Grove (Kilmacrenan)
Hussey de Burgh lists this estate under the name of James G. Grove in the 1870s when it extended to more than 2000 acres in Donegal and over 500 acres in County Sligo. Walford recounts a number of name changes in the succession to this property in the latter part of the nineteenth century. In 1863 James Grove Wood inherited the property from his uncle Thomas Brooke, formerly Grove.
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Grove (Kilmacrenan) | Eighterross | Aghanunshin | Letterkenny | Castlewray | Kilmacrenan | Donegal |
OSI Ref: C225155
OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 6 |
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Archival sources
- Grove of Castle Grove House, Letterkenny: included are photograph albums of family members; judicial rent cases; letters including letters from James R. W. Grove while serving in the Indian army during World War One; family recipe books from early 19th century; postcards; booklets; farm account books and other material, c.1820 - 1920.; Donegal County Archives
- Rental of the Castle Grove Estate, the property of the Grove family, 1840-1844. Microfilm copy at the National Library of Ireland. P.975, N.753. ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.44
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : p.7 (Eighterross, occupant recorded as James G. Wood)
- 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.195.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.226
Modern printed sources
- WALFORD, Edward. ''County Families of the United Kingdom''. London: Chatto & Windus, 1888: p.440.
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Special Lists.: Ainsworth, John. Report on the Grove papers, relating to the Grove and Kirke families and property in counties Antrim, Donegal, Waterford and Louth. Reports on Private Collections no.276.
- Roulston, William J. ''Researching Scots-Irish ancestors'' Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2018. 2nd ed.: Reference to publication of the rent roll of the Grove Hall estate, Kilmacrenan, 1790. published in ''Dublin Evening Post'', 9 January 1790.