Wilson (Currygrane)
In the 1870s, Hussey de Burgh recorded James Wilson as the proprietor of over 1000 acres in County Longford. The Longford estate was centred on Currygrane House. Hussey de Burgh also records Wilson’s Dublin address as Frascati House, Blackrock. Burke indicates that James M. Wilson was the 4th son of William Wilson of Daramona House, Streete, County Westmeath.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currygrane House | Currygrane | Clonbroney | Granard | Currygrane |
OSI Ref: N228786
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 41 |
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| Garvagh House | Garvagh | Clonbroney | Granard | Currygrane | Longford |
OSI Ref: N221790
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 41 |
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.55 (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] : p.479
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: p.773
- Donohoe, Ann (ed). ''Clonbroney with Ballinalee''. (Ballinalee, Couunty Longford: ICA Guild, 1997): Wilson of Currygrane. pp.34-41.
- MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. Cambridge University Press, 2009: Jeffrey, Keith. Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.009074.v1