Landed Estates
University of Galway
Reference Source

McTERNAN, John C. ''The light of bygone days, Volume II: Sligo families''. Sligo: Avena Publications, 2009.

Source Details

Category Modern printed sources

Estate Records Citing this Source

Found 28 estate records citing this source.

Reference Estate Name Estate Description
309-317 Phibbs (Seafield) The Phibbs family acquired an estate in Kilmacowen in the late 18th century. The estate was based ar...
309-317 Phibbs The Phibbs family held estates in different parts of county Sligo, this branch settled at Doobeg in...
309-317 Phibbs (Spotfield) Major Richard Phibbs held land at Curry in Achonry & Cloonoghill parishes, baronies of Leyny and Cor...
280-286 O'Hara The O'Haras were the only Gaelic family to continue as major landowners in County Sligo up to modern...
267-268 (O'Connor Sligo) O'Connor Peter O'Connor, a successful merchant in Sligo, acquired land in various parishes in the baronies of...
8-10 Armstrong (Chaffpool & Moyaliff) These Armstrongs are a junior branch of the Armstrong family of Mount Heaton, county Offaly and desc...
18-21 Barrett (Culleenamore) The Barrett family were descended from prosperous Sligo merchants in the later 17th and early 18th c...
22-25 Campbell (Sligo) Harper Campbell developed extensive business interests in Sligo in the 19th century. The family resi...
26-30 Chambers The Chambers family came to Kilmacowen in the 18th century when they took over the former Smith esta...
31-35 Cogan (Rockbrook) The Cogan family occupied a property which in the early 18th century had belonged to the Phibbs fami...
36-40 Cooke The estate at Kilturra was originally part of the property of the Archdeacon of Achonry. It was held...
41-45 Cooper The estate at Coopershill was founded by the Cooper family. In the mid 19th century Charles King O'H...
46-53 Cooper (Markree) Edward Cooper was a soldier in Richard Coote [Lord Collooney]'s, regiment of horse. He is known in...
61-65 Costello (Edmondstown) The Costellos were settled at Castlemore, parish of Castlemore, barony of Costello, county Mayo, fro...
66-69 Crichton Sir Alexander Crichton of Seal Grove, Kent married Frances Dodwell in 1800. She was the heiress of E...
70-76 Crofton (Sligo) The Croftons acquired land in the 17th century from the McSweeneys which had previously been part of...
81-86 Dodwell The Dodwell family were present in Sligo since the 17th century. . In 1800 Frances Dodwell of Carro...
87-91 Duke The Duke family were granted lands in Sligo in the mid 17th century through the patronage of Richard...
92-98 Fenton The Fenton family held land in and around Easky throughtout the 19th century. Various family members...
92-98 Fenton (Dromore) Various branches of the Fenton family held estates in the Barony of Tireragh, County Sligo. This bra...
100-103 Ffolliott The ffolliott family held lands in the parish of Aghanagh, barony of Tirerrill, County Sligo since t...
104-109 Fleming McTernan states that the Flemings came into possession of lands in Sligo in the wake of the Cromwell...
110-116 Gethin Under the Restoration settlement Richard Gethin, created a baronet in 1665, was granted a large esta...
117-119 Guilfoyle At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Guilfoyle was one of the principal lessors in the parish...
120-123 Gillmor/Gilmore McTernan traces the Gillmor family's arrival in Sligo toJames Gillmor,a member of the Cromwellian ar...
124-130 Gore Booth The Gore Booth family were descended from Sir Francis Booth who was granted land at Ardtermon, bar...
131-135 Griffith (Sligo) The Griffith family held land in County Sligo although they also had merchant interests in the town....
355-362 Wynne The Wynne family established themselves in Sligo in the later 17th century. They went on to become o...