Estate: O'Brien (Mohill)

Associated Families

• King (Carrigallen)
• O'Brien (Mohill)

Description

McParlan includes Mr. O'Brien, Drumrahan, on a list of "resident gentleman of property" in 1802. In 1863 John O'Brien offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court over 300 acres in the townland of Drumgrania, parish of Cloone. The particulars indicate that the original lease was from the Tenison estate to Robert Whitelaw. It had been renewed in 1839 from the Tenison estate to O'Brien, Crofton and Norris. Cornelius O'Brien owned several townlands in the parish of Mohill, county Leitrim in the 1850s. In 1864 he offered for sale in the Landed Estates court the rental of lands at Upper and Lower Leitrim, barony of Mohill though the sale was adjourned in June of that year. Lands at Drumrahan were offered for sale by John O'Brien in January and July 1872. He is recorded as owning 250 acres in 1876. William O'Brien advertised over 50 acres for sale in 1851 but they were purchased on his behalf by William Crozier at the sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. He offered over 400 acres in the baronyof Carrigallen for sale in February 1873 but purchased them himself for £4000. William O'Brien is recorded as the lessor of several townlands in the parish of Cloone, barony of Mohill. He was also leasing property at Cloghlough, parish of Carrigallen, from the King estate. This may be the same William O'Brien who was the owner of over 600 acres in Leitrim and whose address is given as Riversdale in 1876. The latter house had previously been occupied by the Shanley family. Jane O'Brien, resident at Waterloo Rd in Dublin in 1876, owned over 500 acres in county Leitrim. Over 500 acres of the estate of John O'Brien were offered for sale by Ellen Ireland in the Land Judges' Court in March 1878, being the interest of William O'Brien, husband of Ellen Ireland.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Cloghlough (H360) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William O'Brien was leasing a property valued at £8 at Cloghlough, barony of Carrigallen, from the estate of John King, which was in Chancery. Substantial farm buildings exist at this site.	Cloghlough	Carrigallen	Mohill	Carrigallen East	Carrigallen	Leitrim	Lat/Lon: 53.97832 -7.61740 OSI Ref: H251033 Discovery map #33. OS Sheet #30.
Riversdale (H366) Matilda Shanley was leasing Riversdale House at Corrachole to William Lawder in the 1850s when it was valued at £12. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of the Shanley family. It is still extant and operates as a farm guesthouse.	Corrachole	Oughteragh	Bawnboy	Drumreilly South 16	Carrigallen	Leitrim	Lat/Lon: 54.02997 -7.79396 OSI Ref: H135090 Discovery map #34. OS Sheet #25.
Drumrahan (H482) Lewis records Drumrahan as a seat of the O'Brien family in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by John O'Brien to Phillip Taggart and was valued at £25. Entrance gates have been reconstructed but the original house is not extant.	Drumrahan	Mohill	Mohill	Drumdoe	Leitrim	Leitrim	Lat/Lon: 53.94566 -7.92841 OSI Ref: N047996 Discovery map #33. OS Sheet #32.
Clooncoe House (H493) Lewis records "Brooklawn" as a seat of the O'Brien family in 1837. Brooklawn House in the townland of Clooncoo, parish of Cloone, was part of the Clements estate but is described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as the seat of a Mr. Crawford. It is labelled Brooklawn on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Clooncoe House on all subsequent editions. It is still extant and occupied.	Clooncoe	Cloone	Mohill	Rinn 72	Mohill	Leitrim	Lat/Lon: 53.87729 -7.84033 OSI Ref: N105920 Discovery map #33. OS Sheet #36.

Archival sources

• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), O’Brien, 9 July 1863, Vol 69, MRGS 39/034, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), O’Brien, 24 June 1864, Vol 73, MRGS 39/036, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Brien, 12 January 1872, Vol 105, MRGS 39/049, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Brien, 5 July 1872 , Vol 107, MRGS 39/050, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Land Judges’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Brien/Ireland, 15 March 1878, Vol 131, MRGS 39/059, (microfilm copy in NUIG)

Contemporary printed sources

Many of these resources are now available online. For a list with Web links please see the Online Printed Sources Links

• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mohill Union, 7 ((Cloghlough), 52 (Drumrahan).
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 169
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 376.
• McPARLAN, James. Statistical Survey of the county of Leitrim. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802. : 111.
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 305

Modern printed sources

• Freeman's Journal: Encumbered Estates Court sale reports, 1 May 1851, p.4
• Irish Times: Landed Estates Court Sales, 25 June 1864, p.3. 22 February 1873, p.5.