Bennett’s Court, Cobh, Co Cork

Bennett’s Court, Cobh, Co Cork – medical clinic  

Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London. 

p. 40. “(Bennett/LG1886) A two storey early to mid-C19 house with a three sided central bow on its principal front and Wyatt windows. Entrance door at end of house; courtyard behind. Impressive gate lodge and portico. Now owned by a religious order.”

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Bennett’s Court: The Bennetts were resident at Ballymore from the 18th century but this house dates from about the 1840s. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was the residence of Joseph H. Bennett who held it in fee. The buildings were valued at £41. Owned by a religious order in the 20th century and now in use as a medical clinic.  

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