Purcell (Altamira)
A junior branch of the Purcells of Burton Park, county Cork, the Purcells of Altamira intermarried with their cousins of Burton Park and with the Leaders of Mount Leader. In the mid 19th century Pierce Purcell held an estate in the parishes of Kilbrin, Knocktemple and Kilshannig, barony of Duhallow and Liscarroll, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county Cork. In the 1870s Pierce Purcell of Dromore, Mallow, owned 1,942 acres in county Cork. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the representatives of Richard Harris Purcell, an uncle of Pierce Purcell of Altamira, held land in the parishes of Kilbolane, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Mourneabbey, barony of Barretts and Kilcully, barony of Cork. In November 1850 the fee simple estate of Burnfort and the freehold estate of Cloghlucas, amounting to 778 acres and belonging to Richard Harris Purcell and others, was advertised for sale. In the 1870s Richard H. Purcell of Burnfort owned 737 acres in county Cork.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackeel | Lackeel | Kilbrin | Kanturk | Castlecor 160 | Duhallow | Cork |
OSI Ref: R452 090
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Old Dromore | Dromore North | Kilshannig | Kanturk | Kilshannig 248 | Duhallow | Cork |
OSI Ref: W556 936
OS Sheet: 42 Discovery map: 80 |
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| Altamira | Altamira | Liscarroll | Mallow | Liscarroll 240 | Orrery and Kilmore | Cork |
OSI Ref: R459 143
OS Sheet: 7 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Burnfort | Burnfort | Mourneabbey | Mallow | Ballynamona 247 | Barretts | Cork |
OSI Ref: W586 905
OS Sheet: 42 Discovery map: 80 |
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| Annabella House | Annabella | Mallow | Mallow | Mallow Rural 250 | Fermoy | Cork |
OSI Ref: W553 988
OS Sheet: 33 Discovery map: 80 |
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| Highfort | Knockbarry | Liscarroll | Mallow | Liscarroll 240 | Orrery and Kilmore | Cork |
OSI Ref: R451 107
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 73 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Purcell, 12 Nov 1850, Vol 3 (41), MRGS 39/001, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parish of Liscarroll; Cork County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 132
- 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] : 377
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Duhallow, 110 (Lackeel), Part II, 17 (Dromore North)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 208 (Upper Dromore - Rev B. Williamson), 338-339 (Annabella), 280-281 (Altamira & Highfort)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 168 (Dromore - U. Willliamson), 5 (Annabella)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Orrery and Kilmore, 77 (Altamira), 79 (Highfort)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Barretts, 22 (Burnfort)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Fermoy, 123 (Annabella)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 498
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 3 (Altamira), 228 (Old Dromore)
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 28, 29, 88, 150