Sheppard
This family descend from a Cromwellian officer, Captain Thomas Sheppard, who was granted over 1,400 acres in the barony of Slievardagh and Compsey, county Tipperary in 1666. His eldest son James settled at Kilcunnahin Beg, parish of Ballingarry, in the early 18th century. Griffith's Valuation records the Sheppards holding land in the parishes of Ballingarry and Uskane, barony of Lower Ormond. The estate of George Bell, assignee of Simon Headon Sheppard at Clashnasmut and Curraheen, barony of Slievardagh, county Tipperary and Kilree, county Kilkenny was advertised for sale in April 1854. Major Sheppard of Cheltenham, England, owned 973 acres in the 1870s while John Sheppard of England owned 374 acres, Captain Henry Sheppard of Clifton owned 281 acres and Frank Sheppard of St Cronans, Roscrea, owned 275 acres.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | Kilcunnahin Beg | Ballingarry | Borrisokane | Ballingarry 12 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S010 945
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 53 |
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| Castle Sheppard | Creeragh | Uskane | Borrisokane | Ballingarry 12 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R978 952
OS Sheet: 8 Discovery map: 53 |
Archival sources
- Copy of confirmation, later superseded, of arms to the descendants of Capt. James Sheppard of Clifton, Co. Tipperary, descended from William Sheppard, whose brother, Capt. Thomas Sheppard's will bears date June 23, 1676, and to the grandson of the said Capt. James, being the Rev. James William ffranck Sheppard, Rector of Wouldham, Co. Kent, only surviving son of Frank Sheppard, Jan. 15, 1912. Genealogical Office: Ms.111a, p.79 ; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of grant of arms to the Rev. Henry Drought Sheppard, son of Henry Sheppard and grandson of Richard Sheppard of Templemore, Co. Tipperary, May 9, 1873. Genealogical Office: Ms.109, pp.263-4 ; National Library of Ireland
- Copy release forever by Robert Heath, Dublin City to Thomas Sheppard, Castle John, Co. Tipperary of Curragheene, etc. bar. Slivardagh and Compsey, Co. Tipperary. Rent: £30 stg. p.a. to be paid "at Strongbows Tomb, in Christ Church, Dublin", 12 March 1702. 999/449 ; National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Bell & Sheppard, 21 Apr 1854, Vol 27 (23), MRGS 39/012, (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: 170
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 64
- 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] : 411
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 18 (Kilcunnahin Beg), 171 (Creeragh)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 114 (Clifton & White Hall), II, 672 (Castle Sheppard)
- 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 (Castle Shepherd)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 369 (Castle Shepherd)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.I, Parish of Ballingarry, p.150. Vol.IX, Parish of Uskane, p.268.
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 548
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: List of estate and family papers deposited in the National Library of Ireland by Mr. M. Sheppard, C. M. G. Cabra Castle, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan, 1961, relating mainly to the families of Pratt and Sheppard, 17th-20th c. No 433