Hi there
I was wondering if anyone could help me with some research I am doing on a house in Crecora.
The house is Jockey Hall. I was wanting to find out anything I could on this house and it’s residents particularly around late 1700’s to mid 1850’s.
I found a reference to it below, but has the house occupied by a farmer.
I would love to get some idea of what the house looked like, it’s history and what happened to it.
I am tracing information regarding the Dundon family and this house.
I live in Australia so would be very grateful for any help or contacts you could provide to point me in the right direction.
Many thanks,
Stephen
CRECORA, a parish
From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
CRECORA, a parish, partly in the county of the city of LIMERICK, partly in the barony of COSHMA, but chiefly in the barony of PUBBLEBRIEN, county of LIMERICK, and province of MUNSTER, 5 miles (S. W.) from Limerick; containing 1928 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Patrick's Well to Bruff, and contains 3010 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, of which 194 are in the townland of Kilgobban, which is near Adare, and detached from the main body of the parish, forming one estate, generally called Adare Farm. The land is every where good, being based on a substratum of limestone, and about two-thirds are under tillage, the chief crops being wheat and potatoes: but on the Ashfort estate, consisting of 200 acres, the farmer is subject to a heavy penalty should more than 3 acres be at one time under tillage. Here are four detached bogs, comprising about 300 acres, which are become very valuable and could be let at a very high rent. The surface of the country is generally interesting, and ornamented by several handsome houses, the principal of which are Richmond Villa, the neat residence of Mrs. Wallace; Jockey Hall, now occupied by a farmer; Greenmount, the residence of John Green, Esq.; Doneen, of Villiers Peacock, Esq.; Ballymurphy, of Eyre Powell, Esq.; and Ashfort, of the Rev. Joseph Jones.
