Kilbride, county Cavan. In 1876 he is recorded as the owner of 704 acres in county Cavan. By 1878 this townland was owned by Thomas Whitney’s daughters Mrs Eden and Mrs Hewetson. Benjamin Whitney, a cousin of Thomas Whitney, owned 563 acres in county Roscommon and 272 acres in county Armagh in the 1870s. He was the Clerk of the Peace and Registrar of Titles for county Mayo and legal adviser to the Earls of Lucan. He was knighted and his legal firm still operates in Dublin as Whitney, Moore and Keller. Over 600 acres of land in county Roscommon, the property of Daniel Henry, was sold in the Landed Estates court in 1862. Mr. McNevin, of the firm McNevin & Whitney, had carriage of the sale and purchased much of the land in trust. Thomas Whitney was the owner of over 270 acres in county Waterford in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annagh Lodge | Aughnacloy | Kilmactranny | Boyle | Ballynashee 1 | Tirerrill | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G848156
OS Sheet: 35 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Christendom House | Christendom | Kilculliheen | Waterford | Waterford Urban 82 | Killculliheen | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S621125
OS Sheet: Discovery map: 76 |
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] : 476
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 319 & 321
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Killculliheen: 4 (Christendom)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 656-657
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 231-232 (Annagh Lodge)
- ''Irish Times'': 18 June 1862, p.4 (Henry Land Estates Court sale)