Estate: Uniacke

Associated Families

• Uniacke
• Fitzgerald (Corkbeg) (Baronet)
• Fitzgerald (Lisheen, Co Tipperary) (Baronet)
• Parker (Green Park)
• O'Mahony (Templevally)

Description

''Burke's Irish Family Records'' gives a very detailed genealogy of this family, established in the Youghal area of county Cork from the 16th century. James Uniacke, who died in 1733, purchased the Mount Uniacke (Coolegaragh) estate from James FitzGerald of Glenane, county Cork and built the house. From his eldest son, Richard, descend the Uniackes of Mount Uniacke and from his third so, the Uniackes of Castletown. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Norman Uniacke's estate was mainly in the parishes of Mogeely, barony of Kinnatalloon and Ardagh, Dangandonovan and Killeagh, barony of Imokilly, county Cork. At the same time Crofton Uniacke of Ballyre held land in the parish of Dangandonovan as did Robert Uniacke of Castletown. Thomas Uniacke was also one of the principal lessors in the parish of Skull at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1851, Robert Uniacke was among the principal lessors in the parish of Stradbally, barony of Decies-without-Drum, county Waterford. In October 1854 the Mount Uniacke estate of 7,754 acres in the baronies of Imokilly and Kinnatalloon was advertised for sale. A note on the rentals shows that two lots were bought by Robert W.F. Uniacke. Other lots were sold in May 1855, many to a Mr. Murdock. 1,305 acres were readvertised in June 1864. In the 1870s Norman Uniacke of Mount Uniacke owned 1,559 acres and Robert Uniacke of Castletown owned 1,222 acres in county Cork. Almost 400 acres of Robert U. Fitzgerald Uniacke's estate in the barony of Imokilly was offered for sale in the Land Judges' Court in July 1890. Lot 1 included Castletown House and demesne. This latter lot was sold in trust for Mr. Lincor but the sale of the remaining lots was adjourned. This family was related to the Penrose Fitzgeralds and Judkin Fitzgeralds.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Mount Uniacke (H3533) A home of the Uniacke family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by three generations of persons named Norman Uniacke in the 19th century. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of James Uniacke. In the mid 19th century it was held by Norman Uniacke in fee and the house was valued at £30. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of the 1940s reported that it had been burnt in 1921 and it is no longer extant.	Mountuniacke	Killeagh	Youghal	Killeagh 337	Imokilly	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.97850 -7.99563 OSI Ref: X003 807 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #66.
Ballyre (H3631) This house was occupied by Crofton Uniacke at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £29.15 shillings and held from Mountifort Longfield. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Crofton Uniacke. The home of Robert M. Bayly in the 1870s. It is still extant.	Ballyre	Dangandonovan	Middleton	Dangan 261	Imokilly	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.98029 -8.02183 OSI Ref: W985 809 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #66.
Glengarra (H3633) Occupied by Robert Dring in the early 1850s, valued at £25 and held from Robert Uniacke. Still extant and occupied.	Kilcounty	Dangandonovan	Middleton	Dangan 261	Imokilly	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.97849 -8.02765 OSI Ref: W981 807 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #66.
Castletown (H3659) The home of James Uniache in 1814 and of Norman Uniacke in 1837. Robert Uniacke held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. In 1786 Wilson also refers to it as the seat of James Uniacke. This house was a ruin at the beginning of the 21st century but the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage refers to its restoration.	Castletown	Mogeely	Middleton	Dangan 261	Imokilly	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.97130 -8.02183 OSI Ref: W985 799 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #66.
Carrigshane (H3671) Thomas Smithwick held a house valued at £15 with 44 acres from the representatives of Viscount Midleton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This may be the property mentioned by Wilson as "Carrig" in 1786, a seat of the Uniacke family. Buildings are still extant at this site.	Carrigshane	Middleton	Middleton	Middleton Rural 268	Imokilly	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.91279 -8.14389 OSI Ref: W901 734 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #76.
Carrickanna (H4604) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Phineas Hunt was leasing this property from Robert Uniacke, when it was valued at £11. It is labelled Carrickanna on both the First and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey Maps. The original house is no longer extant.	Carrigeennahaha	Stradbally	Kilmacthomas	Stradbally 51	Decies without Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.14622 -7.45651 OSI Ref: X372995 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #24.
Stradbally Rectory (H4605) Rev. George T. Roche was leasing this property from the Uniacke estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. The house is still extant.	Stradballymore	Stradbally	Kilmacthomas	Stradbally 51	Decies without Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.12917 -7.46256 OSI Ref: X368976 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #32.
Woodhouse (Stradbally) (H4606) Robert Uniacke held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £52 10s. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Robert H. Beresford. In 1906 it was the property of John Beresford and still valued at over £52. Smith referred to it in 1774 as the estate of Borr Uniake. Peacock notes that the Woodhouse estate was successively owned by Fitzgeralds (up to 1724), the Uniackes (until 1855) and after that the Beresfords. In 1942, the ITA survey notes that the owner of the house, Major Lord William Beresford was then resident in India. The house is still extant and well-maintained. It was sold in 2013.	Woodhouse	Stradbally	Kilmacthomas	Stradbally 51	Decies without Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.12474 -7.47576 OSI Ref: X359971 Discovery map #82. OS Sheet #32.
Glenview (Stradbally) (H4874) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Thomas Drought was leasing a property valued at £14 from Frederick Carter. This may be the house which afterwards became known as Glenview. It is still extant and well maintained.	Stradbally More	Stradbally	Kilmacthomas	Stradbally 51	Decies-without-Drum	Waterford	Lat/Lon: 52.12916 -7.46110 OSI Ref: X369976 Discovery map #. OS Sheet #32.
Ballyvergan House (H4960) In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballyvergin as the seat of Robert Uniacke. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland is part of the Leader estate. The house, valued at £12 was occupied by James O'Brien. This may be the property labelled Ballyvergan House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s.Buildings still exist at the site.	Ballyvergan West	Youghal	Youghal	Youghal Rural	Imokilly	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.94340 -7.90401 OSI Ref: X066768 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #67.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association survey files, Parish of Killeagh
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Uniacke, 31 Oct 1854, Vol 30 (45), MRGS 39/014, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Uniacke, 21 June 1864, Vol 73 (34), MRGS 39/036, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• Waterford County Library: Irish Tourist Association Survey Files, Barony of Decies without Drum

Contemporary printed sources

Many of these resources are now available online. For a list with Web links please see the Online Printed Sources Links

• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Imokilly Barony, 30 (Mountuniacke), 135 (Ballyre), 137 (Kilcounty), 194 (Castletown)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Decies without Drum: 207 (Carrigeennahaha), 213 (Stradballymore), 216 (Woodhouse)
• 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] : 454
• 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] : 454
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 102 (Castle-town), 298 (Mount-uniache)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 305 (Castletown), II, 134 (Mount Uniacke)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 136
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 136
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 249 (Carrig)252 (Mount Uniacke, Ballier & Castletown), 347 (Ballyvergin)

Modern printed sources

• Decies: Journal of the Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society: PEACOCK, H.R.R. The Woodhouse, Stradbally papers, 1668-1904. XXIII (1983), pp. 25-29
• Freeman's Journal: Incumbered Estates Court sale reports, 2 May 1855, p.4.
• Irish Times: Notice of forthcoming sale, 15 July 1890, p.1 Land Judges' Court reports, 26 July 1890, p.9.
• Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society.: FITZGERALD UNIACKE, R.G. Some Old County Cork Families – sections on the Uniackes of Youghal, Woodhouse, Mount-Uniacke & Castletown & Uniacke-Fitzgerald of Corkbeg. III, 1st Series, Part I (1894), 113-116, 146-152, 183-191, 210-221, 232-241, 245-255
• HOWARD, Joseph Jackson and CRISP, Frederick Arthur (eds). Visitation of Ireland. Baltimore: reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1973: Uniacke. V, 82-92
• MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). Burke's Irish Family Records. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 1146-1154
• SMITH, Charles. The ancient and present state of the county and city of Waterford. Third edition edited by Donald Brady. Wateford : Waterford County Council, 2008. : 62 (Wood-House)