Joyce (Gortnarup)
Late 18th century leases in the Milford Papers record Roger Joyce of Gortnarup, parish and barony of Ross, county Galway, renting a large amount of the Miller of Milford's estate situated along the coast in the parish of Ballynakill, barony of Ballynahinch, county Galway, which later became the property of the Thomson family. He also leased land in the barony of Ross in the mid 18th century from Sir Ulick Blake of Menlough, county Galway. Roger Joyce of Rupfield was buried in Rosshill cemetery, Clonbur in 17[77].
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Gortnarup | Gortnarup | Cong | Oughterard | Cloonbur 157 | Ross | Galway |
OSI Ref: M083 544
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 38 |
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Archival sources
- Milford Papers, contact John Ormsby, Milford, Kilmaine, Co Mayo; Private Possession
Modern printed sources
- ''Jnl. of the South Mayo Family Research Society'': CLESHAM, Brigid. A voyage to the kingdom of the Joyces in 1756. VII (1994), 2-5