Cole (Florence Court)

Part of the Cole estate was in county Monaghan, in the parish of Aghabog, barony of Dartree. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was held by the Honourable John Lowry Cole (1813-1882), son of the 2nd Earl of Enniskillen and Member of Parliament for Enniskillen. In 1876 John Lowry Cole owned 587 acres in the county. Owen Blayney Cole of Brandrum, county Monaghan, was the son of Brigadier Major Henry Cole of the Florence Court, county Fermanagh family and his wife Jane Elizabeth, daughter and co heir of John Owen of Raconnell. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Owen B. Cole and his aunt Olivia Lucas held land in the parishes of Clones, Drumsnat and Tedavnet, barony of Monaghan. In 1876, Owen B. Cole owned 430 acres in the county.

Associated Families

No associated families were found for this estate

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Brandrum	Brandrum	Kilmore	Monaghan	Bellanode	Monaghan	Monaghan	OSI Ref: H637319 OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map:
Raconnell	Raconnell	Tedavnet	Monaghan	Bellanode	Monaghan	Monaghan	OSI Ref: H652356 OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 28A
Carrowbarra House	Carrowbarra Island	Clones	Monaghan	Drumsnat	Monaghan	Monaghan	OSI Ref: H592310 OS Sheet: 12 Discovery map: 28A

Archival sources

Lease with counterpart of lands in barony of Cremorne, Henry Moore Earl of Drogheda to Sir Arthur Cole, 28 March 1712. D.21,587-88.; National Library of Ireland
Copy of cancelled confirmation of arms, 18 June 1838 and confirmation of arms to Owen Blayney Cole of Brandrum with an account of his descent from the families of Owen, Blayney and Moore, 26 June 1838. GO Ms 107, 137-40; National Library of Ireland

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