Houston
Estate(s)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Houston | In 1709 Sir Arthur Shaen leased lands in the barony of Erris, county Mayo, including Inver, Gortbrack North, Gortmellia and Knocknalower to Francis Houston. Noone refers to a Francis Shaen Houston with an address in county Westmeath as landlord of Gortmellia in 1763. Sir Arthur Shaen also leased Glenturkmore and part of Glenturkbeg to Catherine Houston in 1717. |
| Reilly | In the mid 19th century John Reilly prospered in business in the town of Belmullet and began to acquire lands. He bought land that had formerly been in the possession of the Houston and Nash families and in 1868 he leased more than 1000 acres from Reverend Sir William Palmer in the barony of Erris, county Mayo. In 1876 Thomas F.O'Reilly of Carne House, Belmullet, owned 6472 acres in county Mayo. By March 1916 he had accepted an offer from the Congested Districts' Board for the purchase of his estate and Noone writes of the sale of the estate in 1920 to the Board. |