Landed Estates
University of Galway

O'Callaghan (Caherduggan)

This family was established at Dromskehy, parish of Drumtarriff, barony of Duhallow, county Cork in the 18th century but by the beginning of the 19th century was settled at Caherduggan, barony of Barrymore. In 1781 Cornelius O'Callaghan married Mary Davies and they had nine children. Two of their sons married daughters of Arthur Pyne of Ballyvolane. Another son was the Reverend Robert O'Callaghan. "The Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland" 1863 and "The Landed Gentry of Ireland" 1958 differ slightly with regard to the descendants of this couple. At the time of Griffith's Valuation members of this family held land in the parishes of Drumtarriff and Kilmeen, barony of Duhallow, Kilnaglory, barony of East Muskerry, Templebodan, barony of Barrymore and Templeroan, barony of Fermoy. In the 1870s Cornelius O'Callaghan of Caherduggan owned 253 acres, Cornelius O'Callaghan of Brookville owned 117 acres, Denis O'Callaghan of Queenstown owned 984 acres and O'Callaghan family members in the Kanturk locality owned over a thousand acres in county Cork. The estate of Leslie Craggs O'Callaghan in the county and city of Cork was advertised for sale in June 1858. In May 1868 an estate of over 1,600 acres in the baronies of Duhallow, East Muskerry and West Muskerry, belonging to Denis O'Callaghan, deceased and continued in the name of his eldest son and executor, Cornelius O'Callaghan, was advertised for sale. The purchasers included Mrs. Lunham and Mr. F. Wyse. Dromahoe and Dromskehy, barony of Duhallow, were advertised for sale in February 1877 and were part of the marriage settlement of Denis O'Callaghan and Sarah Pyne in 1831. In July 1882 the lands of Clonbannin, 105 acres in the barony of Duhallow, the estate of Denis O'Callaghan, were advertised for sale.

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Killeenleagh Killeenleagh Kilmeen Kanturk Coolclogh 154 Duhallow Cork OSI Ref: R353 016
OS Sheet: 23
Discovery map: 72
Caherduggan Caherduggan Demesne Templebodan Midleton Templebodan 276 Barrymore Cork OSI Ref: W847 846
OS Sheet: 54
Discovery map: 81
Photo of Caherduggan
Nadrid Nadrid Magourney Macroom Magourney 217 East Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W458 718
OS Sheet: 72
Discovery map: 80
Photo of Nadrid
Brookville Brookville Ballydeloher Cork Caherlag 107 Barrymore Cork OSI Ref: W754 762
OS Sheet: 64
Discovery map: 80
Photo of Brookville

Archival sources

  • Copy of confirmation of arms being O'Callaghan quartering Davies and Grainger to Major Richard Grainger Denis O'Callaghan, M. B. E., elder son of Denis Richard O'Callaghan of Killeenleigh, Kanturk, Co. Cork, April 8, 1935. Genealogical Office: Ms.111d, fol.133-4 ; National Library of Ireland
  • Draft confirmation of arms and draft pedigree of Major Richard Grainger Denis O'Callaghan, 1930. Genealogical Office: Ms.805, p.1 ; National Library of Ireland
  • Land Judges’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 6 July 1882, Vol 143 (52), MRGS 39/063, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 12 May 1868, Vol 89 (47), MRGS 39/043, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 24 Feb 1877, Vol 126 (32), MRGS 39/057, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Pedigree of O'Callaghan family of county Cork (Leader Collection); Irish Genealogical Research Society Library
  • Pyne Papers, 23 deeds mainly concerning lands in Co. Cork in which members of the Pyne family were parties, include marriage settlement 20 May 1831, Denis O'Callaghan & Sarah Pyne, 1783-1895. D 7194-7219; National Library of Ireland
  • Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, (Gortnagross), 4 May 1852, Vol 15 (6), MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Connell, (Kilcaskin North), 4 Feb 1868, Vol 88 (32), MRGS 39/043, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, (Kilcaskin North), 14 June 1870, Vol 97 (38), MRGS 39/046, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 26 June 1858, Vol 52 (47), MRGS 39/025, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Irish Tourist Association files, Parish of Aghabulloge; Cork County Library

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources