O'Brien (Rockfield)
Captain Michael O'Brien of Rockfield, Kilpeacon, county Limerick, owned 619 acres in county Tipperary and 77 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. [The estate of Michael O'Brien in and near the town of Nenagh, county Tipperary was advertised for sale in July 1860].
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockfield | Rockfield | Ballycahane | Croom | Kilpeacon 6 | Smallcounty | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R573 462
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 65 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Brien, 5 July 1860, Vol 59 (83), MRGS 39/030, (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: 167
- 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] : 343