Jones (Drombeg)
At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Catherine Jones was the lessor of property in the parishes of Kilfaughnabeg, barony of East Carbery and Dromdaleague, barony of West Carbery. Over 1400 acres of the Jones estate was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in April 1852. It was held under a lease from the Hollow Sword Blades company dated October 1708. 400 acres of the estate of Harry Jones at Kilfaughnabeg was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1854. This family was connected with the Hungerford family of Cahirmore through the marriage of Alicia Jones and Thomas Hungerford in 1814.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drombeg House | Drombeg | Kilfaughnabeg | Skibereen | Kilfaughnabeg 319 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W243355
OS Sheet: 143 Discovery map: 89 |
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Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates Court Rentals (O'Brien, Jones, 2 April 1852, Vol 14, MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Jones, 13 June 1854, Vol 29, MRGS 39/013, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (West) Barony: 149 (Drombeg)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, 90 (Kilfaughnabeg)