Blake (Cloonee)
The Blakes of Lakeview or Cloonee held an estate in the parish of Kilmainebeg, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo and lived at Cloonee or Lakeview on the shore of Lough Carra during the first half of the 19th century. They were a branch of the Blakes of Towerhill. Their agent was Joseph Blake of Brownville, county Galway.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloonee | Cloonee | Ballinrobe | Ballinrobe | Ballinrobe 23 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M181 691
OS Sheet: 110 Discovery map: 38 |
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Archival sources
- Miscellaneous [Blake] deeds, including lease of Ard[f]enton and Ross, Co Galway, Isidore Blake to Thomas Blake of Lakeview, 29 July 1803. D 16,899-16,932; National Library 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: 259
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 217 (Browne)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 116
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinrobe Union, 40 (Walsh)