Thornton
O'Dwyer writes that in September 1860 Sir Thomas Deane sold his house Dundanion, near Cork city, to William Wise a member of the Cork distillery family. Wise sold the property on to William Thornton a Cork merchant in 1868. In the 1870s William Thornton of South Mall, Cork, owned 504 acres in county Cork.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundanion Castle | Dundanion | St Finbars | Cork | Blackrock 95 | Cork | Cork |
OSI Ref: W711 718
OS Sheet: 74 Discovery map: 87 |
Archival sources
- Memorial of sale Wise to Thornton, 1868/3/269; Registry of Deeds
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 136
- 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] : 444