Lord Bantry’s Cottage, Glengariff, West Cork, from 1760s.
The Whites were probably of a fairly modest background from Co. Limerick. By astute management and investment in fishing, smelting, and forest removal a large land bank was assembled by Richard White then of Whiddy island. On assistance relative to the abortive French landing in 1796 the family were enobled.
Courtesy Archiseek.
West Cork History 