Mason (Cooleen & Cappanihane)

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Estate(s)

Name	Description
Mason (Cooleen & Cappanihane)	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Richard Mason held the townland of Cappanihane (772 acres), parish of Corcomohide, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick. John Mason was the immediate lessor of the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The 994 acre estate of John Mason, Walker Jackson Mason and Myles Jackson Mason in the barony of Connello Upper, including the houses Lisduane and Glenbrooke, was advertised for sale in January and June 1854. The rental included lithographs of both houses. Walker Jackson Mason fourth son of Richard Mason of Cappanihane died in 1882 and Mary Mason of Glenbrooke, widow of Miles Jackson Mason and fourth daughter of John Sullivan of Tullylease, county Cork, died in 1880. In the mid 19th century William Hart(e) Mason held a small estate closeby at Cooleen, parish of Bruree, barony of Coshma. In the 1870s he is recorded as owning 190 acres in the county. In 1854 he married Alice Bevan of the Camass family. In 1882 Joseph Mason died in Australia, he was a son of Joseph Mason of Cooleen and a grandson of Sir Richard Harte of Coolrus, county Limerick.
Graham (Cappanihane)	In November 1864 464 acres the estate of John Parker Graham comprised of part of the lands of Cappanahane, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick, was advertised for sale. Cappanihane formerly belonged to the Mason family and was advertised for sale in 1854. In the 1870s John P. Graham of Cappanihane owned 574 acres in county Limerick and Miss Graham of Cork owned 295 acres.