Estate: Meade (Cork)

Associated Families

• Meade (Earl of Clanwilliam)
• Meade (Cork)

Description

This family was related to the Meades, Earls of Clanwilliam. In 1787 the Reverend John Meade, Rector of Ballymartle, near Kinsale, county Cork, bought the estates of Ballymartle and Ballintober from his cousin John, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam. His nephew, Reverend Richard Meade, succeeded to the Ballymartle estate and another nephew, John, succeeded to the Ballintober estate. Reverend John Meade held townlands in the parish of Templemichael, barony of Kinalea, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. William R. Meade was among the principal lessors in the parish of Ballymartle at the same time. He was the proprietor of over 1100 acres in the 1870s while John Meade of Ballintober owned 982 acres.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Ballymoney Glebe House (H2731) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Reverend Robert Meade was leasing this property from the Trinity College estates when it was valued at £23. A slightly different building is labelled "Rectory" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is still extent and in use.	Knockaneady	Ballymoney	Dunmanway	Ballymoney 113	East Carbery (East)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.73107 -8.94961 OSI Ref: W344536 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #109.
Belmont (Inishannon) (H2748) James Corker was leasing this property to Frederick Meade at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16 10s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Major Meade in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.	Ardnaclug	Inishannon	Bandon	Inishannon 6	East Carbery (East)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.76625 -8.67219 OSI Ref: W536573 Discovery map #86 or 87. OS Sheet #97.
Ballindresrough Mills (H3018) William R. Meade was leasing this property to Daniel Keller at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25, including a flour mills. It is not marked on the later 25-inch map, suggesting it was no longer operational in the 1890s. Extensive farm buildings occupy the site now.	Ballindresrough	Ballymartle	Kinsale	Ballymartle 195	Kinalea	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.75903 -8.49682 OSI Ref: W657564 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #98.
Ballintober House (H3019) Sir John Meade, Knight, was located at Ballintober at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1777 and 1786 it was the seat of Reverend Mr. Meade. Ballintober House was held in fee by Reverend John Meade at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Meade in 1837. In the 1870s it was the property of Reverend Mr. Meade. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey stated that it was the property of John Meade whose family had held it since the reign of Elizabeth I. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that the original house is now ruinous but there are later buildings at the site.	Ballintober	Ballymartle	Kinsale	Ballymartle 195	Kinalea	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.74896 -8.53726 OSI Ref: W629553 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #112.
Ballymartle (H3021) William R. Meade held Ballymartle in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £35. It was also noted by Lewis as the seat of W.R. Meade in 1837. In the 1770s it was the property of Rev. W, Meade. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey described it as "an imposing residence in a finely wooded estate, occupied by Major Meade". It is now a roofless ruin.	Ballymartle	Ballymartle	Kinsale	Ballymartle 195	Kinalea	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.76973 -8.51722 OSI Ref: W643576 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #98.
Mullagh or Rock Hill House (H3023) William R. Meade was leasing this property to Thomas R. Leane at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. It is labelled as Rock Hill House on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map but appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s as Mullagh House. A possibly later house and large farm occupy the site now.	Mullagh	Ballymartle	Kinsale	Ballymartle 195	Kinalea	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.76882 -8.52011 OSI Ref: W641575 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #98.
Clashanure (H3174) Home of a number of generations of the Allen family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by the representatives of Kyrle Allen at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Robert Meade. The buildings were valued at £15 and the Allens also had a mill valued at £13. Still extant and occupied.	Clashanure	Athnowen	Cork	Ovens 67	East Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.89550 -8.70317 OSI Ref: W516 717 Discovery map #80. OS Sheet #72.
River View (Dunmanway) (H3710) Rev.John Meade was leasing this property from William Norwood in 1851 when it was valued at almost £10. Adam N. Meade of Riverview, Dunmanway, owned 529 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater records Riverview as the seat of Rev. George Deacon. A house still exists at this site.	Ballyhalwick	Fanlobbus	Dunmanway	Dunmanway 124	East Carbery (West)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.72350 -9.09708 OSI Ref: W242529 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #108.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parish of Clontead
• Gloucestershire Archives: Hyett Family of Painswick Collection, includes a section relating to the Meade family of Innishannon, Co Cork & reference to Sir Richard John Meade & General John Meade, mainly 19th century. D6/F179-F181
• National Library of Ireland: Letter book of Robert W. Meade, solicitor, of Dublin and Midleton, Co. Cork, 1867 - 1881. Ms. 3924
• National Library of Ireland: Miscellaneous letters and papers mainly of the families of Meade (Earls of Clanwilliam), co. Cork, and Murray, co. Donegal, 1653-1908.(An unsorted collection in the National Library of Ireland.) Meade Papers
• National Library of Ireland: Various draft pedigrees of Meade of Tisaxon and Kinsale, Co. Cork, c.1501 -- c.1955. Genealogical Office: Ms.814(15)
• National Library of Ireland: Collection of newscuttings mainly relating to the Meade family, and to events of a cultural nature in Dublin and Cork, 1896-1899. Le Brocquy Papers, Ms. 23,434
• National Library of Ireland: Collection of newscuttings, with some biographical and genealogical content, including a pedigree of the Meade and Spenser families, of Co. Cork, 1878-1907. Le Brocquy Papers, Ms. 23,433
• Public Record Office, Northern Ireland: Copy of an act for the sale of the estates of the Earl of Clanwilliam and the Hon. Richard Meade in Co. Down, Cork and Tipperary, [1793?]. D.3124
• Representative Church Body Library: Assignment of lands of Cloghduane, Co. Cork, from John Meade, Ballymartle, Co. Cork, to James Bernard, Bandon, Co. Cork, 20 Jan. 1766. Ms 594

Contemporary printed sources

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• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (East) Barony: 33 (Knockaneady), 61 (Ardnaclug)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kinalea Barony, 13(Ballindresrough, Ballintober & Ballymartle), 17 (Mill-Land & Mullagh)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (West) Barony: Union of Dunmanway, 71 (Ballyhalwick)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of East Muskerry, 28 (Clashanure)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Inishannon Parish, Vol.II, 20., Ballymartle Parish, Vol.I, 147.
• 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: 58
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 129
• TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 169
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 243 (Ballintobber)

Modern printed sources

• Tipperary Historical Journal: Michael. Parliamentary representation for County Tipperary, 1560-1800. Part 8. (2008), 35-38
• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 19
• BROWNE, McGOUGH & ROBERTS (eds). Tracton: where the abbey lies low. ( Tracton, county Cork, 2007): BROWNE, Fergal. Land Ownership & Agriculture in Tracton and its vicinity 1800-1900. 84-108
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 400-401