Michael Richard Cahill (1813 - 1877)

Born 1813 in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Died 3 Oct 1877 at about age 64 in Ballyconra, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Biography

Michael Richard Cahill born about 1813, son of Edmond Hibbits Cahill and Dorothea Delany. ^[1]

Ballyragget Townland, is in the Electoral Division of Ballyragget, in Civil Parish of Donaghmore, in the Barony of Fassadinin, in the County of Kilkenny. ^[2]

Michael received a full education, attending Stoneyhurst College in Blackburn in the north-eastern English county of Lancashire, and the prestigious Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied law, eventually qualifying as a barrister-at-law.

CAHILL, Michale, Pen. (Mr Fraser), Oct 18, 1830, aged 17; R. C. s of Edmond, Generosus; b Dublin. B. A. Vern. 1835, M. A. Vern 1838 [Irish Bar 1836] ^[3]

Michael Cahill married first on 21 Aug 1843 to Margaret Magan, daughter of Francis and Margaret Mary (Hussey) Magan. ^[4]

Children:

1. Edward Francis b 1844
2. Francis Henry Magan b 1847
3. Michael Richard Hussey b 1849
4. Margaret b 1850
5. John Nugent b 1850
6. Thomas Esmonde b 1852
7. Joseph Bernard b 1857 became a Jesuit priest
8. Louisa b 1859
9. Louis b 1860
10. Mary Dorothea b 1861
11. Angela Josephine b 1862
12. Mabel Esmonde b 1863
13. Gertrude Mary b 1866

In later life Michael Cahill held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Kilkenny and the office of High Sheriff of County Kilkenny as well as being a leading member of the Grand Jury of County Kilkenny. He was also agent to Lord Mountgarret at Ballyconra House, County Kilkenny; the latter was Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarrett, whose father, Edmund, had been the last Viscount Mountgarrett to live there. The Cahill family took up residence in Ballyconra House circa 1846 and it is likely that most of Michael Cahill’s children were born in the house.

Michael Richard Cahill married, secondly, in 1876 to Hon. Elizabeth Gwendoline Theodora Netterville, daughter of James Netterville, 7th Viscount Netterville and Eliza Kirwan.

Michael Cahill and his second wife, Eliza, lived at Ballyconra House, Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny. ^{[5] [6]}

Michael Netterville Cahill died 3 Oct 1877 at Ballyconra House, Ballragget, County Kilkenny. Will proved 12 Dec 1877 by the oaths of sons Michael Hussey Cahill and John Nugert Cahill.^[7]

Michael Richard Cahill died 3 Oct 1877, 64 yrs old, married, gentleman ^[8]

Will extracted from"Principal Registry of Her Majesties Court Of Probates, Ireland.

MICHAEL NETTERVILLE CAHILL , "Barrister-at Law"of Ballycoura House, Ballyragget in county of Kilkenny, Ireland. Died there, 3 October 1877. Dated: 19 June 1877; Codicil 28 July 1877 & 22 Sept.1877 Probated:Ireland,12 Dec.1877; Calif.Prob: 5 march 187 ^[9] Wife:

1st marriage with Margaret Magan

2nd Eliza Netterville Cahill "who has shamefully deserted me."

Sons:

Edward F.Cahill(oldest son)"Barrister", Anaheim,California.

Francis Magan Cahill, (2nd son) Anaheim, Calif.

Michael Hussey Cahill (3rd son)

Thomas Esmonde Cahill, now residing at Gilroy, Calif.

Joseph Cahill, "has joined the Jesuit Order, I will him 40 a year for life."

Capt.John Nugent Cahill,now res. With me at Ballycoura, County Kilkenny,

Louis Cahill,my youngest son now aged about 17 years.

Daus:

Mary Cahill,my eldest dau.

Louisa Cahill,my 2nd dau.now 18 yrs.old res.with me.

Angela Cahill, my 3rd dau.at Roserea School

Mabel Cahill , my 4th dau. At Roserea School

Gertrude Cahill,my 5th dau. At Roserea

Sources

1. ↑ Mabel Cahill – Lawn Tennis Champion, Writer, Stage Actress by Mark Ryan http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/1042881-mabel-cahill-lawn-tennis-champion-writer-stage-actress.html
2. ↑ https://www.townlands.ie/kilkenny/fassadinin/donaghmore/ballyragget/ballyragget/
3. ↑ "A Register of Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College of the University of Dublin (1593-1860). " p 126
4. ↑ http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/1042881-mabel-cahill-lawn-tennis-champion-writer-stage-actress.html
5. ↑ http://www.turtlebunbury.com/history/history_irish/history_irish_tennis.htm
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Cahill
7. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT93-YCM?cc=1921305&wc=M6P3-HZ9%3A213610501%2C213658201 : 22 May 2014), Calendar of Wills and Administrations > 1877 > image 55 of 414; Principal Probate Registry, Dublin.
8. ↑ death register Urlingford SR district https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1877/020530/7204522.pdf
9. ↑ Case #1020 Probate Register, Book 3, Series I. cal data nook Early California wills (1952), vol. 1, p. 78 https://www.sfgenealogy.org/caldatanook/tagdata/9-calwills/volume1/1-78.htm

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q75861273