Estate: Mahony (Dunkerron South)

Associated Families

• Mahony (Dunkerron South)

Description

This branch of the ancient Gaelic family of O'Mahony is descended from the county Cork family of Kinalmeaky, mostly through marriages into the O'Connell and O'Sullivan families in the early modern period. The representatives of Rev. D. Mahony were among the principal lessors in the parish of Killorglin, barony of Dunkerron North, the parish of Templenoe, Dunkerron South and the parish of Kilflynn, barony of Clanmaurice, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The Mahonys also held property in the parish of Killeentierna, barony of Magunihy, at the same time. In 1860 over 5600 acres of John Mahony's estate was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The tenure details indicate the Mahonys had leased this property from the Sullivan family in 1697. Richard Mahony, of Dromore Castle, Kenmare, owned over 26,000 acres in Kerry in the 1870s.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Parkgariffe (H1790) The reps of Rev. D. Mahony were leasing a house valued at £9 to Barbara Strange at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. This property was included in the sale of the Freeman estate in 1850, when it was occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Strange, under a lease dating from 1828. Bary states that it was later lived in by the Spottiswood Green family. There is still an occupied house at the site but it may have been altered.	Claddanure West	Templenoe	Kenmare	Reen 45	Dunkerron South	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.88298 -9.61079 OSI Ref: V891713 Discovery map #78. OS Sheet #93.
Coomlumminy Court (H1791) The representatives of Rev. D. Mahony were occupying a house valued at almost £5, together with over 1400 acres at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. In 1906 this was the property of Mary Mahony and valued at £3.	Coomluminy	Templenoe	Kenmare	Loughbrin	Dunkerron South	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.92106 -9.83459 OSI Ref: V738759 Discovery map #78. OS Sheet #82.
Dromore Castle (H1792) The reps of Rev. D. Mahony were occupying a property valued at £66, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Lewis mentions " a noble edifice in the Gothic castellated style" as the seat of Rev. Denis Mahony in 1837. In 1814, Leet noted Dromore as the seat of John Mahony. In 1906 it was owned by H.S. Mahony and valued at £66 15s. Bary states that it was built by Sir Thomas Deane for Rev. Denis Mahony in the 1830s. It remained in the Mahony family until the early years of the twentieth century. It then passed by marriage to the Hood family and from them to the Wallers, cousins of the Hoods. Dromore Castle is still extant and the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it was renovated in 1998.	Dromore	Templenoe	Kenmare	Dromore	Dunkerron South	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.85626 -9.72017 OSI Ref: V815685 Discovery map #84. OS Sheet #92.
Glenhazel (H1793) The reps of Rev. D. Mahony were leasing a house valued at £25 to James McClure at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The McClures were the agents for the Mahony estate for many years. Bary states that it was the original Mahony house before the building of Dromore Castle.	Dromore Old	Templenoe	Kenmare	Dromore	Dunkerron South	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.87106 -9.75268 OSI Ref: V793702 Discovery map #78. OS Sheet #92.
Tubbrid House (H1795) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John M. Hickson was occupying Tubbrid House, parish of Templenoe, valued at £9. Bary states that the house was built by the [O]'Mahony-Hickson family. There is still an occupied house at the site though it may have been altered. .	Tubbrid	Templenoe	Kenmare	Kenmare	Dunkerron South	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.87683 -9.60041 OSI Ref: V898706 Discovery map #78. OS Sheet #93.
Buncar House (H1827) The representatives of Rev. Denis Mahony were leasing this property to John O'Dowd at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 15s. Bary states that the Mahonys may orginally have built the house as a hunting lodge, perhaps at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was enlarged several times afterwards and had several different owners. It is still extant though in need of renovation.	Treanoughtragh	Killorglin	Killarney	Caragh	Iveragh	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 52.07689 -9.92705 OSI Ref: V679934 Discovery map #78. OS Sheet #63.
Gearha (H2210) In 1906 Mary Mahony owned this property valued at £4 5s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Frederick Hyde was leasing it from the Mahony estate when it was valued at £2 5s. Buildings are still extant at the site.	Gearha South	Templenoe	Kenmare	Loughbrin	Dunkerron South	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.88879 -9.76935 OSI Ref: V782722 Discovery map #. OS Sheet #91.

Archival sources

• Kerry County Library Archives: Letter Books, Estate Account Books & Rentals of various estates managed by Robert McClure, Glenhazel, Land Agent, 1860s-1920s
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Mahony, 27 January 1860, Vol 58, MRGS 39/029, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Library of Ireland: Pedigree of Mahony or O'Mahony of Dromore, Dunloe and Cullenagh with descent of O'Connell of Caherbarna and Conway, c.1600-1770. Genealogical Office Ms.94, 31.
• National Library of Ireland: Copy of grant of arms to John Hickson on his assuming the name and arms of Mahony, in respect of his uncle Richard Mahony of Dromore, 1828. Genealogical Office Ms. 107, 366-67.
• Private Possession: Estate Papers. Contact National Archives, UK.

Contemporary printed sources

• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND, 1850-1858. : Dunkerron South Barony: 64 (Claddanure & Coomlumminy), 66 (Dromore Castle), 67 (Old Dromore)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND, 1850-1858. : Iveragh Barony: 117 (Treanoughtragh)
• HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878: 303
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 169 (Dromore)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, 611 (Templenoe Parish)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion..., HC 1906, c, 177: 253 (Dromore), 254 (Cloonluminy & Gearha)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 143

Modern printed sources

• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 110 (Dromore Castle)
• Bary, Valerie. Historical Genealogical Architectural notes of some Houses of Kerry Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1994. : 103 (Dromore Castle), 54-55 (Buncar House)
• MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). Burke's Irish Family Records. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 774-779.
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Hallinan Papers (from 1747), the property of Mr. Justice E. Hallinan, Lakeview House, Midleton, Co. Cork, relating to the Mahony or O'Mahony family and to lands in Co. Kerry. No 78
• O'HEA O'KEEFFE, Jane. Voices from the great houses: Cork and Kerry. (Cork: Mercier Press, 2013): 175-185

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