Bruce (Lesseragh)
Major William Tyrrell Bruce of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment and of Lesseragh, Coolbaun, Borrisokane, county Tipperary, married Sophie Susan daughter of Captain John Barlow. Their son John Cecil married in 1895 his neighbour Georgina Louisa daughter of Falkiner John Minchin of Annagh House. In the 1870s Major Bruce is recorded as the owner of 808 acres in county Tipperary and 137 acres in county Westmeath. A language school is now located at Lesseragh House, see http://www.language-ireland.com/en/direct.html The townland of Lahesseragh borders the townland of Annagh and was in the possession of the Minchin family at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Associated Families
No houses were found for this estate
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 159
- 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] : 58