December 1865, Sailed from Audely Cove, with Captain Austen a cargo of Copper Ore from Cappagh Mines for Swansea and a cargo lately from Ballycuminsk Mines.
Skibbereen and West Carbery Eagle
02 Thursday Jul 2015
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December 1865, Sailed from Audely Cove, with Captain Austen a cargo of Copper Ore from Cappagh Mines for Swansea and a cargo lately from Ballycuminsk Mines.
Skibbereen and West Carbery Eagle
02 Thursday Jul 2015
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Subscribers Co. Cork, Durrus/Kilcrohane, 1846 to the ‘O’Connell Tribute’: Rev Richard Quinn, Parish Priest £2, Rev Simon Murphy, Curate, Denis McCarthy, (Possibly Letterlickey may be related to Richard Tobin’s wife Nora) £5, Eugene Sullivan (Possibly Merchant/Miller Durrus) £5, Patrick Sheedy £2, Richard ‘King’ Tobin Senior (Major Local figure agent Lord Bantry, businessman) Senior 5s, Richard Tobin (probably son of ‘King’ who came to Durrus extensive farmer hotelier and businessman owned present Rosses Hotel large Celtic Cross in Durrus Churchyard wit inscription in Irish) Junior 5s, Patrick Tobin Junior 5s, Patrick Tobin Senior 5s, James McCarthy 2s, Tom Donovan 2s 6d, Timothy Daly 2s, other smaller amounts
The O’Connell Tribute Genreally:
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/daniel.htm
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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1826, United Parishes of Durrus and Muintervara, The Rev,. Richard Quinn P.P. begs leave to offer his most Respectful Thanks to to the Right Reverend Dr. Murphy, Lord Carbery, and the undermentioned Ladies and Gentlemen by which he has been enable to nearly complete two churches in the United Parishes.
Right Rev. Dr. Murphy £10, (Bishop of Cork)
Lord Carbery £3.3, (Landlord, Ballycomane),
Mrs. Baldwin £10,
Mrs. O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove £40, (Landlord)
Rev Alcock, £2, (Vicar)
R. Evanson Esq., Four Mile Water, £1, (Landlord)
D Macguillcuddy Esq., £3,
Dr O’Donovan, O’Donovan Cove, £5, (Doctor Daniel)
William Wise Esq., £2, ( Cork Distilling Family)
Charles Evanson, Esq ( Former Lord Mayor of Cork, born Durrus, Douglas), £2.2,
William Beamish, Esq., £5.5,
Jeremiah Murphy, Esq., £10, also donor Schull Church 1825.
James Murphy Esq., £3.3, also donor Schull Church 1825.
Daniel Murphy Esq., £1, also donor Schull Church 1825.
Nicholas Murphy Esq., £1.10, also donor Schull Church 1825.
John Murphy Esq., £1, also donor Schull Church 1825.
Alexander O’Driscoll. Esq., Clover Hill, £2.2, Middleman on Mizen, Magistrate
T O’Donovan, Glanlough Cottage, £5, (Landlord)
T O’Donovan, Esq., £5, Rossquinough (Rosnacaheragh), (Landlord)
Richard O’Donovan Esq., O’Donovan’s Cove, £3, (Landlord)
Captain O’Donovan, Killbrinogue £1.1 (Last of The Irish Brigade Half Pay officer died 1826)
Richard Levins (Levis) Esq., £1.11 (Possibly substantial farmer Mizen)
Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Bantry £2, also donor Schull Church 1825.
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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29th October 1864, Coursing Meeting at 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
Skibbereen Eagle.
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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This journey was undertaken by John Windle, Antiquarian and Fr John Ryan Parish Priest of Drimoleague to Durrus (Four Mile Water) to the house of Alleyn Evanson now known as Durrus Court. Father Ryan lived in Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague). The McCarthys referred to are the McCarthy Mucklaghs former occupants of the nearby castle still extant. They had an earlier castle at Scart just off the Bantry/Cork road about 2 miles from Durrus Cross.

01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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Earlier the Rev Crosthwaite was involved with the Island and Coast Society a prosylesying organization. They had an involvement wiht at least three schools at the Western end of the Peninsula. They were involved with the Kerry born Rev. Spring who was active on Cape Clear and the Islands and who was friendly with the Rev. Crosthwaite.. The stones from his Cape Clear church were used in the building of the former AIB Bank in Schull.
The Rev. Crosthwaithe was also on the speech circuit in England raising money for these activities.
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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Manor Courts Ballydehob 1621, Bantry 1679, Co. Cork, and coments by John Jagoe, Bantry re same to Commission 1836.
The jurisdiction of the Manor Courts was transferred to the Petty Sessions in 1859. Before then they operated throughout Ireland with different dates of commencement.
The court at Ballydehob was set up on the 16th July 1621 over the lands known as ‘Glaght Teige’ or ‘Mahama’ comprising thirteen ploughlands. A parliamentary report of 1837 stated that in 1833 the court sat on 13 occasions with 131 cases entered and 72 tried. Its jurisdiction was below 10 shillings for debt and not exceeding £5 for trespass, detinue, trover and trespass. The court was presided over by a ‘seneschal’ Mr Sweetnam who was not legally qualified and a jury.
There are papers in relation to the operation of the court in 1761 in the National Library.
The Manor Court in Bantry dated from the…
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01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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The old Church at Durrus East, Moulivard was probably built around the 14th or early 15th century, contemporaneous with the ruined church in Kilcrohane graveyard. Inside the adjoining graveyard is an incised cross dating from the early Christian period.
This was found by Jeremiah Hurley, d. 1933, while ploughing their farm near the creamery and then placed in the Church grounds. Another cross of this type is in Cape Clear and may denote an old monastic settlement. There had been a monastic settlement at Scartbawn under the patronage of the MacCarthy (Teig Rua Sept) who had a castle in the area at Scart on the present Bantry Cork road. This moved to Moulivard to take advantage of the water power of Four Mile Water and the mill race is still visible in Ballinvillen (townland of the mill). Moulivard Church was in good repair in 1639 and in…
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30 Tuesday Jun 2015
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1843, Captain Larcom, of the Ordnance Survey on his Attempt to Get the Correct Name for Ireland’s 70,000 Townlands from the Oldest Inhabitants Conversant With Irish.
In this report due credit is given to Dr. John O’Donovan.