Bird (Bantry)
W.S. Bird of Bantry owned over 1200 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. George Bird was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Dromdaleague at the time of Griffith's Valuation. John Bird was resident in Bantry in the 1820s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromdaleague House | Dromdaleague | Dromdaleague | Skibbereen | Dromdaleague | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W135469
OS Sheet: 119, 120 Discovery map: 89 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : West Carbery (East) Barony: 112 (Dromdaleague)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 118
- 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] : 34