Bandon Estate Office (Doherty and Jones)
TitleBandon Estate Office (Doherty and Jones)
ReferenceIE 627/U137 (Volumes)
Date
1719 - 1964
Production date 1719 - 1964
Scope and ContentA sub-fonds consisting of bound volumes from the Bandon Estate Office, being primarily, but not exclusively, records of the estate of the earl of Bandon. These rental ledgers and other related volumes were listed and arranged in series in 2013. Some series, in particular U137/RO and U137/LB are likely to be augmented on foot of further listing of the overall fonds, and reference numbers for these series should be regarded as provisional. Many of the estate records date from before the time when Doherty and Jones came to hold the land agency, and document the work of earlier land agents, and the tenancies of those times. Eg, the earliest Bandon Estate volume containing rentals dates from 1719-28 (U137/EV/A/001).
The present sub-fonds includes the following series:
U137/RL Rental ledgers documenting denominations (holdings) of land, tenants, rents, and other details. These cover most of the 19th century. There are two sub-series. U137/RL/A consists of rentals relating to the earl of Bandon's estate. U137/RL/B consists of other rentals documenting several estates (sometimes including that of the earl of Bandon) and other single estates also managed by the Bandon Estate Office. Items U137/RL/B/006, 013 and 014, which contain entries up to the 1950s and 1960s, refer to the firm of F Hall and Son, solicitors, South Mall, Cork, and may not relate to Doherty and Jones-managed property. 1803-1903 (-1964).
U137/RO Rentals other than those maintained as ledgers. These included annual audited rentals and cash accounts, auction rentals, and other unbound rentals. Full listing of all such rentals not completed. See U137/RO/69 (audited rentals and cash accounts, 1882-1904), Box 145 (same, 1885-98), and Box 156 (same, 1885-98).
U137/CB Cash Books, Day Books, and other financial volumes, including rent books and account books. Again, these have been divided into sub-series, U137/CB/A covering earl of Bandon estate records, and U137/RL/CB/B covering mixed estates and other separate estate volumes.
U137/EV Series for estate ledgers and volumes not covered by above series. These include the 1719-28 estate agent's volume containing rentals, accounts, lists of leases, and other estate information. The series also contains wages books, agent's memorandum books, other mixed account books, and a volume on lease arrangements.
U137/LB The collection contains many letterbooks, mainly by Richard Wheeler Doherty, which were not listed in 2013. U137/LB/1, a letterbook covering the period 1879-82, was listed as it was stored with large rental ledgers. Other letterbooks are in boxes awaiting listing.
The collection as a whole documents the huge range of work carried out by the firm and earlier land agents, particularly for the Earls of Bandon and their vast, sprawling estate. There is much information on tenants, making the rentals, in particular, a valuable source for local and family history. The records also shed light on the social and political history of the period c1719-1903, including events such as the Great Famine (1845-49), the Land Wars of the 1880s, and the Land Acts and the sale of estates from 1903 on. Some fascinating enclosures also occur, eg, in U137/RL/A/047, a file on barytes mining on the earl's land at Dunmanus, 1913-20. The firm's work with many large estates throughout Co Cork and beyond, especially in west Cork, makes the collection a key resource for the study of landed estates in Ireland.
The present sub-fonds includes the following series:
U137/RL Rental ledgers documenting denominations (holdings) of land, tenants, rents, and other details. These cover most of the 19th century. There are two sub-series. U137/RL/A consists of rentals relating to the earl of Bandon's estate. U137/RL/B consists of other rentals documenting several estates (sometimes including that of the earl of Bandon) and other single estates also managed by the Bandon Estate Office. Items U137/RL/B/006, 013 and 014, which contain entries up to the 1950s and 1960s, refer to the firm of F Hall and Son, solicitors, South Mall, Cork, and may not relate to Doherty and Jones-managed property. 1803-1903 (-1964).
U137/RO Rentals other than those maintained as ledgers. These included annual audited rentals and cash accounts, auction rentals, and other unbound rentals. Full listing of all such rentals not completed. See U137/RO/69 (audited rentals and cash accounts, 1882-1904), Box 145 (same, 1885-98), and Box 156 (same, 1885-98).
U137/CB Cash Books, Day Books, and other financial volumes, including rent books and account books. Again, these have been divided into sub-series, U137/CB/A covering earl of Bandon estate records, and U137/RL/CB/B covering mixed estates and other separate estate volumes.
U137/EV Series for estate ledgers and volumes not covered by above series. These include the 1719-28 estate agent's volume containing rentals, accounts, lists of leases, and other estate information. The series also contains wages books, agent's memorandum books, other mixed account books, and a volume on lease arrangements.
U137/LB The collection contains many letterbooks, mainly by Richard Wheeler Doherty, which were not listed in 2013. U137/LB/1, a letterbook covering the period 1879-82, was listed as it was stored with large rental ledgers. Other letterbooks are in boxes awaiting listing.
The collection as a whole documents the huge range of work carried out by the firm and earlier land agents, particularly for the Earls of Bandon and their vast, sprawling estate. There is much information on tenants, making the rentals, in particular, a valuable source for local and family history. The records also shed light on the social and political history of the period c1719-1903, including events such as the Great Famine (1845-49), the Land Wars of the 1880s, and the Land Acts and the sale of estates from 1903 on. Some fascinating enclosures also occur, eg, in U137/RL/A/047, a file on barytes mining on the earl's land at Dunmanus, 1913-20. The firm's work with many large estates throughout Co Cork and beyond, especially in west Cork, makes the collection a key resource for the study of landed estates in Ireland.
Extent217 vols
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordBernard Family | Earls of Bandon, Bernard, James | 1850-1924 | 4th Earl of Bandon, Doherty, Richard Wheeler | fl 1900 | land agent | of Bandon, Bandon Estate Office | aka Doherty and Jones
SubjectLanded Estate Papers, 18th century, 19th century, Great Famine (1845-50), Landlords and Tenants, Land War, 1880s, Tenant Purchase
AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
Levelsub-fonds
RepositoryCork City and County Archives
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