Cunningham, B. (1997). Lordship and landownership in two Mayo baronies, 1550--1630. Grp Stud Ir Hist Settl Newsl 7. Vol 7, pp. 6-10.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Lordship and landownership in two Mayo baronies, 1550--1630 |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Grp Stud Ir Hist Settl Newsl 7 |
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement Newsletter |
Volume Volume number and part |
7 |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
6 - 10 |
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Journal |
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Examines the changing nature of the notions of Gaelic lordship (jurisdiction over people) and landownership in the south Mayo baronies of Burrishoole and Costello in the late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries. Originally, land that was owned by a kin group in the Gaelic system of land tenure was distributed equally to individual members of the clan on a temporary basis before being regularly redistributed (annually or on the death of the sept's head). By the late-sixteenth century, each family member came to be seen increasingly as a freeholder owning a parcel of land. This led to the freeholders mortgaging their parcels of land in hard times. Inability to redeem the mortgage allowed speculators (many of them Galway merchants) to acquire the titles to the property on a piecemeal basis throughout Co Mayo, though there were regional differences in this process. Burrishoole remained a highly compartmentalised landscape of small landowners (many of them speculators) by the mid-seventeenth century, but Costello was acquired largely by one Co Westmeath man, Theobald Dillon. However, the social status accorded to traditional Gaelic lords was also sought after by some speculators. Concludes by emphasising the need for local studies to assess regional differences in the experience of social and economic change. |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1997 |
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20 Jan 2002 |
