Kingston (Cork)
Kingston states that this family came to Ireland during the Munster plantation, possibly under the auspices of Phane Beecher. Modern family history sources suggest they originated in Northamptonshire. John Kingston was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Kilbrittain and Rathclarin, barony of East Carbery, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The estate amounted to over 1300 acres in county Cork in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolwood House | Fourcuil | Templebryan | Clonakilty | Clonakilty Rural 45 | East Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W384450
OS Sheet: 122 Discovery map: 86 |
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| Ballynametagh | Ballynametagh | Carrigaline | Cork | Carrigaline | Kerrycurrihy | Cork |
OSI Ref: W734651
OS Sheet: 87 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Seaview House (Myross) | Currigillihy | Myross | Skibbereen | Myross 321 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W224329
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Skahanagh House | Skahanagh | Myross | Skibbereen | Myross 321 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W220332
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Burgatia House | Burgatia | Ross | Clonakilty | Ross Carbery 57 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W300357
OS Sheet: 143 Discovery map: 89 |
Archival sources
- Documents relating to Kingstons of Rosscarbery including Land Commission papers, 1883-1920. Acc 2008 / 034; Cork City and County Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 127
- 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] : 252
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (East) Barony: 141 (Fourcuil)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kerrycurrihy Barony, 17 (Ballynametagh)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of West Carbery (East): 130 (Carrigilihy), 136 (Skahanagh)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 126
Modern printed sources
- ''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: KINGSTON, A. Richard. The Origins of Co Cork Kingstons. 2nd Series, LXXXVI (1981), 75-99
- ''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: KINGSTON, Gearóid. Revisiting the origins of Co. Cork Kingstons. CXVI (2011), pp.55-80.
- ''Éire-Ireland'': DONNELLY, James S. Jnr. ''Big House burning in county Cork during the Irish revolution, 1920-21. XLVIII, 3 & 4, Fall-Winter (2012), pp.141-197.