The three volumes of Maziere Brady’s history of the Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross are now online at Cork Past and Present:http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/history/bradysclericalandparochialrecords/

These records were updated by Cole which is also online at Cork Past and Present.

For Maziere Brady on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Maziere_Brady

For details of population, schools etc.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqhnQGE3ANjzdFRiNTlKcnU2ajRwazVpeDVMN2x4QkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0