Pigot (Park)
David Richard Pigot was the only son of Dr John Pigot of Kilworth, county Cork and his wife Margaret Nagle. He studied law and rose to become the first Catholic Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1846. He married Catherine Page and had two sons David Richard and John. In the 1870s the representatives of the Right Honourable D.R. Pigott owned 296 acres in county Cork and Thomas Paye [Page] of Kilworth owned 130 acres.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park House | Ballyderown | Kilworth | Fermoy | Kilworth 146 | Condons & Clangibbon | Cork |
OSI Ref: R848 016
OS Sheet: 28 Discovery map: 74 |
Archival sources
- Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parish of Kilworth; Cork County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 132
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Condons & Clangibbon Barony, 79 (Ballyderown)
Modern printed sources
- MATTHEW, H.C.G. and HARRISON, Brian (eds). ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford: University Press, 2004: XLIV, 283
- KEANE, Edward, PHAIR, P. Beryl & SADLIER, Thomas U. (eds). ''King's Inns Admission Papers, 1607-1867''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1982: 402
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 296