Faris (Crossdoney)
Members of the Faris family owned 645 acres in county Cavan in 1876. John Alexander Faris of Corr, Crossdoney, owned the largest portion of 379 acres. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation John Alexander Faris and Samuel Faris each held a townland in the parish of Killashandra, while William Faris lived at Cloggy House in the parish. In 1861, William Faris son of Major Faris, formerly of Mackin [Mackan], county Cavan, married Jane Elizabeth Young of Monaghan town.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackan | Mackan | Kildallan | Bawnboy | Diamond | Tullyhunco | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H284103
OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 27 |
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| Ballyhugh House | Ballyhugh | Drumlane | Cavan | Ardue | Lower Loughtee | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H304145
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 27 |
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| Riverview/Cloggy House | Cloggy | Killashandra | Cavan | Crossdoney | Tullyhunco | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N347986
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 34 |
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| Corr House | Corr | Killashandra | Cavan | Corr | Tullyhunco | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N332013
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 27A |
Archival sources
- Labour accounts of Alexander Faris in the Killeshandra area of Co Cavan, 1826-1831. Ms 10,226.; National Library of Ireland
- Lease made between Robert Faris, Rockvile, county Cavan, esquire, and John Faris, Carin, county Cavan, esquire, in respect of the lands of Drummany (Drumany), county Cavan, now in the possession of William Irwin, esquire, and his undertenants and cottagers. 30 March 1775. P017/0020 ; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Conveyance of lands made between Thomas Ellis, esquire, one of the Masters of His Majesty's High Court of Chancery in Ireland, members of the Fleming family and others including William Faris. 29 April 1809. P017/0026; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Conveyance of lands numbered 30 to 42 on plan A, annexed to an inquisition of 31 March 1838. Consideration £144 15 0. James Blakely, of Lakeview, Co. Cavan, Esq., Mary Anne, his wife, and Alexander Faris, of Fernseer, Co.Cavan to The Ulster Canal Company, for lands at Tanderagee, Co.Monaghan. 1839. COM/1/8/35; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- David Irwin, Bilberry, Co. Cavan, Robert Pringle, Mulnagolm, Co. Cavan, James Faris, Aghavore, Co. Cavan, Blakely Huggins, Kildallen, Co. Cavan, Draft Assignment and Partition, Mulmagolman, Co. Cavan. October 1817. D980/20/1; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 218
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 44 (Ballyhugh); 132 (Corr); 278 (Mackan)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cavan Union, 11, 14
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 208
Modern printed sources
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': Abstracts of Irish Diocesan wills include T. Ellils of Monaghan 1714; D. Faris of Clodrum, Co Cavan 1729; J. Faris of Carrigallen, Co Leitrim 1797. I, No 6, Oct 1939.
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': Abstracts of wills include T. Faris of Carn, Co Cavan 1785. II, No 1, Oct 1943.