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1901 census Gormanston castle Co Meath

  • 05-02-2011 4:39pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭


    Hi, Looking for a copy of the census for the aforementioned. Would it be avaialable to view online?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


    have you looked at the census website of the National Archives ?

    http://census.nationalarchives.ie/

    The Castle is located in the townland of Gormanstown, see OSI map :

    http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,716639,766581,5,7

    (click the historic options to see the townland name)

    and I suspect this is the relevant census :

    http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Meath/Stamullin/Gormanstown/1610269/

    The head of the household is a Jenis W F Preston, and the premises is listed on the building return has having 37 out buildings, and 33 windows in the front of the 'house'... stands out from the other properties in the townland.

    edit : Looking at the form, I think his first name has been mistranscribed and it may read Jerrico.


    Shane


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    I could be way off but Isnt there a legend that when the head of the Gormanston family is on his deathbed that foxes gather at the front of the house?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭Simarillion


    Hello,

    Lord Gormanston's name was Jenico Preston, as with many other peculiar names it isn't transcribed properly.

    There is a legend that when the Viscount is dying the foxes gather around Gormanston Castle on the lawn. There are a few anecdotal records of this including Lord Fingall who upon hearing Lord Gormanston was dying, complained that there would be no hunting because all the foxes in Meath would be at Gormanston. It is also linked to the fox on the Preston family coat of arms

    It's quite a common tale, I believe there is a similar one for the St Ledgers at Doneraile House, and possibly one about ravens and one of the Plunkett families either Lord Dunsany or Lord Fingall, can't remember at the moment.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭The Highwayman


    InTheTrees wrote: »
    I could be way off but Isnt there a legend that when the head of the Gormanston family is on his deathbed that foxes gather at the front of the house?

    Very true, I was at school there for 5 years


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    Very true, I was at school there for 5 years

    Is that where you learned your Highwayman trade?


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