Frybrook House BOYLE

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Frybrook House (b. 1743) is a Georgian residence with a rich sense of history and possibly one of Boyle's finest. It is one of the few grand properties in Boyle to have survived intact. Featuring Palladian windows and a pedimented doorcase, a house of this size and date is also notable for its absence of a basement. The house is a protected structure.

It was built by Henry Fry Esq. a merchant from Edenderry, who established a weaving industry in the town in 1742. His descendants Henry Fry Jr. Esq. of Frybrooke and Henry Fry Esq. of Fairyhill (Knockashee) were founding members of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank in Boyle in 1835.

Henry Fry Esq. (c.1701-1786) was the son of John Fry & Anne Harrington of Edenderry, Co Offaly (see also the famous artist Thomas Frye of Edenderry). The Frys originated from Beckington Somerset [Burke] and grave markers for 17th-century ancestors can be found at Monasterois Cemetery.

Henry came to Boyle on the invitation of Lord Kingston in 1742. From 1743, Henry Fry Esq. & Mary Fuller of Clara, Co Offaly had the following children:

• (TWIN) John Fry Esq. (d. 1796) had a brewery at Fairyhill aka Knockashee, Boyle. His son, Henry Fry Esq. of Fairyhill m. 1830 Alicia Knott of Atteville/Abbeville Co. Sligo (d.1855).

• (TWIN) Ann Fry m. John Knott.

• Mary Fry m. Thomas Irwin (d.1808) of Camlin (eldest son of John Irwin Esq.)

• Sarah Fry.

In 1752, Henry Fry Esq. married Catherine Mills (d.1786) of Knockhall Co Roscommon and had the following children:

• Henry Fry Jr. (1757-1847) of Frybrook m. 1784 Elizabeth Baker of Lismcue Co Tipperary. Registered a freehold of £50 with lands at K nockarush in 1829. See also Navarino House.

• Edward Harrington Fry of Frybrook m. 1793 another Catherine Mills of Knockhall Co Roscommon (1st cousin). Registered a freehold of £20 with lands at Farranagalliagh in 1829.

• Catherine Fry (d.1840) m.c. 1774 Arthur Irwin of Willowbrook, Co Sligo

• Oliver Fry (1773 - 1868) m. 1806 Mary Phibbs of Bloomfield Co. Sligo

• Jane (Fry) m. 1808 the Rev. Stephen Lyster of Boyle

"Frybrooke" then became the seat of Henry's second youngest son Henry Fry II (1757-1847) High Sherriff 1797 m. Elizabeth Baker ... who passed the property to his eldest son Henry Fry III (1785-1854) m. Elizabeth Roe ... who passed the property to their son Robert Roe Fry Esq. (1822-1902) who married his first cousin Sara Fry of Navarino House, and passed the property to their son to the banker John Robert Fry (1869-1933) who married Mabel White (d.1904) who passed the property to their son Robert Henry Roe Fry (1904-1973) also a banker. It was sold in 1981. Frybrook Lodge remained the home of Dick Fry who applied to Roscommon CoCo in 1984 for re-roofing and provision of sanitary facilities.

By 1840, the mill and offices were recorded as being "an old concern" with about one-third of the out-buildings in use and the rest in a bad state of repair. The house remained in good condition as a residence and was valued at £28.

In 1857, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, Frybrook House [GV#10 Mocmoyne - Bridge Street] & offices were valued at £22.

At the time of the 1901 Census, 15 rooms at Frybrook were occupied by the family.

Frybrook House, a popular heritage attraction, was run as a bed and breakfast in the early 2000s. In 2015 it was offered on the open market for £309,000 – with 6 acres of land, 4 houses on an adjoining street and a “period building” housing the Stonehouse Café.

Frybrook house and gate lodge (Frybrook Lodge) went on the market again in 2017, on behalf of a receiver. Frybrook was sold in 2018 to a German buyer (for €350,000) who plans to develop it into a high-specification guest house.

[Research by Rua Mac Diarmada 2018 ]

~ Ancestors from Frybrook? If YES, post your connection below ~

References

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
Landed Estates: Frybrooke	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
Frybrook 1840 HOUSE BOOKS	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
Frybrook 1857 GRIFFITH'S	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
Census 1901: Frybrook House occupants	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
Census 1911: Frybrook House occupants	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
Frybrook House SALE additional photos	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE

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My grandmother was a Fry. Her grandfather, Rev Henry Fry of Corbally Church, Roscrea, was descended from the Frybrook Frys.

coops46

Wednesday 7th November 2018 07:37AM

Are you related to the Fry’s who are buried north of Toronto, Ontario? Wes

Wes

Wednesday 7th November 2018 05:37PM

If you are referring to Henry and Eleanor Fry who are buried in Richmond Hill (1864 and 1860), yes, Henry was my 1st cousin 5 times removed.

coops46

Wednesday 7th November 2018 09:33PM

Here's what I have for the Fry's in Ontario. Have you noticed, there are five placenames, Frybrook, in the Toronto area? I can only explain the one in Richmond Hill (your Henry?). Do you have any idea who is linked to them? There is an interesting Frybrook Rd just west of Upper Canada College. Perhaps it would be a good riddle for the genealogists at Ireland XO to figure who moved and where did they come from.

Fry’s in Canada on my tree

Henry Harrington(?) Fry 1794-1864 and Elleanor Bloke (1799-1860) Richmond Hill, Ontario
Henry Fry (1828-1862), son of the above, North Gwillimbury, York Cty, Ontario.
Henry Fry (1821-1885), teacher and Hannah Harrision (1805-1845), Albion Twp., Peel Cty., Ontario
William Ormsby Fry (1831-1924) and Anne Jane Duncan McConaghy (1845-1923), lived North Seguin, Muskoka, Ontario, died York South, Ontario, buried Richmond Hill, Ontario
Arthur Irwin Fry (1867-1963), son of the above and Emmaline Cooper (1881-1971), died Caledon East, Albion Twp, Peel Cty, Ontario
Jane Fry (1804-1887) married Martin Donald MacLeod, d Drynoch House, Oakridge, Toronto, Ontario, buried Richmond Hill, Ontario
Margaret Baker Fry (1835-1890) & Norman Torquil MacLeod (1822-1885), Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Jane Anne Fry (1833-?) unmarried.

Fry lots in York County (from Richmond Hill Archives)

Name MunicipalityConcession Lot

Fry HenryEast Gwillimbury II 14

“ “ “ “ “ II 15

“ “ “ King “ I 79

“ “ King IX 11

“ William Whitchurch I 81

“ William H Markham V 11

“ Charles King VIII 5

“ “ King VIII 10

“ “ King VIII 11

“ “ King IX 8

“ “ King IX 11

“ Thomas King VIII 5

“ James King VIII 10

“ James King IX 8

“ James King IX 11

“ John King VIII 11

“ John Vaughan VIII 11

Wes

Thursday 8th November 2018 01:32AM

Fry’s in Canada on my tree

Henry Harrington(?) Fry 1794-1864 and Elleanor Bloke (1799-1860) Richmond Hill, Ontario
Henry Fry (1828-1862), son of the above, North Gwillimbury, York Cty, Ontario.
Henry Fry (1821-1885), teacher and Hannah Harrision (1805-1845), Albion Twp., Peel Cty., Ontario
William Ormsby Fry (1831-1924) and Anne Jane Duncan McConaghy (1845-1923), lived North Seguin, Muskoka, Ontario, died York South, Ontario, buried Richmond Hill, Ontario
Arthur Irwin Fry (1867-1963), son of the above and Emmaline Cooper (1881-1971), died Caledon East, Albion Twp, Peel Cty, Ontario
Jane Fry (1804-1887) married Martin Donald MacLeod, d Drynoch House, Oakridge, Toronto, Ontario, buried Richmond Hill, Ontario
Margaret Baker Fry (1835-1890) & Norman Torquil MacLeod (1822-1885), Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Jane Anne Fry (1833-?) unmarried.

Fry lots in York County (from Richmond Hill Archives)

Name MunicipalityConcession Lot

Fry HenryEast Gwillimbury II 14

“ “ “ “ “ II 15

“ “ “ King “ I 79

“ “ King IX 11

“ William Whitchurch I 81

“ William H Markham V 11

“ Charles King VIII 5

“ “ King VIII 10

“ “ King VIII 11

“ “ King IX 8

“ “ King IX 11

“ Thomas King VIII 5

“ James King VIII 10

“ James King IX 8

“ James King IX 11

“ John King VIII 11

“ John Vaughan VIII 11

Wes

Thursday 8th November 2018 01:32AM

Oh, also: I'm studying the Orange Order in the Ottawa area. Do you know how much they were involved. I know William Ormsby Fry and his wife lived beside Orange Valley Rd, and to misquote Rua, I don't think they were refering to orange juice. ;-)

Wes

Thursday 8th November 2018 01:41AM

We obviously share the same Fry family. My research of he Canada Frys matches your list fairly well. The Frys in Ireland were certainly on the 'Orange' side. I don't know how active they were in Canada.

Frybook House was recently sold and it may be turned into an upmarket guest house. Several lots of Frys emigrated to Canada so it is perhaps not surprising that the name Frybrook occurs in different places.

My records show Major Henry Fry (c1793-1864) married Eleanor Blake (c1799-1860) in about 1821.

James Farquharson MacLeod, Jane Fry's son, was the founder of Calgary.

coops46

Thursday 8th November 2018 08:07AM

We might want to share sources off the Ireland XO board. I don’t feel really comfortable with some of the speculative links I’ve made about the Ontario Fry’s, especially since the Ireland XO genealogist found a couple of serious errors on my tree! Me email is deswarou@videotron.ca.

Wes

Thursday 8th November 2018 08:10PM

Hi Russell

Thanks for getting back to me. I assumed you were from Canada, given you knowledge of this bunch of Fry's. Oops.

You're right. Henry Fry (1821-1884) may be unrelated to our Fry's. He seems to come from Co. Cavan.

Henry Fry (1794-1864) seems to have been with the ruling elite. He was a "gentlemand" and his son a "yeoman" according to the censuses, and he was involved in some highly political court cases.

Wes

Wednesday 14th November 2018 10:14PM

Hi Russell

Thanks for getting back to me. I assumed you were from Canada, given you knowledge of this bunch of Fry's. Oops.

You're right. Henry Fry (1821-1884) may be unrelated to our Fry's. He seems to come from Co. Cavan.

Henry Fry (1794-1864) seems to have been with the ruling elite. He was a "gentlemand" and his son a "yeoman" according to the censuses, and he was involved in some highly political court cases.

Wes

Wednesday 14th November 2018 10:14PM

There are five street names in North America named for Frybrook.

According to Kathie Forbes on WikiTree, the Frybrook Drive in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, is named for a stream that runs beside it, Fry Brook. There Frys from England who were early settlers in Rhode Island. There is also a Frye's Corners

Reaction: I find it too much of a coincidence that some British settlers in the US would just pick up the name Fry Brook, but I'll accept that answer for now. (You can see the street on Google Maps.

Wes

Sunday 2nd May 2021 09:03PM

There are five street names in North America named for Frybrook (continued).

One is in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, 50 km east of Toronto. I have found a Charles Fry, born c 1820 in Ireland, who farmed in Whitby Township in 1851. He was on Concession IV lot 10. This is the exact location of today's street.

Unfortunately the trail runs dry there. I cannot place this particular Charles Fry on the Fry family tree.

Wes

Sunday 2nd May 2021 09:12PM

I am from Australia and have just worked out my relationship to Henry Fry Esquire

Henry Fry Esquire 1701-1786
6th great-grandfather

Catherine Fry 1754-1840
Daughter of Henry Fry Esquire

Alicia Irwin 1797-1865
Daughter of Catherine Fry

Hannah Irwin Ormsby 1828-1851
Daughter of Alicia Irwin

Alice Mary Hannah Ormsby Taylor 1848-1898
Daughter of Hannah Irwin Ormsby

May Anne Lyster Darlow 1886-1926
Daughter of Alice Mary Hannah Ormsby Taylor

Jean Ormsby Bruce 1923-1979
Daughter of May Anne Lyster Darlow

Charles Alexander Scrimshaw 1939-
Son of Jean Ormsby Bruce

Deborah Jane Scrimshaw (Dr Deborah Jane Macarthur)
You are the daughter of Charles Alexander Scrimshaw

Monday 21st June 2021 10:30AM

John Samuel Chestnutt, a nephew of my great great grandfather, married Janet Mary Bain (from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford), on 22nd May, 1904, in St. Patrick’s Church, Waterford.

[John Samuel was 3rd Engineer on the S.S. Conningbeg, and he died on 17 Dec 1917, aged 41, when the ship was torpedoed in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands]

Janet Mary's brother, John Crosbie Bain, married Elizabeth (Bessie) Muriella Fry, daughter of Robert Roe Fry, JP, Frybrook, on 5th July, 1892, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. John was a civil servant (engineer/surveyor) living at 2 Wobin Terrace, Cork, at the time. He and Bessie lived in Frybrook, Boyle.

They had two daughters, both born in Frybrook :

Elsie May (born on 21st March, 1894, at Frybrook ; she died on 26th September, 1894, at Frybrook)

Kathleen Muriel Mary (born on 26th October, 1895, at Frybrook ; she married William Frazer White (of Gothic Lodge, Boyle), in Dublin, on 15th April, 1925 ; she died on 15 February, 1974, at the Harvey Nursing Home, Dublin (having lived at Navarino, 6 Shelton Gardens, Kimmage Road West), and was buried in Boyle)

Kathleen Muriel Mary Bain and William Frazer White had two daughters :

Heather (born c.1926 ; she married James Anderson in late July, 1956, in St. Thomas’s Church, Mount Merrion, Dublin ; she died in 2001)

Mabel Eunah, (born 1928 ; she married Ronald Brian Swainson, in St Anne’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin, in early November, 1951 ; they lived at 18 Shelton Drive, Kimmage Road West ; she died on 14th October, 2012, at Brabazon House). Mabel Swainson was a well-known pianist, and music teacher, in Dublin.

Bessie Muriella Bain died on 16th October, 1942, in Frybrook, Boyle (her daughter, Kathleen Muriel Mary White, was present at death) ; her husband, John Crosbie Bain, died on 20th April, 1945, at Frybrook, Boyle, Co. Roscommon ; they are both buried in the local cemetery.