Gortatlea, Ballymacelligott, Co.Kerry
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BLENNERHASSETT family of ASH HILL, GORTATLEA, BLACKBRIAR, GLENAGEENTY, RATHANNY, BALLYMACELLIGOTT & BEAUFORT in Co.KERRY Blennerhassett Family Tree (BH09_Gortatlea_G.xlsx) revised December 2013, copyright © Bill Jehan 1968-2013 Thanks to all who have contributed to these pages - please email additions & corrections to: [email protected] DISINHERITANCE According to family tradition, had the entail on the Ballyseedy estate been conventionally followed, THIS PAGE CONTINUES FROM page B d.196206 of: Brisban; and bur. Nudgee THISCem., PAGEBrisbane CONTINUES FROM page K 50 on: the heirs of Thomas Blennerhassett of Ash Hill, Ballymacelligott (b.18.12.1736) would have inherited; Blennerhassett of BALLYSEEDY, Co.Kerry Blennerhassett of CASTLE CONWAY, KILLORGLIN, Co.Kerry This did not happen because the 1774 will of "The Great Colonel John" Blennerhassett (p.B 01), while recording the Ballyseedy entail in great detail, completely omitted to include Thomas. From this Gortatlea family descends: Blennerhassett of LISSATAGGLE, CURRANS, also GLENDINE, CAMP, KILGOBBAN, Co.Kerry The disinheritance is perhaps because of Thomas' inappropriate marriage, but that is uncertain. G 01 ASH HILL, BALLYMACELLIGOTT SERJEANT THOMAS "TOM" BLENNERHASSETT Valerie Bary in [HK] tells us: "...Ash Hill House was built in 1700 Thomas Arthur Blennerhassett was Permanent Serjeant & Paymaster of the volunteer "Kerry County Yeomanry" by the Blennerhassetts, who lived there for a long time. Elmgrove & Blennerville Unit, 1823-34; Arthur Blennerhassett of Ballyseedy House was Captain (p.B 06); It is probable that Thomas Blennerhassett & his wife, He probably served earlier than 1823; was said to have been "...the finest and handsomest man in the regiment..." Alice Spring (sic - in error for Avice S.), built this house and He "...called them in every 3 months & drilled them opposite the hall door of Ballyseedy House..." where they that their son, another Thomas Blennerhassett, then inherited..."; camped on the lawn of Ballyseedy House; his brothers John & Richard served under him as privates; / The regiment was one of many volunteer corps formed in anticipation of French invasion, also serving as a police also "...In 1814, a Mr. Mason was in residence and in 1821, force to protect lives & property against bands of "Whiteboys" (G 54); a Mr. Eager (Eagar), but by 1842 it was a ruin..." and Serjeant T.A.Blennerhassett's muster rolls for the unit, signed by him, are in National Archives at Kew, London; "...The house stood in the South-East corner of Ash Hill William Day Blennerhassett of NZ (G 60) writing in his 1934 memorandum on Blennerhassett family, recounts townland close to Arabella House & the Killarney-Tralee road..." a story that Serjeant Tom received a pension for his service with the Yeomanry, of which he was later deprived Ash Hill House, Ballymacelligott, is "...now a hole in the ground "...for publicly making an insulting remark about Queen Victoria, saying the country was being ruined by her…" surrounded by trees, next to the school house..." but is improbable this would happen for such a reason / / / / >|>>> Thomas >>>>>>>>>>>|>> Thomas >>>>>>>>>>>>|>> Arthur Blennerhassett >>>|>> Serjeant (Sergeant) >>>>>|>> William Thomas >>>>>>>>|>> Thomas William >>>>>>>|>> William Blennerhassett >|>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blennerhassett 3| Blennerhassett | b.c1755 | Thomas "Tom" | Blennerhassett | Blennerhassett | b.22.1.1874 | b. est.c1695 | "The | / | Arthur | b.27.3.1821 Blackbriar | farmer, | Gortatlea, Co.Kerry; |>> / | Disinherited" | of Gortatlea, | Blennerhassett | [BIFR p.142] has | of Gortatlea; | (no Baptism record | of Tralee 1736; of / | Ballymacelligott; | farmer; of Gortatlea | b.28.3.1821 in error; | b.27.5.1849 Gortatlea | at Ballymacelligott) |>> Listrim, nr Tralee, of Ash Hill House | and of Blackbriar | and Blackbriar; | bapt.8.4.1821 | (NOT 28.5.1849); | / | Co.Kerry; later of Ballymacelligott | (aka Skaghduve or | b.c1783/6 | "..12 days old.." | bapt.10.6.1849 | initially a farmer, then |>> Ash Hill House, / | Skagduff) Urrohogal, | d.20.3.1868 | Ballymacelligott | Ballymacelligott, | R.I.C. Constable | Ballymacelligott, the 3rd son | Currans, Co.Kerry | "at his residence, | / | "a fortnight old"; | (No.58062, joined | Co.Kerry b.18.12.1736, this | (near Riverville | Blackbriar..." | farmer & surveyor | d.17.6.1920 Gortatlea | 1896); Served at | / date of birth from | & Farranfore); | bur.Ballyseedy | (NOT a Serjeant); | bur.19.6.1920 | Cork 1897-1922 | Resident JP [FRD vol.2 p.692] & | farmer | / | of Gortatlea, | Ballyseedy | (Shandon Barracks, | Co.Kerry 1736; [BJB/OKR vol.1 | / | Owned his own | Ballymacelligott; | / | St.Peter's, Cork); | Surveyor of the p.49] | d.c1840 (not 1826); his | land at Gortatlea, | also of Glenhalleah, | m.28.1.1873 | disbanded 1922 |>> Port of Limerick / | will proved 1841 but | Ballymacelligott; | Ballymacelligott 1858 | Ballymacelligott; | / 1756 (p.B 06, K 50) the descent from | no copy of the will | he being the only | also farmed at Killiney, | Mary Anne | of 12 Vincent's Place, Cork City 1911; moved to England; of 12 Washington St., Kingsthorpe, Northants c1922-1926 (his widow until 1932); / this Thomas BH | is known to survive | Blennerhassett, | Castlegregory; | (Maryanne) | d.14.3.1926 Northampton; will dated 23.2.1926, pr.1.5.1926 Northampton [PPR] d. shortly before is probable but | / | apart from the | d.10.2.1899 (buried at ?) | "Annie" Hoffman | / 25.1.1777 nr Tralee; not proven | Arthur's four sons | landed families | / | b.21.7.1852 | m.14.4.1908 Ballymacelligott; Mary Anne Pollard; b.28.12.1877 Co.Kerry; bapt.16.1.1878 Ballymacelligott; ["Ramsey's (see notes below) | on 10.5.1840 erected | of Ballyseedy & | m.4.5.1848 (C.o.I.) | Gortagullane, | of Ballyackey, Tralee, Co.Kerry; d.19.4.1932 Northampton; Will pr.2.6.1932 Birmingham [PPR] Waterford / | at Ballyseedy a large | Churchtown, | (not 1847) at | Muckross, Kerry; | (dau. of Francis Pollard & Catherine Harrold; Catherine lived with dau. & family 1911) Chronicle" m.c1754 when | family tomb, in his | who is recorded | Kiltallagh, Co.Kerry; | bapt.1.8.1852; | 31.1.1777]; aged about 18yrs | memory, he being first | as owning rather | Jane Giles | d.28.6.1929 Gortatlea |>>Ellen "Ellie" >>>>>>>>>>>|>> [BIFR p.140] has / | of the family to be | than leasing their | b.c1825/28 | ( [BIFR p.142] has | Blennerhassett | d.1.2.1777 in error / | interred there | land in Co.Kerry | Castlemaine Co.Kerry; | d.27.7.1929 in error) | b.21.4.1875 | / / | (grave No.81 | at that time [GV] | of Tonreagh | bur. Ballyseedy; | Gortatlea, | m.c1727 / | on Noel Griffin's 2010 | / | (Tonreah, Toonreigh) | They had 15 | Ballymacelligott; |>> Avice (Avis) Spring / | plan of old graveyard) | Farmed Gortatlea | Kiltallagh, Kerry 1848; | children... | bapt.30.4.1875 | (p.B 06, p.K 50) / | / | in partnership | brother of Francis | / | Ballymacelligott; | / | [BIFR p.142] has | with his brother | Giles of Tonreagh; | Annie Hoffman's | confirmed 1891 | / | "probably buried at | Arthur (G 54); | dau. of Thomas Giles, | was dau. of Robert | Ballymcelligott; | The name of Thomas Blennerhassett's wife | Ballyseedy 21.8.1826"; | This became two | farmer, of Tonreagh | G. Hoffman, whose | of Gortatlea 1902; | is uncertain, the best candidate being | but the Arthur BH | separate farms; | / | bro. John Hoffman | d.21.2.1956 | "Miss Massy (Massey) of Co.Limerick" | bur. at Ballyseedy | He also had land | as a widow resided | married | Killarney, Co.Kerry | as stated in "The Bernards of Kerry" by | old graveyard then | at Urrohogale, | at Leoville, Sligo, | Elizabeth "Betty" | / | J.H. Bernard pp.6-7 (privately printed | was infant eldest son | Currans, Kerry | with her son James | Blennerhassett (G 64) | m.8.1.1903 | at the University Press, Dublin 1922) | of Arthur B'hassett | and a profit rent | Blennerhassett (G 20) | / | Ballymacelligott; | / | of Ballyseedy House | out of Lissataggle, | & family 1911-1920 | Annie Hoffman's | Joseph John | Suggestions that she may have been | (p.B 08) | Currans, of 376 ac. | / | bro. James married | Stephens |>> "Mary Jane Moriarty" or "Annie Chute | ["The Constitution" | [GV Kerry 1852] | d.15.11.1920 | Jane O'Neill, | of Callinafercy, | of the family of Chute Hall, Tullygarron, | 2.6.1825] and | / | at Leoville, Sligo; | dau. of Annie | Kilcolman, | Ballymacelligott" are both incorrect, but | ["Southern Reporter" | Thomas, jointly | age 95 yrs according | Blennerhassett | Milltown, Co.Kerry; | unfortunately these have been copied by | 26.8.1826] | with his brothers | to [IT 27.11.1920] | & Thomas Talbot | b.17.3.1870 | others, and repeated in family trees, | / | Arthur (G 54) | (another source | O'Neill of Knock | Callinafercy; | on the world wide web and in the [LDS IGI] | m. est. c1780 | Richard (G 80) and | has her aged 92 yrs) | (G 49) | d.6.10.1950 Milltown; | / | Emily Williams | John (G 93) erected | bur. Sligo (where?) | | farmer | G 01 / | (of Greenbriar ?) | a family tomb in | / | | | G 02 / | | memory of their | / | | | Thomas Blennerhassett "the disinherited" (G 0) was 3rd son of Thomas | father Arthur BH, | William & Jane | | |>> Blennerhassett & Avice Spring of Ash Hill House (pp.B 05 & K 29) | at Ballyseedy old | Blennerhassett | | | / | | churchyard on | had nine children, | | | His elder brother Col.Arthur Blennerhassett succeeded to the entailed | 10.5.1840 (grave | six of whom | | | Ballyseedy estate in 1799 (p.B 05) then died at Bath in 1810, aged 79 yrs; | No.81 on Noel | emigrated to NZ; | | | Following his death the