Obituary: Cripps, John August 15, 1850 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Limerick Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: K.L. Rhodes Little.House.Antiques@comcast.net December 9, 2011, 8:47 am CRIPPS, JOHN AUGUST 15, 1850 Irish American Weekly; 14 Sep 1850 DIED. August 15, in Limerick, John Cripps, Esq., formerly Mayor of that city. Additional Comments: NOTEs: John Cripps was Mayor of Limerick in 1830-31(?) Rev. Patrick Ftizgerald mentions in his book "The history, topography, and antiquities, of the county and city of Limerick...; Volume 2" published in 1827 "Cahirnarry house is the seat of John Cripps" and the NUI Landed Estates Database at http://www.landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/property-show. jsp?id=2919 describes Cahernarry House as "Originally a Cripps residence, occupied by a member of the Crips family in the 1770s and by J. Cripps in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Watson was in residence. The house was valued at £8."