Elwood (Strandhill)
An estate in the parish of Cong, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo leased from the Bishop of Tuam from the mid 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Elwoods held four townlands in the parish. Most of the Elwood estate of 621 acres was sold to Sir Arthur Guinness in 1871. The Irish Times reported that the sales realised over £21,000. This branch of the Elwood family were related to the well known collector of Japanese folklore, Lafcadio Hearn.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strandhill | Strandhill | Cong | Ballinrobe | Cong 31 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M150 547
OS Sheet: 120 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Kinlough | Strandhill | Cong | Ballinrobe | Cong 31 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M150 544
OS Sheet: 120 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Annefield | Annefield | Kilcommon | Ballinrobe | Kilcommon 38 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M295 640
OS Sheet: 119 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Ashford Castle | Ashford | Cong | Oughterard | Cloonbur 157 | Ross | Galway |
OSI Ref: M148 546
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Farmhill/Carradoyne | Farmhill | Crossboyne | Claremorris | Garrymore 79 | Clanmorris | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M325 724
OS Sheet: 111 Discovery map: 39 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Elwood, 17 Feb, 7 July & 10 Nov 1871, Vols 100 & 103, MRGS 39/0047 & 39/048, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Solicitor's Papers, copy of will and grant of probate, Thomas Elwood, 1864. T.8539; National Archives of Ireland
- Crown and Peace Records, Register of Trees, Co Mayo 1775-1919. ID/51/62 (Mrs Ormsby widow of Francis Elwood of Strandhill); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol II, 393
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 392
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinrobe PLU, 76 (Strandhill & Kinlough)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 7 (Annefield) & 13 (Ashford)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1871: I, 397
- SIMINGTON, Robert C. ''Books of Survey and Distribution, Co Mayo''. Dublin: Stationary Office, 1956: 36
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': CLESHAM, Brigid. The Elwood family of Co. Mayo. VI, No. 4 (1983), 477-486
- SEMPLE, Maurice. ''Where the River Corrib flows''. Galway: the author, 1988: 89
- O LOCHLAINN, Colm (ed.) ''Wilde's Loch Coirib''. Dublin: 1938: 158-159
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sale reports, 11 November 1871, p.2. 9 March 1872, p.3.