Estate: O'Callaghan (Caherduggan)

Associated Families

• Pyne (Ballyvolane)
• O'Callaghan (Caherduggan)
• O'Callaghan (Clonmeen)

Description

This family was established at Dromskehy, parish of Drumtarriff, barony of Duhallow, county Cork in the 18th century but by the beginning of the 19th century was settled at Caherduggan, barony of Barrymore. In 1781 Cornelius O'Callaghan married Mary Davies and they had nine children. Two of their sons married daughters of Arthur Pyne of Ballyvolane. Another son was the Reverend Robert O'Callaghan. "The Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland" 1863 and "The Landed Gentry of Ireland" 1958 differ slightly with regard to the descendants of this couple. At the time of Griffith's Valuation members of this family held land in the parishes of Drumtarriff and Kilmeen, barony of Duhallow, Kilnaglory, barony of East Muskerry, Templebodan, barony of Barrymore and Templeroan, barony of Fermoy. In the 1870s Cornelius O'Callaghan of Caherduggan owned 253 acres, Cornelius O'Callaghan of Brookville owned 117 acres, Denis O'Callaghan of Queenstown owned 984 acres and O'Callaghan family members in the Kanturk locality owned over a thousand acres in county Cork. The estate of Leslie Craggs O'Callaghan in the county and city of Cork was advertised for sale in June 1858. In May 1868 an estate of over 1,600 acres in the baronies of Duhallow, East Muskerry and West Muskerry, belonging to Denis O'Callaghan, deceased and continued in the name of his eldest son and executor, Cornelius O'Callaghan, was advertised for sale. The purchasers included Mrs. Lunham and Mr. F. Wyse. Dromahoe and Dromskehy, barony of Duhallow, were advertised for sale in February 1877 and were part of the marriage settlement of Denis O'Callaghan and Sarah Pyne in 1831. In July 1882 the lands of Clonbannin, 105 acres in the barony of Duhallow, the estate of Denis O'Callaghan, were advertised for sale.

Houses

House Name / Description	Townland	Civil Parish	PLU	DED	Barony	County	Map Ref
Killeenleagh (H2796) No demesne was marked in this townland on the first Ordnance Survey map but a house valued at £15+ was situated there by the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was occupied by Richard O'Callaghan and held from the Earl of Listowel.	Killeenleagh	Kilmeen	Kanturk	Coolclogh 154	Duhallow	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.16256 -8.94561 OSI Ref: R353 016 Discovery map #72. OS Sheet #23.
Nadrid (H3130) A house occupied at the beginning of the 19th century by Joseph Woodley, who married Anne Baldwin in 1799 but died a few years later. By 1814 Samuel Galway was residing at Nadrid. In 1837 Henry O'Callaghan was the occupier and he was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £42 from the representatives of Abraham Cross. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s refers to Nadrid as the residence of Captain Matthews. A house still remains at the site.	Nadrid	Magourney	Macroom	Magourney 217	East Muskerry	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.89587 -8.78745 OSI Ref: W458 718 Discovery map #80. OS Sheet #72.
Caherduggan (H3480) In 1786, Wilson refers to "Carduggan" as the seat of Mr. Davis. Denis O'Callaghan was living at Cadogan (Caherduggan) by 1837. He held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £48. This house remained in the possession of the O'Callaghan family until the 20th century. It is still extant but unoccupied.	Caherduggan Demesne	Templebodan	Midleton	Templebodan 276	Barrymore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 52.01334 -8.22287 OSI Ref: W847 846 Discovery map #81. OS Sheet #54.
Brookville (H3487) Home of Cornelius O'Callaghan who held it from the Reverend Robert Bury in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £35.	Brookville	Ballydeloher	Cork	Caherlag 107	Barrymore	Cork	Lat/Lon: 51.93751 -8.35773 OSI Ref: W754 762 Discovery map #80. OS Sheet #64.

Archival sources

• Cork County Library: Irish Tourist Association files, Parish of Aghabulloge
• Irish Genealogical Research Society Library: Pedigree of O'Callaghan family of county Cork (Leader Collection)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 12 May 1868, Vol 89 (47), MRGS 39/043, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 24 Feb 1877, Vol 126 (32), MRGS 39/057, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Land Judges’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 6 July 1882, Vol 143 (52), MRGS 39/063, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, (Gortnagross), 4 May 1852, Vol 15 (6), MRGS 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Connell, (Kilcaskin North), 4 Feb 1868, Vol 88 (32), MRGS 39/043, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, (Kilcaskin North), 14 June 1870, Vol 97 (38), MRGS 39/046, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Archives of Ireland: Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), O’Callaghan, 26 June 1858, Vol 52 (47), MRGS 39/025, (microfilm copy in NUIG)
• National Library of Ireland: Copy of confirmation of arms being O'Callaghan quartering Davies and Grainger to Major Richard Grainger Denis O'Callaghan, M. B. E., elder son of Denis Richard O'Callaghan of Killeenleigh, Kanturk, Co. Cork, April 8, 1935. Genealogical Office: Ms.111d, fol.133-4
• National Library of Ireland: Draft confirmation of arms and draft pedigree of Major Richard Grainger Denis O'Callaghan, 1930. Genealogical Office: Ms.805, p.1
• National Library of Ireland: Pyne Papers, 23 deeds mainly concerning lands in Co. Cork in which members of the Pyne family were parties, include marriage settlement 20 May 1831, Denis O'Callaghan & Sarah Pyne, 1783-1895. D 7194-7219

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. : Barrymore Barony, 8 (Brookville), 191 (Caherduggan Demesne)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Duhallow Barony, Part I, 226 (Killeenleagh)
• GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : East Muskerry Barony, 149 (Nadrid)
• 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] : 345
• LEWIS, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 600 (Cadogan), II, 335 (Nadrid)
• PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland. HC 1876, LXXX: 130-131
• WILSON, William. The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 249 (Carduggan [Davis])

Modern printed sources

• Irish Times: Landed Estates Court sale reports, 13 May 1868, p.4.
• BENCE-JONES, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 54 (Caherduggan)
• BURKE, Sir Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. London: 1862-1863: II, 1100-1101
• PINE, L.G. (ed). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. 4th ed. London: Burke's Peerage, 1958.: 528