Colgan (Westmeath)
At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Marcus Colgan was leasing land from Sir Richard Nagle, Robert Smyth and others in the county Westmeath parishes of Ardnurcher, Castletownkindalen and Kilbeggan. In the mid-1870s Hussey de Burgh records the land ownership of Mark Colgan, of Castlerickard, Enfield, county Meath, as 624 acres in county Meath, 175 acres in county Westmeath and 34 acres in King’s County (Offaly). Denis J Colgan owned 240 acres in county Westmeath at this time.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockfield | Sraduff | Castletownkindalen | Mullingar | Streamstown 66 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N300426
OS Sheet: 31 Discovery map: 48 |
|
|
| Ballinlaban | Ballinlaban | Ardnurcher or Horseleap | Mullingar | Castletown 61 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N304390
OS Sheet: 31 Discovery map: 48 |
||
| Ballyhast House | Ballyhast | Castletownkindalen | Mullingar | Castletown 61 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N322428
OS Sheet: 32 Discovery map: 48 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Magan, Colthurst, Fetherston H, 24 June 1853, Vol 21 (51), MRGS 39/010, (microfilm copy in UG) Rockfield, Michael Colgan, petitioner; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 90
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 82
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 89 (Ballinlaban); 97 (Ballyhast); 110 (Sraduff)