Ledwith
At the time of Griffiths Valuation, in the 1850s, Edward Ledwith was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Cashel and Kilcommock, Barony of Rathcline. In the 1870s Hussey de Burgh recorded James Symes Ledwith, with an address in the Isle of Man, as the owner of almost 2000 acres in County Longford. Local sources suggest that the Ledwith family settled in this area in the mid-17th century and remained the owners of Ledwithstown until around 1911. Many of them served as High Sheriffs of County Longford.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledwithstown House | Ledwithstown | Kilcommock | Ballymahon | Ledwithstown | Longford |
OSI Ref: N108595
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 40 |
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| Laurel Lodge (Shrule) | Mullawornia | Shrule | Ballymahon | Ballymahon | Longford |
OSI Ref: N132592
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 41 |
Archival sources
- Ledwith estate, Ballymahon, rent book, 1853-1882.; County Longford Archives Service
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballymahon Union, p.26
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, p.65 (Kilcommock)
- 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] : p.264
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.53
- Ordnance Survey Name Books County Longford: Kilcommock Parish. https://longfordlibrary.ie/archives-and-local-studies/placenames/kilglass/ledwithstown.html
Modern printed sources
- WALFORD, Edward. 'The County families of the United Kingdom''. London: Chatto and Windus, 1885): p.602 (Ledwith of Ledwithstown)