Macnamara (Moyriesk)
The Macnamaras were settled at Moyriesk, parish of Clooney, barony of Bunratty Upper, county Clare from the 17th century. In 1684 John Macnamara received a grant of 2,370 acres in the barony of Bunratty, including Moyriesk. Colonel Francis Macnamara was Member of Parliament for county Clare 1790-1798. His son was the well known duellist John "Fireball" Macnamara. His hell raising caused the loss of the family estates. In 1837 Lewis writes that Moriesk was bought by the father of Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci from the Macnamaras and that Knopouge Castle, then in the hands of William Scott, formerly belonged to the Macnamaras of Moriesk.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moyriesk | Moyriesk | Doora | Ennis | Spancelhill 24 | Bunratty Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R408 773
OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 58 |
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| Knappogue Castle | Knopoge | Quin | Tulla | Quin 145 | Bunratty Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R439 717
OS Sheet: 42 Discovery map: 58 |
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| Castletown House | Muckinish | Clooney | Ennis | Spancelhill 24 | Bunratty Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R388 796
OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 58 |
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 478-479
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 279
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 102 (Castletown), 200 (Castletown & Mooreask)
Modern printed sources
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 166, 203-204
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 763
- ''The Other Clare'': GILMORE, Hilary. “Hands” from Knappogue. XX (1996), 34-37