Meziere Brady’s History of Caheragh Parish, West Cork, from 1319 With Norman Connections.
There is a reference to John de Cogan and later the Colege of Youghal.
It is probably that the Norman had a settlement in the area coming up the Illen and Durrus Rivers. A legacy is a cluster of Norman names Burke, Barrett, Goggin, in the area.
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