Moore (Moynehall)
Samuel Moore of Moynehall, county Cavan, married Frances Nesbitt of the Lismore family. Their son Colonel Samuel Moore lived at Rockville and married his first cousin Louisa daughter of Thomas Nesbitt in 1849. They had an only daughter Frances who in 1883 married Captain Ernest Edward Cator Nevile of Yorkshire. In 1794, the Moores leased Moynehall to Samuel Adams, see sale rental of 1857. At the time of Griffth’s Valuation the Moore estate was located in the parishes of Annagelliff, Denn, Castleterra and Kilmore. In 1876, Samuel Moore owned 2,402 acres in county Cavan. He died in 1885.
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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| Rockville (Crossdoney) | Rocks | Kilmore | Cavan | Crossdoney | Clanmahon | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H371010
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 34 |
Archival sources
- Lease of Corgreagh and Lismullick, Co Cavan, Samuel Moore to Edward Reilly, 7 Apr 1733. D 10,477.; National Library of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Molloy & Reilly, 4 June 1850, Vol 1 (43), MRGS 39/001, (microfilm copy in NUIG), townland of ‘Pullebawn’ [Pollabane], parish of Kilmore, Samuel Moore was the immediate lessor in Griffith’s Valuation; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 325
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cavan Union, 107 (Rockville)