Reference Source
O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015)
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 163 estate records citing this source.
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| 29, 97, 106, 148-149 | Berry (Middleton and Ballynagall) | This family are believed to have come from Wales in the 17th century. Members of this family were re... |
| 56, 122 | D'Arcy (Hyde Park) | The D’Arcys of Hyde Park, county Westmeath, were a branch of the D’Arcy family of Plattyn, county Me... |
| 45 | Daly (Castledaly) | The Dalys were settled at Kilcleagh, county Westmeath, in the 17th century. Joseph Daly conformed to... |
| 45 | McDonnell (Castledaly) | George McDonnell bought Castledaly and Aghavoneen, 554 acres in the parish of Kilcleagh, county West... |
| 212-214 | Piers (Tristernagh) | William Piers settled in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I and was granted the lands of the Ab... |
| 168 | Robinson (Kilconnell and Rosmead) | In 1822, Admiral Hercules Robinson, born 1789, married Frances Elizabeth, only child of Hans Widman... |
| 29 | Reynell | Originally from Devonshire, this family settled in Ireland in the 17th century. According to Burke’s... |
| 20, 143 | Daniel (Lough Ree Lodge) | This family descend from Nicholas, second son of Gerald or Garret Daniel who held land in the barony... |
| 159 | Daniell (New Forest) | In the mid-nineteenth century Robert George Daniell of New Forest, Tyrrellspass, county Westmeath, (... |
| 35, 42, 108-109 | Rochfort (Belvedere) | Robert Rochfort, Attorney General and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, purchased parts of the... |
| 166 | Adams (Rathconnell) | Originally from Lincolnshire, this family descended from Reverend Ranulph Adams and his wife Maria A... |
| 20 (Auburn); 44 (Carn Park); 105 (Farnagh); 158 (Nahodmore) | Adamson (Moate) | The Adamson family were established in the Moate area of county Westmeath from at least the late eig... |
| 35, 37, 39, 158 | Marlay | The Marlays descend from a merchant of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The grandparents of Charles Brinsley Mar... |
| pp.173-175 (Sonna) | Tuite (Sonna) | This family were established at Sonnagh from the early 17th century. Oliver Tuite of Sonna was creat... |
| 26-28, 32-34, 228 | Malone (Westmeath) | The Malone family divided into two branches in the late seventeenth century, one residing at Ballyn... |
| 49-51 | Nugent (Earl of Westmeath) | In April 1678 Richard Nugent, Earl of Westmeath, was granted an estate of over 11,000 acres in the b... |
| 23-25 | Nugent/O'Reilly Nugent | The O'Reilly family were established at Ballinlough Castle, Delvin, county Westmeath from the 17th c... |
| 60, 61, 132-135, 138 | Levinge (Knockdrin Castle, Co Westmeath) | In the mid-sixteenth century Thomas Levinge purchased the manor of Parwick in Derbyshire. At the end... |
| 42, 126, 212 | Pilkington (Tore) | According to Burke’s Landed Gentry Richard Pilkington acquired ‘extensive property’ in Westmeath and... |
| 54 | Upton (Coolatore) | O’Brien writes that the townland of Coolatore (733 acres) was purchased by Arthur Upton in 1825. The... |
| pp.46 (Clonbonny) 61 (Creggan), 113 (Glynwood) | Longworth | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) members of the Longworth family of Glynwood and Cre... |
| 120 | Chaigneau (Harmony Hall) | A Huguenot family who settled in Ireland in the late seventeenth century. In 1842, Arthur Dunn Chaoi... |
| 19, 121 | Mecham/Mechum | In 1824, George Mecham of Garry Castle, county Westmeath and Gortmahoon, county Galway, Captain in t... |
| 157 | Arabin | A Huguenot family that came to Ireland at the end of the 17th century. O’Brien writes that they poss... |
| 157 | Grogan | The Grogans were a Wexford family. Edward Grogan, barrister and MP for the city of Dublin, was creat... |
| 22, 100, 101, 126 | Cooper (Mayo, Tipperary, Cork and Westmeath) | Colonel Joshua Henry Cooper of Dunboden Park, Mullingar, county Westmeath, owned over 1700 acres in... |
| 21 | Kelly (Rookwood) | This family is well recorded in Vera Hughes' book. Crofton Kelly and his wife Elizabeth Threwles we... |
| 59, 108-109 | Browne (Neale) | A family established at The Neale, county Mayo, from the 16th century which they were regranted alon... |
| 56, 167, 228 | Cooke (Lakeview) | O’Brien writes that Thomas Cooke, an army volunteer, came to Athlone in 1742. He leased the lands of... |
| 110 | Dardis (Gigginstown) | Gigginstown, parish of Killulagh, county Westmeath was originally a property belonging to the Dardis... |
| 59, 115-116 | Sheil (Gortumly) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) John Sheil held the townland of Gortumly, 618 acres... |
| 22, 160 | Nugent (Ballinacor) | A branch of the Nugent family acquired Ballinacor, county Westmeath, in the early 17th century. Edmo... |
| 39, 97, 116, 117, 128, 168 | Fetherstonhaugh (Bracklyn) | A family from the north of England who settled in Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century. Various br... |
| 136 | Mahon (Castlegar) | The Mahons were settled at Castlegar from the early 18th century. In 1711 the Earl of Clanricarde l... |
| 61 (Creggan); 97 (Dardistown), 136 (Ladywell) | Metge (Dardistown) | The Metges were a Huguenot family – Pierre Metgé settled at Athlumney, county Meath in the early 18t... |
| 60 (Creaghduff); 119 (Hare Island); 154 (Moydrum); 228 (Woodville) | Handcock (Moydrum) | The Handcocks were settled at Moydrum Castle, near Athlone, in county Westmeath from the late 17th c... |
| 120, 143, 153, 225 | Temple (Waterstown) | Following the Cromwellian confiscations the lands of the Waterstown estate were granted to William H... |
| 158, 160, 175 | Potts | O’Brien writes that the Potts were a family who came from Cheshire and settled in King’s County (Cou... |
| 127 | Maunsell (Killinure) | Edward Maunsell held lands in the parish of Bunowen, county Westmeath and in the 1870s J William Mau... |
| 127, 153, 169 (Rossana) | Murray (Mountmurray) | This family resided at Mountmurray, County Westmeath, from the late 17th century, William Murray hav... |
| 163 | Smyth (Portlick Castle) | This branch of the Smyth family appear to descend from the Rev Robert Smith, rector of Ballyloughloe... |
| 15, 113, 137 | Dillon (Kilkenny West) | The Dillon family, Earls of Roscommon, held land in a number of counties including Galway, Roscommo... |
| 20 | Hogan (Auburn) | Much of the Napers’ Westmeath estate was sold to their lawyer, John Hogan in 1805, who in turn sold... |
| 38 (Belville); 102 (Easthill) | Cuppage (Westmeath) | In the mid-nineteenth century members of the Cuppage family were immediate lessors in the parishes o... |
| 21 | Bayley (Rookwood) | Sarah Kelly left her Rookwood estate, which straddled the border of counties Galway and Roscommon, t... |
| 119, 149, 150 | Clibborn (Moate) | The Clibborns were descended from a soldier in Cromwell’s army who settled at Moate, county Westmeat... |
| 38, 125 | Jones (Belville) | Belville in the parish of Ballyloughloe, county Westmeath, was the home of the Jones family. It was... |
| 158 (Nahodmore) | Trench (Ballyloughloe) | A number of sons of the Very Rev Thomas Trench, of Glenmalyre, Queen’s County (Laois), Dean of Kilda... |
| 172 (Shurock) | Homan | William Jackson Homan, second son of the Reverend Philip Homan was created a baronet in 1801. Sir W... |
| 223 (Twyford) | Hodson (Athlone) | The Hodsons appear to have been resident at St Johns, near Athlone from at least the early 18th cent... |
| 26, 104, 117, 124, 157 | Ennis | Sir John Ennis (1800-1878), Catholic Liberal politician and Governor of the Bank of Ireland was the... |
| 45 | O'Dell/Odell (Kilcleagh) | Thomas Scruton Odell bought Castledaly, Moate, County Westmeath, in the late 1860s. He was the son o... |
| 152, 157 | Dargan (Mosstown) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) William Dargan (1799-1867), engineer, builder and f... |
| 102 (Emoe House); 160 (Old Court); 144 (Lunestown); 211 (Togherstown) | Magan (Umma) | The family descend from Humphrey Magan of Emoe or Umma-More, Ballymoe, County Westmeath in the late... |
| 39 (Bloomfield); 102 (Emoe House); 140 (Lilliput); 140-141 (Lisanode); 148 (Middleton); 211 (Templeoran) | Boyd (Middleton Park) | This family descend from Reverend James Boyd, rector of Erris, County Mayo in the mid-eighteenth cen... |
| pp. 19 (Auburn House), 126 (Kildevin),153 (Mount View) | Sproule | In the mid 19th century the Sproule estate was in the parish of Rahara, barony of Athlone, county Ro... |
| 19 | Dundas (Galway) | Land at Tully in the barony of Longford, county Galway, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates c... |
| 153 | Jameson (Windfield) | The Jamesons were a Dublin family well known in the 19th century distilling and banking circles of t... |
| 116, 212, 228 | Evers (Kilbixy) | Joseph and Owen Evers were immediate lessors in the parish of Kilbixy, county Westmeath, at the time... |
| 61 (Cromlyn), 98 (Donore), 172 (Soho) | Nugent (Donore) | The Nugents of Donore, Multifarnham, County Westmeath, descend from the Barons Delvin. James Nugent... |
| 61 | Crawford (Rockfield) | Matthew Crawford, son of John, held seven townlands in the parish of Rathaspick, County Westmeath fr... |
| 21, 61, 142 | Battersby (Lough Bawn) | The Battersby family were settled in county Meath at the beginning of the 18th century. George Batte... |
| 17 | Bond (Ardglass) | The Bonds of Ardglass, County Westmeath and Farragh, County Longford, share a common ancestry with t... |
| 111, 144 | Kelly (Glencara and Lunestown) | In the early 18th century this Kelly family were settled at Kellybrook, County Westmeath. Hubert Kel... |
| 97, 119 | Gamble (Washford) | Arthur Gamble of county Westmeath died in May 1772 according to Walker’s Hibernian Magazine. The mar... |
| 124 | MacGeough Bond | The MacGeough Bond family lived at Drumsill and The Argory, county Armagh. Walter MacGeough, barrist... |
| 124 | Nagle (Jamestown) | In the mid-nineteenth century the representatives of Sir Richard Nagle, 2nd Baronet (1800-1850) of J... |
| 101 (Dysart); 140 (Lilliput) | Nugent (Dysart and Portaferry) | The Nugent family of Portaferry, County Down and Dysart, County Westmeath are descended from the Sav... |
| 22 | Hall (Ballinacor) | Ballinacor, county Westmeath was bought by Charles Hall in 1852 from the Nugents. Charles Hall was t... |
| 127 | Matthews (Killare) | A map in the National Library of Killarecastle, barony of Rathconrath, county Westmeath, records tha... |
| 127 | Mahon/Pakenham-Mahon | In February 1666 Captain Nicholas Mahon was granted over 2,700 acres in the barony of Roscommon and... |
| 123, 161, 166 | Bannon (Rathconrath) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Christopher Bannon held land in the parish of Rathconrath, coun... |
| 152 | Dalton/D'Alton (Mount Dalton) | The Dalton family were another old family of county Westmeath who lost much of their land in the 17t... |
| 152 | Babington (Cork and Westmeath) | In 1679 Thomas Babington was granted 813 acres in the barony of Carbery, county Cork. At the time o... |
| 152 | Begg | The Beggs were resident in the parish of Aughrim, barony and county of Roscommon, in the mid 18th ce... |
| 146, 166 | Meares (Meares Court) | A Wiltshire family who were granted lands at Rowlandstown now Meares Court, County Westmeath in the... |
| 137 (Lacken) | Delamare | The Delameres were a prominent land owning family in county Westmeath in the 15th and 16th centuries... |
| 15, 47 | Forbes (Earl of Granard) | The Irish branch of the Forbes family descend from Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baron Granard, originally... |
| 47-49, 168 | Greville-Nugent | William Fulke Greville was the second son of Fulke Greville of Wiltshire, a grandson of the 5th Baro... |
| 55 (Cummerstown); 105 (Rathbennett) | Wilson's Hospital | Andrew Wilson, described as a local merchant, made his will in 1724. In the event of him dying witho... |
| 152 | Daly (Mornington) | In the early 18th century Thomas Daly of Mornington, county Westmeath, married Eleanor, daughter of... |
| 152 | O'Hara (Mornington) | In the mid-1870s Patrick O’Hara of Mornington, County Westmeath, a minor, owned 877 acres in the cou... |
| 61, 162 | Blaquiere/Blacquiere/de Blaquiere | This family descend from an émigré Hugenot merchant. John de Blaquiere of Ardkill, County Londonderr... |
| 29 | Gibbons (Ballynagall) | O’Brien writes that James Gibbons was descended from a Church of Ireland rector of St Mark’s Parish,... |
| 176 | Palmer (Kenure Park) | The Palmer family held extensive estates in counties Mayo and Sligo, some of which they were granted... |
| 176 | Somers (Tyrrellspass) | At the end of the 18th century Richard Summers/Somers, weaver, linen merchant and land agent of Tyrr... |
| 39, 52, 211 | Handy | A county Westmeath family, prominent Methodists, who owned land in the Killala area from at least th... |
| 117, (Greenpark House), 148 (Middleton) | Hodson (Baronet) | The Hodsons descend from the Reverend John Hodson, Bishop of Elphin, who died in 1686. The Bishop’s... |
| 58 | Vignoles | A French Huguenot family who settled in Ireland at the end of the 17th century. The Rev John Vignole... |
| 159 | Evans (Loughpark) | This family trace back to a Hugh Evans of Ballinrobe, county Mayo, in the early 18th century. His d... |
| 22, 44 | Fetherstonhaugh (Carrick and Glenmore) | The Fetherstonhaughs of Carrick, county Westmeath, descend from Thomas Fetherstonhaugh, who married... |
| 59, 105, 118, 126, 223, 228 | North (Kilbride) | The Norths were Cromwellian settlers in county Westmeath and originally resided at Newcastle in the... |
| 100, 105, 227, 228 | Gavin (Rochfortbridge) | The Gavin family have been resident in Rochfortbridge, county Westmeath, since the early 19th centur... |
| 100, 172 | Rochfort (Drumman and Sidebrook) | Other branches of the Rochfort family held land in county Westmeath besides the Earl of Belvedere at... |
| 42 | Hornidge (Calverstown) | George Hornidge of Dublin married Mary Bickerstaff and died in 1772. His son John Hornidge lived at... |
| 47, 118, 126, 138, 145 | Swift (Lynn) | The Rev Thomas Swift of Herefordshire had a number of sons by his wife Elizabeth Dryden and died in... |
| 118, 158 | Coffey/Coffy (Westmeath) | In county Westmeath the name Coffey is associated with an old bardic family. At the time of Griffith... |
| 103 | Levinge (Co Roscommon) | The Levinges of New Park, county Roscommon and Levington Park, county Westmeath were a junior branch... |
| 103, 228 | Molloy (Clonbela) | The Molloy family were established at Streamstown and Clonbela, King’s County (Offaly) from the 17th... |
| 109 | Smyth (Gaybrook) | The Smyths of county Westmeath descend from a Yorkshire family, a member of whom settled in Ireland... |
| 39 | Caulfeild (Colamber Manor) | In 1828 Col William Caulfeild [of Benown, Glassan, Athlone, Co. Westmeath] was a member of the Grand... |
| 145 | Dennis (Westmeath) | Thomas Swift of Lynnbury, county Westmeath, born 1711, second son of Meade Swift of Lynn, married Fr... |
| 224 | Smith (Violetstown and Annefield) | Abraham Smith is recorded as living at Rathduff, County Westmeath, in 1666. John Smith of Vilanstow... |
| 35, 108, 215 | Rochfort (Belvedere) | Robert Rochfort, Attorney General and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, purchased parts of the... |
| 223 | Bomford (Oakley Park) | The Bomford estate was mainly located in county Meath but the Bomford family also held some land in... |
| p.16-17 (Annisgrove), pp.114-115 (Gore Port) | Ormsby Gore | Lord Harlech's estate held land in the baronies of Leyny, Tireragh and Tirerrill in county Sligo as... |
| p.22 (Ballincurra) | Digby (Westmeath) | Benjamin Digby was an immediate lessor in the parishes of Ballymorin, Piercetown and Rathconrath, Co... |
| p.35 (Belmore Place) | Lowry (Pomeroy) | The Lowry family of Pomeroy House, county Tyrone, are a junior branch of the Lowry family, Earls of... |
| pp.42-44 (Carlanstown), 221 (Tullystown) | Grenville | In 1775 George Grenville, (created 1st Marquess of Buckingham in 1784), married Lady Mary Elizabeth... |
| 17 (Archerstown House), 46 (Castletown Cottage), 56 (Corbetstown), 131 (Killynan), 167 (Reynella) | Reynell | Originally from Devonshire, this family settled in Ireland in the 17th century. According to Burke’s... |
| pp.52-53 (Coolamber) | O'Reilly (Coolamber) | In the 1870s Philip O’Reilly was the owner of over 600 acres including lands in Counties Cork, Longf... |
| pp.52-53 (Coolamber) | Blackall | Major Robert Blackall, of Coolamber, Lisryan, county Longford was recorded as owning over 1800 acres... |
| p.97 (Daramona) | Wilson (Daramona) | In the 1870s John Wilson of Street, County Westmeath was the owner of over 3000 acres in the county.... |
| pp.98-99 (Dorrington House), 225 (Walderstown) | Gray (Walderstown) | St. George Gray was among the principal lessors in the parish of Drumraney, barony of Kilkenny West,... |
| p.115 (Gortmore) | Harman/King-Harman (Newcastle) | The King-Harman family were the owners of a large estate at Newcastle in the 19th century. The King... |
| p.127 (Kilcornan Lodge) | Grogan | The Grogans were a Wexford family. Edward Grogan, barrister and MP for the city of Dublin, was creat... |
| p.140 (Lickbla) | Fallon (Fore) | James Fallon was an immediate lessor in the parishes of Lickbla and Rathconrath, barony of Fore, co... |
| p.159 (Newpass) | Fetherston Whitney (New Pass) | Ralph Fetherston of Ardagh was created a baronet in 1776. His son, Sir Thomas, married Catherine, da... |
| p.159 (Noughaval) | Dawson (Noughaval) | William Dawson, Noughaval, Ballymahon, was the owner of almost 900 acres in County Westmeath in the... |
| pp.171-172 (Shinglis House) | Malone (Westmeath) | The Malone family divided into two branches in the late seventeenth century, one residing at Ballyn... |
| pp.222-223 (Turbotstown House), 138 (Levington Park) | Dease (Turbotstown) | The Dease family resided in the Turbotstown locality of county Westmeath for centuries and were rela... |
| p.225 (Walderstown) | Dorrington Hackett | O'Brien notes that John Dorrington Hackett died in 1828 and his estate in County Westmeath was inher... |
| 46, 62, 122, 125, 140 | Purdon (Westmeath) | The Purdons of county Westmeath, share a common ancestor with those of Tinerana, Killaloe, county Cl... |
| 54, 116 | Pakenham | Henry Pakenham, born 1611, was granted lands in county Wexford and at Tullynally, county Westmeath i... |
| 143 | Dopping (Lowtown) | In 1703, Reverend Anthony Dopping purchased over 200 acres of Ballyeighter, barony of Farbill, count... |
| 143 (Lowtown) | Crampton | Members of the Crampton family were rectors of the parishes of Headford on the border between counti... |
| 225 | Berry (Wardenstown) | Richard Berry of Wardenstown, county Westmeath, married Alice daughter of Thomas Smyth of Drumcree,... |
| 225 | Vandeleur (Cos Galway and Westmeath) | In 1803, Major Gen Crofton Vandeleur, third son of Crofton Vandeleur of Kilrush, county Clare marrie... |
| 47 | Nugent (Clonlost) | The Nugents of Clonlost, County Westmeath were a junior branch of the Nugents of Donore. They were e... |
| 54 | Cooke (Cooksborough) | By the end of the 17th century this family was established in county Westmeath following a grant of... |
| 46 | Winter (Agher, Cloverhill) | This family descend from the Reverend Samuel Winter, who came to Ireland in 1650 and became Provost... |
| 167 | Balfour (Westmeath) | This family descend from the Balfours of Castle Balfour, county Fermanagh. Following the marriage o... |
| 22, 152 | Judge (Mosstown and Gageborough) | Arthur Judge of Mosstown, parish of Killare, county Westmeath, had eleven children by his wife Mary... |
| 61 | McLoughlin (Ballyglass) | In 1814, Leet records John McLaughlin of Ballyglass, Mullingar. James William McLoughlin held the to... |
| 34, 127, 137 | Lyons (Ladestown) | According to both Woods and Burkes Ladestown, county Westmeath, was purchased by Major John Lyons in... |
| 34 | Adams-Reilly | The Adams family were descended from William Adams of Howthstown, Co Meath, who married Maria, only... |
| 34 | Talbot (Malahide) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Lord Talbot de Malahide held a sporting estate at Altnabrocky in... |
| 126 | L'Estrange (Keoltown) | The Irish L’Estranges are a junior branch of a Norfolk family. Early generations lived at Castle Str... |
| 21 | O'Reilly (Ballymahon) | Richard P. O’Reilly, medical doctor, was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Cashel and K... |
| 34 | Hall (Knockbrack) | The Halls were an English family who settled in the north of Ireland at Narrow Water, county Down, i... |
| 147 | Clarke (Meeldrum) | In 1667 Captain Thomas Clarke was granted Killbegg and other lands amounting to over 500 acres in th... |
| 15, 47 | Tighe (Woodstock) | Richard Tighe settled in Dublin in the mid-17th century and acquired large estates in counties Carlo... |
| 17, 99, 110 | Smyth (Drumcree) | This branch of the Smyth family descend from Thomas Smyth, second son of Captain Ralph Smyth of Ball... |
| 30 | Batty (Ballyhealy) | This family were settled at Ballyhealy, Castletowndevlin, county Westmeath from the late 17th centur... |
| 168 | Mostyn (Cos Mayo and Westmeath) | In 1852 George Charles Mostyn, 6th Lord Vaux, bought the Rosmead estate in county Westmeath from the... |
| 149 | Tighe (Mitchelstown) | In 1666, Alderman Richard Tighe of the city of Dublin was granted over 2,000 acres in Delvin, county... |
| 128, 175, 176 | Chapman | Benjamin Chapman, a captain in Cromwell’s army, was granted an estate at Killua, county Westmeath, c... |
| 23 | Nugent/O'Reilly Nugent | The O'Reilly family were established at Ballinlough Castle, Delvin, county Westmeath from the 17th c... |
| 101 | Ogle | In 1668, Nicholas Ogle was granted 722 acres in the barony of Delvin, county Westmeath. Members of t... |
| 110 | Busby (Gigginstown) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation [publ. 1854] Elizabeth Busby held the townlands of Gigginstown a... |
| 106, 176 | Hope (Westmeath) | The surname Hope is associated in Medieval times with Hopestown, Ballinea, just to the west of Mulli... |
| 131 | Pollard (Castle Pollard) | This family was established at Castle Pollard, county Westmeath, at the end of the 16th century. Wal... |
| 30, 38 | Smyth (Barbaville and New Park) | William Smythe (1693-1773) of Barbaville was a younger son of the Right Rev William Smythe, Bishop o... |
| 170 | Rotheram | This family were established in county Meath from the 18th century. George Rotheram married Catheri... |
| 121 | Webb (Hilltown) | William Webb was resident at Hilltown, Castlepollard, county Westmeath, circa 1837. George Webb of H... |
| 60 | Ramage (Craddanstown) | The Ramage family lived at Craddanstown, parish of Killucan, county Westmeath, from at least the ear... |
| 116, 168 | Briscoe (Riverdale) | A family of Elizabethan settlers based at the manor of Rathleen, King’s County (Offaly) at the begin... |