Estate: Warren (Warren's Court)

Associated Families

• Warren (Warren's Court) (Baronet)
• Ashe (Ashgrove & Codrum)
• Warren (Passage)
• Warren (Codrum)
• Warren (Crookstown)

Description

Robert Warren, an army officer, established himself in the East Carberry area of county Cork in the mid 17th century. In May 1703 his son Wallis Warren bought Kilbarry now known as Warren's Court. It was part of the confiscated estate of the Earl of Clancarty. In 1699 Wallis Warren also bought East and West Curryclogh from Henry, Earl of Romney [enrolled 1703]. His grandson, Robert Warren of Warren's Court and Crookstown House, county Cork, was created a baronet in 1784. The Warrens of Codrum and Crookstown are descended from younger sons of the first marriage of the 1st Baronet. John Borlase Warren, later 4th Baronet, held 1700 acres in the townland of Sillahertane, barony of Iveragh, from the Orpen family in the early part of the nineteenth century. Over 10,000 acres of the estate of Adrian Taylor, in which members of the Orpen and Warren families had an interest, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in May 1855. Sir Augustus Warren's estate in county Kerry in the 1870s amounted to over 8700 acres. His estate in county Cork amounted to 7,787 acres at the same time and was located in the barony of West Muskerry parishes of Kilmichael, Ballinadee, Clondrohid, Inchigeelagh, Kilmurry and Macroom, the parishes of Cannaway and Moviddy, barony of East Muskerry and the parish of Murragh, barony of Kinalmeaky. His brothers, Captain Warren of Passage, Cork and Robert Warren of Ashgrove, owned a further 1,477 and 530 acres respectively and other family members had smaller amounts. Henry E. Warren, a grandson of the 1st Baronet, was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Kilmoe, West Carbery at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Over 700 acres in the barony of Barretts, the property of Massy Hutchinson Warren, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court, in April 1854. Lands at Cloonvickavrick, barony of Muskerry, leased to the Webb family in 1717, were advertised for sale in April 1877, the estate of the Reverend John Webb.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Sillahertane House (H1808) John B. Warren was leasing this property from Richard Orpen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. It is named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Sillahertane Cottage though Lewis records it as Sillerdine Cottage in 1837. Bary indicates that it was also known as Sillahertane House and Warren's Lodge.The house later came into the possession of Francis Wise Low, of Kilshane, county Tipperary, who extended it in the early years of the twentieth century. In 1906 it was owned by Sarah S. Lowe and valued at £40. It was burnt in 1921 and is now a ruin. It forms part of a 500-acre sporting estate which also includes a self-catering holiday home, dating from the 1870s. See www.sillahertane.com.for an in-depth history of the estate.	Sillahertane	Kilgarvan	Kenmare	Glanlee 47	Glanarought	Kerry	Lat/Lon: 51.90282 -9.31651 OSI Ref: W094731 Discovery map #79. OS Sheet #95.
Ashgrove (H2970) A home of the Ashe family from at least the 1770s this house was held by Richard Ashe from the Court of Chancery at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was valued at £13.10 shillings. He is also recorded as resident in 1814 and 1837. The sale rental of 1850 records that the house had lately been in the possession of Jeremiah Twomey. This house was owned by Captain Thomas Leader in the 1870s. In 1872 Robert Warren, a younger brother of Sir Augustus Warren, married Blanche Louise, daughter of Captain Leader. Robert Warren, with an address at Ashgrove, Macroom, is also recorded as a county Cork landowner in the 1870s. It is no longer extant though a small number of ruins remain.	Dromonig	Clondrohid	Macroom	Kilnamartery 223	West Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.90209 -9.02877 OSI Ref: W292 727 Discovery map #79. OS Sheet #70.
Curraclogh House (H2989) Mary Gibson occupied this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from Sir Augustus Warren and was valued at £12.10 shillings. This house is no longer extant.	Curraclogh	Kilmurry	Macroom	Warrenscourt 113	West Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.81873 -8.89053 OSI Ref: W386 633 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #83.
Codrum House (H2991) In the 1770s and 1780s Codrum was occupied by Hutchinson esq. It was the residence of John Warren in 1814. There were two houses in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, one occupied by Richard Ashe and the other by Massy H. Warren. The Warren house was known as Codrum House. It was valued at £19. Frederick H. Warren was resident in the 1870s. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to Codrum as the home of Mrs.S.W. Baldwin and also to the murder of Colonel Hutchinson there. The original house at this site is now a ruin.	Codrum	Macroom	Macroom	Macloneigh 226	West Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.90876 -8.98532 OSI Ref: W322 734 Discovery map #79. OS Sheet #70.
Killinardrish House (H3145) Lewis describes this house as a "elegant Italian lodge lately built by R. J. O’Donoghue". It was valued at £38 and held from Sir Augustus Warren. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was the residence of Mr. O'Donovan, manager of the creamery at Lissarda. Killinadrish is still extant. There was also a steward's house in this townland occupied by members of the Crooke family.	Killinardrish	Cannaway	Macroom	Cannaway 210	East Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.90084 -8.84711 OSI Ref: W417 724 Discovery map #79. OS Sheet #71.
Warren's Court (H3157) Kilbarry was bought by the Warrens in the late 17th century. The house Warren's Court was built in the 18th century and was the main seat of this family in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1750 Smith refers to Kilbarry the "handsome house" of Robert Warren. Wilson notes it as "the fine seat of Thomas Warren" in 1786. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Sir A. Warren. In 1906 it was valued at £66 and occupied by Sir Augustus Riversdale Warren.. It was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Sir Augustus D. Warren. The original house is no longer extant. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that a modern two-storey house had been constructed nearby.	Kilbarry	Ballinadee	Macroom	Warrenscourt 213	West Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.85007 -8.90566 OSI Ref: W376 668 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #83.
Warrensgrove (H3159) This house was the home of John Borlase Warren who succeeded his brother Sir Augustus Warren as 4th Baronet. He is recorded as being resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he held the property from Sir A. Warren. The buildings were valued at £48. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Warrensgrove had been burnt in 1921. The original house is now a ruin but buildings adjacent have been redeveloped as a country house. In 2014, the property, including the ruin, was offered for sale.	Warrensgrove	Moviddy	Bandon	Moviddy 20	East Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.86135 -8.83911 OSI Ref: W422 680 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #83.
Raheen House (Kinalmeaky) (H3581) Held by Augustus Warren but unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation,when it was valued at £9. Noted by Leet as the property of William Warren in 1814. The original house is no longer extant.	Bengour East	Murragh	Bandon	Murragh 16	Kinalmeaky	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.79981 -8.89596 OSI Ref: W382612 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #83, 95.
Alta Villa (H3860) The home of a branch of the Going family for much of the 19th century. Charles Going was resident in 1814, William Going in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "of modern structure in good repair" in 1840. William Going was also the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £22+ and his flour mill at £66. The property was held from the representatives of Dunbar Barton. Alexander Going of Alta Villa owned 313 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Sir T. Warren lived at Alta Villa, Cahir in the mid 20th century. Alta Villa is still extant and occupied. It was offered for sale in 2020.	Barnora	Caher	Clogheen	Caher 65	Iffa and Offa West	Tipperary	Lat/Lon: 52.38202 -7.91922 OSI Ref: S055 256 Discovery map #74. OS Sheet #75.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association survey files, Parish of Kilmurray
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Taylor, Warren, 3 May 1855, Vol 34, MRGS 39/016, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Warren, 28 April 1854, Vol 27, MRGS 39/0012, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Webb, 27 Apr 1877, Vol 126 (61), MRGS 39/057, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Library of Ireland: Pedigree of Warren of Warrens Court, Co. Cork, Barts., 1723 -- c.1806. GO MS 112, p.122
• National Library of Ireland: Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Sir Robert Warren, Bart. of Warren's Court, and to his grandson, the Rt. Hon. Robert Richard Warren, only son of Capt. Henry Warren, son of the said Sir Robert and further a confirmation of arms to Sir Augustus Riversdale Warren, Bart., Jan. 5, 1897. GO MS 110, pp. 212-3
• National Library of Ireland: Sale by David Barry, Leamlara, to Robert Warren, Warrencourt, of lands at Lisgoold, Co. Cork; Feb. 22, 1763. D 26,129

Contemporary printed sources

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• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Glanarought Barony: 43 (Sillahertane)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : West Muskerry Barony, 27 (Kilbarry), 96 (Curraclogh)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Muskerry Barony, 24 (Warrensgrove)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kinalmeaky Barony, 47 (Bengour East)
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage....privy councillors and knights. London: Harrison, 1894. : 1441-1442
• 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] : 467
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 35 (Raheen), 386 (Warren's-Court)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.II, 96 (Kilgarvan Parish), 191 (Warren's Court), 397 (Warrensgrove)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion..., HC 1906, c, 177: 240 (Kilbarry)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. 15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland, 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix III. Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland in 1688'.: 350
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of names of proprietors and area and valuation of properties in counties in Ireland, held in fee or perpetuity or long leases at chief rents, 1876. (412) LXXX. 395: 74.
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 137
• SLATER, Isaac. Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxiii, 264 (Warren's Court)
• SMITH, Charles, M.D. The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork. Containing a natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical description thereof . First published 1750. This edition published Cork: John Connor, 1815: I, 195 (Kilbarry)
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 239 (Warren's-Court)

Modern printed sources

• Éire-Ireland: DONNELLY, James S. Jnr. Big House burning in county Cork during the Irish revolution, 1920-21. XLVIII, 3 & 4, Fall-Winter (2012), pp.141-197.
• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 282 (Warren's Court)
• BURKE, Sir Bernard & BURKE, Ashworth P. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council and Knightage. London: Burke's Peerage, 1932: 2420-2423
• Bary, Valerie. Historical Genealogical Architectural notes of some Houses of Kerry Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1994. : 223-224.
• MOSLEY, Charles (ed). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999: II, 2940-2943
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Warren Papers (from 1699), the property of Sir T. Warren, Altavilla, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, relating to the Warren family and to lands in Co. Cork, formerly the estate of the MacCarthy family, Earls of Clancarty. No. 388