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Conyers

Castletown Conyers, Co.Limerick, on 1829 to 1842 map.
Near the Co.Cork border. Between Newcastle West, Co.Limerick, and Charleville, Co.Cork.
See modern map and street view of entrance.

Rev. Edward Conyers,
Edward Fitzgerald Conyers, born 1789,
of Castletown Conyers, Co.Limerick.
See thepeerage.
See entry in tree by Brian Conyers.
He was Rector of Knockane (the church at Churchtown), near Killarney, Co.Kerry.
See [Ardfert and Aghadoe Clergy, p.141].
Listed as Rector of Knockane at mar. Also listed as of Killarney.
He mar 1822 to Catherine Blennerhassett [born 7 July 1791, descendant of Edward III].
They lived at Knockane Glebe.
Living Knockane Glebe when Catherine's brother William Blennerhassett died 1835.
Rev. Edward's father died 1837. His older brother Charles inherited Castletown Conyers, but died 1854 without heir.
Rev. Edward's family inherited Castletown Conyers.
He died 1856.
Catherine died 1869.
They had issue:

1. Rev. Charles Conyers,
   born 1823,
   of Castletown Conyers, Co.Limerick.

   
   

2. Capt. Robert Rowland Conyers,
   born 1826.

   
   

3. James Grady Fitzgerald Conyers, born 1831,
   mar 1859 to Helen Mary Walker,
   had issue:
   1. Edward Fitzgerald Conyers,
      mar Alice Vesey Brown,
      he died 1947.

   2. Francis Grady Conyers, died 1933.
   3. Charles Augustine Conyers, died 1925.

Glebe House, NE of Churchtown House, Co.Kerry, a bit E of Knockane Church.
From 1829 to 1842 map.
See modern satellite view.
See street view of entrance.

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References

• CONYERS in [Burkes Irish, 1976, p.268]

• Records of Ballingarry, Co.Limerick. Rev. George Frederick Hamilton.
  • 1928 edn is [NLI] Ir 04 p 4.
  • 1930 edn is [NLI] AA14359. See extracts here.
  • Conyers notes on p.91 and p.92 of 1930 edn.

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Sources yet to be consulted

• Deed of 27 July 1859. Rowland Tallis Eagar and Robert Blennerhassett and James Grady Fitzgerald Conyers and others. See notes in SL/B/1(28).

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• Conyers estate in Landed Estates project
  • Castletown Conyers

• Castletown Conyers