Landed Estates
University of Galway

Brownlow

At the time of Griffith’s Valuation William Brownlow held an estate of at least 17 townlands in the parish of Magheracloone, barony of Farney, county Monaghan. This family were a branch of the Brownlow family, Barons Lurgan, who held a large estate in county Armagh from the early 17th century. By the mid-19th century William Brownlow was resident at Knapton House, Queen’s County (county Laois). In 1876 he owned 2,959 acres in county Monaghan. William Claude Brabazon Brownlow of Coolderry was a nephew of William Brownlow of Knapton. The Watson and Neill, solicitors’ collection, includes records relating to the Brownlows’ Monaghan estate – Lurgan ancestry project, see http://www.lurganancestry.com/brownlows.htm

Associated Families

No associated families were found for this estate

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Tullyallen House Tullyallen Magheracloone Carrickmacross Drumboory Farney Monaghan OSI Ref: N855996
OS Sheet: 34
Discovery map: 35
Drumboory Drumboory Magheracloone Carrickmacross Drumboory Farney Monaghan OSI Ref: N871992
OS Sheet: 34
Discovery map: 35
Maghernacloy Maghernacloy Magheracloone Carrickmacross Drumboory Farney Monaghan OSI Ref: N852975
OS Sheet: 34
Discovery map: 35 		Photo of Maghernacloy
Loughderry Derry Magheracloone Carrickmacross Lough Fea Farney Monaghan OSI Ref: N843963
OS Sheet: 34
Discovery map: 35

Archival sources

  • Lease book, including will and codicil of William Brownlow, Co Armagh, re estate lands in Cos Armagh, Louth and Monaghan, c 1738. T2721; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Brownlow, Barons Lurgan of Lurgan, Co Armagh, deeds, family & estate papers, with some papers for estates in Co Louth and Co Monaghan, 1610-1960. D1928. ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Papers relating to the Brownlow estate in Co Monaghan, 1754-1926. D4176; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources