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Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920 National Archives of Ireland  www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/home.jsp

You may need to try various spellings of the surname when searching. 

If he had property or assets in Britain as well as Ireland, Richard's will may be there.  

This about Richard McGillycuddy from The Peerage website www.thepeerage.com/p50393.htm

Richard McGillycuddy, The McGillycuddy of the Reeks 1790-1866. Son of Francis McGillycuddy & Catherine Mahoney.  Grandson of Cornelius McGillycuddy & Catherine Shute.

"Boetius" is an unusual first name. Is it a nickname or short for an other name?

Cornelius McGillycuddy had a son, Eusebius who himself had a son called Eusebius, according to "The Peerage" website.

Have you located newspaper obituaries about the death? 

Thank you, Maggie, for your kind response.  I did follow your lnks and found there were two McGillicuddy will/estate administrations.  I will contact the National Archives to see if any documents are still extant for either case.

Yes, Boetius is a very unusual name.  Record keepers/transcribers mutilated the name McGillicuddy, but took a stab at it.  The name Boetius is most often unrecognizable in transcriptions.  But it was proudly carried down through three generations of his descendants in the States.  There is a Boetius McGillicuddy, baptized in 1833 in Killorglin son of Eugene and Ann McGillicuddy which would be almost perfect (for an adult baptism) but "my" McGillicuddy family was in Canada in 1832, so it just doesn't seem to fit.

The peerage website often references Burke's Peerage, but does not carry the fullness of information contained in the book, of which I have a copy.

I have looked but have found no obituary for Boetius in newspapers.  One day, when the cemetery allows, I will have a headstone placed for him.  But for now, I will try working with the National Archives.

Thank you, again, for your help.

Judy

Find a Will UK  https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate  It includes a few Irish wills and probates. 

Boetius is a name of Irish origin apparently. "The Meaning of Names"  https://meaning-of-names.com/irish-names/boetius.com

It was also the name of a Roman scholar. 

There may have been an obituary of Richard. Some historic Irish newspapers are online.

Thanks, Maggie.

 There also was a Boetius, Archbishop of Tuam over in County Galway!!

There is a large selection of manuscripts and books citing the surname McGillicuddy in the Natioanal Library, but access to them seems to be restriced to on site use.  I will have to continue investigating what it has to offer.

Judy

Maggie~  Thank you for the suggestion to check the newspapers.  From The Cork Constitution July 10, 1877