Smith (Bellamont)
In 1875, Bellamont Forest, county Cavan, was sold by George Coote to Edward Smith (K.V. Mulligan), who made a fortune out of coal. Edward Patrick Dorman Smith was the eldest son of Edward Smith and his wife Isabella Cullen and succeeded to Bellamont Forest in 1880. In 1906, he held about seven hundred acres of untenanted land in the Bellamont locality. The Smiths continued to own this property for another hundred years.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellamont Forest | Bellamont Forest | Drumgoon | Cootehill | Cootehill Rural | Tullygarvey | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H609157
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 28 |
Archival sources
- Copy of certificate of arms being Smith quartering Dorman, to Major Edward Patrick Dorman Smith of Bellamont Forest, Co Cavan, 1 Feb 1939. GO MS 111f: 178.; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Edward Patrick Dorman Smith of Bellamont Forest, descended from the family of O’Gowan alias Smith of Ballygowan, Co Down and to his son Brigadier Eric Edward Dorman O’Gowan alias Smith of same place, 31 Mar 1949. GO MS 111g: 67.; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 211
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 211 (Bellamont)