O'Shea (Limerick)
William Henry O'Shea (1840-1905) of Georges Street, Limerick, owned 875 acres in county Clare in the 1870s. He was the son of a Henry O'Shea, a Limerick solicitor and his wife Catherine Quinlan from county Tipperary. In the mid 19th century a Henry O'Shea held land in the parishes of Bruis, Clonpet and Shronell, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary. Captain W.H. O'Shea was a Member of Parliament for county Clare in 1880. He was the husband of Kitty O'Shea of Parnell fame. In 1901 part of the lands of Rathbane North amounting to 56 acres were advertised for sale. These lands belonged to Edward A. O'Shea, William Henry O'Shea and George Wreford, Senior Official Receiver of the Court of Bankruptcy in England. The lands were held on a lease dated 4 July 1780 from William John Purdon to William O'Shea junior for the term of 999 years. Other houses and premises in Limerick city were advertised for sale in November 1901 and were held on a lease dated 1792 from Frances Russell to William O'Shea.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Rich Hill | Richhill | Stradbally | Limerick | Ballyvarra 46 | Clanwilliam | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R655 585
OS Sheet: 6 Discovery map: 65 |
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Archival sources
- Rental of Robert L. Brown, [of Clonboy] agent for estates in Cos Clare, Limerick & Tipperary, including Mrs Catherine O'Shea, 1866-1877. MS 5587 ; National Library of Ireland
- Photocopy of Land Judges Court Rental, O'Shea, Rathbane, 1901 [no date or month given].; Limerick City Library
- Photocopy of Land Judges Court Rental, O'Shea, houses & premises in Limerick city, 20 Nov 1901.; Limerick City Library
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 359
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 113