Townsend (Scartagh)
The Townsend family in West Cork derive from Colonel Richard Townsend, an officer in the Cromwellian army. The branch of the family based at Scartagh , near Clonakilty, derived from his grandson, John Townsend. Townsend family history suggests he was a lawyer and active in the local government of Clonakilty in the eighteenth century. See http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/home.php
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigfadda Glebe | Carrigfadda | Abbeystrowry | Skibbereen | Skibbereen Rural 309 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W121327
OS Sheet: 141 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Scartagh Cottage | Scartagh | Kilgarriff | Clonakilty | Clonakilty Urban 46 | East Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W392419
OS Sheet: 135 Discovery map: 86 |
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| Coronea House | Coronea | Abbeystrowry | Skibbereen | Skibbereen Rural 309 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W118328
OS Sheet: 141 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Sion Cottage | Coronea | Abbeystrowry | Skibbereen | Skibbereen Rural 309 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W120334
OS Sheet: 141 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Thornhill House | Derreendangan | Abbeystrowry | Skibbereen | Skibbereen Rural | West Carbery East | Cork |
OSI Ref: W109354
OS Sheet: 141 Discovery map: 89 |
Contemporary printed sources
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 171
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 136
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : West Carbury (East): 2 (Carrigfadda), 4 (Coronea)
- 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] : 449
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 250 (Dunbeacon)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 229 (Coronea), 242 (Thornhill)