Walker
The Walker family were descended from prosperous merchants in Sligo town. James Walker, initially leased and then purchased land in Killaspugbrone parish in the later 18th century. The family established a seat at Rathcarrick and eventually owned over 1500 acres. In the 1870s the representatives of Roger Walker owned over 1580 acres while John F. Walker was the owner of over 600 acres. In 1906 John F. Walker is recorded as the occupier of property at Rathcarrick including a mansion house. The estate was sold in the 1950s and the house is now derelict.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Rathcarrick | Rathcarrick | Killaspugbrone | Sligo | Knockaree 60 | Carbury | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G638353
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Doonaleragh Lodge | Killaspugbrone | Killaspugbrone | Sligo | Knocknarea 60 | Carbury | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G616373
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 25 |
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Archival sources
- Walker Estate papers, Robinson Collection; Sligo County Library
- Acount book of Roger Chambers Walker, 1836-45. S./R; Sligo County Library
- Copies of miscellaneous family papers. F.C/D.2/80; Sligo County Library
- Late 19th century estate valuations. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Time Book, May 1911-May 1912. E 778, S.R. ; Sligo County Library
- Rathcarrick. Photographs. 088/007; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 462
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 323
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 132 (Killaspicbrowne or Killaspeckbrone)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol II, 12
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 328
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 394
- 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: 168.
Modern printed sources
- McTERNAN, John C. ''At the Foot of Knocknarea: a chronicle of Coolera in bygone days.'' Sligo: Avena Publications, 1990. : 55-57
- ''The Journal of Irish Archaeology'': IRELAND, Aideen M. Roger Chambers Walker: a Sligo antiquarian. Vol.II (2002), 147-187.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 422-423 (Rathcarrick)