George Cashell

• References:
  • Tralee and its Provost, Sixty Years Since [i.e. temp 1800], Rev. Arthur Blennerhassett Rowan, 1860, [NLI] pamphlets P 1971, pamphlet no.9
  • "The Taylors of Dunkerron", Gerard J. Lyne and Daniel Moriarty, Journal of the KAHS no.17, 1984.

1. Robert Cashel,
   subaltern officer of 6th Garrison Battalion.

   Must be the same as:

   Capt. Robert Cashell, of Co.Kerry,
   mar c.Nov-Dec 1812, at Ardfert, Co.Kerry, to Jane Joice Gun [descendant of Edward III],
   (todo) see Limerick Gazette, 4 Dec 1812,
   at mar he is described as Lieutenant "R. Cashell" of the 31st Regiment,
   became Captain later,
   he died pre-1840,
   Jane remarried [see DENNY in [Foster's Royal Descents, 1887]],
   Capt. Robert and Jane had issue:

   1. Jane Cashell,
      or Janet, or Cashel, only dau,
      mar 1840 [Limerick Chronicle, 3rd Oct 1840], (todo) see original,
      marriage licence 1840, Diocese of Dublin, (todo) see [13th Report of the Deputy Keeper of Public Records, Appendix, p.109],
      to Albert William Browne, M.D. [son of the late (as at 1840) William Browne].

2. George Cashel,
   also involved in the political intrigue of 1815-16, i.e. attempts to secure Rowan's acquittal after the duel of 7th Aug 1815,
   registered a batch of freeholders,
   think it is Fuller who refers to "Registry", 20th Aug and 11th Oct 1815, think this was burnt in Four Courts 1922, no register of Co.Kerry voters from this time seems to survive,
   similar exertions by other relatives of Rowan.

   He is probably:

   George Cashel, JP, born 1780,
   died June-July 1855 "at his residence, Shallee House, Co.Tipperary", age 75 yrs [Kerry Evening Post, Sat 7th July 1855, [BL.NL] M 21866],
   (todo) see Cork Examiner, 20th July,
   will pr 1855 [NAI], think burnt in Four Courts 1922.

   Perhaps father of:

   1. George Cashel,
      of Shallee, Nenagh area, Co.Tipperary, listed in [Slater's Directory, 1856].

      Must be same as:

      George Cashel,
      of Shallee House, Co.Tipperary,
      moved to New Zealand,
      must be George Cashel who is listed in an ad in the Daily Southern Cross, 1 February 1869, Page 2, as proprietor of Tookey's Flat, Graham's Town, New Zealand, and renting out a property at Ohinemuri,
      George Cashel is listed in Daily Southern Cross, 13 February 1869, Page 8, as proprietor of Belmont, Ohinemuri, New Zealand,
      George Cashel is listed at Belmont, Ohinemuri, during floods described in Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, 24 February 1869, Page 3,
      died 1869 at Auckland, New Zealand [Kerry Evening Post, 10th July 1869], (todo) see original,
      had issue:

      1. John Cashel, 2nd son,
         mar 7 Mar 1867, Isabella Villa, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand,
         to Mary Elizabeth Cliff Franklin [eldest dau of Peter Highleiger Franklin, of Green Hills, Co.Limerick],
         see notice in Daily Southern Cross, 8 March 1867, Page 4.

      2. Grace Wilson Cashel, 2nd dau,
         mar 16 Sept 1869, at Thames, New Zealand,
         to Richard J. Middleton, of Grahamstown, New Zealand,
         see notice in Daily Southern Cross, 18 September 1869, Page 4.

      Perhaps father of:

      1. George Cashel,
         listed as owning 400 acres at Shallee, Silvermines, Co.Tipperary, in [Owners of Land, 1876].

      Must be same as:

      1. George Cashel,
         of Shallee House, Co.Tipperary,
         died pre-1914,
         must be George Cashel, born 1846, died 1909, Nenagh district, age 63 yrs, (todo) see [GROI], 2nd qr, vol.3 p.379,
         had issue:
         1. George Rowan Cashel, only son,
            of Portumna, Co.Galway,
            engaged to mar in early June 1914 to Amy Cecilia Nepean [only dau of Lieutenant-Colonel A. O. de B. Nepean, Royal Marine Light Infantry, of the Park, Queenstown, Co.Cork],
            see Irish Times, January 1, 1914.

3. Rowan Cashell, or Cashel,
   Rowan Patrick, 3rd surviving son, born est c.1789,
   name Rowan comes from grandmother's family,
   name Patrick may come from great-grandfather Patrick Cashell,
   killed Arthur O'Connor in duel 1815, acquitted of murder amid great controversy.

   
   

4. At least one other son, Cashel.

• This is probably Cashel of Shallee, Co.Tipperary:
  • George Cashel,
    mar 1836 [Diocese of Cork and Ross] to Susanna Going Laurence.

• Because there is a deed, dated 8 Feb 1883, registered 10 Apr 1883, [LR] 1883, vol.14 no.183, between (among others) the following parties:
  • George Cashell, of Shallee House, Co.Tipperary.
  • Julie Going, of Liskeveen House, Co.Tipperary, and of Lr Leeson St, Dublin, widow of the late Samuel Murray Going. The deed also refers to the will of the late Ambrose Going of Ballyphilip, Co.Tipperary.
  • Henry Dwyer, of Newport, Co.Tipperary, M.D., and his wife Margaret Armstrong, dau of Rev. Anthony Armstrong. The deed is also witnessed by Anthony Armstrong of Limerick.
  The deed refers to lands in Co.Tipperary N.R.:
  • Kilcommon, Templebeg par
  • Garrane, Glenkeen par
  • Ballymacrue (unidentified), Barony of Kilnamanagh Upper
  • Kilduff, Killea par
  • Glenreagh, Killea par
  and lands in Co.Tipperary S.R.:
  • Ballyphilip, Barony of Slievardagh (Ballingarry par and Crohane par)
  • Killeheen, Ballingarry par
  • Earlshill, Ballingarry par
  (todo) see apparently related [LR] 1883, vol.14 no.182.

• [Holden's Directory, 1811] for Tralee lists:
  • George "Castel", Ratanny
  • George "Castel", wine merchant

  
  

• George Cashell, or Cashel,
  of Castlemorris, apparently Co.Kerry
    [there is a Castlemorris House in Ballymullen, Tralee, built 1790, survives,
    there is also an older castle, see BALLYMULLIN in [Houses of Kerry], little remains],
  and of Rathanny, Ballymaceligott par, Co.Kerry,
  later of Tralee,
  George Cashell, or Cashel, of Castlemorris and Rathanny, was High Sheriff of Co.Kerry 1783-86, must be him or his son,
  mar ----,
  he died pre-1826,
  his wife died Wed 27th or Thur 28th, Dec 1826, at her son Arthur's house, Tralee, in advanced age,
  see [The Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier, Tue 2nd Jan 1827, [NLI]],
  see [The Constitution or Cork Advertiser, Tue 2nd Jan 1827, [NLI]],
  (todo) see [Limerick Chronicle, 3rd Jan],
  had issue:
  1. Arthur Cashell, of Tralee, fl 1827.

• George Cashell of Tralee,
  will pr 1760, think burnt in Four Courts 1922.

• "Long" George Cashel, of Tralee,
  listed in [Hickson, 1874] as one of the characters of Tralee at end of 18th cent.

• George Cashel of Tralee,
  living temp 1805 at a corner house near the gate of Tralee Castle (seat of the Dennys),
  referred to in [Rowan, 1860] as being an admirer temp 1805 of Sarah Isdell, governess pre-1811 to family of Sir Edward Denny, 3rd Baronet.

  
  

• George Cashel, senior, born 1769,
  "formerly for many years a resident in this town" (i.e. Tralee) [Kerry Evening Post at his death],
  he is prob. "George Cashell, senior" listed in Co.Kerry freeholders in [Belfast Newsletter, 19th July 1799, p.3],
  listed as living Dunkerron Castle, Templenoe par, just W of Kenmare, in 1814 Directory,
  referred to as demolishing antiquities at Dunkerron in [Lyne and Moriarty, 1984],
  he or his son must be George Cashell of Kenmare listed as a Magistrate of Co.Kerry in Official Authorities, County Kerry, 1834,
  died Kenmare, Co.Kerry, Mar 1834, age 65 yrs [Limerick Chronicle, 22nd Mar 1834], [Kerry Evening Post, Wed 19th Mar 1834, [BL.NL] M 21845],
  bur Killowen, Kenmare par, just E of Kenmare,
  had issue:
  1. George Cashel (his existence implied by the use of "senior").
     George Cashel, Marine Lodge, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, was Executor of will dated 1834 of George Cashel, proved in Ardfert Diocese, (todo) see [NAI] IAR/1834/F/39, Volume Name 4/237/34.

  
  

• [The Kerry Magazine, 1856, p.128] refers to the racehorse Governor, which horse was located in Tralee temp 1786, purchased from "old George Cashel for 50 pounds a year, terminable on the life of the present young George Cashel".

  
  

• Other miscellaneous Cashel of Tralee, Co.Kerry

• Other miscellaneous Cashel of Listowel, Co.Kerry

• Other miscellaneous Cashel of Co.Kerry

• Other miscellaneous Cashel of Co.Tipperary

  
  

• Unidentified:
  1. George Cashel, gent., had issue:
     1. George Cashel, gent.,
        mar 1stly to ----,
        she died,
        he is listed as living Bruff, Co.Limerick, at time of mar 1846,
        mar 2ndly, 20 June 1846, parish church, Bruff, Co.Limerick [GROI, Protestant marriages]
        to Eleanor Bold [dau of Smallwood Bold, of (illegible)],
        she is NOT the Ellen Cashill whose death was registered 1876, Kilmallock district, [GROI].
        See miscellaneous Cashel of Co.Limerick.

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