Maher (Turtulla & Tullamaine)
Nicholas Valentine Maher of Turtualla was buried in St Mary's graveyard, Thurles, county Tipperary, in 1871. He was the son of Thomas Maher of Cashel and his wife, Margaret Maher of Loughmore. In 1844 he succeeded to the estate of his cousin Valentine Maher of Turtulla, Member of Parliament for county Tipperary. At the time of Griffith's Valuation his estate was mainly in the parishes of Fertiana, Thurles and Twomileborris, barony of Eliogarty. Valentine's older brother, John, resided at Tullamaine Castle and died childless in 1850. He held land in various baronies in county Tipperary but mainly in the barony of Eliogarty. Nicholas Valentine also died without descendants in 1871. Property belonging to Nicholas Valentine Maher in the suburbs of Carrick on Suir was advertised for sale in May 1856. Hussey records the "late" Nicholas Valentine Maher of Turtulla as the owner of 4,452 acres in county Tipperary. In the 1880s Bateman refers to "Mrs.Maher" of Turtulla as the owner of over 4400 acres in county Tipperary. Parts of the Maher estate were held by the representatives of Lorenzo John Smith in 1906.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Tullamain Castle | Tullamain | Tullamain | Cashel | Tullamain 58 | Middlethird | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S152 352
OS Sheet: 69 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Turtulla | Turtulla | Fertiana | Thurles | Thurles Rural | Eliogarty | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S135 568
OS Sheet: 41 Discovery map: 66 |
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Archival sources
- Land Judges’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Harding, 23 July 1880, Vol 139 (35), MRGS 39/062, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Maher, 6 May 1856, Vol 39 (32) & 9 June 1857, Vol46 (8), MRGS 39/018 & 39/022, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Lease by Nicholas Maher of Thurles Co. Tipperary to Thomas Rahill of Laghtagalla, Co. Tipperary of a holding in Laghtagalla, barony of Eliogarty, Co. Tipperary, Oct. 18, 1795. D. 19,739 ; National Library of Ireland
- Lease by John Maher of Tullamane, Co. Tipperary to John Moloney of Thurles, Co. Tipperary of property on Pike Road, Thurles. Feb. 20, 1827. D.19,741; National Library of Ireland
- Lease by John Maher of Thurles, Co. Tipperary to Patrick and William Gorman of Farranreigh, Co. Tipperary, of part of the lands of Laghtagalla, Co. Tipperary. April 24, 1811. D.19,740; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of John Maher of Tullamacjames in Co. Tipperary and to his grandson, John Maher of Ballinkeele, Co. Wexford, Dec. 30, 1854. Genealogical Office: Ms. 108, pp.53-4 ; National Library of Ireland
- Lease by Francis Lord Viscount Landaff to Daniel Maher of Thurles of a holding known as the Castle Meadows, barony of Eliogarty, Co. Tipperary. Aug. 18, 1792. D.19,733; National Library of Ireland
- Will of Valentine Maher, Turtulla, 1844. TL/F/43; Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Middlethird Barony, 184 (Tullamain)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 402 (Turtulla), 652 (Tullamain Castle)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Eliogarty Barony, 16 (Turtulla)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 382 (Turtola - William Nicholson)
- 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] : 302
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 166
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 166
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 280-281 (Lorenzo John Smith)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 284 (Tullamaine - Dr Barry)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.III, Parish of Fertiana, p.288. Vol.IX, Parish of Templenoe, p.18. Parish of Thurles, p.131. Vol.IX, Parish of Tullamain, p.195.
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.294
Modern printed sources
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 772-773
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 277
- O'MEAGHER, Joseph Casimir. ''Some Historical Notices of the O'Meaghers of Ikerrin''. 1890: All
- CALLANAN, Martin. ''Records of four Tipperary septs: The O'Kennedys, O'Dwyers, O'Mulryans, O'Meaghers''. 1938: All
- NOLAN, William. Patterns of living in County Tipperary from 1770 to 1850. In NOLAN, William (ed.) ''Tipperary: History and Society''. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1985: 288-314