Landed Estates
University of Galway

Busteed (County Cork)


Estate(s)

Name Description
Busteed (County Cork) Luke Busteed of Mountlong, county Cork, son of Gyles Busted or Buston and Anne his wife, was granted an estate of 1,479 acres in the baronies of Orrery and Kinalea, county Cork in 1667. In 1703 Reverend Michael Bustead purchased over 400 acres in the barony of Kinalea, formerly part of the estate of King James. Jephson Busteed of Mount Long, son of Reverend Michael, married Elizabeth Gumbleton in 1724. For information about Mountlong see http://www.abandonedireland.com/MountLong.html. There were several marriages between members of the Busteed and Daunt families, see www.owlpen.com for details from the Daunt genealogy. Rev. John Busteed, for many years curate of St. Luke's, Douglas, Cork, was recorded as resident at Ballinrea, near Carrigaline.