I had always thought that in the 19th century, the landlords owned all the land in the area. However, while they owned the largest tracts of land, there there were 50+ other landowners in the Millstreet area. The below list of local landowners is from a list of all landowners in Cork in 1871.
Name of Owner | Address of Owner | Extent | Valuation | |||
Acres | Roods | Pperch | Pounds | Shillings | ||
Barrett, Thomas | Liskehane, Millstreet | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
Bourke, Garrett | Donoure East, Millstreet | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
Breen, Honora | Doonsaleen | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
Buckley, Timothy | Horsemount | 8 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
Callaghan, John | Curragraigne | 39 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 |