Morice (Springfield)
The Reverend Francis Morice, rector of Traderee, county Clare, married Mary Spraight of Sixmilebridge in 1764. Their son also named Francis leased Springfield from George A. Wood. He also married a Spraight from Corbally and was succeeded by his son Francis in 1858. Francis Morice farmed some land of his own (376 acres in the 1870s) but was also agent for thousands of acres in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | Springfield | Feenagh | Ennis | Sixmilebridge 42 | Bunratty Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R454 642
OS Sheet: 52 Discovery map: 58 |
Archival sources
- Pedigree of Morice of Westminster & Springfield, Co Clare, c 1700-1842. GO MS 174: 517; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of Morice of Essex & of Tradane, Co Clare, c 1520-1856. GO MS 178: 167-169; National Library of Ireland
- Deeds, testamentary, legal & miscellaneous records including documents re Morice & Spaight, mainly 18th &19th centuries. A.Lane Joynt solicitor's collection, Small Accessions Index 51, Co.965-990, M.353-363, D.5534-5753, T.1176-1198; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
Modern printed sources
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 250-251
- ''Sixmilebridge Parish Magazine'': QUINN, Fr. Joe. In the Shadow of The Big House. 1992, 45
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 421