th ▁Baron ▁Mass y , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Ireland ' s ▁wealth iest ▁land own ers ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁having ▁large ▁properties ▁in ▁Count ies ▁Le it rim , ▁Dublin , ▁L imer ick ▁and ▁Ti pper ary . ▁This ▁included ▁large ▁country ▁houses ▁at ▁K illa kee ▁in ▁south ▁Co . ▁Dublin , ▁and ▁Herm itage ▁in ▁Castle conn ell , ▁Co . ▁L imer ick . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁his ▁fortune ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁almost ▁nothing , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁all ▁his ▁est ates ▁were ▁sold ▁by ▁his ▁success ors , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁Bar ons ▁Mass y , ▁or ▁were ▁repos s essed ▁by ▁the ▁banks . ▁ ▁References ▁Frank ▁T racy ▁" If ▁those ▁trees ▁could ▁speak ": ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁an ▁As c end ancy ▁family ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁▁ ▁Category : Bar ons ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Category : 1 8 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Ang lo - I r ish ▁people ▁Category : I r ish ▁representative ▁pe ers ▁Category : High ▁Sher iffs ▁of ▁Le it rim ▁Category : High ▁Sher iffs ▁of ▁County ▁L imer ick <0x0A> </s> ▁Simon - G ér ard ▁de ▁La ▁Place ▁( 1 6 5 7 – 1 ▁January ▁ 1 6 9 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 7