Landed Estates
University of Galway

Pratt (Co Cork)

In the mid 19th century members of the Pratt family of Gawsworth, county Cork, held lands in the parishes of Ightermurragh, Mogeely, Titeskin and Killeagh, barony of Imokilly, county Cork. Some of the Pratt land was held from the Earl of Shannon. In 1815 Major Henry Pratt of Sundays Well, Cork married Sarah daughter of Richard Fitton of Gawsworth. The 1876 return of landowners records Charles Pratt of Carrigrohane owning 934 acres, Richard Pratt of Kinsale owning 525 acres, Robert Pratt of Gawsworth owning 2,870 acres [Hussey gives a figure of 4716 acres for Robert] and Sarah Pratt of Sundays Well owning 870 acres in the county.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Gawsworth Carrigrohanebeg Carrigrohanebeg Cork Carrigrohanebeg 66 East Muskerry Cork OSI Ref: W604 721
OS Sheet: 73
Discovery map: 80

Archival sources

  • Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of the late James Pratt, of Youghal, Co. Cork, and to his descendants, Lt. Col. Charles Pratt, 5th Regt. of Foot, and the Rev. James Pratt of Kilnaglory, Co. Cork and to his grandson, Lt. General John Pratt, Dec. 15, 1814. GO Ms. 106, p.80 ; National Library of Ireland
  • Report on the Pratt Papers (from 1737), the property of Mr. J. A. Pratt, Summercove, Kinsale, relating to the Pratt family and to lands in Cork City and County. No. 371; National Library of Ireland
  • Shannon Papers, 18th-19th centuries. D2707; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Collection of Thomas Butler & Son (Solicitors), Broughton-In-Furness, includes a list of lands of John Pratt, of Highfield, Millom, Cumberland, in co Cork, Ireland, vested in Irish Land Commission on 1 May 1931, under Land Acts, 1923-1931, with correspondence re same, 1931-1932. BD TB 44/30/1 ; Cumbria Record Office

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources