Dickson (Drummully)
Members of the Dickson family lived at Drummully House, parish of Kildallen, county Cavan, in the 19th century. This family also had a residence at Ballyfree, near Ashford in county Wicklow and a town residence in Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin. In June 1803 Joseph Dickson married Ann Smyth, daughter and co-heiress of Patrick Smyth of Bailieborough. Their son Robert Smyth Dickson was a barrister and JP and died in 1888. Family members are buried in Glenealy graveyard county Wicklow. Robert S. Dickson’s brother Joseph of Drummully House MD died in 1850 aged 35 (Limerick Reporter, 31 May 1850). A Joseph Dickson was agent to the estate of Baron Garvagh in the mid-19th century. In 1876 Robert S. Dickson of 40 Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, owned 429 acres in county Cavan.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummully House | Drummully East | Kildallan | Cavan | Killashandra | Tullyhunco | Cavan |
OSI Ref: H306094
OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 34 |
Archival sources
- Counterpart lease made between James Bright, [Carrilidge] square, county of Middlesex, esquire, of the first part, Catherine Isabella Dickson, Westbourne grove, county of Middlesex, widow, of the second part, and Matthew Lough, Cavan, county Cavan, gentleman, of the third part. James, with the consent of Dickson, and by virtue of leases dated 19 February 1847 and 5 August 1847 leases to Lough that part of the town and lands of Drummully East, parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, county Cavan, containing 215 acres statute measure. Lease to run for term of 31 years at annual rent of £225 sterling. Map of leased premises attached. Shows positions of buildings and fort on the property. 25 July 1857. P017/0070 ; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Garvagh Estate: small collection of documents, mostly letters, relating to the Garvagh estate in county Cavan, the property of Charles, 2nd Baron Garvagh (died 7 May 1871) and Charles, 3rd Baron Garvagh (died 7 February 1915). Letters are mainly written to William Maxwell, Rockmount, Canningstown, Bailieborough, county Cavan, bailiff for the estate, from Joseph Dickson, Castlehamilton, Killeshandra, county Cavan, agent for the estate, and William Hamilton Ash, Hermitage, Garvagh, county Derry. Letters relate to estate business and refer to arrangements for the collection of rent and ejectment proceedings to be taken against tenants. c. 9 May 1855-3 May 1881. P022/001 ; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Papers relating to the estate of the Dickson family in Co Cavan, including address from the tenants in Garvagh 1864, plan of Brownstown, Co Dublin and plan of Bailieborough parish 1847. M.5486a (1-8).; National Archives of Ireland
- Genealogical notes on the Dickson, Eccles, Ellis, Lowry, Mc William and Morell families of Counties Fermanagh, Cavan and Tyrone, c. 1700-1914. T1299; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Small rent-account book for James H. Dickson's property at Drummully East, near Killeshandra, Co. Cavan. 1893-1924. D3480/43/1; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 217
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cavan Union, 3 (Drummully)