Estate: Osborne (Newtown Anner & Beechwood)

Associated Families

• Blake (Corbally)
• Osborne (Baronet)

Description

The Osbornes were established in county Waterford from the early 17th century and were granted lands in counties Waterford and Tipperary in the 1660s. Sir William Osborne succeeded his father in 1743 and married Elizabeth Christmas of Whitfield, county Waterford and had five sons. The eldest, Sir Thomas, had a son William and a daughter, Catherine Isabella, who inherited the Osborne estates following the deaths of her father and brother. The baronetcy passed to her uncle Henry, 10th Baronet. Catherine Isabella married Ralph Bernal in 1844 and he assumed the additional surname of Osborne. They had two daughters, Edith, who, in 1874, married Henry Arthur Blake, grandson of Peter Blake of Corbally Castle, county Galway, and Grace, who, in the same year, married the Duke of St Albans. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ralph B. Osborne MP, held an estate in the parishes of Killaloon, Kilsheelan and Newchapel, barony of Iffa and Offa East and Aglishcloghane, barony of Lower Ormond, while Lady Osborne held land in the parish of Templenoe, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary. He was also among the principal lessors in the parishes of Killaloan, Rathgormuck and St. Mary's (Clonmel), barony of Upperthird, county Waterford. The trustees of Mrs. Osborne were among the principal lessors in the parishes of Colligan, Kilrossanty, Monksland and Stradbally, barony of Decies-without-Drum at the same time. Hussey de Burgh records Catherine Isabella Osborne as the owner of over 12,000 acres in county Waterford in the 1870s while the return of 1876 records her acreage as 5,832 acres. Her husband Ralph B. Osborne owned 942 acres in county Tipperary and her cousin, Sir Charles Stanley Osborne, 13th Baronet of Beechwood, Nenagh, owned 940 acres in county Tipperary. In the mid 19th century Sir William Toler Osborne (succeeded his father Sir Daniel T. Osborne 11th Baronet in 1853), grandson of Sir Henry Osborne, held land in the parishes of Ballygibbon, Ardcrony and Kilruane, baronies of Upper and Lower Ormond and in 1856 part of his estate at Graigue, adjoining the Beechwood demesne, was advertised for sale.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Newtown Anner (H3910) The seat of the Osborne family, held by R.B. Osborne MP in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £56+. Inherited by 12th Duke of St Albans, grandson of R.B. Osborne. Occupied by the Duchess of St Albans in 1906 and still in this family's possession in the early 1940s. The Irish Tourist Association survey states that the Osbornes bought the property from Clonmel Corporation in 1774. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house 1829. It continues to be in use as a residence.	Newtownanner Demesne	Kilsheelan	Clonmel	Killaloan 77	Iffa and Offa East	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.37162 -7.64024 OSI Ref: S245 245 Discovery map #75. OS Sheet #77.
Caherbrack House (H4146) Mrs. Osborne's trustees were leasing this property to Mary Hanrahan in 1850 when it was valued at £11 10s. It is still extant and occupied.	Caherbrack	Kilronan	Clonmel	Graignagower 12	Glenahiry	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.21996 -7.72781 OSI Ref: S186076 Discovery map #74. OS Sheet #13.
Greenane (H4160) The Manserghs were residing at Greenane from the mid 18th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to the house as the seat of Nicholas S Mansergh. In 1814 John Mansergh was the occupant and in 1837 it was the home of his son, Richard Southcote Mansergh. In the mid 19th century the house was valued at £35 and held from Lady Osborne. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Lt. Col. M. Tynte. The house is still occupied by a member of the Mansergh family, Philippa Mansergh, and her husband, John Wallace.	Greenane	Templenoe	Tipperary	Kilmucklin 167	Clanwilliam	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.50152 -8.12813 OSI Ref: R913 389 Discovery map #66. OS Sheet #59.
Tikincor Castle (H4183) Tickincor Castle, a fortified house, is described as "in ruins" on the first edition Ordnance Survey map in 1840. Buildings at the site were valued at £7 18s at the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s when they were owned by Ralph B. Osborne and leased to Thomas Prendergast. In 1777 Smith notes that Tickencore was the property of Sir William Osborne.	Tikincor Lower	Killaloan	Clonmel	Gurteen	Upperthird	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.35547 -7.64918 OSI Ref: S239227 Discovery map #75. OS Sheet #2.
Kilgainy (H4216) In 1850 Ralph Osborne was leasing this property to Henry Pedder when it was valued at £18 5s. It is labelled Kilgainy on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.	Kilgainy Lower	St. Mary's (Clonmel)	Clonmel	St. Mary's	Upperthird	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.35553 -7.66973 OSI Ref: S225227 Discovery map #75. OS Sheet #1.
Poulboy Mill House (H4218) Winifred Daniel was leasing this property from the Osborne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. The adjacent mill, valued at £42, was being leased by her to Patrick Corcoran at the same time. By the 1880s the mill is no longer visible.	Poulboy	St. Mary's (Clonmel)	Clonmel	St. Mary's 16	Upperthird	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.35368 -7.65213 OSI Ref: S237225 Discovery map #75. OS Sheet #2.
Beechwood Park (H4449) Beechwood, near Nenagh, was occupied by Richard C. Langford in 1814 and Lewis writes that Beechwood was the property of Colonel Toler Osborne but was occupied by D. Falkiner and had once been the residence of the Earl of Norbury. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Beech Wood, the fine seat of Daniel Toler". In the mid 19th century William Osborne was resident, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £33. Occupied by Lady Osborne in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £40+. The home of Philip Blake, genealogist, in the mid 20th century. This mid 18th century house still functions as a country house.	Graigue Upper	Ardcrony	Borrisokane	Ballylusky 13	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.91042 -8.13230 OSI Ref: R911 844 Discovery map #53. OS Sheet #15.
Modreeny (H4533) Lewis records W. H. Head as the proprietor of Modreeny House in 1837. He was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the house valued at £35 in fee. Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records William Henry Head's father as "of Modreeny House". In 1906 the representatives of George Whitfield were the occupiers and the house was valued at £36.10 shillings. George Whitfield of Modreeny owned 443 acres in the 1870s. In 1890 his daughter Kathleen married Sir Francis Osborne, Baronet. This house was bought by Donald Swan in 1965 and Charlie Swan, champion jockey, was born at Modreeny in 1968.	Modreeny	Modreeny	Borrisokane	Mertonhall 15	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.95362 -8.06399 OSI Ref: R957 892 Discovery map #59. OS Sheet #10.
Carrowgarriff (H4540) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Power was leasing this property from the Osborne estate when it was valued at £11 10s. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.	Carrowgarriff	Colligan	Dungarvan	Medelligo 30	Decies without Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.13727 -7.72831 OSI Ref: X186984 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #22.
Carrickbarrahane House (H4602) James R. Smyth was leasimg this property from the trustees of Mrs. Osborne in 1851 when it was valued at £23. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1820. It is still extant.	Carrickbarrahane	Stradbally	Kilmacthomas	Fox's Castle	Decies without Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.15168 -7.47252 OSI Ref: S361001 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #24.
Ballintaylor (H4616) In 1851 Thomas Egan (junior) was leasing this property from the Musgrave estate when it was valued at £11. It was still part of the Musgrave estate in 1906 when it was valued at £9 10s. Leet had noted it as the seat of Maurice Power in 1814. Smith states that it was the seat of the Usher family having formerly been in the possession of the Osborne estate, a house being built here by Sir Richard Osborne in 1619. The property is no longer extant.	Ballintaylor Lower	Whitechurch	Dungarvan	Carriglea 17	Decies without Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.08065 -7.73012 OSI Ref: X185921 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #30.
Ballylemon Lodge (H4630) In 1906 Kathleen M. Walsh was the owner of this property, then valued at over £13. It had been built in the later nineteenth century and is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Local sources state that it was also the home of John O'Keeffe, MP for Dungarvan in the 1870s. An earlier property in the Ballylemon area was described by Smith in 1774 as "anciently the seat of Sir Richard Osborne".	Glenavaddra	Whitechurch	Dungarvan	Cappagh	Decies-without-Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.12015 -7.71090 OSI Ref: X198965 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #30.

Archival sources

• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates Court rental of property in Cos. Tipperary and Kilkenny of R. B. Osborne, for sale May 30, 1851. M.5724
• National Archives of Ireland: BRA deposit of documents relating to the Osborne estate in county Waterford including rentals, dees, legal & testamentary documents, 1654-1850. Private Accessions Index 54, Co. 1089-1170; D. 5933-6240; 17,476-87; M. 393-441, M.3052; T. 1811-37
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Osborne, 20 May 1856, Vol 40 (2), MRGS 39/019, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: S. Gordon & Son, solicitor's collection, includes papers relating to the property in Co. Waterford of the Osborne family, 1654-1850. Associated names, Beaulieu, Hussey, Power and Strong. Small Accs. Index 103, Co. 1089-1170; D. 5933-6240; 17,476-87; M. 393-441, 3052; T. 1811-37
• National Archives of Ireland: Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes records re estate at Johnstown & wills of Moore of Barne, 1873-1897. Also patent grants of St Johnstown to Thomas Osborne, 1678. Small Accs. Index 105, M.3970 (1-18) & T.11,905-11,907, D.21,741-21,742
• National Library of Ireland: Pedigree of Osborne, Barts., of Ballintaylor, of Beechwood Park, both in Co. Tipperary, c. 1750 -- 1864. Genealogical Office: Ms.114, pp.29-33
• National Library of Ireland: Lismore Castle Papers, Collection List 129
• National Library of Ireland: Two hundred and eighty-six deeds relating to the families of Ussher, Grant, Paul, Keily, Musgrave, Taylor, Osborne and Finlay and to lands in Co. Waterford, including marriage settlements and wills, 1562 - 1913. Ussher Papers, D. 13,423-13,708
• Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles: Irish Tourist Association Survey file, early 1940s, South Tipperary No. 23 (Newtown Anner)

Contemporary printed sources

Many of these resources are now available online. For a list with Web links please see the Online Printed Sources Links

• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Iffa and Offa East, 77 (Newtownanner Demesne)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Glenahiry: 10 (Caherbrack)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Clanwilliam Barony, 183 (Greenane)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Upperthird (Waterford): 27 (Tikincor Lower), 65 (Kilgainy Lower), 69 (Poulboy)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 13 (Graigue Upper)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Decies without Drum: 31 (Carrowgarriff), 206 (Carrickbarrahane)
• HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 359
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 309 (Newtown)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 209 (Newtown Anner)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion..., HC 1906, c, 177: 273 (Graigue Upper), 274 (Modreeny - Reps George Whitfield), 288 (Newtownanner Demesne)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. 15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland, 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 67, 145, 186
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 167, 172 (Whitfield), 176
• SLATER, Isaac. Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxi, 249 (Newtown Anner), xxiii, 124 (Beechwood)

Modern printed sources

• Jnl. of the Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Society.: Sadleir, Thomas U. The county of Waterford, 1775: principal gentry. XVI (1913), pp.49-55.
• Weekly Irish Times: 13 Nov 1937 Newtown Anner
• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 225
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: 1054-1055
• MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge University Press, 2009: Ralph Bernal Osborne. VII, 923-924
• MOSLEY, Charles (ed). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: II, 2174-2175
• SMITH, Charles. The ancient and present state of the county and city of Waterford. Third edition edited by Donald Brady. Wateford : Waterford County Council, 2008. : 48 (Ballntaylor), 49 (Ballylemon), 75 (Tickencore)