Edmund Concanon
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Edmund Concanon was Irish solicitor and town commissioner from 1816–1902.[1]
Concanon was reputedly descended from the kings of Uí Díarmata.[citation needed] By the 18th century their property was much reduced, and they converted from Catholicism to the established Protestant church.[citation needed] In this was they held onto the remain of the property in the parish of Killascobe; Concanon's father named the family home "Waterloo" in commemoration of Wellington's victory.[citation needed]
Because he was a younger son, Concanon did not inherit the family property. He gained employment at the ecclesiastical court of
He married a
Concanon was a member of the town's cricket club (the town ran two teams), spoke Irish and was a noted step-dancer.[citation needed] On his death he was interred in the family vault at Killascobe.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Claffey, Tony (1992). "Edmund Concannon, 1816-1902". The Great Tuam Annual 3.
- ^ "About - History". conmeagher.ie. Concanon & Meagher Solicitors. Retrieved 30 October 2020.