Richard French of Cork City

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About Richard French of Cork City

Not the son of Thomas French, of Halstead & Anne French


Richard French died in 1651 leaving a bequest to the poor of St. Finn Barr's parish in the city of Cork, which, in 1912, was still being paid from property belonging to the family. Richard French had five sons and four daughters. His eldest son was a magistrate and Mayor of Cork in 1696. By the mid 18th century Marino, Clonmel, Co Cork, was the seat of the French family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation (1850-58) the family owned about 2,550 acres in Co Cork.

There is an entry in the Probate Index book for a Richard French of Cork, 1651.

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