Palmer (Summerhill)
In 1741 James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, leased an estate in the parish of Templemurry, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, to Arthur Knox of Castlereagh for 999 years. The Knoxes subsequently sublet it to Thomas Palmer for 444 years. The Palmers also held land in the parish of Bekan, barony of Costello, under a lease dated 1715 from Dominick Jordan for 999 years. In 1853 the Palmer estate of 1279 acres was sold in the Encumbered Estates' Court.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill | Rathfran | Templemurry | Killala | Lackan South 101 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G190 333
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 24 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Knox, 15 June 1854, Vol 29, MRGS 39/013, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Palmer, 17 Feb 1853, Vol 20, MRGS 39/009, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Summerhill photos. 011/082; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 365
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 121 & 610
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Killala Union, 76
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 219
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol VI, 328
- M'PARLAN, James. ''Statistical survey of the county of Mayo''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802: 101
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 110 (Summer-hill)
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 268
- RUANE, Patrick. Thesis entitled ''Mayo Country Houses before 1840 - Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition'' (M.U.B.C.), 1996: Appendix VI
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 110
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1871: II, 1045
- BLAKE, Tarquin. ''Abandoned mansions of Ireland II: more portraits of forgotten stately homes'' Cork: Collins Press, 2012. : 178-185 (Summerhill)