Landed Estates
University of Galway

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: 		Photo of Brandrum
Raconnell Raconnell Tedavnet Monaghan Bellanode Monaghan Monaghan OSI Ref: H652356
OS Sheet: 9
Discovery map: 28A 		Photo of Raconnell
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

Contemporary printed sources