Dargan (Mosstown)
At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) William Dargan (1799-1867), engineer, builder and farmer from county Carlow, held lands in the county Westmeath parishes of Killare and Ballyloughloe. He was the railway contractor for the Mullingar to Athlone railway line (O’Brien 152). He is also associated with Moyvoughly in the parish of Ballymore where he experimented in flax growing. He is associated with the Dublin Exhibition of 1853 which promoted Irish industry and art and was attended by Queen Victoria.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Moyvoughly | Moyvoughly | Ballymore | Athlone | Umma 17 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N191436
OS Sheet: 30 Discovery map: 48 |
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| Mosstown | Mosstown Demesne | Killare | Mullingar | Killare 65 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N261461
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 48 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 45 (Mosstown)
Modern printed sources
- MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. Cambridge University Press, 2009: Entry for William Dargan
- "Carloviana": MULLIGAN, Dr Fergus, ‘William Dargan: A Great Carlowman’, No 63 (2015), 145-155.
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): 152, 157