Daunt (East Carbery)
This branch of the Daunt family descends from William Daunt of the Tracton Abbey family, whom Burke claims to have acquired Kilcascan [Kilcaskan] in the early years of the eighteenth century. William O'Neill Daunt was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Ballymoney, East Carbery, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s he was the owner of over 600 acres in county Cork. He was briefly MP for Mallow, 1832-33, and a well-known author on the Irish national question.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilcaskan Castle | Kilcaskan | Ballymoney | Dunmanway | Ballymoney 113 | East Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W310525
OS Sheet: 108 Discovery map: 86 |
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| Drombofinny House | Drombofinny | Desertserges | Bandon | Boulteen 14 | East Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W397510
OS Sheet: 109 Discovery map: 86 |
Archival sources
- One hundred and twenty-four letters to W. J. O'Neill Daunt, 1842-1889, with four letters by him and a short biography of him. W. J. O'Neill Daunt Papers:, Mss. 10,507-9; National Library of Ireland
- O'Neill Daunt correspondence. Some letters of O'Neill Daunt. Letters to O'Neill Daunt from correspondents with names beginning A to Go, 1833-1890, including many letters from Augusta Goold, "Ierne" of the Nation, 1873-83. Ms. 8045 ; National Library of Ireland
- O'Neill Daunt correspondence, letters to Daunt from persons with names beginning Go to Mag 19th c., including many from Augusta Goold, 1884-1893. Ms. 8046 ; National Library of Ireland
- O'Neill Daunt correspondence. Letters to Daunt from persons with names beginning Q. to Z., including letters from the Marchioness of Queensberry 1884-92, and undated letters. Ms. 8048 ; National Library of Ireland
- O'Neill Daunt correspondence, letters to Daunt from persons with names beginning Mar to Q, including letters of John Martin, 1861-1875, J. Mc Carthy, 1867-1881 and the Marchioness of Queensberry, 1870-1874. Ms. 8047 ; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parish of Enniskeane; Cork County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 117
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 121
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (East) Barony: 32 (Kilcaskan), 49 (Drombofinny)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Ballymoney Parish, Vol.I, 151.
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 235 (Kilcasken)
- 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: 172
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxviii & 134 (Kilcaskan Castle)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 241 (Kilcoskan)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: I, 477
- BROWNE, McGOUGH & ROBERTS (eds). ''Tracton: where the abbey lies low''. ( Tracton, county Cork, 2007): Henry Daunt. The Daunt family history. pp.109-123.
- DAUNT, William O'Neill. ''A life spent for Ireland: selections from the journals of William O'Neill Daunt''. [reprint] Shannon: Irish University Press, 1972] : All
- ''Analecta Hibernica'': McLYSAGHT, E.A. O Neill Daunt Papers. Report on part of the collection relating to the O'Neill Daunt family of Kilcascan Castle, Ballineen, Co. Cork and to lands in Co. Cork. XV (1944)
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 136-137