McCormack, Olivia
(1994)
Background to the murder of Major Denis Mahon, Strokestown Park,
County Roscommon on 2 November, 1847.
Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Abstract
The Mahon family have resided at Strokestown Park since the latter 17th
Century. King Charles II rewarded Nicholas Mahon with two grants of
land at Strokestown, County Roscommon, for services rendered to the
crown. The estate continued within the family through turbulent periods
of Irish history. In 1800, Maurice Mahon was bestowed with the title of
first Baron Hartland of Strokestown. This peerage was a further reward
by the British crown for voting for the Act of Union. However, the
prestigious title became extinct in 1845 on the death of Maurice,
grandson of the first Baron Hartland. The estate, which consisted of
approximately nine thousand acres, was inherited by his nephew Major
Denis Mahon. He is distinctly memorable on account of his contentious
murder on 2 November 1847.
Major Mahon was unfortunate to inherit the estate during the turbulent
famine years. He was not a man to embrace reform of the landed system.
His views remained fervently within the undefined relationship between
landlord and tenant. He continued oblivious to the real situation of
County Roscommon and was unaware of the high rate of agrarian unrest
among the rural population.
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Thesis
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| Keywords: |
Major Denis Mahon; Strokestown Park; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History |
| Item ID: |
5297 |
| Depositing User: |
IR eTheses
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Aug 2014 11:31 |
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