Burke (St. Cleran's)
John Hardiman Burke was in possession of the St.Cleran's estate in the 1850s. He had succeeded his father James Hardiman Burke in 1854. The latter had held substantial lands in the parishes of Killora and Lickerrig, barony of Dunkellin from the 1830s to the 1850s at least. The agent for these lands in the 1830s was Mr. Lambert of Ballinrobe. The OS Name Books also record James H. Burke as a proprietor of lands in the parish of Ardrahan in the 1830s. His youngerst daughter, Mrs Anne Celestine Maxwell (nee Burke) of St Clerans owned 4156 acres in the 1870s. Her brother, Robert O'Hara Burke, was the leader of an ill-fated expedition to find a route through Australia from south to north, during which he perished in 1861.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cleran's or Issercleran | Saintclerans | Lickerrig | Loughrea | Kilconierin 122 | Dunkellin | Galway |
OSI Ref: M555199
OS Sheet: 97 Discovery map: 52 |
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Archival sources
- Estate Sales Particulars - particulars and views of St. Clerans, Craughwell, not dated. SCO1545a; English Heritage National Monuments Record
- St. Cleran's. Photographs & Press Cuttings. 022/088. Sale catalogue, 1974. RP.D.22.10. ; Irish Architectural Archive
Contemporary printed sources
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Galway, http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/default.html: Ardrahan Parish
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 68 (Kilconickny parish).
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 345.
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Loughrea Union, 53.
- DUTTON, Hely. ''Statistical and agricultural survey of the county of Galway''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1824. : 415.
- 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] : 312
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 298
- JACKSON, Andrew. ''Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian exploring expedition of 1860''. London: [no publisher], 1862. : All
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 86-87.
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 159.
- HENRY, William. ''The tale of a manor house''. Galway: Merv Griffin, 1999. : All
- ''The Blazer'': COEN, Martin. Saint Clerans. VII (1978), 70-72.
- HENRY, William. ''The shimmering waste: the life and times of Robert O'Hara Burke''. Galway: [the author], 1997: All
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 75
- ''House & Garden'': BARRY, Naomi. John Huston's best of all worlds. CXXVI, no. 6 (1964),, pp. 140-146.