Meldon
James Dillon Meldon, a Dublin lawyer, bought part of the Glencorrib estate of Arthur Dillon Browne, parish of Shrule, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo in 1851 and the townland of Garryduff Middle from the sale of Lord Oranmore and Browne's estate in the parish of Crossboyne, barony of Clanmorris. He also bought the Belmont estate, parish of Liskeevy, barony of Dunmore from the Blakes in 1852 and other properties near Tuam, county Galway, including some of the remaining estate of the Brownes of Coolarne in the parishes of Athenry and Lackagh, barony of Clare and the Blake estate at Oranmore, barony of Dunkellin. He planted many trees on this property. In 1876 he owned 886 acres in county Mayo, 4,867 acres in county Galway and small acreages in counties Dublin and Kildare.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Belmont | Belmont | Liskeevy | Tuam | Foxhall 218 | Dunmore | Galway |
OSI Ref: M357 631
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 39 |
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| Oran Castle | Oranmore | Oranmore | Galway | Oranmore 56 | Dunkellin | Galway |
OSI Ref: M377245
OS Sheet: 95 Discovery map: 46 |
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| Coolaran | Coolaran | Athenry | Galway | Lackaghbeg 68 | Clare | Galway |
OSI Ref: M443 355
OS Sheet: 70 Discovery map: 39 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of confirmation of arms to C.H. Meldon of Dublin MP, third son of James Dillon Meldon of Fore, Co Westmeath, Coolawn, Turloughmore, Co Galway and of Casino, Blackrock, Co Dublin and grandson of Anthony Dillon Muldoon of Fore, 6 Feb 1875. GO MS 109: 311-312; 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: 311
- 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] : 316
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tuam Union, 159 (Belmont)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents,'' 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 149.
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: II, 1257
- ''Cathair na Mart : Journal of the Westport Historical Society'': LANE, Pádraig G. Landed encumbrances: a record of the Dillon-Browne estate. XIV (1994), 69-77
- HUGHES, Michael John. ''History & Folklore of the Barony of Clare (Co Galway)''. The author, circa 1997: 93-94
- LANE, Pádraig. The Encumbered Estates Court and Galway Land Ownership, 1849-58. In MORAN, Gerard (ed). ''History & Society''. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1996 : 395-419
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': LANE, Padraig G. Purchasers of land in counties Galway and Mayo in the Encumbered Estates court, 1849-1858. XLIII (1991), p. 112
- MELVIN, Patrick. ''Estates and landed society in Galway''. (Dublin: Éamonn de Búrca, 2012). : pp.86-87