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Redington (Mirehill)
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In the late 18th century Nicholas Redington, eldest son of Thomas Redington of Creganna, was living at Mirehill, in the barony of Clare, county Galway, which he may have held on a long lease from the St Georges. The property passed to his nephew and heir Thomas Redington, who lived at Rye Hill in the parish of Monieva, barony of Tiaquin and subsequently to Stephen Roche, Redington’s son in law. According to the Ordnance Survey Field Name books, John O'Flaherty of Mirehill was acting as agent to Thomas Redington's estate in the parish of Ballynacourty. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Mary Redington held land in the parishes of Tuam and Belclare, barony of Clare. She leased Caherhugh to Michael Cullinane. It is clear from the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books that Caherhugh was part of the Redington/Roche estate. They also indicate that Mrs. Redington was the proprietor of townlands in the parish of Athenry. Mrs Mary Redington owned 166 acres in county Galway in the 1870s.
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Roche (Ryehill)
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In the late 18th century the Ryehill estate in the parish of Monivea, barony of Tiaquin, county Galway, belonged to a branch of the Redington family of Kilcornan. It was owned by the descendants of Michael Redington, a younger son of Thomas Redington (died 1780) and his wife Margaret Lynch. There was a long legal dispute over ownership of the estate with the Kilcornan branch of the family. Thomas Redington, son of Michael, died in 1828 without a male heir and his estate passed to his daughter Eleanor, who had married Stephen Roche of Granagh Castle, county Kilkenny in 1832. Over 800 acres of the Ryehill estate, in which Mrs Eleanor Redington had a life interest, were advertised for sale by James Balfe or his assignee Patrick Dignan in 1860. Stephen Roche was the grandson of Stephen Roche and his wife Sarah daughter and co heir of John O'Brien of Moyvanine and Clounties [Cloonty, parishes of Kilmoylan and Shanagolden], county Limerick and it was from the O'Briens that the Roches obtained their county Limerick estate. In the 1870s the Redington Roches owned 3,217 acres in county Galway, 88 acres in county Mayo, 1,166 acres in county Limerick and an estate in county Kilkenny. About 4,000 acres of their county Galway estate was vested in the Congested Districts' Board in 1911.
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Roche (Shannon View)
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A branch of the Roche family descended from Stephen Roche of Pallas, county Limerick, late 17th century, who married Anastasia daughter and co heir with her sister Catherine Apjohn of Thomas Lysaght. Their third son Philip of Shannon View married Margaret daughter of John Kelly of Limerick. Their descendants intermarried with members of the Whyte family of Loughbrickland, county Down. From Philip's eldest brother Stephen descend the Roches of Rye Hill, county Galway. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Philip Roche held an estate in the parishes of Kilbradran, barony of Shanid and Corcomohide, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick. His estate of 1,208 acres was advertised for sale in November 1861. In the early 1840s the agent for this estate was Stephen Edward Collis of Listowel, county Kerry. In the 1870s Charles P. Roche of Dublin owned 1,222 acres in county Limerick.
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