‘The Coming of Oscar’, collected 1944 from Amhloih Ó Loinsigh (Humphrey Lynch), farmer, Cúil Aodha, Ballyvourney, Co Cork

The use of seaweed in farming, Edible seaweeds, rights to harvest seaweed attaching to land in townlands of Brahalish and Rossmoe, Durrus, West Cork, Rev. Caesar Otway 1822 on seaweed use Mount Gabriel/Dunbeacon.

Some farms in these townlands had the right to harvest seaweed from designated spots on the shore some markedn by rocks and given names. The same may also be the case for other townlands near the shore. This is in addition to turbidly rights (the entitlement to harvest turf) and commonage where it applied.

Courtesy Four Courts Press

Caesar Otway 1822 commenting on seaweed use near MountGabriel/Dunbeacon.

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/caesar-otway-skull-to-bantry-1822/

Carraigín, edible seaweed, moss
Duileasc, edible sea weed
Meadhbhán, dilisk,edible seaweed

Glengariff, Sir Aubrey de Vere (1814-1902)

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

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Fineen (Finín) O’Driscoll, The Rover, Robert Dwyer Joyce (1830-1883)

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

Cleena, landing of the Queen of the Fairies in South Munster at Glandore Harbour, West Cork, Tonn-Cleane by Ellen Young (1867-1956) Chair of Irish Myth and Lore at the University of California Berkeley, Godmother to the Dunites.

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

The Buachallán Bawn, Spinning Duet, probably pre 1800 sung by girls spinning flax or wool

pre 1800 sung by girls spinning flax or wool

Grave of Mac Caura by Mrs Mary Downing (1815-1881), death of Daniel McCarthy 1281 in egagement with Fitzgeralds at Callan on road from Glenerough to Bantry

The sack of Baltimore, by Thomas Davis

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

Dirge of Murty Óg O’Sullivan Bere, composed in Irish by his nurse translated by Jeremiah Joseph Callanan, Murty killed John Puxley in turn he was betrayed by his servant Scully, killed, his body dragged by boat from Berehaven to Cork beheaded and his head lay for years on Cork Jail.

Callanan

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/httpdurrushistory-wordpress-com20111008dr-john-odonovan-the-odaly-family-bards-muintervara-1852-extract/

There is a similarity also in the judicial murder of Art O’Leary (Art Ó Laoighre) some year later. Both were of the old Gaelic Stock and held commissions in Continental Regiments and fell foul of the new class Puxley and Morris

1891, An unfortunate dispute between the local Scutch Mill owners as to the relative claims of Clonakilty, Dunmanway or Ballineen, West Cork to have a flax market was the means of preventing northern buyers attending the Southern markets and Flax growing in Ireland generally.

During World War 2 the Northern Buyers returned to West Cork.

Courtesy Four Courts Press, 2008.