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TS-EMOG-0118
Record Date:
25 May 2015
Graveyard:
Exact wording of epitaph:
PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF
MAJOR GENERAL THADDEUS RYAN
OF SCARTEEN,
DIED 4TH JAN 1905, AGED 67.
GWENDOLINE, HIS WIFE,
DIED 10TH JULY 1920, AGED 72.
JAMES RYAN, THEIR SON,
DIED 26TH MAY 1890, AGED 17.
THADDEUS RYAN, THEIR SON,
DIED 13TH AUGUST 1919, AGED 45.
MAJOR CLEMENT RYAN, THEIR SON,
KILLED IN FRANCE, 8TH JULY 1916, AGED 39.
HELEN RYAN DIED OCT 28TH 1945, AGED 91.
JOHN JOSEPH RYAN, BORN 1871, DIED 1954.
R.I.P.
PLAQUE INSCRIPTION :
ANITA RYAN, SCARTEEN, DIED OCT 16TH 1975, AGED 88 YEARS.
CLAIRE BERNADETTE RYAN, DIED APRIL 11TH 1979, AGED 12 YRS.
BETTY RYAN, EMLY HOUSE, DIED MAY 24TH 1984, AGED 82 YRS.
SIDE OF STONE INSCRIPTION :
PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF
CLEMENT RYAN, EMLY, DIED 11TH SEPT 1922, AGED 77.
ELIZABETH RYAN, HIS WIFE, DIED 27TH NOV 1914, AGED 53 YEARS.
CAPTAIN CHARLES RYAN, THEIR SON, KILLED IN FRANCE 4TH OCT 1918, AGED 24.
WILLIAM RYAN DIED 27TH NOV 1900, AGED 61.
CHARLES E RYAN M.D. DIED 24TH JUNE 1925, AGED 75.
MARY VINCENT RYAN, HIS WIFE, DIED 31ST OCT 1925, AGED 71.
SIDE OF STONE INSCRIPTION :
PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF
THADDEUS RICHARD RYAN
OF SCARTEEN, WHO DIED A.D. 1843, AGED 83 YEARS.
HELEN RYAN, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED A.D. 1844, AGED 70 YEARS.
JOHN RYAN, THEIR SON,
WHO DIED 16TH MAY 1863, AGED 65 YEARS.
ALICE RYAN, HIS WIFE, DIED 30TH AUG 1891, AGED 78 YEARS.
ELY RYAN, WHO DIED 22ND FEB 1871, AGED 68 YRS.
SIDE OF STONE INSCRIPTION :
THADDEUS RYAN OF BALLYVISTEA,
WHO DIED A.D. 1740, AGED 98 YEARS.
HIS SON, JOHN RYAN,
DIED A.D. 1724, AGED 25 YEARS.
JOHN RYAN DIED A.D. 1810, AGED 88 YEARS.
HIS WIFE, ELIZA RYAN, DIED A.D. 1800, AGED 80 YEARS.
R.I.P.
Memorial Type:
Celtic Cross
Number of people commemorated:
25
People commemorated:
Name:
Thaddeus
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1838
Date of death - day:
4
Date of death - month:
January
Date of death - year:
1905
Age:
67
Address:
Scarteen
Name:
Gwendoline
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1848
Date of death - day:
10
Date of death - month:
July
Date of death - year:
1920
Age:
72
Relationship with first person:
Wife
Name:
James
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1873
Date of death - day:
26
Date of death - month:
May
Date of death - year:
1890
Age:
17
Relationship with first person:
Son
Name:
Thaddeus
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1874
Date of death - day:
13
Date of death - month:
August
Date of death - year:
1919
Age:
45
Relationship with first person:
Son
Title:
Major
Name:
Clement
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1877
Date of death - day:
8
Date of death - month:
July
Date of death - year:
1916
Age:
39
Relationship with first person:
Son
Name:
Helen
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1854
Date of death - day:
28
Date of death - month:
October
Date of death - year:
1945
Age:
91
Relationship with first person:
Sister
Name:
John Joseph
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1871
Date of death - year:
1954
Age:
83
Relationship with first person:
Son
Name:
Anita
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1887
Date of death - day:
16
Date of death - month:
October
Date of death - year:
1975
Age:
88
Relationship with first person:
Daughter - in - law
Name:
Claire Bernadette
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1967
Date of death - day:
11
Date of death - month:
April
Date of death - year:
1979
Age:
12
Relationship with first person:
Great granddaughter
Name:
Betty
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1902
Date of death - day:
24
Date of death - month:
May
Date of death - year:
1984
Age:
82
Address:
Emly House
Relationship with first person:
Niece
Name:
Clement
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1845
Date of death - day:
11
Date of death - month:
September
Date of death - year:
1922
Age:
77
Address:
Emly
Relationship with first person:
Brother
Name:
Elizabeth
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1861
Date of death - day:
27
Date of death - month:
November
Date of death - year:
1914
Age:
53
Relationship with first person:
Sister - in - law
Title:
Captain
Name:
Charles
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1894
Date of death - day:
4
Date of death - month:
October
Date of death - year:
1918
Age:
24
Relationship with first person:
Nephew
Name:
William
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1839
Date of death - day:
27
Date of death - month:
November
Date of death - year:
1900
Age:
61
Relationship with first person:
Brother
Name:
Charles E
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1850
Date of death - day:
24
Date of death - month:
June
Date of death - year:
1925
Age:
75
Relationship with first person:
Brother
Name:
Mary Vincent
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1854
Date of death - day:
31
Date of death - month:
October
Date of death - year:
1925
Age:
71
Relationship with first person:
Sister - in - law
Name:
Thaddeus R
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1760
Date of death - year:
1843
Age:
83
Address:
Scarteen
Relationship with first person:
Grandfather
Name:
Helen
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1774
Date of death - year:
1844
Age:
70
Relationship with first person:
Grandmother
Name:
John
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1798
Date of death - day:
16
Date of death - month:
May
Date of death - year:
1863
Age:
65
Relationship with first person:
Father
Name:
Alice
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1813
Date of death - day:
30
Date of death - month:
August
Date of death - year:
1891
Age:
78
Relationship with first person:
Mother
Name:
Ely
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1803
Date of death - day:
22
Date of death - month:
February
Date of death - year:
1871
Age:
68
Relationship with first person:
Aunt
Name:
Thaddeus
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1642
Date of death - year:
1740
Age:
98
Address:
Ballyvistea
Relationship with first person:
Great - great - great - grandfather
Name:
John
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1699
Date of death - year:
1724
Age:
25
Relationship with first person:
Great - great - grandfather
Name:
John
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1722
Date of death - year:
1810
Age:
88
Relationship with first person:
Great - grandfather
Name:
Eliza
Surname:
Ryan
Date of birth - year:
1720
Date of death - year:
1800
Age:
80
Relationship with first person:
Great - grandmother
Notes:
NB. Celtic Cross & burial vault, enclosed by an iron railing.
The Ryan family of Ballyvistea, Scarteen & Emly House. The famous Black & Tan foxhounds are housed at Scarteen, Knocklong, Co. Limerick, the home of the present day owner Chris Ryan.
NB. Gwendoline Ryan (1874-1919), nee Power, daughter of Sir James Power of Edermine, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
John joseph Ryan (1871-1954) was High Sheriff of Limerick in 1908. He was one of the finest horsemen in Irish hunt history. A Boer War and World War 1 veteran. He was mistakenly reported as having been killed in action during World War 1. His wife, Anita Purcell (1887-1975) was of Burton Park, Churchtown, Co. Cork.
Elizabeth Ryan (1861-1914), nee Bianconi, known as Lily, was a grand-daughter of Charles Bianconi (1786-1875) and a great grand-daughter of Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator (1775-1847). She was the daughter of Charles Thomas Bianconi (1832-1864) & Ellie O' Connell Fitzsimon 1838-1919 of Longfield House near Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary. Lily married Clement Joseph Ryan (1845-1922), son of John Ryan (1800-1863) & Alice McKnight Hartigan 1813-1891 of Scarteen House on the 30th May 1882 in Boherlahan RC, Co. Tipperary. Their children included John (Jack) Ryan 1884-1967, Helen 1885-1969, Clement 1888-1958, Alice 1890-1976, Mary Grace 1892-1929, Charles 1894-1918, Hugh 1896-1967, Amy 1898-1969, Christopher Anthony 1900-1969 & Elizabeth (Betty) 1902-1984
Mary Vincent Ryan (1854-1925), nee Parkes, eldest daughter of Sir Henry Parkes of Roslyn Hill.
Helen Ryan (1774-1844), nee Howley, daughter of John Howley of Rich Hill, Lisnagry, Co. Limerick.
John Ryan (1798-1863) was a director and guarantor of the Sadlier Bank in Tipperary Town that went bankrupt in 1856 due to embezzlement of funds by it’s founder John Sadlier. It was a financial disaster for the Ryan family and many others at the time.
John Ryan’s wife, Alice Ryan (1813-1891), the second daughter of John McKnight Hartigan had to assume control of the destiny of the Ryan family after her husband’s death in May 1863.
The Ryan family moved to Ballyvistea, Emly from Ballykeveen, Sologhead, Co. Tipperary circa 1691 and remained there until circa 1796. The famous Black & Tan foxhounds came to Ballyvistea, Emly about 1755 and moved to Scarteen, Co. Limerick circa 1798. They were in Emly House from 1887 to 1904.
Thaddeus Ryan (1642-1740) fought at the Battle of Aughrim and at the Siege of Limerick.
Eliza Ryan (1720-1800), nee O’Brien, of Abercross, Co. Cork.
NB.Thady Ryan ( 1923-2005), son of John Joseph Ryan (1871-1954) & Anita Purcell (1887-1975) of Scarteen, Co. Limerick and his New Zealand born wife Anne Peter (1925-2015) emigrated to Temuka, South Canterbury, NZ on the 03-04-1987. Both died in NZ. Thady was the seventh generation of his family to do so, when he became master of the Scarteen hunt in 1946. He handed over the reins to the present master, his son Chris Ryan in 1986.
Mary Grace Ryan (1892-1929) daughter of Clement Joseph Ryan (1845-1922) & Elizabeth (Lily) Bianconi (1861-1914) of Emly House married Nicholas Grene (1881-1942) son of James Grene & Alice Mary Kelly of Grenepark House, Dundrum, Co. Tipperary on the 12th Jan 1916 in Emly RC, Co. Tipperary. Their grandson, Patrick Farrell, son of Lily Farrell, nee Grene, inherited Emly House circa the mid 1980's. He died on the 19th May 2022 and was cremated following a private funeral. His obituary reads as follows :
Patrick Farrell of Emly, Co. Tipperary & formerly of Mayfield, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, passed away on 19th May 2022. He is survived by his wife Eileen, his children Aisling and Cormac, his daughter in law Aideen, his grand-daughter Líadan, his brothers John, Séamus, Niall and Francis, brother in law George, sisters in law Jane and Cathy, relatives and friends. Fondly remembering at this time his late sister Libby.
He will be greatly missed. Rest in peace
