The Jago[e]s originated in the West Country of England, principally Cornwall and Devon. Family history sources suggest that branches of the family came to Ireland through different maritime occupations from the sixteenth century onwards. Various members of the Jagoe family held lands in Cork in the 1870s. John Abraham Jagoe, of Westfield, Skibbereen, owned over 800 acres. In June 1857, almost 1000 acres held by the O'Connor and Jago estates in the barony of West Carbery were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. The Freeman's Journal reported that it was bought by the owners.
W051327 Discovery map #88. OS Sheet #141.
W049332 Discovery map #88. OS Sheet #141.
W589455 Discovery map #87. OS Sheet #124.
W284365 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #143.
W253501 Discovery map #86. OS Sheet #108.
W243387 Discovery map #89. OS Sheet #134.
National Library of Ireland: Genealogies of families allied to the Guinness family including Drysdale, Ginnis of Tralee, Gunnis of Co. Fermanagh, Jago of Cork, Johnston of Co. Monaghan, Moore, Sheares and Ottiwell all of Co. Cork, Seymour of Galway, Smyth of Limerick, Stanley of Roscommon and Vigors of Carlow, 20th c. H. S. Guinness Papers.
Freeman's Journal: Encumbered Estates Court sale reports, 6 June 1857, p.4.