O'Reilly (Ballymahon)
Richard P. O’Reilly, medical doctor, was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Cashel and Kilcommock, barony of Rathcline and the parish of Agharra, barony of Shrule, County Longford at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s. He was also one of the principal lessors in the parish of Ardnurcher or Horseleap, county Westmeath, at this time. He married firstly Ellen, daughter of Andrew Ennis of Ballinahown, county Westmeath and secondly Olivia, daughter of Nicholas Kenney of Rocksavage, county Monaghan. In 1863 their only daughter Jeanette married Maurice C. J. Blake of Towerhill, county Mayo. Dr. O’Reilly died in 1870 and was succeeded by his son, Joseph Richard O’Reilly, born 1843, a lawyer and JP and High Sheriff of county Longford in 1867. In the 1870s, Joseph Richard was the owner of over 4000 acres, 2,464 of which was in County Longford, 835 in county Westmeath and 704 in county Meath.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Ballard | Ballard | Ardnurcher or Horseleap | Tullamore | Lauree 105 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N296340
OS Sheet: 37 Discovery map: 48 |
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Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballymahon Union, p.73 (Castlwilder)
- 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] : p.355
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.54
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Tullamore Union, 193 (Ballard)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 55
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: p.540
- WALFORD, Edward. 'The County families of the United Kingdom''. London: Chatto and Windus, 1885): p.706
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): 21