New Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks at Kilcrohane, West Cork and Meeting of Bantry Court February 1852
BANTRY COURT DECISIONS – FEBRUARY 1852
List of Jurors and Application for new RIC station at Kilcrohane. It was presided over by James Mooney,
Assistant Barrister, J. Drummond, Resident Magistrate, Philip Armstrong, Captain Somerville and Timothy O’Donovan
The following gentlemen were sworn in: –
Grand Jury
1. Patrick O’Sullivan, Mill Cove (Castletownbere) – Foreman
2. George Bird, Bantry
3. Arthur Hutchins, Ballylickey,
4. Robert Pugsley, Oakmount
5. Hamilton White, Inchaclough,
6. Richard Lewis Blair, Blairs Cove (Durrus),
7. Roger Downing, Bantry
8. John O’Connell Junior, Beach,
9. William Bennett, Schull,
10. John O’Connor, Bantry
11. John Fleming, Ballyduggan
12. John Abraham Jagoe, Rathfeivan Beg,
13. James O’Callaghan, Rock College,
14. William Ross, Dromcorra,
15. William Jagoe, Bantry
16. Samuel Daly, Drumkeale (Bantry),
17. William Clarke, Bantry
18. John Kingston, Bantry
19. David Turvey, Bantry
20. Daniel O’Connor, Bantry
21. Arthur Tisdale, Donemark (Bantry),
22. John Pidell, Bantry
23. Tim Driscoll, Harbour View
In relation to Kilcrohane, an application for the increase of the Constabulary Forces in the Bantry District by forming a new station at Kilcrohane in the Barony of West Carbery to consist of one constable and four constables was read and carried. Timothy O’Donovan stated that there was not one station for an area of twenty miles near it. Two sub-constables were agreed to be taken from the Carrigbui (Durrus) Station to form part of the new station.
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