Landed Estates
University of Galway

Murray

The Murray estate was in the parishes of Monaghan and Tullycorbet, county Monaghan in the mid-19th century. James Murray of Beech Hill, parish of Monaghan, married Margaret a sister of the Venerable Dr André Allen, Archdeacon of Clogher and died in 1828. Their son André Allen Murray of Lough Oonagh, a barrister, married Rebecca Moffat and had three sons, André Allen who, following his marriage, became André Allen Murray-Ker of Newbliss House; William of Beech Hill who owned 334 acres in 1876 and Robert.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Beech Hill Tirkeenan Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan OSI Ref: H675333
OS Sheet: 9
Discovery map: 28A
Corlat House Corlat Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan Rural Monaghan Monaghan OSI Ref: H692329
OS Sheet:
Discovery map: 28A
Loughoony Loughoony Clones Clones St Tierney Dartree Monaghan OSI Ref: H561301
OS Sheet: 12
Discovery map: 28A
Photo of Loughoony

Archival sources

  • Accounts of expenditure on and rents received from the Co Monaghan estates of Lord Cremorne by his agent Andre Allen Murray, 1850-1856. Ms 4852-4859; National Library of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources