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William O’Sullivan Esq., Carriganass Castle, John Edward Barrett , Kealkil, Bantry.

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Son of William O’Sullivan, Senior

William O’Sullivan Junior, TCD, B.L., (1818-pre 1854), Carriganass Castle, Bantry.   1850.  On recommendation of the Earl of Bandon superseded after two days. Called to the Bar 1844.  William O’Sullivan presumably Junior  and John Shea Lalor also a lawyer  were arrested outside Killarney, pistols in hand.  They were bound to keep the peace  when the casus belli arose at a Relief Committee meeting.  They were both on the Bantry Relief Committee in 1847.He did not practise and presumably was engaged in land management on behalf of his father 1847 seizing cattle at Scart, Bantry for alleged overdue rent to his father William  Esq., with Daniel, John and Cornelius Manning and Eugene and Stephen Sullivan he was imprisoned for 3 months and fined £20 for assault.  Assisting 1848 Henry J. Fawcett, Practical Instructor on Husbandry of Visit to Bantry, father’s land being drained.   Prosecuted in Cork for criminal libel.  His married John Edward Barrett who took over the estate.  Father acquired the Cariganass estate from David Mellefont, Donemark in 1817.  By the time of his fathers will in 1854, he was dead, the will made modest provision for William Juniors  illegitimate son.