Goldsmith

Description

Family of Oliver Goldsmith.

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Estate(s)

Name	Description
McCausland (Limavady)	The McCausland family of Drenagh or Fruit Hill, Limavady, county Derry, held almost 5000 acres in county Roscommon in the nineteenth century including property in the parish of Ardcarn, barony of Boyle, Kilkeevin, barony of Castlereagh, Cloontuskert, Kilgefin, Roscommon, barony of Ballintober South and Cloonfinlough, Cloncraff, Kilglass, Shankill, barony of Roscommon. This may have been due to a marriage between Connolly McCausland of Fruit Hill and Theodosia Mahon, of Strokestown, county Roscommon, in 1778. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey the agent for the estate was Conry of Strokestown. In February 1859 the McCausland estate in county Roscommon amounting to 3,198 acres in six baronies was advertised for sale in the Landed Estates' Court. The Freeman's Journal provides a detailed list of those who purchased lots at this sale. In the 1870s the McCauslands are recorded as owning 4,799 acres in county Roscommon and 12,886 acres in county Londonderry. Bartlett states that the latter estate had been gifted to Robert McCausland by William Connolly. The Congested Districts' Board was negotiating with Maurice M. McCausland for the purchase of parts of his county Roscommon estate in 1916.
Newstead (Bunowen)	At the beginning of the 18th century Richard Newstead of Bunowen, county Westmeath, purchased about 950 acres in county Westmeath from the trustees for the sale of forfeited estates, previously part of the estate of King James. He paid £2,851 for acreages in Lisdusken, Lissoy, Cannerstowne and Tully in the barony of Kilkenny West. Part of Lissoy later came into the possession of the Goldsmith family. Richard Newstead son and heir of Richard Newstead of Cavenaghstown, county Westmeath, Esq entered Gray’s Inn in 1714.