Godfrey
The Godfrey family were granted Bushfield, Kilcolman par, C Co.Kerry,
in 19th Charles II (1668).
Sir William Godfrey, 1st Baronet,
of Bushfield, Co.Kerry, MP for Tralee,
married, settlement 15th Aug 1761, registered 7th of [poss. Nov] 1763,
see
[Godfrey Papers],
to
Agnes Blennerhassett,
marriage settlement wit by "George Cashel",
who must be
George Cashell
of
Rathanny, Co.Kerry,
the son of
Agnes' 2nd cousin Sarah Rowan,
he must be William Godfrey who was High Sheriff of Co. Kerry 1780-81,
he was cr Baronet 1785,
he built or remodelled the house at Bushfield in late 18th cent,
he died 23 Jan 1817 (or 19 Jan),
had issue:
- Sir John Godfrey, 2nd Baronet, born 1763,
ancestor of Godfrey, Baronets.
Title extinct 1971.
- Rev. William Godfrey, Rector of Kenmare, Co.Kerry, born 1765,
mar 1796 to Lucy Day
and had issue.
- Bushfield is
now known as "Kilcolman Abbey",
townland of Gortnaskea,
Kilcolman par (nr Milltown), C Co.Kerry.
- The house is now in ruins.
See [Irish Country Houses].
- It is interesting that "Bushfield" was the name
of the Cashell seat in Co.Tipperary.
It had that name by 1763.
- Godfrey also much later (think temp 1900)
gave the name Bushfield
to their house in Lismore (think Co.Waterford).
Since 1983.