Sir James O'Connell, 1st Baronet (10 January 1786 – 28 July 1872) was an Irish baronet and the younger brother of the prominent Irish political leader Daniel O'Connell.
Life
James O'Connell established himself at Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, in the early nineteenth century, leasing lands from the Herbert family of Muckross House. On 29 October 1869, he was created a Baronet of Lakeview and of Ballybeggan in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
In 1870, Sir James O'Connell built "Lakeview House", replacing an earlier house called "Lakeville" (built in 1740) located in the southern end of the townland of Maulagh. Lakeview House still exists and remains in the possession of descendants of Sir James O'Connell.
His estate amounted to over 18,000 acres in the 1870s and included lands in the parish of Ratass in the barony of Trughanacmy, County Kerry.
Family
Sir James was the son of Morgan O'Connell, a general store proprietor, and Catherine O'Mullane, both from a Roman Catholic family. He was the younger brother of Daniel O'Connell ("The Liberator") and the nephew of Lieutenant-General Daniel Charles, Count O'Connell. He married Jane O'Donoghue on 31 March 1818, and the couple had five children. His eldest son succeeded him as Sir Maurice James O'Connell, 2nd Baronet (1821–1896).
Coat of Arms
- Crest: A stag's head erased Argent charged with a trefoil slipped Vert.
- Escutcheon: Per fess Argent and Vert a stag trippant Proper between three trefoils slipped counterchanged.
- Motto: C'iall Agus Neart (Irish: "Reason and Strength")
