White (Rochfordstown)
A family established at Rochfordstown from the 18th century. In 1785 Swithin White married Mary Martin of London. He died in 1807. At the time of Griffith's Valuation George White held land in the parish of Inishkenny, barony of Cork. In the 1870s George Martin White owned 587 acres in county Cork. Lucia P. Hawkes was recorded as the occupier of two mansion houses in this townland in 1906, one valued at £27 and the other at £53.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle White | Rochfordstown | Inishkenny | Cork | Inishkenny 70 | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W629 677
OS Sheet: 86 Discovery map: 86 |
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| Grange (Athnowen) | Grange | Athnowen | Bandon | Ballygroman 18 | East Muskerry | Cork |
OSI Ref: W562 688
OS Sheet: 85 Discovery map: 86 |
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 137
- 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] : 474
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 23
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cork Barony, 25
- 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: 169 & 170 (Rochfordstown)
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 227 (Rochfordstown), 238 (Grange)