Sinclair (Hollyhill & Drumbeg)
At the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s, William Sinclair was the lessor of several townlands in the parish of Inver, Barony of Banagh, County Donegal. He appears to have been held this property on lease from the Conyngham estate. James Sinclair was recorded among the principal lessors in the parish of Clondavaddog, barony of Kilmacrenan, at the same time. In the 1870s the estate of William Sinclair of Hollyhill, Strabane, amounted to over 5000 acres in County Donegal. Hussey de Burgh notes Drumbeg, County Donegal as a second address for him. The representatives of James Sinclair, with an address in Coleraine, County Derry, were the owners of over 2200 acres at that time. Burke suggests that this family are descended from Reverend James Sinclair, who became Rector of Leckpatrick, County Tyrone in the later seventeenth century.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumbeg House (Inver) | Cloverhill or Drumbeg | Inver | Donegal | Bonnyglen | Banagh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G821777
OS Sheet: 98 Discovery map: 10 |
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| Bonnyglen | Bonnyglen | Inver | Donegal | Bonnyglen | Banagh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G828796
OS Sheet: 92 Discovery map: 11 |
Archival sources
- Rental of Holyhill and Bonnyglen estates, 1900-1908, D2298/G/49 and 1909-1922, D2298/G/50. ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Abercorn papers, includes correspondence with members of the Sinclair family on estate and political matters. D623. ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Donegal Union, p.12 (Cloverhill or Drumbeg), p.15 (Bonnyglen)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.230.
- 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] : p.413.
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, p.25.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.37 (Bonnyglen)