White (Limerick)
This family were established at Ballynanty, county Limerick, from the 15th century. Jasper White of Fairy Hill, Parteen, county Limerick, married Helen Creagh of Dangan, county Clare and had three sons. Jasper died in 1808. His eldest son, William, of Shannon Dale, Castleconnell, county Limerick and of 71 Georges St, Limerick, was succeeded by his son Helenus White of Shannon Dale and Mount Sion. In 1865, Helenus married, as his second wife, Maria Christina Blake of Holly Park, county Galway. Their second son assumed the name of Blake and inherited Holly Park. One of their grandsons lived at Nantenan during the 20th century, when he succeeded his cousin, Captain John Joseph White. In the 1870s the representatives of Helenus White, Limerick, owned 1,542 acres in county Limerick.
Associated Families
Houses
Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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Mountsion | Mountsion | Grean | Limerick | Caherconlish East 49 | Clanwilliam | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R736 473
OS Sheet: 24 Discovery map: 65 |
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Nantinan House | Nantinan | Nantinan | Rathkeale | Nantinan 136 | Connello Lower | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R392 472
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 64 |
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Mulkear | Garraunykee | Killeenagarriff | Limerick | Ballyvarra 46 | Clanwilliam | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R647 574
OS Sheet: 6 Discovery map: 65 |
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Ballynanty | Ballynanty | Tullabracky | Kilmallock | Bruff 22 | Coshma | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R615 390
OS Sheet: 31 Discovery map: 65 |
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Fairy Hill | Fairyhill | St Patricks | Limerick | Ballyglass 113 | Bunratty Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R583 602
OS Sheet: 63 Discovery map: 58 |
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White Hall | Quinspool South | St Patricks | Limerick | Ballyglass 113 | Bunratty Lower | Clare |
OSI Ref: R573 598
OS Sheet: 63 Discovery map: 65 |
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Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Clanwillian, 64 (Mountsion)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 155
- 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] : 474
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 298 (Mountsion - Bradshaw)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 173 (White Hall)