Cooper (Cooperhill)
Samuel Cooper of Cooper Hill, parish of Kilkeedy, county Limerick, died in 1779 aged 62 years, according to a plaque on the outside of the ruined church of Kilkeedy. James Cooper Tuthill inherited the estate of Cooperhill, parish of Kilkeedy, barony of Pubblebrien, county Limerick, from Mrs Honora Cooper. He assumed the name Cooper in 1844 by Royal Patent. By his first wife Mary Pickering he had 15 children. In the 1870s he owned over a thousand acres in the county.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Hill | Cooperhill | Kilkeedy | Limerick | Carrig 54 | Pubblebrien | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R512 562
OS Sheet: 4 Discovery map: 65 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of grant of arms to James Cooper Tuthill of Merrion Sq, Dublin on his assuming under Royal Licence & in respect for his relative, Honora, relict of James Cooper of Cooper Hill, Co Limerick the name & arms of Cooper only, 29 May 1844. GO MS 107:280-281; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 101
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 147
- 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] : 97
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 128
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Pubblebrien, 24
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 266
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxv & 227
Modern printed sources
- HOWARD, Joseph Jackson and CRISP, Frederick Arthur (eds). ''Visitation of Ireland''. Baltimore: reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1973: I, 59-61
- ''Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica'': Family of Tuthill. 4th Series, Vol III
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 91
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 132
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 101
- ''Ballybrown Parish Journal'': The Cooper family of Cooper Hill. VI (2006), 67
- ''Ballybrown Parish Journal'': DONOVAN, Tom. Cooper Hill. III (2003), 21-22
- SHEEHAN, John. ''A Corner of Limerick''. The author, [1989]: 106, 129-137