Griffith (Dunmore)
William Downes Griffith, a barrister and agent to Sir George Shee at Dunmore, held four townlands in the parish of Kilcummin, barony of Moycullen, county Galway, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s he is recorded as owning 917 acres in the county.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore House | Dunmore Demesne | Dunmore | Tuam | Dunmore 197 | Dunmore | Galway |
OSI Ref: M507 632
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 39 |
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Archival sources
- Dunmore House photos. 022/041; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 296
- 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] : 194
Modern printed sources
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': MELVIN, Patrick. The Composition of the Galway Gentry. VII (1986), 81-96
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: 619-620
- ''Jnl. of the Irish Family History Society'': GRIFFITH, W.S. The Griffith Family. XII (1996), 118-126