McMahon (Kilfenora)
This family were mainly based in Dublin where they followed legal, military or diplomatic careers. The first baronet, Sir William MacMahon (1776-1837), was Master of the Rolls in Ireland. Sir Beresford Burston MacMahon, 2nd baronet, married Marie Catherine, daughter of Sir Robert Bateson of county Down. The representatives of Sir William MacMahon held an estate mainly in the parishes of Kilfenora, barony of Corcomroe and Oughtmama, barony of Burren, county Clare, in the mid 19th century. In the 1870s Sir William Samuel MacMahon, 3rd baronet, of Fecarry House, Mountfield, Omagh, county Tyrone, owned 4,671 acres in county Clare and 16,326 acres in county Tyrone. His grandfather, the 1st baronet, had provided for the purchase of lands in county Tyrone in his will.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyshanny | Ballyshanny House | Kilfenora | Ennistimon | Kilfenora 49 | Corcomroe | Clare |
OSI Ref: R188 950
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 51 |
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Archival sources
- Original sketch map of Ballybreen & other lands, Co Clare, part of estate of Rt Hon Sir W. McMahon, not dated. 15 B. 9(6); National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of MacMahon of Clonderala, Coogy, Tonogh, Ballykielty, Co Clare & of Bohemia, 1472-1770. GO MS 165: 101-104; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of MacMahon of Clonderala, Coogy, Tuogh, Clenagh, Leadmore, Co Clare & of Mondrenhy, Co Tipperary, c 1450-1764. GO MS 164: 17-18 ; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of MacMahon of Clonderala, of Portugal & of Autun, France, 1472-1749. GO MS 162: 38-39; National Library of Ireland
- Sketch map of Ballybrien and Kilkarka & other lands, parish of Kilfenora, barony of Corcomroe, estate of Rt Hon Sir William McMahon bart, no date. 15 B. 9(6); National Library of Ireland
- Minute of contract re purchase of lands, George Lysaght with Sir William McMahon, 11 Apr 1820. E.J. French solicitor's collection, Small Accessions Index 8, D.3279; National Archives of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms to descendants of John McMahon, Patentee Comptroller of port of Limerick & to his son, Rt Hon William McMahon, Master of the Rolls, 5 Dec 1814. GO MS 106:68; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 111
- 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] : 297
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ennistimon Union, 61
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.292.
Modern printed sources
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 31
- SUGDEN, Edward Burtenshaw, DRURY, William B., WARREN, Robert R. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During the Time of Lord Chancellor Sugden. Hodges and Smith, 1846. : 433
- MOSLEY, Charles (ed). ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage''. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: II, 1898