Gavin (Kilpeacon)
Lands held by Gore Henry Hughes and James Butler Hughes from Michael Gavin were advertised for sale in February 1852 under an order of the Court dated 23 October 1850 see ''The Irish Jurist'' Vol 3 (1851), p. 152. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Gavin held land in the parishes of St Nicholas, barony of Clanwilliam, county Limerick and Relickmurry & Athassel, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary. In the 1870s Major George Gavin of Kilpeacon House owned 738 acres in county Limerick while the representatives of Captain Michael Gavin of Barrington Street, Limerick owned 145 acres in county Limerick and 907 acres in county Tipperary. The estate of Captain Michael Gavin deceased in the barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary and in the South Liberties of Limerick city was advertised for sale by the trustees of the Captain's will in January 1877. Major George Gavin had bought Kilpeacon from the Commissioners for the sale of Encumbered Estates in the 1850s. Major George O'Halloran Gavin was the son of Michael Gavin of Limerick and his wife Margaret O'Halloran and he married Jane daughter of Montiford Westropp of Mellon. He was a Major in the 16th Lancers and Liberal Member of Parliament for Limerick. The Major died in 1880. One of his sons Montiford Westropp Gavin, born 1858, played cricket for Ireland in 1890 and died at Kilpeacon in 1922.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilpeacon | Kilpeacon | Kilpeacon | Croom | Kilpeacon 6 | Smallcounty | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R561 472
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 65 |
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| Ballycarron | Ballycarron | Relickmurry & Athassel | Tipperary | Ballycarron | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S003 336
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Suirville | Suirville | Relickmurry & Athassel | Tipperary | Thomastown 165 | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S002 339
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 66 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Gavin, 19 Jan 1877, Vol 127 (14) & 26 Apr 1877, Vol 127 (59), MRGS 39/057 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey file for parish of Fedamore, barony of Small County, 1944. Limerick North East 16 ; Limerick Studies Department, Dooradoyle
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Hughes, 27 Feb 1852, Vol 13 (58), MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives 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: 149, 162
- 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] : 178
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 263
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Clanwilliam Barony, 130 (Ballycarron), 145 (Suirville)