Townsend (Shepperton & Dunbeacon)
John Townsend, great grandson of Colonel Richard Townsend, originator of the family in west Cork, inherited Shepperton in the mid eighteenth century. He was a barrister and an MP for various Cork constituencies up until the Act of Union. In 1788, on the death of his brother Henry, he inherited the Townsend Dunbeacon estates. For more information see Townsend Family Records at http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/record.php?ref=214 In the 1870s the Shepperton estate was owned by Jane Townsend and amounted to over 1500 acres. The Dunbeacon estate, of almost 6000 acres, was in the possession of Richard Townsend.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Ballinatona Cottage | Ballinatona | Myross | Skibbereen | Myross 321 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W206321
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Dunbeacon House | Dunbeacon | Skull | Skull | Dunbeacon 331 | West Carbery (West) | Cork |
OSI Ref: V919401
OS Sheet: 130 Discovery map: 88 |
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| Clontaff | Clontaff | Myross | Skibbereen | Myross 321 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W210337
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
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| Shepperton | Aghills | Castlehaven | Skibbereen | Shreelane 322 | West Carbery (East) | Cork |
OSI Ref: W181356
OS Sheet: 142 Discovery map: 89 |
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Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 449
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 136
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of West Carbury (East): 44 (Aghills), 79 (Dunbeacon), 131 (Clontaff)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 248