Dodwell
The Dodwell family were present in Sligo since the 17th century. . In 1800 Frances Dodwell of Carrowgarry married Alexander Crichton from which time that estate was in the possession of the Crichton family. Kevinsfort was the home of various other families at different times in the 19th century, including Capt. George Dodwell. He acted as agent to some of the large estates such as the Gore-Booths and the Ormsbys. Christopher L'Estrange, described as a land agent, was based at Kevinsfort in 1878. In the 1870s James Crofton Dodwell of Shankill House, near Bray, Co Dublin and of Glenmore, Coolaney, county Sligo, owned 1,573 acres in county Sligo and 334 acres in county Mayo. The Dodwell family also had property in County Galway and were married into many influential families in Connacht. Victoria Dodwell is recorded as one of the principal lessors of property in the parish of Boyle, county Roscommon, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 Malby Crofton Dodwell was the owner of over 1300 acres in at Carrownaskeagh, barony of Leyny, as well as buildings valued at £11. In 1912 M.C. Dodwell and others accepted an offer from the Congested Districts Board on almost 200 acres of their Galway estate. At the same time an offer was accepted from the Board on over 1400 acres of the Sligo estate.
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Kevinsfort | Ballydoogan | St. John's | Sligo | Kilmacowen 59 | Carbury | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G674359
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 16 |
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| Knockranny | Knockranny | Kilronan | Boyle | Keadew 43 | Boyle | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: G893114
OS Sheet: 3, 4 Discovery map: 26 |
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| Carrowgarry | Tanrego West | Drumard | Dromore West | Dromard East | Tireragh | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G594309
OS Sheet: Discovery map: 25 |
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| Earlsfield | Carrowcauly or Earlsfield | Emlaghfad | Sligo | Ballymote 31 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G664164
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 25 |
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| Mount Dodwell | Ballinvoher | Toomour | Sligo | Bricklieve 32 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G705151
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: |
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| Tanrego | Tanrego East or Carrowmore | Dromard | Dromore West | Dromard East 24 | Tireragh | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G601313
OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 25 |
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Archival sources
- Robinson Collection. Rental of Edw. R. Dodwell's property, 1846-49, Estates. Vol. II. ; Sligo County Library
- Rental of the estate of Victoria Dodwell, 1849-57. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Rental of estate of Edward R. Dodwell, 1846-49. Robinson Collection. ; Sligo County Library
- Rentals, valuation, accounts relating to estate of George Dodwell, Kevinsfort, 1845-49. F.C./D.5/125. ; Sligo County Library
- Records of deeds, judgements relating to Henry & Edward Dodwell, 1729-1832. F.D./D.5/136. ; Sligo County Library
- Letter book of Henry Dodwell, mainly relating to religious topics but also with statement re his dispute with his cousin Dodwell of Athlone concerning his Irish estate, 1691-1701. MS 3248; National Library of Ireland
- J.C. McDonagh (1939), Deeds, rentals, correspondence & accounts re the Crofton, Irwin, Dodwell & Gethin families & property in Cos Sligo & Roscommon, 1615-1828. Small Accs. Index 71, D.11482-11564; National Archives of Ireland
- Account of Roger Dodwell residuary legatee under the will of his uncle James Dodwell, c 1775. M.948; National Archives of Ireland
- Collis & Ward, solicitors' collection, includes deeds re the Ruttledge estate in Co Sligo & the Dodwells, 1817, 1846. Small Accs. Index 98, D.22,081-22,083; National Archives of Ireland
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] : 130
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 321
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol II, 313
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''24th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 8356], HC 1916, vi, 564-586. Appendix VIII: 45 & 60.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 396.
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 203
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 406 (Tanrago)
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on Gethin Collection, includes reference to a deed of indemnity re Dodwell estate in Cos Roscommon & Sligo, 1854. No. 298
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on Pakenham Mahon Papers, includes reference to the will of Henry Dodwell of Athlone, 1707. No. 10
- NATIONAL INVENTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. ''An introduction to the architectural heritage of county Sligo''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 2007. : 26-27
- McTERNAN, John. ''A Sligo miscellany: a chronicle of people, places and events of other days''. Sligo: Avena publications, 2000. : 160.
- ''Corran Herald'': DUFFY, P.J. The Congested Districts Board [including list of lands acquired in county Sligo under the Wyndham Act]. XXXIV (2001-2002), 6-7.
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 141-142 (Mt. Dodwell), 363-364 (Kevinsfort)
- McTERNAN, John C. ''The light of bygone days, Volume II: Sligo families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 81-86
- ''The Dublin Gazette'': Includes details of purchases by tenants, Irish Land Commission. 17 Mar 1905