Estate: Bunbury (Lisbryan)

Associated Families

• Bunbury
• Smith (Milford)

Description

The Bunbury family of Lisbryan, barony of Lower Ormond, county Tipperary, descend from Thomas Bunbury son of Thomas Bunbury of Lisnevagh, county Carlow and his wife Susanna Priscilla Isaac. Rebecca daughter of Thomas Bunbury of Lisbryan married Ralph Smith Smith of Milford, who succeeded his father in 1835. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Bunbury held land in the parish of Ballingarry, county Tipperary, from Lord Ashtown. In the 1870s the Lisbryan estate amounted to 739 acres in county Tipperary and 38 acres in King's County (Offaly).

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Milford (H4428) Lewis records Milford as the occasional residence of Ralph Smith. By the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas Bunbury and held from William Woods. Bence Jones writes that it was the home of Edmond Murphy who died in 1882. In 1840, he Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as the residence of John Monsell and describe the demesne as "principally composed of plantation and ornamental grounds".	Milford	Aglishcloghane	Borrisokane	Aglishcloghane 16	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 53.04343 -8.13122 OSI Ref: R912 992 Discovery map #53. OS Sheet #7.
Lisbryan (H4429) Lisbrien or Lisbryan, near Ballingarry, was occupied by Faulkner Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. Sir Robert Waller Baronet was occupying this house in 1814. Lewis records T. Bunbury as the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books, also refer to it as his residence, "a very extensive building of the modern style". Thomas Bunbury held the property from Lord Ashtown at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £40+. Lisbryan is still extant.	Lisbryan	Ballingarry	Borrisokane	Ballingarry 12	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 53.02732 -8.04323 OSI Ref: R971 974 Discovery map #53. OS Sheet #8.
Lismacrory (H4436) An early home of the Smith family in county Tipperary. Lewis writes that Lismacrony was the ancient residence of the family of Smith now the property of Mr Bunbury. This house was in ruins at the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1841, the Ordnance Survey Name Books description says "it was a very commodious house of the modern style of architecture with extensive offices attached to it, but it is now falling into ruins, the last occupier was Rev. Mr. Smyth of Ballingarry".	Lismacrory	Ballingarry	Borrisokane	Ballingarry 12	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 53.04170 -8.02982 OSI Ref: R980 990 Discovery map #53. OS Sheet #8.
Shannonvale/Kilteelagh (H4464) Occupied by Mrs Bunbury in 1814 and J. Odell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a spacious building, the residence of Mr. Cashel" in 1841. Peter Bailey was the occupier in the early 1850s, when the property was held from Mary Nunn. The buildings were valued at £10+. In the 1860s this house was replaced by a new building slightly to the north known as Kilteelagh House. It was built for Lieutenant Colonel W.C. Gason and is still a residence. It was offered for sale in 2012 and again in 2019. Another Bayley property, known as Hazel Point Cottage, is located close by at R801860.	Shannonvale	Dromineer	Nenagh	Monsea 87	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.92093 -8.28846 OSI Ref: R806 856 Discovery map #59. OS Sheet #14.

Archival sources

• National Archives of Ireland: Release by Thomas Bernard Cusack, Kildare St., Dublin to Thomas Bunbury, Lisbryan House, Co. Tipperary of Killnegall otherwise Killnegaulmore otherwise Greenhills, barony of Ballyboy, King’s Co. (3 acres 2 roods). Consideration: £50, 27 April 1853. 999/30/11
• National Library of Ireland: Detailed abstract of will of Thomas Bunbury of Tipperary, 1772. Genealogical Office: Ms.139, p.217
• National Library of Ireland: Eight deeds relating to properties of the Bunbury family in Cos. Tipperary, Carlow and Dublin, 18th c. D. 9415-22

Contemporary printed sources

Many of these resources are now available online. For a list with Web links please see the Online Printed Sources Links

• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 7 (Milford), 18 (Lisbryan)
• HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 61
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 352 (Shannonvale)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 114 (Lisbryan & Lismacrory)
• ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.I, Parish of Ballingarry, p.153.
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 159

Modern printed sources

• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: 249-250