Massy (Ballywire)
John Bolton Massy (1785-1871) was the son of Robert Compton Bolton of Brazille Castle, Swords, county Dublin and his wife Elizabeth Rosetta Massy daughter of the 1st Baron Massy and a grandson of one of the daughters and co heiresses of Abraham Green of Ballymacreese, county Limerick. He took the name of Massy when he inherited the estate of his grand uncle the Honourable John Massy, third son of the 1st Baron Massy. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John B. Massey held a townland in the parishes of Ludden and Cahernelly, barony of Clanwilliam and in Abington, barony of Owneybeg, county Limerick and in the parishes of Clonbeg and Relickmurry and Athassel, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary. In the 1870s John Bolton Massy of Ballywire, county Tipperaray owned 2,259 acres in county Limerick and 903 acres in county Dublin. http://www.bomford.net/IrishBomfords/Chapters/Chapter15/massydawson_and_poore_pedigrees.htm
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Ballywire | Ballywire | Clonbeg | Tipperary | Lattin 158 | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R791 310
OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 65 |
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Archival sources
- Two deeds re intended purchase of Kilcooleen, Co Limerick, Moore to Massy of Ballywire, 1807, 1833. 99/56/10/4 i & ii; National Archives of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms, being Massy quartering Dawson and Bolton to John Massy Bolton of Brazil in Co. Dublin and Ballywire, Co. Tipperary on his assuming under Royal Licence in grateful memory of his granduncle, the Hon. John Massy the names and arms of Massy Bolton Oct. 4, 1842. Genealogical Office: Ms.107, pp.242-3 ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 151
- 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] : 310
- FITZGERALD, Rev P. & MCGREGOR, J.J. ''The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Limerick''. Dublin: 1826, republished Limerick: O'Brien Book Publications,1999: 386
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Clanwilliam Barony, 12 (Ballywire)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 350 (Ballywire)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 58 (Ballywire)
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxii, 171 (Ballywire)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.II, Parish of Clonbeg, p.233.