Hamilton (Brownhall & St. Ernans)
James Hamilton was among the principal lessors In the parish of Inishkeel, barony of Boylagh and the parish of Drumhome, barony of Tirhugh, Couny Donegal, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. In the 1870s James Hamilton of Brown Hall, Ballintra, County Donegal, owned over 8,500 acres in the county. At the same time, John Hamilton of St. Enrnans owned over 9000 acres in County Donegal. In 1857 he was among the principal lessors in the parish of Killymard, barony of Banagh. Chichester Hamilton, a member of the Brownhall family, acted as an estate agent for estates in County Louth. In the 1870s he was recorded as the owner of almost 4000 acres in County Donegal.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Brown Hall (Tirhugh) | Brownhall Demesne | Drumhome | Donegal | Ballintra | Tirhugh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G941701
OS Sheet: 104 Discovery map: 11 |
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| St. Ernans | Muckros | Donegal | Donegal | Donegal | Tirhugh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G910759
OS Sheet: 99 Discovery map: 11 |
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| Magherabeg (Tirhugh) | Lurganboy | Donegal | Donegal | Donegal | Tirhugh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G924769
OS Sheet: 99 Discovery map: 11 |
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| Ardchicken House | Ardchicken | Donegal | Donegal | Donegal | Tirhugh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G927773
OS Sheet: 99 Discovery map: 11 |
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| Rossyvolan | Rossyvolan | Drumhome | Donegal | Laghy | Tirhugh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G932750
OS Sheet: 99 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Hamilton of Brownhall Papers, 1750-1946. D3451.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Notes by Samuel Fife on the conditions of the tenants on the Fintown Estate of John Hamilton in the Barony of Boylagh, Co. Donegal,1842 - 1843. Ms.7938. ; National Library of Ireland
- Account book relating to the estate of John Hamilton of Brownhall, Co. Donegal, 1844 – 1851. Ms.7937. ; National Library of Ireland
- Papers relating to Chichester Hamilton of Red Hall, Louth estate agent, and his family the Hamiltons of Brown Hall, Co. Donegal. D.4088.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- 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.201.
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Donegal Union. P.105 (Lurganboy), p.106 (Muckros & Ardchicken, p.125 (Brownhall),
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.226.
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.I, p.120 (Brown Hall)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.204.
Modern printed sources
- ''Donegal Annual'': Meehan, Helen, The Hamiltons of Brownhall. 60 (2008), pp.38-58.
- James, Dermot. ''John Hamilton of Donegal, 1800-1884: this recklessly generous landlord''. Dublin: Woodfield Press, 1998. : -
- ''Donegal Annual'': Hanna, Sam. John Hamilton, Brownhall: tenants of the Ballydermot estate, 1821-1857. 74 (2022), pp.100-110.