Hennessy (Ballindeasig)
In the mid 19th century John C. Hennessy of Knocknaneffe House, county Cork married Mary Creagh daughter of Richard Roche Kenifeck of Ballindeasig, county Cork. In the 1870s John Hennessy, of Ballindeesig House, owned over 1400 acres in county Cork. John died in 1891 and his son Michael inherited the property. When Michael died it passed to his sister Kathleen who was married to Herbert Baldwin O'Sullivan Beare. see http://www.kenefick.com/Kenifecks_of_Ballindeasig_House.pdf
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Knocknanav House | Knocknanav | Kinure | Kinsale | Kinure 193 | Kinalea | Cork |
OSI Ref: W695524
OS Sheet: 112 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Ballindeasig | Ballindeasig | Ballyfoyle | Kinsale | Ballyfoyle 190 | Kinalea | Cork |
OSI Ref: W735 535
OS Sheet: 113 Discovery map: 87 |
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Archival sources
- Commissions of the Peace for Co Cork for J.C. Hennessy 1851 & Daniel Welply, 1855. M. 6623-6624; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kinalea Barony, 53 (Knocknanav)
- 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] : 214
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 125
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 310
- ''The Irish Genealogist'': MCCAN, Anthony. The rise and fall of the Kenifecks of Ballindeasig House. XI (2003), 145-151
- BROWNE, McGOUGH & ROBERTS (eds). ''Tracton: where the abbey lies low''. ( Tracton, county Cork, 2007): Ballindeasig House. 341