O'Connor
The lands at Ballinvally or Roadstown were part of the Cooper of Markree estate but were rented on long leases. In the mid 19th century the O'Connor family occupied the property. It had been held by the Fleming family in the late 18th century but was offered for sale after the death of Frances Fleming in 1794. (McDonagh MSS, Sligo County Library). Another property at Castleconor, barony of Tireragh, which may have been associated with this estate, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in April 1875. It was the property of Michael McTernan O'Connor. The occupier at the time of the sale was Thomas Dorran, who also appears in Griffith's Valuation as a herd at the Ballinvally property. In July 1875 the Irish Times reported that the Castleconor property was sold to John Boyd "of Coolistown Manor" [probably referring to Cottlestown].
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadstown | Ballinvally or Roadstown | Cloonoghil | Tobercurry | Cloonoghil 79 | Corran | Sligo |
OSI Ref: G583115
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 25 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), McTernan O’Connor, 16 April 1875, Vol 118, MRGS 39/054, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tobercurry Union 2
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol I 379
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo: Vol I 240
Modern printed sources
- McTERNAN, John C. ''Sligo: the light of bygone days, Vol.I Houses of Sligo and associated families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009. : 434-435 (Roadstown)
- ''Irish Times'': Landed Estates Court sale reports, 5 July 1875, p.3