New Zealand, West Cork Links.

I was asked if it was ok to list the site with other Irish Genealogy sites in New Zealand.  There has been a noticeable spike in interest from there and also in posting at Academia.ie on Cork Magistrates, Grand Jury, Legal History.

These are a few New Zealand related items.

Emigration to Australia commenced early 19th century that to New Zealand some time later.

 

1845. Transcription of Various Letters from John Henry Townsend , Ireland’s Oldest Magistrate, Durrus, West Cork, to Donald McLean Esq, Protector of Aborigines, Taranaki, New Zealand, together with Will, he Died 1912.

West Cork Clergy and letter from Fr. Tim Mahony, Brasher, New York, October, 1901 after Cork Visit to Inchigeela, Caheragh, Droumdeegy, Coolmountain, Ballyvilone, KIlmurray, Researching his Lantry/Lanktree family, Tánaiste of the O’Mahonys living in wretched hut, outside Ballineen, healthy children thriving in filthy house with pigs and hens in kitchen relatives going to Argentine Republic, New Zealand.

 

Mortimer McCarthy, Kinsale Co. Cork died New Zealand 1968 last survivor of Scott’s North Pole Expedition and his nephew Denis O’Donovan died 1970, England, torpedoed three times

 

The Brooks/Brookes of Dromreagh (Drom Riabhach, stripe, grey ridge), Durrus, West Cork coming early 19th century as Weavers from Ryelands, Raphoe, on the Abercorn Estate in East Donegal, some go to New Zealand early 20th century, and 1926 sale of family holding Dromreagh on move to Courtmacsherry, subject to ‘a trifling annuity’ with an acre and a half of furze meadow.

Rowland Robert Teape Davis (1809-1879), Bantry, west Cork New Zealand Labour Reformer, Politician