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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

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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

Subscribers Co. Cork, Durrus/Kilcrohane, 1846 to the ‘O’Connell Tribute’: Rev Richard Quinn, Parish Priest £2, Rev Simon Murphy, Curate, Denis McCarthy, £5, Eugene Sullivan £5, Patrick Sheedy £2, Richard ‘King’Tobin Senior 5s, Richard Tobin Junior 5s, Patrick Tobin Junior 5s, Patrick Tobin Senior 5s, James McCarthy 2s, Tom Donovan 2s 6d, Timothy Daly 2s, other smaller amounts

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https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Durrus,+Co.+Cork/@51.6497011,-9.4265841,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48459fe7ccd270df:0x231e3744ac95441a

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 Tobins of Kilcrohane, West Cork, from Catholic Church Records, Muintervara from 1819, the Seven Sisters of Gloun early 19th Century and John F Kennedy Connection, 1740s Lease of Donemark Mills, 1820s Lease of Part of Whiddy Island, Richard ‘King’ Tobin and Lord Bantry, Road Contractors, Richard Tobin, Letter, Member Bantry Board of Guardians.

The O’Connell Tribute Genreally:

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/daniel.htm

Evidence of Daniel O’Connell, Esq., 1st March 1825 to Select Committee of House of Commons, London, on state of Legal Administration, Function of Assistant Barrister in Court, Grand Juries selected from Improper Persons, Low persons Vendors of Spirits and Beer, The Bar in Cork, Mr. Wagget, Recorder of Cork, of Private Means with a small salary which he refuses to to be increased, outside Cork the sessions conducted by Attorneys of low repute the relaxation of Popery Laws has given a better class of Attorney then what existed before., The Mode of Administering the Criminal Law by the Magistrates in Ireland has been very bad, particularly in relation to Tithes, for the last two-an-twenty years Roman Catholic have been eligible to the situation of Directors of the Bank of Ireland but not one elected although an immense deal of Bank Stock belongs to the Catholics, up to 10 Catholics in Bank of Ireland Clerkships.

Daniel O’Connell addresses Monster Meeting of 500,000? on Repeal in Skibbereen, June 1843, and Bandon, Skibbereen and Bantry connections with O’Connell with O’Donovan Rossa’ Recollections of ‘Wandmen’ at the Meeting.

Election of Daniel O’Connell, 8th July, 1828 from diary of Amhlaoimh Ó Súilleabháin (Humphrey O’Sullivan)

Daniel O’Connell in Folklore

Updated, Art O’Leary, French Educated, Captain of The Hungarian Hussars, refused offer for his winning horse of £5 under Penal Laws by Abraham Morris, proclaimed an outlay, killing at age of 26, his wife an aunt of Daniel O’Connell ‘Caoineadh Art Uí Laoighre.

Bantry Area family of Derrynane, Co. Kerry, O’Connell’s, signature of ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell, his sister Hanoria married Daniel O’Sullivan, Reendonegan, Bantry, their son Daniel, Magistrate, Dominica West Indies, his sister married Naval Officer in Tsar’s Navy. areas mentioned Coolagh, Borlin some names include Donovan, Lucy, Galway, O’Hea-Cussen, Cronin, compiled by Basil Morgan O’Connell, of Lakeview Branch, 1946 he Head of CID, Malaysia.

1826, United Parishes of Durrus and Muintervara, The Rev,. Richard Quin/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 Donovan, William Wise Esq., £2, (Possibly Cork Distilling Family) Charles Evanson, Esq (Former Lord Mayor of Cork), £2.2, William Beamish, Esq., £5.5, Jeremiah Murphy, Esq., £10, James Murphy Esq., £3.3 Daniel Murphy Esq., £1, Nicholas Murphy Esq., £1.10, John Murphy Esq., £1 Alexander O’Driscoll. Esq., Clover Hill, £2.2, (Probably Middleman on Mizen), T(imothy) O’Donovan, Glanlough Cottage, £5, (Landlord) T(imothy) O’Donovan, Esq., £5, Rossquinough (Rosnacaheragh), (Landlord) Richard O’Donovan Esq., O’Donovan’s Cove, £3, (Landlord), Captain O’Donovan, Killbrinogue £1.1 (Probably Half Pay officer died 1826), Richard Levins (Levis) Esq., £1.11 (Possibly substantial farmer Mizen), Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Bantry £2

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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.

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

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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.

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

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https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Durrus,+Co.+Cork/@51.6212816,-9.5479125,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48459fe7ccd270df:0x231e3744ac95441a

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.

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Evidence of Timothy O’Donovan J.P. and Alexander Evanson J.P., Durrus to Poor Law Commissioners, 1836

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Letter of Rev Crosthwaithe, Rector, Durrus re Relief Works to The Times November 1846

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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.

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Manor Courts Ballydehob 1621, Bantry 1679, Co. Cork, and coments by John Jagoe, Bantry re same to Commission 1836.

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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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Devotions to Father Barnane, 28th June Moulivard Church, Durrus

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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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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.

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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.

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11841/page/278438

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