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1884, Michael Deasy, Oldcourt, Bandon, Co. Cork, Lieutenant Siamese Navy, later harbour Master, Bombay, India.

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1884, Michael Deasy, Oldcourt, Bandon, Co. Cork, Lieutenant Siamese Navy, later harbour Master, Bombay, India.

 

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Meeting of Directors of West Cork Railway (Henry Winthrop O’Donovan (The O’Donovan), JP Chairman, James Hutchinson Swanton, JP, DL. McCarthy Downing, Solicitor) with Robert Peel re bringing Railway to Skibbereen, November 1861, Guarantees sought from major Landowners.

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https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Skibbereen,+Co.+Cork/@51.5559239,-9.2621303,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4845a5b8ee671cad:0x28dab316351c3ffb

Taken from a dark microfilm quality poor. Skibbereen Eagle, National Library

Meeting of Directors of West Cork Railway (Henry Winthrop O’Donovan (The O’Donovan), JP Chairman, James Hutchinson Swanton, JP, DL. McCarthy Downing, Solicitor) with Robert Peel re bringing Railway to Skibbereen, November 1861, Guarantees sought from major Landowners.

O’Donovan is ‘The O’Donovan’ the head of the Clan.  He is from the Protestant branch of the family and not all members accepted that line’s entitlement to the title.

Swanton is the miller and businessman from Rineen.  The extended Swantons family emanating from Ballydehob was a  major business family and mainly Methodist.

McCarthy Downing was from Kerry, he became the most prominent Lawyer in the area and MP, at one point it was mooted that he would go to the House of Lords in London, England.  A major purchaser of Estates before the Landed Estates Court owning over 7,000 acres.  Major figure in…

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Early Genealogy of Sir Teague O’Regan of Balltnaclohy and Gortniglogh, Killeenlea, near Leap, Carbery West Cork, Temporary holding of lands from 1615 by Sir Walter Coppinger, loss by forfeiture and subsequent restoration under Articles of Treaty of Limerick 1690, later family including fashionable Dr.O’Regan of Mallow and Legal Luminaries, friend of Daniel O’Connell. Estates finally sold by descendants Cagney family early 20th century to tenants.

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Early Genealogy of Sir Teague O’Regan of Balltnaclohy and Gortniglogh, Killeenlea, near Leap, Carbery West Cork, Temporary holding of lands from 1615 by Sir Walter Coppinger, loss by forfeiture and subsequent restoration under Articles of Treaty of Limerick 1690, later family including fashionable Dr.O’Regan of Mallow and Legal Luminaries, friend of Daniel O’Connell.  Estates finally sold by descendants Cagney family early 20th century to tenants.

Some of the extended later family prominent in law or as Harley Street, London specialists.

General area of Leap the old townland names do not feature on modern mapping:

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Leap,+Co.+Cork/@51.5811993,-9.1408671,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4845a9553d939cad:0xa00c7a99731ce10

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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

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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 wee McCarthy Muclagh lands. They had the Castle at Gearhameen, formerly Scart on the Bantry Cork road. They lost all after 1641 and Colonel Reid was granted the lands, a Cromwelian. 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 wee ennobled as Lord Bandon) acquired their interest. Some years later Nathaniel Evanson of Culnalong and his brother-in-law Jeremy (married Susanna Evanson, Jeremiah) 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 wee settled onto…

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Michael Donovan (1801-, Teacher at Kilbrogan, Mishells, Bandon, Co. Cork with Kildare Pace Society, Poem and Letter to Society, Accused by Parish Priest that he Would Soon Turn Swaddler, Misfortune by Friend for Who he Went surety Absconding to America.

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Michael Donovan (1801-, Teacher at Kilbrogan, Mishells, Bandon, Co. Cork with Kildare Pace Society, Poem and Letter to  Society, Accused by Parish Priest that he Would Soon Turn Swaddler, Misfortune by Friend for Who he Went surety Absconding to America.

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National Library: A letter written by schoolmaster Mick Donovan residing at No. 56, Shannon Street, Bandon that was addressed to James and Ludlow Sealy of Burren House, Kilbrittain seeking financial support for a publication of a book of poetry that describe his experiences during the famine period; October 11, 1851

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Major John Reid’s Grant, Patent enrolled 14th January 1666. Basis for Evanson later Lord Bandon Durrus Estate lands Derrycloughshagh (South part), Dromunder of Drominihy, Munane, Toughbane, Cappagh, Colshateriffe alias Clasnatariffe, Moulerane, Castleventry (part), Coarquolaghy or Coorecolaghy (Coolculaghta, Durrus?), Coolenslonge (part) bounded on the west with Tully and Kealty (Tullagh/Kealties Durrus), on the south by the sea on the east by Clony (Clonee/urrus), on the north and north west with unprofitable mountains al in Carbery. Total acreage (statute) was 6,069 which included an odd particle of a few hundred acres rent £56 17s 11d.

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https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Durrus,+Co.+Cork/@51.6289801,-9.5405673,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48459fe7ccd270df:0x231e3744ac95441a?hl=en

Major John Reid’s Grant, Patent enrolled 14th January 1666. Basis for Evanson later Lord Bandon Durrus Estate lands Derrycloughshagh (South part), Dromunder of Drominihy, Munane, Toughbane, Cappagh, Colshateriffe alias Clasnatariffe, Moulerane, Castleventry (part), Coarquolaghy or Coorecolaghy (Coolculaghta, Durrus?), Coolenslonge (part) bounded on the west with Tully and Kealty (Tullagh/Kealties Durrus), on the south by the sea on the east by Clony (Clonee/Durrus), on the north and north west with unprofitable mountains al in Carbery. Total acreage (statute) was 6,069 which included an odd particle of a few hundred acres rent £56 17s 11d.

Reed seems to have been promoted to Colonel later as per other deeds.

The Durrus lands were McCarthy Muclagh formerly at Scart just off Bantry Cork Road.  They moved to Coolnaliong c 1610 townland Gearhameen house still in fair condition.  The land was forfeit.  Around 1690 the Evansons  bought Colonel Reid’s interest.  They got into difficulty c 1720 and Francis Bernard bought their interest and leased it back.  That lease expired in 1850 and the Bandon estate then ran it directly initially through Colonel Bernard then through Wheeler Doherty Land Agent and Solicitor in Bandon.

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Legal Tenure Durrus District:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ASX2u0qoIxsBW1YhlYSawdLX2Y_XpL_vXcpblsgApXY/edit#gid=0

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Death, aged 27, of Fever, in Kingston, Jamaica 1824, of Captain Hodnett, Crookhaven, Commander of A Patriot Ship of War in the Columbia Service, Formerly Midshipman in British Navy on H.M. ‘Orontes’, at Portobello Saved the Life of General McGregor and Received a Knighthood and A Majority in the Army

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Death, aged 27, of Fever, in Kingston, Jamaica 1824, of Captain Hodnett, Crookhaven, Commander of A Patriot Ship of War in the Columbia Service, Formerly Midshipman in British Navy on H.M. ‘Orontes’, at Portobello Saved the Life of General McGregor and Received a Knighthood and A Majority in the Army

The McGregor referred to was probably a native Scots Gaelic speaker.

Local Hodnetts:

July 1862, Sewer Installed by Mr.Hodnett, he fell foul of County Surveyor, Ratepayers Memorial with names Schull, West Cork, expressing their satisfaction with Mr. Hodnett and amount subscribed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor

[PDF]BiblioMara – University College Cork

http://www.ucc.ie/research/crc/publications/…/BiblioMara_Bibliography_2004.pd…

brief memorial to Captain John Hodnett of Crookhaven, who died in Kingston Jamaica in 1824, and who …… 1706 McGregor, J. J. (1908) Narrative of the loss of the “Sea-Horse” transport in the bay of Tramore, …… Publisher: Portobello Press.

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Earliest representation of West Cork person, 1585, Catherine Cullinane, Ballynacarriga (Townland of the Stones) Castle, Dunmanway.

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Earliest representation of West Cork person, 1585, Catherine Cullinane, Ballynacarriga Castle, Dunmanway.

In Brian Lalor’s excellent book of sketches and commentary he refers to the earliest portrait of a West Cork person. (Brandon Book Publishers Ltd. 1990)

This is Catherine Cullinane, wife of Randal Hurley who build Ballinacarriga Castle in 1585. The castle was forfeit in 1654 to the Crofts.

Ballynacarriga Castle was built in 1585 by Randal Hurley. (The date 1585 can be seen in a window-recess on the top floor). The castle was forfeited by the Hurleys in 1654, and it passed to the Crofts. It is believed that the castle was used as a chapel as well as a family residence. Locals say that the chapel was still in use until 1815.

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Miracles Attributed to Father John Power (1764-1831), born Deelish, Skibbereen, P.P. Kilmacabea, West Cork his Nephew, Dr. Maurice Power, (1811-1870), Magistrate, M.P., Governor St. Lucia Substantial Property Owner Manhattan and 2,000 acres in Ireland.

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Miracles Attributed to Father John Power (1764-1831), born Deelish,  Skibbereen, PP Kilmacabea, West Cork his Nephew, Dr. Power, Magistrate, MP. Governor St. Lucia Substantial Property Owner Manhattan and 2,000 acres in Ireland.

 

Article by late Father Coombes noted local historian.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Maurice Power, (1811-1870) M.D., listed 1838, born Deelish, Skibbereen, 4th son of Andrew Power, Ed Stonyhurst College. Nephew of Father John Power, PP, Kilmacabea reputed to have miracles attributed to him   Travelled to USA where his brothers were prominent in New York m Catherine Livingston in 1832 her father Judge Henry Brockholst Livingston.  On return to Ireland involved in Repeal politics, appointed Magistrate sat Clonakilty 1843 resigned when a fellow magistrate dismissed by Lord Chancellor for attending political meeting.He was re appointed in 186 and sat in Cobh.   MP Cork 1847-1852.  Appointed Lieutenant-Governor  St.Lucia resigned moved to Germany back to Cork 1860s  Bought Ringacoltig House and grounds. Through his wife be became a significant property owner in New York and owned 2,000 acres in Cork.  Buried Rosscarbery family plot

Lord John Carbery (Evans-Freke) 6th Baron Carbery-1845), 1821, 1821 writing to Chief Secretary re disaffection, Castlefreke, Clonakilty, sitting Rosscarbery, 1835.  Reputed to have bell rung in London church on hearing of death of Father John Power, Parish priest Kilmacabea.  Subscriber 1821 Dr Thomas Wood’s ‘Primitive Inhabitants of Ireland.  Subscriber Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland  1837.  HIs life size statue in Rosscarbery Cathedral has an inscription how ‘he founded schools in various parts of tis estates, clothed the surrounding hills with trees and improved agriculture and the amelioration of his countrymen’.

 

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Cappabue (Kealkil), Bantry, West Cork, National School, Pupils, Local Townlands, 1861-1994

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Cappabue (Kealkil), Bantry, West Cork, National School, Pupils 1861-1994

 

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Pupils Kealkil National School, West Cork, 1866-1920, and some West Cork schools and teachers 19th century.

 

 

Abstract of Title from the Earl of Bantry to Daniel O’Sullivan, Rents of Brennymore, Kealkil, West Cork, 1787, William O’Sullivan,Esq., Ahill,  who bought Carriganass Castle from Mellifonts c 1820 names mentioned James Morgan Cooke, Thomas Stephen Coppinger, Denny Lane, John Barrett O’Sullivan, Norcott Parker, Robert Neville Reaves, and de facto control of Confiscated Lands by O’Sullivan Septs in Bantry/Kenmare Estates in South Kerry, Beara and Bantry areas..

 

 

Abstract of Title from the Earl of Bantry to Daniel O’Sullivan, Rents of Brennymore, Kealkil, West Cork, 1787, William O’Sullivan,Esq., Ahill,  who bought Carriganass Castle from Mellifonts c 1820 names mentioned James Morgan Cooke, Thomas Stephen Coppinger, Denny Lane, John Barrett O’Sullivan, Norcott Parker, Robert Neville Reaves, and de facto control of Confiscated Lands by O’Sullivan Septs in Bantry/Kenmare Estates in South Kerry, Beara and Bantry areas..

 

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