Walsh (Castlehill)
In the late 1830s the Walshes inherited part of the Cormack estate in the parish of Crossmolina, barony of Tirawley, and in the parishes of Kilcommon and Kilmore, barony of Erris, county Mayo. In 1876 John Cormack Walsh owned 6472 acres in the county. The Congested Districts' Board purchased over 1000 acres of the Walshes property in November 1906 and part of the Iniskea Islands in 1907.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlehill | Castlehill | Addergoole | Ballina | Crossmolina South 17 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G139116
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 23 |
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| Goolamore Lodge | Goolamore | Kilcommon | Belmullet | Goolamore | Erris | Mayo |
OSI Ref: F812 218
OS Sheet: 26 Discovery map: 22 |
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| Massbrook | Massbrook Lower | Addergoole | Castlebar | Addergoole 70 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G165 061
OS Sheet: 47, 59 Discovery map: 31 |
Archival sources
- Westport Estate Papers, rental of the estate of John C. Walsh 1884-1885. Ms 41,078/2; National Library of Ireland
- Westport Estate Papers, rental of the estate of Edward C. Walsh for the year ending Nov 1919. MS 41,078/3; National Library of Ireland
- Massbrook photos. 011/062; Irish Architectural Archive
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. Parish of Addergoole. ITA/2/1; Mayo County Library
- Particulars & maps of Massbrook, Co Mayo, not dated. SC01549 ; English Heritage National Monuments Record
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] : 465
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 312
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballina Union, 1
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol 1, 116 & 149 (castlehill) & Vol IV, 92 (Goolamore)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. '' 18th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 4927] HC 1909, xvi. Appendix XXXII: 138
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 353
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxiv, 44
Modern printed sources
- DONOHOE, Tony. ''History of Crossmolina''. Dublin: De Burca, 2003: 274-282
- DORNAN, Brian. ''Mayo's Lost Islands: The Inishkeas''. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000: 153-157
- NOONE, Father Seán. ''Where the Sun Sets: Ballycroy, Belmullet, Kilcommon & Kiltane, County Mayo''. Naas: The Leinster Leader, 1991: 318-319
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 204
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': MCAULIFFFE, E.J. and WALTON, Julian. Names on coffin-plates in the vaults of St Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin, includes vault of John Walsh of Castlehill. V (1974-1979), 131-139