Quin (Upperthird)
In the 1870s, Mary Anne Quin is recorded as the owner of over 5000 acres in county Waterford as well as over 500 acres in county Tipperary. Mrs Maria Quinn held land in the parish of Killenaule, barony of Slievardagh, county Tipperary, in the mid 19th century. The Ussher family history in ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' refers to the marriage of John Ussher of Canty and Susanna Hearn in 1781. Their daughter [Maria?] Anne married Arthur Quin in 1802. They lived at Shanakill and had a number of children including Edward Ussher Quin of Shanakill who married Caroline Barry. Mrs Caroline Quin was resident at Shanakill in 1910.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanakill (Upperthird) | Shanakill | Rathgormuck | Carrick-on-Suir | Rathgormuck 9 | Upperthird | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S341188
OS Sheet: 7 Discovery map: 75 |
Archival sources
- Papers relating to the property in Co. Tipperary of the Quin family, 1787-1846. Associated names, Brabazon, Croker. D. 17,752-8; M. 2182-8; T. 7173 ; 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: 168, 177
- 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] : 378
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 292 (Shanakill)
Modern printed sources
- NOLAN, W, POWER, T.P. & COWMAN, D. (eds). ''Waterford: History and Society''. (Dublin: Geography Publications, 1992). : Morris, Henry F. The "principal inhabitants" of county Waterford in 1746. p.313
- WALFORD. ''County Families of the United Kingdom''. London: Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., 1910: 921