Howard (Earls of Wicklow)

The Earls of Wicklow held lands in Donegal through their descent from the Forward family of Castleforward, barony of Raphoe North. In the 1870s, the ''Owners' of one acre and upwards'' survey indicated the Donegal estate amounted to over 6000 acres. Hussey de Burgh, in 1878, however, puts the acreage at over 4000 acres. This estate was principally in the parishes of Allsaints and Raymoghy in the barony of Raphoe North. In 1875 the Earl of Wicklow offered over 3000 acres of his Donegal estate in the barony of Raphoe for sale in the Landed Estates Court.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Colehill	Colehill	Allsaints	Londonderry	Castleforward	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C317176 OS Sheet: 40 Discovery map: 6
Crossroads (Raphoe North)	Keshends	Allsaints	Londonderry	Castleforward	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C331171 OS Sheet: 47 Discovery map: 6
Castleforward	Castleforward Demesne	Allsaints	Londonderry	Castleforward	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C325173 OS Sheet: 47 Discovery map: 6
Ballyhasky House	Ballyhasky	Allsaints	Londonderry	Castleforward	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C316165 OS Sheet: 46 Discovery map: 6
Ballyhasky Middle	Ballyhasky	Allsaints	Londonderry	Castleforward	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C321162 OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 6
Monglass	Monglass	Allsaints	Londonderry	Castleforward	Raphoe Nort	Donegal	OSI Ref: C354147 OS Sheet: 55 Discovery map: 6
Drumbarnet	Drumbarnet Lower	Raymoghy	Londonderry	Newtown Cunningham	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C281148 OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 6
Sallybrook	Sallybrook	Raymoghy	Londonderry	Newtown Cunningham	Raphoe North	Donegal	OSI Ref: C271121 OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 6

Archival sources

Wicklow papers, 1601-1973. MSS.38.500-38,640. ; National Library of Ireland
Landed estate court papers relating to the Earl of Wicklow's estate in County Donegal, 1874. D.2035.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Howard, 26 Nov 1875, Vol 121, MRGS 39/055, (microfilm copy in NUIG);; National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Londonderry Union: p.43 (Colehill), p.44 (Keshends), p.47 (Castle Forward Demesne & Ballyhasky), p.49 (Monglass), p.61 (Drumbarnet Lower).
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.477.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.45 (Drumbarnet, William Glenn)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.231.
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.I, p.24.

Modern printed sources

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Wicklow Papers, Collection List Number 69.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Aisworth, John. Report on the Wicklow papers. Report on Private Collections, No.292.
HOWARD, Joseph Jackson and CRISP, Frederick Arthur (eds). ''Visitation of Ireland''. Baltimore: reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1973: Vol.4: pp.128-133.