Wolfe (Kilmacabea & Skibbereen)
The representatives of William Wolfe held over 500 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. Jasper Travers Wolfe, son of William Wolfe, was elected as TD for Cork West between 1927-1933. He ran a successful solicitors practice in the town of Skibbereen. The Bantry Estate Archives contain a number of references to him. Philip Wolfe of Bantry was also located in this area. He owned 992 acres in the 1870s.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cashel House (Kilmacabea) | Cashel | Kilmacabea | Skibbereen | Cloonkeen 318 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W247393
OS Sheet: 134 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Brook Ville (Kilmacabea) | Corran South | Kilmacabea | Skibbereen | Cloonkeen 318 | East Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W215411
OS Sheet: 133 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Norton House | Gortnacloghy | Creagh | Skibbereen | Cork |
OSI Ref: 124341
OS Sheet: Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Bantry Estate Collection. IE BL/EP/B See http://booleweb.ucc.ie/documents/Bantryhouse.pdf for a descriptive list. ; University College Cork, Boole Library Archives
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (West) Barony: 159 (Cashel)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 138
- 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] : 481