Morris (East Carbery)
In 1666 William Morris was granted almost a thousand acres in the barony of East and West Carbery and Captain William Morris was granted a additional lands in the barony of Carbery in August 1669. William Morris held townlands in the parish of Ross, barony of East Carbery, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Over 1100 acres of his property was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1853. John Morris was among the lessors in the parish of Kilmacabea in 1851. Michael H[ungerford] Morris of Durrus owned 1,157 acres in county Cork in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Ville (Kilmacabea) | Corran South | Kilmacabea | Skibbereen | Cloonkeen 318 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W215411
OS Sheet: 133 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Connonagh House | Gortroe | Kilmacabea | Skibbereen | Cloonkeen 318 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W243387
OS Sheet: 134 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Castle Salem | Benduff | Ross | Clonakilty | Ross Carbery 57 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W268386
OS Sheet: 131 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Ballynagornagh House | Barleyhill East | Ross | Clonakilty | Ross Carbery 57 | East Carbury (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W258379
OS Sheet: 134 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Cellmount House | Dromillihy | Kilmacbea | Skibbereen | Knockskagh | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W241384
OS Sheet: 134 Discovery map: 89 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Morris, 3 June 1853, Vol 21, MRGS 39/009, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parish of Rosscarbery [Benduff Castle]; Cork County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (West) Barony: 163 (Corran South), 165 (Gortroe)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 174, 196
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 171
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 129
- 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] : 327
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 229 (Castle Sally, O'Barley-Hill & Selmount)