Hope
The Hope family of Amsterdam were merchants and bankers. In the early 19th century Thomas Hope settled in England at Deepdene, Sussex and in London. He was a patron of writers and artists. In 1806, he married the Hon Louisa Beresford daughter of Lord Decies, who was also Archbishop of Tuam. Their eldest son, Henry Thomas Hope (1808-1862) was a politician and patron of the arts. He inherited the famous Hope diamond from his uncle. In 1853, he bought the Castleblayney estate from the 12th Baron Blayney and renamed the residence there ‘Hope Castle’. He married Anne Adèla Bichat and they had a daughter Henrietta Adèla, who married the 6th Duke of Newcastle in 1861. Their second son Henry Francis Pelham Clinton eventually succeeded to the property. The Hope estate was mainly in the parishes of Muckno and Clontibret but also in the parishes of Drumsnat, Kilmore, Killeevan and Ballybay. In 1876, Mrs Anne A. Hope of Castleblayney owned 11,700 acres in county Monaghan. The family finally left Castleblayney in 1916.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Blayney/Hope Castle | Onomy | Muckno | Castleblayney | Castleblayney Rural | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H830196
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: |
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| Drumcrew House | Connabury | Muckno | Castleblayney | Castleblayney Rural | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H830186
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Castleblayney House | Connabury | Muckno | Castleblayney | Castleblayney Rural | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H826195
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Dromore | Dromore | Muckno | Castleblayney | Church Hill | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H871187
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Church Hill | Church Hill | Muckno | Castleblayney | Church Hill | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H851197
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Laurel Hill House | Connabury | Muckno | Castleblayney | Castleblayney Rural | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H822196
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Rockfield House (Avalreagh) | Avalreagh | Clontibret | Monaghan | Clontibret | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H767277
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 28B |
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| Annevale House | Clonavogy | Clontibret | Castleblayney | Crossalare | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H839166
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Archival sources
- Hope, Pelham-Clinton, Dukes of Newcastle, Castleblayney, rental 1878-79 & cash book 1931-43. D 1406 Also D1421; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Newcastle (Clumber) Collection, includes records of the Castleblayney estate, early 20th century. ; Nottingham University Library, Special Collections
- Rentals etc. Hope Estate, Castleblayney; cash books, Duke of Newcastle Estate. Castleblayney.1878-1943. D1406; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- The Blayney/Hope papers comprise c.3,000 documents, 1639-1950, relating to the Blayney estate at Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan (part of which was sold to the Upton family, Lords Templetown, of Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, in 1723 and the rest to the Hope family in 1853), elsewhere in Co. Monaghan, and in Carrickfergus and Cullybackey, Co. Antrim. 1639-1950. D1421; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Hamilton, 8 May 1877, Vol 127 (70), MRGS 39/058, (microfilm copy in NUIG) - held from Anne Adele Hope; National Archives of Ireland
- 53 documents concerning the Castleblayney Estate, Co. Monaghan, schedule in 999/245/13, include copy letters patent 1612 to Sir Edward Blayney, 1612 and 1863–1924. 999/254; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Monaghan Union, 237, 238
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Castleblayney Union, 5, 16, 32, 33, 34, 73
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 290 & 470 (Hope Castle); 377 (Millmount)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Monaghan: I, 181 & 242 (Millmount), 181 (Rockfield)
- 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] : 222
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 87 (Concra)