Martin (Killoskehane)
John Martin (1797-1876), a cotton mill owner, of Shrigley, Killeagh, county Down, owned 1,750 acres in county Tipperary, 2,436 acres in county Tyrone and 24 acres in county Down in the 1870s. He appears to have bought the Willington estate at Killoskehane in the mid 1850s. Edward Downes Martin was the occupier of Killoskehane Castle in 1906 and held over 1,600 acres of untenanted land in county Tipperary. His wife Nellie was the daughter of Thomas Staples Irwin of Drumglass, county Tyrone. She was buried in Kilfithmore, county Tipperary, cemetery in 1904. see http://members.iinet.net.au/~sgrieves/cemetries__ireland.htm
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killoskehane | Killoskehane | Killoskehane | Roscrea | Borrisnafarney 113 | Ikerrin | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S045 698
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 59 |
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Archival sources
- Papers of Martin and Henderson, Solicitors (incorporating H Wallace and Co) include briefs, case papers, etc. re the trusts of the estate of Edward Downes Martin, decd. c.1896-c.1913. D2223/13/1-8; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey file, early 1940s, North Tipperary No. 10 (Killoskehane); Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
- Costigan, lands of Killishehane & Killough, Co. Tipperary, circa 1920. Box 82; Roscrea Heritage Society Centre, Damer House, Roscrea
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 166, 278
- 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] : 308