Landed Estates
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ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Sligo

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Estate Records Citing this Source

Found 83 estate records citing this source.

Reference Estate Name Estate Description
Vol I, 19 Armstrong (Chaffpool & Moyaliff) These Armstrongs are a junior branch of the Armstrong family of Mount Heaton, county Offaly and desc...
Vol I 61-62, 158 Phibbs (Tirerrill) The Phibbs family owned several estates in the barony of Tirerril including that at Corradoo East....
Vol II 79 Weir The Weir family held an estate close to Lough Arrow at Doonsheeheen centred on Lakeview House. They...
Vol II, 72 (no owners given) McTernan The McTernans acquired the property at Heapstown, Kilmacallan parish, in the mid-nineteenth century....
Vol I 299 Gore Booth The Gore Booth family were descended from Sir Francis Booth who was granted land at Ardtermon, bar...
Vol I 321 King (Drumsna) The King family descend from the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin (1611-1639) who was granted...
Vol I 278 (Church land) O'Beirne The O'Beirne family held property in the town of Sligo. They appear to also have had long leases on...
Vol I, 289 Parke According to O'Rorke, the Parkes received land under the Cromwellian settlement and established them...
Vol II, 18 Barrett (Culleenamore) The Barrett family were descended from prosperous Sligo merchants in the later 17th and early 18th c...
Vol I, Achonry Parish, Vol II Nicholson The Nicholsons received grants of land in Sligo under the Acts of Settlement and one of them became...
Vol II, 5-6 Ormsby (Cummeen) Thomas Ormsby acquired land in Sligo in the mid-17th century and the family expanded to hold propert...
Vol II, 12 Walker The Walker family were descended from prosperous merchants in Sligo town. James Walker, initially le...
Vol II, 85 (proprietor Lord Erne) Chambers The Chambers family came to Kilmacowen in the 18th century when they took over the former Smith esta...
Vol II, 89-90 Phibbs (Seafield) The Phibbs family acquired an estate in Kilmacowen in the late 18th century. The estate was based ar...
Vol I 161, Vol II, 317 Martin (later Wood-Martin) The Martin family owned extensive property in Sligo town and surrounding area. Many served in politi...
Vol II, 313, 328 Wood The Wood family had held property in Sligo since at least the early 17th century, probably through T...
Vol I, 409, 414 McDermott (Coolavin) The McDermotts were the original hereditary owners of the lands in Coolavin, hence the family title...
Vol I, 429 Baker (Redhill) The Redhill or Mullaghroe estate was part of the King (viscount Lorton) estate centred on Rockingham...
Vol I, 428 Sherlock The Mount Irvine estate (which sometimes appears in sources as Mount Irwin) was part of the Cooper e...
Vol II 485 Powell The Powell family leased lands at Ardgallen from the King estate. In January 1868, Jacob Powell was...
Vol I 486 Flanagan/Woulfe Flanagan At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Flanagan family held lands in the parish of Killaraght, baro...
Vol I 235 Irwin (Flower Hill) The representatives of Thomas R.T, Irwin held lands at Harristown, parish of Kilshalvy and barony of...
Vol I 237 Toler The Earl of Norbury held land in various parts of Ireland including counties Sligo, Mayo and Clare,...
Vol I 240 O'Connor The lands at Ballinvally or Roadstown were part of the Cooper of Markree estate but were rented on l...
Vol I 239 Trumble The Ordnance Survey field name books suggest that the Trumble family leased the lands at Old Rock fr...
Vol II 262 Perceval The Perceval family succeeded to lands in Sligo in the mid 17th when George Perceval married Mary Cr...
Vol I, 234 and Vol II, 182 Taaffe This branch of the Taaffe family appear to be linked to that of the Earls of Carlingford. Portions...
Vol I, 389, 470 Gethin Under the Restoration settlement Richard Gethin, created a baronet in 1665, was granted a large esta...
Vol II 372 Knott (Battlefield) The Knott family held lands in various parts of the barony of Corran. Lands at Emlanaghtan, in the p...
Vol II O'Reilly (Heath House) Family papers, including a history of Myles John O'Reilly's estates in counties Sligo and Roscommon...
Vol II, 233 Duke The Duke family were granted lands in Sligo in the mid 17th century through the patronage of Richard...
Vol I, 41-42 Irwin (Streamstown) Various members of the Irwin family are recorded as the owners of land in county Sligo in the 1870s....
Vol I, 21, 219 Kirkwood (Cottlestown & Clooncunny) The Kirkwood estate was centred on Cottlestown in the Barony of Tireragh, where they held extensive...
Vol I, 22-23 Nolan (Tobercurry) Edmond/Edward John Nolan was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Achonry, barony of Leyny,...
Vol II, 47-48 Thompson (Knockadoo & Mount Dodwell) The Thompson estate at Knockadoo was held on long lease by the Thompson family, in the 1850s at leas...
Vol II, Killoran parish Lloyd (Killoran) Several townlands in Killoran parish are described as the property of Owen Lloyd in the OS Name Book...
Vol II, 152 Jones (Benada) The Jones family were descended from Sir Roger Jones who held mortgages on land which had previously...
Vol II, 167 Robinson Cloonbarry was the seat of the Robinson family who owned land in Kilmacteige and Achonry parishes. T...
Vol II, 250 O'Hara The O'Haras were the only Gaelic family to continue as major landowners in County Sligo up to modern...
Vol I Knox Gore James Knox of Broadlands Park (1774-1818) was the third son of Francis Knox of Rappa Castle. Both h...
Vol I, 203 Thompson The Thompsons of Clonskeagh Castle, county Dublin owned land in the parish of Kilgarvan, barony of G...
Vol I, 212-213, 215, 216 Wingfield Stratford Edward and John Wingfield were twin brothers, sons of Richard Wingfield, 3rd Viscount Powerscourt, a...
Vol I, 258 Crofton (Sligo) The Croftons acquired land in the 17th century from the McSweeneys which had previously been part of...
Vol I 256 Fawcett (Moneygold) The Fawcett estate was centred around Sligo but the family held lands in other parts of the county,...
Vol I, 245 Fury The Fury or Furey family held an estate in the baronies of Tireragh and Tirerrill since at least the...
Vol I, 246 Griffith (Sligo) The Griffith family held land in County Sligo although they also had merchant interests in the town....
Vol I, 260 Irwin (Tanrego) McTernan states that John Irwin, a Cromwellian soldier, was granted the lands at Tanrego in the seve...
Vol I, 363 Brereton The Brereton family held land in Tireragh barony. The Tithe Applotment Books record the townland of...
Vol I, 365 & 376 Jones (Fortland) The estate at Fortland had originally belonged to the Browne family but had later come into the hand...
Vol I, 360 Fenton The Fenton family held land in and around Easky throughtout the 19th century. Various family members...
Vol I 377 Jones (Rathlee) The Jones family had acquired land in Tireragh in the mid 17th century and various branches establis...
359 Tottenham The Tottenham family's main properties were based in Leinster, especially in the counties of Wicklow...
Vol I 449 Armstrong (Oghil) The Armstrong family are recorded as holding a modest estate in the parish of Kilglass in 18th centu...
Vol I 446 & 461 Paget The Paget estate was mainly in the parishes of Crossmolina and Kilfian, barony of Tirawley, county M...
Vol I 450-451 Palmer (Kenure Park) The Palmer family held extensive estates in counties Mayo and Sligo, some of which they were granted...
Vol II 129-130, 167 Fenton (Dromore) Various branches of the Fenton family held estates in the Barony of Tireragh, County Sligo. This bra...
Vol II 130 Ormsby (Farrenmacfarrell) The Ormsby family held land in the parish of Kilmacshalgan through much of the 19th century. The pro...
Vol II 125 Ormsby Ruttledge Margaret Ormsby Rutledge held property in Kilmacshalgan and Templeboy parishes, barony of Tireragh a...
Vol II 121 &146 Grove The Grove estate in Tireragh seems to have associated with the Grove family of County Donegal. James...
Vol II 305 Jones (Skreen) Toberpatrick was one of the properties held by the Jones family since the 17th century. It was purch...
Vol II 301 Wood (Skreen) Edward and Arthur Wood owned an estate of over 1000 acres in county Sligo in the 1870s, mostly in t...
Vol II 601 Hillas The Hillas family held property in several parishes in the Barony of Tireragh. They also held proper...
Vol I 134 Cooper (Markree) Edward Cooper was a soldier in Richard Coote [Lord Collooney]'s, regiment of horse. He is known in...
Vol I 156-157, Vol II 28 Neynoe The Neynoe family owned this estate in Ballysumaghan parish since the 18th century. They appear to h...
334 Cogan (Rockbrook) The Cogan family occupied a property which in the early 18th century had belonged to the Phibbs fami...
Killerry Parish Stratford (Aldborough) The Earl of Aldborough held lands in Killerry parish, barony of Tirerrill, county Sligo, which seem...
Vol II 67 Cooper The estate at Coopershill was founded by the Cooper family. In the mid 19th century Charles King O'H...
Vol II 188 Keogh (Tirerrill) At the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s John Keogh of Dublin was the proprietor of a n...
Vol II 187 Gaven William Gaven is recorded as being the proprietor of the Annagh Lodge estate in 1836. He resided in...
Vol II 239-240 Ormsby (Castle Dargan) The Ormsby family held property at Castledargan since the end of the 17th century. William Ormsby i...
Vol I, 421 French /ffrench (Frenchpark) Patrick French fitzStephen of Galway is recorded as the earliest member of the family to be associat...
Vol I, 7-8 Knox (Mount Falcon) An estate in the parish of Ballynahaglish, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo, previously belonging to...
Vol. I, 101. Temple/Cowper-Temple The association of the Temple family with county Sligo began in the seventeenth century when Sir Joh...
Vol. I, 235. Rea The Ordnance Survey Field Name books record the purchase of the property at Lislea, barony of Corran...
Vol II Carroll (Merville House & Sligo) In the mid 19th century John Carroll held an estate in the parishes of Kilfarboy, barony of Ibrickan...