King's House, Blennerville. Photo 2003.
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William Blennerhassett,
of Blennerville, born 26th Dec 1780,
mar Elizabeth Blennerhassett,
built King's House, Main St, Blennerville,
this is a grey Georgian house,
the first big house on the RHS as you approach Blennerville
from the Dingle side
(i.e. across the road from Blennerville House),
involved with building of the
Tralee Ship Canal
in 1830-6 period,
died 1842, age 61 yrs,
Elizabeth died morning of Sun 20th [apparently NOT 21st]
Dec 1857,
at Ballymullen
[two options, both on E side of Tralee]
[Kerry Evening Post, Wed 23rd Dec,
[KCL]
RR microfilm],
had issue, which must include:
Frederick Blennerhassett,
listed as of Blennerville
in Slater's Directory 1846,
living King's House
(though his cousin Arthur B. Chute
owned it)
as at
[Griffiths Valuation, 1853],
the house is no.3 on the map.
King's House only got its name later,
when it became the home of the King family.
