Ferbane Way in Halswell – Ferbane, Ireland is the birthplace of Thomas Kennedy (1819-1881) who was an early settler in the area and for which Kennedys Bush is named.
A small amount of information from the council minutes. I couldn’t confirm that Thomas Kennedy was born in Ferbane. Most of the various family trees on the ancestry website have him born in County Cork with a few entries saying he was born in County Offalay. He named his farm Waterford Farm and Waterford in Ireland is a long way from Ferbane. There were too many people named Thomas Kennedy on Ancestry website.
There are 14 sections here and only two houses have been built. I ended up having a chat with the builders here.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 