Jones (Carrickaderry)
In the mid-18th century a Humphrey Jones of Belturbet, county Cavan, married Elizabeth Moutray of Favour Royal, county Tyrone. In the mid-19th century Humphrey Jones held land in the parishes of Tullycorbet, Monaghan and Clontibret. In 1858, he sold a 8 acre site to Bishop Charles McNally on which St Macartan's Cathedral in Monaghan was erected. He died in 1869 aged 77, his wife Eliza Swanzy predeceased him and was buried at St Colman’s Church, Clontibret in 1861. In 1876, Humphrey Jones of Fermoy Lodge, county Cork, owned 648 acres in county Monaghan. In 1906, the representatives of Humphry Jones held buildings with a rateable valuation of £27.10s. and 16 acres of untenanted land at Carrickaderry.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mount House/Carrickaderry | Carrickaderry | Clontibret | Monaghan | Clontibret | Cremorne | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H754292
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 28B |
Archival sources
- Rossmore Estate Manor Estate Accounts and Corporation Estate accounts. Also contains Jones Estate, Dartrey Estate, Douglas Estate, McMoran Estate, The Wingfield Estate, 1886-1907. 23 items. P/1/1. ; Monaghan County Library (Clones Branch)
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 269
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Monaghan: I, 181 & 242
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 377
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Monaghan Union, 238
- SHIRLEY, Evelyn Philip. ''The History of the County of Monaghan''. London: Pickering and Co, 1869: 340
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 91/269
Modern printed sources
- JOHNSTON, Jack (ed.). ''Monaghan Studies in Local History: Essays by NUI (Maynooth) Students 2005-2006'': McSkane, Thomas. ‘’The Named Houses of Clontibret’’, 59-60