Landed Estates
University of Galway

Devenish

The Devenish family were resident in county Roscommon from the 17th century. By the late 18th century William Devenish was living at Rush Hill. The families of two of his sons were resident at Rush Hill and Mount Pleasant throughout the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation one of his younger sons, Robert Devenish, held land from Reverend William Handcock and also from William Lloyd in the parish of Aughrim, barony and county of Roscommon and in the parish of Kilmore, barony of Ballintober North. Robert's older brother, John Devenish, held land in the parish of Lissonuffy, barony of Roscommon. Over 600 acres of the estate of John Devenish was offered for sale in the Landed Estates' Court in July 1873. These lands were situated in the baronies of Frenchpark and Roscommon. The Irish Times reported that they were sold to John Grady and Thomas Conry, the sales realising over £7500. In the 1870s George Devenish, of Delgany, county Wicklow and John Devenish of Rushill, Drumsna held 54 and 35 acres respectively in the county while John Devenish of Mountpleasant, Strokestown, still owned 597 acres. Gilbert Mahon held land in the parish of Lissonuffy, barony and county of Roscommon in the mid 19th century. The ''Landowners of Ireland'' record Gilbert Mahon "now John Devenish", Rushill, owning 365 acres in county Roscommon in the 1870s.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Rush Hill Ardlougher Aughrim Carrick on Shannon Aughrim East 45 Roscommon Roscommon OSI Ref: M926 922
OS Sheet: 17
Discovery map: 33 		Photo of Rush Hill
Mount Pleasant Mountpleasant Kilbride Strokestown Cloonfinlough 108 Roscommon Roscommon OSI Ref: M909 768
OS Sheet: 29
Discovery map: 40
Cloonfinlough Lodge Cloonfinlough Cloonfinlough Strokestown Cloonfinlough 108 Roscommon Roscommon OSI Ref: M912 790
OS Sheet: 29
Discovery map: 40

Archival sources

  • Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Devenish, 5 July 1873, Vol 111, MRGS 39/051, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Copy of confirmation of arms to Robert Jones Devenish, son of George, grandson of Robert Devenish of Rush Hill, 1 Feb 1922. GO MS 111c: 17; National Library of Ireland
  • Collis & Ward, solicitors' collection, contains documents re the Devenish family, including marriage settlement of Robert Devenish & Muriel Toler 1869, deed of settlement Devenish to Devenish 1762 & deed of appointment John Devenish of Mount Pleasant, 1876. Small Accs. Index 98, D.21,931, D.22,077 & D.22,080; National Archives of Ireland

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Modern printed sources