Ballykinlettragh

The wealthy

 

This is a transcription of the Griffith’s valuation for the land rented by the Granahans. (The spelling at the time seems to have been 'Granahan' and may indicate the correct pronunciation.)  The landowner is Maria Bingham; Sarah Bingham was another landowner in Ballykinlettragh.   I believe Maria is the daughter of Major Denis Bingham was one of the biggest land-owners in County Mayo.



The Irish Times, 17th May, 1999 outlines the holdings of the Bingham family: "Denis Bingham, Bingham Castle, had 4,827 acres; Henry Bingham, Annagh House, Belmullet, had 9,471 acres; Col Henry Bingham, London, had 2,311 acres; Maria and Mrs Sarah Bingham, Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), had 133 and 10,110 acres respectively; Anne Bingham, Dalkey, Co Dublin, had 4,768 acres, and Letitia Bingham, Dalkey, had 12,525 Co Mayo acres".  While these may not have been one family, they would certainly have been related.