1806, Skibbereen. manufacture of Striped Linens and Handkerchiefs, Land Produce Corn and Flax, Salt Works.
West Cork Linen, Flax, Textiles
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u0vIz1nxG34pJua7qC7jtTCKWLjwVY81jSl0usPdojk/edit
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10 Tuesday Jul 2018
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1806, Skibbereen. manufacture of Striped Linens and Handkerchiefs, Land Produce Corn and Flax, Salt Works.
West Cork Linen, Flax, Textiles
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u0vIz1nxG34pJua7qC7jtTCKWLjwVY81jSl0usPdojk/edit
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07 Saturday Jul 2018
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William Penn, (1644-1718), Early Quaker, West Cork Estates.

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Courtesy Brian Limrick
P. 52-53
Click to access PennDocumentsChronological_edited.pdf
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn#Penn_in_Ireland_(1669%E2%80%931670)
In 1669[48] Penn travelled to Ireland to deal with many of his father’s estates. While there, he attended many meetings and stayed with leading Quaker families. He became a great friend of William Morris; a leading Quaker figure in Cork, and often stayed with Morris at Castle Salem near Rosscarbery.
IBAUNE AND BARRYROE (WEST CORK) Aghamilly 192 3 8 Abel Guilliams Carhow [North Carhow?] 309 3 8 Ballidtane alias Philip Maddox? Ballydowane 134 3 8 Curroe [South Carhow?] 183 2 16 John Southwell?100 Creaghmore 138 1 24 Derryduff and Kilronane 386 Adam Clarke at £24 per year Knocknephonery 94 Creaghbeg 129 David German Killeleine 100 William Freke at £22 per year Carrigroe 219 Earl of Barrymore at £20 per year Garranegoline 31 2 16 Kilkerranmore alias Edward Clarke at £40 per GortneshaMroge 89 2 32 year Gortnekerry 41 2 16 Bally McRedmond 133 3 Randall Warner? Ardquoky 65 John Wood? Courleigh 75 Walter Harris Keile and Derryvoreene 114 16 Edmund Nuce? Maugh 44 Edmund Nuce Sleiveene 93 32 William Freke? 100 See doc. 35, n. 244. 52 Sleveene 3 8 William Freke? Geiragh, Inchicarr, Cnockelloage and 180 Edmund Nuce? Dyrrinreene Creaboy 32 Farrane McShonig 40 Edmund Nuce? Total acreage: Imokilly 4496 acres, 18 perches plantation acres (Irish acres) 7272 acres, 1 perch English statutory measure (English acres) Ibaune and Barryroe 3000 acres, 24 perches plantation acres (Irish acres) 4859 acres, 3 rods, 3 perches English statutory measure (English acres)
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06 Friday Jul 2018
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Rallahalfe (Former name of Lowertown, Schull) Granted to Richard Hull probably former Walter Coppinger Lands, under Acts of Settlement.
From deceased Bantry Historian Paddy O’Keeffe.
1924 School photo of Lowertown (Lubhghtúam?) National School, Schull, West Cork taken in 1924.
Schull, Co. Cork Parish Reproductive Loan Records of Borrowers and the impact of the famine 1853.
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01 Sunday Jul 2018
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1907 Officers Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway, Bantry Extension Railway, Clonakilty Extension Railway, Ilen Valley Railway Company, Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Railway, Schull and Skibbereen Tramway and Light Railway
Good snap shot of local business people at the time. JP are Magistrates.
Cork Magistrates:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZvT84JCKTIhMqqZjJsF_AUJLH8S820ksObykwOty3wg/edit
Included is William Martin Murphy perhaps one of Ireland greatest 19th century international businessman.
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