Clibborn (Moate)

Name	Description
Stopford	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Elizabeth Stopford held the townland of Hall in the parish of Kilcleagh, County Westmeath, which was leased by Thomas Clibborn. The Hon Lady Elizabeth Stopford also had an interest with others in the townland of Creeve, parish of Ardnurcher or Horseleap, County Westmeath. The Stopford family held the title Earl of Courtown. In 1878, Hussey de Burgh records the representatives of the Venerable Archdeacon Stopford as owners of 915 acres in County Westmeath and 388 acres in County Carlow.
Clibborn (Co Tipperary)	This family descend from a Cromwellian Army officer who settled at Moate, county Westmeath. Most of the Clibborn estates were in counties Offaly and Westmeath. A descendant, James Clibborn, married Experience Barclay and in the mid 19th century a Barclay Clibborn held land and a large flour mill at Twomilebridge, near Clonmel, county Tipperary. The Ordnance Survey Name Books for Kilgrant Parish record his proferring of the name "Anner Mill Flour Factory" for the milling enterprise. One of the buildings, labelled "Anner Mills" on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map is labelled "Anner House" on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s.