Trinkets, Coins, and Momentoes at The Statue of Our Lady of Tralibawn, Bantry, West Cork, Probably Pre Christian in Origin Also in Brittany.

In the immediate area inside the walls of the old Dromore Church the same is found as and Moulivard Church probably pre 1500 a place of pilgrimage to Father Bernane.

Apparently the same practices are common in Brittany.

It is unclear if the statute was put up in Marion Year c 1952.

Bantry Scenes Old Hotels, Canty’s Hotel, c 1890, Pier, and Plaque to Bantry Gang and War of Independence

5th cork brigade ira 1920 – 23 bantry

bantry band

cantys hotel

boy at bantry fair 1930

bantry pier lawrence collection

Burke’s Peerage on Freke-Evans Family, Lord Carbery, Castlefreke, and Contrast with Bernards (Earls of Bandon) Co. Cork.

Re the Bandon Bernards, where George Bennett got his early history of the family from, heck knows as they didn’t come from the North of England – They came from Essex. They did have a coat of arms as it ties in with the Essex family. I think that the Frekes were more aristocratic than the Bernards and I couldn’t prove the supposed 1600s marriages between the Frekes and the Bernards (the 1700s onwards are fine) – the Frekes family history is quite well documented as far back as the early 1600s. The Judge amassed a fortune and bought up all that he could and from then on they were landed gentry deriving their income from leasing out their estates. They also entered into very strategic marriages so were intent on ennobling themselves. The illegitimate children of the first Earl proves this point.

http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=2480

Title of Francis Bernard the Elder and Francis Bernard Junior, Castlemahon, Bandon to Six Ploughlans at Coolenlong otherwise Four Mile Water (Durrus) and the Townlands of Kealties and Tullagh, Muintervara, West Cork

In historical terms these were McCarthy Muclagh lands. They had the Castle at Gearhameen, formerly Scart on the Bantry Cork road. They lost all after 1641 and Colonel Reid, then Major,  was granted the lands, a r, by Patent in 1662. The Evansons also Cromwelians were in Castledonovan and around 1690 bought Colonel Reid’s interest. They got into financial difficulty around 1710 and the Bernards (Later the family were ennobled as Lord Bandon) acquired their interest. Some years later Nathaniel Evanson of Culnalong (Durrus Court, Gearhameen) and his brother-in-law Jeremy/Jeremiah (married Susanna Evanson) Coughlan (originally Carrigmanus) Attorney and Agent with Andrew Crotty to The Devonshire Estate in Lismore rented ploughlans from the Bernards. It is likely that one of the extended Coughlan family were settled onto the largest farm on the estate at Clashadoo as Frances Coughlan marries Charle Dukelow from Crottees around 1805.   That farm devolves by marriage to Dukelow to Shannon then Johnson.

The Reid title was the basis for a successful challenge by Lord Bandon to the Duke of Devonshire in an Admiralty Action held at the Cork Custom  House in 1862.

http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=2489

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Ardogeena,+Co.+Cork/@51.6122167,-9.5329566,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48459fb8f9c0f5c7:0x7554b4a819007bca

Acquisitions of Three Ploughlands at Dromreagh, Murreagh and Ardogina, Durrus, West Cork in 1765 by the Evanson Family from Tonsons (Hulls) and 1790s and Deed Disposing of Half Tithes of Durrus Kilcrohane 1790s the Tithes of Co. Cork Having Been Acquired by Richard Boyle The Great Earl of Cork, Early 17th Century by Underhand Means.

The former Evanson house at Ardogeena is still occupied and probably dates from mid 18th century.

The Evansons may have acquired the ploughlands earlier it looks like a marriage took place between Evanson. and Tonson (the Hull illegitimate line).

Boyle acquired the tithes c 1610 there was widespread outcry but nothing was done. In the Tithe Allotments for 1830 Nathaniel Evanson owns the non clerical part.

The townlands were originally O’Mahony territory, they probably mortgaged them to Richard Boyle, defaulted, he went into possession and they later were acquired by the Hulls who wee associated with Boyle.

There was litigation mid 19th century between the Tonsons (Lord Riversdale) and the Evansons over the mineral rights to the townlands.

It is probably that the Evansons introduced weavers from Armagh as did another branch of the Evanson across Dunmanus Bay. In the Tithe Allotments there are numerous very small farms associated with weaving families.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Ahagouna,+Co.+Cork/@51.6213925,-9.5437248,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48459fce5a16b103:0x95e1055fb310a27b

Some Ahagouna, Clashadoo and Coomkeen, Durrus, West Cork, Births from 1783 to 1840.

There are not many descendant of those named now living in these townlands. There are however an enormous number in the USA and to a lesser extent in England.

Ahagouna, Clashadoo, Coomkeen. Births 1783-1840 docx

Danno Mahony, World Wrestling Champion, July 1936, Triumphal Homecoming to Ballydehob, West Cork with Brother and Sister, Undefeated after 154 Wrestling Matches, 800,000 Spectators, Gates of over $2 million.

His wife was Burke born Cambridge Boston of Coomkeen, Durrus, Burkes. Danno was twice related to that family. The day before he was killed he went to look at their new house in Coomkeen, the stairs had just been put in. He was driving a large American car probably the one in which he was killed the following day outside Portlaoise.
He was also a descendants of the Protestant Woulfe Ballydehob family.

Land War, 1882, Durrus District, West Cork.

Land War Durrus Area, West Cork.

December 1881 National Teachers Leary and Daly coming from chapel shot at sign from “Rory’ proclaimed that school was being boycotted.
February 1882 Shot fired into house of Daniel Burke, and son slightly injured notice posted to door not to work for boycotted men. (May be Burke Coomkeen who was a gamekeeper for Lord Bandon)
20th September 1882 district proclaimed, a number of outrages, Daly summons server beaten severely dwelling attacked and crops maliciously destroyed
27th November 1882 reported the Rev. Pratt shot at while Mr. Morris landlord staying with him. (Morris held lands at Morreagh)
6th December 1882 Dublin Gazette reported area proclaimed and extra constables sent.
1882 farmer had ears cut off two sheep and a third strangled cow’s tail cut off
1st – 30th April 1883 extra policing costs £20, Warrant in Gazette 30th May 1883.
15th April 1884 house of O’Regan raided for arms he was interviewed by Warburton Resident magistrate and Mr Starkie Criminal Investigation Department re seditious documents and copy of ‘United Ireland’ and letters taken. Question raised in Parliament by Willie Redmond 21st June 1884 stated that O’Regan intended to return to the United States.
10 April 1886 allegations of vote snatching for election of Poor Law Guardians Bantry involving vote of Colonel Somerville Durrus Court. Also Ahakista, Gurtnakilla and Sheepshead.
January 1887 moonlight attack four armed men on house of Mr. Burleigh Petty Session Clerk one mile from Durrus

Doherty Land Agent in Bandon for the Earl of Bandon reported that the Protestant tenants in Durrus were refusing to pay rent ‘no better then animals’.

1778, Mobs Riding around Skibbereen and Bandon