Vowell
A Devonshire family who settled near Charleville, county Cork in the late 17th century. The Reverend Christopher Vowell was the first vicar of the parish. Another branch of the family resided at Castlelyons. By the mid 18th century John Vowell of Springfort held about 1,500 acres. The estate was sold soon afterwards to the family of the Reverend Jonathan Bruce.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfort | Garrynagranoge | Rathgoggan | Kilmallock | Springfort 188 | Orrery & Kilmore | Cork |
OSI Ref: R514 208
OS Sheet: 2 Discovery map: 73 |
Archival sources
- Probate copy of will of Miss Mary Vowell, Clyda, near Mallow, Co. Cork, 1835. D. 2061 ; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Orrery & Kilmore, 87 (Garrynagranoge)
Modern printed sources
- ''Jnl. of the Charleville and District Historical Society''.: HOLLOWAY, Estelle. Reverend Christopher Vowell the first Vicar of Charleville. IV (1989), 114-118
- ''Jnl. of the Charleville and District Historical Society''.: HOLLOWAY, Estelle. Springfort House. V (1990), 57-63
- ''Jnl. of the Charleville and District Historical Society''.: HOLLOWAY, Estelle. Christopher Vowell the Fourth. VI (1992), 66-76
- HAJBA, Anna-Maria. ''Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork''. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 336