I will be visiting Ireland in June/July 2023. Being of ancient Irish stock, I don't have any castles or manor houses to visit but....I would love to stand on my clan's homeland Kippaghingergill (Long Paddock of the O'Hingerdells). I have found it on Google maps, but it looks like it is in the middle of someone's farm. How can I identify and make contact with the owners of the farm to arrange to visit to my clan's bit of land?
Chris:
I would suggest you fill out this form https://www.irelandxo.com/meet-and-greet and we will see if we have a volunteer in the area. Kippaghingergill townland is 176 acres in size and is part of Kilmocomoge civil parish.
You mention "ancient stock" have far back was the ancestor who left Ireland and what was his name? The Bantry RC records go back to the late 1700s.
Roger McDonnell
Hello, the townland is not far from the Beara Peninsula. It's a beautiful place for a drive, to visit the Allihies mining museum, and to spend some time in Castletownbere. Enjoy.
Thanks Patricia and Roger. I will follow your advice.
The O'Hingerdell chief, his brother and an unknown number of family fled Cork as part of the deadly wintery March of the O'Sullivans in the early 1600s. Some stayed on in Cork and changed their name to Harrington. Those who fled north with the O'Sullivans either died on the way or hid out in the mountains and bogs of Tipperary- their name gradually evolved into Hingerty (and Hingerton and Ingerton). Their lands in Cork were forfeit. So we have not held the land since the early 1600s. The O'Hingerdell chief, his brother and others fled to Spain (prior to the Flight of the Earls), received pensions from the King of Spain and ended their days as mercenaries for the King of Spain.
Thanks for the info. I will keep it in my mind.