Landed Estates
University of Galway

Hamilton (Cornecassa)

In the mid-19th century James Hamilton of Cornecassa (Cornkessagh), county Monaghan, held lands in the parishes of Tedavnet, barony of Monaghan and Clontibret and Aghnamullen, barony of Cremorne. His Monaghan estate was recorded as 7,315 acres in 1876 with a further 500 acres in County Longford. This family settled at Carrivetragh, north of the town of Clones, in county Monaghan in the 17th century. By the late 18th century Sir James Hamilton, Knight, was living at Cornecassa, just west of Monaghan town. Sir James married his cousin Catherine Hamilton and they had a family of twelve children. Their second son, Dacre Hamilton, succeeded his father and died in 1837 and in turn was succeeded by his son James Hamilton, who died in 1877. James Hamilton, whose main estate was based at Cornacassa, County Monaghan, was recorded as the owner of over 500 acres in County Longford in the 1870s. This included property in the parishes of Abbeylara and Granard in the barnony of Granard.

Associated Families

No associated families were found for this estate

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Gallanagh House Gallanagh Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan Rural Monaghan Monaghan OSI Ref: H661345
OS Sheet: 9
Discovery map: 28A
Cornecassa Cornecassa Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan OSI Ref: H650339
OS Sheet: 9
Discovery map: 28A

Archival sources

  • Draft pedigree of Hamilton of Clones and Cornecassa, c 1700-c 1800. GO Ms 800, 14; National Library of Ireland
  • Copy of confirmation of arms to descendants of Sir James Hamilton Knt and to his grandson James Hamilton of Cornacassa, 29 June 1858. GO Ms 108, 225-26; National Library of Ireland
  • Printed volume containing an act for the partition of lands in the Cos of Monaghan, Fermanagh, Louth and Armagh, formerly the property of Sir James Hamilton Knt., and for the sale of those lands 1807, with manuscript annotations, 1807. Ms 19,749; National Library of Ireland
  • Leslie Papers – 108 deeds, including wills, relating to Leslie, Ancketell, Hamilton, Montgomery, Moore and Ridgeway families and lands in Cos Monaghan, Tyrone, Cavan and Donegal. D.23,077-23,184; National Library of Ireland
  • Rent roll, plan for dividing estate, accounts, etc. relating to Terniscallen, Cooltrom, Corlat and Derryever, Co. Monaghan, Parties Sir J. Hamilton, S. Hamilton, R. Hamilton and Rev. J. Hamilton, 1808-13. D565 (1-5); Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Testator: Olivia Lucas. Executor: Dacre Hamilton, Camacassa, Nr. Monaghan. Court Ref.: Cant. 3/682. 1821. EDOL/552; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Lease from Dacre Hamilton, Corneskeagh Lodge, Co Monaghan, to Rev. Michael Maginn of 19½ acres at Cloghan at a yearly rent of £29.9.5. for one life or seventeen years. Map included. 3 April 1813. DIORC/1/8/11 ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • James Hamilton, Monaghan, Colemain, to the Lords Justices re Oakboy activity, 18 July 1863. T3019/4645; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • James Hamilton to Robert Hill. Deed of Sale of lands in Co. Monaghan. Consideration: £102. 1683. D1071/A/H/2/26 ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Hamilton, 19 Nov 1850, Vol 4 (3), MRGS 39/002, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources