Post by Stallit 2 de Halfo on Sept 20, 2007 23:28:14 GMT
Found this interesting. A book by Kevin Cahill (guy who says the INLA didnt kill Neaves) with this website:
www.who-owns-britain.com/
On there he lists by county the Major landowners in ireland of (I think!) 1872 only, for example....
Dublin
1872: The Church of Ireland owned 615 acres.
County Data
Data Type 1872 Value 2001 Value % change
Total acreage 217457 285440 31.26
Agricultural acreage 195713 121602 -37.87
Non agricultural acreage 21745 163838 653.45
Population 158936 548136 244.88
Owners of nothing at all 154836 295395 90.78
Total Dwellings 26858 151160 462.81
1872 owners of less than one acre 2526 -
2001 owners of 0-2ha (0-4.94 acres) - 62
Landowners over one acre (1872) 1574 -
Landowners over 2ha (2001) - 1448
Landowners over 500 acres 121 25 -79.34
Acreage of county owned by owners of over 500 acres 163078 0 -100.00
----- Additional Data -----
Percentage of county owned by owners of over 500 acres 74.99 0.00 -100.00
Agricultural land as percentage of total 90.00 42.60 -52.67
Average number of people per dwelling 5.92 3.63 -38.68
Notes: Excludes Dublin City.
Top Land Owners in 1872
Owner This County(acres) %of county Elsewhere(acres)
Mr Charles Cobbe of Newbridge House, Donabate 9948 4.57
Earl of Howth (MP) of Howth Castle, Dublin 7377 3.39
Sir Charles Compton Domville Bt of Santry House, Dublin 6262 2.88
Mr George Woods of Milverton Hall, Dublin 4141 1.90
Lt Gen Sir Roger Palmer Bt of Keenagh, Crossmolina, Co Mayo 3991 1.84
Lord Annaly of Woodlands, Clonsilla, Dublin 3954 1.82 12560
Lord Langford of Summerhill House, Co Meath 3659 1.68
Mr Ion Trant Hamilton MP of Abbotstown House, Dublin 3647 1.68
Mrs White of Kilakee, Whitechurch 3422 1.57
Mr WW Hackett of 36 Leeson Park, Dublin 3198 1.47
Notes: *None.
www.who-owns-britain.com/
On there he lists by county the Major landowners in ireland of (I think!) 1872 only, for example....
Dublin
1872: The Church of Ireland owned 615 acres.
County Data
Data Type 1872 Value 2001 Value % change
Total acreage 217457 285440 31.26
Agricultural acreage 195713 121602 -37.87
Non agricultural acreage 21745 163838 653.45
Population 158936 548136 244.88
Owners of nothing at all 154836 295395 90.78
Total Dwellings 26858 151160 462.81
1872 owners of less than one acre 2526 -
2001 owners of 0-2ha (0-4.94 acres) - 62
Landowners over one acre (1872) 1574 -
Landowners over 2ha (2001) - 1448
Landowners over 500 acres 121 25 -79.34
Acreage of county owned by owners of over 500 acres 163078 0 -100.00
----- Additional Data -----
Percentage of county owned by owners of over 500 acres 74.99 0.00 -100.00
Agricultural land as percentage of total 90.00 42.60 -52.67
Average number of people per dwelling 5.92 3.63 -38.68
Notes: Excludes Dublin City.
Top Land Owners in 1872
Owner This County(acres) %of county Elsewhere(acres)
Mr Charles Cobbe of Newbridge House, Donabate 9948 4.57
Earl of Howth (MP) of Howth Castle, Dublin 7377 3.39
Sir Charles Compton Domville Bt of Santry House, Dublin 6262 2.88
Mr George Woods of Milverton Hall, Dublin 4141 1.90
Lt Gen Sir Roger Palmer Bt of Keenagh, Crossmolina, Co Mayo 3991 1.84
Lord Annaly of Woodlands, Clonsilla, Dublin 3954 1.82 12560
Lord Langford of Summerhill House, Co Meath 3659 1.68
Mr Ion Trant Hamilton MP of Abbotstown House, Dublin 3647 1.68
Mrs White of Kilakee, Whitechurch 3422 1.57
Mr WW Hackett of 36 Leeson Park, Dublin 3198 1.47
Notes: *None.