Norcott

The Norcott family lived at Doneraile in county Cork, see http://www.iol.ie/~nodonnel/gentleman'svillage.htm Maunsell writes that the Norcotts were originally from Devon and that a branch of the family settled in Ireland in the mid 17th century. The family name was originally spelt Northcote. Members of the early generations were clergymen. By the mid 18th century a branch of the family was established at Springfield. Hugh Norcott of Springfield married Anne Godsell of Mooretown, county Limerick, sister of Amos Godsell of Sunville. Their youngest son, Amos, married Harriett Gordon, a niece of 1st Lord Rossmore. General Sir Amos Godsell Robert Norcott was their only son. He had a distinguished military career and died in 1838. By the time of Griffith's Valuation James Norcott held about 300 acres in the parish of Buttevant. In the 1870s James Norcott of Ballybeg owned 210 acres and Arthur Norcott of Park [North] owned 275 acres in county Cork. In January 1863 an estate of 571 acres at Baggotstown, barony of Smallcounty, county Limerick, was advertised for sale by the owners Mary Norcott and John Spiers Morgan in whom the interest of Thomas Spiers Gabbett had become vested. In 1717 William Gabbett of Caherline, county Limerick, had married Mary, daughter of Thomas Spiers of Baggotstown, county Limerick. Thomas Spiers Gabbett was their second son. He married twice and had children with both wives. Houses in Patrick Street, Limerick, the estate of Hugh Thomas Norcott were advertised for sale in January 1867. The lands of Newgrove, part of the lands of Slievedotia, 275 acres in the barony of Barretts, the estate of William Norcott, was advertised for sale in December 1869. Newgrove was bought by Nathaniel Wynne and advertised for sale again in November 1885.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Cottage	Park North	Doneraile	Mallow	Wallstown 246	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R636 086 OS Sheet: 18 Discovery map: 73
Ardenville	Rathclare	Buttevant	Mallow	Buttevant 237	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	OSI Ref: R542 109 OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 73
Rathclare	Rathclare	Buttevant	Mallow	Buttevant 237	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	OSI Ref: R542 101 OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 73
Springfield	Ballybeg East	Buttevant	Mallow	Buttevant 237	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	OSI Ref: R548 079 OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 73
Park House	Park South	Doneraile	Mallow	Wallstown 246	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R639 082 OS Sheet: 18 Discovery map: 73
The Hermitage	Ballyandrew	Doneraile	Mallow	Doneraile 242	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R610 062 OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 73
Lissa	Carkerbeg	Doneraile	Mallow	Doneraile 242	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: R625 088 OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 73
Ballygarrett	Ballygarrett	Mallow	Mallow	MallowRural 250	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: W588 984 OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 80
Ballyellis	Ballyellis	Mallow	Mallow	Mallow Rural 250	Fermoy	Cork	OSI Ref: W571 978 OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 80

Archival sources

Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Norcott, Morgan, 30 Jan 1863, Vol 67 (20), MRGS 39/033, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Norcott, 11 Jan 1867, Vol 84 (2), MRGS 39/041, (microfilm copy in NUIG) ; National Archives of Ireland
Doneraile Papers, Collection List 62, see index; National Library of Ireland
W.B. Scott, solicitor's collection, contains many records re land transactions in Cos Clare, Limerick & Cork, 18th-19th centuries, including references to this family. Small Accs Index 76 ; National Archives of Ireland
Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Norcott, 16 Dec 1869, Vol 95 (49), MRGS 39/046, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Land Judges’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Wynne, 6 Nov 1885, Vol 149 (60), MRGS 39/066, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes Land Commission papers re the estate of Frances Harriett Norcott in Co Cork, 1897-1910. Small Accs. Index 105, M.4015(1-7), D.21,762-21,773; National Archives of Ireland
Irish Tourist Association survey files, Parishes of Buttevant and Doneraile; Cork County Library

Contemporary printed sources

''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Orrery and Kilmore, 20 (Ballybeg East), 31 (Rathclare)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 130
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 134 (Cottage), 359 (Spring-field)
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: 183 (Springfield)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 478 (Hermitage, Park House & Cottage)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Fermoy Barony, 68 (Park North), 69 (Park South)
SMITH, Charles, M.D. ''The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork. Containing a natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical description thereof ''. First published 1750. This edition published Cork: John Connor, 1815: I, 340 (Ballygarrett)
WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 233 (Ballingrane [Hennessy]), 357 (Springfield)

Modern printed sources

MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 456
MAUNSELL, Robert George. ''History of Maunsell, or Mansel''. Cork: Guy and Company, 1903: 107-113
HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 183, 130, 247, 295, 307, 335
''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). XIII, 2nd Series (1907), 164-168 (Ballyellis)
''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). XXIV, 2nd Series (1918), 152-154 (Park)
''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). [includes detailed family history]. XXV, 2nd Series (1919), 215-220 (Springfield)