Dring

The Dring family was established in county Cork from the late 17th century. They resided at Rockgrove until the mid 19th century and married members of the Lombard, Uniacke, Courtenay and Finch families. The Dring estate was in the parishes of Ballydeloher and Caherlag, barony of Barrymore and Mogeely, barony of Imokilly, county Cork. Simon Dring of Rockgrove, Glanmire, owned over a thousand acres in county Cork in the 1870s.

Associated Families

Houses

Name	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Blossomgrove	Blossomgrove	Ballydeloher	Cork	Caherlag 107	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W760 770 OS Sheet: 64 Discovery map: 80
Maryborough	Ballinglanna	Caherlag	Cork	Caherlag 107	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W745 742 OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 80
Rockgrove	Ballyhennick	Caherlag	Cork	Caherlag 107	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W756 732 OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 80
Glyntown House	Ballinglanna	Caherlag	Cork	Caherlag 107	Barrymore	Cork	OSI Ref: W731 748 OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 80
Glengarra	Kilcounty	Dangandonovan	Middleton	Dangan 261	Imokilly	Cork	OSI Ref: W981 807 OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 81
Aghadoe House (Killeagh)	Aghadoe	Killeagh	Youghal	Killeagh 337	Imokilly	Cork	OSI Ref: X001 777 OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 81

Archival sources

Detailed abstract of will of Robert Dring of Cork, 1758. GO MS 139, p.217 ; National Library of Ireland
"Photostat" copy of a survey of Blossom Grove in the barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork, the property of Simon Dring. By James Jardine. Two folio sheets, with description of the land, May, 1823. 15 B. 22 (45-48) ; National Library of Ireland
"Photostat" copy of a map of the lands of Brook Park and part of the lands of Killcorny, barony of Muskerry, Co. Cork, the estate of Robert Dring .15 B. 22 (49-50) ; National Library of Ireland
Deeds relating to Garraney-carney, Clondrohid, Co. Cork; including leases by Hollow Sword Blade Company to Wm. Lombard and by Sir Matthew Deane to James Lombard; sale by Lord Muskerry to Rev. Robert Dring in trust for Rev. Edmond Lombard; 1709 - 1816. D. 26,335-26,352 ; National Library of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 122
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] : 137
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barrymore Barony, 5 (Blossomgrove), 9 (Ballinglanna), 10 (Ballyhennick)
LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 241 (Rockgrove)
LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 338 (Rock-grove)
''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Imokilly Barony, 137 (Kilcounty)
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 231 (Ballyhennick)
WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 252 (Ahadoe)

Modern printed sources

MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 380-382
BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 142 (Glyntown), 243 (Rockgrove)
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Dring Papers (from 1716), the property of Mr. S. H. Dring, Mount Patrick, Glanmire, Co. Cork, relating to the Dring and Finch families and to lands in Cos. Cork and Tipperary. No. 417