Franks (Ballyscadden)

The Franks of Meadstown, county Cork and Ballyscadden, county Limerick, share a common ancestry with the Franks of Carrig Park. Matthew Franks of Moorestown, county Limerick, had three sons, Henry of Moorestown, county Limerick and Meadstown, county Cork, Thomas of Ballymagooly, county Cork and Welstead of Kilfinnan, county Limerick. From Thomas of Ballymagooly descend the Franks of Garrettstown and Ballyscaddane. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Franks, grandson of Henry, held land in the parishes of Farahy and Kildorrery, barony of Fermoy. He was also "of Gortnavidera, county Tipperary". Sir John Franks, a distinguished lawyer and Judge of the Supreme Court of Bengal, was a younger son of Thomas Franks of Ballymagooly, county Cork. He married his cousin, Catherine Franks of Carrig, county Cork, and had two sons and three daughters. The Franks family bought the Ryves estate in the early 1850s and Sir John's eldest son is referred to as John Franks of Ballyscaddane in Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904). John Franks of Ballyscadane owned over 3,196 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. The Franks still owned Ballyscaddane at the beginning of the 20th century.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Ryves Castle [Castle Jane]	Ryvescastle	Ballyscaddan	Kilmallock	Knocklong 32	Coshlea	Limerick	OSI Ref: R749 300 OS Sheet: 41 Discovery map: 73
Lisnagoorneen	Lisnagoorneen	Castletownroche	Fermoy	Castletownroche 130	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R714 052 OS Sheet: 26 Discovery map: 73
Meadstown	Meadstown	Farahy	Mitchelstown	Farahy 291	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R708 092 OS Sheet: 18 Discovery map: 73
Ballymagooly	Ballymagooly	Rahan	Mallow	Rahan 255	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: W592 985 OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 80
Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Templetrine	Kinsale	Laherne 206	Courceys	Cork	OSI Ref: W588446 OS Sheet: 124, 137 Discovery map: 87
Gortna House	Garrynatineel	Templeachally	Nenagh	Ballina 97	Owney and Arra	Tipperary	OSI Ref: R707 705 OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 58
Dromrahan	Dromrahan	Rahan	Mallow	Rahan 255	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: W622 993 OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 80

Archival sources

Copy of confirmation of arms to descendants of Thomas Franks of Ballymagooly, Co Cork & his grandson John Franks of Ballyscaddane Castle, Co Limerick, eldest son of Sir John Franks, Judge of Supreme Court, Bengal, 29 Oct 1860. GO MS 108:332-333; National Library of Ireland
Franks of Ballyscaddan Papers, 1830-1890, collection held privately, inquiries to Archives Sector Development, National Archives, Kew. NRA catalogue Ref. NRA 31521; National Archives, UK
Irish Tourist Association Survey file for parish of Knocklong, barony of Coshlea, 1943. Limerick North East 25 ; Limerick Studies Department, Dooradoyle
William B. Fitt & Co, auctioneers, 46 O'Connell St., Limerick, inventories & valuations of Co Limerick properties, including Ballyscaddane, 1925. Ref. 1993.0164; Limerick City Museum
Collection of miscellaneous items from the British Records Association, includes probate of will of William Henry Franks, of Farrincantillon, Co Kerry & Drumonboy, Co Limerick, from Exeter District Registry, 1859. Small Accs Index 101, T.7317; National Archives of Ireland
Copy of map of lands belonging to the house of Old Castle (Macroom) Showing the contents of each field by itself in statute measure, by Edward Vaughan, Surveyor. 15 Sept 1768. Also copy of lease of Meadstown by Thomas Roche to William Roche. 20 May 1758; lease by William Roche to John Nettles 5 Mar 1767. 1758-1768. U066 ; Cork City and County Archives
Franks Estate Papers, Acc 2007/007; Cork City and County Archives
Deeds re the Co Cork estate of the Franks family. U631; Cork City and County Archives
Miscellaneous deeds & estate papers, Franks & Cuthbert families, 1681-1854. Accession No 1075, Ms 4,731 & PC 242; National Library of Ireland
Irish Tourist Association survey files, Parish of Ballinspittle; Cork County Library

Contemporary printed sources

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 148
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] : 170
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 242, 265
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Fermoy Barony, 80 (Meadstown)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Owney and Arra, 100 (Garrynatineel)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 605 (Shannon View)
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.VIII, Parish of Templeichally, p.201

Modern printed sources

PINE, L.G. (ed). ''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. 4th ed. London: Burke's Peerage, 1958.: 296
HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 246, 261
''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). XXIII, 2nd Series (1917), 37-40 (Lisnagourneen) & 91-92 (Meadstown)
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Franks Papers (from 1681), formerly the property of Mr. H. C. Franks, Gerrattstown, Kinsale, now in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the Bernard, Coppinger, Deane, Forster and Rowland families and to lands in the City and County of Cork. No 275
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on Franks Papers, in the custody of Messrs. Fetherstonhaugh and Carter, solicitors, Mountrath, Co. Leix, mainly leases relating to the family of Franks, of Dromrahan Co. Cork and formerly of Westfield, Co. Leix, also some papers relating to the family of Price, 17th - 19th c. No 441