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Memorial windows from The Church of the Assumption, Booterstown.
Murphy Family of Mount Merrion
William Murphy married 1797 Margaret Eleanor Reilly
born circa 1771 born circa 1775
died 2 Sep 1849 died 9 Jun 1833
at Mount Merrion House at Mount Merrion House
William (Billy) was the son of John and Catherine Murphy. John was a salesmaster of
Smithfield. William and his mother took over the business on the death of John in 1790.
His brother James joined the firm circa 1799. William married Margaret Eleanor O’Reilly the
daughter of Bryan Reilly and Mary Ford of Smithfield in February 1795. The Reilly family were
also auctioneers and cattle dealers.
William joined the United Irishmen, operating with Lord Edward Fitzgerald, William Aylmer
and Hugh Ware in County Kildare. After the arrest and death of Edward Fitzgerald, William
fled to Lisbon not returning to Ireland until the executions had abated. His intimate friends
were Henry Grattan and Valentine Lawless (Lord Cloncurry) and he became involved in the
movement for religious freedom.
William and his brother James were 'Sales Masters' with premises at 38 Smithfield, Dublin.
He took on the role of president and treasurer of the Booterstown and Blackrock Free School
and was a governor of the Chapel of Booterstown in 1818. The family lived at Mount Merrion
from circa 1818. The house was close to what is now the site of the Talbot Hotel. William had
land at Kilbrew and Ballymaglasson.
In 1824, William, his wife Margaret, daughter Katherine and son John left for Paris after the
death of their daughter Emily. They met up with their daughters Frances and Margaret who
were in school at the Sacre Coeur Convent and took lodgings at the Rue Saint Honore near
the Church of the Assumption. From here they visited the sights of Paris, like the Museum of
Antiquities on Rue Quai Voltaire and saw Louis XVIII, they would also see his funeral and the
institution of Charles X. William returned to Ireland leaving Frances in England en route at a
boarding school. Margaret with her daughters Katherine and Margaret spent the winter in
Tours before returning to Dublin to arrange the wedding of Katherine to John Johnson.
William, his son Charles and daughter Maria all succumbed to cholera and died in
September 1849 within days of each other. Burial of Charles and Maria was at Glasnevin as
cholera victims were not allowed to be interred in the Metropolitan Chapel (Pro Cathedral) where
the family vault was. William had estates in Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare and Dublin.
He left 645K in personal estate, the largest amount any individual in Ireland had left to that date.
Charitable bequests included £100 to St Vincent's Hospital and £50 to poor residents in the
townlands of Lullymore, Barnarane and Shanavola.
1 John William Murphy eldest son born c1800 married Frances Catherine Maria Johnson
only daughter of Christopher Johnson of Warranmount, County Meath at Castle Baggot on
15 Apr 1828. Frances's father was a general in the army of his Imperial Majesty, Francis
the second of Austria and her mother was Lady Mary Nugent of Donore, Westmeath.
After their marriage they went to live in Paris at the Rue Monsieur until circa 1828.
John quarrelled with his father over money and was cut off. John and Frances (Catherine)
moved to the continent to escape their creditors, their children stayed in Ireland and were
brought up by their grandfather. John died at Strasbourg on 22 Mar 1852. Catherine
ended up in a sanatorium in Strasbourg, her daughter Mary Frances brought her back
to Ireland where she died at North Frederick Street on 9 Nov 1872.
1 William Murphy born 4 Jan 1834 married Anna Helen Blake the daughter of the late
Mark Blake of Ballinafad, Co Mayo on 2 Aug 1856. William died 1 May 1885 at
Mount Merrion. Anna moved to London and lived at Chesterfield Street,
Mayfair, London.
1 Major William Brudenell Murphy born circa 1858 only son married Mary
Antoinette Blake, third daughter of Captain Maurice Blake of 44 Fitzwilliam
Place on 25 Apr 1878 at St Andrew's church, Westland Row. William held
over 4500 acres in county Roscommon in the 1870s. William died aged
51 on 8 Feb 1909 at Mount Merrion. Two stained glass windows (pictured
above) were installed in Booterstown Church in his memory. He left over
35K in personal estate. Mary had a car registered to her IK 182 in 1911,
she died at Mount Merrion on 12 Dec 1931 aged 75 leaving 49k in
personal estate. All was left to her son Reginald but he died 2 weeks after
the death of his mother.
1 Anthony Vere James Evelyn Brudenell-Murphy was baptised at the
Pro Cathedral in February 1881. Vere died unmarried on 31 Oct 1919.
2 Reginald Francis Brudenell-Murphy born 8 Apr 1880 at Mount Merrion
House and baptised at Booterstown RC Church. Captain 4th Battalion
Scottish Rifle and a showjumper. Major Reginald Brudenell, owner of the
Lullymore estate at Rathangan died a bachelor at Mount Merrion on
27 Dec 1931.
3 Fenella Mary Brudenell-Murphy was baptised at Booterstown on
19 May 1879. She was presented at court in 1899 and married Vincent
Joseph Kelly an ex officer of the British army and a widower (previously
married to Anna Teresa Boland) on 25 Sep 1929 at Booterstown and
moved to Montrose, Donnybrook. Fenella died 3 Apr 1949 at Montrose.
2 Helen Murphy born circa 1861 died 27 Mar 1934, a spinster recluse, at her
home Meryck Grange, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.
3 Edith Victoria Murphy married Major De Witt Jebb late 60th Rifles and son
of Charles Jebb, Esq also late 60th Rifles on 5 Dec 1885 at the Bavarian
Church London.
2 John Christopher Murphy married Margaret Mary O'Connell daughter and only child
of Francis J O'Connell, JP of Bettiville, Co Wexford on 11 Sep 1867 at Barntown. John
Murphy of Dublin, owned 5,362 acres in county Roscommon and smaller acreages in
counties Cork, Westmeath and Limerick. He was also the owner of Oberstown Stud at
Sallins.
1 John Francis Joseph Murphy born 18 Jul 1868 at 37 Upper Mount Street.
2 William Agnew Murphy second son called to the bar in 1894 and practiced on
the Leinster circuit until the death of his father when he went to reside at
Oberstown. He took over the stud and was the winner of the Irish St Ledger
with Double Scotch in 1917. He died a bachelor on 26 Jan 1918 at Oberstown
House and was buried at New Cemetery Naas.
3 Margaret Mary Clare Murphy.
4 Evaleen Mary Teresa Murphy born 11 Oct 1874 at 19 Upper Temple Street.
5 Frances Murphy mentioned in her aunt Margaret's will.
3 Mary Frances Ellen Murphy eldest daughter died 9 Dec 1888 at 4 Belvidere Place,
Dublin.
2 William Murphy, JP married Margaret O’Connor daughter of Matthew O'Connor of Mount
Druid, Roscommon on 3 Nov 1840. William died on 19 May 1843 in Florence.
1 Louisa Margaret Murphy married Richard Darcy of New Forest, Galway.
2 Emily Murphy
3 Eliza Emily Murphy second daughter born circa 1807 died 15 Apr 1824 aged 17 at
Mount Merrion.
4 Margaret Ellen Murphy born circa 1808 attended school at the Sacre Coeur Convent in
Paris. Margaret had a desire to enter the religious life but her father Billy was against this.
He bequeathed her two thousand in his will on condition that she married. She never
married and lived with her brother James at Mount Merrion staying on after his death
until she was evicted by her nephew William who wanted to live in the house himself.
She moved to Albany House and then to Mountjoy Square before purchasing Baymount.
She died 26 Nov 1865 at Baymount, (Manresa) Clontarf on 26 Nov 1865 where she had a
small chapel installed with permission from the Archbiship. Her funeral was held at
the Church of St Saviour in Dominick Street, which her brother had endowed. She left 20K
in personal estate. Her nephew William contested her will in which she had left the
majority of her estate to charities and to her housekeeper Anna Woods but her will was
upheld.
5 Frances Louisa Murphy (Fanny) born circa 1810 attended school at the Sacre Coeur
Convent in Paris before going to boarding school in England. She spoke French like a
French woman and died 10 Jun 1829 aged 19 at Mount Merrion House.
6 Maria Murphy died 3 Sep 1849 at Mount Merrion House from Cholera. She was buried
at Glasnevin as the Pro Catherral would not accept her remains.
7 Charles James Murphy, third son born circa 1814 died unmarried on 5 Sep 1849 at
Mount Merrion. He had just returned from his "Grand tour" where he had visited Europe,
Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt and explored the Second Cataract of the Nile. He was buried at
Glasnevin as he had Cholera, and the Pro Cathedral would not accept his remains.
8 Catherine Maria Murphy married John Johnson of Warranstown Co Meath in the Autumn
of 1825. Catherine died at North Frederick Street on 9 Nov 1842.
9 James Murphy youngest son worked with his father at Smithfield. After the death of his
father he and his cousin William James Murphy of Fitzwilliam Place continued in business.
He was a director of the Patriotic Assurance Company from 1848 to 1853. He retired and
closed the business in 1854 on the death of his cousin. As last surviving son and
Salesmaster of Smithfield died 7 Jan 1860 having devoted his life to private charity. He left
an estate of 150K of which 50K left to charity. 8K was left to the Dominican Friars to finish
their church at Dominick Street and 8K each to St Vincent’s Hospital, the Royal Hospital
Baggot Street and the Mater Hospital in Eccles Street. He left 200 pounds to each of his
land stewards at Lullymore, Ballymaglasson and Kilbrew. He never married and lived with
his sister Margaret at Mount Merrion, leaving her 10K in his Will. His business at Smithfield
was taken over by P Heney in 1854. His funeral mass was held at the Dominican Church in
Denmark Street and a High Mass for the repose of his soul was held 6 weeks after his
death at the Church of St Francis Xavier in Gardiner Street.
©June Bow & Karen Poff - March 2018
Murphy Family of Mount Merrion
William Murphy married 1797 Margaret Eleanor Reilly
born circa 1771 born circa 1775
died 2 Sep 1849 died 9 Jun 1833
at Mount Merrion House at Mount Merrion House
William (Billy) was the son of John and Catherine Murphy. John was a salesmaster of
Smithfield. William and his mother took over the business on the death of John in 1790.
His brother James joined the firm circa 1799. William married Margaret Eleanor O’Reilly the
daughter of Bryan Reilly and Mary Ford of Smithfield in February 1795. The Reilly family were
also auctioneers and cattle dealers.
William joined the United Irishmen, operating with Lord Edward Fitzgerald, William Aylmer
and Hugh Ware in County Kildare. After the arrest and death of Edward Fitzgerald, William
fled to Lisbon not returning to Ireland until the executions had abated. His intimate friends
were Henry Grattan and Valentine Lawless (Lord Cloncurry) and he became involved in the
movement for religious freedom.
William and his brother James were 'Sales Masters' with premises at 38 Smithfield, Dublin.
He took on the role of president and treasurer of the Booterstown and Blackrock Free School
and was a governor of the Chapel of Booterstown in 1818. The family lived at Mount Merrion
from circa 1818. The house was close to what is now the site of the Talbot Hotel. William had
land at Kilbrew and Ballymaglasson.
In 1824, William, his wife Margaret, daughter Katherine and son John left for Paris after the
death of their daughter Emily. They met up with their daughters Frances and Margaret who
were in school at the Sacre Coeur Convent and took lodgings at the Rue Saint Honore near
the Church of the Assumption. From here they visited the sights of Paris, like the Museum of
Antiquities on Rue Quai Voltaire and saw Louis XVIII, they would also see his funeral and the
institution of Charles X. William returned to Ireland leaving Frances in England en route at a
boarding school. Margaret with her daughters Katherine and Margaret spent the winter in
Tours before returning to Dublin to arrange the wedding of Katherine to John Johnson.
William, his son Charles and daughter Maria all succumbed to cholera and died in
September 1849 within days of each other. Burial of Charles and Maria was at Glasnevin as
cholera victims were not allowed to be interred in the Metropolitan Chapel (Pro Cathedral) where
the family vault was. William had estates in Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare and Dublin.
He left 645K in personal estate, the largest amount any individual in Ireland had left to that date.
Charitable bequests included £100 to St Vincent's Hospital and £50 to poor residents in the
townlands of Lullymore, Barnarane and Shanavola.
1 John William Murphy eldest son born c1800 married Frances Catherine Maria Johnson
only daughter of Christopher Johnson of Warranmount, County Meath at Castle Baggot on
15 Apr 1828. Frances's father was a general in the army of his Imperial Majesty, Francis
the second of Austria and her mother was Lady Mary Nugent of Donore, Westmeath.
After their marriage they went to live in Paris at the Rue Monsieur until circa 1828.
John quarrelled with his father over money and was cut off. John and Frances (Catherine)
moved to the continent to escape their creditors, their children stayed in Ireland and were
brought up by their grandfather. John died at Strasbourg on 22 Mar 1852. Catherine
ended up in a sanatorium in Strasbourg, her daughter Mary Frances brought her back
to Ireland where she died at North Frederick Street on 9 Nov 1872.
1 William Murphy born 4 Jan 1834 married Anna Helen Blake the daughter of the late
Mark Blake of Ballinafad, Co Mayo on 2 Aug 1856. William died 1 May 1885 at
Mount Merrion. Anna moved to London and lived at Chesterfield Street,
Mayfair, London.
1 Major William Brudenell Murphy born circa 1858 only son married Mary
Antoinette Blake, third daughter of Captain Maurice Blake of 44 Fitzwilliam
Place on 25 Apr 1878 at St Andrew's church, Westland Row. William held
over 4500 acres in county Roscommon in the 1870s. William died aged
51 on 8 Feb 1909 at Mount Merrion. Two stained glass windows (pictured
above) were installed in Booterstown Church in his memory. He left over
35K in personal estate. Mary had a car registered to her IK 182 in 1911,
she died at Mount Merrion on 12 Dec 1931 aged 75 leaving 49k in
personal estate. All was left to her son Reginald but he died 2 weeks after
the death of his mother.
1 Anthony Vere James Evelyn Brudenell-Murphy was baptised at the
Pro Cathedral in February 1881. Vere died unmarried on 31 Oct 1919.
2 Reginald Francis Brudenell-Murphy born 8 Apr 1880 at Mount Merrion
House and baptised at Booterstown RC Church. Captain 4th Battalion
Scottish Rifle and a showjumper. Major Reginald Brudenell, owner of the
Lullymore estate at Rathangan died a bachelor at Mount Merrion on
27 Dec 1931.
3 Fenella Mary Brudenell-Murphy was baptised at Booterstown on
19 May 1879. She was presented at court in 1899 and married Vincent
Joseph Kelly an ex officer of the British army and a widower (previously
married to Anna Teresa Boland) on 25 Sep 1929 at Booterstown and
moved to Montrose, Donnybrook. Fenella died 3 Apr 1949 at Montrose.
2 Helen Murphy born circa 1861 died 27 Mar 1934, a spinster recluse, at her
home Meryck Grange, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.
3 Edith Victoria Murphy married Major De Witt Jebb late 60th Rifles and son
of Charles Jebb, Esq also late 60th Rifles on 5 Dec 1885 at the Bavarian
Church London.
2 John Christopher Murphy married Margaret Mary O'Connell daughter and only child
of Francis J O'Connell, JP of Bettiville, Co Wexford on 11 Sep 1867 at Barntown. John
Murphy of Dublin, owned 5,362 acres in county Roscommon and smaller acreages in
counties Cork, Westmeath and Limerick. He was also the owner of Oberstown Stud at
Sallins.
1 John Francis Joseph Murphy born 18 Jul 1868 at 37 Upper Mount Street.
2 William Agnew Murphy second son called to the bar in 1894 and practiced on
the Leinster circuit until the death of his father when he went to reside at
Oberstown. He took over the stud and was the winner of the Irish St Ledger
with Double Scotch in 1917. He died a bachelor on 26 Jan 1918 at Oberstown
House and was buried at New Cemetery Naas.
3 Margaret Mary Clare Murphy.
4 Evaleen Mary Teresa Murphy born 11 Oct 1874 at 19 Upper Temple Street.
5 Frances Murphy mentioned in her aunt Margaret's will.
3 Mary Frances Ellen Murphy eldest daughter died 9 Dec 1888 at 4 Belvidere Place,
Dublin.
2 William Murphy, JP married Margaret O’Connor daughter of Matthew O'Connor of Mount
Druid, Roscommon on 3 Nov 1840. William died on 19 May 1843 in Florence.
1 Louisa Margaret Murphy married Richard Darcy of New Forest, Galway.
2 Emily Murphy
3 Eliza Emily Murphy second daughter born circa 1807 died 15 Apr 1824 aged 17 at
Mount Merrion.
4 Margaret Ellen Murphy born circa 1808 attended school at the Sacre Coeur Convent in
Paris. Margaret had a desire to enter the religious life but her father Billy was against this.
He bequeathed her two thousand in his will on condition that she married. She never
married and lived with her brother James at Mount Merrion staying on after his death
until she was evicted by her nephew William who wanted to live in the house himself.
She moved to Albany House and then to Mountjoy Square before purchasing Baymount.
She died 26 Nov 1865 at Baymount, (Manresa) Clontarf on 26 Nov 1865 where she had a
small chapel installed with permission from the Archbiship. Her funeral was held at
the Church of St Saviour in Dominick Street, which her brother had endowed. She left 20K
in personal estate. Her nephew William contested her will in which she had left the
majority of her estate to charities and to her housekeeper Anna Woods but her will was
upheld.
5 Frances Louisa Murphy (Fanny) born circa 1810 attended school at the Sacre Coeur
Convent in Paris before going to boarding school in England. She spoke French like a
French woman and died 10 Jun 1829 aged 19 at Mount Merrion House.
6 Maria Murphy died 3 Sep 1849 at Mount Merrion House from Cholera. She was buried
at Glasnevin as the Pro Catherral would not accept her remains.
7 Charles James Murphy, third son born circa 1814 died unmarried on 5 Sep 1849 at
Mount Merrion. He had just returned from his "Grand tour" where he had visited Europe,
Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt and explored the Second Cataract of the Nile. He was buried at
Glasnevin as he had Cholera, and the Pro Cathedral would not accept his remains.
8 Catherine Maria Murphy married John Johnson of Warranstown Co Meath in the Autumn
of 1825. Catherine died at North Frederick Street on 9 Nov 1842.
9 James Murphy youngest son worked with his father at Smithfield. After the death of his
father he and his cousin William James Murphy of Fitzwilliam Place continued in business.
He was a director of the Patriotic Assurance Company from 1848 to 1853. He retired and
closed the business in 1854 on the death of his cousin. As last surviving son and
Salesmaster of Smithfield died 7 Jan 1860 having devoted his life to private charity. He left
an estate of 150K of which 50K left to charity. 8K was left to the Dominican Friars to finish
their church at Dominick Street and 8K each to St Vincent’s Hospital, the Royal Hospital
Baggot Street and the Mater Hospital in Eccles Street. He left 200 pounds to each of his
land stewards at Lullymore, Ballymaglasson and Kilbrew. He never married and lived with
his sister Margaret at Mount Merrion, leaving her 10K in his Will. His business at Smithfield
was taken over by P Heney in 1854. His funeral mass was held at the Dominican Church in
Denmark Street and a High Mass for the repose of his soul was held 6 weeks after his
death at the Church of St Francis Xavier in Gardiner Street.
©June Bow & Karen Poff - March 2018