Bennekerry House was inhabited by the Newton family
since 1702 when Bryan Newton obtained a lease of it from Bishop Vigors
who held it. The Newton family came to Ireland with William III from
Lancashire. In 1785 Colonel Philip Newton of Bennekerry married Sarah
Westrop Bagenal, sister of Walter Bagenal above-mentioned, and their
son, Philip Newton adopted the name Bagenal. Hence it was that the name
Bagenal carried on in Bennekerry until 1936 when the property was sold
to its present occupant Mr. S. Roche.
Leaving Castle Hill and walking to the left extremity
of our triangle we reach Bennekerry House. This in Dineley's time
belonged to William Ewers, Esq., but I have been unable to find any
reference to this individual. Bennekerry is of interest to us in being
at one time the residence of Walter Bagenal, the last male heir of the
Bagenal family. Walter Bagenal died in Staplestown in 1814 and is buried
in the local Church. A monument erected to his memory by his widow
Elizabeth, and daughter Maria, can still be seen in the church. The
monument was probably erected when the new church was built in 1821, or
else it was removed from the old church.
A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, by Samuel Lewis.
1837
Benekerry or Busherstown
BENEKERRY, otherwise BUSHERSTOWN, a parish, in the barony of RATHVILLY
(but locally in that of Carlow), county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER,
2½ miles (E. N. E.) from Carlow; containing 135 inhabitants. This parish is
situated on the road from Carlow to Tullow, and is bounded on the south-west
and east by the river Burren: more than four-fifths consists of meadow and
pasture land, and the remainder is arable, with a few acres of Woodlands. In
the ecclesiastical divisions it is not regarded as a parish, but as forming
part of that of Urglin, the incumbent of which receives the tithes, except
of about ten acres, which pay tithe to the incumbent of Ballinacarrig or
Staplestown.
Source: http://www.libraryireland.com
Images of Bennekerry
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The old Bennekerry NS |
An OSi Map of Bennekerry
Church & School |
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St. Mary’s Church Bennekerry |
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Saint Mary Churchyard Bennekerry, County Carlow, Ireland
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