McCausland
In 1868 Sir Richard Bolton McCausland inherited the Cappaghduff property, parish of Ballyovey, barony of Carra, county Mayo, of his first cousin Catherine Plunket. In the mid 1870s he owned 850 acres in county Mayo and 48 acres in county Dublin. He was married to Fanny Blake of Castlegrove, county Galway. The estate was sold to the Congested Districts' Board on 17 May 1906.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drimbawn | Cappaghduff East | Ballyovey | Ballinrobe | Cappaghduff 29 | Carra | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M102 675
OS Sheet: 109 Discovery map: 38 |
|
Archival sources
- Drimbaun photos. 011/053; Irish Architectural Archive
- McDonnell Papers, include documents re the McCausland & Plunket families, mainly 19th century. PC 917-926; 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: 310
- 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] : 288
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. '' 18th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 4927] HC 1909, xvi. Appendix XXXII: 137
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 356
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 364
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: McDonnell, reference to correspondence and will of Plunkets. No. 495
- CLESHAM, Brigid. ''Tourmakeady History & Society'', (Cong, Mayo Historic Estates, 2021): All