O'Flaherty (Knockbane)
This branch of the O'Flaherty family of Renvyle had an estate in the parish and barony of Moycullen, county Galway, which they bought from Mark Lynch of Drimcong in 1803. The Westport Papers contain a copy of the will of Anthony O'Flaherty of Knockbane dated 28 Dec 1817. He lent money to Henry Blake of Renvyle and was succeeded by his son, another Anthony O'Flaherty, who was a Member of Parliament for Galway city from 1847-1857. Edmund O'Flaherty of Knockbane, a half brother of Anthony, was a friend of William Keogh and of John Sadlier, the banker. In 1854 he disappeared following rumours of his involvement in extensive forgeries. Edmond O'Flaherty of Gortrevagh, Oughterard, owned 2091 acres in the 1870s. Mabel O'Flaherty, sister of Anthony O'Flaherty married Joseph Fitzpatrick and their representatives owned 1,522 acres at Knockbane in the 1870s. The Fitzpatrick estate was vested in the Congested Districts' Board on 31 July 1902.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockbane | Knockbane | Moycullen | Galway | Slieveaneena 50 | Moycullen | Galway |
OSI Ref: M193 354
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 45 |
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| Gortrevagh | Gortrevagh | Kilcummin | Oughterard | Oughterard 170 | Moycullen | Galway |
OSI Ref: M144 421
OS Sheet: 54 Discovery map: 45 |
Archival sources
- Westport Estate Papers, Collection List 78; National Library of Ireland
- Letters from Sir William Gregory, mainly to Edmund O'Flaherty of Knockbane, re political, social and financial matters, c 1851-1854. MSS 15,982-15,984; National Library of Ireland
- Knockbane photos & press cuttings. 046/082; Irish Architectural Archive
- Copy will of Edmond O'Flaherty of Gortrevagh, Co Galway, 1833. Acc No 1/265. T.9819; 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: 295 & 298
- 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] : 163 (Fitzpatrick) & 350 (O'Flaherty)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 402
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. '' 18th Annual Report of the Congested Districts' Board for Ireland'', [Cd 4927] HC 1909, xvi. Appendix XXXII: 135
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Galway Union, 141
Modern printed sources
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 74 (Knockbane)
- ''The Galway Reader'': Galway Profiles 5. Edmund O’Flaherty MP, III Nos. 3 & 4 (1950), 93-96