Hewitt (Viscount Lifford)
In the 1870s Hussey de Burgh stated that Viscount Lifford's estate in County Donegal amounted to over 11,000 with a further 500 acres in County Tyrone. The estate was among the principal lessors in the parish of Donaghmore, barony of Raphoe South at the time of Grffith's Valuation. James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford, was born in Coventry in Warwickshire. He pursued a career in law and was appointed Lord Chancellor in 1767.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meenglass | Meenbog | Donaghmore | Stranorlar | Goland | Raphoe South | Donegal |
OSI Ref: H110905
OS Sheet: 86 Discovery map: 12 |
Archival sources
- Hewitt Family papers. PA1484. ; Coventry Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Stranorlar Union, p.26 (Meenbog)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.50.
- 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.271.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.227.
Modern printed sources
- ''Donegal Annual'': Dodds, Kenneth. James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford. 63 (2011), pp.137-144.