Kelly (Glencara and Lunestown)
In the early 18th century this Kelly family were settled at Kellybrook, County Westmeath. Hubert Kelly of Kellybrook married Arabella Meares and died in 1810. Their second son Charles purchased Glencara and other lands. He married Katherine, daughter of William Johnston of Headford House, County Leitrim and his wife, Katherine Hume of Lisamoure Castle, County Antrim. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) their son Robert Hume Kelly held an estate in the parishes of Castletownkindalen and Dysart but mainly in the parish of Ballymorin while another son John Hubert Kelly of Lunestown held land in the parish of Conry from William H Magan and also Killare, barony of Rathconrath. In the 1870s Francis Hume Kelly of Glencara owned 2,381 acres in County Westmeath while John Hubert owned 2,596 acres.
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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| Glencara House | Corr | Ballymorin | Mullingar | Ballymorin 60 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N293512
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 41 |
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| Charleville/Lunestown House | Lalistown | Conry | Mullinger | Ballymorin 60 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N298479
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 48 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Hubert Kelly of Kellybrook, Co Westmeath and to his grandson Robert Hume Kelly of Glencara, Co Westmeath, eldest surviving son of Charles Kelly of Glencara, 5 Oct 1864. GO Ms 109, 53-54; National Library of Ireland
- GO report, draft pedigrees and miscellaneous information on family of Hume Kelly and Harvey Kelly of Clonhugh, c 1630-1947. GO Ms 809, 13; National Library 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: 84
- 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] : 244
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 32 (Corr); 38 (Lalistown)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 25 (Corr House) ; 1, 394 (Lunestown)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 365
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 104 (Lunestown)
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Walker Papers (from 1726), in the custody of Mr. H. J. Walker, solicitor, Athlone relating to Athlone Corporation, the Adamson, Handcock, Kelly, Longworth, Robinson and Rochfort families and to lands in Cos. Roscommon and Westmeath. No. 196
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 656-657
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): 111, 144