Estate: Neville

Associated Families

• Neville
• Bowerman

Description

In 1810 Henrietta Dering, a widow and daughter and co-heir of Richard Neville of Furness, county Kildare, married Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Lady Geary and [her sister] Miss [Marianne] Neville owned an estate in the parishes of Aglishdrinagh, Cooliney and Rathgoggan, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county Cork. This county Cork estate came into the possession of the Nevilles through the marriage in 1772 of Lady Geary's parents, Richard Neville of Furnass and Bridget, only daughter of Henry Bowerman of Cooliney.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Baily Ville (H2898) Situated on the Neville estate this house was built by the Baily family in the mid 19th century. It is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map, circa 1840. By the 1870s Richard Gregg was living in the house which was then known as Oakville. He owned 405 acres in county Cork. Hajba writes that Gregg sold his interest in the property to the Fitzpatricks in the 1880s and this family was still in residence in the early 21st century.	Cooliney	Cooliney	Kilmallock	Milltown 187	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.32232 -8.72312 OSI Ref: R507 192 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #7.
Cooliney House (H2899) Hajba writes that Cooliney was originally part of the Bowerman estate and that the house was rebuilt in the mid 18th century. It passed through marriage to the Nevilles of Furnass, county Kildare. Occupied by Mr Thomas Weldon in 1814 and by R. Weldon in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert Weldon held the house and 85 acres from James Hill. The house was valued at £20. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that it was then the home of the Goold family. The house was restored in the 21st century.	Cooliney	Cooliney	Kilmallock	Milltown 187	Orrery and Kilmore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.31877 -8.71573 OSI Ref: R512 188 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #7.

Archival sources

• Cork City and County Archives: Bundle of legal documents re the Neville & Dering families, 1806-1808. 91/11
• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association survey files, Parish of Ballyhea
• National Library of Ireland: Rentals and other particulars relating to the estates of the Nevill family in counties Cork, Kildare, Wexford and elsewhere, 1673; 1810, 1863-42. Nevill Papers, Ms. 8481

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 Orrery and Kilmore, 43 (Cooliney)
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 127 (Coolina - Mr Thomas Weldon)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 397 (Cooline House - R. Weldon)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 124 (Gregg)

Modern printed sources

• HAJBA, Anna-Maria. Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 127, 289
• MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). Burke's Irish Family Records. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 877-800
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Nevill Papers (from 1663), the property of Mr. F. C. Cornwall, Rathmore House, Naas, relating to the Nevill family and to lands in Cos. Kildare, Cork and Wexford. Report No. 156