asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will furnish the following details in connection with Land Commission holdings in County Wicklow (a) the number, (b) their locations, (c) the names of the estates, (d) the size of each, (e) the date of each acquisition, and (f) the present position concerning each estate.
Written Answers. - County Wicklow Land Commission Holdings.
The particulars requested are set out in the following table. It is expected that the cases indicated with an asterisk will be wholly or partly allotted this year or early next year and those marked with a double asterisk before the end of 1978. At this stage it is not possible to indicate when the remaining cases will be disposed of.
County Wicklow.
Particulars of lettable lands (apart from insignificant residues of partly allotted properties) in the possession of the Land Commission for division.
Estate or Old Holding |
Record Number |
Townland |
Approximate Location |
Area (Acres) |
Date of Possession |
*Byrne |
S.28556 |
Ballyconnell |
8 miles N.W. of Shillelagh |
129 |
1/9/75 |
*Cashin |
S.27964 |
Manger etc. |
½ mile S. of Stratford |
25 |
5/3/74 |
**Cassidy |
EEC/ U.C.6103 |
Ballyneetagh |
2 miles N. of Shillelagh |
56 |
2/6/76 |
Forwood |
S.26043 |
Woodstock Demesne |
1 mile S. of Kilcoole |
92 |
8/7/70 |
*Dwyer |
S.28020 |
Goldenfort etc. |
1 mile S. Stratford-on-Slaney |
27 |
16/1/76 |
Kempe |
S.25401 |
Knockroe |
¼ mile N. of Kilcook |
60 |
23/10/68 |
*Keogh |
S.26679 |
Oldcourt |
3 miles E. of Blessington |
45 |
7/6/74 |
*Kirwan |
S.28060 |
Rathbran |
2 miles W. of Stratford |
11 |
1/11/76 |
*Leather Products |
S.26223 |
Garrymore Upper etc. |
1 mile S.W. of Rathdrum |
212 |
1/12/70 |
**O'Brien |
S.24904 |
Callowhill etc. |
4 miles S. of Newtownmount-kennedy |
111 |
3/12/71 |
*O'Connor |
S.22184 |
Kilmacurra West etc. |
5 miles E. of Rathdrum |
343 |
8/11/74 |
*Toomey |
Folio 7733 |
Knockrath Big |
3 miles S. of Glendalough |
69 |
17/12/76 |
*Ridgeway |
S.27672 |
Knockandarragh |
2 miles S.E. of Donard |
39 |
18/3/75 |
*Rogers |
S.26025 |
Ballynagran |
5 miles S.W. of Wicklow |
233 |
28/6/68 |
*Timmons |
S.28697 |
Ballycullen |
5 miles W. of Ashford |
94 |
21/1/77 |
**Whelan |
M.12567 |
Ballykeane |
1 mile N. of Redcross |
59 |
9/3/77 |