McSheaffrey
In the 1870s, the estate of James McSheaffrey, of Dromaville, Inishowen, amounted to over 2300 acres in County Donegal. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s he was among the principal lessors in the parish of Clonca, barony of Inishowen East. The will of James McSheffrey of Dromaville House, Inishowen is recorded by the National Archives of Ireland in 1892.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromaville (Inishowen) | Drumaville | Clonca | Inishowen | Culdaff | Inishowen East | Donegal |
OSI Ref: C481481
OS Sheet: 4 Discovery map: 6 |
Archival sources
- McSheffrey, James, Dromaville House, Parish of Cloncha, County Donegal. Copy will 2 July 1892, T/2212. ; National Archives of Ireland
- Undated map of Templemoyle farm. 15 B 16 (13) [Townland held by James McSheaffrey in the 1850s]; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Inishowen Union, p.12 (Drumaville)
- 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.299.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.228.