McGillycuddy
The McGillycuddy of the Reeks is an ancient title from the Gaelic tradition, believed to be descended from the medieval kings of Munster. This family was one of the principal lessors in the parishes of Knockane and Killorglin, barony of Dunkerron North, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. In the 1870s The McGillycuddy’s estate amounted to over 15,000 acres in county Kerry. The family were married into many other well-known Kerry families such as the Crosbies and the Blennerhassetts.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reeks or Baunclune | Whitefield | Knockane | Killarney | Kilgobnet 79 | Dunkerron North | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V834938
OS Sheet: 57 Discovery map: 72 |
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| Coolgarriv House | Coolgarriv | Aghadoe | Killarney | Killarney Rural 71 | Magunihy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V958931
OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 78 |
Archival sources
- The McGillycuddy Papers. Ms.3014: miscellaneous documents concerning the McGillycuddy family and estate, 17th-18th century. ; National Library of Ireland
- Rowan Papers: lease by Robert Hickson of lands at Rathronane, barony of Trughanacmy, to Francis McGillycuddy, 1804. D.26,702. ; National Library of Ireland
- Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes documents re the McGillycuddy estate in Co Kerry, late 19th & early 20th centuries. Small Accs. Index 105, M.3996-4002, D.21,752-21,755; National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey Files, 1942-43: Parish of Tuogh (The Reeks); Kerry Library, Local History & Archives Section
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Dunkerron North 34 (Whitefield), Magunihy: 3 (Coolgarriv)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, 236-7 (Whitefield),
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 143
- 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. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 294
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 280 (McGillycuddy Reeks), 388 (Whitefield)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 255 (Whitefield)
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxii, 231 (The Reeks)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.288
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 443
- Bary, Valerie. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes of some Houses of Kerry'' Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1994. : 203-204
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 241 (The Reeks)
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 758-760.
- O'HEA O'KEEFFE, Jane. ''Voices from the great houses: Cork and Kerry''. (Cork: Mercier Press, 2013): 261-269