Brady (Carrigallen)

John Brady, with addresses in London and Cambridgeshire,owned over 2000 acres in county Leitrim in 1876. Much of the estate was within that part of the Poor Law Union of Bawnboy which was in county Leitrim. John Brady is also recorded as a landowner in the parish of Cloone, barony of Mohill, in the 1850s. Dr. John Brady was MP for Leitrim, elected in 1852 as a Tenant Right candidate. He served as MP for Leitrim for 27 years until Ill-health forced him to retire in 1879. He was a native of county Cavan.

Associated Families

Brady (Carrigallen)

No houses were found for this estate

Archival sources

Papers relating to Land Judge's case concerning Phillip Brady estate, Ballinamore, 1882-1893. M,5415. ; National Archives of Ireland
The Brady family of counties Cavan & Leitrim. File 304. ; Leitrim County Library

Contemporary printed sources

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 303

Modern printed sources

''Breifne'': McNIFFE, Liam. The 1852 Leitrim Election. V, 18 (1977-78), 223-252.
''Breifne'': MacNIFFE, Liam. Leitrim voters in Outeragh and Clooneclare parishes in 1852. V, 18 (1977-78), 223-252.