Landed Estates
University of Galway

Wilson (Daramona)

In the 1870s John Wilson of Street, County Westmeath was the owner of over 3000 acres in the county. The Wilsons were a County Antrim family who had acquired the Daramona estate near Street in the mid-19th century. Burke suggests that their ancestor had landed in Ireland among the supporters of William of Orange. In the nineteenth century members of the family married into several other well known midlands families including the Edgeworths of Kilshrewly. John Wilson’s son was the well-known astronomer, William Edward Wilson, who lived and worked at Daramona until his death in 1908. O'Brien suggests that, some years after his death, his family went to live at Kilnahard Castle, County Cavan and later moved to England.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Daramona House Cornacausk Street Granard Street Westmeath OSI Ref: N334710
OS Sheet: 2
Discovery map: 41 		Photo of Daramona House
Gorteenboy Gorteenboy Ballymacormick Longford Moydow Longford OSI Ref: N106704
OS Sheet: 18
Discovery map: 40
Derrya Derrya Mayne Granard Coolure Longford OSI Ref: N08692
OS Sheet: 7
Discovery map: 41
Bungeggan Dunbeggan Ballymacormick Longford Moydow Longford OSI Ref: N124777
OS Sheet: 13
Discovery map: 41
Coolure Coolure Demesne Mayne Granard Coolure Westmeath OSI Ref: N420695
OS Sheet: 7
Discovery map: 41 		Photo of Coolure
Derrya Derrya Mayne Granard Coolure Westmeath OSI Ref: N408693
OS Sheet: 7
Discovery map: 41

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Modern printed sources