The Terry family vault can be seen from the viewing box and has the inscription \u2018John Terry 1751<\/em>\u2019. John Terry was a linen draper and burgess of Cork city. His father, also named John, was Mayor of Cork in 1719.<\/p>\n
The Terry family was one of the principal merchant families in medieval Cork and the name dates as far back as the 13th century. They were originally of Anglo-Norman stock. The family\u2019s prominence in the city is reflected by the fact that the Terrys held the position of mayor in the city 22 times between 1500 and 1646.<\/p>\n
Like most of the Catholic merchants, the Terrys were expelled from Cork City in the mid-17th century, but some members of the family retained their property by converting to Protestantism.<\/p>\n
John and Richard Terry are listed in the 1656 census as tituladoes<\/em>, i.e. principal members of society. Richard\u2019s family features prominently in the parish register of Christchurch between 1657 and 1667.<\/p>\n The Terry family vault can be seen from the viewing box and has the inscription \u2018John Terry 1751<\/em>\u2019. John Terry was a linen draper and burgess of Cork city. His father, also named John, was Mayor of Cork in 1719.<\/p>\n
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