Clanchy (Belfort)
[Cornelius Clanchy gent was granted lands in the barony of Tullagh, county Clare in 1670]. A family established in Limerick city at the beginning of the 18th century. By the late 18th century John Clanchy was living in Charleville, county Cork. This family was very involved in the racing industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hajba writes that the Clanchys built much of the town of Charleville. Thomas Clanchy of Charleville owned 473 acres in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfort | Rathgoggan Middle | Rathgoggan | Kilmallock | Charleville 186 | Orrery and Kilmore | Cork |
OSI Ref: R542 233
OS Sheet: 3 Discovery map: 73 |
Archival sources
- Catalogue of sale of furnishings and horses at Belfort, Charleville, [1948]. LM1994.0009; Limerick City Museum
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 119
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 498 (Belfort - Reeves)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Orrery & Kilmore, 87
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 227
Modern printed sources
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 76
- PINE, L.G. (ed). ''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. 4th ed. London: Burke's Peerage, 1958.: 155-156
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 36