Morrogh
The Morroghs were settled in Cork city from the 16th century. They held land in the parish of Caherlag, barony of Barrymore in the early 18th century including Ballyhennick which was mortgaged to members of the Dring family. By his second wife James Morrogh of Cork had 5 sons, Edward, John, James of Doneraile from whom descend the MacCarthy Morroghs, Henry and Andrew. Edward of Glanmire House married in 1809 Christian daughter of Robert James ffrench of Rahassane, county Galway and had a son James. In 1816 Edward married as his second wife Martha second daughter and eventual heiress of John Bernard of Ballynagare, county Kerry. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Morrogh held land in the parishes of Ardskeagh and Kilquane, barony of Fermoy and James Morrogh held land in the parish of Kilcrumper, barony of Fermoy while Robert Morrogh held land in the parish of Ballycurrany, barony of Barrymore. In March 1870 the estate of James Morrogh deceased, 150 acres at Rathglissane, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, was advertised for sale. In the 1870s James Morrogh of Oldcourt, Doneraile owned over 2,000 acres in county Cork. He died in 1884 without surviving children. Mrs Helen Morrogh of Dublin owned 828 acres in county Cork.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Old Court (Doneraile) | Oldcourt | Doneraile | Mallow | Doneraile 242 | Fermoy | Cork |
OSI Ref: R595 087
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 73 |
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| Berry Hill | Ballynacrusha | Clonmel | Cork | Queenstown Rural 103 | Barrymore | Cork |
OSI Ref: W797 686
OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Park Farm House | Ballincrossig | Rathcooney | Cork | Rathcooney | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W716 753
OS Sheet: 63 Discovery map: 80 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Morrogh & Russell, 28 Mar 1870, Vol 96 (24), MRGS 39/046, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of James Morrogh of the City of Cork and to his grandson, James Morrogh of Old Court, Doneraile, Co. Cork, son of Edward Morrogh of Glanmire House, Dec. 19, 1861. Genealogical Office: Ms. 108, pp. 392-3 ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cork Barony, 30 (Ballincrossig)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 654 (Park Farm)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 130
- 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] : 328
Modern printed sources
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 389-390
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 104-106
- ''Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society''.: Historical and Topographical Notes, etc on Buttevant, Doneraile, Mallow and Places in their vicinity. Collected by James Grove White (c 1906). XXIV, 2nd Series (1918), 143-149