O’Neill
Ownership of Clonmore
(otherwise
known as Garryhill), Co. Carlow
Deed
dated 25 October 1736 Memorial of an Indenture of Lease.
Morgan Neal
and Laurence Cook lease 80 acres at Clonmore from Sir William Vigor Burdet of
Benekerry, County of Carlow in a deed dated 25th October 1736.
Registered 7th
December 1736.
It is likely that this Morgan is Morgan Neal (1688-1742),
the brother of Hugh O’Neaile (1696-1790).
No record
has been found concerning the transfer of ownership of Clonmore from Morgan to
Hugh O’Neail.
Morgan O’Neill dies 1742.
Deed
dated 28 September 1754 Memorial of an Indenture.
Concerns Hugh
O'Neaile (1696-1790) of Clonmore, County Carlow and John O’Neail of Raheenwood;
Hugh transfers dwelling house, outhouses and other land about said house
(Clonmore) to John O’Neail in a deed dated 28th September 1754. The
deed was not registered until 12 noon 19th November 1779.
Deed
dated 19 August 1767 Indenture – details quoted in deed dated 13.07.1781
The first
reference to Garryhill is a deed dated the 19th August 1767 which
indicates that Hugh O'Neaile (1696-1790) obtained a lease to farm the land of
Clonmore, otherwise known as Garryhill, from William, Earl of Bessborough.
Deed
dated 1781.July 13 Memorial
of an Indenture of Assignment.
Hugh O'Neail
(1696-1790) transferred ownership of Garryhill to 'his only son John O'Neail' (1728-1803)
of Milltown, County Carlow in a deed dated 13th July 1781. The area
of land was 42 acres and 2 roods plantation measure. Registered 11th
February 1782.
Hugh O’Neail dies in 1790.
Deed
dated 1803.May 30. Memorial of an Indented Deed of Assignment.
John O'Neail
(1728-1803) of Garryhill (commonly called Clonmore) transferred Garryhill (42
acres and 2 roods) to his youngest son William O'Neill (1778-1843), and 4
acres, 1 rood 30 perches of Bog to John O’Neill and Luke O’Neill (2nd
and 4th sons).
John O’Neail dies on 5th
November 1803.
Deed
dated 1839.February 04 Memorial of an Indenture of Settlement.
William
O'Neill (1778-1843) bequeathed 23 acres of Clonmore to his son William Percival
O'Neill in 1839, while making provision for both himself and his second wife
Catherine Dillon, and his two unmarried daughters Charlotte and Anne.
Deed
dated 1839.August 27 Memorial of an Indenture of Assignment.
William
Percival O'Neill sold 3 acres 2 roods 38 perches Irish plantation measure of land
to John William Bathe of Garryhill otherwise Clonmore latterly called
Clonburren and dwelling houses, out offices, orchard and lawn in the Parish of
Dunleckny.
William
O’Neill, born in 1778, died on 15th April 1843.
It is
assumed that once William and Catherine died, William Percival still owned some
of Garryhill/Clonmore and eventually sold the property
1858.11.03
William
Percival O'Neill was 'of Clonmore' when he married his first wife Alicia Jane
Sparrow on the 3rd December 1846. However, there is no mention of
Clonmore when William Percival and Alicia Jane’s daughter was baptised on 3rd
November 1858 – his address was given as 11 Rathmines Road, Dublin. When he married
his second wife, Mary McCape on 19th June 1860 – his address was given as 26 Burren
Street, Carlow.
It is not
clear when the O’Neill family finally disposed of their ownership of Garryhill,
as no information has been found indicating that the family had any interest in
Garryhill after 1858.
William
Percival emigrated to the USA in 1864 with his wife Mary and eight children. He
died in Brooklyn, New York on the 26th August 1888 and was buried in
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
1875.04.30
However,
William O’Neill’s second wife Catherine O'Neill (nee Dillon) probably lived at
Garryhill until her death (see deed dated 1839.02.06). Her gravestone
inscription in Clonmelshe graveyard also suggests that she lived in Garryhill:
‘In memory of Catherine O'Neill late of
Garryhill daughter of Edward Dillon and grand daughter of Wm Steward Esq of
Leighlin Bridge. She died 30th April 1875 aged 76 years’.
Provision in
the same deed was also made for William’s two daughters, Charlotte and Anne
(Anna Maria born 1806), to live at Garryhill, if they remained unmarried. I
have been unable to find any marriage or death records for Anne/Anna Maria or
Charlotte to find out if this was likely.
The only other
information about Garryhill/Clonmore/Clonburren is the photograph of the house.
Richard Corrigan thought that the person standing in the doorway was a Mrs
Samuel James; I have no information on her, nor any idea of when the photograph
was taken.
Niall Green
August 2017
