Landed Estates
University of Galway

Gollock

In the mid 19th century members of the Gollock family held land in the parishes of Clondrohid, Kilmurry and Inchigeelagh, barony of West Muskerry, and in the parishes of Aghabulloge, Athnowen, Cannaway and Magourney, barony of East Muskerry, county Cork. This family were resident in the Macroom locality from the early 19th century. In the 1870s the Reverend James Gollock of Desertserges Glebe, Bandon, owned 2,346 acres in county Cork, while James Gollock of Blackrock, Cork, owned 949 acres.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Elmglyn Dunmarklun Kilmurry Macroom Greenville 211 West Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W363 658
OS Sheet: 83
Discovery map: 86
Brinny Rectory Brinny Brinny Bandon Brinny 3 Kinalea Cork OSI Ref: W518597
OS Sheet: 96
Discovery map: 87
Photo of Brinny Rectory
Forest House Rathonoane Cannaway Macroom Cannaway 210 East Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W436 704
OS Sheet: 72
Discovery map: 80
Upper Forest Rathonoane Cannaway Macroom Cannaway 210 East Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W440 696
OS Sheet: 72
Discovery map: 86
Photo of Upper Forest
Leemount Leemount Magourney Macroom Magourney 217 East Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W451 727
OS Sheet: 72
Discovery map: 80
Photo of Leemount
Classas Nadrid Magourney Macroom Magourney 217 East Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W455 723
OS Sheet: 72
Discovery map: 80
Photo of Classas

Archival sources

  • Lismore Castle Papers, in particular with reference to a dispute over the tithes of Kilmurry, 1830s. Collection List 126; National Library of Ireland
  • Farming diary and account book (perhaps kept by Thomas Gollock, Forest, Coachford, Co. Cork), 1824-6. Microfilm P 6016; National Library of Ireland
  • Deeds relating to the Dunmarklun estate, near Macroom, 1711-1825. U190; Cork City and County Archives
  • Gollock Papers, 3 volumes of demesne accounts 1824-1826, 1838-1843, 1846-1867, in the possession of Thomas H.M. Gollock, Monkstown, Co Cork in 1975, see James S. Donnelly's book; Private Possession
  • Irish Tourist Association files, Parish of Aghabulloge; Cork County Library

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources