Lindsey (Hollymount)
This branch of the Lindsey family were descended from a younger son of the first Lindsey of Turin, parish of Kilmainemore, county Mayo. It was through his marriage in 1757 with Frances Vesey, granddaughter of Archbishop John Vesey of Tuam, that Thomas Lindsey came to own the Vesey's Hollymount estate, parish of Kilcommon, barony of Kilmaine. Charles Cromie was agent to the Lindseys in the 1830s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Lindsey estate was comprised of eleven townlands in the parish of Kilcommon and five townlands in the parish of Kilmainemore. In 1876 Miss Mary Lindsey owned 5194 acres in county Mayo. She married Heremon FitzPatrick, grandson of the 2nd Marquess of Headford and he assumed the additional surname of Lindsey. They had no children. The estate was sold to the Congested Districts' Board on 31 Mar 1915.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Kilrush House | Kilrush | Kilcommon | Ballinrobe | Hollymount 37 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M265 674
OS Sheet: 110 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Hollymount | Hollymount Demesne | Kilcommon | Ballinrobe | Hollymount 37 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M263 687
OS Sheet: 110 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Rathgranagher | Rathgranagher Lindsey | Kilmainemore | Ballinrobe | Kilcommon 38 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M292 613
OS Sheet: 119 Discovery map: 38 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Blake & Lindsey, 6 June 1862, Vol 65, MRGS 39/033, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Rent ledger of estate of Thomas Spencer Lindsey, 1848-55. MS 5814; National Library of Ireland
- De Vesci Papers, Collection List 89; National Library of Ireland
- Hollymount House photos. 011/056; Irish Architectural Archive
- Irish Tourist Association. Topographical and General Survey, 1941-1945. Parish of Robeen & Kilcommon. ITA/3/14; Mayo County Library
- Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes records re Lindsey estate in Co Mayo and sale to CDB in early 20th century. Small Accessions Index 105. M.4637(1-11) & D.23295; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- 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: 78
- M'PARLAN, James. ''Statistical survey of the county of Mayo''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802: 106
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 218
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 5 & 67 (Hollymount)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinrobe Union, 95 (Hollymount & Kilrush) & 118 (Rathgranagher)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 310
- 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] : 272
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 52
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 357 (Hollymount & Kilrush)
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxviii, 60 (Hollymount)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 123 (Hollymount)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.272
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 154
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 194 & 162
- MAHON, Marie (ed.) ''Claremorris in History: Some Short Studies''. Mayo Family History Society, 1987: JOYCE, Helen and RAFTERY, Colette. History of Connaught Agricultural School, Hollymount, county Mayo. 36-38
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 110 (Hollymount)
- BLAKE, Tarquin. ''Abandoned mansions of Ireland''. Cork: Collins Press, 2010.: 232-237 (Hollymount House)