Landed Estates
University of Galway

O'Keeffe (Templemore)

Dixon C. O'Keeffe (son of Cornelius of Richmond, Thurles) and Alicia O'Keeffe held a mortgage on the lands of Francis O'Brien at Thurles, county Tipperary in the 1840s (''The Irish Jurist'' Vol 9 page 98). At the time of Griffith's Valuatin Dixon O'Keefe held land in the parishes of Holycross, Inch and Loughmoe East, barony of Eliogarty, county Tipperary. In the 1870s Dixon C. O'Keeffe of Killoran, Templemore, owned 944 acres in county Tipperary.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Killoran Killoran Moyne Thurles Moyne 137 Eliogarty Tipperary OSI Ref: S203 667
OS Sheet: 36
Discovery map: 60 		Photo of Killoran

Archival sources

  • Copy of grant of arms to Stephen Martin Lanigan of Glenagyle, Co. Tipperary and Delville, Co. Dublin, eldest son of John Lanigan of Glenagyle by Frances, daughter of Charles O'Keeffe and niece of Dixon Cornelius O'Keeffe of Richmond House, Templemore, Co. Tipperary, on his assuming under Royal Licence the name and arms of O'Keeffe, Aug. 30, 1895. Genealogical Office: Ms. 110, pp. 185-6 ; National Library of Ireland
  • Ryan of Inch Papers, include assignment of a Mortgage of £1000. Alicia O’Keeffe, Merrion Ave., Dublin (widow of Charles O’Keeffe of Thurles, Co. Tipperary) 1st part; Solomon Lalor Combie, Killoran Co. Tipperary, and Ellen née O’ Keeffe his wife, Mary O’Keefee of Merrion Avenue 2nd part; Dixon Cornelius O’ Keeffe of Merrion Avenue, 3rd part; John Lenigan of Richmond, Co. Tipperary with Frances (nee O’Keeffe) his wife 4th part. 28 Oct 1846. BL/EP/R733; University College Cork, Boole Library Archives
  • Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes surrender of lease of part of Caskestown [Cassestown, near Thurles ?], Dixon O'Keeffe to Rev William Randall, 10 Apr 1889. Small Accs. Index 105, D.21,826; National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources