Geran (Rushmount)
Members of the Gearan family held land in the parishes of Kilphelan, Kilgullane and Kilcrumper, barony of Condons and Clangibbon, county Cork, in the mid 19th century. In the 1870s Anthony Geran and Mary Geran of Rushmount owned respectively 988 and 1,132 acres in county Cork and James Geran of Broomhill owned 278 acres. Sarah Gearan of Cork also owned 1,911 acres in the county.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmount | Ballinrush | Kilcrumper | Fermoy | Kilworth 146 | Condons & Clangibbon | Cork |
OSI Ref: R820 037
OS Sheet: 27 Discovery map: 74 |
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| Broomhill | Broomhill | Kilgullane | Mitchelstown | Kilgullane 293 | Condons & Clangibbon | Cork |
OSI Ref: R776 123
OS Sheet: 19 Discovery map: 73 |
Archival sources
- Probate of will (16 Aug 1861) of Anthony Geran of Rushmount, near Kilworth, 20 June 1887.999/210(1); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Condons & Clangibbon Barony, 79 (Ballinrush), 89 (Broomhill)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 124
- 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] : 179
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 220 (Rushmount)