Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameLady Helena O'SHAUGHNESSY, 8G Grandmother
FatherSir Roger O'SHAUGHNESSY (-1690)
MotherLady Ellen O'BRIEN
Web Notes notes for Lady Helena O'SHAUGHNESSY
Theobald Butler married secondly, 1700 (marriage settlement Oct 1700) Helena O'Shaughnessy, daughter of Captain Roger O'Shaughnessy of Gort, Co Galway, chief of his name, by his wife, Hon. Helen O'Brien, daughter of Conor, 2nd Viscount Clare. Through this alliance the Butlers of Cregg became heirs-general of the O'Shaughnessies of Gort on the death without issue of Joseph O'Shaughnessy, last chief of Cineal Aodh, in 1783, and the crozier of their venerated ancestor, St. Colman MacDuagh, passed into the possession of the Butlers.
Equity and Exchequer Bill of 21 Jun 1713--Jeffrey Prendergast v. Penelope Prendergast:
Suppliant [Jeffrey] of Cruan, Co Tipperary, shews that Roger O'Shaughnessy has two daughters, Mary, the elder, married Major Wm Moore, and Hellen, the younger, married Theobald Butler. Roger was attainted. In Aug 1700 Sir Thos Prendergast (to whom the estates had been granted) perfected a bond for £400 to Theo Butler & Francis Foster to be disposed of as follows--£26 to Capt Hugh Kelly [2nd husband of Hon. Helen O'Shaughnessy, nee O'Brien, Helena's sister-in-law], £74 to Mary Moore als O'Shaughnessy [her sister] and £100 to Hellen O'Shaughnessy. On 8 Jul 1712 Theo Butler and Hellen his wife and others filed a Bill against Dame Penelope, widow of Sir Thomas, which was taken to Terence Magrath, the present Sheriff of Tipperary, who is a near relative of said Theo Butler, the husband of Hellen O'Shaughnessy, and said Terence now threatens to bring a Bill against Suplt.
Chancery Bill 26 Mar 1736--Thomas Prendergast v. James Butler:
Humbly complaining showeth unto your lordship, your orator, Thomas Prendergast filed his original Bill on 13 Feb 1731 against Theobald [not her husband] grandson and heir of Sir Theobald Butler, Councillor at law, William Moore and Mary his wife [her sister], and Hellen Butler also O'Shaughnessy, one of the daughters of Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy, who was seized of the lands of Gortervagher in the Co of Galway, and that the said Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy was attainted for high treason in 1688, and that said lands were granted by Patent dated 1697 to your Suppliant's father, Sir Thomas Prendergast . . . received from William Moore or Mary his wife, daughter of Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy or from Helen Kelly [her sister-in-law] or from her daughter Hellen Butler als O'Shaughnessy.
The O Clearys were joint custodians, together with their kinsmen the O Heynes and the O Shaughnessys of the crozier and girdle of 'bacal mór' of St colman Mac Duagh. The girdle is now lost, but the crozier is preserved in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. It was used to solemnize oaths and treaties. In the 18th century the crozier was used by Helen O Shaughnessy who married Theobald Butler to persuade the possessors of goods illegally obtained to return them to their rightful owners. The possession of the crozier then passed to the Butlers who are the heirs general to the O Shaughnessys.
Fiddaun, which guarded the western frontiers of the O’Shaughnessy territory, dates from the 15th or 16th century. The last O’Shaughnessy to occupy Fiddaun was Lady Helena who died there in 1729. It is now a well preserved National Monument.
This former O'Shaunnessy fortress, occupied from 1574 to 1729, is a tall 6-story tower with an attic. It has a pair of box machicolations (bartizans) on the north and south corners at the third floor level. The castle stands in the middle of one of the best preserved bawns in Ireland. The bawn is rectangular with a modest 3-story gatehouse in the northwest curtain and a sharp triangular projection from the southwest curtain which looks like part of a star fortification. Located between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun, the castle was built on a rocky area next to a water-filled channel which partially protected the castle.
Fiddaun was the massively fortified stronghold of the O'Shaughnessy clan. Built in the 15th century upon what was then a island, now drained land. Still in good condition & very impressive.
Fiddaun, which guarded the western frontiers of the O'Shaughnessy territory, dates from the 15th or 16th century. One of the five castles built by the O'Shaughnessys, they occupied Fiddaun from 1574 until Colonel William O'Shaughnessy fled to France in 1697. Both castle and bawn are in excellent condition as the family on whose land these unique structures stand take a deep personal interest in preserving their heritage. No cars are allowed on to the land and it is quite a long walk into the castle, which is almost surrounded by soft boggy land. The ground and third floors of the castle are vaulted and there are mullioned windows and a fine fireplace on the third floor.
The last O'Shaughnessy to occupy Fiddaun was Lady Helena who died there in 1729. It is now a well preserved National Monument.
Equity and Exchequer Bill of 21 Jun 1713--Jeffrey Prendergast v. Penelope Prendergast:
Suppliant [Jeffrey] of Cruan, Co Tipperary, shews that Roger O'Shaughnessy has two daughters, Mary, the elder, married Major Wm Moore, and Hellen, the younger, married Theobald Butler. Roger was attainted. In Aug 1700 Sir Thos Prendergast (to whom the estates had been granted) perfected a bond for £400 to Theo Butler & Francis Foster to be disposed of as follows--£26 to Capt Hugh Kelly [2nd husband of Hon. Helen O'Shaughnessy, nee O'Brien, Helena's sister-in-law], £74 to Mary Moore als O'Shaughnessy [her sister] and £100 to Hellen O'Shaughnessy. On 8 Jul 1712 Theo Butler and Hellen his wife and others filed a Bill against Dame Penelope, widow of Sir Thomas, which was taken to Terence Magrath, the present Sheriff of Tipperary, who is a near relative of said Theo Butler, the husband of Hellen O'Shaughnessy, and said Terence now threatens to bring a Bill against Suplt.
Chancery Bill 26 Mar 1736--Thomas Prendergast v. James Butler:
Humbly complaining showeth unto your lordship, your orator, Thomas Prendergast filed his original Bill on 13 Feb 1731 against Theobald [not her husband] grandson and heir of Sir Theobald Butler, Councillor at law, William Moore and Mary his wife [her sister], and Hellen Butler also O'Shaughnessy, one of the daughters of Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy, who was seized of the lands of Gortervagher in the Co of Galway, and that the said Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy was attainted for high treason in 1688, and that said lands were granted by Patent dated 1697 to your Suppliant's father, Sir Thomas Prendergast . . . received from William Moore or Mary his wife, daughter of Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy or from Helen Kelly [her sister-in-law] or from her daughter Hellen Butler als O'Shaughnessy.
The O Clearys were joint custodians, together with their kinsmen the O Heynes and the O Shaughnessys of the crozier and girdle of 'bacal mór' of St colman Mac Duagh. The girdle is now lost, but the crozier is preserved in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. It was used to solemnize oaths and treaties. In the 18th century the crozier was used by Helen O Shaughnessy who married Theobald Butler to persuade the possessors of goods illegally obtained to return them to their rightful owners. The possession of the crozier then passed to the Butlers who are the heirs general to the O Shaughnessys.
Fiddaun, which guarded the western frontiers of the O’Shaughnessy territory, dates from the 15th or 16th century. The last O’Shaughnessy to occupy Fiddaun was Lady Helena who died there in 1729. It is now a well preserved National Monument.
This former O'Shaunnessy fortress, occupied from 1574 to 1729, is a tall 6-story tower with an attic. It has a pair of box machicolations (bartizans) on the north and south corners at the third floor level. The castle stands in the middle of one of the best preserved bawns in Ireland. The bawn is rectangular with a modest 3-story gatehouse in the northwest curtain and a sharp triangular projection from the southwest curtain which looks like part of a star fortification. Located between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun, the castle was built on a rocky area next to a water-filled channel which partially protected the castle.
Fiddaun was the massively fortified stronghold of the O'Shaughnessy clan. Built in the 15th century upon what was then a island, now drained land. Still in good condition & very impressive.
Fiddaun, which guarded the western frontiers of the O'Shaughnessy territory, dates from the 15th or 16th century. One of the five castles built by the O'Shaughnessys, they occupied Fiddaun from 1574 until Colonel William O'Shaughnessy fled to France in 1697. Both castle and bawn are in excellent condition as the family on whose land these unique structures stand take a deep personal interest in preserving their heritage. No cars are allowed on to the land and it is quite a long walk into the castle, which is almost surrounded by soft boggy land. The ground and third floors of the castle are vaulted and there are mullioned windows and a fine fireplace on the third floor.
The last O'Shaughnessy to occupy Fiddaun was Lady Helena who died there in 1729. It is now a well preserved National Monument.