Coghill
The Coghill family, whose main estates were located in counties Kilkenny and Meath, maintained a summer residence in Castletownsend, county Cork, which they leased from the Townsend estate. There were several marriages between members of the family and west Cork families such as Somervilles and Townsends.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletownsend (Coghill) | Castletownsend | Castlehaven | Skibbereen | Castlehaven North 317 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W182310
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Laputa/Glen Barrahane | Castletownsend | Castlehaven | Skibbereen | Castlehaven North 317 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W183310
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
Archival sources
- Estate maps of the Coghill family of Yorkshire, Co. Kilkenny, Co. Meath and Co. Dublin, 1791. Coghill Mss., n.4916, p.5887.; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : West Carbery (East) Barony: 49 (Castletownsend)
- 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] : 90
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.98