Thom's Irish Who's Who/Esmonde, Sir Thomas Henry Grattan

ESMONDE, Sir Thomas Henry Grattan, Bart. (Irld., 1628); a Chamberlain of the Vatican Household from 1898; Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and Representative of the Order for Ireland; D.L., J.P., Co. Wexford; High Sheriff Co. Waterford, 1887; M.P., S . Dublin, 1885-92; W. Kerry, 1892-1900; N. Wexford, 1900-18; formerly Lieut. 6th Brigade S. Irish Div. R. A.; b. Pau, 21st Sept., 1862; eldest son of Col. Sir John, 10th Bart., M.P., and Louisa, dau. of Henry Grattan, M.P.; s. father, 1876; m. 1891, Alice, dau. of late Patrick Donovan, Frogmore, Tralee; has issue two sons (one of whom was killed in the Battle of Jutland, 31st May, 1916), three daus Pubns.: A Book of Travel in America, Africa, Australasia, and the South Sea Islands; and various articles on travel and sport and folk-lore and Irish antiquities. Recns.: hunting, shooting, fishing. Res.: Ballynastragh, Gorey, Co. Wexford.