Roe (Ballyconnell)
The Roe family were originally from Warwickshire. Richard Roe came to Ireland in the mid-17th century and his grandson Thomas settled at Mount Roe, county Armagh. His great grandson, George Roe, a medical doctor, bought some parts of the Ballyconnell estate, of the Montgomery and Enery families in 1856 when it was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. These lands were located in the parish of Tomregan. George Roe was the son of the Reverend Edward Roe and his wife, Martha Crozier. He married Eliza Noble and they had a family of 4 sons and 5 daughters. In 1876, Eliza Roe of Ballyconnell, owned 570 acres in the county.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Ballyconnell Castle/House | Annagh | Tomregan | Bawnboy | Ballyconnell | Tullyhaw | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H275187
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 27A |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Enery, 19 Dec 1856, Vol 43 (28), MRGS 39/021, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Bawnboy Union, 69
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 519-520
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 20
- MULLIGAN, Kevin V. ''The Buildings of Ireland South Ulster, Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan'', (New Haven and London, 2013): 163