I have Hunts in Kerry and also in Limerick Toma -------------------------------------------------- From: "Janet Crawford" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:52 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Cappagh Civil Parish / Co Tipperary South? or Co Limerick ? > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 12:22 PM, zirklecircle <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Janet: I am reading this exchange with interest. My great great >> grandfather was >> born in Cappawhite at about 1800. He grew up in a village then called >> Hunt's >> Grove. Was the old village of Hunt's Grove also in Limerick rather than >> Tipperary (as I'd thought)? If you know. Thanks Dan >> >> >> > > Dan, The English named their new estates in Ireland, and, in this > case, the Hunt family would have named their area Hunt's Grove. Two > things can happen after that. First, if there was a village there, the > whole village may have begun to be called Hunt's Grove, and that may > at some point reverted back to its old village name after the War of > Independence. Second, a village may have grown around the estate and > called by the estate name. In the latter case, the name would probably > stick. Hunt's Grove was either solely an estate name or a village that > has now reverted back to its previous name because it no longer exists > as a village name per the Townland Index. > Because it no longer exists I can't tell if it was in Tipp or Limerick > or bounced back and forth like some others. If it sat on the border > area, it probably bounced. > Digging out these name changes is one of the things that is quite > exciting for me and proving helpful for others. > Cappawhite is a very messy parish as to borders and which townland was > in it at what time. > > Janet > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks to both of you!!  Toma:  I am actually not looking for the surname "Hunt."  Rather seeking the surname "Wold" as the Hunts (having no heirs) left their estate to my ggggrandmother's sister named "Ann Wold"  (who was their housekeeper) and she used proceeds of it to support my ggggrandmother (Katherine Wold Tierney) and her son, my ggg grandfather (ChristopherTierney Wold) until about 1820 when he was "cut off" and immigrated to Upper Canada (now Ontario) with my infant gggrandmother and presumably his wife (Ann Dorsey (or D'Arcy) in about 1840.  He was arrested there for using name "Wold" until it was determined he was a "legitimate heir." After that he used the name "Tierney."  There is something interesting there that happened in Ireland and I am trying to track it.  Maybe the Church of Ireland cut off his trust fund?  His mother remained in Ireland and is buried in "Upper Church," perhaps back in  Cappawhite. Janet:  I understand the confusing geography!  The reason I am pursuing this is because google maps shows a place called "Hunt's Grove" to the north of Cappawhite and looking at it now, Hunt's Grove seems to be on an unnamed road between Ballyhane and Greenane..  All are just south of main road to Cloghonan, which is to west of R498 (at Currabaha).  This piqued my interest and thus my question below.  Thanks for your insight and help!!  Dan ________________________________ From: Tina Mattocks <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, March 24, 2011 1:34:15 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Cappagh Civil Parish / Co Tipperary South? or Co Limerick ? I have Hunts in Kerry and also in Limerick Toma -------------------------------------------------- From: "Janet Crawford" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:52 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Cappagh Civil Parish / Co Tipperary South? or Co Limerick ? > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 12:22 PM, zirklecircle <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Janet: I am reading this exchange with interest. My great great >> grandfather was >> born in Cappawhite at about 1800. He grew up in a village then called >> Hunt's >> Grove. Was the old village of Hunt's Grove also in Limerick rather than >> Tipperary (as I'd thought)? If you know. Thanks Dan >> >> >> > > Dan, The English named their new estates in Ireland, and, in this > case, the Hunt family would have named their area Hunt's Grove. Two > things can happen after that. First, if there was a village there, the > whole village may have begun to be called Hunt's Grove, and that may > at some point reverted back to its old village name after the War of > Independence. Second, a village may have grown around the estate and > called by the estate name. In the latter case, the name would probably > stick. Hunt's Grove was either solely an estate name or a village that > has now reverted back to its previous name because it no longer exists > as a village name per the Townland Index. > Because it no longer exists I can't tell if it was in Tipp or Limerick > or bounced back and forth like some others. If it sat on the border > area, it probably bounced. > Digging out these name changes is one of the things that is quite > exciting for me and proving helpful for others. > Cappawhite is a very messy parish as to borders and which townland was > in it at what time. > > Janet > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message