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. Research into the Moxham family suggests the Kingstons were connected with the Newcomen family through providing financial support for their bank.
Associated Families
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 |
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Archival sources
- Kingston family, Mosstown, Kenagh: account book, 1816-29 and letter book, 1888-1909..; County Longford Archives Service
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Granard Union, p.1 (Castlenugent)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.53
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.I, p.669 (Castlenugent, seat of W. Webb
Modern printed sources
- Teathbha: Journal of the County Longford Historical Society: English, N.W. ‘Notes on Mosstown House, Keenagh. Vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 28-33.