Orpen (Killaha Castle)
This branch of the Orpen family descend from Samuel Orpen of Woodville, county Kerry and his wife Sophia Hungerford of the Island, county Cork. Samuel was the fourth son of Richard Orpen of Ardtully, county Kerry and his wife Grace Riggs of Riggsdale, county Cork. Samuel's eldest son Richard Hungerford Orpen married in 1832 Frances Diana daughter and co heiress of the Reverend Bastable Herbert of Brewsterfield, county Kerry. In the 1870s the Orpens of Killaha Castle owned 995 acres in county Cork and 4348 acres in county Kerry.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killaha Castle or Killaha House | Killaha | Killaha | Killarney | Flesk 62 | Magunihy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: W047865
OS Sheet: 66 Discovery map: 78 |
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| Woodville | Dromnycolman | Kilgarvan | Kenmare | Glanlough | Glanarought | Kerry |
OSI Ref: W011728
OS Sheet: 94 Discovery map: 79 |
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| Brewsterfield House | Brewsterfield | Killaha | Killarney | Brewsterfield | Magunihy | Kerry |
OSI Ref: W045873
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 79 |
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 131
- 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] : 358
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 393 (Woodville)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 96 (Woodville)