Townley
In the late 17th century there was a family of Townleys living at Drumroosk or Thomas Court, parish of Kilmore, county Cavan. Samuel Townley of Drumroosk was High Sheriff of the county in 1686. Thomas Townley of Thomas Court made his will in 1723, married a daughter of Joshua Paul and had a son Joshua Townley and a number of daughters, one of whom married in 1731 Chapell Dawson, a cousin of the 1st Viscount Cremorne [Notes & Queries]. This family of Townleys appear to be related to those of Townley Hall, county Louth. In the mid-19th century John Townley held some land in the parish of Kildrumsherdan, county Cavan. John Townley of Tullyvin House, died on 28 January 1870 and is buried in St Nicholas Church, Dundalk, county Louth. His wife Charlotte died in 1881 and is buried with her husband. In 1876 Charlotte Townley of Tullyvin owned 2,180 acres in county Cavan. [It is not clear if these two families of Townleys are related]. In 1816, Maxwell James Boyle of Tullyvin married Lydia Anne Townley in Scotland. John Maxwell James Townley of Clonervy, parish of Castleterra, was Sub Sheriff of county Cavan in 1880.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Clonervy | Clonervy | Castleterra | Cavan | Clonervy | Upper Loughtee | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H470067
OS Sheet: 21 Discovery map: 27 |
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| Tullyvin House | Tullyvin | Kildrumsherdan | Cootehill | Tullyvin West | Tullygarvey | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H564120
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 27 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of will of Dorcas Townley, Drumroosk (Drumrousk), county Cavan, widow. Copy of document in Latin appended. 31 March 1701. P017/0004; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Articles of Agreement for making valid a Partition of certain lands made between Nicholas Moore, deceased and Saml. Townley. Consideration: £50. 11s. per annum payable out of this land to the heirs of Major Perrot. Abigail Moore, Dublin, and Saml. Townley, Drumgoolestown, County Louth. Relating to land at Corraghokeen, Clonervie, Cargreal. Loghinnillan, Pallacoyle, Seagh, Oghil, Pollybrally, Dromallys, Racorig, Aghnaglagh, Lisreagh, Cromlin, Crobanagh, Lismakary, Leter, Deryglin, Cutteragh, Grillagh, Gartnekillne, Dreenan (also Lisdreenan), Clare, Corlurgan, Knockokest Drumrooske, Corvetty, Corlestee, Reask, Agharaineo, Crookanagh, Kilnaleg, Aghalackan, Kilnavar, Tullikoe, Edenticlare, Co. Cavan. 9 December 1692. D650/1; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Folder of correspondence, copy deeds and wills containing genealogical information on Ulster families, includes will of Thomas Townley, Drumrouske, Co Cavan, 1723. c 1960. D2764/3; Public Record Office, Northern 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] : 448
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 221
Modern printed sources
- ''Notes and Queries''. : 4th Series XL, Jan. 4 1873, 23