Daniel O’Connell addresses Monster Meeting of 500,000? on Repeal in Skibbereen, June 1843, and Bandon, Skibbereen and Bantry connections with O’Connell with O’Donovan Rossa’ Recollections of ‘Wandmen’ at the Meeting.

O’Donovan Rossa’s recollections:

I told you I shook hands with O’Connell when he was coming from the great meeting in Skibbereen, in the year 1843. I remember the morning the Ross men were going to that meeting. Some of them had white wands. I see Dan Hart having one of those wands, regulating the men into line of march. Those wandmen were the peace-police of the procession. Paddy Donovan Rossa was prominent in command, giving out new Repeal buttons. Some years after, he was in New York with his wife and his six sons — all dead now: all belonging to him dead now, 1 may say. Meeting him here in the year 1863, I said to him — “Uncle Paddy, I remember you, the time you had all the Repeal buttons in Ross to free Ireland.” I was sorry for saying it, for the tears ran down his cheeks. The movement I myself as connected with ended no better, and we are in no position to say anything hurtful to O’Connellites. We all turned out to be O’Connellites, or Parnellites, which is much the same ; all putting our trust in England to free Ireland for us — “without striking a blow.” No, there were not ten men of the whole Fenian movement, and the whole I. R. B. movement in America, that did not turn in to the Parnell movement……

That is how Updated to include local references

Amhlaoibh Ó Suilleabháin…

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/election-of-daniel-oconnell-8th-july-1828-from-diary-of-amhlaoimh-o-suilleabhain-humphrey-osullivan/

Daniel O’Connell addresses Monster Meeting of 500,000 on Repeal in Skibbereen, June 1843, and Skibbereen and Bantry connections with O’Connell

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/daniel-oconnell-addresses-monster-meeting-of-500000-on-repeal-in-skibbereen-june-1843/

Daniel O’Connell in Bandon:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/invitation-by-henry-townsend-dl-1839-on-behalf-of-the-reformers-of-the-west-riding-of-cork-to-daniel-oconnel-mp-to-dinner-in-bandon-co-cork-with-200-liberals-in-attendance-including-francis-ber/

Updated to include local references

Amhlaoibh Ó Suilleabháin…

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/election-of-daniel-oconnell-8th-july-1828-from-diary-of-amhlaoimh-o-suilleabhain-humphrey-osullivan/

Daniel O’Connell addresses Monster Meeting of 500,000 on Repeal in Skibbereen, June 1843, and Skibbereen and Bantry connections with O’Connell

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/daniel-oconnell-addresses-monster-meeting-of-500000-on-repeal-in-skibbereen-june-1843/

Daniel O’Connell in Bandon:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/invitation-by-henry-townsend-dl-1839-on-behalf-of-the-reformers-of-the-west-riding-of-cork-to-daniel-oconnel-mp-to-dinner-in-bandon-co-cork-with-200-liberals-in-attendance-including-francis-ber/

Genealogy of Sweetnam family of Clehane/Cloghane, Caheragh, West Cork, arising from Marriage 1812 of Matthew Sweetnam (Murrahin) to Elizabeth Connell with descendants, USA, Canada, Australia, England, Northern Ireland compiled 1952 revised 1988.  Sweetnams of Kinsale 1676.

1741 Augustin Sweetnam witness to will of John Barter Cooldan, Kilmichael.

Click to access kinsale_council_book_reduced_cropped.pdf

Richard Caulfield Annals of Kinsale

Death of Captain Stephen Sweetnam, 70th Regiment of Foot, of Skibbereen, Co. Cork, 29th September 1805 in the West Indies, Involved in Storming of Deig and Bhurtpore, India.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/156fc80a0b06b364?projector=1

1852 Tribute to Doctor Stephen Sweetnam Esq., Dispensary Doctor, Schull, West Cork, For 18 Years, Praised for Efforts during Famine, with List of Local Subscribers.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Caheragh,+Co.+Cork/@51.6325479,-9.3065158,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4845a797cbacb2a1:0xa00c7a99731ea90

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Magistrate:

Matthew James Sweetnam (1845-1916), 1893, Leamcon House, Schull, listed 1895, 1913. Farmer, wife Frances Eyre Becher (1843-1920) probably of Landlord family she C of I, he Methodist.  Many of Sweetnams agents to Hull and Becher Estate. Both buried Altar, (Teampol na mBocht). Possible brother in law Hungerford. Extended Sweetnam family agents to Becher Estate.

1822, 1830

John Sweetnam

Seneschal Aughadown and Schull Manors,

Daughter Frances Gertude married William Clerke (1766-1820) possibly Skibbereen Mills. 1824. Letter from John Sweetman, seneschal of manor court of Bridgestown, Skibbereen, County Cork, to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, acknowledging directive for removal of four prisoners to the county gaol and communicating discomfort at prospect of releasing two debtors for fear of being sued for debts owed by the men; includes memorial from Swicham to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting clarification on application of a recent prison act to manor courts, especially as it relates to prisoners ‘confined for any sum not Exceeding ten pounds’, with response to same from John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle.

Died February 1824 at Mardyke House, Skibbereen. Ffolliott

1823.  Letter from William Hull, Lemcon, Skibbereen, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to his former letter, emphasising the need to provide a simpler and less expensive means for the lower classes to recover small debts owed to them. Encloses, in support of his claim, a document entitled ‘ “a Manor Court Decree” taken by Richard Connell against Edward Butler, both of Kealfada, County Cork, demonstrating that the legal costs far outstrip the amount of the original debt; decree originally signed by John Sweetnam, seneschal [of Aghadown and Schull Manors], 4 October 1823.

https://irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=326359

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			Type of deed	Date of current deed	19 Jun 1795	Vol	Page	Memorial
			Deed	Date of earlier deed		502	511	326359
No	Role(s) in earlier deed(s)	Role in current deed(s)	Family name	Forename		Place	Occ or title	A
A		P1	SWEETMAN	John	of	Mardyke By West Carbery, Co Cork	Gent
B		P2	SWEETMAN	Stephen	of	Mardyke By West Carbery, Co Cork	Gent; son of John Sweetman [A]	A
C		P3	YOUNG	John	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	Esq
D		P3	LEWIS	Richard Hull	of	Clowe, Co Cork	Esq
E		WD WM	CLERK	Thomas	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	Gent	A
F		WD WM	CLERK	William	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	Gent	A
Abstract	A assigned to C & D as trustees, lands of Dromadua & Coolnagarrane & tythes of Abbeystrowery, and assigned his home at Mardyke to his son B, subject to payment of an annuity to his father.
MS			Date registered	7 Oct 1796		Date abstract added	20180207

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			Type of deed	Date of current deed	7 May 1832	Vol	Page	Memorial
			Marriage Settlement	Date of earlier deed		884	396	585896
No	Role(s) in earlier deed(s)	Role in current deed(s)	Family name	Forename		Place	Occ or title	A
A		P1	CLARKE	John	of	Mills of Skibbereen, Co Cork	Esq	A
B		P2	BIRD	Avisia	of	Bantry, Co Cork	Spinster
C		P3	BIRD	John Sandy	of	Bantry, Co Cork	Esq
D		P3	CLARKE	Saint John	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	MD; Esq
E		life	MCCARTHY	Florence	of		a life in a lease of Callasontra, B of W Carbery
F		life	CLARKE	Hellen	of		a life in a lease of Callasontra, B of W Carbery
G		life	ATTERIDGE	Thomas	of		a life in a lease of Callasontra, B of W Carbery
H		WD WM	SWEETMAN[SWEETNAM]	Stephen	of	Bantry, Co Cork	MD	A
I		WD WM	BIRD	Maria	of	Bantry, Co Cork	wife of John Sandy Bird [C]	A
Abstract	Prior to his marriage to B, A assigned to C&D, a one thrid share of the lands of Callasontra & Goleen.
MS	MS		Date registered	7 May 1832		Date abstract added	20180403

			Type of deed	Date of current deed	17 Mar 1820	Vol	Page	Memorial
			Lease	Date of earlier deed		818	38	550773
No	Role(s) in earlier deed(s)	Role in current deed(s)	Family name	Forename		Place	Occ or title	A
A		P1	SWEETNAM	Richard	of	Mardyke, Co Cork	Esq
B		P2	BEAMISH	Richard	of	Lahenagh [Lahanaght], Co Cork	Gent	A
C		mentioned	JAGOE	Samuel	of	Lahenagh [Lahanaght], Co Cork
D		WD	BEAMISH	John	of	Kilmacabea, Co Cork	Esq
E		WD WM	JAGOE	Samuel	of	Sunville, Co Cork	the Younger; Gent	A
F		WM	JAGOE	Hugh	of	Lahana [Lahanaght], Co Cork	Gent	A
Abstract	A leased to B, part of lands of Lahenagh [Lahanaght] & Killovinogue [Killaveenoge], for 200 yrs.
MS			Date registered	30 Sept 1826		Date abstract added	20180403

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			Type of deed	Date of current deed	18 Dec 1860	Vol	Page	Memorial
			Mortgage	Date of earlier deed		186103	258	186103258
No	Role(s) in earlier deed(s)	Role in current deed(s)	Family name	Forename		Place	Occ or title	A
A		P1	SWEETNAM	Henry	of	Morahin [Murrahin], Co Cork	farmer aged 30 years & upwards; Plaintiff
B		P2	TOWNSEND	Samuel Richard	of	Whitehall, Co Cork	Esq; Defendant
C		WM	FULLAM	Joseph	of		Attorney for the Plaintiff	A
Abstract	A judgement in the Court of Queen’s Bench between A (Plaintiff) and B (Defendant) declaring that £100 was owed by B to A.
MS			Date registered	24 Jan 1861		Date abstract added	20171118

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			Type of deed	Date of current deed	20 Feb 1874	Vol	Page	Memorial
			Indenture	Date of earlier deed		187409	260	187409260
No	Role(s) in earlier deed(s)	Role in current deed(s)	Family name	Forename		Place	Occ or title	A
A		P1	KINGSTON	John	of	Skahane, Co Cork	farmer	A
B		P2	SWEETMAN	Samuel	of	Lisanoohig, Co Cork	farmer
C		P2	SWEETMAN	Thomas	of	Clohane, Co Cork	farmer
D	P1		WRIGHT	Richard	of	Loriga, Co Cork
E	P1		TOWNSEND	Edward	of	Whitehall, Co Cork
F	P2		TOBIN	James	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	farmer
G		O prev	DRISCOLL	Jeremiah	of		formerly (in 1854) held part of Castle Land, Parish of Creagh
H		O prev	DRISCOLL	John	of		formerly (in 1854) held part of Castle Land, Parish of Creagh
I		O prev	BRICKLEY	Patrick	of		formerly (in 1854) held part of Castle Land, Parish of Creagh
J		WD WM	DOWNES	Thomas	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	Solicitor	A
K		WD WM	DONOVAN	James	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	assistant to Thomas Downes [J]	A
Abstract	A assigned to B & C, part of lands of Castle Land, Parish of Creagh, leased in 1854 by D & E to F.
MS			Date registered	25 Feb 1874		Date abstract added	20171118

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			Type of deed	Date of current deed	13 May 1876	Vol	Page	Memorial
			Lease	Date of earlier deed		187632	37	187632037
No	Role(s) in earlier deed(s)	Role in current deed(s)	Family name	Forename		Place	Occ or title	A
A		P1	BECHER	John Richard Hedges	of	Lough Foe, Co Cork	Esq; JP	A
B		P2	SWEETMAN	Matthew Frank	of	Minane, Aghadown, Co Cork	Farmer
C		O prev	BECHER	Michael	of		brother of A; previoulsy occupied lands of Maulbrack
D		WD WM	COLLINS	Andrew	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	Law Clerk	A
E		WD WM	O’LEARY	Charles	of	Skibbereen, Co Cork	Law Clerk	A
Abstract	A leased to B, lands of Maulbrack, Parish of Abbeystrowery, previously occupied by C.
MS			Date registered	13 May 1876		Date abstract added	20171118

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Sweetnams in Caheragh Catholic Church Records from 1835:

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?name2fm=&name2l=&namefm=&namel=sweetnam&location=caharagh&yyfrom=&yyto=&submit=Search&sort=date&pageSize=100&diocese=&parish=&century=&decade=&ddBfrom=&ddMfrom=&ddDfrom=&mmBfrom=&mmMfrom=&mmDfrom=&yyBfrom=&yyMfrom=&yyDfrom=&ddBto=&ddMto=&ddDto=&mmBto=&mmMto=&mmDto=&yyBto=&yyMto=&yyDto=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&keyword=&event=B

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Catholic Sweetnam records, Schull, Skibbereen, Caheragh.

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=&namel=sweetnam&exact=&name2fm=&name2l=&location=&yyfrom=&yyto=&diocese=CORK+%26+ROSS+%28RC%29&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=date&pageSize=100&ddBfrom=&mmBfrom=&yyBfrom=&ddMfrom=&mmMfrom=&yyMfrom=&ddDfrom=&mmDfrom=&yyDfrom=&ddBto=&mmBto=&yyBto=&ddMto=&mmMto=&yyMto=&ddDto=&mmDto=&yyDto=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&event=&keyword=&submit=Search

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Áiteanna Iar-Ghualta (Backward places) or Centres of the Information age? Valentia Island Telegraph Station and Crookhaven Marconi Radio Station 1902.

In a piece in Alan Drumm’s book on ‘Kerry and the Royal Munster Fusiliers’ he suggests that contrary to popular imagination Kerry and by inference West Cork were not backwaters pre WW1 but in the middle of the information age.

The Valentia Telegraph Station linked North America with the UK and until 1906 had a German Government Cable.

Marconi had an operation in Crookhaven which commenced in 1902

http://www.mizenhead.net/marconi.html

Charles Flynn an Irish emigrant who came home on a visit in 1904 was very impressed at how good the postal system and the telegraph was in comparison to the USA

http://www.mizenhead.net/marconi.html

Townlands of West Cork, with acerages, extracted from 1845 map prepared for proposed Dungarvan, Lismore, Fermoy, Mallow, Killarney Railway.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Glengarriff,+Co.+Cork/@51.7500272,-9.5522224,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x484573325e548e6b:0xa00c7a99731cd40

Estate of Tige M Finine Sullevan’s Estate, Glengariff, West Cork consisting of 21 Ploughlands with Tenants and rents, leased for 31 years from 1755, from Richard White, of Bantry House.

Proclamation of 11th November 1732 23rd March 1732 arising from Grand Jury at General Assizes and Gaol Delivery sittting at the King’s Old Castle Cork whereby Murtough McOwen Sullivan, John Sullivan, Dennis Murtough Sullivan, Muthough Sullivan Junior, Otho Sullivan, Dermod McMortough, Miles Mahony, Denis Mahony, Mark Oge Downey, James McMarcus Downey, William Murphy, Mortough McFenneen Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan alias Raab, Daniel Sullivan, Bartholomew Desmond, James Welsh, Derby Leary, John Hegarty, Julian Cellig, Derby Murphy, Callaghan McCallaghan, Charles Charty, Ellen Conway, Mary Gibbons, Ellen Sullivan, Cornelius Murphy, Patrick,John, Cornelius, Denis Bartholomew, John Harraaghton of Ardnagashel (near Glengariff) Dennis Shannahane and John Marrihigg of Ardrawly (Skibbereen) to be Tories Robbers and Rapparees.

The number of women involved might be noted.

Some had been involved in an earlier Proclamation.

Proclamation of 11th November 1732 arising from seizure by Richard Tonson, Collector of Customs, Baltimore, West Cork, of 80 Anchors of Brandy from ‘Concert’ and the reseizure of 30 Anchors resulting in death of Customs man France Post and offering reward for apprehension of Murtagh McOwen Sullivan (owner of Concert), John Sullivan Gent Rosmacowen, his son-in-law Dennis McMurtagh Sullivan, Murthogh Sullivan Junior, Thomas Trenwith.

The Proclamations were commonly used in the unusual nature of Ireland from an administrative an legal perspective. Most were lost in 1922 and a project to reconstruct them has been competed. The vast bulk from 1660 to 1820 are now contained int his collection.

http://www.ecis.ie/the-proclamations-of-ireland-1660-1820/

Proclamation of 11th November 1732 arising from seizure by Richard Tonson, Collector of Customs, Baltimore, West Cork, of 80 Anchors of Brandy from ‘Concert’ and the reseizure of 30 Anchors resulting in death of Customs man France Post and offering reward for apprehension of Murtagh McOwen Sullivan (owner of Concert), John Sullivan Gent Rosmacowen, his son-in-law Dennis McMurtagh Sullivan, Murthogh Sullivan Junior, Thomas Trenwith.

The Trenwith were one of a number of local Protestant families such as the Puxleys, Harmans, Hutchins some of whom were probably in the area in connection with fishing since the close of the 16th century. About 80 years ago a descendant of the Trenwiths died in the USA intestate leaving a large fortune and leading to a great deal of genealogy research in West Cork.

The Proclamations were commonly used in the unusual nature of Ireland from an administrative an legal perspective. Most were lost in 1922 and a project to reconstruct them has been competed. The vast bulk from 1660 to 1820 are now contained int his collection.

http://www.ecis.ie/the-proclamations-of-ireland-1660-1820/