Enquiries in the Barony of West Carbery, some East Carbery and Bere in 1909 under the Pension Act 1908 of Census of 1851, by Townland, name and where applicable Maiden name.

The christian name is not given but in most cases should be ascertainable by checking the on lne 1910 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/irish-pension-records.html

The Census of 1851 was taken under the superintendence of the Registrar-General of Marriages, Mr. William Donnelly, assisted by Dr. (afterwards Sir) William Wilde. The chief features of that enumeration were the School Census and the Report on the Status of Disease, which, in addition to treating of the number of people suffering from sickness, dealt with the deaf and dumb, the blind, the lunatic and idiotic, and the lame and decrepit. An interesting Table of Cosmical Phenomena, Epizootics, Famines and Pestilences in Ireland, from the earliest records published, was also compiled by the Assistant Commissioner, aided by the eminent Irish scholars, Dr. O’Donovan and Mr. Eugene O’Curry, MRIA. The Agricultural Statistics (first commenced in 1847) for 1851 and 1852 were collected by the Commissioners, who also published detailed statistics of emigration.”

https://plus.google.com/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6035940755000209185

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Bandon,+Co.+Cork/@51.7461234,-8.7318174,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4844f4296d3db1af:0x0a00c7a99731fbb0

Doctor John Browne (born Elphin Roscomon) (1798-1870), Master Bandon Endowed School, Evidence 1855, some boys gooing for East India Company Clerkships, Curriculum, Bandon Grammar School. Co. Cork, 1906 and 1924, Photograph Pupils names included.

Courtesy Bandon Historical Journal article Padraig Hamilton.

Some Bandon Men in South Africa, The Boer War, eating Horseflesh at the Siege of Ladysmith, The Mines 1903-4

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Ballineen+and+Enniskean,+Co.+Cork/@51.7355336,-8.9486217,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4844f93aec66aa55:0xd8b7a842d560bc7f

Thadeus O’Mahony, (1821-1903), Údar agus Ollamh.

https://durrushistory.com/2014/11/19/professor-thadeus-omahony-ballineen-west-cork-church-of-ireland-minister-professor-of-irish-at-trinity-college-dublin-botanist-and-the-brehon-law-commission-in-the-1850s-with-dr-john-odono/

Thomas England (1823-1869), Bandon, Co. Cork born California Architect and nephew of Bishop John England (1796-1842), Charlestown, South Carolina, Earthquakes, Hard times in USA.

Courtesy M,J. England

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Pishógs (Christian Taboos), Old Cures, Holy Wells from Sherki

https://durrushistory.com/2014/02/18/dinnsheanchas-irish-place-folklore-and-the-goddesses-of-ancient-ireland-fertility-sexuality-war-personifications-of-ireland-and-the-obliteration-of-old-customs-and-beliefs/

https://durrushistory.com/2011/12/02/1938-school-folklore-project-sarah-dukelow-clashadoo-durrus/

https://durrushistory.com/2014/06/25/progress-of-island-and-coast-society-proselytising-education-activities-in-west-cork-1853-bere-island-capaneel-muintervarra-doonore-roskeera-rooska-geahies-dunmanus-bay-then-irish-speaking/

https://durrushistory.com/2014/09/14/sketches-by-cork-antiquarian-john-windle-1801-1865-ross-cathedral-and-old-church-mount-gabriel-sherkin-island-baltimore-castle-ancient-brazen-vessel-found-in-june-1845-and-deposited-in-castle/

https://durrushistory.com/2014/12/07/james-m-burke-m-a-b-l-history-sherkin-island-west-cork-antiquities-townlands/ n Island, West Cork.

Courtesy Dolly O’Reilly from her book.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Bandon,+Co.+Cork/@51.7461234,-8.7318174,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4844f4296d3db1af:0xa00c7a99731fbb0

Charles Wesley  Bandon, Co. Cork, 8th September 1746 and his brother John, 9th September addressing Bandon Meeting ‘By far the largest that I have seen in Ireland’

Bandon and west Cork were somewhat unusual that unlike most of Ireland excepting Dublin, Cork and Northern Ireland there was a substantial population of relatively poor Protestant labourers, artisans and small farmers.  This was the group which provided many of the early adherents to early Methodism.

https://durrushistory.com/2014/11/20/john-wesleys-cork-visitations-1750-1752-1762-including-bandon-kinsale-meeting-whiteboys-and-their-oath-to-queen-sive-and-overview-of-methodism-in-west-cork/

https://durrushistory.com/2015/02/06/john-wesley-founder-of-methodism-bandon-co-cork-1752-preached-in-the-street-both-this-evening-and-at-five-oclock-on-tuesday-morning-october-3rd-1752-the-moon-supplied-as-much-light-as-we-ne/

https://durrushistory.com/2015/02/15/john-wesley-preaching-in-room-over-old-market-house-innishannon-co-cork/

Medals and Memorials of Irish Volunteers; Great Island (Cobh) Cavalry, Cork Artillery, Imokilly Blue Artillery, Muskerry Light Blue  Dragoons, Kerrech Company (Kinalea and Kerricyrrihy Union), Youghal Union Volunteers, Kerry Volunteers, Kilfinane Volunteers, Cork Barrymore Cavalry, Cork County Volunteers (1803), Cork Cavalry, Kilworth Cavalry.

By Cork Antiquarian Robert Day, FSA, Courtesy JCHAS, 1905

https://durrushistory.com/2014/11/28/1st-muskerry-cavalry-1796-co-cork-from-robert-day-f-s-a-cork-antiquariasn-from-papers-lent-pre-1895-by-george-and-morgan-gallwet-esqs/

https://durrushistory.com/2013/08/11/bantry-protestant-militia-and-volunteers-1779/

https://durrushistory.com/2015/01/05/some-militia-commissions-and-extracts-from-proclamations-of-dublin-gazette-for-co-cork-1727-1756-copied-from-public-records-office-dublin-before-their-destruction-in-1922-by-rev-henry-r-swanzy-m/

Some West Cork Military Service covers part f this period:

https://durrushistory.com/2014/11/28/1st-muskerry-cavalry-1796-co-cork-from-robert-day-f-s-a-cork-antiquariasn-from-papers-lent-pre-1895-by-george-and-morgan-gallwet-esqs/

An excellent site of old images

Thanks to Daniel Pressley

http://www.myirelandtour.com/ireland-then-and-now/cork.php

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Inchigeelagh,+Co.+Cork/@51.8424459,-9.1264323,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48451d4de78a27eb:0x0a00c7a997319e20

17th Century Cromwellian Confiscations in the Barony of Muskery, Co. Cork with some McCarthy Genealogies, Drawing on the work of Herbert Webb Gillman in the 1880s, 600 O’Learys at Iveleary (Inchigeela) holding 30 Ploughlands and their Cork Catholic Lantry/Lanktree descendants, the O’Mahonys holding 60 ploughlands at Kilmichael part Moviddy.

This is part of a series of articles which appeared in theJournal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 1914

The O’Learys seem to have retained de facto control overs areas either as large ffarmers of Middlemen.  The name appears frequently in 18th century Cork records as Doctors, Merchants and Landowners such as Kedagh of the Inchigeela area and the extended family of outlaw Art O’Leary.   A Protestant branch seems to be living in Glasheen in Cork but still connected to the greater extended family.

This article is by W.F.Butler, M.A., 1915-17, courtesy JCHAS

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In Caheragh Charles Lantry married Mary O’Leary c 1735 his father was Joshua original name probably Cromwellian Lanktree possibly one of two brothers who came to Bandon.  The O’Leary family from the area between Drimoleague and  Inchigeela were strong farmers and  millers, there is a large tomb to the family in Drimoleague Catholic Church.

Among the beneficiaries of the Confiscations were the Hedges (Eyre) of Macroom through the later Hollow Blade Company and the Bernards of Bandon.

http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/property-show.jsp?id=3036&estate_id=1093

https://durrushistory.com/2014/01/11/west-cork-clergy-and-letter-from-father-tim-mahony-new-york-on-visit-to-cork-researching-his-lantry-family-tanaiste-of-o%CB%9Bahonys-living-in-wretched-hut-healrhy-children-thriving-in-filthy-hou/