Estate: Evans (Carker)

Associated Families

• Evans (Carker)
• Gore (Derryluskan)

Description

The Evans family first settled in county Limerick but through marriage with Bridget Green of Carker, parish of Doneraile, county Cork, they inherited that property. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Nicholas and Ralph Evans held at least eight townlands in the parish of Doneraile. Ralph was the eldest son of Nicholas Green Evans and Anne, daughter of Ralph Westropp of Attyflin, county Limerick. In 1818 he married his cousin, Henrietta Louisa Westropp, and died in 1864. In the 1870s his son, John Westropp Evans, owned 2,392 acres in county Cork.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Carker (H3247) An early 18th century house built by the Evans family and their main residence for two centuries. It was valued at £40 in the mid 19th century and occupied by John W. Evans in 1906. The roof was removed in the 1950s but the house has been recently restored. For sale in recent years, see www.michaelhdaniels.com.	Carker	Doneraile	Mallow	Skahanagh 244	Fermoy	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.23070 -8.54452 OSI Ref: R628 089 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #17.
Lissa (H3248) Originally a Nash home, which passed to Admiral Henry Evans, a younger brother of Nicholas Green Evans, following his marriage to Elizabeth Nash in 1801. Hajba writes that it was occupied by Hugh Norcott in the early 19th century. Captain Croker was resident in 1837 and Charles Croker in the early 1850s. He held the property from the Admiral's son, Nicholas Evans, and it was valued at £32. The home of the Kerr family in the 20th century. For details of the Croker occupation see see http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/croker_research/The_Irish_CROKER.pdf page 65.	Carkerbeg	Doneraile	Mallow	Doneraile 242	Fermoy	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.22978 -8.54890 OSI Ref: R625 088 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #17.
Newtown Park (H3249) Built by John Evans, younger brother of Ralph Westropp Evans, in 1847. He is recorded as the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from his first cousin, Nicholas Evans. The buildings were valued at £15. The house was later extended by Nicholas Evans. Still extant and occupied.	Carkerbeg	Doneraile	Mallow	Doneraile 242	Fermoy	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.22888 -8.54889 OSI Ref: R625 087 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #17.
Ballyshara (H3259) Occupied by Henry Evans in 1814 and by Ralph Evans at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Reverend Francis Stawell. The buildings were valued at £18. The home of the Duane family in the 20th century, now a ruin.	Skahanagh More	Doneraile	Mallow	Skahanagh 244	Fermoy	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.24422 -8.53590 OSI Ref: R634 104 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #18.
Oldtown House (Fermoy) (H3314) William Creagh of Oldtown married Sarah Nagle of Annakissy in the 1770s. The Creaghs were succeeded at Oldtown by the Evans family. Rear Admiral Henry Evans was the occupier in 1837. Oldtown was the residence of Nicholas Evans in the early 1850s. Valued at £29 it was held from Pierce Nagle. Later occupied by the Campion and Roberts families. Oldtown is still extant.	Carrigaunroe	Templeroan	Mallow	Shanballymore 243	Fermoy	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.21210 -8.48284 OSI Ref: R670 068 Discovery map #73. OS Sheet #26.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association Survey files, Parish of Doneraile

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. : Fermoy Barony, 54 (Carker & Carkerbeg), 71 (Skahanagh More), 179 (Carrigaunroe)
• 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] : 149
• LEET, Ambrose. A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 55 (Ballysheera)
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 478 (Carker-Evans, Lissa - Croker), II, 614 (Old Town)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion..., HC 1906, c, 177: 242 (Carker)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 122
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 233 (Carker)

Modern printed sources

• Jnl. of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society.: Historical and Topographical Notes, etc on Buttevant, Doneraile, Mallow and Places in their vicinity. Collected by James Grove White (c 1906). XVII, 2nd Series (1911), 21-28 (Carker) & XXIV, 2nd Series (1918), 139-141 (Newtown)& 149-151 (Oldtown)
• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 56 (Carker)
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 171-172
• HAJBA, Anna-Maria. Historical Genealogical Architectural notes on some Houses of Cork. Volume I: North Cork. Whitegate: Ballinakella Press, 2002: 68, 97, 247, 285, 290
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Evans Papers (from 1741), the property of Mr. A. H. Jones, Doneraile, relating to the Evans family and to lands in Co. Cork. No. 55