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1905 Valuer’s Report on Estate of Lord (Charles Pelham) Clinton, Crookhaven, West Cork 1905, Crookhaven formerly flourishing, Pilot Station, Fishing even the Isle of Man Fleet now gone, all now passed, Evidence of Want Of Circulation of Money, Copper Mine and Slate Quarry now Closed, Large Areas Quite Unprofitable, on Closed Examination Fertile Patches Between Rocks, Tenants Comfortable Many Houses Slated, Early Potatoes, Favourable Climate Produces Early Grass, Provider Scare in in Winter, Milch Cows of a Poor Description.

At the time the estate was subject to a significant mortgage to a British Insurance Company and presumably the report was commissioned to explore options. In the end the tenants acquire their holdings.

In former times Crookhaven was a major shipping center with ships stopping to take on supplies.

Francis Jobson’s Map of West Cork, 1589 including Cape Clear (Iniskyran), Baltimore, O’Driscolls, Rosbrin, Crookhaven, Bantry, Muintervara land of Rymers (O’Daly’s Bardic School), O’Sullivan Bere, Priest’s Leap.

The progress of the Attridge family from Lisheenacreaagh (Lisín-na-Creiche: little-fort-of-the-cattle-spoil), Ballydehob, West Cork to Rochester, New York, United States and Waterdown, East Flanboro. Ontario, Canada, with associated families, Gosnells, Skerkin Island, and Lees and Sheehans, photographs of Sally and William Atteridge, Rochester, born West Cork 18th century, and Protestant Hedge School Masters.

Proposed Railway from Bantry to Crookhaven to be a Port of Call, 1866 Sale with Tenant listings of of Two Ploughlands and Two Gneeves at Dunmanus, Mizen, West Cork, in occupation by Alexander O’Driscoll, Esq. prior to 1814 conveyed to William Swanton and Richard Long, by Lord Riversdale and others (subject to the right of all persons to use the water in the Well Holy? at Tobernasool), with lands Sparagrady, Gurteenalla, Derrenaclogh, formerly enjoyed by Thomas Attridge and his under tenants at Ballydehob, 1812 ,by Lease of 12th September 1768, to William Swanton, Ballydehob from Richard Tonson for three Lives renewed in 1840 for lives of William Swanton, William Swanton (last alive in 1866 aged 34) and William Justice and lands at Drimoleague, Meenies, and Conveyance of 1812 Lord Riversdale to William Swanton Lands .

The Notters, German Protestants settling in Crookhaven, West Cork, 1640s Estate on Mizen and Cork City Lands 1860s.

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Listing of 120 Tenants on the Estate of Lord (Charles Pelham) Clinton,Crookhaven, West Cork 1903, Greenane, Knockeenageragh, Ballyvoge Beg, Letter, Dough, Killeane, Lackenale. Corran More, Mullaghavoge, Cannaun, Corran More, Toreen, Knocgale, Castlemehogan, Crookhaven, Ballyvogue, Arduslough, Lisagriffin.

Lord Clinton das avquired many estates in West Cork put up for sale by the Landed estates Court from the 1850s such as the Hutchinson Estate, Bantry, District:

Legal Tenure of Some Townlands in Durrus District, West Cork, from c 1600.

Bere Island controversial:

http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=2511

Letter to the Earl of Bantry 1854, (criticising his conduct towards his tenants) or, A warning to English purchasers of the perils of the Irish Incumbered estates court; exemplified in the purchase by lord Charles Pelham Clinton, M.P., of two estates in the barony of Bere, county of Cork.

He built a large house at Crookhaven, contractor father of William Martin Murphy:

April 1862, Proposal to form Joint Stock Company, ‘Bantry Bay Slate and Slab Company’ already operational at White Horse, Kilcrohane, under Captain O’Flaherty, used by John Moss, Durrus, in building Glenlough House 1850 and contractor William Murphy (father of William Martin Murphy) in building Lord Clintons Residence at Crookhaven, Testimonials from F Lisabe, W Thomas and E H Blake of Dublin.

By 1903 the estate was subject to a mot=rtgaget of £7,000 to a British Insurance company.

Schedule of Townlands:

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Tithe Defaulters List, Baile Mhuirne (Ballyvourney), Cúil Aodha (Coolea), Co. Cork, 1831 and 1827 Tithe Applotments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithe_War

http://homepage.eircom.net/~meithealmhuscrai/ballyvourney/

http://homepage.eircom.net/~meithealmhuscrai/coolea/index.htm

Courtesy Susan Beretta, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA:

http://www.corkgen.org/publicgenealogy/cork/titheapplot/ballyvourney/tithe.html

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?

Tithe Aplottments Cork:

surname=&firstname=&county=Cork&parish=&townland=&search=Search

‘The Coming of Oscar’, collected 1944 from Amhloih Ó Loinsigh (Humphrey Lynch), farmer, Cúil Aodha, Ballyvourney, Co Cork

Ballyvourney (Baile Bhúirne Town of the Beloved) Church of Ireland Marriages 1845-1935 Clondrohid (Cluain Droichead Meadow by the Bridge) 1848-1913 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballyvourney, from Dr. Casey’s collection.

Questions raised in the House of Commons London re Durrus, Kilcrohane, West Cork, Sedition, Evictions, Petty Sessions Clerk, Mail Coach, Distress, Death of Constable Brett 1920 in Troubles.

For much of the period the MP was James Gilhooley, relation of his had a pub in Durrus adn his children went to school there. His sister may have been a teacher in the school.

James Gilhooley (1847-1916), Fenian 1867, Irish Parliamentary Party MP, Justice of the Peace, West Cork, Member ‘Bantry Band’, children at Four Mile Water (Durrus) National School. In later years his election agent was Jasper Woulfe, Solicitor, Crown Prosecutor and later TD, Skibbereen.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/search/durrus

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sent/14df7912ded720e7

1788, McCarthy, O’Driscoll. Middlemen, Schull area, West Cork Property Transaction with Crookhaven Revenue Officials as Witnesses.

Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project
Memorial No: 263339

Type of deed Date of current deed 9 May 1788 Vol Page Menorial
deed Date of earlier deed 398 433 263339
No Role(s) in earlier deed(s) Role in current deed(s) Family name Forename Place Occ or title A
A P1 MCCARTHY Daniel of Glannin, COR Gent
B P2 BAKER Isaac of Crookhaven COR Revenue officer A
C Grantor TRAVERS Walter of Castleview, COR Esq.
4 REG CHATTERTON Thomas of
5 WD DRISCOLL Daniel of Glenanin, ANT farmer
6 WD;WM GARNETT John of Crookhaven COR Gent
7 WD MCALEXANDER Dennis McCarthy of Sinegborough (?) COR Gent
8 WD MCCARTHY James of Crookhaven COR Revenue officer
9 WM MCGRATH John of Cork city Gent
10 WD ODRISCOLL Daniel of Dunnanus COR Gent
Abstract Comment for person [A] :in consid of £200 to him, A unto B of one moiety of 1/2 of Glannin [1000 acres] in Skull pa, ba of West Cork, Co COR from 29 Sept last for residue of 20 year term in Indenture of lease 24 Apr 1786 by C, to hold unto B.
Person [4] :
Person [5] :
Person [6] :
Person [7] :
Person [8] :
Person [9] :
Person [10] :
MS Date registered 1788-6-21 Date abstract added 20110321
Abstract made by: VancouverMike

A glimpse at the Catholic Gentry, Pre-Marriage Agreement, 1792 Barry to Deasy, Witness Charles McCarthy, Gent., Gortnascreeny, Dunmanway, Co. Cork.

Genealogy of McCarthys of Glenachram from 1366 and history of Dunmanway, Togher Castle, West Cork.

Genealogy of McCarthy family of Gleannacroim (Dunmanway), Co. Cork from c1150 ad by Daniel MacCarthy (Glas)

Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project
Memorial No: 293636

Type of deed Date of current deed 17 Apr 1792 Vol Page Menorial
Pre-marriage Date of earlier deed 460 166 293636
No Role(s) in earlier deed(s) Role in current deed(s) Family name Forename Place Occ or title A
1 P2D BARRY Anna Maria of Spinster
2 mentioned BARRY Garrett of Leamara, COR deceased
3 P2D BARRY Mary Ann of Co Cork Widow
4 P4D BARRY Standish of Leamara, COR Esq
5 P4D DEASEY Rickard of London City Merchant
6 P1D DEASY Tim of Barry’s Hall the elder; Gent
7 P1D DEASY Tim of the younger; Gent
8 P3D DONOVAN James of Ardagh, COR MD
9 P3D HUSEY John of Rathkeeny, MEA
10 WD WM MCCARTHY Charles of Gortnascreena, COR Gent
11 WD NUGENT John of Mitchelstown, COR Revd
Abstract Comment for person [1] :presumably the bride; daughter of said Mary Ann & Garrett Barry
Person [2] :
Person [3] :widow & executrix of said Garrett Barry
Person [4] :
Person [5] :
Person [6] :
Person [7] :presumably the groom; eldest son & heir of said Tim Deasy the elder
Person [8] :
Person [9] :Baron of Galtrim
Person [10] :
Person [11] :
MS MS Date registered 30 Aug 1792 Date abstract added 20090710

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1727 Hull/Donovan Deed, 1740 Hull/Johnson Deed of Lands of Cove Drinane Balteen Caheravirane , 1742 Hull Deed, Lease of Three Ploughlands at Ballydevlin (Goleen), West Cork, 1766 names mentioned Hull of Gunpoint, Driscoll of Collisbea. Mahony of Lisgriffin, McCarthy of Bandon, Meade, Brown, Freke.

Cornelius Driscoll features a lot as a Middleman on the Mizen peninsula from this period as do two Alexander O’Driscolls.

From Registry of Deeds Project (Volunteers transcribing):

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/

Memorial No: 163251

Type of deed Date of current deed 17 Feb 1766 Vol Page Menorial
L Date of earlier deed 245 599 163251
No Role(s) in earlier deed(s) Role in current deed(s) Family name Forename Place Occ or title A
A P1 HULL William Richard of Gunpoint, Co Cork Esq
B P2 DRISCOLL Cornelius of Collisbea, Co Cork gent
C WD FRIEKE James of Skull [ ? ] , Co Cork gent
D WD MAHONY Catherine of Lisgriffin, Co Cork widow
E WD WM DRISCOLL James of Collistra, Co Cork gent
F WM McCARTHY Thomas of Bandon, Co Cork gent
G McCARTHY Charles of Co Cork Commissioner
H MEADE David of Co Cork Justice
I BROWNE John of Co Cork Justice
Abstract 3 plow lands, Ballydevlyn, Barony West Carbery, Co Cork
MS Date registered 9 Dec 1766 Date abstract added 20120302

1727 Hull/Donovan Deed.

1740 Hull/Johnson Deed

Abstract made by: SW

1742 Deed

‘Keep your Water Boys’, Exhortation from Woman of The House at Ardfield, Clonakilty, West Cork, 1890s to use Urine for Clothes Washing in Lodging House Attached to Cramming School where Boys, including Michael Collins, prepared for British Civil Service Examinations and collection of Urine by Donkey and Cart in Kilcrohane 1810s.

In Ardfield there was a gifted teacher who after school prepared boys for the British Civil Service Exams. The boys came from a wide area and lodged in an attic in a local house. the woman of the house was anxious that the night water be retained for clothes washing.

It recalls many old uses for urine in dyeing wool for example in Kilcrohane in the early 19th century.

Day with Destiny, Michael Collins, leaving Eldon Hotel, Skibbereen, West Cork, 22nd August 1922

Abbeystrewry (Skibbereen), West Cork, Church of Ireland Memoir, 1890-1990, The last ‘Caoin’ in Skibbereen, the Wren Boys, the day World War 1 ended, Tom Hosford’s school, Michael Collins on the day of his death, the first Airplane in West Cork, Protestant Businesses in Skibbereen 1890-.

Sir Michael Henry Gallwey (182-1912), mother Margaret McCarthy, Greenfield, Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, K.C.M.G., Q.C., Leading Member of the Munster Circuit, Attorney General, Natal, South Africa, Chief Justice, Acting Governor, president Arbitration Commission of the Land Dispute between the Transvaal Republic and the Zulus, brother-in-law of James J. Murphy, Brewer, Cork

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/10/unusual-uses-of-urine
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-gunpowder-to-teeth-whitener-the-science-behind-historic-uses-of-urine-442390/?no-ist