Standish Grady, of Cappercullen, Co.Limerick

• References:
  • O'Grady of Cappercullen, L.J. Bardwick, North Munster Antiquarian Journal, 1957, pp.20-2, issued by Thomond Archaeological Society, [NLI] IR 794105

  • Romance of Lord Stavordale and Mary Teresa Grady:
    • Seventy Years of Irish Life, William R. Le Fanu (relation of Sheridan Le Fanu), 1893 (and subsequent reprints).
    • The Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox, ed. by Countess of Ilchester and Lord Stavordale, London, 1901, [NLI] has vol.1

1. Catherine Grady,
   mar 1stly, 1784, to Rev.John Quin, no issue,
   Rev.John died 1789,
   mar 2ndly c.1790 to George Gumbleton [apparently see Burkes LG].

2. Mary Teresa Grady, born 1755,
   romantic mar 20th Aug 1772 [see Annual Register 1772]
   to Henry Thomas Fox Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester ["Lord Stavordale", born 1747, him age 25, her age 17] and had issue.
   For story of their courtship see [Le Fanu, 1893] and [Ilchester, 1901].

3. Rev. Thomas Grady, born 1759,
   mar 1780 to Catherine Quin and had issue.

The terraced gardens at Cappercullen.
Photo 1994.

The ruins of Cappercullen House from the bridge.
Photo 1994.

There is a family story in Humphrys of Glenstal, Co.Limerick that they descend from a marriage with a daughter of Grady of Cappercullen.
No evidence for this has been found.

A family tree exists offline as:

O'Grady of Kilballyowen, Co.Limerick
and Cappercullen, Co.Limerick
2nd edition, Apr 1991

• Glenstal.
• Glenstal Castle.

• Don Munroe
  • genealogy
    • Hungerford

• Steve West
  • Gumbleton family tree

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