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Coursing Meeting Ballyvourney, Co. Cork April 1847.

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

The Reverend John Richardson, Rector of Belturbet, Co. Cavan, author of ‘The Great Folly, Superstition and idolatry of Pilgrimages in Ireland, Especially of that to St. Patrick’s Purgatory, together With an Account of the Loss that the public Sustaineth thereby, truly and impartially Represented his account at Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, 1727 of 13th century wooden statue of St. Gobnait (Patroness of Bee Keepers) as an antidote to small pox being kept by the O’Herlihys.

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

29th October 1864, Coursing Meeting of Friendly Cove Coursing Club, Carrigboy, (Durrus) met at Dromreagh by invitation of Richard Evanson Esq., Owner. The ground was long known for hares being strictly preserved. At 5 o’clock in the evening the members adjourned with some other gentlemen to dinner at Philips Hotel given by Mr. Evanson served in Mr. Philip’s usual style

George Victor Du Noyer, MRIA, (1817-1869), some West Cork Drawings, Monoith, Ballingeary, St. Gobnait’s Stone and Cloghaun and Old Church, Ballyvourney, Old Head of Kinsale with old and new Lighthouse, Ballinacarriga Caastle Dunmanway.

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.


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Timothy O’Donovan JP to Dr. John O’Donovan on The Real Irish Greyhound not the wolf dog called the …..‘Guire Mac Fhira’ the Irish Grey Hound is called ‘Conn’ and was spelled Gre-hound, this breed is quite smooth silk like satin it is a mistake to confuse the rough or wiry dog being of Scotch descent and never could compete with the real Irish in Fleetship or Beauty, Richard Hungerford Evanson, Coursing at Dromreagh in the 1864.

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