asked the Minister for Agriculture the estates in County Wicklow at present in the possession of the Land Commission; the acreage of each; the date of its acquisition; and the estates which will be transferred to applicants, whether in part or in total, in the current year.
Written Answers. - County Wicklow Estates.
The particulars requested are set out in the following table. It is expected that the cases marked with an asterisk will be wholly allotted in the current year. In the case of the Leather Products Estate, Record No. S.26223, it is expected that 130 acres of the area on hands will be allotted this year.
County Wicklow Lettable lands (apart from turbary and insignificant residues of partly allotted properties) in the possession of the Land Commission for division.
Estate of Old Holding |
Record Number |
Townland |
Area (acres) |
Approximate Location |
Date of Possession |
*Rogers |
S.26025 |
Ballynagran |
233 |
5 miles S.W. of Wicklow |
28/6/68 |
Kempe |
S.25401 |
Knockroe |
60 |
¼ mile N. of Kilcook |
23/10/68 |
Forwood |
S.26043 |
Woodstock Demesne |
92 |
1 mile S. of Kilcook |
8/7/70 |
*Leather Products |
S.26223 |
Garrymore Upper etc. |
223 |
1 mile S.W. of Rathdrum |
1/12/70 |
*Metcalfe |
M.10648 |
Donard |
7 |
In Donard |
28/6/71 |
O'Brien |
S.24904 |
Callowhill etc. |
111 |
4 miles S. of Newtown-mountkennedy |
3/12/71 |
*Plants |
S.25846 |
Ballyvaltron |
110 |
9 miles S. of Wicklow |
13/2/72 |
*Cashin |
S.27964 |
Manger etc. |
25 |
½ mile of Stratford |
5/3/74 |
*Keogh |
S.26679 |
Oldcourt |
45 |
3 miles E. of Blessington |
7/6/74 |
O'Connor |
S.22184 |
Kilmacurra West etc. |
343 |
5 miles E. of Rathdrum |
8/11/74 |
*Ridgeway |
S.27672 |
Knockandarragh |
39 |
2 miles S.E. of Donard |
18/3/75 |
*Minister for Lands |
S.28474 |
Knocknaboley |
28 |
4 miles E. of Hackestown |
4/4/75 |
Byrne |
S.28556 |
Ballyconnell |
129 |
8 miles N.W. of Shillelagh |
1/9/75 |
*Dwyer |
S.28020 |
Goldenfort etc. |
27 |
1 mile S. of Stratford |
16/1/76 |
*Murphy |
S.28615 |
Tomdarragh |
24 |
3 miles S.E. of Roundwood |
30/1/76 |
Cassidy |
EEC/UC 6103 |
Ballyneetagh |
56 |
2 miles N. of Shillelagh |
2/6/76 |
Kirwan |
S.28060 |
Rathbran |
11 |
2 miles W. of Stratford |
1/11/76 |
Toomey |
Folio 7733 |
Knockrath Big |
69 |
3 miles S. of Glendalough |
17/12/76 |
Timmons |
S.28697 |
Ballycullen |
94 |
5 miles W. of Ashford |
21/1/77 |