Lay out of kitchen garden at Irish Monastery 9th century from St Gallen in Switzerland in Tower House of Barryscourt Castle, East Cork.

Daphne Pochin Mould (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Pochin_Mould) an article in the ‘Irish Gardener in July 2005 wrote about the conversion of the Bawn of Barrycourt Castle in East Cork. Using records from St. Gallen it was deduced that the contents of a Monastic garden would include onions, leeks, garlic, shallots celery and coriander, parsnips with cabbage, lettuce, chervil, chard, radish, dill and poppy.

The Reverend John Richardson, Rector of Belturbet, Co. Cavan, author of ‘The Great Folly, Superstition and idolatry of Pilgrimages in Ireland, Especially of that to St. Patrick’s Purgatory, together With an Account of the Loss that the public Sustaineth thereby, truly and impartially Represented his account at Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, 1727 of 13th century wooden statue of St. Gobnait (Patroness of Bee Keepers) as an antidote to small pox being kept by the O’Herlihys.

Courtesy Pilgrimages in Ireland. Peter Harbison Barrie and Jenkins 1991

‘Portable vessell of wicker, ordinarily used by the wild Irish’ by Thomas Phillips c 1685 and Gold boat from First Century BC.

From Peter Harbison’s book, Pilgrimage in Ireland

Traditional farm spade by Scotts of Cork and spadework in olden farms.

Cork antiquarian and businessman Robert Day married one of the Scotts and took over the business.

Scotts of Patrick’s Quay/McCurtain St. Cork supplied a range of garden and farm implements and tools. When the firm burnt down in the 1960s McCurtain St never recovered. It is unclear if the firm had their own spade mill or sub contracted their supply. There was a mill in Monard a few miles outside the city under a Viaduct on the Dublin railway.

The artist and architect Patrick Scott who died recently in his 90s was of this family.

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/discovery-of-primitive-bog-oak-spade-beneath-12-foot-peat-in-farm-of-mr-w-kingston-near-ballydehob-west-cork-1890s-7th-century-king-of-connaught-assailed-by-men-cutting-turf-who-killed-him/

The article from the History of Irish Farming deals with traditional spadework.

Pupils Kealkil National School, West Cork, 1866-1920, and some West Cork schools and teachers 19th century.

Courtesy centenary committee 1909-2009.

Teachers:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqhnQGE3ANjzdERWSjBabjd5RjVuV2J1Nnc4OXFoT0E#gid=0

Schools:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqhnQGE3ANjzdHUwSW9scF9BNmwtWlJoYXZSdmt2eVE#gid=0

Robert Gibbins, survivor Gallipoli, Grandson Robert Day Cork Antiquarian, author ‘Lovely is the Lee’ 1945, on Inchigeela, Gougán Barra, Gold at Snave Bridge and Comhoola with Engravings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gibbings

Robert Day Grandfather:

1st Muskerry Cavalry 1796, Co. Cork from Robert Day F.S.A. Cork Antiquarian from papers lent pre 1895 by George and Morgan Gallwey, Esqs. and Silver Medal of Inchigeela Volunteers, 1784.

Membership lists of Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 1893 and 1945, snapshot of Cork Diaspora in Colonial Legal and Medical Service, and 1945 Gaelicisation of Irish Public Service, 1893 names include Francis Joseph Bigger, Belfast, Robert Day, Cork Antiquarian, Herbert Gillman Cork Historian, Rev. Graves Bishop of Limerick, Historian and Archaeologist, William Baylor Hartland Cork Horticulturist, P W Joyce Dublin Historian, Denny Lane, Cork Businessman writer and Historian, Lieutenant Francis O’Neill, Later Chief O’Neill, Chicago Police, Irish Music Collector, Canon Goodman, Skibbereen, Professor Of Irish TCD and Irish Music Collector…

Observations of Breton traveller Jacques Louise de Bougrenet (De Latocnaye) in West Cork, Bandon, Macroom, Dunmanway ‘The Priest’s Leap’ and Bantry 1796, keening at funerals, Raths and Lises, Hedge Schools, Flax and Mr Cox’s improvements in Dunmanway, 200 French Officers captured in Bantry on parole in Dumnmanway.

He was a Royalist who fled France after the Revolution.

Devotions to Father Bernane, Moulivard, Durrus, 28th June, Holy Well Visitation at Kil-na-Comoge, Kealkil, Lady’s Day 15th August, Pilgrimage to St. Finbarr, Gougán Barra, West Cork, 25th September.

The various practices of rounds, visitation of holy wells, polgrimages probably predate even the coming of the Celts to Ireland. These prctices were customised to particular localities and ofte a Christian saint replaced the olden diety.

Father Bernane:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/devotions-to-father-barnane-28th-june-moulivard-church-durrus/

Gougán Barra:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/rounds-of-gougan-barra-west-cork-burial-place-of-st-finbarr-died-623-ad-founder-cork-city-with-hermitage-and-stations-of-the-cross-in-old-irish-place-of-pilgrimage-25th-september-and-memorial/

Kealkil:

Townlands of Kealkil (An Chaol Choill Narrow Wood), West Cork and some others West Cork.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Kealkill,+Co.+Cork/@51.7497057,-9.3813395,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48450edc918d50c5:0xa00c7a99731c960

Courtesy Centenary Committee Kealkil National School 1909-2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kealkill

Aughadown:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/aughadown-skibbereen-west-cork-townlands-castles-churches/

Durrus:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/list-of-durrus-townlands/

Kilcoe, Ballydehob:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/townlands-of-kilcoe-ballydehob-and-mizen-west-cork/

Kilcrohane:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/kilcrohane-townlands/