Mount Trenchard
| Estate(s) | |
|---|---|
| Townland | Mount Trenchard |
| Civil Parish | Loghill |
| PLU | Rathkeale |
| DED | Loghill 140 |
| County | Limerick |
| Barony | Shanid |
| Description | Lewis described this mansion formerly called Cappa as "beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon". Marked as "Cappo" on the Taylor and Skinner map of the 1770s. Home of the Rice/Spring Rice family in the 19th century, valued at £40 in the 1850s and at £54 in 1906. Occupied by the Military in 1944, sold to Lady Holland in 1947 and to the Sisters of Mercy in 1953 who opened a school. |
