Nixon (Donegal & Monaghan)
Reverend Alexander Brown Nixon was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Raymunterdoney and Tullaghobegley, Barony of Kilmacrenan, County Donegal at the time of Griffiths Valuation. He was recorded as the owner of over 9000 acres in County Donegal in the 1870s. His residence by then is noted as Knockballymore, Clones County Monaghan. Nixon had moved from Gweedore following an attack by tenants in 1858.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield (Kilmacrenan) | Ray | Raymunterdoney | Dunfanaghy | Cross Roads | Kilmacrenan | Donegal |
OSI Ref: B972326
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 1 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Dunfanaghy Union, p.40 (Ray)
- 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.339.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.229.
Modern printed sources
- ''Donegal Annual'': MacAoidh, Seamus. Nixon: a tyrant landlord. 42 (1990), pp.45-48.
- ''Donegal Annual'': Ó Ceallaigh, Seosamh. Alexander Nixon, Heathfield, Ballyboes. 71 (2019), pp.22-28.