Nugent (Mountprospect)
The history of this family is recorded in Brian Nugent’s book. They were resident in county Cavan from the mid-17th century. Dominic Nugent of Mountprospect, parish of Castlerahan, county Cavan, had a son Thomas who was almost a hundred years old when he died in 1840. His estate passed to the Dempsey family. Richard Dempsey occupied the house at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and died in 1877.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountprospect | Mountprospect | Castlerahan | Oldcastle | Castlerahan | Castlerahan | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N515857
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 34 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Oldcastle Union, 22
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 297
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 306