Fenwick (Kilmacrenan)
At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, William Fenwick was among the principal lessors in the parish of Kilmacrenan, County Donegal. In the 1870s, the representatives of William Fenwick, of Greenhills, Raphoe, were the owners of over 5000 acres in County Donegal. Walford states that William Fenwick had married Rebecca Nisbitt of Greenhill.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Greenhills (Raphoe) | Magherahee | Raphoe | Strabane | Castlefin | Raphoe North | Donegal |
OSI Ref: H228996
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Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.49.
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Strabane Union, p.28 (Magherahee)
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : p.154.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.225.
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.41.