Bole (Longford)
Ambrose Bole was recorded as the owner of almost 500 acres in County Longford in the 1870s. Local sources suggest he was agent for several of the larger Longford estates in the mid-19th century including that of the King-Harman family. He was still resident at Park Place in 1901 when he described himself in the census return as "Land agent and Justice of the Peace, counties Longford and Westmeath". In 1867 John Bole offered 300 acres in the barony of Moydow for sale in the Landed Estates Court.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Castlerea (Longford) | Castlerea | Moydow | Longford | Moydow | Longford |
OSI Ref: N151678
OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 41 |
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| Park Place | Parkplace | Taghsheenod | Ballymahon | Doory | Longford |
OSI Ref: N178630
OS Sheet: 23 Discovery map: 41 |
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Archival sources
- Dimond Papers: Notebooks (possibly of A. Bole) contains surveys and divisions of holdings, some on King-Harman estate, 1842-8. Mss.18,238-41.; National Library of Ireland
- Dimond papers Accounts of Ambrose Bole and William Dimond, tenant transactions, 1842-49. Ms. 18,242.; National Library of Ireland
- Ambrose Bole account books for King-Harman, Handcock and Shuldham estates, c.1845-late 19th century. Mss14,103-109.; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Bole, 5 Nov 1867, Vol 87, MRGS 39/042, (microfilm copy in University of Galway Library); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Longford Union, p.24 (Castlerea)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballymahon Union, p.60 (Parkplace)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, p.402 (Moydow parish)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: p.154 (Longford Rural District)