Arbuthnot
Local sources suggest the Arbuthnot family were located in the parish of Burrishoole, barony of Burrishoole, county Mayo in the 1780s. John Arbuthnot had an interest in the O’Donel lands of Carrigahowley or Rockfleet, Carrowsallagh or Windsor and Rossyvera, which he sold to the 1st Marquess of Sligo in 1801. In 1802, Sir Robert Arbuthnot, a son of John, married Susan, only child of Colonel William Vesey of Farmhill, parish of Crossboyne, county Mayo, a great-grandson of Archbishop John Vesey of Hollymount. Three townlands in the parish of Crossboyne belonged to the Arbuthnots during the 19th century and their estate was bought by John Charles Sheffield.
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Farmhill/Carradoyne | Farmhill | Crossboyne | Claremorris | Garrymore 79 | Clanmorris | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M325 724
OS Sheet: 111 Discovery map: 39 |
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| Rockfleet Castle | Rockfleet | Burrishoole | Burrishoole | Newport West 148 | Burrishoole | Mayo |
OSI Ref: L930 953
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 31 |
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Archival sources
- Westport Estate Papers, Collection List 78; National Library of Ireland
- Carraholly, photograph. 087/045; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Claremorris Union, 16 (Lynch Blosse)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 437
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol II, 439
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 182
Modern printed sources
- ''Crossboyne Parish Magazine'': MACKEN, Matt. The Arbuthnots of Aberdeenshire and Farmhill House, Crossboyne. VIX (2012), 84-86