Dr E MacLysaght - 1950
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Sidney Lysaght 1935
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MacLysaght of Oakley Park
Sidney Royse Lysaght married Katherine Clarke
born 25 May 1856 3 Jun 1886 born circa 1861
Clifton, Bristol Bognor Waddington, Lincolnshire
died 20 Aug 1941 died 7 Jun 1953
Hazelwood, Mallow Cork
Sidney Royse Lysaght eldest son baptised 17 Jul 1856 at Bristol to Thomas Royse Lysaght,
architect of Mallow, Cork and Emily Sophia Moss of Bath. He was the grandson of William
and Frances Lysaght of Mallow, Cork. He studied architecture and when he was 21, he
went to work for his uncle John Lysaght of Hengrave Hall, Suffolk and owner of John
Lysaght Ltd, steel manufacturers. Sidney of Clifton, Bristol married Katherine Clarke at St
John’s Bognor on 3 Jun 1886. Katherine was the youngest daughter of the late Joseph
Clarke of Waddington. Her brother the Rev C W Arden Clarke officiated at the marriage.
Sidney and his brother William Royse Lysaght were left shares in the company when their
uncle died in 1896. They lived in Blackwell Down, near Bristol. Sidney was a poet and
author of a number of novels including The marplot (1893), Her Majesty’s Rebels (1907)
and My tower in Desmond (1925). He was managing director of John Lysaght by 1919
when he semi retired and retained as an advisory director. They had a house called
Raheen Manor, Co Clare and he purchased land in Tuamgraney in Clare circa 1909 which
his son Ned farmed and managed. He purchased Hazelwood in Mallow from a relative in
1920. Sidney died on 20 Aug 1941 his daughter in law Maureen the informant. He left
22K in personal estate in England. Hazelwood in Cork was left to his grandson Fergus.
Katherine died 7 Jun 1953 at the Victoria Hospital, Cork, aged 92.
1 Edgeworth (Ned) Lysaght baptised 21 Dec 1887 in Somerset. He was living in
Raheen Manor, Scarriff in 1911 and his mother was living with him. He went
travelling with his brother in 1913 and married Mabel (Maureen) Pattison on
4 Sep 1913 at Brompton Oratory, Kensington. He became a fluent Irish speaker
in 1920 he changed his name to Edward MacLysaght. In 1915 he was the
proprietor of Raheen Industries which ran as a nursery and farm with an
outlet at Baggot Street Dublin for their produce. He published a book called Sir
Horace Plunkett in 1916 but it was not well received. His book The Gael was
better received in 1919. I and he was elected to the senate of the new Irish Free
State in 1922 and took every opportunity to promote the Irish language. In 1935
he obtained a masters degree from Cork University.
1 Fergus Lysaght born 19 Apr 1917 at the Ivanhoe Nursing Home in
Dublin inherited his grandfather’s estate. He joined the Royal artillery
and attained the rank of captain. He married Frances Marion
Moorhead on 7 Jul 1942 and they lived at Hazelwood.
2 Moire Bridget Maud Gonne Lysaght born 12 Mar 1919 at Scarriff was
a member of the Little Theatre Society in Cork. She was engaged to
Lieut David Findlay Thompson of the Royal Artillery and of Abergavenny
in 1942.
His marriage failed and his wife and children moved to Hazelwood to live with his
father. Ned moved to South Africa to facilitate his wife to divorce him for desertion.
He worked as a journalist at Cape Town and married Mary Frances (Mamie)
Cunneen on 1 Sep 1937 at Capetown. The same year he set up MacLysaght & Co
with Peter Harold Barry, nurseryman of Oakley Park. In 1938 is worked as an
inspector for the Irish Manuscripts commission on Irish documents in the British
Museum. In 1939 he worked for the commission in identifying Irish documents in
private collections. In 1943 he was appointed head of the Genealogical Office (the
reincarnation of the Office of Arms at Dublin Castle). In 1949 he became keeper of
manuscripts at the NLI while still retaining his title of chief herald. He retired in 1954.
His son Patrick drowned on 18 Aug 1956 aged 17 at Caher island off the coast of
Ogonnelle and was buried at the family burial ground at Tuamgraney, Co Clare. He
was appointed chairman of the Irish Manuscripts Commission from 1 Aug 1956
(succeeding Dr Richard I Best). In 1957 he launched his monumental volume on Irish
families, this was followed by a second volume in 1960. Oakley park was put up for
sale in 1961 and they moved to Proby Square. Ned died on 4 Mar 1986 at Proby
Square survived by his wife and four children. His funeral mass was held at John the
Baptist Church Blackrock and he was interred at Tuamgraney with his son Patrick.
2 Nevil Royse Patrick Lysaght younger son born 10 Sep 1893 at Bristol travelled
with his brother Edward to American and beyond in 1913, and went to Hong Kong in
1914. He was a Lieutenant with the Irish National Volunteers and joined the St John's
Ambulance Brigade and was killed during WW1 in 1915. He is remembered at
Amiens France Cimetiere de La Madeleine, where he was buried on 7 Jan 1915, and
on the War Memorial in Blackwell.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2018 updated July 2024
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Sidney Royse Lysaght married Katherine Clarke
born 25 May 1856 3 Jun 1886 born circa 1861
Clifton, Bristol Bognor Waddington, Lincolnshire
died 20 Aug 1941 died 7 Jun 1953
Hazelwood, Mallow Cork
Sidney Royse Lysaght eldest son baptised 17 Jul 1856 at Bristol to Thomas Royse Lysaght,
architect of Mallow, Cork and Emily Sophia Moss of Bath. He was the grandson of William
and Frances Lysaght of Mallow, Cork. He studied architecture and when he was 21, he
went to work for his uncle John Lysaght of Hengrave Hall, Suffolk and owner of John
Lysaght Ltd, steel manufacturers. Sidney of Clifton, Bristol married Katherine Clarke at St
John’s Bognor on 3 Jun 1886. Katherine was the youngest daughter of the late Joseph
Clarke of Waddington. Her brother the Rev C W Arden Clarke officiated at the marriage.
Sidney and his brother William Royse Lysaght were left shares in the company when their
uncle died in 1896. They lived in Blackwell Down, near Bristol. Sidney was a poet and
author of a number of novels including The marplot (1893), Her Majesty’s Rebels (1907)
and My tower in Desmond (1925). He was managing director of John Lysaght by 1919
when he semi retired and retained as an advisory director. They had a house called
Raheen Manor, Co Clare and he purchased land in Tuamgraney in Clare circa 1909 which
his son Ned farmed and managed. He purchased Hazelwood in Mallow from a relative in
1920. Sidney died on 20 Aug 1941 his daughter in law Maureen the informant. He left
22K in personal estate in England. Hazelwood in Cork was left to his grandson Fergus.
Katherine died 7 Jun 1953 at the Victoria Hospital, Cork, aged 92.
1 Edgeworth (Ned) Lysaght baptised 21 Dec 1887 in Somerset. He was living in
Raheen Manor, Scarriff in 1911 and his mother was living with him. He went
travelling with his brother in 1913 and married Mabel (Maureen) Pattison on
4 Sep 1913 at Brompton Oratory, Kensington. He became a fluent Irish speaker
in 1920 he changed his name to Edward MacLysaght. In 1915 he was the
proprietor of Raheen Industries which ran as a nursery and farm with an
outlet at Baggot Street Dublin for their produce. He published a book called Sir
Horace Plunkett in 1916 but it was not well received. His book The Gael was
better received in 1919. I and he was elected to the senate of the new Irish Free
State in 1922 and took every opportunity to promote the Irish language. In 1935
he obtained a masters degree from Cork University.
1 Fergus Lysaght born 19 Apr 1917 at the Ivanhoe Nursing Home in
Dublin inherited his grandfather’s estate. He joined the Royal artillery
and attained the rank of captain. He married Frances Marion
Moorhead on 7 Jul 1942 and they lived at Hazelwood.
2 Moire Bridget Maud Gonne Lysaght born 12 Mar 1919 at Scarriff was
a member of the Little Theatre Society in Cork. She was engaged to
Lieut David Findlay Thompson of the Royal Artillery and of Abergavenny
in 1942.
His marriage failed and his wife and children moved to Hazelwood to live with his
father. Ned moved to South Africa to facilitate his wife to divorce him for desertion.
He worked as a journalist at Cape Town and married Mary Frances (Mamie)
Cunneen on 1 Sep 1937 at Capetown. The same year he set up MacLysaght & Co
with Peter Harold Barry, nurseryman of Oakley Park. In 1938 is worked as an
inspector for the Irish Manuscripts commission on Irish documents in the British
Museum. In 1939 he worked for the commission in identifying Irish documents in
private collections. In 1943 he was appointed head of the Genealogical Office (the
reincarnation of the Office of Arms at Dublin Castle). In 1949 he became keeper of
manuscripts at the NLI while still retaining his title of chief herald. He retired in 1954.
His son Patrick drowned on 18 Aug 1956 aged 17 at Caher island off the coast of
Ogonnelle and was buried at the family burial ground at Tuamgraney, Co Clare. He
was appointed chairman of the Irish Manuscripts Commission from 1 Aug 1956
(succeeding Dr Richard I Best). In 1957 he launched his monumental volume on Irish
families, this was followed by a second volume in 1960. Oakley park was put up for
sale in 1961 and they moved to Proby Square. Ned died on 4 Mar 1986 at Proby
Square survived by his wife and four children. His funeral mass was held at John the
Baptist Church Blackrock and he was interred at Tuamgraney with his son Patrick.
2 Nevil Royse Patrick Lysaght younger son born 10 Sep 1893 at Bristol travelled
with his brother Edward to American and beyond in 1913, and went to Hong Kong in
1914. He was a Lieutenant with the Irish National Volunteers and joined the St John's
Ambulance Brigade and was killed during WW1 in 1915. He is remembered at
Amiens France Cimetiere de La Madeleine, where he was buried on 7 Jan 1915, and
on the War Memorial in Blackwell.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2018 updated July 2024
Return to Oakley Park page