Rankin (Inishowen)
Samuel Rankin is listed among the principal lessors in Donagh parish, barony of Inishowen East, at the tie of Griffiths Valuation in the 1860s. Hussey de Burgh records him as the owner of over 4000 acres in County Donegal in the 1870s. Micah Rankin owned over 400 acres in the area at the same time.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirnaleague House | Churchland Quarters | Donagh | Inishowen | Carndonagh | Inishowen East | Donegal |
OSI Ref: C460457
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 3 |
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| Bridge Cottage (Inishowen) | Churchland Quarters | Donagh | Inishowen | Carndonagh | Inishowen East | Donegal |
OSI Ref: C466450
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 3 |
Archival sources
- Journal of John Norris Thompson, describes the family’s residing at Bridge Cottage, Carndonagh in the later 19th century. MIC162. ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Moore Thompson papers: Book containing the acreage held and rent to be paid by each [of Micah Rankin's?] tenants in Donagh Glebe, Co Donegal. T2799/2/6.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Inishowen Union, p.78 (Churchland Quarter)
- 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.383.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.229.