Blake (Ross Lodge)
The Blakes of Ross Lodge were a junior branch of the Towerhill family and held a small estate in the parish of Kilkilvery, barony of Clare, county Galway, from the St Georges. Ross Lodge was occupied by Walter John Blake, a younger son of James Blake of Cregg Castle from the 1830s until his death in 1854. In the 1870s Anthony Blake is listed as the holder of over 300 acres. The estate was advertised for sale in April 1880 and June 1881 by Charles J. Lynch, trustee for the sale under the will of Anthony Maurice Blake. A Walter Blake also held lands in the parish of Donaghpatrick in the 1850s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Lodge | Kilkilvery | Kilkilvery | Tuam | Headford 203 | Clare | Galway |
OSI Ref: M292 482
OS Sheet: 42 Discovery map: 45 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Lynch & Blake, 23 Apr 1880 & 17 June 1881, Vols 138 & 142, MRGS 39/062 & 39/063, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates Court Rental, Blake, 17 June 1881, lands in barony of Clare. M62,666; Galway County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents,'' 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 151
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tuam Union, 40
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 116
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 342
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 125 (The Lodge, Shaw)