All comments welcome. Part of the reason a small area pre the Irish Famine 1845-7 had one of the world’s highest rural population densities was the availability of marine resources, sea sand, seaweed. As early as 1820 there were favourable comment by (Kerry born), Dublin Attorney Orpen at how developed West Cork was with shipping to Spain, Portugal, France, roads, harbours. He was related to local families such as the Durrus Hutchinsons, landlords, Swanton of Ballydehob and indirectly to the O’Sullivans of Ballaghadown, Caheragh. William Orpen is of this family.
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Pilchards, p. 2
Baltimore, p.5
Port of Baltimore 1691-1693, Customs and Excise, Statistics, p.6
Bantry and Durrus, p.10
Ballydehob/Carrigmanus/Castlehaven/Crookhaven/Skibbereen, p. 59
Lobster Boats of Hehir Islands and Roaring Water Bay by Cormac Levis, p.
Clonakilty, p. 118
Courtmacsherry, p. 79
Kinsale, p. 80
Grand Jury Presentments Sea sand roads, p. 127
Ropemakers, Nets
Sea Sand, Sand Quays, p.125
Sand Boats, Coal Trade to Ballydehob, Sea Sand on River Ilen Skibbereen, p. 134
The Puxleys Copper Mines, Allihies, Shipping 1812-1884, p. 132
Steamship Service, Cork to Dingle via Castletownbere 1850-1940, p. 177
Piracy/Smuggling, p. 178
Ropemakers, Nets, p. 197
Shipping, Lloyds Agents, p. 179, 198
Skibbereen to Crookhaven Road 1822, p. 183
Boatbuilding Kinsale, Skibbereen area late 19th/20th century. P.192
Harbours, Lighthouses, p. 196, 278
Proposed railway to Glandore Harbour, p.207
Wrecks, p. 198, 221
Fishing By Laws, Bantry 1870, Bandon 1871, Glandore 1871, Ardigeen (Clonakilty) 1877, River Ilen (Skibbereen) 1878, from Crown Solicitors Papers, p. 224
Pilchard Palaces, p. 243
Dr. Arthur Went on Pilchard Industry, p. 244
Maps and some Du Noyer sketches, p. 221
1812-1825, Admiralty Court, West Cork, Wrecks, p. 221
Royal Navy Press Gangs Operating off Cork Coast, 1755-1812, p. 215
British Navy Base, Bere Island, p. 217
Piracy, p. 247
1822 Local Fishery Committees, Irish Fisheries Board, p. 266
Clio Salvage Litigation, 1825, p. 269
1837, statistics, boats, fishermen, coastguard, p. 275
1920s Jack Attridge, Durrus, self built boat, p.277
Kinsale Hookers from 1671, p.311
English navy records 17th century timber extraction from Bantry and supplies to Kinsale, p.300
1755 Lisbon Tsunami, Kinsale and Crookhaven, p.286
Coastal Shipping, p. 297
Pilchard Fishery Bantry, p. 298
Index to Journal of Cork Historical And Archaeological Society reference to pilchards, p.302
1893, Baseline Report of Redmond Roche Inspector, Congested District Board, Castletownbere, Sheepshead, Schull, Baltimore, p. 316
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