Gabbett (Co Clare)
The Gabbetts of Castle Lake, Corbally and Shepperton, county Clare were a junior branch of the Gabbetts of County Limerick. They intermarried with the Westropps of Fort Anne and with the Studderts of Bunratty. In the early 19th century three sons of of Thomas Gabbett of Castlelake were resident in county Clare, Reverend Robert of Castlelake, Poole of Corbally and John of Shepperton. John Studdert Gabbett of Castlelake, parish of Kilfinaghta, barony of Bunratty Lower, owned 469 acres in county Clare in the 1870s, while his cousin Windham Gabbett of Mount Rivers, Newport, county Tipperary, owned 1,066 acres in county Clare, 341 acres in county Limerick and 103 acres in county Tipperary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | Glenwood | Clonlea | Limerick | Castlecrine 115 | Tulla Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R504 693
OS Sheet: 43 Discovery map: 58 |
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| Shepperton | Ballysallagh West | Kilnasoolagh | Ennis | Urlan 44 | Bunratty Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R373 678
OS Sheet: 51 Discovery map: 58 |
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| Corbally | Corbally | Clooney | Tulla | Clooney 142 | Bunratty Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R433 777
OS Sheet: 34 Discovery map: 58 |
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| Castlelake | Castlelake | Kilfinaghta | Limerick | Castlecrine 115 | Bunratty Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R496 688
OS Sheet: 43 Discovery map: 58 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Limerick Union, 3 (Castlelake), 38 (Glenwood)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 366 & II, 429 (Glenwood - Davoren), II, 93 (Castlelake), 636 (Shepperton)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 99 (Castlelake)
- 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] : 173
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 109
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 395 (Maunsell)
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 67, 86, 139, 246-247
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 455-458