Fay
A family associated originally with the county Meath locality. Thomas Fay of Annesbrook, county Meath, acquired land in county Cavan in the mid-18th century. His son John married twice, by his first wife he left a son Thomas of Faybrook and by his second wife a son James of Moyne Hall. In the mid-19th century James Fay held an estate in county Cavan in the parishes of Crosserlough, Drung, Kildrumsherdan, Denn and Killinkere which he purchased through the court from Pierce Morton circa 1847 while Thomas Fay held one townland in Kildrumsherdan parish. The Anglo-Celt, gives details of the sale of Morton Estate, dated 25 March 1847, http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cavan/1847/AUC.html In 1876, John Fay of Moyne Hall, Cavan, owned 4,179 acres in the county while Thomas Fay of Dublin owned 751 acres and other Fay family members including James Henry Fay of Faybrook, owned much smaller acreages. Moyne Hall house and lands with the lands of Milltown, county Louth, the property of the Reverend Anthony Adams were advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court on 28 May 1857. James Fay must have been the purchaser at this time.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moynehall House | Moynehall | Annagelliff | Cavan | Moynehall | Upper Loughtee | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H425023
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 34 |
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| Retreat/Faybrook | Drumnagran | Kildrumsherdan | Cootehill | Tullyvin West | Tullygarvey | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H550121
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 28 |
Archival sources
- File containing material in the matter of Madeleine Mary Fay, Faybrook, Cootehill, county Cavan, a person of unsound mind who was in the care of St Vincent's, Fairview, Dublin. Relates to the management of her property and the winding up of her estate when she died on 31 March 1929. Her Committee was her brother, Thomas A. Fay, esquire, 8 Victoria terrace, Terenure road, Rathgar, Dublin, and he is mentioned in many documents. c. 1923-1930. P017/0182 ; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- 28 May 1857 Irish Encumbered Estates Court rentals. Rental and particulars and map of estate of the said party. Parties: Estate of the Reverend Anthony Adams. Relates to Moyne Hall house and demesne, part of Moyne Hall, Co. Cavan. Lands at Milltown, Co. Louth. House and premises at 57 Eccles Street, Dublin. D1201/22; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Adams, 28 May 1857, Vol 45 (37), MRGS 39/022, (microfilm copy in NUIG) Moynehall; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cavan Union, 228; Cootehill Union, 80
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 218,