Simes
Nathaniel P. Simes bought 7,719 acres in five townlands in the parish of Burrishoole, barony of Burrishoole, county Mayo, for £4,000 from the sale of the O'Donel of Newport estate in the Encumbered Estates' Court in the early 1850s. Much of the Simes estate was in the possession of the Stanuell family in the late 19th century. For more information about Teevmore see http://familyhistory.oram.ca/burrishoole/?page_id=1345
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raigh Lodge | Raigh | Burrishoole | Newport | Newport West 148 | Burrishoole | Mayo |
OSI Ref: L921 951
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Milcum House | Teevemore | Burrishoole | Newport | Derryloughan 145 | Erris | Mayo |
OSI Ref: L968 939
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 31 |
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| Teevmore | Teevmore | Burrishoole | Newport | Derryloughan 145 | Burrishoole | Mayo |
OSI Ref: L977 938
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 31 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), O’Donnell, 6 July 1854, Vol 30, MRGS 39/013, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Melcomb photos. 011/063; Irish Architectural Archive
- Two diaries 1854-1907 and 1887-1919 of John and Arthur Oram, land agents, Burrishoole http://www.ucd.ie/archives/html/collections/oram-john-arthur.html ; University College, Dublin, Archives
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] : 412
- 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. : Newport Union, 71