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Cobh Map

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has acquired a rare and historically significant Ordnance Survey of Ireland map of the Lower Harbour of Cork. The map, which is based on the Ordnance Survey of 1897, was generously donated by Diarmuid Kilcullen the grandson of Cobh barrister Francis J Healy. It showcases Cobh town, the surrounding areas and Haulbowline Island and offers a unique glimpse into the strategic importance of the Lower Harbour over a century ago.

The map, marked ‘For War Department Purposes Only’, was likely housed originally on Haulbowline Island prior to the handover of the base to the Irish Government in 1923. Passed down through three generations, it was donated with the patrons’ wish that the map was preserved for future generations.

With the support of Cork County Council’s Commemorations Committee, the map has been repaired and conserved and is now housed in the Local Studies Department in County Library Headquarters. A replica of the map has also been produced and is on exhibition permanently in Cobh Library.

Tags Cobh (Cork County) History, Cobh (Cork County) Maps, Cork (County) History., Cork (County)Maps

Ponsonby Estate Map

The Ponsonby estate was located between Killeagh and Youghal, in the barony of Imokilly in east Cork. During the mid-nineteenth century, the estate was located across the civil parishes of Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilmacdonogh, Killeagh and Youghal.

According to the book ‘The landowners of Ireland: an alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or 500 pounds valuation and upwards in Ireland with the acerage and valuation in each county’ by U.H. Hussey De Burgh, the estate consisted of 10,367 acres and was valued at £6,768 in the 1870s. The Ponsonby estate at this time included Park House, Burges House, Inchiquin House, Knockmonalea House and Ballykinealy.

While the exact date of this map is unknown, it is thought to date from the late 1860s/early 1870s and shows the part of the estate near the town of Youghal.

Tags Cork (County) History., Cork (County)Maps, Youghal (Cork County) History., Youghal (Cork County) Maps