
Courtesy Paul MacCotter
Norman and Gael in the Bandon valley
Paul MacCotter
Introduction
This paper deals with the Anglo-Norman settlement in what may best be described as
mid-Cork, an area centring on Bandon town, and goes on to trace the descent of the
chief families of that settlement into the early 17 th century. It also features a study of
the O Mahony lords of Kinelmeaky and the O Murrays of Ballymodan.