Nicholson (Inishowen)
In the 1870s, James S. Nicholson was recorded as the proprietor of over 6500 acres in County Donegal. At the time of Griffifth’s Valuation, he was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Culdaff and Moville Lower, in the barony of Inishowen.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmore House (Inishowen) | Leitrim | Culdaff | Inishowen | Turmone | Inishowen East | Donegal |
OSI Ref: C572442
OS Sheet: 12 Discovery map: 3 |
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Archival sources
- Note of paid rent accounts: Steele-Nicholson family Falmore House, Co Donegal. D3513/4/5.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Papers of the Steele and Nicholson families, Belfast and Balloo, Bangor, Co. Down. D3513. ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Inishowen Union, p.72 (Leitrim)
- 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.338
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.229.