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Busby
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Alfred Busby was one of the principal lessors of property in the parish of Ballintober, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. John Busby held land in the parish of Ogulla, barony of Roscommon.
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Busby (Gigginstown)
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At the time of Griffith’s Valuation [publ. 1854] Elizabeth Busby held the townlands of Gigginstown and Richardstown, 563 and 839 acres in the parish of Killulagh, county Westmeath in fee. They had been bought on her behalf and that of Hannah Busby in 1828 by John Busby of Dublin, merchant, from the Dardis family. Hannah Busby died in 1862 and a dispute over her will concerned John and Alphonso Busby, see The Irish Jurist, 15 (1863), 144. By the mid-1870s the estate was the property of Alphonso Busby of Dublin. Alphonso was still in possession of 151 acres at Rickardstown in 1906.
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Dardis (Gigginstown)
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Gigginstown, parish of Killulagh, county Westmeath was originally a property belonging to the Dardis family. Garrett Dardis was in possession of Gigginstown and Rickardstown at the beginning of the 18th century. Michael Dardis succeeded his father about 1752 and conformed to the Established Church the same year. His son Christopher succeeded in 1763 and his son Michael in 1781/2. In 1792, Michael married Mary eldest daughter of Henry Byrne of Seatown, county Louth and died circa 1799. His widow married Brabazon O’Connor. Michael and Mary Dardis had two children. Their son Christopher died in 1823 and the estate was sold to John Busby of Dublin, merchant in 1828. He purchased the estate on behalf of Hannah and Eliza Busby of Dublin, spinsters. See https://www.geni.com/surnames/dardis
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