Coote (Mount Coote)
Sir Philip Coote Knight of Mount Coote, county Limerick was a nephew of Charles, 1st Earl of Mountrath. Members of this family intermarried with the Brabazon, Newcomen, Gore and Oliver families. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Coote held an estate in the parishes of Ardpatrick and Ballingaddy, barony of Coshlea. In 1869 he was succeeded by his brother, John Aldworth Coote, who owned 2,688 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. William Uniacke Townsend was agent to this estate in the 1860s. The estate was sold in 1911.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Coote | Mountcoote | Ardpatrick | Kilmallock | Kilmallock 43 | Coshlea | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R628 275
OS Sheet: 48 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Riversfield | Riversfield | Ardpatrick | Kilmallock | Killmallock 43 | Coshlea | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R633 263
OS Sheet: 48 Discovery map: 73 |
Archival sources
- Heytesbury Papers, including title deeds, leases, maps & surveys re the Irish estates of the Holmes family in Limerick, Waterford & Wicklow, with references to Coote of Ash Hill & Mount Coote, 17th-20th centuries. JER/HBY/; Isle of Wight Record Office
- Coote Papers, 1776-1844. P21; Limerick Studies Department, Dooradoyle
- Pedigree of Coote of Mount Coote, Co Limerick, c 1700-1764. GO MS 173:51 ; National Library of Ireland
- Deeds re property of Oliver family in Cos Limerick & Leitrim, associated families of Coote & Newman, 1750-1890. D.17,449-17,453; National Archives of Ireland
- Copy engraving of Coote Castle [Co Limerick], published by S. Hooper, 24 Jan 1792. 999/589; National Archives of Ireland
- Coote & Oliver Estate Papers, estate papers relating to the Mount Coote estate in the latter part of 18th century & throughout 19th century, including rentals, correspondence etc. D3168; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Catalogue of auction of contents of Mount Coote House, 10 Dec 1957. LM2002.0485; Limerick City Museum
- Irish Tourist Association Survey file for parish of Kilmallock, barony of Coshlea, 1943. Limerick North East 22; Limerick Studies Department, Dooradoyle
- Valuation of the estate of Captain C. J. Coote's estate in Cos Cork & Limerick, with 3 maps, 1900-1901. P10; University of Limerick: Special Collections and Information Services, Glucksman Library
- Hewitt Family Papers [Viscount Lifford], include marriage settlement of Chidley Coote of Mount Coote & Anne Hewitt of King's Norton, Worchestershire,12 July 1797. PA 1484/57/1 ; Coventry Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Coshlea, 1 (Mountcoote & Riversfield)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 295 (Mount-coote)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 172-173 (Mount Coote), 200 (Mount Coote & Riversfield)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 147 (Coote) & 154 (Weldon)
- 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] : 98
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, county Limerick: I, 211-212
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 265
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 208 (Mount Coote)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.104
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: I, 404
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 213
- ''North Munster Antiquarian Journal'': O'MAHONY, S.C. ''Gleanings from the Coote Household Accounts, 1776-1785''. XXIV (1982), 55-60