Mahony (Dunkerron South)
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.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkgariffe | Claddanure West | Templenoe | Kenmare | Reen 45 | Dunkerron South | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V891713
OS Sheet: 93 Discovery map: 78 |
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| Coomlumminy Court | Coomluminy | Templenoe | Kenmare | Loughbrin | Dunkerron South | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V738759
OS Sheet: 82 Discovery map: 78 |
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| Dromore Castle | Dromore | Templenoe | Kenmare | Dromore | Dunkerron South | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V815685
OS Sheet: 92 Discovery map: 84 |
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| Old Dromore House | Dromore Old | Templenoe | Kenmare | Dromore | Dunkerron South | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V793702
OS Sheet: 92 Discovery map: 78 |
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| Tubbrid House | Tubbrid | Templenoe | Kenmare | Kenmare | Dunkerron South | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V898706
OS Sheet: 93 Discovery map: 78 |
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| Buncar House | Treanoughtragh | Killorglin | Killarney | Caragh | Iveragh | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V679934
OS Sheet: 63 Discovery map: 78 |
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| Gearha | Gearha South | Templenoe | Kenmare | Loughbrin | Dunkerron South | Kerry |
OSI Ref: V782722
OS Sheet: 91 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Estate Papers. Contact National Archives, UK. ; Private Possession
- Letter Books, Estate Account Books & Rentals of various estates managed by Robert McClure, Glenhazel, Land Agent, 1860s-1920s; Kerry Library, Local History & Archives Section
- 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. ; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Mahony, 27 January 1860, Vol 58, MRGS 39/029, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey files, 1942-43: Parish of Kenmare; Kerry Library, Local History & Archives Section
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Dunkerron South Barony: 64 (Claddanure & Coomlumminy), 66 (Dromore Castle), 67 (Old Dromore)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, 611 (Templenoe Parish)
- 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] : 303
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Iveragh Barony: 117 (Treanoughtragh)
- 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)
- 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)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.295.
Modern printed sources
- Bary, Valerie. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes of some Houses of Kerry'' Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1994. : 103 (Dromore Castle), 54-55 (Buncar House)
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 110 (Dromore Castle)
- 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