Nash (Nashville)
A family living in the Kanturk area of county Cork in the 18th century. Their estate at Nashville, parish of Dromtarriff, barony of Duhallow, passed to the Leader family through the marriage of Margaret, daughter of Andrew Nash, to Nicholas Philpot Leader in 1807. In 1801, Margaret's sister, Elizabeth, had married Vice Admiral Henry Evans of Oldtown House.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville/Rosnalee | Gurteen | Dromtarriff | Kanturk | Rosnalee 157 | Duhallow | Cork |
OSI Ref: W365 992
OS Sheet: 31 Discovery map: 79 |
Archival sources
- Leader Papers, estate papers re Leader family of Mount Leader, Co. Cork, the Philpot (later Leader) family of Dromagh & the Nash (later Leader) family of Nashville, alias Rosnalee, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork, 1711-1975. D3653 ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
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: 182 (Nashville)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 236 (Nashville)
Modern printed sources
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 319-320
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 171-172 (Evans of Carker)
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 699-703 (Leader)