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Humphrys of Doonane, Co.Tipperary

Humphrys (or Humphreys) of Glenstal, Co.Limerick.

See notes on the spelling of the name.



   
The old churchyard at Abingdon, Co.Limerick, burial place of the Humphrys.
(Left) See full size.
(Right) Close-up of plaque. See full size.
The Cistercian monastery, the Abbey of Owney, was founded here c.1196 by Theobald Walter, first Chief Butler of Ireland, who is also buried here.
Photos 2006. Photos courtesy of Richard Humphreys.




The Humphrys are of Welsh ancestry (reflected in the spelling).
They probably came over to Ireland in the 12th cent. Norman invasion.
Or at least, if they came over in the Plantations or with Cromwell, then they lost their land (and reverted to the old religion) very quickly, for they are found as a tenant-class Catholic family on the Co.Tipperary / Co.Limerick border since at least 1665.

Our line starts with:






Of the family that stayed on the old farm in Doonane, Co.Tipperary:




Humphries [thus spelt] of Ballyvarra, Co.Limerick, were meant to be of the family of Doonane:





A family tree exists offline as:
Humphrys of Doonane, Co.Tipperary
and Glenstal, Co.Limerick
4th edition, Apr 1991




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