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According to Sir Richard Cox writing c. 1685, Ballyshonick, also known as Burtshall, was a fine stately house on the River Bride in what is now Sapperton (Walton 1987, 27). The land had been owned by Edmond Fitzgerald of Ballyshonick in 1641 but became part of the estate of Richard Burt in the 1650s (Simington 1942, 19). The location is unknown.
Simington, R. C. (ed.) (1942) The Civil Survey AD 1654-1656, vi, the County of Waterford. Irish Manuscripts Commission. Dublin.
Walton, J. (1987) Two descriptions of County Waterford in the 1680s. 2. Sir Richard Cox's account. Decies, No. 36, 25-33.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 30 September 2011
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