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Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 04 April 1829

1829, Fishery Development, New Landing Quay, at Lawrence Cove, Bere Island, Co. Cork, Local Officials James Redmond Barry Esq., Inspector General , Rosscarbery, Thomas Townsend Esq., Inspector, Baltimore, Horatio Townsend, Secretary, Irish Fishery Office,  Dublin.

To be seen as part of the effort to provide infrastructure to remote areas as with Richard Griffith’s road building programme.

Magistrates:

Littleton/Lyttleton Lester, Pre 1828.  1828 Quarter Session Bandon. May be 1829 Fishery Inspector at Rosscarbery.  Lyttleton Leister, listed 1838  Captain Lyttelton Lyster Esq. Union Hall, Rosscarbery, sitting Union Hall, 1835, 1835 Subscriber Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland  1837,  listed 1843 at Richmond Terrace, Cork.  died 1850

James Redmond Barry, -1879), Pre 1820, Glandore and 11 Great Denmark St., Dublin, Fishery Commissioner advocate of fishery development in West Cork, Improving Landlord, Petitioned House of Lords to Vote 1821 as Representative of dormant title of Viscount Buttevant from 1405. 1828 Quarter Session Bandon. 1828 seeking reform of House of Commons. Involved with Richard Townsend, Castletownsend and Thomas Somerville, Drishane in setting up Agricultural and Country Bank in Skibbereen, April 1835.   Subscriber Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland  1837. Attended Reformers Dinner Bandon 1839 for Daniel O’Connell, MP, 1870, Dublin, 439 acres. Member election committee McCarthy Downing, Skibbereen, 1868.   Son Captain FitzJames Barry, J.P., grandson Richard Fitzwilliam Barry, JP, solicitor, Clerk of the Crown, King’s County, listed 1885-6. Left £1,500. Subscriber memorial John O’Hea JP, Clonakilty, 1847.  Member as James, Bandon, Commission on Magistrates 1838

Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 24 November 1825

1825.  Wanted an Active Young Man Conversant with the Linen Business, Apply John O’Connell, Bantry or Henry O’Regan, South Main St., Cork,  Must Speak the Irish language.

John O’Connell is probably the person involved with Father Barry in Anti Tithe agitation and the name of O’Regan also appears.  Both are probably quite wealthy.

John O’Connell Esq., Bantry.

Gave evidence to 1844 Commission Law and practice in respect to the occupation of land in Ireland. Landlord in fee, middleman, agent to proprietor abroad, merchant, farmer. Property in Skibbereen. Probably the John Connell referred to in evidence of Father Collins to Parliament Commission as opulent Bantry excluded from Quarter Session Jury as he was a Catholic.  The name appears in Bantry rental for 1837 receiver of Estate rents as a lease of 1796 for 3 lives and 31 years in the town at a rent of £5 5 shillings fairly substantial among other rents.  1826 Rent charge assigned 1833 from John Jagoe (probably the Liberal Protestant) over Glounathana also named Morgan O’Connell, Merchant, Liverpool, James O’Connell, Merchant, Cork Attorney, Timothy Collins.  Around 1830 purchased around 700 acres from Lord Riversdale probably his O’Donovan in-laws estate at Ardahil, Kilcrohane.   Tenants most refractory men in the country, prize fighters, and the head of a faction, they paid no rent, rent in arrears by four years. Forgave three, encouraged tenants who previously were prize fighters.  Now model farmers.  Adopted system from Sir William Beecher for cottiers of fixing the rent for an acre of ground at 10s, the rent for the potato garden, the turf bog, the cabbage garden  so as to give them the opportunity of rearing a pig.  Took 1838 assignment of Warner of Reendesert lands at Cappanaloha witnesses Edmond O’Sullivan, Draper, and Jeremiah O’Connell, Gent.

In 1838 noted for being indefatigable in the Liberal interest where at voter registration 15 were registered as opposed to 6 ‘Orangemen’ the tenants of Timothy O’Donovan JP were chiefly among those who registered. Presented Address of West Carbery and Bantry to Liberator at Cork Banquet attended by 550 with Fathers Barry, Freeman, McCarthy Downing, Solicitor, Skibbereen, Daniel Welply of Skibbereen.  1841 election vote based on £50 freehold at Glaundart.  1847 organised petition re Board of Works in activity of 1,400 of 4,000 with John Shea Lawlor and was Secretary to meeting at Bantry Chapel with Revs Michael Barry, Freeman, Roger Downing, Dr. Michael Burke.  Assisting 1848 Henry J. Fawcett, Practical Instructor on Husbandry of Visit to Bantry brought his to his estates and at a public meeting promised his tenants seeds.  1860 letter from Timothy O’Donovan JP, Durrus to Dr. John O’Donovan, Antiquarian:  In reply to your queries I  have to mention Timothy O’Donovan … who was married to a grand niece of Daniel O’Connell died some years ago. leaving a numerous family he left a considerable fortune in land and money. The lands were let by his sons to the late John O’Connell of Bantry and are now in the proprietorship of his brother Mr. James O’Connell of London.

James O’Regan.  

Wanted 1824, an Active Young Man Conversant with the Linen Business, Apply John O’Connell, Bantry or Henry O’Regan, South Main St., Cork,  Must Speak the Irish language. Possibly the same O’Regan family.  1829 Application May 1829 at Bandon Quarter Sessions by James O’Regan, Draper, Cork, to register Freehold over profit rent at Kealties, Durrus, under lease from Warham Atkins for two lives. O’Regan, James, Cork. Profit rent out of the lands of Kealties, Parish of Durrus, held for 2 Lives under the late Warham Atkins  £20.  Probably part of delegation from Bantry Committee with Sullivan, O’Connor and M. Connell attending Catholic Rent meeting at Durrus Chapel presided over by Father James Quin and a Committee appointed there. James and Patrick O’Regan listed at The Strand, Bantry in Pigot 1824. James O’Regan and Charles O’Regan may be associated with Timothy O’Donovan Magistrate of nearby O’Donovan’s Cove in collecting Catholic rent.

Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 26 March 1825

1825.  Bantry, West Cork.  Grievance of Opulent Catholics excluded from Quarter Sessions Juries in Preference to Protestants Having No Property but a Half Pay of £40 a Year,

Father Collins Evidence to Select Committee of the House of Commons.

The reference to half pay is officers retired from the Napoleonic Wars.  Bantry historian reckoned there were 22 such officers in Bantry including some Catholics.

1824, Half Pay Officers (On £40 a year) from Napoleonic Wars, Bantry, Clonakilty, Macroom and Skibbereen District, Daniel O’Connell 1828 Stating Most of Deposits adn Share in Bank of Ireland Held by Catholics but Only Four Catholic Trainees.

The reference to man worth £3-4,000 is probably John O’Connell, the brewer Daniel McCarthy of Skibbereen:

John O’Connell Esq., Bantry.

Born 1790/1.  1816 deed as John Connell, shopkeeper, eldest son of Jeremiah (shopkeeper) and Catherine, on her death he sells interest in Bantry dwelling house to brothers Morgan 1792-,  (later merchant Liverpool) and Patrick (4th son) 1796, witnesses brothers James (later merchant, Cork), Castletown, Daniel, Reendonegan, all Gents.

1822, property at Glaunathanna leased by William O’Sullivan, Esq., Carriganass Castle to John O’Connell, Esq. Woolen Draper, Bantry.

1824, rent charge granted to him by Simon White, Gent. over lands at Droumclough, Bantry tenant William Pearson.

Gave evidence to 1844 Commission Law and practice in respect to the occupation of land in Ireland. Landlord in fee, middleman, agent to proprietor abroad, merchant, farmer. Property in Skibbereen. Probably the John Connell referred to in evidence of Father Michael Collins. 1825, to Parliament Commission as opulent Bantry worth £3-4,000, as well as a young brewer worth £700-800 a year from Skibbereen excluded from being a juror at  Quarter Session Jury as he was a Catholic. 1825. Wanted an Active Young Man Conversant with the Linen Business, Apply John O’Connell, Bantry or Henry O’Regan, South Main St., Cork,  Must Speak the Irish language.

1833.  Deed, Robert Warner of Capplanaloha, Gent,  leases to John O’Connell, woolen draper, Bantry lands at Cappanahoha, originally held during lives of Robert Warner 50 in 1833 Reendesert, and Robert Warner, manservant, aged 44 Shippool, and 31 years at a rent of £60 12 shillings. 1833 rent charge granted by John Jagoe, Esq., Bantry over lands at Glounthana, Bantry to Morgan O’Connell, merchant, Liverpool, John O’Connell, merchant, Banty witness James Connell, merchant, Cork

1834, William Hutchinson, Clonee grants Mortgage to John O’Connell, Esq., Bantry.

1838 Extract from deed: Recited 1793 deed where by 3 lives one the life of Robert Warner then 2nd son of  Robert Warner, 1838, Robert Warner, shopkeeper, Bantry, assigned western part of Cappanaloha formerly held by William Warner and undertenants to John O’Connell, Esq., Bantry.  Witness Jeremiah O’Connell, Gent., Bantry Edmund O’Sullivan, Woolen Draper, Bantry,

The name appears in Bantry rental for 1837 receiver of Estate rents as a lease of 1796 for 3 lives and 31 years in the town at a rent of £5 5 shillings fairly substantial among other rents.  1826 Rent charge assigned 1833 from John Jagoe (probably the Liberal Protestant) over Glounathana also named Morgan O’Connell, Merchant, Liverpool, James O’Connell, Merchant, Cork Attorney, Timothy Collins.  Around 1830 purchased around 700 acres from Lord Riversdale probably his O’Donovan in-laws estate at Ardahil, Kilcrohane.  Tenants most refractory men in the country, prize fighters, and the head of a faction, they paid no rent. rent in arrears by four years forgave three encouraged tenants who previously were prize fighters.  Now model farmers. Adopted system from Sir William Beecher for cottiers of fixing the rent for an acre of ground at 10s, the rent for the potato garden, the turf bog, the cabbage garden so as to give them the opportunity of rearing pig.  Took 1838 assignment of Warner of Reendesert lands at Cappanaloha witnesses Edmond O’Sullivan, Draper, and Jeremiah O’Connell, Gent.

In 1838 noted for being indefatigable in the Liberal interest where at voter registration 15 were registered as opposed to 6 ‘Orangemen’ the tenants of Timothy O’Donovan J.P. were chiefly among those who registered. Presented Address of West Carbery and Bantry to Liberator at Cork Banquet attended by 550 with Fathers Barry, Freeman, McCarthy Downing, Solicitor, Skibbereen, Daniel Welply Skibbereen. 1841, owed £200 by Richard Clerke, Bantry (Postmaster?). 1841 election vote based on £50 freehold at Glaundart.  

Mary Dowe, testator, Bantry, Spinster.  1842 deed transferring Bantry property to John Connell, Gent., parties Samuel Young, Gent., Bantry, Susanna Ward, Schull, Kyrl Ward, London, John Croston, Gent., Schull his wife Eliza, Joshua, John, Andrew Atkins, shopkeepers, Dunmanway.  1847 organised petition re Board of Works in activity of 1,400 of 4,000 with John Shea Lawlor and was Secretary to meeting at Bantry Chapel with Revs Michael Barry, Freeman, Roger Downing, Dr. Michael Burke. Assisting 1848 Henry J. Fawcett, Practical Instructor on Husbandry of Visit to Bantry brought his to his estates and at a public meeting promised his tenants seeds.  Renting from Bantry estate. 1860 letter from Timothy O’Donovan JP, Durrus to Dr. John O’Donovan, Antiquarian:  In reply to your queries I have to mention Timothy O’Donovan … who was married to a grand niece of Daniel O’Connell died some years ago. leaving a numerous family he left a considerable fortune in land and money.   Member provisional Committee Bantry Bandon Railway 1845.  The lands were let by his sons to the late John O’Connell of Bantry and are now in the proprietorship of his brother Mr. James O’Connell of London.  John O’Connell, Junior, Beach, 1863, Bantry Quarter Sessions, Grand Jury

1823 some half pay officers.