Ffrench (Cloghballymore)
The Ffrench family were granted the Kilkelly estate at Cloghballymore, parish of Killeenavarra, in the early 17th century although some accounts suggest they did not take possession of it until the 1650s. Fahey suggests that Roebuck French was the founder of this family. By 1708 the family had come to possess estates in the parish of Kinvara as well as Cloghballymore and adjoining districts in the parish of Ardrahan. The estate passed to the Lynch family though the marriage of Surna Ffrench and Marcus Lynch in 1767.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloghballymore | Cloghballymore | Killeenavarra | Gort | Killeenavarra 105 | Dunkellin | Galway |
OSI Ref: M398140
OS Sheet: 103 Discovery map: 52 |
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| Doorus House | Doorus Demesne | Kinvarradoorus | Gort | Doorus 103 | Kiltartan | Galway |
OSI Ref: M352120
OS Sheet: 112 Discovery map: 52 |
Archival sources
- Cloghballymore. Report for planning. 145/046 & 145/047. ; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
Modern printed sources
- SPELLISSY, Séan. ''The History of Galway''. Limerick: Celtic Bookshop, 1999. : 299.
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': MELVIN, Patrick. The composition of the Galway gentry. (1986), 88-89.
- ''Jnl. of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'': BLAKE, Martin J. The families of French of Duras, Cloghballymore and Drumharsna, with tabular pedigree. X (1917-1918), 125-138.
- EUSTACE, P. Beryl (ed.). ''Registry of Deeds, Dublin: Abstracts of Wills''. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1954: Will of Patrick French of Duras, Co Galway, 1707. I, 9-10