Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 10 Nov 1971

Vol. 256 No. 9

Written Answers. - Longford-Westmeath Estates.

57.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Minister for Lands (a) the estates in County Longford in the hands of the Land Commission (b) the acreage in each estate and (c) the date of acquisition (d) when each estate will be divided.

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:

County Longford.

Particulars of estates—apart from turbary, insignificant residues of partly allotted properties and lands trasnferred in exchange—in possession of the Land Commission for division.

Estate	Record Number	Townland	Area (acres)	Approximate Location	Date of Possession
Abbott (Hall)	S.26784	Drumderg	43	5 miles W. of Ballinalee	2/6/70
Belton	S.25915	Cartrongarrow	31	1 mile W. of Ardagh	14/5/69
Carson	S.26280	Drumderg, etc.	42	3 miles N. of Ballinalee	28/12/67
Carey	S.23653	Breany	96	1 mile S.E. of Ardagh Demesne	3/5/68
Clyne	S.25317	Higginstown	149	½ mile S.E. of Granard	14/2/69
Connolly	S.26437	Brocklagh	14	3 miles N. of Drumlish	30/9/70
Creegan	S.25394	Derreenavoggy	57	3 miles N. of Ballinalee	27/11/68
Cunningham	S.26783	Ledwithstown	69	5 miles S.W. of Ballymahon	12/6/70
Curry	S.24521	Aghanoran	22	6 miles N. of Granard	2/6/70
Duffy	S.26112	Derreenavoggy	41	5 miles N. of Ballinalee	17/4/68
Feeney	S.26202	Lisduff	23	2 miles W. of Ardagh Village	1/12/69
Flood	S.24529	Ballinrooey	30	4 miles N.W. of Granard	7/10/68
*Garahan	S.24741	Forgney	69	3 miles S.E. of Ballymahon	1/12/67
*Harte	S.23939	Ardagullion	22	4 miles S.W. of Granard	10/5/65
Harton	S.24818	Kilmore	24	6 miles N. of Granard	9/12/69
Hughes	S.23188	Kiltyreher	21	3 miles N.E. of Longford T.	22/1/69
Hughes and Kine	S.25805	Kilmore	37	7 miles N. of Granard	1/3/71
Kenny	S.26464	Agharra	164	7 miles S.E. of Longford T.	1/12/69
Kiernan	S.24514	Aghagreagh	21	5 miles N. of Ballinalee	19/2/69
Malone	S.25339	Gorteenclareen	47	4 miles W. of Ballymahon	27/2/68
Maguire	U.C.1757	Soran Carrowlinan	39	1½ miles W. of Ballinalee	4/2/70
Mulligan	S.25572	Drumbeggan	32	1 mile N.E. of Aughnacliffe	28/7/70
*Murphy	S.25243	Prucklishtown, etc.	97	3½ miles S.E. of Ballinalee	6/3/69
McCarthy	S.26272	Carrickateane	18	3 miles N. of Ballinalee	9/12/69
McCarthy	S.25796	Aghagreagh	28	4miles N. of Ballinalee	9/12/69
McCarthy	S.24842	Aghadowry	19	4 miles N.W. of Ballinalee	9/12/69
McEntyre	S.22384	Aghakilmore	52	5¾ miles W. of Granard	22/7/70
McManus	S.26525	Aghakilmore	13	4 miles N. of Ballinalee	26/2/71
*Payne	S.25395	Mountjessop	113	3 miles S. of Longford	17/12/69
Prunty	S.22965	Prucklish	53	2 miles N.W. of Newtown-forbes	27/3/69
Reilly	S.24807	Derrycassan	24½	4 miles N. of Granard	11/6/70
*Rhatigan	S.25241	Cloonbony, etc.	32	¾ mile N. E. of Lanesborough	23/2/68
Rogers	S.26494	Clooncanny Glebe	19	3 miles N. of Longford	1/12/69
*Smith	U.C.988	Ranaghan, etc.	33	4 miles S.E. of Granard	22/3/68
Strattan Harris Martin	S.25891	Knappoge	149	1 mile W. of Clondra	17/12/69
*Masterson	U.C.1885	Derragh	15	15½ miles E. of Granard	6/5/71

*Already partly allotted.

Note: It is not possible at present to indicate when the individual estates mentioned will be divided but there will be no avoidable delay. The necessary local enquiries preliminary to allotment are being pushed forward as rapidly as circumstances permit.

58.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Minister for Lands (a) the Estates in County Westmeath in the hands of the Land Commission at the present date, (b) the acreage in each estate, (c) the date of acquisition and (d) when each estate will be divided.

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:

County Westmeath.

PARTICULARS of Estates—apart from turbary insignificant residues of partly alloted 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
*Adamson	S.21693	Addinstown	63	4 miles S. of Clonmellon.	18/12/69
Butler	S. 24817	Ballykildelvin, etc.	63	1½ miles N.E. of Streete village.	30/1/70
Brennan	S.24627	Wattstown	60	8 miles N.W. of Mullingar.	8/11/68
Brabazon	S. 25886	Williamstown New	290	3 miles S. of Ballynacarrigy,	15/1/69
*Casey and Fetherstonhaugh	S. 20458	Ballynacor, etc.	168	11 miles N.E. of Mullingar near Delvin.	8/12/67
Connell	S. 25484	Martinstown	76	7 miles N. of Mullingar.	3/3/69
Corcoran	U.C.1695	Ballinlough, etc.	190	3 miles S.E. of Delvin.	23/1/70
Cooney	U.C. 1814	Sonna Demesne	115	8 miles W. of Mullingar.	10/7/70
Culleen Invest- ment Co. Ltd.	S. 25368	Galmoylestown, etc.	1,168	7 miles N. of Mullingar.	11/8/71
Daly	S. 24979	Scurlockstown	87	5 miles N. W. of Mullingar.	26/3/69
Dillon	U.C. 1699	Fearmore	162	5 miles E. of Athlone.	12/11/70
Doyle	U.C. 1731	Ardnacrany North	33	5 miles N.W. of Ballymore.	28/5/71
Donoghue	S.26073	Loughanstown Lwr.	93	1 miles N.W. of Rathowen village.	14/3/69
*Duncan	S.24943	Ardnacrany North	188	5 miles N.W. of Ballymore	31/8/67
				and
Duncan	S. 26607	Noughaval	138	5 miles S. of Ballymahon.	21/8/70
Fagan	S. 24980	Castletown Lower	103	7 miles N. of Castlepollard.	28/7/67
Farrell	S. 26768	Cauran	20	8 miles E. of Athlone.	27/11/70
*Farrell	U.C. 1731	Ardnacrany North	33	5 miles N.W. of Ballimore.	8/4/71
Farrell	S. 26642	Loughanstown, etc.	19	1 mile N. of Rathowen village.	26/4/70
Fitzgerald	S. 21432	Coolvuck Lwr., etc.	248	5 miles N.E. of Athlone.	25/9/70
Gilligan	S. 26111	Riverdale	15	3 miles S.E. of Raharney village.	1/9/69
*Garvey	S. 26297	Killna	101	¾ mile S.E. of Clonmellon.	11/9/67
Glynn	S. 26349	Drumman	92	1 mile S.W. of Milltownpass.	2/12/69
Hannon	S. 25550	Enniscoffey, etc.	95	2 miles N. of Milltownpass.	27/5/68
Kavanagh and Murphy	S. 22805	Aghuldred	166	2 miles S.E. of Kilbeggan.	19/3/71
Kelly	S. 26434	Grenan	179	1½ miles N. of Kilbeggan.	2/2/71
*Kiernan	S. 23916	Kilpatrick	75	9 miles W. of Mullingar; ½ N.E. of Rath-conralt.	2/12/66
Knockdrin Estates Ltd.	S. 26254	Galmoylestown Upper, etc.	437	7 miles N. of Mullingar.	1/11/67
*Miller	S. 23480	Baronstown, etc.	42	2 miles N.E. of Ballynacarrigy	28/2/69
Muldoon	S. 26744	Cappaghbrack, etc.	30	6 miles N.W. of Moate.	27/11/70
Murray	S. 25573	Ballymanus	220	4 miles N. of Castlepollard.	3/10/68
Murphy	S. 26906	Dunnamona	77	10 miles N.W. of Athlone.	15/6/70
O'Rourke	U.C. 1455	Garhy	22	11½ miles S.W. of Mullingar.	5/3/69
Potterton	S. 26580	Craddenstown	214	2 miles N. of Raharney.	8/10/70
*Smith	S. 22226	Cappagh	26	10 miles N.W. of Mullingar.	24/11/66
Tynan	S. 25508	Cullenhugh, etc.	117	10 miles N.W. of Mullingar.	25/4/68
Thompson	U.C. 1633	Cloran, etc.	197	2½ miles S.E. of Clonmellon.	19/12/69
Wiggins	U.C. 1567	Ballintue, etc.	188	1 mile S. of Ballyna-carrigy.	20/2/70
Wyman, Syrett and Wales	S. 26352	Faughalstown	34	5 miles S. of Castlepollard.	15/1/71
P. J. O'Neill	S. 25671	Gortumly	72	2 miles S.W. of Milltownpass.	11/12/68

*Already partly alloted.

NOTE: It is not at present possible to indicate when the individual estates mentioned will be divided but there will be no avoidable delay. The necessary local enquiries preliminary to allotment are being pushed forward as rapidly as circumstances permit.