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Various Applications by George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston, Myross (Skibbereen/Rosscarbery), West Cork to Dublin Castle, for Assistance on Public Work Projects mentions Wretchedness, Recent Fever epidemic.
Redmond Barry from nearby Glandore was sometime later appointed Inspector of Fisheries and did much work to develop fisheries in the area.

http://cgoakley.org/efa/1771GK.html

These are precis of papers in the National Archives

http://www.csorp.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?simpleSearchSbm=Search&category=27&searchDescTxt=myross&offset=10&browseresults=true