By the mid 19th century a large number of Irish landed Estates were hopelessly insolvent. This was caused by a combination of the effects of the Familne falling agricultural prices since the Battle of Waterloo and the availability of easy credit. Many Irish landed estates borrowed heavily to fund children’s education, dowries for daughters jointures for unmarried female children as well as supporting an unsustainable lifestyle.

The solution was the Landed Estates courts which took over the Estates guaranteed title to prospective purchases who took title without the mortgages.

Many of the records of the sales which include legal tenure, tenant details and surveys are available in the National Archives. Better quality reproductions may be obtained there by individually printing from the micro films.

Sale of Durrus/Bantry, West Cork Estate of Arthur Hutchinson Deceased by landed Estate Court, 1854 including to Townlands of Derrivahallow, Killovenogue, Clonee, Ahagoheen, Parkanna, part of Moulivard, Gutheyclona, Middle and West Letterlickey with valuable Lead Deposits with Legal Tenure, Maps, Tenant’s details:

Arthur Hutchinson Cork Examiner 27 January 1851

Sale of Arthur Hutchinson’s Durrus, Bantry estate Landed Estates Court 1854

There is a substantial old farmhouse in Clonee, not on tis estate which was probably used by the Hutchinsons late 18th century. This is now owned by the Swanton family. The families were linked by marriage in the 1840s the children of Hugh Hutchinson Swanton were baptised in Schull east and appear on the register.

It is assumed that the Hutchinson family were the one which previously owned Blackrock House which they White family bought in the early 18th century and expanded o the present Bantry House.

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By the mid 19th century a large number of Irish landed Estates were hopelessly insolvent. This was caused by a combination of the effects of the Familne falling agricultural prices since the Battle of Waterloo and the availability of easy credit. Many Irish landed estates borrowed heavily to fund children’s education, dowries for daughters jointures for unmarried female children as well as supporting an unsustainable lifestyle.

The solution was the Landed Estates courts which took over the Estates guaranteed title to prospective purchases who took title without the mortgages.

Many of the records of the sales which include legal tenure, tenant details and surveys are available in the National Archives.

Magistrates:

William Blaire (Blair), -1730s), 1720, Dunmanway, mother Elinor Patrickson he m Sarah White, d Richard White, Togher, Dunmanway, later Whiddy Island (Lord Bantry family), 1719.  1713 in consideration of affection for his nephew William Blair, Dunmanway Rev. John Patrickson granted his interest in Courcullaght (query if Coolculaghta, Durrus later Blair Cove, Estate, 1,100 acres) , West Carbery of consideration of 5 shillings.  Father of Richard (Dick) JP.  William Snow Senior and Junior witness to deed 1731, where Richard White Whiddy Island grants lands (formerly Patrickson) in East Carbery to him  William Blair of Dunmanway and Earl of Cork. Letting 1739 half ploughland of Clontis, East Carbery to Richard Martin, Bandon.  Features In account books of Richard White as being in debt to him.  May be Subscriber James Simon Irish Coinage 1749.  

Captain Richard (Dick) Blair TCD, 1776, Bantry, Probably Blackrock, Bantry later Blair’s Cove, Durrus. son of William and Eleanor Patrickson, Dunmanway, E, Dr. Chinnery, Bandon Grammar School, TCD 1739-1740, no record of degree fees paid by Richard White the 2nd and debited to Blair Estate.  His daughter Anna married John Hungerford possible Customs man possibly from the family of Rosscarbery.

Blair/McCarthy:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnjAwZ6eFk_0sTMsjxYBo3YFQLNqJ4J2utWIftpJXqs/edit

Later property transaction by Murphy family listed as tenants:

Belfast and the Cork International Exhibition 1902-3, Lord Bandon as promoter of Irish Business and Manufacture and the Embryo Tourism Industry.

The Exhibition was held in the genreal area of what is now Fitzgerald’s park. The driving forces were the Lord Mayor of Cork Edward Fitzgerald and Lord Bandon Lord Lieutenant of Co. Cork. A recent history by Danel Breen Tom Spalding gives the history.

The book makes the point that the Ireland of 1902 was completely different from the Island with the current two administrations. Then it was often referred to t=as the “Kingdom of Ireland’ and when the King of the United Kingdom visited Cork he had an enormous reception.

It may have been the last time that political and religious differences were set aside to promote Irish Commerce and Business. Belfast played its part with many of its firms taking stands.

Lord Bandon was active in promoting Irish manufacturers and also in the 18803 in attempts to promote a coherent tourism policy. Before that time Ireland suffered from a poor image handicapping development.

Lord Bandon was kidnapped by the IRA during the Troubles and his house Castle Bernard was burned to the ground. The Bandon Estate unlike many others which were grabbed under the cloak of British legality had been assembled by purchase the earlier part from the legal earnings of Francis Bernard of Bandon in the 1710s. He was the equivalent of Senior Counsel (or Queen’s Consel) in Dublin, a judge a Bencher of the King’s Inns. At it height it amounted to c 40,000 acres mainly in Cork but also in Tipperary.

Cork Exhibition Belfast 1902-3

Teachers, Baronies Bantry and Bere, West Carbery, West Muskery, Co. Cork, 1828-9.

A fuller list including descriptions of schools and ppil numbers is available on British parliamentary papers.

http://books.google.ie/books?id=FSM-AAAAcAAJ&pg=RA2-PA25&lpg=RA2-PA25&dq=how+long+id+audley+copper+mines+ballydehob+last&source=bl&ots=gmSn3FXCJb&sig=0jzDffoN4-HXC_5UwKAmzhURNAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GRKiU5PDKarQ7Aahm4HoCA&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=how%20long%20id%20audley%20copper%20mines%20ballydehob%20last&f=false

Overview of 19th century Mining West Cork

Click to access B02138.pdf

Survey St. Finbarr’s Graveyard, (in the grounds of the Catholic Church), Bantry, West Cork,  Commissioned by Paddy O’Keeffe (local businessman and antiquarian) 1957, a lot of the leg work on this and the survey of The Abbey was done by Donal Lucey .

Courtesy Hazel Vickery

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1asuHI0SOz3XPd1W2xTjsDBXrO70loa3dxaxFSdLtDTQ/edit

http://www.kilmocomogue.cork.anglican.org/Kilmocomogue/St._Brendans_Church,_Bantry.html

Callanan Apothecaries, Cork 18th century and hereditary physicians to McCarthys

1805 John Callnan Barrack St. Holden’s Directory 1805 father Michael died 1770 John to continue
1801 Died Michael Callanan
1734, 1770 Died Owen Callanan 1734 subscriber to ‘An Essay on Epidemic Diseases’. 1755 daughter of eminent apotecary married Dr Haly In ad JTC 1st August 1765 letting of two fields at the Lough ready to mow contact him or Cornelius Leary Realeigh near Macroom father Art Ó Laoighre outlaw Daughter marries Eugene Sweeney Bookseller and newspaper printer (Cork Journal)

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/callnan-family-hereditary-physicians-to-the-mccarthy-riabhachs-1798-in-west-cork-dr-john-richard-elmore-owner-of-largest-linen-mill-in-munster-in-clonakilty-1820s-and-dr-william-and-albert-callnan/

Church plaques and some Graveyard inscriptions Caheragh, Bantry, Skibbereen, Beara areas West Cork.

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   Opening of Colaiste Chairbhe, Glandore, West Cork, including Judge Daniel Coholan, New York and Peadar Ó hAnracháin.