Landed Estates
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L'Estrange (Owendoon)

The L’Estranges of county Cavan were a branch of the L’Estranges of Moystown, King’s County. In the mid-19th century Sir George Burdett L’Estrange of Lisnamadra, county Cavan, was chamberlain to the Lord Lieutenant. His son George Henry L’Estrange was living at Kilnacrott at this time. However he built the house Owendoon in the townland of Owengalles, parish of Kilmore, in the late 1850s. In 1876 George Henry L’Estrange of Owendoon, Bawnboy, owned 344 acres in county Cavan. He died in 1870. There is a memorial to him and his wife Augusta Caroline des Voeux in St Peter’s Church, Templeport. They had a son Henry George L’Estrange who died in 1887 and a daughter Louisa Mary.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Lisnamandra Lisnamandra Kilmore Cavan Crossdoney Upper Loughtee Cavan OSI Ref: H378018
OS Sheet: 25
Discovery map: 34
Kilnacrott Cottage/House Kilnacrott Crosserlough Cavan Kilnaleck Castlerahan Cavan OSI Ref: N505876
OS Sheet: 38
Discovery map: 34
Owendoon Owengallees Templeport Bawnboy Bawnboy Tullyhaw Cavan OSI Ref: H195177
OS Sheet: 9, 13
Discovery map: 27A 		Photo of Owendoon

Archival sources

  • Lease by Henry Paisley L'Estrange, Moystown, King's Co., and Mary his wife to James Lawder, Rose Hill, Co. Cavan of Owengallagh [Owengallees], barony Tullagh, Co Cavan for three lives or 31 years. Rent: 10s6d per annum, 23 Sep 1783. 999/22/1; National Archives of Ireland
  • Bargain and sale upon trust for lives by George B. Lestrange, Kilnacrott, Co. Cavan and others, and John ffolliott, Hollybrook, Co. Sligo and others affecting Owen Galles [Owengallees, parish of Templeport], bar. Tullahaw, Co. Cavan. Consideration: £5,000, 3 Feb 1858. 999/819/2; National Archives of Ireland
  • Release by Sir Thomas Erskine, Fife and others, to Hugh Hamilton, Ayre and others of Owen Galles, bar. Tullahaw, Co. Cavan, 26 Feb 1877. 999/819/3; National Archives of Ireland
  • Notice issued by the Landed Estates Court, Ireland, to tenants and adjoining owners and occupiers, informing them of the sale of part of the lands of Owengallees (Owen Gallows otherwise Owen Galles otherwise Owen Gallils), barony of Tullyhaw, county Cavan, containing 397 acres, 2 roods and 16 perches, the property of Henry George l'Estrange. Document incorporates rental and map of the lands to be sold. 10 June 1875. P017/0096; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
  • Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), L’Estrange, 26 Nov 1875 & 10 Mar 1876, Vol 121 (33) & 123 (8), MRGS 39/055, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources