O'Ferrell [O'Farrell](Longford)
In the 1870s, John L. O’Farrell, with addresses at Granite Hall, Kingstown and Lissard, County Longford, was recorded as the proprietor of almost 1700 acres in County Longford. Hussey de Burgh recorded him as More-O’Ferrell. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, he was the lessor of townlands in the parishes of Ardagh and Clonbroney, baronies of Ardagh and Granard. The 'Dictionary of Irish Biography' indicates that John Lewis More O’Ferrell had inherited the Lisard estate in County Longford from Edward O’Farrell in 1832. He was a barrister and commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. Richard More-O'Ferrall, whose seat was at Ballyna House, close to Enfield, was the owner of over 400 acres in County Longford in the 1870s as well as more extensive estates in Kildare and Carlow. He was MP for Longford 1851-52 and for Kildare 1859-65. The rental of property in the barony of Granard, County Longford, leased by Joseph O'Reilly from John L. O'Farrell's estate was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in January 1857.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lissard House | Lissard | Clonbroney | Granard | Knockanbaun | Longford |
OSI Ref: N259753
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 41 |
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| Ballinree House {Longford) | Ballinree | Ardagh | Longford | Ardagh East | Longford |
OSI Ref: N243702
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Leases by Roger O'Farrell, Lisard, Co. Longford, to Richard Dillon, Dublin, of premises at Bridge Street, Dublin; 1791, 1795. D.26,315-317.; National Library of Ireland
- More O'Ferrall Papers: Papers relating to the families of More, O'Ferrall, Farrell and Edgeworth, and to lands in Cos. Longford and Dublin; National Library of Ireland
- Title Applotment Books: Clonbroney Parish. http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587419/004587419_00111.pdf; National Archives of Ireland
- More O'Ferrall Papers: Papers relating to the families of More, O'Ferrall, Farrell and Edgeworth, and to lands in Cos. Longford and Dublin. Ms.18,396, D.26,277-26,333, D.26,377-387.; National Library of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O'Reilly, 30/01/1857, Vol 44, MRGS 39/021-22., (microfilm copy in University of Galway Library); National Archives of 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: p.54 (Longford)
- 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] :
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.1, pp.350-351 (Clonbroney parish)
Modern printed sources
- MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. Cambridge University Press, 2009: John Lewis Moore O'Ferrall. https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.006743.v1