Mr. John Wiseman, Rooska, Bantry, West Cork, chosen April 1926, to represent Ireland at the International Fiddling Competition at Lewiston, Maine, USA by the Ancient Order of Hibernians of America. The Wiseman family are still in the area.

His grandson Eugene Wiseman was playing music in the Durrus area in the 1940s and 50s

Chief O’Neill, Christy Moore and music in West Cork and a mystery Beamish contribution to the Chief’s Collection.”The Píobaire Bán”, written by Tim O’Riordan- about the piper Peter Hagerty (Hegarty) of Caheragh parish.

Some songs of West Cork, from 1880s ‘The Chapel of Charming Rossmore’, ‘Fifty years Ago (The ESB in Coolea), The Rookery, ‘Garnish’, ‘The Banks of Sullane’, ‘A Toast to Beara’, ‘The Shores of Coolough Bay’, ‘The Strands of Ballylickey and the transmission of music and song along the Butter Roads

Charles Coffee bringing Irish Music to London 1729 and William Cruise Legal Author 1750-1824

Letter to the London ‘Times’, 14th November 1846 from the Rev. Crosthwaithe, Durrus, West Cork re Board of Works building road on the Northside of Muintervara Peninsula, 500 men employed at 8d a day able bodied, 6d for young, 4d for infirm travelling vast distances to work, 150 have received no pay for a month and 350 for 3 weeks.

He was heavily involved in famine relief in the area. The population of 7,000 he mentions is now down to around 1,000.

Discovery of Ancient brewery, Brennymore, Kealkil, West Cork, 1843.

A more recent brewery was that of the Murphy family at Newtown where Rowa now is in the late 18th century.

60 men seen drilling in a field in Durrus, West Cork in Fenian times.

Nothing much came from this in the immediate area.

However a circle with Durrus association were active at the time in East London. John Dukelow from Crottees who lived for a while in Ahagouna, Clashadoo went to London with his wife and family and after a few years secummed to cholera. He was associated with the Hurley Santry and Swanton families probably also from the Durrus area in Fenian activities. Interestingly one of their womenfolk kept a lodging house where Michael Collins stayed when he came to London first as a Post Office Clerk.

The Dukelows were also active in politics with associated families from Durrus/Mizen in Rochester, New York where they were part of the network known as the ’99 cousins’. They ran the City of Rochester even though Republican in a like manner to…

Sir Edward Sullivan, Bart., LLD, PC, (1822-1885), from Mallow, Co. Cork to Solicitor General, Attorney General, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, one son Jesuit, other Publisher Book of Kells..

Some Cork Lawyers:

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The Sullivans/O’Sullivans have a long tradition of scholarship, teaching and poetry, such as Eoin Roe Ó Suilleabháin and Amhlaoibh Ó Suilleabháin…

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Discovery of Bronze Palstave, c 1.400 BC, Dunbeacon Bog, Durrus, West Cork.

Courtesy JCHAS

History of Parish of Kilfachtnabeg (Glandore), West Cork.

Glandore Stone Circle.

History of Parish of Kilmacabea (Glandore and Leap), West Cork, 1904, J.M. Burke B.A., B.L., Genealogies, Townlands, Coppinger’s Court, Antiquities.

Opening of Colaiste Chairbhe, Glandore, West Cork, including Judge Daniel Coholan, New York and Peadar Ó hAnracháin.

Pedrigee of Crowleys/O’Crowleys (Ó Crualaoich:Hard Hero/Warrior) West Cork, from Carew manuscript.

Dr. Edward McLysaght, the genealogist, has the Crowleys as a Sept of The McDermots of Moylurg, Roscommon and migrating to West Cork c 12th Century. Presumably they were Mercenaries.

In the 1641 Depositions the claims of Planters for damage due to the Uprising there are frequent references to members of the extended family.

Courtesy JCHAS.

At a recent ceremony in the former Methodist Church in Allihies, County Cork –  the most westerly village in the Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and the Irish village situated at the greatest distance from Dublin, our capital city (394 km away) – the Church of Ireland community in general, and one family in particular, were honoured.  The Hodges family have a 200 year connection with Allihies.  The former church is now a Copper Mine Museum.

At a recent ceremony Tommy Hodges and Canon Paul Willoughby unveiled a plaque at the Copper Mine Museum in Allihies. The plaque reads;

Allihies Parish Co-Operative Society gratefully acknowledges the generosity given by the Church of Ireland and Tommy and Willie Hodges in donating this site and helping to make this museum possible.

Canon Paul Willoughby and Tommy Hodges unveil the plaque.

Canon Paul Willoughby said:

This is a great occasion for Tommy and…