asked the Minister for Lands if he will list the estates in County Wexford held by the Land Commission on 31st December 1975; the acreage of each; the date of possession; and the present position regarding division.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Wexford Lands.
(Cavan): 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 Wexford.
Particulars of Estates—apart from turbary, insignificant residues of partly allotted properties and Lands transferred in exchange—in possession of the Land Commission for division.
Estate |
Record Number |
Townland |
Area (Acres) |
Approximate Location |
Date of Possession |
*Carty |
S.24282 |
Ballyfarnoge |
53 |
7½ miles N.E. Wexford town |
6/7/66 |
*Dier |
S.24543 |
Newtown |
78 |
2 miles S. of Taghmon |
15/3/68 |
*Edwards |
S.24116 |
Ballyhennigan |
23 |
2 miles N.E. of Tagmon |
25/2/66 |
Elmes |
S.28724 |
Robbinstown |
125 |
6 miles E. of New Ross |
28/10/74 |
Fiske |
S.26100 |
North West Slob |
243 |
? miles N.W. of Wexford town |
17/4/69 |
*Frayne |
S.25480 |
Saunderscourt |
38 |
3½ miles N.W. of Wexford |
31/3/69 |
Galvin |
S.28179 |
Ballywilliam |
29 |
7 miles North of of New Ross |
29/11/74 |
*Goff |
S.26238 |
Streamstown |
65 |
8 miles S.E. of Wexford town beside village of Tagoat |
3/7/68 |
Gordon |
E.E.C./ U.C.6053 |
Parkannesley |
20 |
¾ mile S. of Ballygarrett village |
2/4/75 |
Grady |
S.27955 |
Tintern |
58 |
12 miles S.E. of New Ross and 1 mile N.E. Saltmills village |
9/4/75 |
Hartley |
U.C.2130 |
Boley |
33 |
10 miles S.E. of New Ross |
24/3/75 |
Higgins |
M.11724/ 5 |
Glenglass etc. |
33 |
West of Ennis- corthy |
6/11/74 |
Howlin |
S.22807 |
Ballplusk |
46 |
9 miles N.W. of Enniscorthy |
6/11/73 |
Kelly |
S.25565 |
Ballybeg |
155 |
2½ miles N.W. of Ferns |
18/12/74 |
Mahoney |
E.E.C./ U.C.6179 |
Five Acres |
69 |
¼ mile E. of Tagoat village |
20/8/75 |
Mernagh |
S.25724 |
Ballymaclare |
31 |
4 miles S. of New Ross |
9/6/75 |
Murphy |
S.26114 |
Marshalstown |
46 |
4 miles N.W. of Enniscorthy |
18/2/74 |
*Murphy |
S.27747 |
Garbally |
86 |
4 miles N.E. of Wexford town |
10/3/75 |
*Murphy |
S.23995 |
Saunderscourt |
45 |
4 miles N.W. of Wexford |
24/2/66 |
Murphy |
U.C.2160 |
Ballygalvert |
32 |
7 miles N.E. of New Ross |
10/10/74 |
Neill |
U.C.2255 |
Churchtown |
8 |
1 mile N. of Carnsore Point |
23/5/75 |
*O'Connor |
S.24001 |
Lambstown |
41 |
7 miles N.W. of Wexford town 1 mile N.W. Glynn village |
5/12/68 |
*O'Kelly |
S.23448 |
Tomcool Little and Big |
74 |
6½ miles W. of Wexford town at Tomcool Cross or main Wexford/New Ross Road |
27/1/65 |
Quinn |
E.E.C./ U.C.6144 |
Tullerstown |
49 |
9 miles S.E. of New Ross |
1/10/75 |
Trustees of |
S.26097 |
Solsboro etc. |
159 |
2½ miles N.E. |
12/12/74 |
Richards |
Enniscorthy |
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Roche |
S.25972 |
North West Slob |
20 |
2 miles N.E. Wexford |
24/2/70 |
*Stewart |
S.27698 |
Stokestown |
90 |
3½ miles S. of New Ross |
7/5/73 |
*Wilson |
U.C.1694 |
Killurin |
233 |
6-7 miles N.W. of Wexford Town |
5/11/69 |
*Wilson |
S.24981 |
Carrigmannon |
130 |
6-7 miles N.W. Wexford town |
4/9/67 |
Walshe |
S.24045 |
Graiguesallagh |
42 |
1½ miles N.E. Duncormick |
3/2/69 |
Webster |
S.26536 |
Garrybait Lower |
393 |
7 miles N.E. Enniscorthy |
24/1/73 |
*Partly allotted.
NOTE: (1) It is not possible to indicate when the individual Estates listed will be divided but every effort will be made to dispose of the lands as early as possible.
37.
asked the Minister for Lands the total area of land allotted by the Land Commission in County Wexford during the year ended 31st December, 1975; and the area in the possession of the Land Commission in the county on that date.
(Cavan): Final allotment figures for the year ended 31st December, 1975, are not yet available but for County Wexford the area divided was in the region of 1,080 acres.
The total area in possession of the Land Commission in County Wexford at 31st December, 1975, was 2,672 acres approximately of which about 2,482 acres were classified as lettable.