Landed Estates
University of Galway

Kingston (Longford)

Arthur J. Kingston, with an address at Mosstown, Keenagh, was recorded as the owner of 431 acres in County Longford in the 1870s, while Alex Kingston, with the same address owned over 180 acres. Arthur was among the principal lessors in the parish of Granard, barony of Ardagh, county Longford, at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s. The Kingstons were connected with the Newcomen family.

Associated Families

No associated families were found for this estate

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Castle Nugent Castlenugent Granard Granard Coolamber Longford OSI Ref: N325766
OS Sheet: 15
Discovery map: 41
Photo of Castle Nugent

Archival sources

  • Kingston family, Mosstown, Kenagh: account book, 1816-29 and letter book, 1888-1909..; County Longford Archives Service

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources