Lisheenacreagh;

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Rochester:

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East Flanboro:

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The progress of the Attridge family from Lisheenacreaagh (Lisín-na-Creiche: little-fort-of-the-cattle-spoil),  Ballydehob, West Cork to Rochester, New York, United States and Waterdown, East Flanboro. Ontario, Canada, with associated families,  Gosnells, Skerkin Island, and Lees and Sheehans, photographs of Sally and William Atteridge, Rochester, born West Cork 18th century, and Protestant Hedge School Masters.

Courtesy John Attridge, London, Ontario family history, the latter part concentrates on the later generations of the family.

There were other Attridges families in the area and a number of lines in Durrus.

The area mentioned in the book, Lisennacreagh and associated townlands would be in the category of ‘Disadvantaged areas’ but in the 18th and 19th century its proximity to the coast with ample supplies of sea sand and seaweed enabled cultivation to the mountain tops.

Much of this marginal area is now forested.  Sherkin and the nearly Islands of…

Taken from a dark microfilm quality poor. Skibbereen Eagle, National Library, Dublin.

Sale at Blue Hill, Bantry, March 1862 of Wreck of ‘Frederic Brunning’ of Rostock, Sails, Rigging, Etc apply Thomas H Love, Receiver of Wrecks, Skibbereen.

1763, Casks of Madeira Wine and Boxes of Fruit from Shipwreck, Bantry Bay.

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December 1807, ‘Good Rech’, of Pool (Poole), Shipwrecked off Crookhaven, Co. Cork, with Loss of Seven Lives, En Route from Newfoundland with a Cargo of Oil and Dried Fish to Messrs Penrose, Waterford (Family who Founded Waterford Glass) Some of the Cargo Exciting The Brutal Rapacity of the Surrounding Multitude.

The Waterford Penrose family were Quakers related to the Cork Penrose/Fitzgerald family. They were active 18th century developers of Cork, Shipping Merchants whose property straddled the North Main Street area and the location of the present railway station.

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1837, Shipwreck Orelia of Plymount, on Bere Island. Efforts of Edward Puxley, Lloyd’s Agent and Patrick O’Sullivan.

‘Big’ Patrick O’Sullivan, Millcove: Castletownbere. Died 1863.  Lord Bantry Estate appointed as Seneschal   Not legally qualified.  Parliamentary Report 1837, Eppi.  Baronial collector since 1825 deputy Denis Murphy (Irish speaking) as collector.  Appointed fit and proper person to conduct 1831 Census with Mr. W. Murphy.  Seneschal of Altham, Mill Cove, Berehaven, Bantry and Donemark from 1843.  1841 organising voters from Beara in Conservative interest.  Sitting as Grand Juror, Cork 1842, 1844, Cork County Agriculture Society Dinner 1842.  Distributing  in Beara  New England Famine Relief 1847. Millcove. leased by Patrick O’Sullivan from the Earl of Bantry’s estate in 1852 when it was valued at £14. O’Sullivan worked as an agent for the White estate.  A deeply unpopular Landlord local tradition has it that he used to blow his bugle outside the Church…