Annes Grove, County Cork : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Annes Grove. You may be able to find further references to Annes Grove in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Anne's Grove seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Annes Grove within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.

Traveller Section No. of Refs.
Arthur Young 1st to 10th September 1776: Galway, Clare, Limerick and Cork 3
Arthur Young 11th to 20th September 1776: Cork 2
Arthur Young 1st to 10th October 1776: Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary 1
Arthur Young Sections 1-4: Extent of Ireland; Soil, Climate; Rental; Products 1
Arthur Young Appendix, Itinerary 1

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Castletownroche 1 2
Wallstown 0 2
Shanballymore 0 2
St Nathlash 0 2
Carrigdownane 0 2
Templeroan 0 2
Rockmills 0 2
Kilcummer 0 1
Clenor 0 2
Kildorrery 1 2
Killavullen 0 3
Bridgetown 0 2
Derryvillane 0 2
Kilbrack 2 1
Farahy 0 2
Ballyhooly 0 2
Newgrove 3 0
Glanworth 0 2
Monanimy 0 2
Aghacross 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Annes Grove. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
ANNES GROVE John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
ANNSGROVE Arthur Young A Tour in Ireland, made in the years 1776, 1777, and 1778 (London: T. Cadell, 1780).
ANSGROVE Arthur Young A Tour in Ireland, made in the years 1776, 1777, and 1778 (London: T. Cadell, 1780).

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