Spread
In March 1702 William Spread of Ballycanneen, North Liberties of Cork, bought the town and lands of Ballycanneen for £499 from the trustees for the sale of forfeited estates. At the same time John Spread of Cork, merchant, purchased land in the barony of Muskerry, formerly part of the Clancarty estate. Brian de Breffney writes that they were brothers. In 1794 Richard Spread of Ballycannon, county Cork married Susanna Westropp of Ballynolan, county Limerick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Spread held an estate in the parishes of Cannaway and Matehy, barony of East Muskerry, county Cork, while the Reverend William Spread held land in the parish of Aglishdrinagh, barony of Orrery and Kilmore. At the same time the representatives of William Spread held land in the parish of Currykippane, barony of Cork. In the mid 1870s John Spread of Pembridge Crescent, London, owned 1,037 acres in county Cork.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest House | Rathonoane | Cannaway | Macroom | Cannaway 210 | East Muskerry | Cork |
OSI Ref: W436 704
OS Sheet: 72 Discovery map: 80 |
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| Ballynolan | Ballynolan | Kildimo | Rathkeale | Kildimo 127 | Kenry | Limerick |
OSI Ref: R426 538
OS Sheet: 11 Discovery map: 65 |
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| Ballycannon | Ballycannon | Currykippane | Cork | St Marys 97 | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W614 735
OS Sheet: 73 Discovery map: 87 |
Archival sources
- Spread Legal Case U111 Case between Richard Spread, plaintiff and Henry Spread , defendant at the Court of Exchequer, 1794-5., in settling the estate of their father, Richard Spread, late of Ballycannon in the North Liberties of the City of Cork and then of Ballynoran, Co. Limerick.1794-1796. U111; Cork City and County Archives
- Bantry Papers, include legal documents re the Spread estate at Ballycannon, barony of Cork, 19th century. Also reference to the Westropps of Ballynolan. IE BL/EP/B/311-316; University College Cork, Boole Library Archives
- Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes deeds relating to lands in Co Tipperary & the Grene, Delaney & Spread families. Contains lease of lands in baronies of Upper & Lower Ormond Charles Earl of Arran to William Spread 1703 & marriage settlement of John Grene of Cappanamurra & Anna Maria Delaney, 1850, 1703-1912. Small Accs. Index 105, T.11,797, M.3857, M.4594, D.20,998-21,004; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cork Barony, 17 (Ballycannon)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 134
- 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] : 422
- SMITH, Charles, M.D. ''The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork. Containing a natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical description thereof ''. First published 1750. This edition published Cork: John Connor, 1815: I, 198 (Forest)
- 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: 175 (Forest - Spread Esq)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix III. Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland in 1688'.: 386-387
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 239 (Forest)
Modern printed sources
- ''Irish Ancestor'': DE BREFFNY, Brian. Spread of Co Cork. II (1970), 102-111 & III (1971), 63