Estate: Tierney

Associated Families

• Perceval (Earl of Egmont, Baron Arden)
• Tierney (Baronet)
• Darell

Description

Edward Tierney (1780-1856) was Crown Solicitor of the North West circuit. His brother, Sir Matthew Tierney, was physician to King George III and King William IV and when Matthew died in 1844 Edward succeeded as second baronet. Edward Tierney was agent and legal adviser to the 5th Earl of Egmont. The Earl left at least part of his estates to Edward Tierney when he died in 1841. Sir Edward Tierney died in 1856 leaving the Egmont [Churchtown] estates to his son-in-law, Reverend Sir Lionel Darrel. In the early 1860s the 6th Earl of Egmont took a legal action to regain the Egmont estates which was settled out of Court. The estates were returned to the Earl and Sir Lionel received £125,000 and costs. Griffith's Valuation shows the Tierney estate was centred on the parish of Churchtown, barony of Orrery and Kilmore but it also contained lands in the parishes of Bregoge, Kilbroney and Kirogan, barony of Orrery and Kilmore and in the town of Kanturk and parishes of Clonfert, Kilcorcoran and Kilmeen, barony of Duhallow and Imphrick, barony of Fermoy. The 1870s sources suggest Sir Lionel Darrell owned 30 acres in county Cork. See http://www.churchtown.net/Webpages/history/H-darrell.htm

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Mill View (H2766) A five bay three storey house built about 1800, with some modern additions. At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee, the buildings were valued at £19+.	Coolacoosane	Clonfert	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.17350 -8.92537 OSI Ref: R367 028 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Egmont Villa (H2767) A house occupied by Neptune Blood in the mid 19th century. He held the house valued at £19 from Sir Edward Tierney. Restored in the 1980s by Patrick Callaghan and still extant.	Curragh	Clonfert	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.18534 -8.90515 OSI Ref: R381 041 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Churchtown House (H2772) Located on the Egmont estate Churchtown House was the residence of the Crofts family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by George Crofts in 1814 and by the Reverend F.W. Crofts in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Sir Edward Tierney in fee and valued at £44. Later 19th century occupants were Major Trench and John Cowhey. This house is still extant and occupied.	Churchtown	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.27284 -8.72964 OSI Ref: R502 137 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Rossline House (H2790) John Noonan held this house valued at £14.15 shillings from Sir Edward Tierney in the mid 19th century. A house and farm are still extant at the site.	Rossline	Kilcorcoran	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.20930 -8.94514 OSI Ref: R354 068 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Rossline Lodge (H2791) Hajba writes that this house was originally built as a hunting lodge for the Earls of Egmont. Patrick Keller held this house valued at £12.10 shillings from Sir Edward Tierney at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still occupied.	Rossline	Kilcorcoran	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.21297 -8.93497 OSI Ref: R361 072 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Castle Park (H2792) At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house, valued at £41, was held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee. Still in use as a private residence, in 2014 it was offered for sale.	Paal East	Kilmeen	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.16372 -8.91202 OSI Ref: R376 017 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Park House (H2793) Occupied by Maurice Barry and held from Sir Edward Tierney in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £12+. William F. S. Barry was the occupier in 1906. It is still extant.	Paal West	Kilmeen	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.16544 -8.92228 OSI Ref: R369 019 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Park (H2794) A house valued at £18+ in the mid 19th century and held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee. A house is still extant at the site.	Paal West	Kilmeen	Kanturk	Kanturk 165	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.16270 -8.92807 OSI Ref: R365 016 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Dunbarry (H2867) This house was the home of James Carey in 1814. Occupied by James Heffernan and held from Sir Edward Tierney at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £18. Sold by the Heffernans in the early 20th century, this house is still extant. The Irish Tourist Association survey mentions Dunbarry as the residence of Denis Kiely in the 1940s.	Dunbarry	Bregoge	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.24141 -8.72620 OSI Ref: R504 102 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Tullig (H2868) Tullig, located on the Tierney estate and valued at £15.15 shillings, was occupied by Richard Hutch in the early 1850s. The Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it had belonged to Lord Broghill before the 1641 rebellion and was later granted to the Percevals. It was the residence of John Waterson in the 1940s. It is no longer occupied.	Tullig	Bregoge	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.23693 -8.72320 OSI Ref: R506 097 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Gubleagh House (H2869) The buildings at Gubleagh House, Annagh South were valued at £13 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house was occupied by Johanna Cowhy who held it and 189 acres from Sir Edward Tierney. This house is still occupied.	Annagh South	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.29354 -8.72559 OSI Ref: R505 160 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #7.
Burton Park (H2870) The original house built by Sir John Perceval and his descendants was burnt down in the Jacobite War 1689-1691. A late Georgian house was built to replace it by the [3rd or 4th] Earl of Egmont which was remodelled in the late 19th century. Burton Park was leased to the Purcells in the 19th century. It was occupied by the Reverend Matthew Purcell in 1814 and 1837 and by his son John in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £34. Passed to the Ryans of Scarteen, county Limerick by marriage in the early 20th century. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted Burton Park as one of the best examples of eighteenth century domestic architecture in county Cork. Still the home of the Ryan Purcell family.	Burton Park	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.26929 -8.72372 OSI Ref: R506 133 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Clashganniv (H2871) Hajba writes that this house has always been the home of the O'Brien family. Vincent O'Brien, the famous Irish race horse trainer, was born at Clashganniv in 1917. The house is still extant and occupied. At the time of Griffith's Valuation there were two houses in Clashganniv, one valued at £16, was occupied by James Lynch and the other valued at £10 was held in fee by Sir Edward Tierney.	Clashganniv	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.27562 -8.71650 OSI Ref: R511 140 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #7.
Creggane House (Churchtown) (H2872) Cregane House in Creggannacourty was occupied by the representatives of Sarah Barry and held from Sir Edward Tierney at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £35. Hajba associates the names Crofts, Hennessy and Hutchins with the house, which in 2002 was the home of the Lynch family.	Creggannacourty	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.25822 -8.76748 OSI Ref: R476 121 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Mount Corbitt (H2873) Home of the Glover family in the first half of the 19th century. Hajba writes that the Glover's sold their lease to the Anderson family in the early 1850s. In the early 20th century it became the home of the O'Brien family and is still occupied.	Mountcorbitt	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.25119 -8.74247 OSI Ref: R493 113 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Rath (H2874) Smith writes in 1750 that Rath was built by Alderman James French of Cork. Rath house was occupied by Michael Greene in the early 1850s and held from Sir Edward Tierney. It was valued at £12. To the north Rath Cottage (Grid Ref R492 147) was held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee and was valued at £14. This cottage is now a ruin and Rath House although still extant is no longer lived in, a new house having been built on the site.	Rath	Churchtown	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.27727 -8.73997 OSI Ref: R495 142 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #7.
Jordanstown (H2876) A house valued at £14 was occupied at Jordanstown by James Buckley at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Sir Edward Tierney. Hajba writes that the Buckleys continued to live at Jordanstown for the rest of the 19th century. Sold to Patrick Walshe in the early 20th century this house is no longer occupied.	Jordanstown	Kilbroney	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.24790 -8.69262 OSI Ref: R527 109 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.
Liskelly (H2877) This house situated on the Egmont estate was occupied by Richard Gregg in 1814 and in the early 1850s by David Coghlan who held the house valued at £12 from Sir Edward Tierney. Later Liskelly became the residence of the Nagles and the Brownes. It is no longer occupied.	Liskelly	Kilbroney	Mallow	Churchtown 238	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.25061 -8.69120 OSI Ref: R528 112 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #16.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association survey files, Parish of Buttevant [Dunbarry] and Liscarroll [Churchtown]
• Gloucestershire Archives: Settlement before marriage of Rev. Sir Lionel Darrell of Fretherne, clerk and Harriet Mary Tierney of Dublin, spinster; appointment of trustees to settlement, 1843, 1861. D3350/2
• National Library of Ireland: Pedigree of Tierney of Co Limerick, Dublin, Churchtown House, Buttevant, Co Cork & Brighton, Barts., circa 1750-1860. GO MS112:400-401
• National Library of Ireland: Arms entry of Michael Tierney of Limerick, c 1749. GO MS 141:218-220

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. : Barony of Duhallow, 18 (Coolacoosane), 21 (Curragh), 112 (Rossline), 135 (Paal East & West)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Orrery and Kilmore, 17 (Dunbarry & Tullig), 35 (Annagh South), 36 (Burton Park), 37 (Churchtown), 38 (Clashganniv), 39 (Creggannacourty), 42 (Mountcoritt & Rath), 68 (Jordanstown), 69 (Liskelly)
• BATEMAN, John. The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.119 (Darell)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 121

Modern printed sources

• Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society.: BOURKE, M.J. The Tierneys and the Egmont Estates. XXVII, 2nd Series (1921), 10-14
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. London: Harrison & Sons, 1886: 374 (Darell)
• CORK COUNTY COUNCIL HERITAGE UNIT. Heritage houses of county Cork. Cork: Cork County Council, 2014. : Creggane House (Churchtown), pp.129-131.
• HAJBA, Anna-Maria. Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 30, 89, 108, 115, 117, 133, 153, 159, 190, 212, 242, 272, 295, 307, 321, 350, 360