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Fay
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A family associated originally with the county Meath locality. Thomas Fay of Annesbrook, county Meath, acquired land in county Cavan in the mid-18th century. His son John married twice, by his first wife he left a son Thomas of Faybrook and by his second wife a son James of Moyne Hall. In the mid-19th century James Fay held an estate in county Cavan in the parishes of Crosserlough, Drung, Kildrumsherdan, Denn and Killinkere which he purchased through the court from Pierce Morton circa 1847 while Thomas Fay held one townland in Kildrumsherdan parish. The Anglo-Celt, gives details of the sale of Morton Estate, dated 25 March 1847, http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cavan/1847/AUC.html In 1876, John Fay of Moyne Hall, Cavan, owned 4,179 acres in the county while Thomas Fay of Dublin owned 751 acres and other Fay family members including James Henry Fay of Faybrook, owned much smaller acreages. Moyne Hall house and lands with the lands of Milltown, county Louth, the property of the Reverend Anthony Adams were advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court on 28 May 1857. James Fay must have been the purchaser at this time.
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Adams (Corraneary)
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This family are descended from an officer in the army of William III, who had a son James Adams of Monaghan and Corraneary, parish of Knockbride, county Cavan. His son Allen Adams of Corraneary House, born 1708, had 5 sons from whom the various branches of the Adams family in county Cavan descend. The main residences of this family were Shinan House and Northlands. A number of family members were clergymen. In the mid-19th century members of the Adams family held land in the parishes of Enniskeen, Drumgoon, Knockbride, Shercock, Kildrumsherdan and Drung. Most of their estate was in the barony of Clankee and the Reverend Samuel Adams (1788-1856), Dean of Cashel, held the most townlands. In 1876, the Dean’s son Charles Stuart Adams of Glynch/Glinch House, Newbliss, county Monaghan, owned 1,287 acres and his grandson Ambrose Going Adams of Northlands owned 1,446 acres, while his nephew Benjamin Samuel Adams of Shinan House owned 1,548 acres. Other family members owned smaller acreages, all in county Cavan. In 1906 Shinan and Northlands valued for rates at £50 and £39.50 were still in the possession of family members. In the mid-19th century the Reverend Anthony Adams held the townland of Moynehall in the parish of Annagelliff. In 1824, he was the rector of the parish of Rathkenny, Diocese of Meath. Moynehall was leased to Samuel Adams by George and Gerrard Moore in February 1794. Moynehall was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in May 1857 and appears to have been bought by the Fays. The lands of Corlea, barony of Clankee, the estate of Allen Noble Adams were advertised for sale on 23 January 1862
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