Murphy (Cork)
A family of distillers and brewers in Cork city who acquired land and property in the city locality during the 19th century. They descend from Jeremiah Murphy and his wife Mary O'Hallinan, who had 5 sons, James of Ringmahon, John who became Bishop of Cork, Jeremiah of Hyde Park, Cork, Daniel of Belleville and Nicholas of Clifton. This generation of Murphys founded the firm of James Murphy and Co, distillers, Cork in 1825. A later generation founded the firm of James J. Murphy and Co, brewers of Cork in 1854.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inchera | Inchera | Little Island | Cork | Caherlag 107 | Barrymore | Cork |
OSI Ref: W737 720
OS Sheet: 75 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Ballynoe House | Ballynoe | Clonmel | Cork | Queenstown Rural 105 | Barrymore | Cork |
OSI Ref: W778 671
OS Sheet: 87 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Lauriston | Banduff | Rathcooney | Cork | Rathcooney 110 | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W713 744
OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Lota Park | Lotamore | Rathcooney | Cork | Rathcooney 110 | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W722 727
OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87 |
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| Ringmahon Castle | Mahon | St Finbars | Cork | Blackrock 95 | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W723 715
OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87 |
Archival sources
- Notes and Family Tree of the Murphy brewing family, 1840s- 1880s. Acc 2008 / 014; Cork City and County Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cork Barony, 74 (Banduff), 84 (Mahon)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 208 (Ringmahon), 654 (Lota Park)