Estate: Hungerford (Island)

Associated Families

• Hungerford (Island)

Description

Burke indicates that this family traditionally claimed descent from the Hungerford family of Farley in Somerset. Captain Thomas Hungerford settled in west Cork in the later seventeenth century.The Hungerfords married into many other influential families in the area including Beecher, Jones and Daunt. Both Mary Sandes Hungerford and Francis Hungerford, of The Island House, Inchydoney, were the owners of over 500 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. Thomas Hungerford was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Castleventry, Island and Ross, barony of East Carbery, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Both Richard and Beecher Hungerford held townlands in the parish of Kinneigh at that time. Much of this land was held on lease from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In July 1852 over 800 acres in the parish of Kinneigh, barony of East Carbery, the property of Richard Hungerford, deceased, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. Over 300 acres, the property of Alexander George Hungerford, was offered for sale in the court in June 1856 while 560 acres of Thomas Hungerford's estate, located in the barony of East Carbery, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in October 1859.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Lakelands (H2487) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Beecher was holding this property in fee when it was valued at £8 10s. Lewis noted Lakelands as the seat of T.J. Hungerford in 1837 while Leet states that it was the residence of Timothy O'Driscoll in 1814. Lakelands was included in the sale of the Beecher estate in the Encumbered Estates Court in February 1852. Reverend Isaac Reeves was the owner of a house here in 1906 which was valued at £20. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Lakelands had formerly been occupied by Hungerfords and Fergusons and was then the home of Mr. Kingston. The house is still extant.	Kilnaclasha	Abbeystrowry	Skibbereen	Woodfort 311	West Carbery (East)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.57282 -9.24348 OSI Ref: W138363 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #141.
Inchydoney House (H2754) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Hungerford was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners when it was valued at £22. Described by Lewis as "Island House" and the seat of T. Hungerford in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by Mary Sandes Hungerforde and valued at £31 15s. The house is now used as a religious retreat centre.	Inchydoney Island	Island	Clonakilty	Clonakilty Rural 45	East Carbery (East)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.60134 -8.87184 OSI Ref: W396391 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #135.
Muckruss House (H2957) Henry B. Beamish was occupying Muckruss House at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it seems to have been jointly owned by him and Thomas Hungerford. It was valued at £14 10s at the time. In 1906 it was owned by William Beamish and valued at £12 10s. It is still extant. A later house, known as Dunmore House (W397379), appears on the 1890s 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map. There is a hotel and golf course in this area now.	Muckruss	Ardfield	Clonakilty	Ardfield 52	Ibane & Barryroe	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.58782 -8.87591 OSI Ref: W393376 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #135.
Sunmount (H2963) George Beamish was leasing Sunmount to Rev. W. John Day at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 5s. Lewis refers to Ballyvackey as the seat of G. Beamish in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by William Hungerford and valued at £23. It is no longer extant.	Ballyvackey	Kilkerranmore	Clonakilty	Cooleraheen	Ibane & Barryroe	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.62956 -8.94171 OSI Ref: W348423 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #135.
Camus House (H2964) George Hungerford was leasing Camus House from the Smith-Barry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19. It does not appear on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map but is labelled Camus House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. There is still a house at this site.	Camus	Kilkerranmore	Clonakilty	Ardfield 52	Ibane & Barryroe	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.57216 -8.92609 OSI Ref: W358359 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #134, 144.
Willowhill House (H3065) Edward R. Warren was leasing Willow Hill House to Thomas Hungerford at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. It is still extant and occupied.	Willowhill	Kilpatrick	Kinsale	Kilpatrick 200	Kinalea	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.77836 -8.37531 OSI Ref: W741585 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #99.
Nohaval House (H3085) Baldwin Sealy owned this unoccupied property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. Lewis refers to Nohaval House as the seat of W. Hungerford in 1837. A house still exists at the site.	Nohaval	Nohaval	Kinsale	Nohaval 194	Kinalea	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.72077 -8.39365 OSI Ref: W728521 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #113.
Capeen (H3661) Richard Hungerford was leasing this property to Henry Hungerford in 1851 when it was valued at almost £10. Labelled Cappeen on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. An enlarged building is named Cappeen House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.	Capeen West	Kinneigh	Dunmanway	Kinneigh 115	East Carbery (West)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.79007 -8.98998 OSI Ref: W317602 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #94.
Cahermore House (H3696) In 1851 Thomas Hungerford was leasing Cahermore House from the Bishop of Cork's estate,when it was valued at £32. It was owned by Henry Hungerford in 1906 and valued at over £44. Taylor and Skinner's map of 1783 as well as Wilson in 1786 also mention Cahermore as a Hungerford residence. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Cahermore had been burnt during the War of Independence and was then derelict. Donnelly indicates that it was burnt in June 1921. It is no longer extant.	Cahermore	Ross	Clonakilty	Cahermore 53	East Carbery (West)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.59742 -9.02331 OSI Ref: W291388 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #134.
Milleen (H3699) Rev.William Jennings was leasing this property from the Hungerford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19 15s. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey lists Milleen among the houses in the area which had been burnt during the War of Independence and were then derelict. It is no longer extant.	Cahermore	Ross	Clonakilty	Cahermore 53	East Carbery (West)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.59291 -9.02465 OSI Ref: W290383 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #134.
Brook Ville (Kilmacabea) (H3732) Leased by John Morris to John Hungerford at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £8, Marriage records for the area record it was later the residence of the Wolfe family. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map the building at the site is labelled Corran House. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage describes the property as a miller's house.	Corran South	Kilmacabea	Skibbereen	Cloonkeen 318	East Carbery (West)	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.61708 -9.13350 OSI Ref: W215411 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #133.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parishes of Rosscarbery, Skibbereen
• National Archives of Ireland: William D. Mockler, 59 South Mall, Cork, solicitor's collection re property in Cork Co & City, 1667-1920, includes reference to this family. Small Accs Index 87, T.3924-3998, Co 2559-2568, D.15326-15661, M.1444-1449
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates Court Rentals (O'Brien), Hungerford, 1 July 1852, Vol 18, MRGS 39/007, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Hungerford, 26 June 1856, Vol 41, MRGS 39/019, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Hungerford, 13 October 1859, Vol 56, MRGS 39/028, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Settlement on the marriage of Henry Jones Hungerford, Cahirmore, Co. Cork and Mary Boon Cowper, Pernambuco, Brazil, 7 Dec. 1855. 99/56/9/6
• National Archives of Ireland: W.B. Scott, solicitor's collection, contains many records re land transactions in Cos Clare, Limerick & Cork, 18th-19th centuries, including references to this family. Small Accs Index 76
• National Library of Ireland: Detailed abstracts of wills of Hungerford of the Island of Inchedooney, Co. Cork, 1725 -- 1780. Genealogical Office: Ms.141, p.109
• National Library of Ireland: Pedigree of Hungerford of Inchedonny Island near Clonakilty, called The Island, of Spring Hill near Carrigoline, of Cahermore, of Jamaica and of Bengal, c.1641 -- c.1856. Genealogical Office: Ms.178, pp.171-180

Contemporary printed sources

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• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (East) Barony: 67 (Inchydoney Island)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ibane & Barryroe Barony, 21 (Muckruss), 37 (Camus)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Kinalea Barony, 48 (Willowhill)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Carbery (West) Barony, Union of Dunmanway: 133 (Capeen), Union of Clonakilty: 36 (Cahermore). Union of Skibbereen: 163 (Corran South)
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 223 (Island)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol.I, 5 (Abbeystrowry Parish), Vol.II, 26-7 (Parish of Island), Vol.II, 444.(Nohaval Parish)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion..., HC 1906, c, 177: 231 (Inchydoney Island)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion..., HC 1906, c, 177: 229 (Cahermore & Ballyvacky)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 126
• 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: 171 (Cahirmore)
• TOWNSEND, Horatio. Statistical survey of the county of Cork... Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1810: 334
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 228 (Cahirmore)

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.
• MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). Burke's Irish Family Records. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 608-615