Buchanan (Prospect)
The Buchanans, a legal family, had a small estate of church land at Fahburren, in the parish of Oughaval, barony of Murrisk, county Mayo, which they held from the Earl of Lucan. In 1876 Robert Buchanan of Dublin and Prospect House owned 697 acres in county Mayo. By March 1916 Mrs Buchanan had accepted an offer from the Congested Districts' Board for 535 acres in county Mayo.
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect House | Fahburren | Oughaval | Westport | Croaghpatrick 150 | Murrisk | Mayo |
OSI Ref: L952 813
OS Sheet: 87 Discovery map: 31 |
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Contemporary printed sources
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 180
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Westport Union, 72
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol VI, 135
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 308
- 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] : 60
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 55
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxi, 98 (Prospect House)