Griffith (County Waterford)
In 1851, Christopher Darby Griffith was among the principal lessors in the parish of Modelligo, county Waterford. He is recorded as the owner of over 1800 acres in the county in the 1870s when he was resident at Padworth House, Reading, England. He served as MP for Devizes, 1857-1868.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scart Cottage | Scart (Hely) | Modelligo | Lismore | Modelligo 30 | Decies without Drum | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S170001
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 82 |
Archival sources
- Berks (Padworth, etc) and Bucks (Cholesbury, etc) deeds and estate papers c1250-1867:; Berkshire Record Office
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Decies without Drum: 165 (Scart (Hely))
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 175
- 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] : 194