Pope (Cork & Waterford)
The Pope family are said to have settled in Waterford and made their fortune as wine merchants. Henry Pope, resident in Waterford, owned over 1900 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. Other members of the Pope family owned estates in county Kilkenny. Josiah Pope was among the principal lessors in the parish of Kilculiheen, county Waterford at the time of Griffith's Valuation while the representatives of Alexander Pope held townlands in the parish of Kilmacleague, barony of Gaultiere, at the same time. In June 1855 George Pope and other family members offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court their lands in the Barony of Gaultiere amounting to over 900 acres. The property was held under an 1837 lease from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to members of the Alston family, resident in Hertfordshire. The Freeman's Journal reported that the property was purchased in trust by Mr. Cherry.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyrobin | Ballyrobin | Kilculiheen | Waterford | Kilculiheen 110 | Kilculiheen | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S607141
OS Sheet: Discovery map: 76 |
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| Riverview (Kilculiheen) | Mountsion | Kilculiheen | Waterford | Waterford Urban 82 | Kilculiheen | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S607134
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 76 |
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| Sionhill House | Mountsion | Kilculiheen | Waterford | Waterford Urban 82 | Kilculiheen | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S607131
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 76 |
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| Mountain View (Waterford) | Rockshire | Killculliheen | Waterford | Waterford Urban 82 | Killculliheen | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S611140
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 76 |
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| Rockshire House | Rockshire | Killculliheen | Waterford | Waterford Urban 82 | Killculliheen | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S610134
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 76 |
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| Rock View /Airmount House | Dobbynsparks | Trinity Without | Waterford | Waterford Urban 87 | Middlethird | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S593127
OS Sheet: 9 Discovery map: 76 |
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Archival sources
- A map of Clonassy (Co. Kilkenny) lands, the estate of Richard Pope of the city of Waterford. Surveyed by P. Mackey. Folic vellum sheet, tinted, with names of tenants, 1816. Manuscript map: 16 H. 33 (2) ; National Library of Ireland
- Plan of Munmore, Co. Kilkenny the estate of Alexander Pope, by N. Sinnot, Folio sheet, coloured, and with names of tenants, 1831. Manuscript map: 16 H. 33 (4); National Library of Ireland
- Map of Sporthouse in the barony of Middlethird, Co. Waterford, the estate of Alexander Pope. Copied by Nicholas Sinnot. Folio sheet, coloured, and with names of tenants, 1833. Manuscript map: 16 J. 6 (25) ; National Library of Ireland
- Map of Rochestown, Poulanasy and part of Moonvore, in the barony of Iverk, Co. Kilkenny, part of the estate of Alexander Richard Pope. Surveyed by John Blackmore. Folio sheet, with names of tenants Oct., 1840. Manuscript map: 16 H. 33 (5) ; National Library of Ireland
- Five maps of the estate of Richard Pope in Rockshire Co. Kilkenny and Waterford, 1827-31. M. 2882 ; National Archives of Ireland
- Papers relating to the property of Pope and Draper in Rockshire, in the liberty of Waterford, 19th c. Hoey and Denning, parcel 43 & T.6099 ; National Archives of Ireland
- Draft of assignment or reassignment by Richard Pope to Thomas Prosser of lease of lands at Skibbereen in the city of Waterford, June, 1835. D. 26,839 ; National Library of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Pope, 1 June 1855, Vol 26, MRGS 35/016, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Note on the history of the Pope family of Waterford & copy of the will of Richard Pope, 1846. M. 6849 & T. 15531; National Archives of Ireland
- Deeds relating to the Pope family of Waterford. D. 20,431-4 ; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Kilculiheen: 3 (Ballyrobin), 4 (Mountsion), 6 (Rockshire)
- 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] : 371
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 132 (Cork), 177 Waterford)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Middlethird: 80 (Dobbynsparks), 82 (Gibbetthill)
Modern printed sources
- ''Freeman's Journal'': Incumbered Estates Court sale reports, 2 June 1855, p.4