THE KEMMISES WERE MAJOR LANDOWNERS IN COUNTY WICKLOW, WITH 8,041 ACRES
The family of KEMMIS or KEMEYS came originally from Monmouthshire, and settled in Ireland in 1731.
THOMAS KEMMIS (1753-1823), a solicitor, son of Thomas Kemmis, of Killeen, Queen's County, married Susanna, daughter of John Long, of Derrynaseera, Queen's County, and had issue, four sons,
Thomas, of Roebuck, County Dublin;The third son,
Henry (1776-1857), MP for Tralee, 1798-1800;
WILLIAM, of whom we treat;
James.
WILLIAM KEMMIS (1777-1864), of Ballinacor, County Wicklow, and Killeen, Queen's County, Crown and Treasury Solicitor for Ireland (see KEMMIS of Shaen), espoused, in 1805, Ellen, second daughter of Nicholas Southcote Mansergh JP, of Greenane, County Tipperary, and had issue,
WILLIAM GILBERT KEMMIS JP DL (1806-81), of Ballinacor and Ballycarroll, High Sheriff of County Wicklow, 1835, who died unmarried, when he was succeeded by his nephew,
WILLIAM KEMMIS JP DL (1836-1900), of Ballinacor and Ballycarroll, Colonel, Royal Artillery, who wedded, in 1862, Ellen Gertrude de Horne Christy, eldest daughter of George Steinman Steinman, FSA, of Sundridge, Kent, and had issue,
WILLIAM HENRY OLPHERT KEMMIS JP DL (1864-1939), of Ballinacor, High Sheriff of County Wicklow, 1904, Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding, Wicklow Royal Garrison Artillery, who espoused, in 1888, Francis Maude, second daughter of the Rev Charles Beauclerk, Chaplain of Holy Trinity Church, Boulogne, France, and had issue,
WILLIAM DARRYL OLPHERT KEMMIS MC (1892-1965), Captain, Inniskilling Dragoons.
When Captain Kemmis died in 1965, Ballinacor was inherited by his maternal cousin, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Lomer.
WILLIAM GILBERT;Mr Kemmis was succeeded by his son,
Thomas;
George (Rev);
Richard;
James;
Elizabeth.
WILLIAM GILBERT KEMMIS JP DL (1806-81), of Ballinacor and Ballycarroll, High Sheriff of County Wicklow, 1835, who died unmarried, when he was succeeded by his nephew,
WILLIAM KEMMIS JP DL (1836-1900), of Ballinacor and Ballycarroll, Colonel, Royal Artillery, who wedded, in 1862, Ellen Gertrude de Horne Christy, eldest daughter of George Steinman Steinman, FSA, of Sundridge, Kent, and had issue,
WILLIAM HENRY OLPHERT, his heir;Colonel Kemmis was succeeded by his eldest son,
Marcus Steinman (Rev);
Lewis George Nicholas;
Edward Bernhard;
Gilbert (Rev).
WILLIAM HENRY OLPHERT KEMMIS JP DL (1864-1939), of Ballinacor, High Sheriff of County Wicklow, 1904, Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding, Wicklow Royal Garrison Artillery, who espoused, in 1888, Francis Maude, second daughter of the Rev Charles Beauclerk, Chaplain of Holy Trinity Church, Boulogne, France, and had issue,
WILLIAM DARRYL OLPHERT;The eldest son,
Thomas Steinman;
Karolie Kathleen.
WILLIAM DARRYL OLPHERT KEMMIS MC (1892-1965), Captain, Inniskilling Dragoons.
When Captain Kemmis died in 1965, Ballinacor was inherited by his maternal cousin, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Lomer.
The Kemmises owned 4,706 acres of land in the Queen's County.
BALLINACOR HOUSE, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, is a two-storey, late 18th century house, enlarged, re-faced and re-roofed in the 19th century.
It has a three-bay entrance front with an Ionic portico.
The end elevation has six bays, three of which are in a shallow, curved bow.
There is a gabled office wing with an adjacent conservatory; an Italianate campanile at the junction of the main block and wing.
The clock has been said to keep time for the surrounding countryside.
The entrance hall is stone-flagged, with a plasterwork Victorian cornice; a large, top-lit, two-storey hall with oval lantern; oval gallery with iron balustrade.
The demesne is said to be magnificent, with wooded hills topped by high mountains; a mile-long oak walk; and a mile-long avenue from the front gate to the house, bordered by rhododendrons and firs.
There is a deer-park and the River Avonbeg flows by with abundant cascades and gorges.
THE PRESENT owners, Sir Robert and Lady Davis-Goff, bought Ballinacor Estate in 2001 as a working farm and shoot.
The house underwent an extensive renovation and modernisation project, which was completed in 2009.
This renovation was sympathetic to the time in which the house was built and is furnished appropriately.
The estate has a strong tradition of driven shooting and has game records going back well over a century.
Grouse were previously shot on the estate, and it is hoped to revive the moor in future years.
Lady Davis-Goff inherited Lissen Hall in County Dublin.
First published in May, 2013.
BALLINACOR HOUSE, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, is a two-storey, late 18th century house, enlarged, re-faced and re-roofed in the 19th century.
It has a three-bay entrance front with an Ionic portico.
The end elevation has six bays, three of which are in a shallow, curved bow.
There is a gabled office wing with an adjacent conservatory; an Italianate campanile at the junction of the main block and wing.
The clock has been said to keep time for the surrounding countryside.
The entrance hall is stone-flagged, with a plasterwork Victorian cornice; a large, top-lit, two-storey hall with oval lantern; oval gallery with iron balustrade.
The demesne is said to be magnificent, with wooded hills topped by high mountains; a mile-long oak walk; and a mile-long avenue from the front gate to the house, bordered by rhododendrons and firs.
There is a deer-park and the River Avonbeg flows by with abundant cascades and gorges.
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THE PRESENT owners, Sir Robert and Lady Davis-Goff, bought Ballinacor Estate in 2001 as a working farm and shoot.
The house underwent an extensive renovation and modernisation project, which was completed in 2009.
This renovation was sympathetic to the time in which the house was built and is furnished appropriately.
The estate has a strong tradition of driven shooting and has game records going back well over a century.
Grouse were previously shot on the estate, and it is hoped to revive the moor in future years.
Lady Davis-Goff inherited Lissen Hall in County Dublin.
First published in May, 2013.
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