page_title: Phaedrig O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin
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hierarchical_section_title: Phaedrig O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: seriesofpictures04morr (find matches) Title: A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive and historical letterpress Year: 1840 (1840s) Authors: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893 Subjects: Historic buildings Historic buildings Publisher: London (etc.) W. Mackenzie Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: J.P. and D.L., born September 30th., 1741, whomarried, in 1770, Anne, only daughter of William Champion, Esq., of Wormley,Gloucestershire, and on the death of his relative, the above-named John OliverWillyams, succeeded to the Roseworthy and Carnanton estates. He died the 10th.of Februai-y, 1828, and was followed by his son, Humphrey Willyams, Esq., of Roseworthy and Carnanton, J.P., D.L., High Sheriffof Cornwall, 1859-60, and M.P. for Truro from 1848 to 1852, born April 20th.,1792. He married, January 14th., 1822, Ellen Frances, youngest daughter of WilliamBrydges Neynoe, Esq., of Castle JSTeynoe, in the county of Sligo, and had, withother children, an elder surviving son, Edward Brydges Willyams, of Carnanton, J.P., D.L., and Deputy-Warden of theStannaries, born 5th. November, 1835, married, 1856, Jane, daughter and co-heiressof Sir Trevor Wheler, Baronet, of Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire, M.P. forTruro from 1857 to 1860, and for East Cornwall from 1868 to 1874, when heretired. Text Appearing After Image: DROMOLAND, NEAR NEWMARKET-ON-FEEGUS, COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND.—LORD INCHIQUIN. Dromoland Castle is situated about two miles from the ArdsoUus Station, on theLimerick and Ennis Railway. It is a modern castellated building of chiseled grey limestone, and stands, over-looking a lake, in the middle of a prettily wooded park of over fifteen hundredacres. It is built on the site of an older house of Grecian architecture, which hadin its time replaced a more ancient castle. It was begun about 1825, and finishedten years later, by Sir Edward OBrien, the fourth Baronet, Mr. J. Payne (a pupilof Nashs) being the architect. From hills inside the demesne there are extensive views over the Valley of theShannon and Fergus, the Old Race-course Stand forming a conspicuous landmarkin the navigation of the latter river. The castle contains some interesting relics of ancient times, as well as a goodcollection of family portraits, and a large library. Among the pictures may be mentioned a life-sized equest Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Phaedrig Lucius Ambrose O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin was the holder of a hereditary peerage in the Peerage of Ireland, as well as Chief of the Name of O'Brien and Prince of Thomond in the Gaelic Irish nobility. He was a geologist.
context_section_description: Inchiquin was younger brother of Donough O'Brien, 16th Baron Inchiquin, whom he inherited the Baron Inchiquin peerage from upon his death as he had no male issue. He was also the uncle of the current incumbent of the Baron Inchiquin title, Conor O'Brien, 18th Baron Inchiquin.
  On 19 February 1945 he married Vera Maud Winter, the daughter of Reverend Clifton Winter of Winton House in Dawlish. They had no issue. 
  After succeeding to his brother's peerage, he returned to Ireland where he maintained Thomond House on the former ancestral estate of Dromoland Castle. The 16th Baron had been forced to sell most of the estate including the ancestral seat to billionaire industrialist Bernard McDonough in 1962 and had subsequently built the adjacent Thomond House. Today the Castle remains intact and serves a luxury hotel, it is now owned by series of Irish-American businessmen. Inchiquin also maintained a smaller home in England at Richard's Castle near Ludlow.
  Inchiquin died on 20 May 1982 in Richards Castle and was succeeded by his nephew Conor now the 18th Baron Inchiquin.
caption: The former seat of the Baron Inchiquin's, Dromoland Castle.
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