Trench (Cangort)
William Trench of Cangort Park, Shinrone, county Offaly, born 1760, was the fourth son of Frederic Trench of Woodlawn, county Galway. He married Sarah Moore a granddaughter of Edward 5th Earl of Drogheda and they had 2 sons and 2 daughters. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Trenches held some land in the parish of Croom, county Limerick. In 1836 Henry Trench, the second son of William and Sarah married a Bloomfield of Redwood, county Tipperary. In the 1870s Henry Trench of Cangort Park, Roscrea, owned 4,707 acres in county Tipperary, 2,113 acres in county Offaly, 1,926 acres in county Limerick, 1,581 acres in county Galway, 704 acres in county Clare and 432 acres in county Roscommon. His nephew the Reverend William Robert Trench of Liverpool owned 817 acres in county Tipperary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | Northampton | Kinvarradoorus | Gort | Kinvarra 107 | Kiltartan | Galway |
OSI Ref: M397083
OS Sheet: 113 Discovery map: 52 |
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| Ballingarry | Ballingarry | Ballingarry | Borrisokane | Balllingarry 12 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R985 959
OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Redwood House | Redwood | Dorrha | Birr | Redwood 5 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: M931 098
OS Sheet: 1 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Deer Park | Cloghjordanpark | Modreeny | Borrisokane | Cloghjordan 14 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R980 888
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Knockanacree Wood House | Knockanacree | Modreeny | Borrisokane | Cloghjordan 14 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R975 892
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 59 |
Archival sources
- Deeds, leases etc re estates in Cos Roscommon, Galway, Mayo, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, Westmeath, Kings Co (Offaly), Dublin of the Trench family of Cangort Park, including reference to other members of the Trench family, 18th-19th centuries. 99/56/10; National Archives of Ireland
- Rental of the Trench estates in co. Tipperary, 1835-50. Ms 2575; National Library of Ireland
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] : 451
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 114, 154, 171, 300, 319
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 16 (Ballingarry), 112 (Cloghjordanpark)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 375 (Park House)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.VI, Parish of Modreeny, p.290.