Browne (Woodstock)
From the early 18th century a branch of the Galway family of Brownes held a small estate called Woodstock, in the parish of Crossboyne, barony of Clanmorris, county Mayo. Castlemagarret the seat of Lord Oranmore and Browne was nearby. In the 19th century the Brownes of Woodstock mainly resided in Galway city. In 1828 Michael Browne of Woodstock, and formerly a Major in the South Mayo Regiment of Militia, was buried in Galway. In 1826 his eldest son, another Michael, married Harriet McDonagh in St Nicholas' Church, Galway. They had four children. In 1876 Dominick E. Browne of Woodstock held 731 acres in county Mayo and 846 acres in county Galway.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | Woodstock | Crossboyne | Claremorris | Ballindine 75 | Clanmorris | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M382 707
OS Sheet: 112 Discovery map: 39 |
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 307
- 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] : 55
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol II, 436
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 392
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 241
Modern printed sources
- ''Crossboyne Parish Magazine'': MACKEN, Matt. Dr Patrick Browne (c. 1720-1790). (2005), 80-81
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 65
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': ORANMORE AND BROWNE, Lord. The Brownes of Castle MacGarrett. V (1907-1908), 165-177
- HIGGINS, Jim and HERINGKLEE, Susanne (eds). ''Monuments of St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway''. Galway: 1992: 68-69 & 124-126