Tenison (Lough Bawn)
The Tenisons of Lough Bawn, county Monaghan, descend from Norbury Tenison, fourth son of the most Reverend Richard Tenison, Bishop of Meath in the 1690s. The Bishop’s eldest son, Henry Tenison of Dillonstown, county Louth, acquired the Lough Bawn estate circa 1695 and leased it in 1709 to William Barton of Thomastown, Co Louth and of Carrickmacross Castle, Co Monaghan. Margaret, daughter and heiress of William Barton, married Henry’s younger brother Richard Tension. When Richard’s daughter Margaret died unmarried in 1742 Lough Bawn passed to Richard’s nephew, William Tenison of Priorlands, county Louth. Shirley writes that William Tenison’s wife’s family, the Woods of Lisanisk, Carrickmacross, were given a lease of Lough Bawn in 1724. In 1876, the estate extended to 2,697 acres and was all located in the parish of Aghnamullen, barony of Cremorne. Lough Bawn has remained in the possession of the Tenison family until the present day although reduced in size to about 250 acres.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lough Bawn House | Shantony | Aghnamullen | Carrickmacross | Corracharra | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H713110
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Rosefield | Rosefield | Kilmore | Monaghan | Bellanode | Monaghan | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H634337
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 28A |
Archival sources
- Fine and recovery 1762 and 1769 relating to the property of the Kerr family at Rosefield, Co Monaghan. Copy of private Act of Parliament 1773-1774, for vesting in trustees the estate of Thomas Tenison of Rosefield. M.6143-45; National Archives of Ireland
- Confirmation of arms to Colonel William Tenison, son and heir of Captain William Tenison of Lough Bawn, son of William Barton Tenison of Moynalty, son of Willliam Tenison of Priorland, Co Louth, 10 Feb 1914. GO Ms 111a, 121; National Library of Ireland
- Bygott Collection: Hill of Hawkstone – lease and release of various lands in Hodnet Parish, Shropshire, also includes lands in Cos Longford and Monaghan, Thomas Tenison to Sir Richard Fowler, 9-10 April 1731. 731/2/1167-68; Shropshire Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Monaghan Union, 124 (Loughbawn), Carrickmacross Union, 130 (Rosefield)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 96 (Lough Bawn), II, 186 (Rosefield)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 272
- SHIRLEY, Evelyn Philip. ''The History of the County of Monaghan''. London: Pickering and Co, 1869: 254
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 84
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 84
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 191 (Lough Bawn)
- MULLIGAN, Kevin V. ''The Buildings of Ireland South Ulster, Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan'', (New Haven and London, 2013): 176-177 (Lough Bawn)
- ''Clogher Record'': SCHLEGEL, Donald M. The Barton Estate and Lough Bawn in County Monaghan. XV, No 2 (1995), 104-145.