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Parliamentary Commission on Law and Practice In Respect of the occupation of Land in Ireland, Evidence taken at Bantry, Bandon, Kinsale, Bandon, 1844 re Land, Michael Murphy, Donemark, Farmer and Miller, 200 years under Lord Kenmare, William O’Sullivan Esq., his Son a Barrister in Dublin, Carriganass Castle, has 500-600 acres, in Youth put out of Family Lands by Lord Kenmare, John Collins Gent., Farmer, Oldcourt, Skibbereen, Labourers Wages 6d to 8d a day, Patrick Tobin, Gortavallig, (Kilcrohane), No Oppression on Estate of Lord Bantry, his Brother Richard White Exemplary, Allegations of Bribery against Denis Sullivan, Driver to Christopher Gallwey, Agent to Lord Kenmare, James McCarthy, Middleman, Goleen, Difficulty of Eliminating Middle men due to Complex Marriage settlements, Large Middleman, Rev Alleyn Evanson Durrus, Timothy O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove holding from Mr. Congreve, Waterford and Lord Riversdale.

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Parliamentary Commission on Law and Practice In Respect of the occupation of Land in Ireland, Evidence taken at Bantry, Bandon, Kinsale, Bandon, 1844 re Land, Michael Murphy, Donemark, Farmer and Miller, 200 years under Lord Kenmare, William O’Sullivan Esq., his Son a Barrister in Dublin, Carriganass Castle, has 500-600 acres, in Youth put out of Family Lands by Lord Kenmare, John Collins Gent., Farmer, Oldcourt, Skibbereen, Labourers Wages 6d to 8d a day, Patrick Tobin, Gortavallig, (Kilcrohane), No Oppression on Estate of Lord Bantry, his Brother Richard White Exemplary, Allegations of Bribery against Denis Sullivan, Driver to Christopher Gallwey, Agent to Lord Kenmare, James McCarthy, Middleman, Goleen, Difficulty of Eliminating Middle men due to Complex Marriage settlements, Large Middleman, Rev AlLeyn Evanson Durrus, Timothy O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove holding from Mr. Congreve, Waterford and Lord Riversdale.

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Michael Murphy, Donemark, Farmer and Miller, 200 years under Lord Kenmare, William O’Sullivan Esq., his son training to be Barrister, Dublin, Carriganass Castle has 500-600 acres in youth put out of family lands by Lord Kenmare, John Collins, Oldcourt, Skibbereen, Labourers Wages 6d to 8d a day, Patrick Tobin, Gortavallig, No Oppression on Estate of Lord Bantry, Allegations of Bribery against Denis Sullivan, Driver to Christopher Gallwey, Agent to Lord Kenmare, James McCarthy, Middleman, Goleen, Difficulty of Eliminating Middle men due to Complex Marriage settlements, Large Middleman Rev AlLeyn Evanson Durrus, Timothy O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove holding from Mr. Congreve, Waterford and Lord Riversdale.

The Donemark Murphy family were Church of Ireland, a long line of Clergymen. In the mid 19th century Eva Murphy married Rev. Pratt of Durrus. They may have originated from around Rosscarbery. The Rowa factory is in the general area of Newtown House.

Online evidence taken at Bantry p 923, Skibbereen 947, Bandon 969, Kinsale 988, schedule of witnesses iv

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11941/eppi_pages/282459

Christian names West Cork 1690-1860 and a Guide to Irish Christian Names, Los Angeles.

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Courtesy Danny Tobin.

  Catholic Records 1760-1840.

The names are taken from a sample of the births registered in the parish of Muintervara for the period 1820-1840.  As the parents and the sponsors are named it is assumed that on average they were born from 1790.  The sample is divided into the period 1790-1820 for the parents and sponsors and 1820-40 for the children.

Female

1790-1820

Mary 56  Catherine 34  Ellen 24  Hanora  16  Anne 14  Brigid   13  Margaret 13 Elizabeth  10  Jane 7  Judith 7  Grace  5  Julia 4    Nancy  2  Norry  2  Nano  2  One each Frances, Mercy, Sarah, Maria, Ella, Susan, Sally, Joan.

1820-40

Mary  16  Catherine  9  Ellen 7  Anne  7  Margaret  6    Hanora  5  Johanna  5  Brigid 4 Judith  4  Julian  3  Helen 2  Eliza  2   One each Martha, Nancy, Jane.

Male

1790-1820

John 31  Denis  30  Daniel  30  Timothy  26 Jeremiah  23   Thomas  22  Michael  12 James  11  William  10  Patrick  7  Richard  6  David  5  Henry  5  Robert  3  Morty  2  Peter  2  Con  2  One each  Isaac, Luke, Florence, Eugene, Charles, Randal, Andrew.

1820-40

John  15  Denis  14  James  12  Jeremiah  11  Thomas  9  Daniel  8  Michael  6  Timothy 5  William  3  Stephen  2  Cornelius  2  One each Julian, Patrick, Peter, Robert, Charles, Andrew,  Richard,  David.

Births 1690-

Births St. James and Durrus Area 1690-1860

 

 

The following records for St James were lost in the Public Records Office destruction in 1922.  The enclosed details were taken from various records including private family histories, genealogy web sites, and the Bantry Estate Records in the UCC Boole Library, online.

Baptisms 1797-1903

Marriages 179-145

Burials 1797-1903

Male.

James 72, William 72, John 51, Richard 41, Thomas 37, Francis 19, Charles 16, George 16, Robert 15, Peter 10, Michael 13, Paul 6, Edward 6, Henry 6, David 5, Jehr. 4, Daniel 4, Elias 4, Gregory 4, Nathaniel 4, Alleyn 3, Joseph 3,  Arthur 2, Abraham 1, Patrick 2, Jeffery 2, Benjamin 2, Young 2, Philip 1, Julian 1, Marcus 1, Tonson 1, Eugene 1, Hamilton 1, Alexander 1, Timothy 1, , Goodhand 1, Isaac 1,

Female.

Mary 48, Elizabeth 40, Sarah 26, Anne 22, Margaret 18, Ellen 15,  Catherine 12, Frances 9, Susan 8, Avis/Avesia 7, Ursula 5, Jane 4, Hester 2, Grace 2, Barbara 1, Hannah 2, Susannah 1, Honora 1, Sally 1, Melian 1, Abigail 1, Mary Jane 1, Deborah 1, Eva 1, Maria 1, June 1, Martha 1,