Maxwell (St. Cleran's)
Mrs. Anne Maxwell (nee Burke), whose address is given as St. Cleran's, Craughwell, is recorded as the owner of over 4000 acres in county Galway in the 1870s. In 1906 she was in possession of over 600 acres of untenanted land at St.Cleran's together with the mansion house valued at £46. She was the sister of John Hardiman Burke, the owner of this estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She had married firstly Maj. Francis de Vere, of Curragh Chase, county Limerick, who died in 1865. In 1873, she married Rev. Charleton Maxwell.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cleran's or Issercleran | Saintclerans | Lickerrig | Loughrea | Kilconierin 122 | Dunkellin | Galway |
OSI Ref: M555199
OS Sheet: 97 Discovery map: 52 |
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Archival sources
- St. Cleran's. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/088. Sale catalogue, 1974. RP.D.22.10.; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 312
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 298.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 324.
Modern printed sources
- ''The Blazer'': COEN, Martin. Saint Clerans. VII (1978), 70-72.
- HENRY, William. ''The tale of a manor house''. Galway: Merv Griffin, 1999. : All.
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 75