Somerville (Mount Nugent)
Estate(s)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Somerville (Mount Nugent) | A junior branch of the Somerville family of county Meath, Barons Athlumney, had an estate in counties Roscommon and Leitrim in the 19th century. In 1771 Sir James Somerville married Catherine Crofton of Mote, county Roscommon and it was their younger son James Somerville of Ross who held the Connacht lands. His county Roscommon lands were in the parishes of Kilmore, barony of Ballintober North, Clooncraff and Kilcooley, barony of Roscommon. The estate was offered for sale in July 1852. However in the 1870s James Somerville, of Ross House, Mount Nugent, county Cavan, still owned over 400 acres in county Leitrim and over 500 acres in county Roscommon. He also held estates in county Meath. |
| Crofton (Mote Park) | The senior branch of the Crofton family settled at Ballymurray, county Roscommon in the 16th century. In the 17th century they resided at Mote Castle and in 1661 Edward Crofton was created a baronet. Other branches of the family settled at Lissadurn, county Roscommon, Temple House, county Sligo and Mohill, county Leitrim. In August 1677 Gerald Dillon of Feamore was granted land in the barony of Athlone in trust for Sir Edward Crofton and his heirs. Dillon was married to the mother of Sir Edward Crofton. The Westport Estate Papers contain documents relating to the Croftons and Gerald Dillon in the late 17th century. In the mid 19th century the Croftons owned lands in the barony of Athlone in the parishes of Killinvoy and Kilmeane and in the parishes of Kilteevan and Roscommon, barony of Ballintober South, Aughrim and Ogulla, barony of Roscommon. Admiral George Alfred Crofton, 3rd son of Sir Edward Crofton, held land in the parish of Kilteevan, barony of Ballintober South, county Roscommon in the 1850s. In the 1870s the Crofton estate was comprised of 10,509 acres in county Roscommon. |