Maxwell (Raphoe North)
In the 1870s Reverend Robert Walter Maxwell, of Birdstown, owned over 4000 acres in County Donegal as well as over 3500 in County Derry and over 1200 in County Tyrone. Other representatives of his father, Peter Benson Maxwell, were recorded as the owners of over 700 acres in County Donegal. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, Peter B. Maxwell was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Burt and Fahan Upper, barony of Inishowen West and Clonleigh, barony of Raphoe North, County Donegal.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdstown House | Birdstown Demesne | Fahan Upper | Londonderry | Birdstown | Inishowen West | Donegal |
OSI Ref: 412247
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Lease, Marquis of Donegall to Rev. Peter Benson Maxwell, Birdstown, Co. Donegal. 359 acres 3 roods 20 perches in Dundrain, Co. Donegal. Formerly held by Richd. Maxwell of Birdstown, Co. Donegal. D652/900.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Marquis of Donegall estate papers, leases to Reverend Robert W. Maxwell, Birdstown, County Donegal, property formerly held by his father, Peter B. Maxwell. D652/1624-1628. ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Survey and valuation of part of the estate of Richard Maxwell in counties Donegal and Tyrone, 1807. Ms.5379. ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Londonderry Union, p.13 (Birdstown Demesne)
- 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.313.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.228.