(L-R) J.K McC, Amelia C McC, Guy McC, Amy H McC,

in front, Rose Eccles (sister of Amy McC), Portrush 1896

Families

This section brings together the principal families connected with the history of Seskinore, Mullaghmore (Perrymount), and Ecclesville.

Through marriage, inheritance, and shared estate history, these families formed an interconnected network that shaped the development, ownership, and eventual transition of land in County Tyrone and beyond.


Principal Estate Families

These families were directly associated with the ownership and succession of the principal estates:


Connected and Intermarried Families

The following families are linked through marriage, inheritance, and social connection, forming part of the wider historical network:


Associated Families

These families appear within the wider genealogical and estate context:

  • Browne
  • Lecky
  • McCausland
  • Delmege
  • Stewart
  • Dickson
  • de Montmorency

Understanding the Network

Taken together, these families illustrate the layered nature of estate society in Ireland and Britain:

  • inheritance through marriage
  • consolidation and division of land
  • shifting patterns of ownership across generations

Rather than existing in isolation, each family formed part of a wider structure in which land, identity, and history were closely interconnected.


Explore Further

Each family page provides:

  • genealogical background
  • estate connections
  • key individuals
  • links to related families and documents

These pages are designed to be read both individually and as part of the wider network that underpins the story of Seskinore and its associated estates.


Ancestral and Background Families

These families form part of the earlier lineage and wider context of the Seskinore story, particularly through the maternal ancestry of Olive Vivian Trainor:

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