Cromie
At the time of Griffith's Valuation Reverend William Cromie, nephew of the 2nd Baron Kilmaine, occupied the Neale House and held part of the estate of his uncle in the parishes of Ballinchalla, Kilmolara and Moorgagagh, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo, and also some lands in the parish of Kilmainebeg. In 1876 the Reverend Cromie of Doughlas, Isle of Man, owned 640 acres in county Mayo. His brother Charles Cromie lived in a number of houses in the locality and was agent to the Bowen Elwoods of Hollymount, the Blakes of Merlin Park, the Lindseys of Hollymount, the Kirwans of Dalgan and to his uncle Lord Kilmaine. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books for county Galway show that Charles Cromie was also agent to James Clarke, Graig Abbey and Michael Browne of Moyne for lands held by them in the barony of Clare. Charles Cromie was married to Emily Fynn of Ballymacgibbon, parish of Cong.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annefield | Annefield | Kilcommon | Ballinrobe | Kilcommon 38 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M295 640
OS Sheet: 119 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Rathgranagher | Rathgranagher Lindsey | Kilmainemore | Ballinrobe | Kilcommon 38 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M292 613
OS Sheet: 119 Discovery map: 38 |
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| The Neale | Nealepark | Kilmolara | Ballinrobe | Neale 25 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M190 590
OS Sheet: 121 Discovery map: 38 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Cromie, 9 Nov 1855, Vol 36, MRGS 39/017, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Annfield photos. 011/031; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 108
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinrobe Union, 131 (Neale)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol IV, 154 (Annefield) & Vol V, 178 (Rathgranagher)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 171 (Rathgranagher)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Galway, http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/default.html: Golden Park & Killower