Landed Estates
University of Galway

Crawford (Maperath)

This family originally came from Scotland and settled in county Fermanagh. John Maxwell Crawford who, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, held a number of townlands in the parish of Drung, barony of Tullygarvey, county Cavan, was the son of the Reverend Jason Crawford and his wife Henrietta, daughter of Henry Rowley of Maperath, county Meath. The Reverend Jason’s father John Crawford of Laurencestown, county Meath, was the grandson of Robert Crawford of Oakley Park, county Meath and his wife Alice daughter of Jason Hassard of Gardenhill, county Fermanagh. John M. Crawford of Maperath owned 547 acres in county Cavan in 1876, while Jason Crawford of Dublin owned 113 acres. Jason Crawford was married to Catherine daughter of Gustavus Brooke of Brookehill, county Donegal. Jason Crawford who died in March 1846 (Anglo-Celt 17 April 1846), lived at Lakeview in Ballyhally for a time, this house was later in the possession of Patrick Kellett. Crawford Family Records held privately at Crodora, Co Meath, (see McCooey, 151)

Associated Families

No houses were found for this estate

Archival sources

  • Release. Rev. Jason Crawford of Oakley Park, Co. Meath 1st part, John Crawford his son 2nd part, Henry Gresson of Dublin 3rd part, Wm.Gresson of Dublin 4th part, Francis Barron of Dublin 5th part. Lands in Co. Fermanagh and Co. Cavan. [For the Crawford estate in Fermanagh, see D1939/14.] 30 June 1819. D1939/23/8/3; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Jason Crawford the elder and Jason Crawford the younger both of Crescent Clondarf near Dublin. Deed of appointment. Ballyhally Co. Cavan. July 1842. D2469/93; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Land Judges Court Rentals (O'Brien), Crawford, 5 July 1877, Vol 129 (12), MRGS 39/058, (microfilm copy in NUIG) ; National Archives of Ireland

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