Fynn
Edward Fynn of Shrule, county Mayo bought the lands of Ballymacgibbon, parish of Cong, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo, from Colonel John Browne of Westport and his creditors' trustees in September 1699 for £243. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Fynns held four townlands in the parish of Cong. In 1876 Jane Fynn of Ballymacgibbon owned 620 acres in county Mayo. The mother of Sir William Wilde was a Fynn of Ballymacgibbon. In 1862 Sir William bought part of the Fynn estate, 170 acres of Gortachurra, when it came up for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The Irish Times reported that the sale realised £3460 for the Fynn estate. Wilde built Moytura House on this land. The Fynn family also had an interest in the Chambers' estate at Kilboyne, parish of Ballyhean, barony of Carra, through a marriage between the two families and this was sold by the trustees of John Fynn's will, John Charles Larminie and John Thompson, in 1860.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymacgibbon House | Ballymacgibbon | Cong | Ballinrobe | Houndswood 33 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M182 544
OS Sheet: 121 Discovery map: 38 |
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| Moytura | Gortacurra | Cong | Ballinrobe | Houndswood 33 | Kilmaine | Mayo |
OSI Ref: M174 543
OS Sheet: 121 Discovery map: 38 |
Archival sources
- Westport Estate Papers, Collection List 78; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Larminie & Fynn, 3 July 1860, 14 May 1861 & 14 Jan 1862, Vol 59, 61 & 64, MRGS 39/030, 39/032 & 39/033, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Moytura House photos & cuttings. 022/075; Irish Architectural Archive
- Crown and Peace Records, Register of Trees, Co Mayo 1775-1919. ID/51/62, p. 154 (Wilde of Ballymagibbon); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 49 (Ballymacgibbon)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 392 (Ballymacgibbon)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballinrobe Union, 82 (Ballymacgibbon)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol II, 374 (Ballymacgibbon)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 309
- 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] : 171
Modern printed sources
- RUANE, Patrick. Thesis entitled ''Mayo Country Houses before 1840 - Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition'' (M.U.B.C.), 1996: Appendix VI
- ''Jnl. of the Association for the Preservation of Memorials to the Dead''.: X, 325-328
- DUDLEY, Anthony. ''Oscar in the Wilds''. Ashfield Publishing Services, 2003: All
- O LOCHLAINN, Colm (ed.) ''Wilde's Loch Coirib''. Dublin: 1938: 158
- ''Irish Times'': 15 January 1862, p.4