Ormsby (Castle Dargan)
The Ormsby family held property at Castledargan since the end of the 17th century. William Ormsby is recorded as a gentleman farmer in the Census of Elphin in 1749. Houses, fields and premises in the town of Sligo, part of the estate of John Ormsby, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1854. These premises were held under a lease renewable forever between Jeremiah Furey and William Ormsby, dated March 1797. Lands at Coolboy and Shrareagh, barony of Tirerrill, the property of John Ormsby of Castle Dargan, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in December 1855. In 1875 over 1900 acres of the Castle Dargan estate was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. Most of the lots were purchased by Mr. Middleton, described in the Irish Times as "Merchant, Sligo" with one lot purchased by Mr. Maguire. In 1906 John Hosie is recorded as the occupier of the property at Castle Dargan, including mansion house.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Dargan | Castledargan | Kilross | Sligo | Ballintogher West 124 | Tirerrill | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G715276
OS Sheet: 21 Discovery map: 25 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Ormsby, 14 December 1855, Vol 37, MRGS 39/018, (microfilm copy in NUIG) ; National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Ormsby, 30 June 1854, Vol 29, MRGS 39/013, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Ormsby, 5 March 1875, Vol 118, MRGS 39/054, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
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] : 357
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 323
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Sligo Union
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II 204
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol II 239-240
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 98
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: William Ormsby of Castledargan, farmer, 515
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 392.
Modern printed sources
- ''Corran Herald'': O'BRIEN, Pat. Some recorded old place names of Castledargan. XXXVIII (2005-2006), 13-16.
- JOHNSTON, Jack (ed). ''The Riverstown story:county Sligo'' . Riverstown, county Sligo: Riverstown Enterprise Development, 2005. : 38.
- ''Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica'': FULLER, J. F. Pedigree of the Family of Ormsby, formerly of Ormsby in Lincolnshire, now of Ireland. 2nd Series, Vol II, 5
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 280-281 (Castle Dargan)
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sale reports, 6 March 1875, p.6
- Nolan, W. & O'Conor, K. (eds). ''Sligo, History and society: interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county.'' (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2024).: O'Brien, Patrick E. Castledargan: a middle-sized Sligo landed estate. pp.443-466.