West Cork was probably the largest flax growing area from around the 1730s in Ireland outside the northern counties until about the 1820s. The emergence of cheap cotton destroyed the market. There were intermittent resurgences during the American Civil War when cotton was unavailable, World War 1 and 2.
A large factory was built in the Kinsale Road area of Cork in the early 1950s as a joint venture between Belfast and Cork businessmen. However it was probably not operational as due to the emergence of artificial fibres the market for Irish linen collapsed.
1847 Clearance on the Estate at Highfield, Creagh, of Robert Delacour Beamish Esq., (1791-1877) of Cork. Families named. He Left an Estate of £18,000 in 1877.
Among the families named are the Crostons who probably migrated from Croston, Lancashire to the North of Ireland c 1690s and then c 1730 to West Cork. The families were in Schull, Durrus. Involved in Weaving
1831, died 1877 Robert Delacour (De la Cour) Beamish, Cambridge. Lincolns Inns 1811, Barrister, High Sheriff. Son William Beaumont. Served 18th Regiment. Married, Douglas, 1831 Robert. Delacour Beamish, Esq. Barrister, to Maria Anne, eldest daughter of the late Lieut Colonel McDonald, Adjutant-General of his Majesty’s Forces in India.’ CC (14/05/1831).
Among other places Beamish had lands in Kilcrohane
He was Delacour on his mothers side., The family of Huguenot origin prominent in Cork affairs and treasurers of Cork Grand Jury and bankers in Mallow in partnership with Galweys.
Chesterton ‘The Gaels are the men that God made mad for all their wars are merry and all their songs are sad’, Rev Bunworth, Rector of Buttevant, died 1770, Harpist, Píopaí Uileann (Uileann Pipes), 1810 Landlord Garret Nagle, Ballinamona, Fermoy, (Ned the Piper) and the Piper’s Field in Durrus.
Chief O’Neill, Christy Moore and music in West Cork and a mystery Beamish contribution to the Chief’s Collection.”The Píobaire Bán”, written by Tim O’Riordan- about the piper Peter Hagerty (Hegarty) of Caheragh parish.
1727, Deed whereby Owen Lander of Kilpatrick, Schull to tend the house of William Hull, of Leamcon, Schull with Musick and to instruct William Hull to play on the Fiddle to the best of his endeavours.
Losses Through Failure of Spanish Bank 1641, p. 29
Extended Jagoe Family p. 30
Sale Jagoe/O’Connor Estate Landed Estates Court, p.31
Dr. Bryan O’Connor, United Irishman, transported to Australia, p. 35
Rev. John Jagoe, Schull son of Abraham p.32
Figures in early 19th century Bantry and West Carbery Politics p. 36
1844, Dowe/Coughlan litigation p. 56
Marriage, 1795 Possibly Skibbereen John Jagoe Margaret O’Connor (she a Catholic) He Bantry she Skibbereen. His father John Jagoe Dunmanway mother Ellen Young Young’s Point Bantry fishing family, Son John Councillor m Ann Dowe 1826 possible daughter Esther m Desmond Attorney “John Jagoe son John and his wife on the UK census, living in London, he also died in London, John Jagoe died on Oct. 20th 1851 in Westminster Hospital, London. He is down as 54 years old. Witness Samuel Jagoe, living in 12, Danvers St, Chelsea. Probably John’s son, Samuel, born c 1832, emigrated to Australia in 1852. Re. John Jagoe in London, he was certainly there in 1851, the whole family was on the UK 1851 census, He was there from about 1848 until his death in 1857. He was buried in Battersea, St Marys.
1818 Witness here John Jagoe reputedly had a shop in Barrack St at this period. From Bantry, Liberal Protestant, a mixed marriage his brother in law Dr. Bryan O’Connor exiled to Australia for United Irishmen ‘offences’; allowed later to return later to a GP in Clonakilty, three of his brothers officers in the British Army. John Jagoes mother of the Bantry Young fish merchant family related by marriage to the Gosnells.
John Jagoe (probably the Liberal Protestant) 1826 Rent charge assigned 1833 to John O’Connell esq., over Glounathana also named Morgan O’Connell, Merchant, Liverpool, James O’Connell, Merchant, Cork Attorney Timothy Collins. Pigot 1824 places him at Lahern. 1857 Landed Estate Sale with Tenant Listing of Jagoe/O’Connor Estate, Bantry (Knockavolig, Clogeragh, Dereengrenough, East and West Caheragolane, Ardrara) Mother Youngs of Fish Merchants, Youngs Point, Bantry, Dr. O’Connor United Irishman Transported to Australia, John Jagoe Fishery Commissioner Political Liberal, John Jagoe Barrister, Mother Beninga Pioneer Women’s Education Townsville Australia, Dowes and Coughlans of Carrigmanus.
John Jagoe Lahern, Bantry, Pigot’s Directory 1824:
From Dr. Niamh Howlin’s new book on Irish barristers. Most of the 12 plus barrister later had stellar careers in the new state
1886 Address from Some of Bantry Inhabitant to the Earl of Bantry, on His return from Abroad. 1885, House of Commons, London, A Lash of Tim Healy’s , MP, Tongue, The Earl of Bantry Off Chasing Kangaroos in Australia instead of Sitting on Cork Lunacy Board
Bantry Gang: Healy Brothers, Thomas, Solicitor, M.P., Timothy, M.P. , Queen’s Counsel, Governor General Irish Free State, Tim, Sullivan Brothers, Alexander Martin, Owner ‘The Nation’, Founder Irish Parliamentary Party, M.P. Queen’s Counsel, Timothy Daniel, M.P. Composer ‘God Save Ireland”, Donal, Secretary Irish Parliamentary Party, M.P, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Harrington Brothers, Tim, Teacher, Journalist, Author of The Plan of Campaign, M.P., Barrister, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ned, Organiser, M.P., William Martin Murphy, International Businessman, Railway Contractor, owner Irish Independent, Dublin United Tramways, M.P., James Gilhooley, Fenian, M.P.
1931 Funeral of Tim Healy, Bantry Born, M.P., Barrister, Governor General of Irish Free State. Genealogy (by John T. Collins 1944) of O’Healys/Healys/Hely from 5th Century, Patron Saint of Family St. Lachtin died 622 AD.
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.
It is believed that the Attrridge family is of English origin. The first record I came across in Ireland was the marriage licence bond, Co. Cork for Philip Attridge of 1683 implying that the family were in Cork some time before that. Some common Christian male names recur Arthur, Philip, Thomas and William.
Dr. Attridge of Canada has done a history of the family not generally available.
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