asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (a) the amount of land acquired by the Land Commission in County Westmeath in each of the last ten years, (b) the amount divided each year, (c) the names of the estates now in the possession of the Land Commission there, (d) the acreage of land in each estate and (e) the date on which each estate was acquired.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Westmeath Lands.
Replies to the various parts of the question take the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the Statement:—
COUNTY WESTMEATH
Total acreage of lands acquired and allotted in each of the ten years ended 31st March, 1969.
Year |
Acquired (acres) |
Allotted (acres) |
1959-60 |
2,165 |
1,140 |
1960-61 |
2,176 |
1,309 |
1961-62 |
2,437 |
639 |
1962-63 |
2,309 |
1,005 |
1963-64 |
2,647 |
2,808 |
1964-65 |
1,959 |
1,738 |
1965-66 |
1,165 |
3,185 |
1966-67 |
1,555 |
1,522 |
1967-68 |
1,877 |
1,317 |
1968-69 |
1,850 (provisional) |
1,630 (provisional) |
Particulars of Estates—apart from turbary, insignificant residues of partly allotted properties and lands transferred in exchange—in the possession of the Land Commission for division.
Estate |
Record Number |
Townland |
Area (acres) |
Date of Possession |
McCartney & Anor. |
S.23211 I & II |
Ladestown |
100 |
26/3/64 |
Horan |
S.23882 |
Ballynahowan |
56 |
1/4/65 |
Moore |
S.23431 |
Lisclogher Little |
69 |
6/12/65 |
Conlon |
S.23576 |
Tullaghan |
78 |
14/2/66 |
Wallace |
S.24147 |
Loughanstown |
18 |
3/10/66 |
Kiernan |
S.23916 |
Kilpatrick |
75 |
2/12/66 |
Kirenan |
S.24383 |
Kiltareher etc. |
45 |
16/1/67 |
Darling |
S.24141 |
Kilrush Lr. |
21 |
2/1/67 |
Clevin |
S.23388 |
Clonickilvant |
77 |
28/2/67 |
Adamson |
S.21693 |
Addinstown |
335 |
29/3/67 |
Roche |
S.24260 |
Killencastle |
207 |
17/4/67 |
Adlun |
U.C.726 |
Clondalever |
168 |
31/3/67 |
Butler |
S.24817 |
Clonconnell |
73 |
19/5/67 |
Clyne |
S.24673 |
Clonvn |
64 |
20/7/67 |
Duncan |
S.24943 |
Ardmacrany |
72 |
31/8/67 |
Duncan |
S.24943 II |
Ardmacrany |
52 |
31/8/67 |
Fagan |
S.24980 |
Castletown etc. |
45 |
28/7/67 |
Dillon |
S.24218 |
Clonowmore |
136 |
5/9/67 |
Garvey |
S.26297 |
Killua |
141 |
11/9/67 |
Knockdrin |
S.26254 |
Garnysallagh |
208 |
1/11/67 |
Brennan |
S.24990 |
Cloncrow |
13 |
4/12/67 |
Slattery |
S.23694 |
Billstown |
41 |
12/2/67 |
Casey |
S.20458 |
Ballymahony etc. |
252 |
8/12/67 |
Gunning |
S.23914 |
Loughstown |
18 |
4/3/68 |
Downes |
S.24629 |
Cartrons |
27 |
3/4/68 |
Tynan |
S.25508 |
Cullenhugh |
59 |
24/5/68 |
Hannon |
S.25550 |
Enniscoffey |
79 |
27/5/68 |
Kearney |
S.24677 |
Ballynahownwood |
39 |
3/9/68 |
Couthlan |
S.25697 |
Cartroncroy |
20 |
2/10/68 |
Murray |
S.25573 |
Ballymanus |
151 |
3/10/68 |
Rabbitt |
S.25722 |
Rathskeagh |
48 |
4/11/68 |
Brennan |
S.24627 |
Wattestown |
48 |
8/11/68 |
Longworth |
S.25720 |
Clonmore |
119 |
9/12/68 |
O'Neill |
S.25671 |
Gortomley |
36 |
11/12/68 |
Brabazon |
S.25886 |
Williamstown New |
80 |
15/1/69 |
Connell |
S.25484 |
Martinstown |
35 |
3/3/69 |
Miller |
S.23480 |
Baronstown |
38 |
28/2/69 |
Donohue |
S.26073 |
Loughanstown etc. |
44 |
14/3/69 |
Daly |
S.24979 |
Scurlockstown |
80 |
26/3/69 |
Smith |
S.25785 |
Correaly |
26 |
1/4/69 |
O'Rourke |
U.C.1455 |
Garhy |
22 |
5/3/69 |