Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Jun 1971

Vol. 254 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Laois-Offaly Estates.

26.

Mr. Connolly

asked the Minister for Lands the number of estates acquired by the Land Commission in Laois and not yet divided; the names and locations of the estates; and the year each estate was acquired.

Minister for Lands (Mr. S. Flanagan)

The particulars requested are contained in a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:-

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)	Approximate Location	Date of Possession
Dempsey	S.22791	Reary Beg	59	3 miles S. of Killeigh	20/2/68
Dowling	S.20628	Castlefleming	44	4 miles W. of Rathdowney.	5/3/57
Duffy	S.26957	Craiguevallagh	220	3½ miles W. of Rathdowney.	7/4/71
Dunne	S.25510	Garrafin	28	6 miles W. of Mountrath.	20/3/70
Dunne	S.22662	Mountrath	34	1 mile S. of Mountrath	4/4/64
Graham	S.22816	Brockra	22	4 miles N.E. of Mounthrath.	11/2/85
Greene	S.26033	Court	11	4 miles N.E. of Rathdowney.	9/12/70
*Hamilton	S.22698	Roundwood. etc.	185	3 miles S. of Monthrath.	1/6/67
*Hamilton	S.21781	Roundwood, etc.	14	3 miles N.W. of Mounthrath.	10/2/61
Hipwell	S.26335	Rinn	71	1¼ miles E. of Rosenallis.	26/2/71
Hodgins	S.26868	Addergoole	217	4 miles S.E. of Rathdowney.	14/1/71
Kehoe	S.23328	Dairyhill	170	2½ miles N.W. of Ballycolla.	1/3/66
Kelly	S.24820	Ballyrider	18	2 miles N. of Stradbally.	4/3/68
Moore	S.26703	Killeshin	16	3 miles N.W. of	2/6/70
McDonald	S.26006	Boleybawn	79	3 miles E. of Ballinakill.	7/1/69
*Northern Bank Ltd.	S.24511	Coolhenry, etc.	95	3 miles N. W. of Carlow town.	10/1/68
O'Brien	U.C.463	Cullenagh	33	4 miles N.W. of Ballyroan.	11/10/65
*O'Connor	S.22984	Curraghmore	12	1½ miles S.E. of Borris-in-Ossory.	27/4/65
*Phelan	S.22099	Cruell	61	8 miles S.E. of	5/3/63
*Phelan	S.21979	Cuffsborough	83	7 miles S. of Mountrath.	26/4/71
Phelan	U.C. 1720	Farranville	78	3 miles East of Rathdowney.	2/4/71
Pratt	S.23588	Derrycarrow	74	6 miles W. of Mouthrath.	4/2/65
Quinlan	S.24623	Springhill	42	4 miles W. of Carlow.	30/3/67
Rautenberg	S.26561	Derrinsallagh	142	1 mile S. of Borris-in-Ossory.	1/5/69
O'Rourke	S.23857	Derrylusk, etc.	205	2 miles W. of Mountrath.	20/2/87
Ryan	S.24089	Cullenagh	33	2 miles S. of Daingean.	9/2/67
Tynan North	S.26424	Clonmeen	33	6 miles S.W. of Rathdowney.	12/2/71
Tynan	S.23954	Straboe, etc.	104	4 miles N.E. of Portlaoise.	5/5/69
*Wilkinson	S.24831	Ballintubbert	130	2½ miles S. of Stradbally.	16/11/67
*Wolfshill Farms Ltd	S.23064	Slatt Upper, etc.	66	10 miles S. of Abbeyleix.	14/12/64
*Annesley	S.4464¹¹	Hollymount	105	3 miles N. of Carlow town.	10/2/67
Campion	S.26293	Cappanashannagh	179	1 mile N. of Ballinakill.	9/12/68
Clancy	S.26004	Boleybawn, etc.	99	3 miles E. of Ballinakill.	26/1/68
Claxton	S.23034	Dysart	170	3 miles E. of Stradbally.	28/7/70
Cole	S.23913	Ballinteskin	302	1 mile E. of Portlaoise	19/3/66
Condell	S.28181	Timogue, etc.	302	1 mile from Stradbally.	21/3/67
Conroy	S.22800	Oldtown	145	4 miles W. of Portlaoise.	25/3/70
Cunningham	S.23677&A	Ballygeehin Lower.	225	1 mile from Ballacolla.	26/2/65

NOTE:Estates marked with an asterisk have already been partly allotted.

27.

Mr. Connolly

asked the Minister for Lands the number of estates acquired by the Land Commission in Offaly and not yet divided; the names and locations of the estates; and the year each estate was acquired.

Mr. S. Flanagan

The particulars requested are contained in a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

County Offaly

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)	Approximate Location	Date of Possession
*Abraham	U.C.310	Ballymooney	121	6 miles E. of Tullamore	1/5/63
Burns	S.26848	Lecarrow & Anor.	108	2 miles S.E. of Shannonbridge	4/6/71
Cawley	S.24860	Knockearl etc.	215	½ mile S. of Cloughjordan	1/2/68
Cash	S.26143	Rathcobin	38	1 mile from Mounttolus	21/6/71
Claffey	U.C.985	Bellair etc.	15	3 miles W. of Ballycumber	12/9/88
Conner	S.24382	Moanvane	22	3 miles W. of Portarlington	1/3/67
Coonan	S.23868	Coolroe etc.	18	6 miles N. of Roscrea	19/2/71
Delahunty	S.24946	Ballygaddy	109	4 miles S. of Birr	31/3/69
Delahunty	S.24246	Lisduff	180	3½ miles S. of Birr	18/2/61
Dermody	U.C.1784	Tinamuck Sth.	90	3½ miles S. of Moate	28/1/70
*Dooley	U.C.963	Coagh Upper	14	6 miles E. of Birr	24/1/69
Dolan	S.26290	Cooldonagh	55	6 miles E. of Birr	11/4/68
Duigenan	S.23420	Corbetstown	166	4 miles S.E. of Edenderry	1/3/85
Dunne	S.24305	Cranasalagh	82	3 miles W. of Clara	8/3/11
Dunne	S.22788	Glasshouse etc.	171	Part 2 miles W. of Blueball and part 2 miles W. of Tullamore	18/1/11
Edgeworth Hurst	S.24113	Ballynasrah	73	1½ miles N. of Killeigh	29/3/68
Egan	S.1190/29 I and II	Lemanaghan	38	4 miles E. of Ferbane	7/5/65
Finlay	S.25144	Cloonsast	100	5 miles N. of Portarlington	18/3/70
Fox	S.25679	Garbally	29	10 miles N.W. of Tullamore	4/3/65
Gaffey	S.26230	Lackagh Beg	67	6 miles N. of Ferbane	12/12/67
Gill	S.24312	Clonearl	67	2 miles N. of Daingean	21/4/66
Cowing	S.24635	Streamstown	200	4 miles E. of Birr	26/1/68
Grogan	S.23467	Ballyfore	66	4 miles W. of Rhode	26/3/6.5
Hanlon	S.23642	Ballyowen	36	3 miles from Daingean	11/5/65
Hennessy	S.23429	Killooly	72	7 miles N.W. of Tullamore	22/4/65
Hobbs	S.23702	Magharareagh	65	1 mile E. of Shinrone	24/3/66
Howard	S.9039	Belmount or Lisderg	121	2 miles S. of Ferbane	3/3/69
Kelly	S.23966	Killaderry etc.	133	Adjoins Daingean	1/9/66
Lambe	S.24196	Rescore Demesne	29	6 miles S.W. of Tullamore	25/6/67
Leonard	S.23007	Derrymore etc.	61	10 miles S.W. of Ferbane	29/12/67
Mangan	S.23444	Lenamarran	34	3 miles W. of Edenderry	26/4/65
Martyn	S.26848	Killeigh	24	5 miles E. of Tullamore	19/12/B9
Moran	S.24370	Kilfoylan	60	4 miles from Clara	14/2/67
Quinn	S.24794	Clonkeen	60	10 miles S. of Edendeny	29/12/67
Quirke	U.C.5076	Ashgrove	44	2 miles W. of Banagher	3/5/68
Reid	U.C.6027	Cornamona etc.	54	2½ miles E. of Banagher	16/12/68
Ruttledge	U.C.375	Lemanaghan	47	4 miles E. of Ferbane	31/3/65
Ruttledge	S.26689	Ballyegan	337	2 miles S. of Birr	1/2/71
Serviso	S.23908	Cappydonnell Little	125	Adjacent to Horseleap	16/1/63
Stearn	S.26529	Mountpleasant	39	7 miles S. of Tullamore	3/2/69
Temple	S.24738	Derrycooley	36	6 miles E. of Ferbane	15/7/70
Troy	S.25788A	Ballynasrah	59	2½ miles S.W. of Banagher	10/12/70
Verney	S.22464	Corbetstown	66	4 miles N. of Rhode	10/5/68
*Whigsborough	S.24565	Whigborough etc.	311	5 miles N. of Birr	7/11/67
*Willington	S.9951A	Snugborough etc.	603	Close to Shinrone village	22/12/67 1/3/68
*Williams	S.22452	Loughaun	429	3 miles N. of Tullamore	1/7/64
White	S.22516	Rashinagh	209	3½ miles N. of Ferbane	14/5/71

NOTE:Estates marked mith an asterisk have already been partly allotted.