Thomas Johnson Westropp (1860 - 1922)

Born 16 Aug 1860 in Attyflin Park, Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland

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Died 9 Apr 1922 at age 61 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Thomas Westropp is Notable.

Thomas Johnson Westropp was born on 16 August 1860 at Attyflin Park, Patrickswell, County Limerick. He was the son of John Westropp of Attyflin, County Limerick, and of Clonmoney, County Clare, and his second wife, Charlotte Louisa Whitehead.

Thomas was an author and antiquarian. He attended Trinity College at the University of Dublin and graduated with an MA in 1882 and a degree in civil engineering in 1885.

His early work in engineering and surveying was abandoned to pursue his great interest in archaeology. Thomas made many sketches and took photographs of ancient sites in Ireland, particularly in County Clare and County Limerick.

During his travels he collected stories of Irish folklore from the locals and collated the information in publications. This work led to the later foundation of the Irish Folklore Commission in 1935.

Many of his photographs of County Clare can be found here: Clare County Library Photographic Archives

His folklore history of County Clare is at County Clare Library site.

His many publications are listed at Wikipedia: Thomas Johnson Westropp.

He did not marry and died on 9 April 1922 in Dublin.^[1] In June 1922, the Public Records Office of Ireland in Dublin was destroyed in a fire during the Irish Civil War and irreplaceable geneaological and historical information was lost. This surely would have broken the heart of Thomas Johnson Westropp and increased the importance and significance of the work during his lifetime as some of it, especially his genealogical research, is the only record of some of the lost documents.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTN4-52Q : 10 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Thomas J Westropp; citing Dublin South, Apr - Jun 1922, vol. 2, p. 327, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,735.

• Pedigree of Massy-Westropp: [London]Priv. Print.; Howard, Joseph Jackson, 1827-1902; Crisp, Frederick Arthur, 1851-1922, editor; Ireland. Ulster king of arms, Visitation of Ireland
  [London] Priv. Print; 1897; page: 92
  Internet Archive (accessed 30 April 2024)
• Pedigree of Westropp of Attyflin: Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892; Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles, 1871-1928, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland
  London : Harrison; 1912; page: 756
  Internet Archive (accessed 30 April 2024)
• Thomas Johnson Westropp, MRIA, 1860–1922. THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY

See also:

• Wikipedia entry: Wikipedia contributors, "Thomas Johnson Westropp"
  Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 30 April 2024)
• Estate: NUI Galway: Landed Estates Database Estate: Westropp (Attyflin)
• The Peerage #455369 Thomas Johnson Westropp
• Wikidata: Item Q7791360