1850 Rescue in Dunmanus Bay, West Cork of Mountaineer, 869 Tonnes, 35 Days out of Quebec and later 1862 Sale of Salvage by Receiver of Wreck, Thomas H. Love, Skibbereen.

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1825, Salvage Award by Baron Pennyfeather at Cork Assizes from Rescue at Crookhaven, West Cork, of Clio of St. John’s New Brunswick en Route to Cork abandoned in a Storm Boarded with 34 Salvage claims Awards to Daniel Coughlan, Esq. £220, Joseph Baker Esq. £80, F.(Thomas) Raycraft (Roycroft) Esq.£50, Francis Gillies Esq. £60, A.O’Driscoll Esq.£60, John Notter Esq.£60, Florence McCarthy Esq. £100, Richard Medway £100.

1845, John Coughlan of Crookhaven, West Cork Owner of Whaler ‘The Wild Irish Girl’. Rescues Schooner British America (Canada) ‘Exile’.

1847 Report on memorial presented to the Lords of the Admiralty with regard to the Harbours and Lighthouses of Co. Cork mentioning the catchment of the River Bandon, Innishannon, Kinsale Fishery and Harbour, Courtmacsherry, Illen Skibbereen, Baltimore, Schull, Carrig-na-Melia off Castle Island, the Cosheen Fishing and Mining Company rescue of East India Man ‘Charlotte’ by Cosheen fishermen.

1850 Rescue in Dunmanus Bay, West Cork of Mountaineer, 869 Tonnes, 35 Days out of Quebec and later Sale of Salvage

Dunbeacon station referred to was The Station heights later a locus of music and dance after the Coastguard left.

Courtesy Peter Evans.

Dr O’Donovan referred to is likely to be below Magistrate, his brothers Timothy and Richard of O’Donovan’s Cove adn Fort Lodge both Magistrates.

Dr. Daniel O’Donovan 1818, Norton Cottage, Skibbereen, listed 1838, son Richard Esq. O’Donovan Cove, and Jane d Alexander O’Donovan, Squince.  Fond of dogs.  Father? of Dr. O’Donovan author History of Carbery.  Brother of Timothy and Richard O’Donovan JP and uncle of Richard O’Donovan JP. Daniel O’Donovan MD has land in Knockeens, Glanroon in Griffiths.  Rented Ahakista Cottage from Charles Evanson.  He was married to a sister of Rickard Deasy of the Clonakilty brewing family, MP. and Attorney General for Ireland and later Judge. Subscriber at Woodview, Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland  1837.

SOURCE:- The Cork Southern Reporter Dec 19 1850

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