McCarthy-O'Leary
By the mid 18th century the O'Learys were established at Coomlogane, in the parish of Drishane, in the Millstreet area of county Cork. Helen, the only child of the O'Leary of Millstreet, married, as his second wife, Denis McCarthy of Glynn, county Cork, a descendant of the McCarthys of Drishane and Dooneen. Denis and Helen McCarthy had no children but she left her estate to her stepson, Denis McCarthy, on condition that he take the name O'Leary. In 1812 Denis McCarthy O'Leary married Leonora Howley of Richill, county Limerick and their descendants continued to reside at Coologane until the early 20th century. In the 1870s the McCarthy O'Leary estate amounted to 5,896 acres. In 1788 Denis McCarthy leased almost 1,000 acres from Dowman, Harman and Phillips in the barony of Duhallow. Part of the fee simple of these lands was advertised for sale in January 1862. J. McCarthy O'Leary was the lease holder.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currymount | Currymount | Bregoge | Mallow | Churchtown 238 | Orrery and Kilmore | Cork |
OSI Ref: R499 100
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Coomlogane | Coomlogane | Drishane | Millstreet | Drishane 287 | West Muskerry | Cork |
OSI Ref: W269 907
OS Sheet: 39 Discovery map: 79 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Whylock, Dowman, (Claragh etc), 14 Jan 1862, Vol 64 (6), MRGS 39/032, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Assignment by James Lumbard to Denis O'Leary of lands at Coomlogane, Drishane, Co. Cork; Feb. 25, 1748. D. 26,401 ; National Library of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of arms to John MacCarthy O'Leary of Coomlagane, Co. Cork and to his grandson, Charles Arthur Ulric Felix Chichester, son of Charles Renfric Chichester by Madeleine Felicia, daughter of the said John, Jan. 21, 1932. Genealogical Office: Ms.111d. fol.73-4 ; National Library of Ireland
- Assignment by James Lumbard to Denis O'Leary of lands at Coomlogane, Drishane, Co. Cork; Feb. 25, 1748. D. 26,401 ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 223 (Currymount), 497 (Coomlagane)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 128 (Coomlegane)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : West Muskerry Barony, 152 (Coomlogane)
- 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: 178 & 180 (Coomlagane - O'Leary esq)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 245
- TOWNSEND, Horatio. ''Statistical survey of the county of Cork...'' Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1810: 666-669 [Coomlogane]
- 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] : 353
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 131
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 236 (Coomlagane)
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 459-460
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 127-128
- O'HEA O'KEEFFE, Jane. ''Voices from the great houses: Cork and Kerry''. (Cork: Mercier Press, 2013): 95-99