Nolan (Ardrahan)
The OS Name Books record John Nolan, of Prospect, Gort, as a proprietor in the parish of Ardrahan in the 1830s. Andrew O'Kelly Nolan is recorded as the owner of over 600 acres in county Galway in the 1870s. He was a medical doctor. In 1906 Andrew B. Nolan held about 200 acres of untenanted demesne land at Bullaunagh together with a mansion house valued at £17.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newpark | Bullaunagh | Ardrahan | Gort | Kilthomas 94 | Loughrea | Galway |
OSI Ref: M515095
OS Sheet: 114 Discovery map: 52 |
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| Prospect (Kiltartan) | Prospect | Beagh | Gort | Ardamullivan 97 | Kiltartan | Galway |
OSI Ref: R453996
OS Sheet: 129 Discovery map: 52 |
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Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Gort Union, 131(Newpark)
- 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] : 339
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 298
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Galway, http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/default.html: Ardrahan Parish
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 321.
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I, 189 (Prospect)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 322 (Prospect)