Overview
Ursuline Convent — Ballinure (cork By.) is recorded as Country house in Cork. According to owners, built in 1720 to design of Reuben Harvey for Christopher Tuckey further enlarged and converted to Ursuline convent in 1825.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: probably contains core of early 18th century house but is of late 18th century appearance.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: probable contains core of earlier house.
What was found
The saved account records: According to owners, built in 1720 to design of Reuben Harvey for Christopher Tuckey
Why it ended
The saved account records: further enlarged and converted to Ursuline convent in 1825.
Why it mattered
Ursuline Convent — Ballinure (cork By.) matters because the source ties country house to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Entrance front (N) of 15 bays over basement.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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