Bouchier/Bourchier (Co Clare)
Thomas Bouchier/Bourchier, a soldier from Northamptonshire, settled in county Tipperary, at the beginning of the 18th century and his descendants intermarried with a number of families from county Clare, such as the McNamaras and McMahons. During part of the 18th century the Bourchiers resided at Elm Hill, near Broadford, county Clare. By the early 19th century their main residence was Killiney Castle, county Dublin. John Bourchier held land in the parishes of Killadysert and Kilmihil, barony of Clonderalaw and Carran, barony of Burren at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. In the 1870s John Bourchier of Nenagh, county Tipperary, owned 2,252 acres in county Clare.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardcloony | Ardcloony | Killaloe | Limerick | O'Briensbridge 111 | Tulla Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R677 692
OS Sheet: 45 Discovery map: 58 |
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| Elm Hill House | Rineroe | Kiltenanlea | Limerick | Kiltenanlea 109 | Tulla Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R635 626
OS Sheet: 53 Discovery map: 58 |
Contemporary printed sources
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 9 (Ardcloney)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 107
- 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] : 47
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 423 (Smithfield [Smithville?], Nenagh)