Landed Estates
University of Galway

Woodland

Estate(s)
Townland Ballynafid
Civil Parish Portnashangan
PLU Mullingar
DED Woodland
County Westmeath
Barony Corkaree
Description Woodland overlooking Lough Owel, named on the first edition OS map and 25 inch map, still extant but now known as Ardilaun House. Lewis records W Moxton, agent to Lord Forbes, as the occupant in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Edward Maxton was resident holding the property valued at £14 from Lord Forbes. In 1901 occupied by race horse trainer Alexander Pilkington and his wife and by the Brabazon family, horse trainers in 1911.

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