Minhear
At the time of Griffith's Valuation members of the Minheer family held lands in the parishes of Inchigeelagh and Clondrohid, barony of West Muskerry, county Cork, some of it in conjunction with Mitchell. In the 1870s Captain Minhear of Sunday's Well, Cork owned 785 acres in county Cork and William Minhear of Raleigh, Macroom, owned 338 acres. Members of the Minhear family were managers of the Munster Bank in Macroom.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigaphooca | Carrigaphooca | Clondrohid | Macroom | Kilnamartery 223 | West Muskerry | Cork |
OSI Ref: W288 738
OS Sheet: 70 Discovery map: 79 |
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| Raleigh | Raleigh North | Kilnamartery | Macroom | Kilnamartery 223 | West Muskerry | Cork |
OSI Ref: W308 723
OS Sheet: 70 Discovery map: 79 |
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of West Muskerry, 50 (Carrigaphooca), 110 (Raleigh North)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 355 (Yew Hill - J. Williams), II, 193 (Raleagh)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 129
- 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] : 318