Galway/Galwey (Lota & West Cork)

"Burke's Irish Family Records" traces the ancestry of this family back to their location in Kinsale, county Cork in the 15th century. By the mid 16th century the Galways were well established in Cork city and by the end of the 17th century were living at Lota. In 1739 John Galway of Lota married Jane only child and heiress of William O'Bryen of Anacross, county Cork. From their son Edward descend the later generations of Galway of Lota and Fort Richard and from their son John descend the Galways of Doon, county Clare and Rock Lodge, county Cork. Several members of the Galway family owned between 200-500 acres in the hinterland of Clonakilty in the 1870s. William Galway is listed as a proprietor of over 1300 acres at the same time. Michael Galway was among the principal lessors in the parish of Rathbarry, barony of Ibane & Barryroe at the time of Griffith's Valuation while William Galway held townlands in the parish of Desertserges, barony of Kinalmeaky.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Balteenbrack	Balteenbrack	Ardfield	Clonakilty	Ardfield 52	Ibane & Barryroe	Cork	OSI Ref: W364357 OS Sheet: 144 Discovery map: 89
Greenfield House	Greenfield	Kilkerranmore	Clonakilty	Ardfield 52	Ibane & Barryroe	Cork	OSI Ref: W361356 OS Sheet: 144 Discovery map: 89
Kilkeran House	Kilkeran	Rathbarry	Clonakilty	Rathbarry 56	Ibane & Barryroe	Cork	OSI Ref: W341345 OS Sheet: 143, 144 Discovery map: 89
Fort Richard	Killowen	Ballyfoyle	Kinsale	Ballyfoyle 190	Kinalea	Cork	OSI Ref: W759529 OS Sheet: 113 Discovery map: 87
Carrigavulleen	Carrigavulleen	Ringrone	Kinsale	Ballinspittle 203	Courceys	Cork	OSI Ref: W589461 OS Sheet: 124 Discovery map: 87
Kilcolman House	Kilcolman	Desertserges	Bandon	Cashel	Kinalmeaky	Cork	OSI Ref: W414536 OS Sheet: 109 Discovery map: 86
Lotabeg	Lotabeg	Rathcooney	Cork	Rathcooney 110	Cork	Cork	OSI Ref: W714 727 OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87
Deelish House	Deelish	Abbeystrowry	Skibbereen	Skibbereen Rural 309	West Carbery (East)	Cork	OSI Ref: W099335 OS Sheet: 141 Discovery map: 88
Oldcourt House	Oldcourt	Creagh	Skibbereen	Skibbereen Rural 309	West Carbery (East)	Cork	OSI Ref: W085318 OS Sheet: 141 Discovery map: 89
Gurteenroe House	Gurteenroe	Kilmocomoge	Bantry	Bantry Rural 22	Bantry	Cork	OSI Ref: V993504 OS Sheet: 105 Discovery map: 85
Blackfort	Blackfort	Killodiernan	Nenagh	Knigh 86	Lower Ormond	Tipperary	OSI Ref: R848 852 OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 59
Scartagh Cottage	Scartagh	Kilgarriff	Clonakilty	Clonakilty Urban 46	East Carbery (East)	Cork	OSI Ref: W392419 OS Sheet: 135 Discovery map: 86

Archival sources

Rent roll of estates of the Galway family in Cos. Cork, Limerick and Waterford, 1564. National Library of Ireland, Ms. 9034 ; National Library of Ireland
Pedigrees with notes of Galwey of Lota, co. Cork. Genealogical Office: Ms. 430 ; National Library of Ireland
Pedigree of Galway, formerly de Burgh, of Dundangan and Lota, Co. Cork, c.1387 c.1720. Genealogical Office: Ms.112, pp.68-9 ; National Library of Ireland
Notes on the Galwey family, being Vol. 3-5 of Sir Henry Blackhall's genealogical notes and records, 20th c. Blackhall MSS. n.5478, p.5645 ; National Library of Ireland
Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Fitzgerald, (Blackfort), 13 May 1851, Vol 7 (22), MRGS 39/003, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Letter from John Galwey, Carrick, Co. Tipperary [agent for Ormonde estates] to Edward Herbert, Orendon St., London requesting a renewal of his lease of Carrick Castle and suggesting amendments to it,6 Feb. 1766 . 999/8; National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 70 (Blackfort - William Molloy), 313 (Old Court)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ibane & Barryroe Barony, 13 (Balteenbrack), 40 (Greenfield), 76 (Kilkeran)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 124, 162
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Ardfield Parish, Vol,I, 50. Vol.I, 432, Creagh Parish, Kilkerranmore Parish, Vol.II, 115-116.
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kinalea Barony, 10 (Killowen)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents,'' 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 57
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Courceys: 9 (Carrigavulleen)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Kinalmeaky, 25 (Kilcolman)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cork Barony, 37 (Lotabeg)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of West Carbery (East): 12 (Deelish)
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: 173
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 71 (Blackfort)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 278 (Blackfort)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of East Carbery (East): 83 (Scartagh)
WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 241

Modern printed sources

''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: BLACKALL, Sir Henry. The Galweys of Munster. Part 2 Genealogies. [including Galwey of Lota, Fort Richard, Doon, Nadrid, Carrick, Dungarven, Kinsale & Limerick]. 2nd Series, LXXII (1967), 20-47 & 122-134
MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 464-468
BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 191
''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: The genealogy of Galway of Lota and Arms quartered with those of Ormonde. XXX, 2nd Series (1925), 59-74
''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: BLACKALL, Sir Henry. The Galweys of Munster. 2nd Series, LXXI (1966), 138-158
''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: BLACKALL, Sir Henry. The Galweys of Munster. [Enniskean branch]. 2nd Series, LXXIII (1968), 161-174
''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: BLACKALL, Sir Henry. The Galweys of Munster. [Killarney, Mallow, Youghal branches]. 2nd Series, LXXIV (1969), 71-83
GRACE, Daniel. ''Portrait of a Parish, Monsea & Killodiernan, Co Tipperary''. Nenagh: Relay Books, 1996: 134