Ballypatrick · Inch, Thurles · Co. Tipperary
The Broderick Family. Seven generations at Ballypatrick.
The Brodericks have been at Ballypatrick, outside Thurles, since about 1800. Over two centuries and seven generations later, the same family works the same land, and horses are still the heart of it.
The family on film
The Broderick family heritage.
Seven generations at Ballypatrick, told by the family. Sound is off until you turn it on.
The family tree
Over two centuries, from Joseph Broderick to the next Brodericks in the saddle.
- I
Joseph Broderick
Farmer, died 1896
Mary Cullanan
Wife of Joseph
First generation
Joseph Broderick & Mary Cullanan
- Born at Ballypatrick around 1800, or a little before.
- Casou-se com Mary Cullanan. O filho deles, Patrick, assumiu a quinta.
- Joseph died at Maxfort on 6 May 1896, aged 96.
- II
Patrick Broderick
Farmer, died 1875
Johanna Gleeson
Curraghgloss, Borrisoleigh
Second generation
Patrick Broderick & Johanna Gleeson
- Married in Inch Parish Church on 11 October 1858.
- Johanna died in 1866. Patrick married Mary Shea in 1867.
- Twins Martin and Hanora. Hanora died aged 12.
- III
Martin Broderick
c.1862 to 1932
Annie Meade
c.1881 to 1959
Third generation
Martin Broderick & Annie Meade
- Married in Inch Parish Church in July 1911.
- Martin ran a hackney service from Thurles as far as Galway.
- Two children, Patrick and Cissy.
- IV
Patrick Broderick
c.1912 to 1985
Margaret Ryan (Raymond)
Rossmore, Cashel
Fourth generation
Patrick Broderick & Margaret Ryan
- Married in Inch Parish Church in 1933.
- Eight children reared at Ballypatrick, five girls and three boys: Betty, Kitty, Margaret, Mary, Pauline, Austin, PJ and Connor.
- Their son Austin carried on at home.
- V
Austin Broderick & Maureen Diviney
Fifth generation
Austin Broderick & Maureen Diviney
- Maureen came from Galway.
- Austin chaired the Golden Vale Hunt; the family has always followed horses.
- Three children: Olga, Cheryl and Greg. Their son Greg took Ballypatrick on from here.
- VI
Olga Doyle
Ballypatrick & Equine Evolve
Greg Broderick
Ballypatrick
Cheryl Broderick
Ballypatrick breeding
Sixth generation
Olga, Greg & Cheryl
- Greg built Ballypatrick into the yard it is today and rode for Ireland at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
- Olga oversees the management and operation of Ballypatrick, and manages Equine Evolve, which caters for all auxiliary equine services.
- Cheryl looks after the breeding.
- Ballypatrick Auctions is founded in 2022.
- VII
Max & Gavin
Seventh generation
Max & Gavin
- The next Brodericks are already in the saddle.
Fourth generation
Paddy and Margaret.
Paddy and Margaret, their eight children, and the photographs the family has kept in their frames.
From the family album
Stories from the family.
The road to Galway
Long before show jumping, the Brodericks worked horses on the road. Writing on Thurles.info in 2012, Thurles native Proinsias Barrett recalled the story he grew up with: Martin Broderick ran a well regarded hackney service out of Thurles, a smaller version of Charles Bianconi's coaches, and often carried customers as far as Galway.
Barrett suggests the family may have taken on routes once worked by Bianconi's cars, along with the stops where fresh teams of horses were kept for long journeys. The horses jump now and no longer pull, but they have been the family's living the whole time.
Source: Proinsias Barrett, "The Tipperary of Bianconi and a Changing Irish Landscape", Thurles.info, 23 November 2012.
Where the name comes from
Broderick comes from the Irish O Bruadair, which may go back to the Norse name Brodir. The name is strongest in East Cork, around Midleton in the old barony of Barrymore, and the family of that clan gave Ireland the 17th century poet Daibhi O Bruadair.
Fifth generation
Austin and Maureen.
Austin and Maureen together, with the family, and Maureen on her own.
Sixth generation
Greg in the early days.
Greg grew up among the horses at Ballypatrick, long before the Olympic Games: a pony called Brandy, days out with the Golden Vale Hunt behind his father Austin, point-to-points, and then the show jumpers that set the course of his life.
Career highlights
Greg Broderick, in the ring.
- Olympian, Rio 2016
- Nations Cup Aga Khan Trophy winner
- Four-time Irish National Show Jumping Champion
- Irish Speed Champion
- Irish Indoor Champion
- National Grand Prix Champion
- TRM / Horseware National Champion
- Leading International Rider at the Dublin Horse Show
- Podium finish on the Global Champions Tour
- World gold medallist at the World Young Horse Championships
- The only Irish-based rider to have produced young horses through to Olympic level
- The only rider ever to win the 4, 5 and 6 year old championships at the RDS Horse Show in the same year
- Two-time winner of the Irish Breeders' Classic, the richest young horse show jumping competition in the world
- Selected to represent Ireland at the European Championships and on multiple Nations Cup teams
- Producer of numerous young horses that have gone on to compete worldwide on the international stage
7
generations at Ballypatrick
12
Lanaken World Breeding medals
1
Olympic Games
500+
acres in Tipperary
Auction V · 28-29 December 2026
