Batty (Ballyhealy)
This family were settled at Ballyhealy, Castletowndevlin, county Westmeath from the late 17th century. Charles Batty married Margaret Espine and died in 1737. Their son Philip married twice, to Catherine Barry and Louisa Nugent of Clonlost. By Catherine he had six sons and a daughter. Philip was High Sheriff of Westmeath in 1788. Two of his sons were slave owners in Jamaica while another was a clergyman, Reverend Edward Batty. Reverend Edward’s second wife was Catherine, daughter of John Kincaid. The firm of Stewart and Kincaid were agents for the Ballyhealy estate. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation [publ. 1854] Reverend Edward Batty was a principal lessor in the parish of Castletowndevlin. According to Burke's 1858 edition, the Ballyhealy estate was transferred to him in 1853. His estate amounting to 1,504 acres was for sale in November 1858 but he was still the owner of 1,215 acres in the mid-1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhealy House | Ballyhealy or Ballinure | Castletowndelvin | Castletowndelvin | Delvin 41 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N618650
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 42 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Batty, 18 Nov 1858, Vol 54 (3), MRGS 39/027, (microfilm copy in UG); National Archives 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: 82
- 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] : 26
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 310
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Castletowndelvin Union, 3 (Ballyhealy)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 310
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 43
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 363
Modern printed sources
- ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1858 (Modern printed sources): I, 63
- ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1858 (Modern printed sources): I, 63
- WALFORD. ''County Families of the United Kingdom''. London: Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., 1910: 69
- NORTON, Desmond A.G. ‘Sexual intemperance and money on an Irish estate in the eighteen forties’. UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series, March 2002, WP02/09: All
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): 30