1784 Colonel Bernard gift To Father Shinnick, Bandon
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1784 Colonel Francis Bernard probably later Lord Bandon gift To Father Shinnick, Bandon of Land at East Gully, Bandon for A Catholic Church.
Bandon was a place of great prosperity from the mid 18th to the early 19th century. Migrants from all over West Cork of all religions flocked to the town and surroundings. It is likely in DNA research that quite a number of Bandon names originate further west as do a lot of the Plantation names going all the easy to the most remote parts of West Cork.
The Church in East Gully as built was one of the largest in Co. Cork at the time testifying to the prosperity of the Catholic community.
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West Cork History 
Pat, I found out a little about Father Shinnick myself during the summer- it seems land for the chapel was donated because there was a well on the site and Lord Bandon’s son had been cured at it see here https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2023/08/18/summer-meanderings/ towards the end of the blog. All interesting! Amanda
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thanks as ever amanda
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