Ellen Creagh Fitzgerald courtesy of Gregory F Dayton-Mohl
O'Moore of Redesdale and Cloghan Castle, Kings County
Garrett Moore son and heir of Garrett More and his first wife born September 1784 at Cloghan Castle.
He was the grandson of John Hubert O’Moore of Annabeg. He graduated BA from Trinity in 1806. The
family claimed the title of The O’Moore through descent from Rory Óg O'More of Leix (Laois) who died
1578 and the eldest son used the name O’ Moore.
Garrett O’Moore married Mary Bateman
born circa 1784
died 8 Nov 1833 died January 1831
Smithfield, Dublin Cloghan Castle
Garrett married Mary Bateman daughter of John Bateman of Altavilla, County Limerick and Oakpark, Co
Kerry. They lived at Redesdale in Kilmacud from 1826 to 1828 and were living at Denzille Street by 1832.
His estates in Co Mayo, which were over 4K acres, were put up for sale including Moate Demesne in 1827.
He was a gentleman of large fortune and lands in the Kings County and the County of Clare. His father
was declared a lunatic in 1821 and died 20 Nov 1824 aged 82 and was interred at Meelick graveyard. His
sister Jane married Lieutenant O Hehir of the 60th foot. His step mother Jane O’Moore nee Foster died
in April 1832 at Denzille Street. Mary died in January 1831 at Cloghan Castle and Garrett died suddenly
on 8 Nov 1833 aged 69 whilst completing a transaction with Mr Birmingham, salesmaster of Smithfield.
1 Elizabeth Moore eldest daughter baptised at St Mark's Church, Dublin on 9 Feb 1807 married Major
Giles Vandeleur Creagh, a widower and son of James Creagh of Carbane at Croghan Castle on
6 July 1835. Giles retired a Vice Brevet Colonel in March 1856. He died on 24 Jul 1871 aged 66 and
his funeral was held at Windsor.
1 Ellen Margaret Creagh, eldest daughter born circa 1837 married Crofton Hamilton
Fitzgerald on 31 Dec 1857 at Six Mile Bridge Church.
2 Emily Creagh, second daughter married Robert Law at St George’s Church Dublin on
8 Aug 1860. Robert was the son of Michael Law of 8 Denmark Street. As a widow, she
secondly married John Shaw Hamilton, JP of Martinstown, Co Kildare on 13 Jan 1888 at
Ballysax Church.
3 Geraldine O’Moore Creagh married Joseph Dudley Phillips of Haverfordwest at Charleville
on 25 Feb 1863. Joseph was the eldest son of George Philips of Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire.
4 Elizabeth Augusta Creagh married Edward Picton Phillips, surgeon of Haverfordwest at
Charleville on 16 Dec 1863.
5 Isabella Diana Creagh youngest daughter married Richard H Harvey of Haroldstown at
Haverfordwest on 14 May 1867.
6 Giles Vandeleur Creagh born 11 Dec 1849, baptised 1850 at St Peter's, Dublin.
2 Garrett O’Moore eldest son born in 1810 had a stud farm at Cloghan Castle. He was High Sheriff of
the County of Roscommon in 1845. He eloped in October 1852 and then married Thomasina Matilda
Blair on 10 Nov 1852 at St John’s Church London. Thomasina was seventeen, beautiful and an heiress
and the youngest daughter of Captain Thomas Blair of the Honourable East India Company Service
and step daughter of Captain Maher of O’Bridge House, Taunton. The elopement caused quite a scandal
in both Ireland and England. He served as High Sheriff for the King’s County and Roscommon from
1842 - 1845. In 1854 he sold all his estates in Ireland nearly 10K acres and moved to Paris. Cloghan
Castle was sold to Dr & Mrs Graves. He died on 30 Aug 1864 at the age of fifty-two years at Selg,
Normandy where he gone for a change of air. During his life he was recognised as ‘The O'Moore. This
was later disputed by John O’Donovan who said that the family could not trace their lineage further
back than 1611.
1 Matilda Louisa Moore born 20 Jun 1853 at Paris.
2 Garrett O’Moore born 31 May 1854 at Paris.
3 Walter Edmund O'Moore born 1 Dec 1855 at Paris.
4 Thomas Donald O'Moore born 1 Jan 1858 at Maison D’Avilly near Paris.
5 Marie Thomasine Moore born January 1860 at Paris.
3 John Edmund Moore second son born circa 1815 was a barrister at law and married Annie
Sophia Lambert, eldest daughter of Walter Lambert of Castle Lambert, Co Galway at St Peter’s
Church Dublin on 25 Jul 1837. They lived at 5 Holles Street from 1843 to 1851.
1 Mary Moore died at Castle Lambert in 1841.
2 Grace Moore born 24 Jul 1840 at Castle Lambert.
3 Garrett Moore born 16 Jan 1843 at Holles Street.
4 John Edmund O'Moore was a civil engineer and married Elizabeth Shearman at
Carysfort Church, Blackrock on 9 Dec 1879.
4 Hubert Moore, fourth son born in 1817 died 26 Sep 1846 Dublin aged 27.
5 Rowland Moore sixth son baptised at Taney in 1819 died at Cloghan Castle on 11 Jul 1838 and was
interred in the family vault at Meelick graveyard.
6 Grace Emily Moore, second daughter married Captain James Creagh, R N, and son of James
Creagh of Carbane, Co Clare 11 July 1835 at Cloghan Castle. James's father died at Carbane,
Newmarket on Fergus on 6 Jun 1845 aged 92. James was Inspecting Commander Coast Guard.
Captain James Creagh set his lands at Carbane, Co Clare and put the farm stock up for sale in
1855. He died 23 Mar 1857 at Limerick.
1 Son Creagh born October 1836 at Carbane.
2 Garrett O'Moore Creagh, second son born January 1838 at Carbane died 31 Dec 1858.
3 Ann Vandeleur Creagh, eldest daughter born 18 Jul 1839 died 10 Oct 1857 at Fenloe, Co
Clare.
4 Son born 22 Mar 1840 at Limerick.
5 Mary Emily Creagh, second daughter born 18 Mar 1841 at Montrose. As only surviving
daughter she married George Spaight on 19 Mar 1861 at Kilnasoolagh Church. George was
the only son of the Rev George Spaight. Mary was given away by her uncle Giles Vandeleur
Creagh. George worked for the Montreal Gazette as a sub editor and drowned with a
colleague in the St Lawrence River on 25 May 1871. Mary secondly married Vladimir
Antoniwitz, Baron Von Holdt, Knight of The Order of St Anne and Knight of the Vladimir
Cross on 23 Nov 1872 at St Petersburgh .
6 Son born 4 Oct 1842 at Miltown Malbay.
7 Son Creagh born February 1844 at Tromore House, Miltown Malbay.
8 O'Moore Garrett Creagh aka O'Moore Creagh, sixth son born 2 Apr 1848 at Cahirbane (sic),
Co Clare was a senior British Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1879.
He was with the Bombay Staff Corps and married Mary Leticia Longfield Brereton, daughter
of John Brereton of Parsonstown on 17 Jul 1873 at St Bridin's Church, Birr. Mary died circa
1876, and O'Moore secondly married Elizabeth Reade of Kelverton daughter of E Read of
Kelverton, Bucks. Garrett was Commander in Chief of the Indian forces and appointed
Knight of the Star of India in 1911. Garrett died 9 Aug 1923 at 65 Albert Hall Mansions,
London survived by Elizabeth his wife.
9 Son Creagh born January 1853 at Carbane.
10 Son Creagh born May 1856 at Carbane.
7 Mary O’Moore, youngest daughter born January 1826 at Redesdale married John Robert Brereton,
barrister at law and eldest son of John Brereton of Oldcourt, County Tipperary at Finglas Church
in December 1844.
* Giles Vandeleur Creagh of HM 81st Regiment married Elizabeth (Jean Elizabeth) Creagh on
6 Aug 1831 at Holy Trinity Church, Gosport. Elizabeth was the daughter of Colonel Creagh, late 81st,
formerly 92nd/93rd Highlanders and died at Boulogne aged 27. She was buried there on 27 Jun 1834.
Her mother was Mary (died Lesieux, France in 1835) and her father was aide de camp to his Majesty.
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Garrett Moore son and heir of Garrett More and his first wife born September 1784 at Cloghan Castle.
He was the grandson of John Hubert O’Moore of Annabeg. He graduated BA from Trinity in 1806. The
family claimed the title of The O’Moore through descent from Rory Óg O'More of Leix (Laois) who died
1578 and the eldest son used the name O’ Moore.
Garrett O’Moore married Mary Bateman
born circa 1784
died 8 Nov 1833 died January 1831
Smithfield, Dublin Cloghan Castle
Garrett married Mary Bateman daughter of John Bateman of Altavilla, County Limerick and Oakpark, Co
Kerry. They lived at Redesdale in Kilmacud from 1826 to 1828 and were living at Denzille Street by 1832.
His estates in Co Mayo, which were over 4K acres, were put up for sale including Moate Demesne in 1827.
He was a gentleman of large fortune and lands in the Kings County and the County of Clare. His father
was declared a lunatic in 1821 and died 20 Nov 1824 aged 82 and was interred at Meelick graveyard. His
sister Jane married Lieutenant O Hehir of the 60th foot. His step mother Jane O’Moore nee Foster died
in April 1832 at Denzille Street. Mary died in January 1831 at Cloghan Castle and Garrett died suddenly
on 8 Nov 1833 aged 69 whilst completing a transaction with Mr Birmingham, salesmaster of Smithfield.
1 Elizabeth Moore eldest daughter baptised at St Mark's Church, Dublin on 9 Feb 1807 married Major
Giles Vandeleur Creagh, a widower and son of James Creagh of Carbane at Croghan Castle on
6 July 1835. Giles retired a Vice Brevet Colonel in March 1856. He died on 24 Jul 1871 aged 66 and
his funeral was held at Windsor.
1 Ellen Margaret Creagh, eldest daughter born circa 1837 married Crofton Hamilton
Fitzgerald on 31 Dec 1857 at Six Mile Bridge Church.
2 Emily Creagh, second daughter married Robert Law at St George’s Church Dublin on
8 Aug 1860. Robert was the son of Michael Law of 8 Denmark Street. As a widow, she
secondly married John Shaw Hamilton, JP of Martinstown, Co Kildare on 13 Jan 1888 at
Ballysax Church.
3 Geraldine O’Moore Creagh married Joseph Dudley Phillips of Haverfordwest at Charleville
on 25 Feb 1863. Joseph was the eldest son of George Philips of Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire.
4 Elizabeth Augusta Creagh married Edward Picton Phillips, surgeon of Haverfordwest at
Charleville on 16 Dec 1863.
5 Isabella Diana Creagh youngest daughter married Richard H Harvey of Haroldstown at
Haverfordwest on 14 May 1867.
6 Giles Vandeleur Creagh born 11 Dec 1849, baptised 1850 at St Peter's, Dublin.
2 Garrett O’Moore eldest son born in 1810 had a stud farm at Cloghan Castle. He was High Sheriff of
the County of Roscommon in 1845. He eloped in October 1852 and then married Thomasina Matilda
Blair on 10 Nov 1852 at St John’s Church London. Thomasina was seventeen, beautiful and an heiress
and the youngest daughter of Captain Thomas Blair of the Honourable East India Company Service
and step daughter of Captain Maher of O’Bridge House, Taunton. The elopement caused quite a scandal
in both Ireland and England. He served as High Sheriff for the King’s County and Roscommon from
1842 - 1845. In 1854 he sold all his estates in Ireland nearly 10K acres and moved to Paris. Cloghan
Castle was sold to Dr & Mrs Graves. He died on 30 Aug 1864 at the age of fifty-two years at Selg,
Normandy where he gone for a change of air. During his life he was recognised as ‘The O'Moore. This
was later disputed by John O’Donovan who said that the family could not trace their lineage further
back than 1611.
1 Matilda Louisa Moore born 20 Jun 1853 at Paris.
2 Garrett O’Moore born 31 May 1854 at Paris.
3 Walter Edmund O'Moore born 1 Dec 1855 at Paris.
4 Thomas Donald O'Moore born 1 Jan 1858 at Maison D’Avilly near Paris.
5 Marie Thomasine Moore born January 1860 at Paris.
3 John Edmund Moore second son born circa 1815 was a barrister at law and married Annie
Sophia Lambert, eldest daughter of Walter Lambert of Castle Lambert, Co Galway at St Peter’s
Church Dublin on 25 Jul 1837. They lived at 5 Holles Street from 1843 to 1851.
1 Mary Moore died at Castle Lambert in 1841.
2 Grace Moore born 24 Jul 1840 at Castle Lambert.
3 Garrett Moore born 16 Jan 1843 at Holles Street.
4 John Edmund O'Moore was a civil engineer and married Elizabeth Shearman at
Carysfort Church, Blackrock on 9 Dec 1879.
4 Hubert Moore, fourth son born in 1817 died 26 Sep 1846 Dublin aged 27.
5 Rowland Moore sixth son baptised at Taney in 1819 died at Cloghan Castle on 11 Jul 1838 and was
interred in the family vault at Meelick graveyard.
6 Grace Emily Moore, second daughter married Captain James Creagh, R N, and son of James
Creagh of Carbane, Co Clare 11 July 1835 at Cloghan Castle. James's father died at Carbane,
Newmarket on Fergus on 6 Jun 1845 aged 92. James was Inspecting Commander Coast Guard.
Captain James Creagh set his lands at Carbane, Co Clare and put the farm stock up for sale in
1855. He died 23 Mar 1857 at Limerick.
1 Son Creagh born October 1836 at Carbane.
2 Garrett O'Moore Creagh, second son born January 1838 at Carbane died 31 Dec 1858.
3 Ann Vandeleur Creagh, eldest daughter born 18 Jul 1839 died 10 Oct 1857 at Fenloe, Co
Clare.
4 Son born 22 Mar 1840 at Limerick.
5 Mary Emily Creagh, second daughter born 18 Mar 1841 at Montrose. As only surviving
daughter she married George Spaight on 19 Mar 1861 at Kilnasoolagh Church. George was
the only son of the Rev George Spaight. Mary was given away by her uncle Giles Vandeleur
Creagh. George worked for the Montreal Gazette as a sub editor and drowned with a
colleague in the St Lawrence River on 25 May 1871. Mary secondly married Vladimir
Antoniwitz, Baron Von Holdt, Knight of The Order of St Anne and Knight of the Vladimir
Cross on 23 Nov 1872 at St Petersburgh .
6 Son born 4 Oct 1842 at Miltown Malbay.
7 Son Creagh born February 1844 at Tromore House, Miltown Malbay.
8 O'Moore Garrett Creagh aka O'Moore Creagh, sixth son born 2 Apr 1848 at Cahirbane (sic),
Co Clare was a senior British Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1879.
He was with the Bombay Staff Corps and married Mary Leticia Longfield Brereton, daughter
of John Brereton of Parsonstown on 17 Jul 1873 at St Bridin's Church, Birr. Mary died circa
1876, and O'Moore secondly married Elizabeth Reade of Kelverton daughter of E Read of
Kelverton, Bucks. Garrett was Commander in Chief of the Indian forces and appointed
Knight of the Star of India in 1911. Garrett died 9 Aug 1923 at 65 Albert Hall Mansions,
London survived by Elizabeth his wife.
9 Son Creagh born January 1853 at Carbane.
10 Son Creagh born May 1856 at Carbane.
7 Mary O’Moore, youngest daughter born January 1826 at Redesdale married John Robert Brereton,
barrister at law and eldest son of John Brereton of Oldcourt, County Tipperary at Finglas Church
in December 1844.
* Giles Vandeleur Creagh of HM 81st Regiment married Elizabeth (Jean Elizabeth) Creagh on
6 Aug 1831 at Holy Trinity Church, Gosport. Elizabeth was the daughter of Colonel Creagh, late 81st,
formerly 92nd/93rd Highlanders and died at Boulogne aged 27. She was buried there on 27 Jun 1834.
Her mother was Mary (died Lesieux, France in 1835) and her father was aide de camp to his Majesty.
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