Considine (Derk)
William Considine married Mary Heffernan of Derk, county Limerick. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Heffernan Considine succeeded his maternal uncle William Heffernan of Derk, Pallasgreen, county Limerick in 1808. The O'Dwyers write that William Heffernan (1726-1810) was undertenant to John Parnell for about 1,000 acres in the parish of Emly, county Tipperary, held from the Archbishop of Cashel. Before his death Heffernan became the main tenant. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Heffernan Considine owned an estate in the parishes of Grean and Oola, barony of Coonagh, county Limerick and in the parish of Emly, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary. James Considine held land in the parishes of Cullen, barony of Clanwilliam and Kilcomenty, barony of Owney and Arra, county Tipperary. In the 1870s Heffernan Considine owned 950 acres in county Limerick and 1,124 acres in county Tipperary. Sir Heffernan Considine of Derk was High Sheriff of Limerick in 1881 and Deputy Inspector General of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derk | Derk | Grean | Tipperary No 2 | Templebredon 148 | Coonagh | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R771 423
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 65 |
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| Craggaunowen Castle | Craggaunowen | Quin | Tulla | Dangan 143 | Bunratty Upper | Clare |
OSI Ref: R465 736
OS Sheet: 43 Discovery map: 58 |
Archival sources
- Considine Manuscripts. MS 17,720 (photocopy); National Library of Ireland
- Considine Papers, family & estate papers of the Considine family of Derk, Co Limerick, including the professional papers of Sir Heffernan Considine (1846-1912), Collection List 125; National Library of Ireland
- Considine Correspondence, photocopies of letters. MS 22,465; National Library of Ireland
- Map of the Considine Estate at Derk, Co Limerick. Acc No 1325; National Library of Ireland
- Photostat of map of Derk demesne made for Hiffernan Considine by John Dawson, July 1811. 16 H 32(4); National Library of Ireland
- W.B. Scott, solicitor's collection, contains many records re land transactions in Cos Clare, Limerick & Cork, 18th-19th centuries, including references to this family. Small Accs Index 76 ; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 225
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Coonagh, 34 (Derk)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 150
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 147, 160
- 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] : 95
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 672 (Derk)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 271 (Derk)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.III, Parish of Emly, pp.270, 272, 279
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.102
Modern printed sources
- POWER, Joseph. ''A history of Clare Castle and its environs''. Ennis: the author, 2004: Footnote 17, Chapter 9
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 267-268
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 101
- O'DWYER, Michael and O'DWYER, Liam. '' The Parish of Emly its history and heritage''. Emily Parish Council, 1987: 55-56