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Denis O'Brien, of Ballina, Co.Tipperary

Denis O'Brien,
of Ballina, Co.Tipperary.
See thepeerage.
Maybe born temp 1765.
He had issue:

Matthew O'Brien,
or Mathew,
of Newcastle (or Newcastle West), Co.Limerick.
He mar Sophia Richards [born in 1784-1797, dau of Solomon Richards of Solsborough, Co.Wexford].
Her family is CoI.
Matthew and Sophia had issue:

1. Ellen Martha O'Brien,
   born 1824 (by age at death).
   She was born at Newcastle Court, Co.Limerick (according to 1881 census).
   She mar 24 Nov 1845 to Rev. William Trevelyan Kevill-Davies and had issue.
   They mar in London. See mar cert.

Item about a horse of Mathew O'Brien of Newcastle.
From Carlow Morning Post, 4 Oct 1830.

Extract from RICHARDS on p.1163 of [Burkes LG, 1871].
See also RICHARDS on p.385 of [Burkes Irish, 1899].

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Sources yet to be consulted

• "Richards of Solsborough, Co Wexford", Christopher Richards, The Irish Genealogist, XI No.2 (2003), pp.106-117.

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• Most CoI parish records for Co.Tipperary were burnt in 1922.

• [Tithe Survey] searches:
  • See all Brien and O'Brien entries at Ballina, Co.Tipperary. No Denis or Matthew.
  • See all entries for Newcastle parish, Co.Limerick. No Brien or O'Brien.

• Richards by Peter Barns-Graham.
• Richards (Ballymoe) in Landed Estates.