The McCauslands of Donaghanie and allied families . xact descent of the DrumnakillyMcCausIands, but the armorial bearings (A boars head erased boars passant, azure. Crest: A boars head erased, azure)would indicate that the line sprang from Col. Robert McCausland ofDrenagh. A later armor used by some members of the family showaa mother pig with litter of young. The origin of this insignia is notknown. Dilgent search has failed to reveal the name of the firstMcCausland to whom the Drumnakilly Estate was granted. Be thatas it may, the founder of the family was granted, as a reward forb
The McCauslands of Donaghanie and allied families . xact descent of the DrumnakillyMcCausIands, but the armorial bearings (A boars head erased boars passant, azure. Crest: A boars head erased, azure)would indicate that the line sprang from Col. Robert McCausland ofDrenagh. A later armor used by some members of the family showaa mother pig with litter of young. The origin of this insignia is notknown. Dilgent search has failed to reveal the name of the firstMcCausland to whom the Drumnakilly Estate was granted. Be thatas it may, the founder of the family was granted, as a reward forbravery ixi the wars ar of the seventeenth century, a 14rgeestate in Cappagli Parish. The Estate included the townlands ofUpper and Lower Clozhfinn, Crackencor. Upper and Lower Drumna-killy, Feccary, Ballingilly, Recolpagh, CuUycurragh. Fernagh. andDeer Park, and possibly some other lands. Thus the Drumnakillyline was started, and for many generations the family continued verywealthy. Barons Court, the country seat of the Duke of Abercom. %\. was one situated on this estate. The old house which once belongedto Capt. McCausland ^lill stands, altho the property-ha^ beeU pur-chased by a stranger farmer. The house is a long, low building, andin an earlier day was covered with lovely vines and creepers, and sur-lounded by beautiful gardens. A search of the records in the Registry Office at Dublin revealedsome interesting documents concerning the Drumnakilly hrst is dated 1728. We quote it as follows: . Memorial of Deeds of Lease and Release, dated 28th and 29thNovember, , the Lease made betwteu McCausland ofOmagh. Co. Tyrone, E&<i. and John McCausiand third son of saidAlexander McCausland, of the one parr, and William Hamflton ofCalledon in sd Co. of Tyrone, clerk Archdeacon of Armagh and OliverMcCausland of Rush in sd Co. of Tyrone, Esq, of the other part; andthe Relase being an Indenture Tripartite made between said and J
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