Smyth (Rosscarbery)
The representatives of Rev. John Smyth of Castle Downeen, Rosscarbery, were the owners of over 400 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. Richard and Jane Smyth were among the principal lessors in the parish of Ross in 1851. Over 450 acres of the estate of Richard Smyth, an infant, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in Jne 1854. This sale included Easton House.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton House | Downeen | Ross | Clonakilty | Ross Carbery 57 | East Carbery (West) | Galway |
OSI Ref: W285356
OS Sheet: 143 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Castle Downeen | Downeen | Ross | Clonakilty | Ross Carbery 57 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W289349
OS Sheet: 143 Discovery map: 89 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Smyth, 29 June 1854, Vol 29, MRGS 39/013, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Map of part of Ardkitt East, in the barony of East Carbery, Co. Cork, the estate of John Smyth, by A. Bernard. Folio sheet, coloured, with names of tenants May, 1855. 15 B. 14 (24) ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (West) Barony: 39 (Downeen)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 134
- 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