Etching by Abraham Castlejon of Bombardment of Cork and Kinsale, Co Cork, 1690, from Rijks Museum, Amsterdam. The Cork Bombardment was probably done from Elizabeth Fort in Barrack Street which is to be restored. It was commanded by the Duke of Marlborough.

Barrack St:

http://corkindependent.com/20121025/news/barrack-street-S51610.html

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/council-plans-to-transform-historic-cork-city-fort-after-handover-from-state-254605.html

http://corkheritage.ie/?page_id=1297

Many thanks to a reader for bringing this to attention.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-OB-82.728

Royal Irish Constabulary Directory and List, 1916 from Joe McGarrity Collection, Villa Nova University, USA.

Apart from being a RIC listing it contains much Government information of the period pre Partition of the island.

From Joe McGarrity Collection, Villa Nova University USA. Somewhat ironic as he was a prominent Republican from Co.Tyrone who settled in the States. later he was involved in marketing the Irish Sweeps using the Republican network of those who on the Anti-Treaty side emigrated to the US post 1922.

http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:125191

Police (RIC, DMP, other) from West Cork area:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqhnQGE3ANjzdEpXdDN5SlFocmpzWllNNkVSU2JqSWc&usp=drive_web#gid=0

RIC Route Guide 1893:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/1893-triallam-timcheall-na-fodhla-let-us-wander-round-ireland-the-road-and-route-guide-for-ireland-of-the-royal-irish-constabulary-by-george-a-de-m-edwin-dagg-district-inspector-includin/

Jim Herlihy Lecture on RIC:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/lecture-on-ric-by-jim-herlihy-with-some-police-records-from-west-cork-area/

Thomas W Clerke, Skibbereen, West Cork (1800-1885), Judge New York Supreme Court, Academic New York University Law School, founder Irish Emigrant Society.

Born in Skibbereen the family was well known in medical circles. Later relations were the Clerke sisters noted for astronomy. He attended with Dr. Sullivan’s school probably Bandon Grammar and Trinity College at age 17. He emigrated to the US and at the time there were a number of prominent lawyers Irish born in the city. Other siblings emigrated Alexander who was a businessman and landowner and MP to Australia. These included Robert Emmet’s brother and Robert Swanton, former United Irishman, from Ballydehob, and a Judge of the Marine Court of New York.

He remained active in the Law School until 1871.

Brother Alexander in Tasmania

Click to access whole_BriscoeJeffreyRoy1996_thesis.pdf

http://books.google.ie/books?id=YlOUBad4ht8C&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=judge+thomas+w+clerke+new+york&source=bl&ots=GKkgGcShKN&sig=DWcykFAg5OXaPwyGNPiyOq6RjqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iftfU7ukC_DX7Aa3ooGgCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=judge%20thomas%20w%20clerke%20new%20york&f=false

He had earlier been involved in the establishment of the Irish Emigrant Society.

Legal tenure of various Estates acquired by the Land Commission in West Carbery and Bantry Bere, West Cork c 1900.

Most of the agricultural land in Ireland was bought by the tenants through the Land Commission in the years around 1900. The owners were given a handsome premium on market value but had to produce title to the satisfaction of the Land Commission Examiners.

These title papers are held in Portlaoise. In many cases they contain details of family settlements as well and other documents the originals of which were destroyed in the Public Records Office in 1922.

There is a comprehensive card index in the Manuscript of the National Library in Kildare Street, Dublin of title and wills. This is files by County and Barony.

This is a selection of a few for parts of the Baronies of West Carbery and Bantry Bere:

https://plus.google.com/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6005396860966567025

The Landed Estates Database in Galway which is online has good information on the various estates.

John Jervois Murphy(1820-1883), from Newtown Bantry West Cork, to Mayor Ipswich, Queensland, Australia:

http://blog.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/lh/2010/07/12/mayors-of-ipswich/

The Murphy family had been Middle Men to the Brown (Kenmare) Estate at Newtown since at least the early 18th century nd later ran mills and a brewery. The house was at the back of the present Bantry Tyre property formerly Flatleys factory. His maternal side were the Jervoises a substantial landowning family at Brade outside Skibbereen. In the early 18th century they had property interests in then developing Cork City.

The Jervois family were based in Brade between Skibbereen andLeap adn were also in Bandon, agents to the Bandon Estate.

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1d4/davis-rowland-robert-teape

Middle men Bantry area 1740s of Kenmare (Brown) Estate: Michael Murphy Newtown, Casey Miller, Newtown, Thomas Hutchins, Ballylickey, Various Galweys, Gilbert and Richard Mellefont Donemark, Beversham Harman Laheran, Henry Puxley Gortaneer, John Young Direenkallig Robert Young Droominateenly, Isaac and Joshua Doe, Forester

From page 27 onwards receipts of rents, Vol 6, Dr Casey, O’Kiev Cishe Mong from 1188
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6003740652035814241/6003741352947176098?pid=6003741352947176098&oid=100968344231272482288

On Line Kenmare Records:
http://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/The%20Kenmare%20Manuscripts/

Total number 298 of whom 258 active. Compiled by J Chatterston, Clerk of Peace, Co. Cork, 1836. Looking at the list the vast majority are Protestants, in a County which was probably 85% Catholic, some of local families originally Catholic who converted and a small few Catholic. Apart from Landowners many are Church of Ireland clergy. At that time it was the State Church and the clergy performed many civic functions.

http://books.google.ie/books?id=41USAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA10&lpg=RA1-PA10&dq=baldwin+newcourt+cork&source=bl&ots=syoB7H7IkH&sig=3_QskHbSaP1DzatVuRXU2g2P-pQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7MtQU83FKYLm7AaM4YGQCg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=baldwin%20newcourt%20cork&f=false

Sheriffs of Cork City, 1761-1816.

From Volume 6, Dr. Casey’s O’Kief Cishe Mong:

1588, Interpeters of the Irish Tongue,to the High Commission for Ecclesiastical Causes.

From Dr. Casey, Vol 6, O’Kief Cishe Mong