Reference Source
FORDE, J., CASSIDY, C., MANZOR,. P & RYAN, D (eds).'' The district of Loughrea, Vol.I: Local history, 1791-1918''. Loughrea: Loughrea History Project, 2003.
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 9 estate records citing this source.
| Reference | Estate Name | Estate Description |
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| MELVIN, Patrick. Estates and gentry around Loughrea. 40-41 | Burke (Clanricarde) | The Clanricarde estate was one of the largest in county Galway. Lord Clanrickard, a minor, is liste... |
| MELVIN, Patrick. Estates and gentry around Loughrea. 45. | Blake (Ardfry) | By patent dated 24 Feb 1681 the Blakes were granted almost 12,000 acres in counties Galway and Mayo,... |
| MELVIN, Patrick. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 45. | Wall (Wallscourt) | The Wall family held this estate until the 18th century when it came into the possession of the Blak... |
| MELVIN, P. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 45-46. | Blake (Dartfield) | The estate at Dartfield was owned by the Blake family in the early nineteenth century. By the time o... |
| MELVIN, P. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 46-47. | Hardy (Dartfield) | Joseph Hardy was a farmer who rented large amounts of land from Lord Dunsandle. This included over 2... |
| MELVIN, P. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 47-48. | Burke (Marble Hill) | The Burke family of Marble Hill were among the most influential families in county Galway in the 19t... |
| MELVIN, Patrick. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 52, | Dolphin | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Oliver Dolphin held land in the parish of Killoscobe, barony of... |
| MELVIN, P. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 52-53. | Shawe-Taylor | Walter Taylor was granted almost a thousand acres in the barony of Kiltartan, county Galway in Febru... |
| MELVIN, P. Estates and gentry around Loughrea, 53-54. | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |