Jordan (Oldhead)
In 1678 William Jordan was granted Henry Garvey's lands of Bunowen, Legan and Moneen in the parish of Kilgeever, barony of Murrisk, county Mayo, under the Acts of Settlement. By the late 18th century this estate was in the possession of Edmond Jordan. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Oldhead as his estate. Jordan sold it to John Evelyn of Bath, England, in 1792. Two years later Evelyn sold the estate, then known as Oldhead, to John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Brownes leased the property to the Blakes of Towerhill, the Ruttledges and to Hugh Wilbraham.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhall | Elmhall | Drum | Castlebar | Breaghwy 63 | Carra | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M199 854
OS Sheet: 90 Discovery map: 31 |
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Archival sources
- Westport Estate Papers, Collection List 78; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. File Mayo East 1-24, parish of Drum (Elmhall); Mayo County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 405 (Oldhead)
Modern printed sources
- SIMINGTON, Robert C. ''Books of Survey and Distribution, Co Mayo''. Dublin: Stationary Office, 1956: 111-113
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': Nĺ CHINNÉIDE, Síle. A Frenchman’s Tour of Connacht in 1791. XXXV (1976), 52-66