Falkiner (Mount Falcon)
A family originally from Yorkshire and settled in Dublin by the late 17th century. Richard Falkiner built Mount Falcon, county Tipperary, in 1720 and married Maria Rogers of Ballynavin. Their grandson, Reverend Richard Daniel Falkiner, married Maria Robbins of Hymanstown and they had eleven sons. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Henry Falkiner of Mount Falcon held an estate in the parish of Ardcrony, barony of Lower Ormond, while his uncle, Joseph Falkiner of Rodeen, held land in the parishes of Finnoe and Kilbarron. In 1860 Rodeen House and over 600 acres of the Falkiner estate was advertised for sale. In the 1870s Richard H. Falkiner of Mount Falcon owned 682 acres in county Tipperary.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyrickard House | Ballyrickard North | Ardcrony | Borrisokane | Mertonhall 15 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R920 905
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Congor | Ballyrickard North | Ardcrony | Borrisokane | Mertonhall 15 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R916 897
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Beechwood Park | Graigue Upper | Ardcrony | Borrisokane | Ballylusky 13 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R911 844
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Mount Falcon | Mountfalcon | Ardcrony | Borrisokane | Mertonhall 15 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R915 910
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Rodeen | Rodeen Upper | Finnoe | Borrisokane | Finnoe 9 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R882 933
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Wellington | Wellington | Knigh | Nenagh | Nenagh Rural 88 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R871 809
OS Sheet: 20 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Abbeville | Abbeville | Lorrha | Nenagh | Lorrha East 17 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: M956 035
OS Sheet: 4 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Tenessee | Coolnagrower | Modreeny | Borrisokane | Cloghjordan 14 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R946 874
OS Sheet: 15 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Lisbryan | Lisbryan | Ballingarry | Borrisokane | Ballingarry 12 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R971 974
OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 53 |
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Archival sources
- Confirmation of arms to the Rev. Richard Falkiner of Mount Falcon, Co. Tipperary and to his grandson, Richard Henry Fitz Richard Falkiner also of Mount Falcon, June 30, 1856. Genealogical Office: Ms.108, pp.133-4 ; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of Falkiner of Dublin, of Cork, of Abbotstown, Co. Dublin, Barts., of Carlow, of Mount Falcon, Co. Tipperary, of Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, of Willesboro', Co. Tipperary, of Beechwood, Co. Tipperary and of New South Wales, c. 1590 -- 1929. Genealogical Office: Ms. 172, pp. 159-72 ; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Falkiner & Tarleton, 5 July 1860, Vol 59 (72), MRGS 39/030, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Falkiner, (Ballyluskey & Terryglass), 18 June 1872, Vol 106 (33), MRGS 39/049, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Sale Rental of Derrylusky & Terryglass, estate of John Falkiner, 18 June 1872. TL/F/36; Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
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] : 152
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 162
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 10 (Ballyrickard North), 14 (Mountfalcon), 59 (Rodeen Upper), 80 (Wellington), 81 (Abbeville), 113 (Coolnagrower)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 45-46 (Mount Falcon, Beechwood, Congor, Ballyrickard), 630 (Rodeen)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 54 (Ballyrickard), 295 (Mount-Falkener)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 274 (Ballyrickard North)
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 192 (Lisbrien), 196 (Mt Faulkener)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 370 (Lisbrien)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.I, Parish of Ardcroney, p.80, 90. Vol.III, Parish of Finnoe, p. 310.