Landed Estates
University of Galway

Murtagh

In the mid-19th century James Murtagh was a Justice of the Peace living at Newpark (Carrowmurragh), parish of Kiltoom, barony of Athlone, county Roscommon and Riversdale, county Dublin. He had a son Patrick V C Murtagh who became a solicitor. Another family member John Murtagh of Ballaghkeeran, county Westmeath, was Deputy Chairman of the Athlone Poor Law Union. In July and December 1876 and again in December 1879, lands belonging to the Murtaghs in counties Roscommon (1,581 acres), Longford (464 acres) and Westmeath (354 acres) were for sale in the Landed Estates Court. In 1878 Murtagh Brothers and Company of Newpark, Athlone, owned 874 acres in county Westmeath, while James Murtagh of Newpark owned 1,004 acres in county Roscommon.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Ballaghkeeran House Ballaghkeeran Big Kilkenny West Athlone Glassan 7 Westmeath OSI Ref: N077443
OS Sheet: 22
Discovery map: 47
Toberville House Tobercormick Ballymorin Mullingar Ballymorin 60 Westmeath OSI Ref: N262505
OS Sheet: 24
Discovery map: 41
New Park Carrowmurragh Kiltoom Athlone Kiltoom 15 Athlone Roscommon OSI Ref: M987 485
OS Sheet: 48
Discovery map: 47 		Photo of New Park

Archival sources

  • Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Costello, Murtagh, Heffernan, Cuffe, 7 July and 8 Dec 1876, Vol 125 (12) and Vol 126 (29), MRGS 39/057, (microfilm copy in UG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Costello, Murtagh, Heffernan, Cuffe, 19 Dec 1879, Vol 137 (35), MRGS 39/061, (microfilm copy in UG); National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources