Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Jun 1958

Vol. 168 No. 10

Written Answer. - Allocation of Land in Leinster Counties.

Mr. Corish

asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the names, locations and areas of the estates in Counties Wexford, Wicklow, Leix, Offaly and Longford which have been acquired by the Land Commission, and which have not yet been allocated.

Mr. Childers

Particulars of lands on hands of the Land Commission, apart from turbary and remnants of allotted estates, in the counties mentioned are as follows:—

Name of Estate	Number Nuner	Area (acres)	Location
COUNTY WEXFORD:	A & B
Brennan	M.5503	168	Near Killanne
Bolger	S.20764	90	Monamolin
Deane	S.20577	227	9 miles S.E. of New Ross.
O'Connor	S.20867	159	3 miles S.E. of Taghmon.
COUNTY WICKLOW:
McNish Porter	S.20697	224	2½miles E. of Tullow.
Dunne and Dowling	S.977/29	94	8½ miles N.W. of Wicklow.
Greenacres	S.20900	508	Near Carnew.
Byrne	S.20956	83	1 miles N. of Shillelagh.
Price	S.21019	76	4½ miles N. of Arklow.
Fenton	S.20896	154	2½ miles E. of Tullow.
Fisher	S.21023	240	2½ miles S. of Dunlavin.
Byrne	S.20519	59	2 miles S.E. of Dunlavin.
Dixon	S.20946	70	½ mile W. of Dunlavin.
Bielenberg	S.20720	243	3 miles W. of Shillelagh.
COUNTY LAOIS:
O'Connor	S.20254	155	1 mile N.E. of Timahoe.
Moyles	S.21155	216	do.
Dowling	S.20828	167	½ mile N. of Errill.
Dennehy	S.21130	86	½ mile S. of Vicarstown.
Hosey	S.20807	146	10 miles W. of Carlow.
Franks	S.21300	747	1½ miles from Mountrath.
Moyles	S.21275	307	4 miles S. of Stradbally.
COUNTY OFFALY:
Ryan	S.20364	431	4½ miles N.E. of Birr.
Minchin	S.20789	34	¾ mile E. of Moneygall.
Gleeson	M.6187	11
Lovett Bennett	S.20635	331	6 miles E. of Birr.
Reps. Patrick Going	S.21118	37	7 miles N.E. of Tullamore
(Prendergast).
Hennessy	M.6158	22
Odlum	S.21166	48	1 miles E. of Clonygowan.
Smith	S.1006/29	40	Adjoining village of Rhode.
Rolleston	S.21253	226	Near Dunkerrin.
Reddy	S.1043/29	43	6 miles N.W. of Edenderry.
Carroll	S.21274	98	4 miles S. of Birr.
Atkinson	S.21271	371	½ mile N.W. of Shinrone.
Coughlin		32	Adjoining Clonmacnoise.
COUNTY LONGFORD:
McCartan	S.20511	289	6 miles from Edgeworthstown.
Shea & Ors.	M.5355 to M.5358	55	Islands in Lough Rec.
Quinn	M.5730 and M.5730A.	35	3½ miles N.E. of Drumlish.
Wingfield	S.21165	507	5½ miles N.E. of Edgeworthstown.
Murphy	S.20578	83	2½ miles S. of Longford.
Smyth	S.21171	72	4 miles W. of Granard.
McDonnell	M.6118 and M.6118A.	110	Near Drumlish.
Lynch, Bermingham and O'Hare.	S.21132	37	3 miles N.W. of Ballymahon.