It is hard when you drive through the rich dairy farms of present day Caheragh that pre 1847 it was one of the world’s most densely populated rural areas akin to China and India.

1850s Enigma.  Premises formerly known as Manse of Drimoleague, Deane Street Cork, in Landed Estates Sale Chatterton.

It may be that Drimoleague was a sinecure parish Maziere Brady may provide an answer.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Inchafune,+Co.+Cork/@51.7017328,-9.0696352,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4844ffc5372a9713:0x7361980699f9d56a!8m2!3d51.7017295!4d-9.0521204

1859. Landed Estates Court Sale of Estate (567 acres) of Thomas Hungerford at Inchafune (Keelnareliga, Gutteeetown,The Commons, Monanearig Bog), East Carbery, 3 Miles East Dunmanway, West Cork, Maps, Among Names, Bryan, Butler, Carroll, Crowley, Cullinan, Donegan, Driscoll, Dullet, Gillman, Holmes, Jagoe, O’Callaghan, McCarthy, Dr. Morrison, Murphy, Santry, Swanton.  Possible connection between Judge Robert Swanton, New York and Cork Dunscomb family.

The Solicitors are Tuckey and Dunscomb in Cork.  Re the lives in Leases there are Swantons named.  Judge Robert Swanton, United Irishman and Judge Marine Court in New York and his US Citizenship papers signed by a Dunscomb suggesting a family relationship.

1837. House of Lords The Right Honourable The Earl of Bandon v Henry Becher, Lands in 1737 Mortgage Killeenleagh, Lassanaroe, Cappamore, Cahergall (Kilcrohane), Marriage Settlement 1740 Including Ardenant (Schull), Balteenoughtra, Ballyourane (Caheragh), Barnitonicane (Ballydehob), Caherolickenny, Mauldenny, Derrynalamane (Ballydhob), Dunkelly (Crookhaven), Keelbronhoe (Ballydehob), Lassanaroe, Rathcool, Ratourah (Schull), Letterscanlan. Families Mentioned, Alleyn, Becher, Hedges, Townsend, Wright, Evans, O’Donovan, Hungerford.

1851. Report of A. N. Neal, Inspector of Drainage on Land Improvement in South West Cork. Larger Farmers Precluded from Applying For Benefit of Land Improvement as They Did Not Possess Sufficient Legal Title under Act. Praise for William Bence Jones (Clonakilty). Rev. R. Wright (Probably Beecher Land Agent), Rev. John Triphook (Mizen Peninsula) Rev. Thomas Tuckey (Probably Drimoleague), Mrs. L. C. Kearney (Garretstown), Mr. John Moloney, William T. Hungerford (Rosscarbery), Henry Baldwin, Cornelius O’Callaghan, Rev. John Murphy (Probably Newtown , Bantry).

1844. Witnesses To Her Majesty’s Commissioners into The Law and Practice of Occupation of Land in Ireland At Bantry (Rev Christopher Freeman Curate, Richard White Esq. Landlord, Michael Murphy Miller Middleman Donemark, William Neale, Rev. Somers Payne, Land Agent, John O’Connell Esq., Rev. Thomas Barry Parish Priest, Samuel Hutchins Esq. Landlord, Alexander Donovan, Timothy Connor, Cornelius Connor, Cornelius Henry Donovan, Skibbereen James McCarthy, John Collins, Rev. John Fitzpatrick, Rev. John Wright (Creagh, Receiver for 38 years to Sir William Becher), Rev. James Barry, Daniel McCarthy (Malster Brewer), Henry Newman Esq. (Land Agent Secretary Agricultural Society) Caheragh, Michael Sullivan Labourer, Thomas John Hungerford (Rosebank, Skibbereen Land Agent 18 years), Thomas Townsend Esq. (Smithville, Skibbereen, Half-Pay Lieutenant Royal Navy Land Agent for 10 Years to his Aunt), William Hedges Eyre Becher Esq., Magistrate Landlord 17,000 acres from Skibbereen to Crookhaven , Charles McCarthy, John Hayes Rosscarbery 130 acres, Bandon (Maskelyne Alcock Esq., Roughgrove, Bandon, Magistrate 300 acres, Daniel Connor Esq., Manch Magistrate, Chairman Board f Guardians, Landlord, Agent, Rev. William Hunter Presbyterian Minister 30 acres and 70 as undertenant, Benjamin Hosford, Maryville, Inniskear, 350 acres, Thomas Joseph Biggs Esq., Garryhandkardmore, Kinlea, Gentleman Farmer, Model Farmer 650 acres, William Anthony Spiller Esq., Upland Bandon Secretary Agricultural Society, Kinsale (William Henry Herrick Esq., Shippool Innishannon Magistrate Landlord, Thomas Herrick Esq., Coolkirky 650 acres, William Richard Meade Esq. Landowner 400 acres, Member Agricultural Society Barrister, Michael Forrest Farmer Meadstown Liscleary 240 acres,, William Dent Springhill Farmer High Constable barony Kerrycurry, James Bogue, Lahera, Bandon in Ireland over 6 years native Scotland, 315 acres. Part of the University of Southampton project making Irish Parliamentary records available on line. The report may be read online and gives good picture of the pre famine period.

1863. We Hope We May Never See Carbery Without A Pack of Hounds. Dinner to Henry Jones Hungerford Esq., Cahermore, Rosscarbery, West Cork.

1829, Thomas J. Hungerford’s Cork and Skibbereen Union Coach.

1828. High Court Application to Remove Hungerford, Coroner for West Cork.

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1853, Landed Estates Court Sale of Estate of Joseph Bennett, including Kilbrogan/Kilronan, Dunmanway, Northagill (Gortnadihn, Kilfadean, Knockenagh, Shreelane Parish of Kilmacabea), West Cork, along line of proposed Dunmanway to Drimoleague Railway, Maps, Major Tenant Listing.

1851 Landed Estate Sale of Roughgrove/Derrygariff, Within Two Miles of Bandon Co.Cork c 400 acres Originating Fee Farm Grant  of 1610 Sir Bernard Granville to Giles Maskelyn and Sub Leases 1612-1625 of Roughgrove Estate, Bandon, Co. Cork, Maps Tenant Listings.

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1601. Reputed Ambush and Massacre of O’Sullivan Bere Troops at Bishopsland Bridge, Caheragh, West Cork, by O’Mahonys, returning from The Battle of Kinsale. This is in local tradition.  After the battle local people tended to the survivors some married in locally adn are the origin of some of the Caheragh O’Sullivans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kinsale

Letter from Sir George Carew to Lord Deputy Mountjoy, from camp at the Abbey, Bantry, 1602.

Monastery pre 1650 at Moulivard Church (Durrus East), Co. Cork

Possible alternative Journey of O’Sullivan Bere to Battle of Kinsale through Ballydehob Postulated by Paddy O’Keeffe, Bantry Antiquarian

Possible alternative Journey of O’Sullivan Bere to Battle of Kinsale through Ballydehob Postulated by Paddy O’Keeffe, Bantry Antiquarian

Plan of the Siege and Battle of Kinsale (Ceann Sáile) 1601, Petition to the Pope in 1484 requesting that no more clergy be sent from Bath to St. Multose and that only native clergy be appointed as English clergy could not administer sacraments in Irish, Prosperity in the 18th century, Shipping News in ‘A Short History of Kinsale’

1833, Properties Rented from Protestant Episcopal See of Cork 6 Ploughlands at Kilcrohane 3 Ploughlands at Crookhaven by Richard de La Coer, John Bowen, 9 Ploughlands Schull, Probably Mannions Island Carbery Island.  Rev. John E Orpen , Lisheen.

De la Coer was probably from Mallow and became bankrupt shortly after.

These rentals can be see in the books of St. Finbarr’s Cathedral Cork at the National Archives and the RCB Library Dublin.  Given their location it is possibly they were once the property of the College of Youghal and Norman in origin.

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/10667/page/238470

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https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sent/15d4a276e9da9000

Obituary 1873 Charles O’Regan, Esq, 78, Landlord, Ballydehob, A Fine Old Irish Gentleman Uncle of Charles Roycroft, Magistrate, Macroom,

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sent/15d4a276e9da9000

Tomb Old Caheragh Graveyard, Skibbereen, West Cork, of Timothy McCarthy Downing, Skibbereen Lawyer, Landlord, Margaret Mary  daughter buried died 1868, aged 28 wife of Captain Thomas John Davys, Justice of the Peace Longford,  Roger Downing , Bantry Businessman, Political Activist.

Roger Downing

Proposing Resolution Bantry Catholic Meeting 1826.  Slater 1846 Tobacco Manufacturer, Main St.  Described as wily Kerryman.  Brother of Timothy McCarthy Downing, born Kenmare, Skibbereen Solicitor, MP. and landowner.  The discovery of this object (The Brahalish Brooch) was first reported to John Windele by one of   He reported the find of the Brahalish Hoard in Durrus to John Windle 1843. In a letter dated 4 January 1843, he states ‘You have at top, the size of the piece of Gold found at Brahalish, 4 Mile Water, it weighs 3⅝ ozs avoirdupois Wt. both ends are in the form of a Cup; with a narrow Carving inside of the edges, the outside of the ends, and the greater part if not the entire of the handle are carved as above;You will perceive by the Size and Wt. of the article that it is not Solid, the oining being visible on the inside of the handle, it appears to be of thepurest gold; I need not say that the finder sets a great value on his God Send; he says he is certain of finding more of it; that he dreamt 30 years since that there was gold hidden where he found this article. It would not astonish me, if he rooted up half his farm in search of the precious metal. If this Article lies in your way and that I can be of any assistance in purchasing it, I am at your service. Comment Windele notes that the finder’s name was Owen Sullivan (referred to as Eugene Sullivan by Roger Downing) and that the find-place was the site of an ancient fort, the article having been found under the root of a hawthorn.

Figures in early 19th century Bantry and West Carbery Politics:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D8UyxgQoDac2ZKy9p64vQFKnAJDcnXTbKZyddFfY1sQ/edit