Browne (Claremount)
There are references in the will of the 1st Earl of Altamont to the purchase of part of the Bell estate in the barony of Clanmorris, county Mayo, to provide for his younger sons. Various members of the Browne family of Westport held land in the Claremorris area in the latter part of the 18th century and Denis Browne, younger brother of the 1st Marquess of Sligo, appears to have bought the lease of the house - Claremount - from the Kirwans circa 1800. His descendants held a large estate in the parishes of Kilcolman and Tagheen, barony of Clanmorris, and in the parishes of Annagh and Bekan, barony of Costello. Their estate of over 5500 acres was advertised for sale in 1860 and some of the estate was sold, including much of the town of Claremorris. Property in the baronies of Gallen and Clanmorris, owned by Emily Alicia Browne and Hans S.H. Browne, were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in July 1876. The purchasers were Reverend Dominick Browne, in trust, R. Joynt, J.P. Treston and Mr. Connay. In 1876 James Denis Howe Browne of London still held 3629 acres in county Mayo. He left his estate to his sisters and the remainder of the estate was sold in the early 20th century. The Westport Estate Papers contain administrative records relating to the Claremount estate in the latter part of the 19th century.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremount | Claremount | Kilcolman | Claremorris | Claremorris 88 | Clanmorris | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M339 783
OS Sheet: 101 Discovery map: 39 |
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Archival sources
- Westport Estate Papers, Collection List 78; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Browne, 27 Nov 1860, Vol 60, MRGS 39/030, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Letter book of Maurice Hewson, agent, Claremount House, Claremorris, Aug 1843-Sept 1848. MS 5402 ; National Library of Ireland
- Disentailing deed Charlotte E. Browne to Granville D.Gordon, 18 May 1904. Acc. 1147/9; National Archives of Ireland
- Lease of property in town of Claremorris, 1803 and incomplete Landed Estates' Court rental 1860. Acc. 999/626; National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rental for lots 5-43, [1860]. ; Mayo County Library
- Claremount photos. 052/096; 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] : 56
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 307
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Claremorris Union, 39
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 64
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol III, 409
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 107
- 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: 214
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 395 (Claremount)
Modern printed sources
- ''Jnl. of the South Mayo Family Research Society'': Tenants on the estates of Denis Browne of Claremount, Claremorris in 1825 [taken from a memorial in the Registry of Deeds]. V (1992), 33-38
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 84
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': HOGAN, Patrick M. From Reaction to Reform: the mellowing of a Connacht Squire - the Right Hon. Denis Browne, MP, (1763-1822). LVII (2005), 29-37
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 125
- MAHON, Marie (ed.) ''Claremorris in History: Some Short Studies''. Mayo Family History Society, 1987: JENNINGS, Noel & MACKEN, Brendan. Index to tenants listed on the rental and particulars of sale of the estate of James Browne and James Denis Howe Browne. 45-51
- MAHON, Marie (ed.) ''Claremorris in History: Some Short Studies''. Mayo Family History Society, 1987: JOYCE, Helen & RAFTERY, Colette. History of the building now known as Mount St. Michael's Convent. 59-67
- MOSLEY, Charles (ed). ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage''. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: II, 2640-2644
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sale notices, 8 July 1876, p.3.