Atlas 1878, Percy, Seymour, Ontario, Canada Showing Pockets of West Cork Emigrant Named Families.

 

Many thanks to Marthanne Williamson, Nova Scotia.

From the Percy map:

Probably from Rossmore/Brahalish, Durrus, Richard Williamson “cousin  married to Sarah Baker c 1829 -1888.  (This Richard is identified as a cousin to my gr gr grandfather also Richard Williamson 1800-1878 Hallowell. Prince Edward County, married to Susan Baker 1818-1894)

Henry Beamish 1821-1893 married to Sarah Baker 1823-1907( dr of Rebecca Williamson 1792-1859? and John Baker 1795-c 1840?)

Other familiar names- Allen, Atkinson, Attridge,, Barry, Beamish, Brickley, Brooks, Clark, Collins, Driscoll, English, Fleming, Forde, Johnson, Love, O’Sullivan, Thomas King, McCarthy, McGuire, Melville, Miller, Richardson, Shannon, Tobin, Wood, Young.

This and another page, Seymour, of the 1878 Ontario atlas show two pockets of families who likely came c 1840 to Ontario from the Durrus area.  Same concentration in nearby Hastings County,

 

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Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000Seymour , Northumberland

 

 

 

Co, Ontario 1878 Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000

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Population Density and Emigration of West Cork Protestant families, from Mizen and Muintervera Peninsulas, to Rochester New York, Wisconsin and Percy Township, Northumberland County, Ontario from early 19th Century.

 

Nexus: Picton, Ontario and Muinterbhaire and Mizen Peninsulas, Williamson, Baker, Attridge, Dukelow, King, O’Sullivan and Hurley families

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Here is the on- line Gazetteer of 1865-66 for these communities- Seymour and Percy- and the notes show population changes. eg Township of Percy 1842- 920 pop. By 1850.. Pop. 2162 . By 1861, pop 3,515 of which 438 were ‘natives of Ireland’.

The information provides concession and Lot numbers, also christian names for many of those indexed.

Here is Thomas King, married to Mary Baker, living at Concession 10 lot 8, Percy. https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbusines1865suth/page/72

Percy p 70- Atkins R ( Robert) Con. 8, Lot 19 and other spellings- Akins, on marriage record eakens ( no caps) , Aikens Robert Aikins (1818-1889) married Eliza Williamson, (sister to my gr gr grandfather Richard Williamson 1800-1878). Robert’s sister, Ann Aikins ( 1822-1902) , married Thomas Williamson ( 1815-1905), second eldest son of Mary ( 1779-1873) and Robert Williamson (c 1780-c1830?) The Aikins’ were strong methodists- and may have come from Co. Cork, definitely from Ireland.

Beamest ( Beamish) Charles Con 1, Lot 12 Beamish, Henry Con , Lot 8

Collins, Jeremiah, Morris, and Patrick all at Con 9 Lot 24 Collins, Timothy Con 9 L ot17

King, A con 10, lot 9 King , James con 10, lot 8 King, Charles con 9, lot 11 King, Joseph con 12, lot 11. King, Thomas Con.10 lot 8

McCarthy Charles Con 7 lot 13 McCarthy James Con 11 lot 12 McCarthy John Con 11 lot 12 McCarthy P Con 11 lot 10 McCarthy Thos. Con 11 lot 10

Shanahan James Con 11, lot 24

Sullivan, John f. Con 10, lot 18 Sullivan: Timothy jr. f. Con 9 lot 6 Sulivan: Timothy h. Con 10 lot 10 Sullivan: Timothy sr. f. Con 10 lot 6 Sullivan, A f Con 10, lot 6

?Swinton D f Con 4, lot 11 ( Swanton? )

Tobin C Con 7 lot 14 Tobin Wm. b Con 10 lot 12

White J sr f Con 8 lot 10 White J jr f Con 8 lot 10 White, M f Con 9 lot 3 White, William con 5 lot 5

Williamson, R ( Richard) con 8, lot 7 ( ‘cousin’ to my direct family) Willamson James Con 11 lot 8( I can’t place him yet- could be my family?)

Seymour https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbusines1865suth/page/70

a bigger community 1850, 2117 inhabitants. 1861 3, 842 inhabitants. Irish 328 King, Wm. Con 14 lot1 9 ( out of alphabetical order on the page)

Beamest ( Beamish) Charles Con 1, Lot 12 Beamish, Henry Con , Lot 8 Hopkins, B Con 8, Lot 9 McCarthy Charles Con 7 lot 13 McCarthy James Con 11 lot 12 McCarthy John Con 11 lot 12 McCarthy P Con 11 lot 10 McCarthy Thos. Con 11 lot 10

Peters, Charles sr and jr Con 10 lot 7

O’ Sullivan C h Con 7 lot 10 O’Sullivan D f Con 1 lot 4 O’Sullivan J h Con 9 lot 10 (others “Sullivans” listed in Percy) Tobin, Cornelius Con 7 lot 14- from 1861 census 100 acres Tobin, Wm Con 10 lot 12

White J sr and jr Con 8 lot 10

White R f Con 5, lot 15 White, James f Con 4, Lot 16 White John and Andrew h Con 5, lot 19 White R f Con 3, lot 11

Willamson James Con 11 lot 8 Also listed in Percy Williamson, R ( Richard) con 8, lot 7 ( ‘cousin’ to my direct family)

Daily line to Rochester NY https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbusines1865suth/page/172

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Historical Maritime Input to West Cork Economy

 

Historical Maritime Input to West Cork Economy, 16th February 2019

1834 Grand Jury Presentments Barony of West Carbery, West Division, Magistrates, Cess Payers, Contractors, Road Works.

West Division, West Carbery, Contractors, 1832, 1833, 1834.

 

 

There are frequent reference to new lines of road. At that stage Richard Griffith and Alexander Nimmo had completed their grand roads from Skibbereen to Crookhaven, Skibbereen to Bantry via Letterlickey Durrus, Ballylickey to Castletownbere, Glengarriff to Kenmare partial, Crookstown to Bantry over Cousane Gap.  These road unlike the Grand Jury roads were built to  a very high engineering standard with robust bridges, all the more remarkable given the primitive state of equipment.

 

In the road contractor shere apart from the landlords they were a prosperous network up to now hidden from view.

In other presentments from 1800 onwards for the area between Kinsale to Skibbereen there is huge work on the roads network to link the interior of West Cork to beaches and  sand quays.  On the Red Strand outside Clonakilty there could be up to 1,000 horse and carts a day drawing sea sand for fertilizer.

Many of the secondary bridges were built between 1790 and 1820.

 

1811 Grand Jury Map, Goleen, Schull, Ballydehob, Durrus, Kilcrohane, West Cork.

1839 Applications for presentments to be laid before the Grand Jury of the County of the City of Cork, Spring Assizes, 1839. Contains applications for Payment to B.Neenan £3 for half year’s salary as interpreter of the Irish language. Seneschals with Irish Language Competence.

 

1846. Further from Villicus of Ballydehob, Pigs Wandering and their Owners fined. Cause of Mischief Abuse of Grand Jury presentments by Land Owner in building Mount Gabriel Road to Favour his Land in time of Great Distress. High Praise for the action of James Hutchinson Swanton (O’Sullivan descendant) in practical Relief and in the Middle of Starvation Cattle Being Distrained for Rent.

 

Under the Radar: Roads are discovered to yield a more profitable crop than farming, 1809 Cork Grand Jury Presentments: John Arundel, William and John Swanton, Ballydehob, Alexander O’Driscoll, Skibbereen, John and William Warner, Bantry, Samuel Townsend, Henry Ryan, Skibbereen, Later, Birds and Tobins of Kilcrohane, Moss and Nicholas Families, Durrus, Shanahans of Dunbeacon, Vickeries of Ballycomane, Fitzgeralds of Baltimore.

 

1832. Lord John Carbery (Evans-Freke) 6th Baron Carbery (1765-1845), 1821, Castle Freke, Rosscarbery. Pamphlet urging Reform of Cork Grand Jury Places mentioned Parishes of Kilmeen, Kilmacabea, Parish of Rosscarbery, Bohanagh, Ardagh, Mealmoreen, Carrigluskey. Ploughlands, Gneeves Cuasses

 

1850 Roadworks Report to Grand Jury, of Mr. W. A. Treacy, County Surveyor, West Riding on Road Progress, Dunmanus Bay, Snave/Borlin, KerryBounds, Schull/Bantry, Bantry/Dunmanway, Leap/Glandore.

 

Cork Grand Jury/Agents 1765.

 

 

1674, Bounty for Wolves, Kinsale. Parish of Desertserges (Enniskeane) there is a townland of Breaghna means a place with plenty of wolves,  Dunmanway, Cnoc na gConallach- Hill of the dogs or wolves.

From Richard Caulfield’s Annals of Kinsale, his mother was Gosnell possibly far back from Schull area, the Gosnells are interrelated to Evans, Youngs, O’Regans, Crowleys, Prittie O’Sullivans (Caheragh):

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In the Parish of Desertserges (Enniskeane) there is a townland of Breaghna means a place with plenty of wolves, Bruno O’Donoghue, Parish Histories of West Cork. In Bennetts History of Bandon he describes the same Parish as a retreat for wolves.

The late Dick Warner in Irish Examiner:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/dick-warner/how-the-irish-wolf-went-to-the-dogs-136443.html

In 1698 a Cork alderman made a written complaint about the number of foxes and wolves in and around the city. But the fate of the wolf in Ireland was sealed in the 1600s and Oliver Cromwell is probably responsible. During the Cromwellian Plantation the first settlers to arrive in the country were horrified to find it full of wolves. The animals had long been extinct in England and Wales, the only British survivors were in remote parts of the Scottish Highlands.

So in 1653 the Cromwellian government placed a bounty on them –- £5 for a male wolf and £6 for a female. This was a massive amount of money in those days. Persecuted by bounty hunters and with their forest habitat dwindling, wolves started to decline in numbers.

Dunmanway townland:

Derrylahan (508 acres) Doire Leathan- Broad oakwood. It might read Doire leacan-wood of the slope. At the southside is Mount Gunnery- Meall gConai (mound of the paths). Canon Lyons wrote it Cnoc na gConallach- Hill of the dogs or wolves. Present Local name is Yew Tree Hill. According to Bennett (history of Bandon) here grew a remarkable specimen of old Irish yew, and its bulk was such that at a distance of two yards from the ground it had a circumference of eighteen feet. A boulder on its south side is called An Marcach- The rider.

From Dorothea History of Townsends, p.146

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1695, Kinsale area Rent Roll of Edward Southwell, Esq., M.P.

From Richard Caulfield’s Kinsale Council Book, p. 393 in book

1604, Maurice Ronan, Rent Roll

Page 391

 

 

The verye trywe copie of Morys Ronan’s Rentayel concerning his landes and tenements in Kynsale, copied and exemplified by me, Syr Davye Drosycoll, of Kynsale, Notarie publicke, worde by worde. James Cornishe is house in Fischer’s strete. Richarde Hwollawan his house in Fischer’s strete. James Pierode his house that John Gallwey boghte iis. by the yere. Richarde Copner’s house in Ficher strete. George’s house in Fischer strete iiiis. by the yere. Niclas Harbane his place abow and benede iis. iiiid. in the yere. 392 APPENDIX H. Teige Moylan’s his house bened, xxcl. by the yere. John White’s house that Davy Sheyn hath, and Philipp Gyanan holds, iiiid. by the yere. Margaret Gyanan his house that Chemet Tryalle holds, iis. by the yere. The litell seller by tux that and Katerine Glassau’s house, iiiid. by the yere. Kateryne Glassane’s house and Davy Cheyn’s house abow and benede, iis. iiiid. a yere. Katyne Cornishe’s house, xiid. by the yere, and the house myne in morgage. Davy Cursye’s house abow xiid. by the yere. John 0 Muruchu and Theige 0 Muryhy his house abow and benede, iis. by the yere . . Pyrodes Hyll and the longe house benede it. The voide place between J owan Broyn’s house and Patricke Gallwey’s soller. Grany his house, and the tache house bynorde that, iis. of chifry by the yere and the freehold myne. The two voyde meyses bysude that. Half a garden in the nyw dytche, xiid. by the yere and the fryeholde myne. J erlyhy Fischer by neude Katheryn Donyll, xld. by the yere and the freehold myn. Archedekenn Cursye’s house in Fischer strete abow, iis. by the yere. Mayster Cornische’s hOllse that Nicolas Wente had, iis. iiiid. by the yere and the frehold myne. The litell parke w’honte the nyew dytche. Eight Ryggs of ground in Patricke Galwey’s garden, viiicl. by the yere. The two sclate housen in the churchyard. Upon the parsonage, iiiid. by the yere. James Barry in Fryer’s strete, iiiis. by the yere. Cohyze his hous in Fryre strete, xId, by the yere. Edmunde Dowf Cursye’s hous, xiid. by the yere. John Byrrye’s hOllS that Niclrts Maknyedy had, xxiicl. by the yere. William Kehirnye’s house, iiiis. iicl. by the yere .. Davy Lahyznane’s shope, vs. by the yere. Jowann Lahyznen her house next the crosse, viis. viiid. by the yere. Inyspillan’s honse, iiiid. by the Jere. Cohyze’s grettre house east and weast. Kateryn Mehigane’s house, iis. by the yere. Mohyr Myowlyane and Ihrry White for a garden, xliiiid. by the yere. Harry White’s parke and a spiute of ground, xld. by the yere. Richard Copner’s hOllse by skot hys. Thome Lyone his tavern e. The nyew hOllS by Loddye’s castell and Loddye’s castell. And the lytell voyde place by yst that. I Moris Ronayne hav in J”uly 160,1 sett a house and garden in Frier’s streete to Phillipp Wirlin~, taIlor, and to his Iwires for ever, paying yerly xlLl. st. current money of and in England at Michmlru as (1l1d Ester, and if said rent be behincIe for three tearmes, it shall be lawful for me ancI to reinter.

 

 

APPENDIX H. :-\93 RENT ROLL OF EDWARD SOUTHWELL, ESQ., M.P

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RENT ROLL OF EDWARD SOUTHWELL, ESQ., M.P., HALF YEAR, 29 SEP., 1695. Sent by Barbara Baufield (widow of the late Mr. James B., Sir R. S. steward). (Brit. Mus., Add. 9714.) LIBERTIES OF KINSALE. Tenants’ names.—John Coleman. for Lisseahanbegg, 7li. lOs. Prehane lands, 18li. Oliver Pluncket, for Garra, 6li. Robert Browne, for Knockduffe, 1li. lOs. Robert Browne, for Southwaters, 7li. lOs. Robert Browne, for Slaveene, 4li. lOs. Rob’. Browne, for Glaunbegg and Knockanabohilly, Sli. Cap’. Mountford, for Trooper’s close, 2li. John Coleman, for Ranalickeene, 3li. 5s. John Bickford, for Gough’s Parke, 4li. Cap’. Meade, for Tigsaxon-beg, 8li. 15s. Benj. Hill, for his holdings, 30li Total, 1071i. COURSEYS AND KENELEA, do.-Mr. Ballard, 43li. 9s. Edw. Newman, 28li. lIs. 3d. Edw. Riggs and Jane Banfield, 15li. John Walton, 9li. 6s. 3d. Roger Haughton, l11i. Is. Widow Leayne, 10l’i. 17 s. 6d. James Gardy, 9li. 6s. 9d. Total, 127li. lIs. 9d. ‘RINCORRL\N, do.-\Vill. Deames, a house and garden, 16s. 3d. Teige Fowlue, a garden, 5s. Danl . Griffa, a house and garden, 12s. 6d. Kath. Phillip, do., lOs. Danl . Buy, do., 16s. 3d. Teige Buy, do., 16s. John Roche, a garden, 7s. 6d. Dermod MCDonogh, a house and garden, 12s. 6d. Charles Croly, do., 158. John Greana, do., lIs. 3d. Cornelius Greana, do., lIs. 3d. Derby Greana, do., lIs. 3d. Patrick Fowler, do., lIs. 3d. Teige Cahane, do., 12s. 6d. John Scannell, do., lOs. Redmond Burroge, do., lOs. John Kernean, do., Ss. 9d. John Murhill, do., lOs. Teige Carty, a house, 5s. Total, 10li. 12s. 3d. RAMoRE, do.-Derby Murphy, now Denis Keeffe, a house ancl garilen, 12s. 6d. Danl • Carty, do., 12s. 6d. Teige Murphy, do., lIs. 3d. Teige MlIrhill, do., l Os. Total, 2li. 6s. 3d. ARDllRACKE, do.-John Barry, 15s. Jeffery Wild, lli. 2s. 9el. Denis Donovan, a house and garden, lOs. John Gerald, do., 16s. 3d. Denis Carty, do., lOs. Danl • Connoe, lOs. John Carty, do., lOs. Widow Moores’ holding, lli. Derby Carty, a house and garden, lOs. Kath. Brin and J oane Roch, a garden, 1 Os. John Anders and Humphry Carty, do., lOs. Joane Fling, a cabin and garden, lOs. Rob’. Andrews, do. and small garden, 7s. 6el. Derby Conoe, elo., 7s. 6d. Total, Sli. 9s. KINSALE, do.-Corke Street, Oliver Pluncket, sadl er, 12g. Oliver Plllncket, ruercht., 2li. John Matthews, lli. 18. Sir Richaru Cox, crown rent, 68. MARKET KEY, elo.-Will. Mullane, 5s. Danl . MCAulife, 5s. Mary Rohane, 58. HIGH FISHER STREET.·-Councillor Suxbery, 5li. ~. 6d. Barth. Ashwicke, 3li. Eliz. Chisman, 2li. Adam Jessop, lli. lIs. 9d. John Pegg, 2li. wm. Howard, 4li. 38. 6d. James Dixon, 2li. 12s. 9d. Arthur Keeffe, 2li. 9s. 6d. Malt-house, Ald. Hoare, Paule French used for timber, &c., Smaledridge and English, 2li. 148. 3d. Nich. Gerrald, 3li. 38. John Blunt, 4li. 35. 6d. Gookin’s house waste, 50 ~ ‘— 301· APPENDIX IT. 7li. lOs. Mr. Yeflmon~, l li. lIs. GcZ. Total, 39li. S8. :Jd. Gookin, 7li. lOs. 46li. ISs. 3cl. do. Low FISHEH STREET, do.-Mr. Swettnam, 2li. lIs. gcZ. Abigail Lightfoot, 2li. 7s. 9cZ. Mr. Burrowe’s, Fenene Donovan, for part of Mr. Burrowe’s house, 2li. l Os. John Percivall, 3li. 3s. 6el. Will. Harris, 2li. Anti Whitewood, 13s. J ohn Danger, 2li. os. Geo. Piggott, 10li. Ss. 2cZ. Mr. Clarke, Bell J(I’Y, 5li. 4s. Jane Coghl ane, 2li. Jane Tremeal’l1e, lOs. Widow Hoskins, 3li. l Os. Crane Key and cellars waste. John Richardson, l li. lOs. Richd • Millner, 2li. John Rawlins, 2li. John Poore, 2li. 3 MARRINER’S LANE, do.-One house set to 3 people, lli. 15s. Ralph Blithman, 2li. Rose Poore, lOs. Margt. Grady, lOs. wm. Keeffe, a cellar and garden, lli. 15s. Widow Rawlins, lOs. Morgan Driskoll, 12s. 6cZ. Tho. Bourke, 12s. 6el. Capt. Elwell, 5li. Rob. French, part of Magazine, 2li. lOs. Part of Magazine waste. Mr. Snelling, custom house and its cellars, Sli. Long loft waste. Mr. Smaldridge, dwelling house, 4li. 3s. 6d. WOTlT,n’s EI’D, do.-Mnry Norwood, 3li. lOs. Patrick Ruth, lli. Mr. Williams, 2li.. Jer. Courtny, 3li. l Os. Ezekiel Davis, 2li. Ss. T~el. J oane LoatheI’, waste. Phillip Solomon, also Barnt, 13s. 9el. Ann Fackman, 15s. 10el. Tho. Matthewes, lli. 6s. 10tel. Henry Hooper, now Davis, 13s. 4!cZ. Richd • Mably, sen., lli. lIs. 6el. Rob. French. lIs. 9d. Tho. Newell, 9s. Wm. Bowler, lli. lIs. Richd • Mably, jun., 15s. Geo. Blake, 21i. Hugh Rosser, lli. 12s. 3d. Eliz. Emery, lli. 7 S. 1 ~d. Rich. Chard for Benj. Adams, lIs. 9d. Will. Weekes, 2li. 2s. 6d. Tomsen Madox, lli. 2s. 1 ~el. J ane Barnett, Os. 6d. Tho. Kaynes, lIs. 9d. John Smaldridge, lIs. 10lel. Henry Joanes, waste. Total, 31li. Is. Std. COMPASS HILL.- Will. Helton, for the orchard, 31i. J ane Burrowes, Hi. 3s: 6d. Widow MCTeige, 58. Tho. Burrowes, meadow, 41i. 2s. Walter Moarly, 16s. 10td. Arthur Keeffe, a meadow by weir, 3li. 5s. Denis Collins, 6s. Danl . MCAulife,5s. Derby Mahune, a garden, 5s. Charles Martin, do., lOs. John Winter, do., 7s. 6el. Derby Mally, on the rampier, 6s. Teige Keeffe, a garden, 4s. Total, 14li. 15s. lotd. CILLY.-Will. Coningeime, 1li. lOs. Anth. Woolwicke, lOs. John Blake, lli. 6d. Rob. Williams, lli. 6s. 7d. J ohn Neewel, harelip, 13s. 3d. John Madox, lOs. 2!d. Derby Driscoll and John Turner, lli. Is. Gel. Tho. Lacey, I Ss. 5d. Tho. Leamon, 13s.4d. Francis Masey, lIs. 3d. J ames Hayes, 16s. 4td. John Whitford, lOs. 3d. Robt. Roch, 12s. 3d. John Enagh, lli. Is. 6d. John Carey, lIs. 3d. Widow French, 16s. 4!d. Tho. Cripps, 14s. 4td. John Keane, 9s. 2d. Richd • Roch, 6s. l td. J ohn Murphy, 7s. Edw. Carey, 12s. 3d. Mary Lacey, lli. Is. 6d. J ames Roch, 12s. 3d. J ohn Newel, sen., 13s. 2~d. Will. Vron, l li. Is. 6d. Richd • Hicks, lOs. 10 el. Sarah Witheyes, 15s. Edw. Edwards, Ss. Sd. Luke Grifl’en, 19s. 5d. Ann Richards, lIs. 3d. Widow French, 78. ltd. Charles Coghlane, lIs. 3d. Denis Griffen, Ss. 2el. Thymothy Dorgan, 7s. l id. Steph. Witheyes, 9s. 2d. Thy. Bryan, 6s. l td. Arthur Nepkin, lli. 68. 7t d. Will. Collins, lli. 2s. Rob. Fullard, 78. 2d. Francis Witheyes, now Simon Waters, S8. Corn. Sheehane, 15s. 6d. Widow Flemen, 48. John Goula, now Aulife Montane, 58. John Crowly, 78. 6d. Kath. Tumod,48. John Reagane, 78. Agnes Kearnes, 48. Mary Daniel, 4s. Total, 30li. 98. 5d. Total entire, 451li. 16s. 2d. APPENDIX H . 395 14 Sep., l695.-Kilnclony. Edwd. Newman to Edwd • Southwell, Esq., M.P. Account of the King’s lands in the bar. of Courceyand Cantred of Kilbrittain, formerly the Duke of York’s. Present tenants to the King.-Ballimeredigh: Mr. Edw. Browne, val. l 5li. yearly, do. for a term, 20li. Coolbane: Mr. John Galwey, tenant to the King. Ballyncurrigh : Joseph Bullin, 30li. do. and 40li.” Kilgobbin and Ballinscubbig : Epinetus Cross, Esq., SOli. do. and lOOli. Farren MCRickerd, Knock-ni-Hylon, Lackin a Croockog, the Castle, hf. pld.; Tenant on premises, the widow Trisillian. Killaneety: Mr. Edw. Brown, lOli. do. and 15 do. Ballyntemple and Aghaduton, bar. of Iton: Mr. Tho. Gookin, 20li. do. and 25li. do. Curraleigh and Currabeagh, bar. of Barrets: Warham St. Leger, 2Sli. do. and 40li. Garrone Reagh : Mr. Jonas Stawell, 20li. do. and 25li. Knock-n-Copple: Mr. Henry Clungeon, 20li. do. and 25li.

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Records of Catholic Population, Kinsale at Carmelite Friary 1843-1874

1715, Common Place Book of Francis Hodder, Catalogue of Fruit Trees Planted, How to tell the Age of a Horse, Genealogical Information of Hodder/Roberts families in Bandon/Kinsale area.  From Conner Papers, Manch, Dunmanway.  Transcribed 1944 by Dr. Edward McLysaght. 

1788 Kinsale Heart Tax Returns with Exemptions. Loss of Window Tax Returns and Irish Tax Revenue 1818-8. Applications to Reopen Closed Hearths on Advice of Physicians for Those with Fever.

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Dunmanway, Early Lawyers, Medical Personnel

 

 

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Lawyers:

 

dunmanway early lawyers

 

Medical

 

dunmanway early medicals 26th january 2019

 

 

 

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Some West Cork Contractors, Justices (Magistrates), Cess Payers, Baronial Constables (Collectors of County Cess), Cork Grand Jury 1834, 1838.

 

 

Early stage

 

1834, 1838 presentments, magistrates, cess payers, collectors of cess. cork archives, gj_co_pr_5 (1)

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Cork Magistrates:

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZvT84JCKTIhMqqZjJsF_AUJLH8S820ksObykwOty3wg/edit

 

Cork Magistrates:

Cork Grand Jury:

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1811 Grand Jury Map, Goleen, Schull, Ballydehob, Durrus, Kilcrohane, West Cork.

 

1839 Applications for presentments to be laid before the Grand Jury of the County of the City of Cork, Spring Assizes, 1839. Contains applications for Payment to B.Neenan £3 for half year’s salary as interpreter of the Irish language. Seneschals with Irish Language Competence.

Nomination of Cess Payers by Grand Jury, Co. Cork, 1830 including Baronies of Bere, Bantry and Carbery.

 

1844, Evidence of Richard White, Esq., Bantry on Operation of Grand Jury, Co. Cork, needs to Raise £90-£100,000 a year to Run County, Fiscal Business Done in 5 Days at Assizes and Payable in 2 Levis as Cess.

 

1846. Further from Villicus of Ballydehob, Pigs Wandering and their Owners fined. Cause of Mischief Abuse of Grand Jury presentments by Land Owner in building Mount Gabriel Road to Favour his Land in time of Great Distress. High Praise for the action of James Hutchinson Swanton (O’Sullivan descendant) in practical Relief and in the Middle of Starvation Cattle Being Distrained for Rent.

Under the Radar: Roads are discovered to yield a more profitable crop than farming, 1809 Cork Grand Jury Presentments: John Arundel, William and John Swanton, Ballydehob, Alexander O’Driscoll, Skibbereen, John and William Warner, Bantry, Samuel Townsend, Henry Ryan, Skibbereen, Later, Birds and Tobins of Kilcrohane, Moss and Nicholas Families, Durrus, Shanahans of Dunbeacon, Vickeries of Ballycomane, Fitzgeralds of Baltimore.

 

The operation of the Cork Grand Jury to 1899.

 

1832. Lord John Carbery (Evans-Freke) 6th Baron Carbery (1765-1845), 1821, Castle Freke, Rosscarbery. Pamphlet urging Reform of Cork Grand Jury Places mentioned Parishes of Kilmeen, Kilmacabea, Parish of Rosscarbery, Bohanagh, Ardagh, Mealmoreen, Carrigluskey. Ploughlands, Gneeves Cuasses

 

1838, 1845, 1863 Cork Grand Jury Presentments Featuring Sand Quays, Strands

One of the factors that fueled the extraordinary population growth in West Cork pre famine was the availability of seaweed and sea sand.   This facilitated potato growth.  The advent of guano in the 1870s and chemical fertilizers gradually killed of the trade.  There were revivals in World War 1 and 2.

Cormac Levis in a booklet published by Aughadown I.C.A . some years ago documents the trade, the boats and the families involved.

This listing is taken from the Presentments forwarded to the Cork Grand Jury for approval.  It was thought that all re 1891 records were destroyed in the Cork Court House fire.  Many other surviving record were destroyed by Cork County Council in 1967 when they moved to the new County Hall. However a number of presentment books have emerged and are now in the Cork Archives.  http://www.corkarchives.ie/

 

They go into extraordinary detail of proposed roadworks.  In these case it shows the importance of the sand trade and the extension of the business deep into  areas such as  Macroom, Enniskeen from Innishannon Sand Quays and other strands  Some strands feature strongly such as the Red Strand near Clonakilty.   There are various accounts of hundreds of horses and carts  at these strands drawing sand.  The best was the Bantry Bay coral dredged and landed at various piers.  This trade lasted to the mid 1950s and the Carroll family had a number of  boats.

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1838, 1845, 1863 grand jury presentment sand quays, strands

 

Cork Grand Jury:

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uGCxYYvCGNEbpzypv-6tdTnz78HsuF_YJELLh9ezWvM/edit

 

Lease of 1836, Reenvanagh, Whiddy Island, ‘Covenant to lay out by Lessee (Tobin)Ten Boat Loads (each containing thirty horse loads) of Best Coral Sea Sand Annually of Premises under a penalty of £10.

 

16th October 1861, Donemark, Bantry, 16 acres to let prime land suitable for potatoes or corn, Four Boats of Sea Sand Will be Given.

Sand Boat Landing Sand from Carbery Island, Dunmanus Bay, Sandboat Being Built By Jack Attridge, West Cork and Threshing Machines.

 

Carrigín Cool na h-Orna, Rossmore, Durrus, West Cork, a hint of Pre-famine Agriculture and other Incorporeal Hereditaments.

 

1812, American Edward Wakefield, Travels in Bantry. ‘Miserable Hogs, Long Legged, Narrow Backed Ill Shaped Level of Animals, Lord Bantry Introducing Devonshire Cattle, Marine Sand Coral and Manure.

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