Bolton (Donaghmoyne)
Burke records the descent of this family from Sir Richard Bolton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The family had acquired lands in counties Meath and Louth by the end of the 17th century. In Griffith’s Valuation Richard Bolton, born 1811, held a townland in the parish of Inishkeen, barony of Farney. He purchased some land in the parish of Donaghmoyne from Reverend Robert Loftus Tottenham in 1861 and is recorded of Donaghmoyne, Carrickmacross, county Monaghan in 1863 when he became a Commissioner of the Peace (Cork Examiner, 6 June 1863). Griffith’s Valuation records the Reverend R.L. Tottenham as the lessee of Donaghmoyne. In 1876, the representatives of Richard Bolton of Castlering, county Louth, owned 1,135 acres in county Monaghan.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaghmoyne | Donaghmoyne | Donaghmoyne | Carrickmacross | Donaghmoyne | Farney | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H853070
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 35 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Tottenham, 8 Nov 1861, Vol 63 (21), MRGS 39/032, (microfilm copy in NUIG) – Donaghmoyne & Mannin; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 267
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 470
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Carrickmacross Union, 23
- ''The Irish Builder'': Donaghmoyne House, Co. Monaghan, residence of J. M. Bolton, alterations and additions. R. P. T. Logan, architect. Vol. XXXVI, No. 839, p. 265, December 1, 1894