Wise/Wyse (Cork)

At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Wyse minors, William and Charles, held an estate in the parishes of Bruree and Colmanswell, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books refer to Mr William Wise of Cork. He held the land in the parish of Colmanswell with Colonel Longfield. In 1813 Anne only child of William Wise of Cork married Gerald De Courcy O'Grady, The O'Grady, of Kilballyowen. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas and Francis Wise of the North Mall Distillery, Cork, held land in the parish of Shandrum, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county Cork. Thomas Wise also held land in the parishes of Knockainy, barony of Smallcounty and Ballingaddy, barony of Coshlea, county Limerick and in the county Cork parishes of Castlemagner and Kilbrin, barony of Duhallow, Garrycloyne, barony of Barretts, Ringrone, barony of East Carbery, Gortroe and Templeusque, barony of Barrymore, Rathcooney and St Annes Shandon, barony of Cork. Francis Wise was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Kilbrin, Cullen, barony of Duhallow, Grenagh, barony of Barretts, Carrigtohill and Kilquane, barony of Barrymore, Kilmacdonogh, barony of Imokilly, county Cork. At the same time the representatives of William Wise held lands in the parish of Templeomaley, barony of Ibane & Barryroe, county Cork. In the 1870s Francis Wise of Cork owned 9,912 acres in county Cork and 9,636 acres in county Kerry. Thomas Wise of Cork owned 1,558 acres in county Cork. Francis Wise left his fortune to his nephew, John Gubbins of Bruree, county Limerick. In the 1870s Francis E. Wise of Cork owned 1,666 acres in county Limerick. James L. Wise of Bray, county Wicklow, owned 629 acres in county Limerick and William Wise of Cork owned 1,471 acres in county Limerick and 393 acres in county Tipperary.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Garrane	Garrane	Bruree	Kilmallock	Colmanswell 26	Connello Upper	Limerick	OSI Ref: R537 283 OS Sheet: 47 Discovery map: 73
Fort House	Fort Middle	Colmanswell	Kilmallock	Colmanswell 26	Connello Upper	Limerick	OSI Ref: R504 262 OS Sheet: 46 Discovery map: 73
Rathmaher	Rathmaher	Castlemagner	Kanturk	Greenane 164	Duhallow	Cork	OSI Ref: R418 035 OS Sheet: 23 Discovery map: 73
Ballyphilibeen	Ballyphilibeen	Kilbrin	Kanturk	Greenane 164	Duhallow	Cork	OSI Ref: R411 046 OS Sheet: 23 Discovery map: 73
Coolmain Castle	Coolmain	Ringrone	Kinsale	Coolmain 205	East Carbery (East)	Cork	OSI Ref: W542436 OS Sheet: 124 Discovery map: 86
Harding Grove	Harding Grove	Bruree	Kilmallock	Rockhill 28	Coshma	Limerick	OSI Ref: R525 337 OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 65
Airhill	Boherash	Glanworth	Fermoy	Glanworth West 144	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R758 055 OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 73
Greenfort	Ballyfadeen More	Grenagh	Cork	Greenfort 73	Barretts	Cork	OSI Ref: W580 813 OS Sheet: 62 Discovery map: 80
Birchhill Cottage/Birchhill House	Knocknabehy	Grenagh	Cork	Greenfort 73	Barretts	Cork	OSI Ref: W596 810 OS Sheet: 62 Discovery map: 80
Newcastle	Newcastle	Grenagh	Cork	Greenfort 73	Barretts	Cork	OSI Ref: W581 802 OS Sheet: 62 Discovery map: 80
Mellefontstown	Mellefontstown	Gortroe	Fermoy	Kilcor 136	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W845 885 OS Sheet: 45 Discovery map: 81
Anngrove	Anngrove	Carrigtohill	Middleton	Carrigtohill 270	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W806 743 OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 81
Sunville	Ballycurreen	Carrigtohill	Middleton	Carrigtohill 270	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W775 746 OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 80
Wood View	Killydonoghoe	Templeusque	Cork	Riverstown 109	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W731 787 OS Sheet: 64 Discovery map: 80
Aghavine	Aghavine	Kilmacdonogh	Youghal	Kilmacdonogh 338	Imokilly	Cork	OSI Ref: X042 728 OS Sheet: 78 Discovery map: 81
Kilbarry	Kilbarry	St Annes Shandon	Cork	St Marys 97	Cork	Cork	OSI Ref: W676 745 OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87
Springville	Springville	Kilbrin	Kanturk	Greenane 164	Duhallow	Cork	OSI Ref: R410 040 OS Sheet: 23 Discovery map: 73
Dundanion Castle	Dundanion	St Finbars	Cork	Blackrock 95	Cork	Cork	OSI Ref: W711 718 OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87
Spud Villa	Mountdesert	Currykippane	Cork	St Marys 97	Cork	Cork	OSI Ref: W643 716 OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 80

Archival sources

Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Cotter, 28 May 1863, Vol 68 (24), MRGS 39/034, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Leases from and to members of the Wise of Cork city, of properties mainly in North suburbs of the city, 1782-1826. 999/480; National Archives of Ireland
Marriage settlement, Joseph Gubbins and Mariah Wise, Feb. 25, 1819. D.23,892; National Library of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Connello Upper Barony, 43 (Garrane), 55 (Fort Middle)
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, county Limerick: I, 358 & II, 231
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Duhallow Barony, 11 (Rathmaher), 100 (Ballyphilibeen), 110 (Springville)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (East) Barony: 136 (Coolmain)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 265 (Harding Grove), 232 (Knocknabehy - Jane Clerke)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barretts Barony, 9 (Ballyfadeen More), 15 (Knocknabehy), 18 (Newcastle)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Fermoy Barony, 85 (Boherash)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barrymore Barony, 78 (Ballydonoghoe), 117 (Mellefontstown), 153 (Anngrove), 155 (Ballycurreen)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 122 (Donovan), 137-138 (Wise)
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 7 (Anngrove)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 281 (Anngrove), II, 617-618 (Wood View - J. Cremen)
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] : 480-481
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Imokilly Barony, 30 (Aghavine)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cork Barony, 20 (Mountdesert), 49 (Kilbarry)

Modern printed sources

MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 914 (O'Grady)
BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 6 (Anngrove)
''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: Historical and Topographical Notes, etc on Buttevant, Doneraile, Mallow and Places in their vicinity. Collected by James Grove White (c 1906). XXVI, 2nd Series (1920), 225-226 (Springville)
O'DWYER, Frederick. ''The architecture of Deane and Woodward''. Cork University Press, 1997: 284