Reference Source
Irish Architectural Archive
Source Details
| Category | Archival sources |
|---|---|
| Contact Person | Colum O'Riordan |
| Contact Telephone | 00353 1 6633 040 |
| Contact Email | info@iarc.ie |
Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 342 estate records citing this source.
| Reference | Estate Name | Estate Description |
|---|---|---|
| Photographs. 149/036 | Neynoe | The Neynoe family owned this estate in Ballysumaghan parish since the 18th century. They appear to h... |
| Photographs. 149/036. | Stack (Tirerrill) | The Stack family acquired the property at Castle Neynoe during the 19th century. In 1906 M.F.B. Stac... |
| Castle Neynoe, Photographs. 149/036. | Griffith (Sligo) | The Griffith family held land in County Sligo although they also had merchant interests in the town.... |
| Photographs. 016/004 | Cooper | The estate at Coopershill was founded by the Cooper family. In the mid 19th century Charles King O'H... |
| Coopershill: Photographs. 016/004 | O'Hara | The O'Haras were the only Gaelic family to continue as major landowners in County Sligo up to modern... |
| Hazelwood House Photographs. 016/009 & Hazelwood Demesne Photographs, 016/010. | Wynne | The Wynne family established themselves in Sligo in the later 17th century. They went on to become o... |
| Hollybrook Photographs. 030/060. | Ffolliott | The ffolliott family held lands in the parish of Aghanagh, barony of Tirerrill, County Sligo since t... |
| Lissadell photographs & press cuttings. 016/012. | Gore Booth | The Gore Booth family were descended from Sir Francis Booth who was granted land at Ardtermon, bar... |
| Longford House, photographs & press cuttings. 016/013. | Crofton (Sligo) | The Croftons acquired land in the 17th century from the McSweeneys which had previously been part of... |
| Markree photographs & press cuttings. 016/015. | Cooper (Markree) | Edward Cooper was a soldier in Richard Coote [Lord Collooney]'s, regiment of horse. He is known in... |
| Tanrego photographs. 016/022. | Irwin (Tanrego) | McTernan states that John Irwin, a Cromwellian soldier, was granted the lands at Tanrego in the seve... |
| Tanrego photographs. 016/022. | Verschoyle | The Irwin estate at Tanrego was purchased by Verschoyle in the 1860s. According to the OS name books... |
| Tanrego photographs. 016/022. | Olpherts | Capt. Richard Olpherts was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Dromard, barony of Tireragh... |
| Temple House photographs & press cuttings. 016/023. | Perceval | The Perceval family succeeded to lands in Sligo in the mid 17th when George Perceval married Mary Cr... |
| Temple House Photographs & press cuttings, 016/023. | Hall-Dare | The Hall-Dare estates were in county Wexford, which they had purchased in 1861 when they bought the... |
| Annaghmore photographs, 004/057. | O'Hara | The O'Haras were the only Gaelic family to continue as major landowners in County Sligo up to modern... |
| Cloonamahon photographs, 030/058. | Meredith | The Merediths acquired Cloonamahon and associated lands in the 18th century when a Meredith married... |
| Cloonamahon photographs, 030/058. | Tweedy | The estate at Cloonamahon passed into the hands of the Tweedy family thorough the marriage of Meredi... |
| Fortland photographs, 034/093. | Brinkley | Richard Graves Brinkley purchased lands in various parts of County Sligo in the Encumbered Estates C... |
| Fortland photographs, 034/093. | Jones (Fortland) | The estate at Fortland had originally belonged to the Browne family but had later come into the hand... |
| Coolavin photographs & press cuttings, 030/059. | McDermott (Coolavin) | The McDermotts were the original hereditary owners of the lands in Coolavin, hence the family title... |
| Annadale House. Photographs. 146/014. | Slacke/Slack | Rev. William Slacke, with an address at Newcastle, county Down, owned over 2000 acres in Leitrim in... |
| Clooncorick. Photographs. 011/010. | Simpson (Clooncorick) | A family who settled in the Drumsna area of county Leitrim at the beginning of the 18th century. Mr.... |
| Clooncorick. Photographs. 011/010. | Agar | Rev. James Agar was occupying the Glebe house at Druminshin Glebe in 1856 where he had an estate wit... |
| Drumhierney Lodge. Photographs. 076/093. | La Touche | The La Touche family owned extensive estates in Kildare and Wicklow as well as property interests in... |
| Jamestown House. 150/013. | O'Beirne (Drumsna) | The O'Beirne estate was centred on Drumsna where they had a house at Jamestown. McParlan includes Mr... |
| Kinlough House. Photographs. 054/015. | Johnston (Kinlough) | The Johnston family from Fermanagh purhased land in Leitrim in the early 18th century. In 1802 McPar... |
| Lough Rynn. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 034/074. | Clements | The Clements family in Ireland were descended from Daniel Clements, a Cromwellian officer, originall... |
| Killegar. Press Cuttings. 011/013. | Godley | The Godley family held lands in the barony of Carrigallen, centred around the house at Killygar, som... |
| Derrycarne. Photographs of watercolours. 086/077. | Ormsby Gore | Lord Harlech's estate held land in the baronies of Leyny, Tireragh and Tirerrill in county Sligo as... |
| Charlestown House. Photographs of gates and ruined lodges. 152/060. | King (Drumsna) | The King family descend from the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin (1611-1639) who was granted... |
| The Castle, Mohill. 147/075. | Crofton (Mohill) | In the 1870s Sir Morgan Crofton held almost 10,000 acres in county Leitrim. the estate was centred o... |
| Tullaghan House. Photographs. 051/049. | Dickson | The Dickson family acquired lands in the Tullaghan area of the parish of Rossinver, county Leitrim,... |
| Tynte Lodge. Press Cuttings. 131/060. | Tynte | In 1667 Henry Tynte was granted lands in counties Limerick and Cork. The Tynte family's estate was... |
| Photos & Cuttings. 011/044 (Castlemagarrett) & 049/077 (Castlegar) | Browne (Castlemagarret) | The Brownes of Carrowbrowne, parish of Oranmore, county Galway, had estates in the counties Galway,... |
| Castlegrove photos. 054/020 & 030/056 | Lewin (Cloghans) | A family who were settled on the Galway/Mayo border at Cloghans, parish of Kilmainemore, barony of K... |
| Castlegrove photos. 054/020 & 030/056 | Blake (Castlegrove) | By his will (1612) Robert Blake of Ardfry left the lands of Castlegrove or Fartigare as they were o... |
| Castlegrove photos. 054/020 & 030/056 | Cannon | Henry Cannon bought the village of Kilmaine, county Mayo, and surrounding townlands from the Millers... |
| Photos. 070/035 (Cranmore) & 011/043 (Castle Lacken) | Knox (Castle Lackan) | The Knoxes of Castle Lackan, parish of Killala, barony of Tirawley and later of Creagh, parish of Ba... |
| Cranmore House photos. 070/035 | Lambert (Brookhill) | The Lamberts of county Mayo were descended from the county Galway family located at Cregclare and Ag... |
| Delphi Lodge photos. 011/051 | Browne (Westport) | A very large estate in county Mayo, much of it formerly Bourke property, was acquired by Colonel Joh... |
| Photos. 011/051 (Delphi Lodge) & 011/052 (Doolough Lodge) | Houstoun | In 1851 Captain William Houstoun began to lease over 40,000 acres in the barony of Murrisk, county M... |
| Enniscoe, cuttings. 078/096 | Jackson (Enniscoe) | Francis Jackson, a Cromwellian soldier, bought extensive lands in the barony of Tirawley, county May... |
| Enniscoe, cuttings. 078/096 | Pratt (Cabra Castle) | Burke’s Landed Gentry of Ireland (1904) states that the Pratts came from Leicester and that Cromwell... |
| Errew, photos & cuttings. 053/097 | Knox (Errew) | By his marriage with an heiress, Ellen Farrar, Granville Knox, a great-grandson of Francis Knox of R... |
| Moore Hall, photos & cuttings. 011/064 | Moore (Moore Hall) | An estate in the parishes of Ballintober, Ballyovey and Burriscarra in the barony of Carra, county M... |
| Photos. 011/083 (Tourmakeady Lodge) & 011/053 (Drimbaun) | Plunket (Baron Plunket) | During the 19th century the Plunkets, many of whom were prominent clerics in the Church of Ireland,... |
| Tourmakeady Lodge photos. 011/083 | Mitchell (Toormakeady Lodge) | The Toormakeady Lodge estate in the parish of Ballyovey, barony of Carra, county Mayo, was bought by... |
| Rappa Castle photos. 011/080 | Knox (Rappa) | Originally a Crofton estate which passed through a marriage connection to a younger son of the Knoxe... |
| Curraghmore photos. 011/039 | Martyn (Curraghmore) | Abstracts of original documents in the Blake Papers show that an estate at Curraghmore was granted t... |
| Castle Lacken photos. 011/043 | Palmer (Kenure Park) | The Palmer family held extensive estates in counties Mayo and Sligo, some of which they were granted... |
| Clogher photos & sales catalogue of household effects 24/27 Apr 1967. 011/047, 0094/006 & 087/048 | Lynch/Crean Lynch | A junior branch of the Lynch Blosse family baronets, who obtained leases of the Clogher estate, in t... |
| Clogher photos & sales catalogue of household effects 24/27 Apr 1967. 011/047, 0094/006 & 087/048 | Kenney/Fitzgerald-Kenney | The Kenneys, originally from Somerset, settled in county Wexford in the late 16th century. In the 1... |
| Photos. 011/084 (Towerhill) & 022/018 (Bunowen) | Blake (Towerhill & Bunowen) | The Blakes of Menlo Castle, county Galway, held the lands of Clonyne and Clooneen or Towerhill, pari... |
| Bingham Castle photos. 011/037 | Bingham (Bingham's Castle) | The Bingham family of Newbrook, parish of Robeen, county Mayo, later Barons Clanmorris, inherited ha... |
| Breaffy House press cuttings. 132/041 | Browne (Breaghwy) | A junior branch of the Brownes of the Neale, county Mayo, was located in the parish of Breaghwy in t... |
| Castlebar House photos. 011/042 | Bingham | The Binghams were military commanders sent to Connacht in the 16th century, where they settled in th... |
| Mount Falcon photos. 011/066 | Knox (Mount Falcon) | An estate in the parish of Ballynahaglish, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, previously belonging to... |
| Ratins ? photos. 011/079 | Atkinson (Rahans) | According to Burke's ''Landed Gentry'' the Atkinsons were Elizabethean settlers. On 5 July 1742 the... |
| Turlough Park photos. 011/085 | FitzGerald (Turlough) | This family from Gorteens in county Kilkenny was transplanted to county Mayo under the Cromwellian s... |
| Brook Hill press cuttings. 132/044 | Lambert (Brookhill) | The Lamberts of county Mayo were descended from the county Galway family located at Cregclare and Ag... |
| Claremount photos. 052/096 | Browne (Claremount) | There are references in the will of the 1st Earl of Altamont to the purchase of part of the Bell est... |
| Claremount photos. 052/096 | Blacker | Murray MacGregor Blacker was a nephew of William Blacker, a well known author of books on agricultur... |
| Newbrook photos. 011/071 | Bingham (Newbrook) | This estate was founded by John Bingham of Foxford, county Mayo, younger brother of Sir Henry Bingha... |
| Glenmore cuttings. 132/047 | Fetherstonhaugh (Carrick and Glenmore) | The Fetherstonhaughs of Carrick, county Westmeath, descend from Thomas Fetherstonhaugh, who married... |
| Massbrook photos. 011/062 | Walsh (Castlehill) | In the late 1830s the Walshes inherited part of the Cormack estate in the parish of Crossmolina, bar... |
| Massbrook photos. 011/062 | Jones (Ardnaree) | The lands of Ardnaree, parish of Kilmoremoy, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, were granted to Sir Th... |
| Glenmore press cuttings. 132/047 | Orme (Abbeytown & Glenmore) | The Ormes of Abbeytown held an estate in the parish of Crossmolina, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo... |
| Owenmore photos & cuttings. 011/077 | Orme (Owenmore) | The Orme family owned extensive property in county Mayo and also around the village of Enniscrone in... |
| Kilteany Lodge photos. 044/007 | Coyne | The Coynes inherited lands in the parishes of Kilcommon and Kilmore, barony of Erris and in the pari... |
| Kilteany Lodge photos. 044/007 | Carter (Castlemartin) | The Carter family of Castlemartin, county Kildare, inherited half the Shaen lands in the barony of E... |
| Annfield photos. 011/031 | Cromie | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Reverend William Cromie, nephew of the 2nd Baron Kilmaine, occup... |
| Annfield photos. 011/031 | Bowen (Annefield) | The Bowens of county Mayo appear to be descended from the Bowens of Ballyadams, Queen's county [coun... |
| Annfield photos. 011/031 | Brannick | At the time of the first Ordnance Survey the Brannicks were leasing land from David Watson Ruttledge... |
| Hollymount House photos. 011/056 | Lindsey (Hollymount) | This branch of the Lindsey family were descended from a younger son of the first Lindsey of Turin, p... |
| Hollymount House photos. 011/056 | Vesey | In December 1698 John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam from 1679 to 1716, bought almost 750 acres in the Ho... |
| Ballybrooney photos. 011/034 | Perkins | John Perkins was agent for some of the property owned by the Gores, Earls of Arran in the first half... |
| Castlerea House photos & cuttings. 011/045 & 132/045 | Knox (Castlereagh) | The Knoxes came from county Donegal and settled at Castlereagh in the 17th century. By the early 1... |
| Killala Castle photos. 011/058 | Bourke (Killala) | Walter James Bourke of Killala Castle, Co Mayo, leased much of the land in the parish of Templemore,... |
| Summerhill photos. 011/082 | Palmer (Summerhill) | In 1741 James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, leased an estate in the parish of Templemurry, barony of T... |
| Rosturk Castle photos. 011/081 | Stoney | James Butler Stoney and his son, Robert Vesey Stoney, built up a considerable estate in the Burrisho... |
| Burrishoole House & Burrishoole Lodge cuttings. 132/042 & 132/043 | Wyndham | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alexander Wadham Wyndham held nine townlands in the parish of Bu... |
| Photos. 011/063 (Melcomb) & 011/076 (Newport) | O'Donel | Some of the O'Donnells of Ulster settled in county Mayo in the 17th century, initially in the Ballyc... |
| Melcomb photos. 011/063 | Simes | Nathaniel P. Simes bought 7,719 acres in five townlands in the parish of Burrishoole, barony of Burr... |
| Ross House, Newport, cuttings. 132/051 | O'Donel | Some of the O'Donnells of Ulster settled in county Mayo in the 17th century, initially in the Ballyc... |
| Ross House, Newport, cuttings. 132/051 | O'Donel (Newcastle) | From the mid 18th century a branch of the family of O'Donels of Newport, county Mayo, resided at New... |
| Dalgan, Shrule, photos. 047/028 Dalgan Park photos. 039/024 | Kirwan (Dalgan) | This junior branch of the Kirwans of Cregg Castle, county Galway, were merchants in the city of Galw... |
| Dalgan, Shrule, photos. 047/028 Dalgan Park photos. 039/024 | Russell | In 1853 the Dalgan estate was bought by the Duke of Bedford for Lady de Clifford, who was the wife o... |
| Drimbaun photos. 011/053 | McCausland | In 1868 Sir Richard Bolton McCausland inherited the Cappaghduff property, parish of Ballyovey, baron... |
| Charlestown photos. 011/046 | King (Drumsna) | The King family descend from the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin (1611-1639) who was granted... |
| Donamon Castle photos. 007/049 | Caulfeild (Dunamon) | The Dunamon estate was held under a lease for 500 years from John King, Lord Kingston to Thomas Caul... |
| Edmondstown photos. 013/056 | Costello (Edmondstown) | The Costellos were settled at Castlemore, parish of Castlemore, barony of Costello, county Mayo, fro... |
| Frenchpark photos & cuttings. 004/019 | French /ffrench (Frenchpark) | Patrick French fitzStephen of Galway is recorded as the earliest member of the family to be associat... |
| Strokestown photos & cuttings & a sale catalogue 1987. 002/094 & RP.D.9.10 | Mahon/Pakenham-Mahon | In February 1666 Captain Nicholas Mahon was granted over 2,700 acres in the barony of Roscommon and... |
| Thomastown Park photos. 013/063 | Naghten (Thomastown) | The Naghtens or O'Naghtens were one of the old Gaelic families who managed to retain some of their f... |
| Tomana preliminary report & Toomana House photos. 150/092 & 076/087 | O'Conor (Toomona) | The branch of the O'Conor family known as O'Conor Roe had extensive lands in county Roscommon which... |
| Tomana preliminary report & Toomana House photos. 150/092 & 076/087 | French (Frenchlawn & Frenchbrook) | Martin J. Blake writes that the ancestor of this branch of the French family was Simon A. Hyacinth F... |
| Mount Talbot photos & an inventory of household effects with valuation, 1913. 013/061 & D.Mou.1.0 | Talbot (Mount Talbot) | The Talbots were descended from a younger son of the Talbots of Malahide in the 16th century. They w... |
| Dundermot photos. 013/055 | Kelly (Athenry) | The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record Mr. Evans as the proprietor of the townland of Farranabl... |
| Dundermot photos. 013/055 | Blakeney (Abbert) | Robert Blakeney, a member of a family of Elizabethan settlers, was granted lands at Castle Blakeney,... |
| Dundermot photos. 013/055 | O'Conor (Dundermot) | A branch of the O'Conor Don family who resided at Dundermot for 2 generations in the 19th century. I... |
| Claremont photos. 046/012 | ffrench (Claremont) | Gonville ffrench was a younger brother of the 3rd Baron ffrench of Castle ffrench, county Galway. H... |
| Claremont photos. 046/012 | Greene (Co Galway) | The Right Honourable Richard Wilson Greene became Attorney General for Ireland in 1846. At the time... |
| Mote Park photos. 013/060 | Crofton (Mote Park) | The senior branch of the Crofton family settled at Ballymurray, county Roscommon in the 16th century... |
| Mantua photos. 013/059 | Grace | The Mantua estate in county Roscommon came into Grace ownership in the 18th century through the marr... |
| Mantua photos. 013/059 | Bowen (Mantua) | Edward Ferguson Bowen of Burt House, county Donegal, son of John Gordon Bowen and his wife Emily Har... |
| Mantua photos. 013/059 | Dowell (Mantua) | The Dowell estate was in the parish of Shankill, barony and county of Roscommon. In 1749 Luke Dowel... |
| Mount Druid photos. 040/072 | O'Conor (Mount Druid) | Denis O'Conor was one of the principlal lessors in the parish of Kilcorkey, barony of Castlereagh at... |
| Coobigny Castle photos. 076/088 | Moore/O'Moore (Cloonbigny) | In 1629 John Moore of Brees, county Mayo, settled his Cloonbigney estate in the parish of Taghmaconn... |
| Moyvannon Castle cuttings. 133/024 | Waithman | Robert William Waithman, a member of a Lancashire family, came to Ireland in the 1860s and purchased... |
| Moyvannon Castle cuttings. 133/024 | Trench (Heywood) | The Trenchs of Garbally, county Galway, from whom the Heywood, county Laois branch are descended, bo... |
| Moyvannon Castle cuttings. 133/024 | Domvile | The Domviles bought the county Mayo estate of the Trench family of Heywood, ,Queen's County [county... |
| New Park photos. 060/089 | Smyth (Barbaville and New Park) | William Smythe (1693-1773) of Barbaville was a younger son of the Right Rev William Smythe, Bishop o... |
| New Park photos. 060/089 | Lyster (Lysterfield) | The Lyster estate was in the parishes of Cam, Kiltoom and Taghmaconnell, barony of Athlone, county R... |
| New Park photos. 060/089 | Levinge (Co Roscommon) | The Levinges of New Park, county Roscommon and Levington Park, county Westmeath were a junior branch... |
| Scregg photos. 047/001 | Kelly (Scregg) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edmund Kelly held an estate in the parishes of Killinvoy and Kil... |
| Scregg photos. 047/001 | Potts | O’Brien writes that the Potts were a family who came from Cheshire and settled in King’s County (Cou... |
| Carrowroe Park photos. 013/054 | Goff | This family were descended from the Goff family of Kingstown, Dublin who had married into the Caulfi... |
| Carrowroe Park photos. 013/054 | Capell | Griffith's Valuation as well as sale notices for the Landed Estates Court show that the Earl of Esse... |
| Carrowroe Park photos. 013/054 | Burke (Carrowroe) | In the 1870s John Burke of Carrowroe Park, Roscommon, owned 2941 acres in county Roscommon. |
| Ballina House photos. 024/006 | Blake (Ballyglunin) | In ''Blake Family Records'' Martin J. Blake states that Martin Blake of Cummer, county Galway, purch... |
| Press cuttings. 022/008 (Ballynahinch) & 117/080 (Cashel) | Law Life Assurance Society | At the time of Griffith's Valuation this company held two townlands in the parish of Kilgeever, baro... |
| Ballynahinch press cuttings. 022/008 | Martin (Ballynahinch) | A branch of the Anglo Norman family of Martin, one of the Tribes of Galway, was granted the O'Flaher... |
| Ballynahinch press cuttings. 022/008 | Berridge | In 1872 the Ballynahinch estate in county Galway, was bought by Richard Berridge, a London brewer, f... |
| Barna photos. 022/013 | Lynch (Barna) | According to Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' the Barna estate came into the possession of the L... |
| Bermingham photos & press cuttings. 093/061 & 047/016 | Dennis (Bermingham House) | In the 1830s John Irwin Dennis leased Bermingham House and estate from the Trotter family and bought... |
| Bermingham photos & press cuttings. 093/061 & 047/016 | Bermingham/Birmingham | Edward Bermingham, Lord Athenry, was granted over 5,000 acres, mainly in the barony of Dunmore, coun... |
| Bermingham photos & press cuttings. 093/061 & 047/016 | O'Rorke (Clonbern & Bermingham) | The Clonbern estate in the barony of Ballymoe, county Galway, was bought from the family of Archbish... |
| Carraigin cuttings. 131/006 | Staunton/Lynch Staunton | The Stauntons, originally from Buckinghamshire, England, settled in county Galway in the mid 17th ce... |
| Carantrila photos. 022/020 | Handcock | Patrick Melvin writes that Carrowntryla was originally a Burke property, which was sold in 1753 to A... |
| Carantrila photos. 022/020 | Dick | The Carrowntryla estate of the Handcock family near Dunmore, county Galway, was mortgaged to Sir Hen... |
| Carantrila photos. 022/020 | Henry (Toghermore) | Hugh Robert Henry, a younger son of Hugh Henry of Lodge Park, Straffan, county Kildare was the first... |
| Clonbern Park photos. 022/032 | O'Rorke (Clonbern & Bermingham) | The Clonbern estate in the barony of Ballymoe, county Galway, was bought from the family of Archbish... |
| Sale catalogue of Ashford, Doon etc. May 1939 & press cuttings. 0094/016 | Guinness | Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness of the famous brewing family began to purchase Connacht estates for sale i... |
| Furbo House photos. 047/029 | Blake (Furbogh) | Andrew Blake, a merchant of Galway, was granted 2,532 acres in the baronies of Moycullen and Dunkell... |
| Lenaboy House photos. 022/068 | O'Hara (Lenaboy) | The O'Haras of Lenaboy had been established in the town of Galway since the early 18th century and m... |
| Menlough Castle photos. 007/057 | Blake (Menlo) | The Blakes, raised to the peerage as baronets in 1622, were established at Menlough on the bank of t... |
| Merlin Park photos & press cuttings. 022/072 | Blake (Merlin Park) | The Blakes of Moyne, parish of Shrule, county Mayo, were descended from the Blakes of Ardfry, county... |
| Merlin Park photos & press cuttings. 022/072 | Hodgson | The Hodgson family came to Ireland from Whitehaven in Cumberland, England and were mine owners in Av... |
| Merlin Park photos & press cuttings. 022/072 | Waithman | Robert William Waithman, a member of a Lancashire family, came to Ireland in the 1860s and purchased... |
| Mervue photos. 065/100 | Joyce (Mervue) | The Joyces of Mervue, Corgary and Rahasane were all descended from a family of Joyces long establish... |
| Quarrymount photos & document entitled "Quarrymount House, an uncertain future". 054/011 | Bodkin (Kilcloony) | The Kilcloony estate, parish of Tuam, barony of Dunmore, county Galway, was granted to Edward Bodkin... |
| Renvyle photos, press cuttings & pamphlet on hotel. 022/084 | Blake (Renvyle) | Henry Blake returned from Montserrat in 1676 and, according to Martin J. Blake, bought the Lehinch e... |
| Renvyle photos, press cuttings & pamphlet on hotel. 022/084 | O'Flaherty (Renvyle) | In the 18th century the O'Flahertys held lands, that had previously belonged to them, from the Blake... |
| Spiddal House sale catalogue, June 1978. 092/075 | Morris (Spiddle) | In 1684, George Morris who had served in the army of King James II married Catherine Fitzpatrick and... |
| Waterdale House photos. 022/095 | Blake (Waterdale & Vermount) | In the early 19th century a junior branch of the Blakes of Kiltullagh, parish of Oranmore, barony of... |
| Waterdale House photos. 022/095 | Staunton/Lynch Staunton | The Stauntons, originally from Buckinghamshire, England, settled in county Galway in the mid 17th ce... |
| Waterdale House photos. 022/095 | Lambert (Cregclare) | In 1824 Walter Lambert, Creggaclare, Walter Lambert, Castle Lambert, Walter Lambert, Lambert Lodge,... |
| Waterdale House photos. 022/095 | Lynch/Wilson Lynch (Renmore & Duras) | A Galway family who prospered in the 18th century as merchants and bankers. Patrick M. Lynch is rec... |
| Ballydugan, Photographs. 024/066. | Burke (Ballydugan) | Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland indicates that Michael Burke of Ballintober, county Roscommon purch... |
| Castle Taylor. Photographs. 054/009. | Shawe-Taylor | Walter Taylor was granted almost a thousand acres in the barony of Kiltartan, county Galway in Febru... |
| Monksfield. Photograph. 096/019. | Shawe-Taylor | Walter Taylor was granted almost a thousand acres in the barony of Kiltartan, county Galway in Febru... |
| Castleboy. 089/097. | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
| Moyode. Photographs. 022/032. | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
| Roxborough. Photographs. 022/087. | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
| Cloghballymore. Report for planning. 145/046 & 145/047. | Blake (Cloghballymore) | Cloghballymore was originally a Kilkelly property but it was granted to the Ffrenchs in the later 17... |
| Cloghballymore. Report for planning. 145/046 & 145/047. | Lynch (Barna) | According to Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' the Barna estate came into the possession of the L... |
| Cloghballymore. Report for planning. 145/046 & 145/047. | Kilkelly | The original Kilkelly estate had centred on Cloghballymore in the parish of Killeenavarra, barony of... |
| Cloghballymore. Report for planning. 145/046 & 145/047. | Ffrench (Cloghballymore) | The Ffrench family were granted the Kilkelly estate at Cloghballymore, parish of Killeenavarra, in t... |
| Cooliney. Photos & Press cuttings. 046/009. | Daly (Castledaly) | This branch of the Dalys were descended from the Dalys of Killimer and also Dalysgrove, near Ahascra... |
| Daly's Grove. Old postcards. 085/094. | Daly (Dalysgrove) | The Dalys of Dalysgrove, parish of Ahascragh, barony of Killian, county Galway, settled in east Galw... |
| Eyrecourt. Photographs & press cuttings. 007/046. | Eyre (Eyrecourt & Eyreville) | Giles Eyre, Eyrecourt Castle and Thomas Knutford Eyre, Eyreville, are described as resident propriet... |
| Kilcolgan Castle. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 045/078. | St. George (Tyrone House) | The St.George estate was centred on the house at Tyrone, parish of Drumacoo, barony of Dunkellin, bu... |
| Killimer Castle. Photographs. 034/091. | Burke (Killimer) | This branch of the Burke family is known as Burke of Slatefield, deriving from their connection with... |
| Killimer Castle. Photographs. 034/091. | Daly (Killimordaly) | This branch of the Dalys are derived from Teige Fitzdermot O'Daly who built Killimor Castle in the 1... |
| Killimer Castle. Photographs. 034/091. | Devereux | Reverend Nicholas Devereux was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Killimordaly, barony of... |
| Lisreaghan or Belview. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/056. | Lawrence (Lawrencetown) | The Lawrence family are first recorded in east Galway in the late 16th century. A John Lawrence marr... |
| Monksfield. Photograph. 096/019. | Morgan (Monksfield) | The Morgan family had acquired the Monksfield estate during the 17th century and were Cromwellian se... |
| Ramore. Photographs. 007/069. | McDermott (Ramore/Rathmore) | James Anthony McDermott of Ramore married Mary Agnes Blake of Cregg Castle in the early 19th century... |
| St. Cleran's. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/088. Sale catalogue, 1974. RP.D.22.10. | Burke (St. Cleran's) | John Hardiman Burke was in possession of the St.Cleran's estate in the 1850s. He had succeeded his f... |
| St. Cleran's. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/088. Sale catalogue, 1974. RP.D.22.10. | Maxwell (St. Cleran's) | Mrs. Anne Maxwell (nee Burke), whose address is given as St. Cleran's, Craughwell, is recorded as th... |
| Streamstown House. Photographs.120/076. Streamstown Mill. Photographs. 120/077. | McDermott (Streamstown) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation the estate at Streamstown, parish of Tynagh, was held by Michael... |
| Streamstown House. 120/076. Streamstown Mill. 120/077. | Lambert (Castle Lambert) | During the 19th century the Lamberts, a junior branch of the Lamberts of Creg Clare, county Galway,... |
| Tulira. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 071/043. Sale Catalogue. 1981. RP.D.32.4. Catalogue of furniture in sale. 1926. | Martyn (Tulira) | In 1824 Edward Martyn is listed as a resident proprietor in county Galway. John Martyn was the owner... |
| Weston. Photographs. 022/096. | Mahon (Castlegar) | The Mahons were settled at Castlegar from the early 18th century. In 1711 the Earl of Clanricarde l... |
| Castle ffrench. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/022. | ffrench (Castle ffrench) | Originally known as Clogher and purchased by the ffrenches from the O'Kellys in 1636. Confiscated b... |
| Castle ffrench. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/022. | Thorngate | The Thorngates were originally from Gosport in England. Griffith's Valuation shows that James Thorng... |
| Castle ffrench. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/022. | Crooks | In the 1870s James Crooks of Castle Ffrench and Gosport, England, owned between 2,000 and 3,000 acre... |
| Athenry House (now demolished). Photographs. 022/004. | Hickman (Athenry) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation William V.F. Hickman was leasing a property valued at £30 to Wil... |
| Athenry House (now demolished). Photographs. 022/004. | Lopdell | A family who came to Ireland in the mid 17th century and purchased land in county Galway. They were... |
| Castle Ellen. Photographs. 024/070. | Lambert (Castle Ellen) | The Lambert family came originally from Yorkshire but were settled in county Galway since the reign... |
| Dunsandle. Photographs. 001/030. | Daly (Dunsandle & Carnakelly) | The Daly family of Dunsandle derived from Daly of Carnakelly in the parish of Kiltullagh. They bough... |
| Graig Abbey. Photographs. 022/048. | Clarke (Graig Abbey) | The Clarke family were leasing the Graig Abbey property from the Warburton estate at the time of Gri... |
| Graig Abbey. Photographs. 022/048. | Warburton (Kilconnell) | Over 6000 acres of the Warburton estate in the barony of Kilconnell, county Galway was offered for s... |
| Prospect House, Athenry. Photographs. 046/013. | Lopdell | A family who came to Ireland in the mid 17th century and purchased land in county Galway. They were... |
| Prospect House, Athenry. Photographs. 046/013. | Courtney (Athenry) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Courtney was leasing Prospect House/Lodge in Athenry to J... |
| Raford. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 024/085. | Daly (Raford) | The Daly family of Raford were descended from the Dalys of Carnakelly. The Raford estate was bought... |
| Raford. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 024/085. | Blake (Furbogh) | Andrew Blake, a merchant of Galway, was granted 2,532 acres in the baronies of Moycullen and Dunkell... |
| Rockfield House, Athenry. Photographs. 039/006. Sale catalogue, residence of E. Concannon, Jan. 1940 RP.D.209.2. | Blake (Rockfield) | In 1855 Patrick Blake was in possession of the house and home estate at Rockfield consisting of buil... |
| Rockfield House, Athenry. Photographs. 039/006. Sale catalogue, residence of E. Concannon, Jan. 1940 RP.D.209.2 | Browne (Rockfield) | The Browne family occupied the house at Rockfield in the parish of Killeeneen, barony of Dunkellin,... |
| Rockfield House, Athenry. Photographs. 039/006. Sale catalogue, residence of E. Concannon, Jan. 1940 RP.D.209.2 | Concanon | The Concannons were formerly Gaelic chiefs in the Kilkerrin area of north east Galway. The lands of... |
| Fairfield (Aughrim). Photographs. 030/050. | Wade (Aughrim) | In 1653, William Wade, a soldier in Cromwell’s army, was granted lands at Killavally, near Tyrrellsp... |
| Fortwilliam (Ballinasloe). Photographs & Press Cuttings. 131/012. | Lancaster | The Lancaster family were settled in the Ballinasloe locality from the late eighteenth century when... |
| Garbally Court. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/042. | Trench (Garbally) | Burke indicates that the Trenches originated in France but settled in the North of England. Frederic... |
| Lismany. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 055/062. | Pollok (Lismany) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Allan Pollok was the owner of considerable property in various p... |
| Mount Pleasant (Ballinasloe). 139/080. | Seymour (Galway) | The Seymour family first settled in east Galway in the late 17th century. The families at Ballymore... |
| Somerset. Photographs. 002/031. | Seymour (Galway) | The Seymour family first settled in east Galway in the late 17th century. The families at Ballymore... |
| Castlegar photos & press cuttings & a Christies sale catalogue. 0088/049 & D.CAS 4.0 | Mahon (Castlegar) | The Mahons were settled at Castlegar from the early 18th century. In 1711 the Earl of Clanricarde l... |
| Ryehill photos. 040/083 | Roche (Ryehill) | In the late 18th century the Ryehill estate in the parish of Monivea, barony of Tiaquin, county Galw... |
| Aughrane Castle photos. 022/005 | Kelly (Aghrane Castle/Castle Kelly) | The Kellys were settled at Castlekelly, Ballygar, barony of Killian, county Galway, from the late 17... |
| Photos. 022/074 (Mount Hazel) & 022/064 (Mount Bernard) | Browne (Moyvilly & Mounthazel) | The Moyvilly estate, near Oranmore, county Galway, was granted to the Brownes under the Acts of Sett... |
| Mount Hazel photos. 022/074 | de Stacpoole | The Mount Hazel estate in the parish of Ballymacward and barony of Tiaquin, county Galway, passed by... |
| Glinsk Castle photos. 022/046 | Burke (Glinsk) | Ulick Burke of Glinsk, parish of Ballynakill, barony of Ballymoe, county Galway, was created a baron... |
| Castle Hacket photos. 022/034 | Kirwan (Castlehacket) | In the 16th century the Castlehacket and Cahermorris estates near Tuam in county Galway belonged to... |
| Cloonacauneen Castle press cuttings. 131/008 | Fair (Levally) | In the early 19th century a branch of the Fair family held the lands of Levally and Cappagory situat... |
| Ardbear cottage photos. 022/028 | Jones (Ardbear) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Jones held Ballyconneely and islands in the parish of Bal... |
| Bunowen photos. 022/018 | Geoghegan/O'Neill (Bunowen) | Art Geoghegan of Castletown, county Westmeath, was transplanted to the confiscated O'Flaherty lands... |
| Mount Morris [Ebor Hall] photos. 022/065 | Booth (Ebor Hall) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Booth held 3 townlands in the parish of Cong and a townl... |
| Mount Morris [Ebor Hall?] photos. 022/065 | de Montmorency (Ebor Hall) | The Viscounts Mountmorres were descended from the Morres family, landowners in Co Kilkenny from the... |
| Rosshill House photos. 022/085 | Clements & Caulfield | The Rosshill estate in the parishes of Ross, Cong and Ballinchalla, barony of Ross, county Galway, w... |
| Rosshill House photos. 022/085 | Bermingham/Birmingham (Rosshill) | Colonel John Browne owned a substantial estate in the barony of Ross, county Galway, at the end of t... |
| Photos. 022/085 (Rosshill House) & 004/039 (Ashford) | Guinness | Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness of the famous brewing family began to purchase Connacht estates for sale i... |
| Moytura House photos & cuttings. 022/075 | Fynn | Edward Fynn of Shrule, county Mayo bought the lands of Ballymacgibbon, parish of Cong, barony of Kil... |
| Cregg Castle photos & cuttings. 030/057 | Blake (Cregg Castle) | The Blakes of Cregg Castle, county Galway, were descended from the Blakes of Renvyle and Kiltolla an... |
| Cregg Castle photos & cuttings. 030/057 | Kirwan (Cregg) | The Kirwans of Galway city were established at Cregg Castle in the parish of Annaghdown, barony of C... |
| Costello Lodge cuttings. 131/009 | Cottingham | At the time of Griffith's Valuation George Cottingham and Anne Regan and Mrs William Regan held the... |
| Fermoyle Lodge cuttings. 131/013 | Berridge | In 1872 the Ballynahinch estate in county Galway, was bought by Richard Berridge, a London brewer, f... |
| Dunmore House photos. 022/041 | Shee | Charles ffrench Blake Forster traces this family's lineage from O'Shee of county Tipperary, who late... |
| Dunmore House photos. 022/041 | Dering | George Edward Dering of Lockleys, Hertfordshire, inherited the Dunmore, county Galway estate of his... |
| Dunmore House photos. 022/041 | Griffith (Dunmore) | William Downes Griffith, a barrister and agent to Sir George Shee at Dunmore, held four townlands in... |
| Dunmore House photos. 022/041 | St George (Dunmore) | Sir George St George, second son of Sir George St George of Carrickdrumrusk, county Leitrim, was gra... |
| Clydagh House auction catalogue 1981. RP.D.31.7 | Staunton/Lynch Staunton | The Stauntons, originally from Buckinghamshire, England, settled in county Galway in the mid 17th ce... |
| Headford Castle photos. 030/051 | St. George (Headford) | The St Georges were a Cambridgeshire family who were granted lands in the Headford area by the Cromw... |
| Lisdonagh photos. 022/069 | O'Flaherty (Lisdonagh) | For fifty years in the middle of the 19th century a branch of the O'Flaherty family leased an estate... |
| Kylemore Abbey photos & cuttings. 022/052 | Henry (Kylemore) | Mitchell Henry was a doctor who was left a large fortune by his father, a Manchester merchant, in 18... |
| Cross House photos. 024/072 | Evans (Cross House) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation John C. Evans was leasing a number of townlands from Lord Fitzge... |
| Cross House photos. 024/072 | Fitzgerald/Vesey Fitzgerald | Catherine Vesey Fitzgerald was elevated to the peerage of Ireland as Baroness Fitzgerald and Vesey i... |
| Currandoo photos. 039/098 | Ffrench (Monivea) | The Monivea estate, barony of Tiaquin, county Galway, was acquired by the ffrenchs from the O'Kellys... |
| Currandoo photos. 039/098 | Kenney/Fitzgerald-Kenney | The Kenneys, originally from Somerset, settled in county Wexford in the late 16th century. In the 1... |
| Netterville Lodge photos. 022/076 | Gerrard | The Gerrard family were resident at Gibbstown, near Navan, county Meath, from the late 17th century.... |
| Netterville Lodge photos. 022/076 | Netterville | The descendants of a younger son of the 1st Viscount Netterville established an estate at Lecarrow,... |
| Netterville Lodge photos. 022/076 | Fallon (Runnamoat) | [In 1677 Edmund Fallon of Mote, county Roscommon was granted a small acreage in the barony of Tiaqui... |
| Drimcong House press cuttings. 131/011 | Kilkelly (Drimcong) | Originally large landowners in the Kinvarra area of south county Galway, the Kilkelly estates had be... |
| Drimcong House press cuttings. 131/011 | Lynch (Drimcong) | By a patent under the Acts of Settlement, dated 14 Mar 1679, Isidore Lynch of Drimcong, was granted... |
| Knockbane photos & press cuttings. 046/082 | O'Flaherty (Knockbane) | This branch of the O'Flaherty family of Renvyle had an estate in the parish and barony of Moycullen,... |
| Knockbane photos & press cuttings. 046/082 | Fitzpatrick | The Fitzpatricks were a family from Grantstown, county Laois. They were related to the Fitzpatricks... |
| Clareville photos. 022/025 | Martin (Ballynahinch) | A branch of the Anglo Norman family of Martin, one of the Tribes of Galway, was granted the O'Flaher... |
| Ross House (Roscahill) press cuttings. 131/021 | Jackson (Killaguile) | In the 1850s James E. Jackson held the townland of Killaguile, parish of Killannin, barony of Moycul... |
| Salruck photos. 022/090 & 117/086 | Thomson | The Salrock/Salruck estate, barony of Ballynahinch, county Galway, originally belonged to the Miller... |
| Castlemoyle photos. 024/071 | Blake (Castlegrove) | By his will (1612) Robert Blake of Ardfry left the lands of Castlegrove or Fartigare as they were o... |
| Castlemoyle photos. 024/071 | Deane | Thomas Deane, a merchant, was granted over 1,500 acres mainly in the baronies of Clare and Dunmore,... |
| Gallagh photos. 040/057 | O'Kelly (Gallagh & Ticooly) | The O'Kellys of Ticooly in the parish of Killosolan, barony of Tiaquin, county Galway, and later of... |
| Moyne Park cuttings. 131/016 | Waithman | Robert William Waithman, a member of a Lancashire family, came to Ireland in the 1860s and purchased... |
| Moyne Park cuttings. 131/016 | Browne (Moyne) | The Brownes of Moyne were descended from the Brownes of Cloonkeely, near Tuam and of Newtown in the... |
| Moyne Park cuttings. 131/016 | Kirwan (Moyne) | John Stratford Kirwan bought the Moyne estate, parish of Abbeyknockmoy, barony of Tiaquin, from Mich... |
| Newtown House cuttings. 131/017 | Kelly (Newtown) | A family with county Roscommon origins, members of 18th century generations of the Kellys served in... |
| Shannongrove. Photographs. 024/082. | Moore (Clonfert) | Hubert Moore is recorded as the occupier of property in the baronies of Cloonmacnowen, Kilconnell an... |
| Kilcornan. Photographs. 022/066 | Redington (Kilcornan) | The Redington family estate was centred on their house at Kilcornan. This had previously been a Burk... |
| Tyrone House. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 001/025 | St. George (Tyrone House) | The St.George estate was centred on the house at Tyrone, parish of Drumacoo, barony of Dunkellin, bu... |
| Clonfert Palace. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 003/087. | Trench (Clonfert) | John E. Trench was a significant landowner in the parish of Ballymacward, barony of Kilconnell and t... |
| Hollypark. Photograph. 085/092 and Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/049. | Blake (Hollypark) | In 1824 Pierce Blake of Hollypark is described as a resident proprietor in county Galway. Peter Blak... |
| Prospect (Eyrecourt). Photographs. 024/081. | Cowan | Joseph H. Cowan was in possession of an estate in the baronies of Leitrim and Longford, county Gal... |
| Prospect (Eyrecourt). Photographs. 024/081. | Ussher [Usher] (Eastwell) | This family share a common ancestry with the other Ussher families in Ireland. At the end of the 17t... |
| Prospect (Eyrecourt). Photographs. 024/081. | French (Prospect) | |
| Cappard. Photographs. 043/067. | Galbraith | The Galbraith family acquired lands in east Galway which had previously belonged to the O'Fahys, fol... |
| Coole Park. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/036. | Gregory | The Coole estate was purchased by Robert Gregory from the Martyns of Tullira in 1768 on his return f... |
| Inventory of furniture in Coole Park, 1854. 0081/076. | Gregory | The Coole estate was purchased by Robert Gregory from the Martyns of Tullira in 1768 on his return f... |
| Lough Cutra. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/048. | Gough | The Goughs were a Wiltshire family members of whom settled in the south of Ireland in the 1620s. Sir... |
| Lough Cutra. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/048. | O'Shaughnessy (Gort) | Lands in the parish of Beagh had been in the possession of the O'Shaughnessy family for a considerab... |
| Lough Cutra. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/048. | Vereker (Viscount Gort) | Lough Cutra or Lough Cooter was originally O'Shaughnessy land which was granted to Thomas Prendergas... |
| Raheen. Photographs. 030/048 | O'Hara (Raheen) | Raheen was originally a property held by the Lopdell family. It was to this area that some of the Ki... |
| Raheen. Photographs. 030/048 | Kilkelly | The original Kilkelly estate had centred on Cloghballymore in the parish of Killeenavarra, barony of... |
| Greenhills. Photographs. 046/010 | Barrett (Greenhills & Ballintava) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Samuel Barrett was leasing the Greenhills estate in the pa... |
| Raheen. Photographs. 030/048 | Blakeney (Abbert) | Robert Blakeney, a member of a family of Elizabethan settlers, was granted lands at Castle Blakeney,... |
| Raheen. Photographs. 030/048 | Trench (Woodlawn) | The Trench family at Woodlawn were one of a number of Trench families who came to prominence in coun... |
| Woodlawn. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/097. | Trench (Woodlawn) | The Trench family at Woodlawn were one of a number of Trench families who came to prominence in coun... |
| Hearnesbrook. Photographs 024/078. | Hearn/Hearn Kirkaldy | Thomas Edward Hearn of Hearnsbrook is recorded as a resident proprietor in 1824. At the time of Grif... |
| Eyreville. Photographs. 030/049. | Eyre (Eyrecourt & Eyreville) | Giles Eyre, Eyrecourt Castle and Thomas Knutford Eyre, Eyreville, are described as resident propriet... |
| Gortnamona. Photographs. 024/075. | Blake (Drum, Tully & Gortnamona) | In his genealogy of the Blakes of Drum, Tully and Gortnamona, Martin J. Blake refers to a grant date... |
| Gortnamona. Photographs. 024/075. | Burke (Gortnamona) | The estate at Gortnamona, near Laurencetown, was originally the property of the Burke family but bec... |
| Ballydonelan. Photographs. 022/012. | Donnellan/Donelan | An estate of over 3,000 acres in the baronies of Clonmacnowen and Kilconnell, county Galway, was gra... |
| Killagh. Photographs. 024/079. | Donnellan/Donelan | An estate of over 3,000 acres in the baronies of Clonmacnowen and Kilconnell, county Galway, was gra... |
| Beech Hill. Photographs. 024/068. | Mahon (Beech Hill) | The Mahons of Beech Hill, near Loughrea, county Galway, were a branch of the Mahon family of Castleg... |
| Dalyston. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/038. | Daly (Dalystown) | In 1814 the Rt. Hon Denis Bowes Daly was the owner of the Dalystown estate, the son of Hyacinth Dal... |
| Dartfield. Photographs. 022/039. | Blake (Dartfield) | The estate at Dartfield was owned by the Blake family in the early nineteenth century. By the time o... |
| Dartfield. Photographs. 022/039. | Hardy (Dartfield) | Joseph Hardy was a farmer who rented large amounts of land from Lord Dunsandle. This included over 2... |
| Eagle Hill. Photographs. 024/073. | Martin (Ballynakill) | Andrew Martin was leasing property at Eagle Hill, parish of Ballynakill, barony of Leitrim, at the t... |
| Eagle Hill. Photographs. 024/073. | Pigot/Pigott | The Pigot family occupied Eagle Hill house in the mid-19th century. In the 1870s Margaret and Mary A... |
| Hampstead House. Photographs. 024/077. | Morgan (Ballymacward) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house valued at £30 in the townland of Hampstead, parish of Ba... |
| Hampstead House. Photographs. 024/077. | Bodkin (Ballymacward) | In the early 19th century the Hampstead estate was occupied by the Bodkin family. |
| Hampstead House. Photographs. 024/077. | Davis/Davies (Kilconnell) | John Davies was resident at Castle-bin, Kilconnell, in 1814. The estate of George Davies, in the par... |
| Hampstead House. Photographs. 024/077. | Johnston (Ahascragh) | Sir Henry Grattan Bellew records the Johnston family as originally Scottish weavers. O'Gorman states... |
| Marble Hill. Photographs. 022/070. | Burke (Marble Hill) | The Burke family of Marble Hill were among the most influential families in county Galway in the 19t... |
| Pallas. Photographs. 022/079. | Nugent (Pallas) | In 1677 Thomas Nugent was granted an estate of 3,250 acres in the baronies of Leitrim and Longford,... |
| Rathville. Photographs. 046/011. | Blake (Rathville) | John H. Blake was occupying the Rathville estate in the parish of Kilimordaly at the time of Griffit... |
| Photocopy of Auction Catalogue from Woodville, 28-29 November 1916 for Henry Persse. 152/041. | D'Arcy (Woodville) | Robert D'Arcy is described as a resident proprietor in 1824. At the time of Griffith's Valuation he... |
| Photocopy of Auction Catalogue from Woodville, 28-29 November 1916 for Henry Persse. 152/041. | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
| Ardfry. Photographs. 022/002. | Blake (Ardfry) | By patent dated 24 Feb 1681 the Blakes were granted almost 12,000 acres in counties Galway and Mayo,... |
| Oranmore Castle. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/077. | Blake (Doonmacreena & Oranmore) | This branch of the Blake family, descended from the Blakes of Ballyglunin, county Galway, was settle... |
| Renville. Photographs 069/018. Catalogue of sale of furnishings, c.1950. RP.D.209.6. | Athy | The Athy family were one of the original Tribes of Galway. Their estate was mainly centred around th... |
| Ballynagar. Photographs. 024/067. | Aylward | A branch of the Aylward family of Faithlegg, county Waterford was transported to Connacht in the mid... |
| Ballynagar. Photographs. 024/067. | Lewis (Galway) | An Aylward property from the 17th century, which passed by a marriage in 1824 to a branch of the Lew... |
| Derryhiveny. Photographs. 003/089. | Fetherston/Fetherstonhaugh (Derryhivney) | The Featherstonhaugh family held estates in the midlands of Ireland, especially county Westmeath, si... |
| Derryhiveny. Photographs. 003/089. | Harding | The report of the Harding estate in the Court of Chancery 1861 gives details of this estate. Theoba... |
| Gurtray. Photographs. 024/076. | O'Kelly (Gortray/Fairfield) | Ambrose O'Kelly was the one of the principal lessors in the parish of Kilmalinoge, barony of Longfor... |
| Portumna Castle. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 003/093. | Burke (Clanricarde) | The Clanricarde estate was one of the largest in county Galway. Lord Clanrickard, a minor, is liste... |
| Flower Hill. Photographs. 024/074. | Nugent (Pallas) | In 1677 Thomas Nugent was granted an estate of 3,250 acres in the baronies of Leitrim and Longford,... |
| Springfield House. Photographs. 022/092. | McDermott (Springfield) | According to William Keaveney this estate in the parish of Templetogher, barony of Ballymoe, county... |
| Photographs. 022/040. | Mathews | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Mathews was in possession of an estate at Derryvunlam, p... |
| Rathcarrick. Photographs. 088/007 | Walker | The Walker family were descended from prosperous merchants in Sligo town. James Walker, initially le... |
| Derrycarne, Photographs of watercolours. 086/077. | Nesbitt/Nisbett | The main Nisbett estate was centred around Derrycarne Demesne near Dromod. They had originally lived... |
| Mohill Glebe, Photographs, 086/083. | Kane | John Kane, with an address at the Castle, Mohill, is recorded as owning over 2000 acres in county L... |
| Rockwood House. Photograph. 131/020. | Holmes (Rockwood) | In 1853 John Galway Holmes bought 271 acres of Carraghy, parish of Annaghdown, barony of Clare, coun... |
| Croghan House. Photographs of estate buildings. 148/098. | Lloyd (Croghan & Leitrim) | The Lloyd estate was centred on Croghan, close to Carrick-on-Shannon but located in county Roscommon... |
| Photo, no date. 089/096 | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
| Letterfrack Lodge, phote 2002. 117/035 | Hall (Letterfrack) | In 1857 John Hall bought John Ellis's lease of the Letterfrack estate, barony of Ballynahinch, count... |
| Letterfrack Lodge, photo 2002. 117/035 | Ellis (Letterfrack) | James Ellis, a Quaker and successful manufacurer from Leicester in England came to Letterfrack in 18... |
| Newcastle photos. 096/007& 111/080 | Persse (Roxborough & Moyode) | The Persse family first received grants of land in counties Galway and Roscommon in the 1670s. Some... |
| Clifden Castle, mounted photo. 022/031 | Eyre (Clifden) | Thomas Eyre of Bath, Somerset, bought much of the property of John D'Arcy of Clifden, county Galway,... |
| Clifden Castle, mounted photo. 022/031 | D'Arcy (Kiltullagh & Clifden Castle) | The D'Arcy family of Kiltullagh, parish and barony of Athenry, county Galway, was founded by Patrick... |
| Ballinafad House, photographs 2004. 149/097 | Blake (Ballinafad) | In the early 17th century a younger son of the Blake family of Ballyglunin, county Galway, acquired... |
| Bloomfield, copy photos. 087/043 | Ruttledge (Bloomfield) | In May 1749, Peter Ruttledge of Cornfield and Carrowkillen, parish of Robeen, barony of Kilmaine, co... |
| Carnacon, photograph 1998. 097/044 | McDonnell (Carnacon) | The McDonnells were settled in the Ballintober area of county Mayo from the 18th century, where they... |
| Carraholly, photograph. 087/045 | Arbuthnot | Local sources suggest the Arbuthnot family were located in the parish of Burrishoole, barony of Burr... |
| Cloghan's Hill, photograph 2000. 093/017 | Lewin (Cloghans) | A family who were settled on the Galway/Mayo border at Cloghans, parish of Kilmainemore, barony of K... |
| Lynch Blosse, photograph 2003. 121/010 | Lynch Blosse | A Galway family who lost most of their estates in that county under Cromwell but received extensive... |
| Togher House, mounted photograph. 051/071 | Lambert (Brookhill) | The Lamberts of county Mayo were descended from the county Galway family located at Cregclare and Ag... |
| Togher House, mounted photograph. 051/071 | Ruttledge (Togher) | James Ruttledge of Tawnaghmore, parish of Kilbelfad, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, had a son, Dav... |
| Togher House, mounted photograph. 051/071 | Hood | John Hood bought the townlands of Lissaniska and Togher, parish of Robeen, barony of Kilmaine, count... |
| Castlecoote, photograph 2003. 116/078 | Coote | The Coote family settled in Queen's county (county Laois) in the early 17th century and the head of... |
| Castlecoote, photograph 2003. 116/078 | McLoughlin (Castlecoote) | William McLoughlin held land in the parishes of Fuerty, barony of Athlone, Cloonygormican, barony of... |
| Cloonagh House. 087/096 | Fallon (Ballina) | A branch of the the Gaelic chieftain family of O'Fallon was granted land at Ballina in the parish of... |
| Cloonagh House. 087/096 | Trench (Heywood) | The Trenchs of Garbally, county Galway, from whom the Heywood, county Laois branch are descended, bo... |
| Cloonyquin House, press cuttings file. 133/023 | French (Cloonyquin) | ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Arthur French of Tyrone bought Cloonyquin from the Righ... |
| Castletown papers: 97/84 Box 78, 1694-1840: leases, letters and legal documents relating to county Roscommon lands. | Conolly (Castletown) | At the beginning of the 18th century William Conolly of Castletown, county Kildare, purchased over 2... |
| Castletown papers: 97/84/ Box 4, Deeds relating to lands in Co Roscommon, 1703-1780 | Conolly (Castletown) | At the beginning of the 18th century William Conolly of Castletown, county Kildare, purchased over 2... |
| Mountbernard photos. 022/064 | Fitzgerald/Foster Vesey Fitzgerald (Moyriesk) | This family of Fitzgeralds was originally Fitzgerald Fitzgibbon but the surname Fitzgibbon was dropp... |
| Beech Hill Photographs. 024/068 | Villiers (Kilpeacon & Beech Hill) | The Reverend Fitzgerald in a footnote in his book gives an account of the owners of Kilpeacon, count... |
| Aughrane Castle photos. 022/005 | Bagot (Bagotstown, Ballyturin & Aghrane/Castlekelly) | This family were first established at Bagotstown, county Limerick in the 13th century. They later he... |
| Proposed Ground Plan of Thomastown Castle 1812 by Richard Morrison,: Thomas Pakenham 16/90R2 | Mathew (Thomastown) | The Mathew family of Thomastown, county Tipperary had close connections in the 17th century with the... |
| Dictionary of Irish Architects, 1720-1940. Alfred G. Jones. Mytilene, Ailesbury Road, Dublin. Commissioned by George Bustard. ia.ie/works/view/32925/building/CO.+DUBLIN,+DUBLIN,+AILESBURY+ROAD,+NO.+053+(MYTILENE+NOW+FRENCH+EMBASSY) | Bustard | In the 1870s, Ebenezer Bustard, of Belville, Dunkineely, was the owner of over 10,000 acres in Count... |