1847. Bowling Score at Castlemary, Cloyne, Co. Cork.


1847.  Bowling Score at Castlemary, Cloyne, Co. Cork.

 

 

1948 Classic Report of Famous Bowling Score at Castletownsend Road, Skibbereen, West Cork.

 

Bowlers Aughaville, Dromore, Colomane, Durrus, West Cork. Bill Barrett, Patrick O’Driscoll, Richard Barrett, John Connolly, Jimmy Crowley, J.j. Sullivan, Donald Crowley, Eugene Daly and Possible Origins in Co. Armagh and The North of England.

 

 

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Bowling 1847 Cloyne Longfield/Morris

Bowling 1847 Cloyne Longfield/Morris

1639 Ode In Old Irish (Translated) to Daniel O’Donovan, Superintendent of the West of Munster…Illustrious Chieftain of the Corenian Blood. From the papers of Lieutenant General Richard O’Donovan (The O’Donovan), Bawnlahan (1768-1829)


 

1639 Ode In Old Irish (Translated) to Daniel O’Donovan, Superintendent of the West of Munster…Illustrious Chieftain of the Corenian Blood.  From the papers of Lieutenant General Richard O’Donovan (The O’Donovan), Bawnlahan (1768-1829).

From Evanson (Durrus) family history:

The first Mrs Evanson had sisters, one married the O’Shaughnessy (whose daughter married the O’Donovan, ancestor of the late General O’Donovan); and another married Mr Butler (the family of the Duke of Ormond); and another married Mr J Warren.

 

Some of Dr. John O’Donovan correspondence at the RIA:

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GCiBrLiBZtDkU8Ug5hZn9HnIZgfN1dvK2kkfaDUb600/edithttps://durrushistory.com/2016/04/27/1829-death-of-the-odonovan-general-odonovan-in-his-61st-year-bawnlahan-skibbereen-west-cork-and-passing-of-chieftainship-of-clann-cathal-to-montpelier-douglas-cork-branch/

 

On O’Donovan Family:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eq_IayaxdUyWZWbpDf6LWlLNg7o-3tNJiqPGYIALy80/edit

 

Lt Col Richard O’Donovan of Bawnlahan, Skibbereen, West Cork, son of Daniel O’Donovan, The O’Donovan of Clancahill’ and Jane Beecher, 1768; Major in 6th Dragoons 19 December 1799; Lieutenant-Colonel 2 May 1800; brevet Colonel 25 July 1810; subsequently Major-General 4 June 1813; Lieutenant-General 27 May 1825; Recognised at ‘The O’Donovan’, died Ireland November 1829.

 

Letter February 1841 from Timothy O’Donovan Esq., J.P. from 1818, to Dr. John O’Donovan, Discussed family Debt to Friendly Protestants who Held Land as ‘Nominees’ after Civil War of 1641, Lieutenant Colonel Richard O’Donovan, of the Enniskillen Dragoons, last Acknowledged Chief of the O’Donovans, Contested claim of the Revered Morgan O’Donovan to Chiefdom and His Opinion of Person entitled ‘A Struggling Farmer’, James Donovan, Coolderrha, Myross Parish, Skibbereen.

 

https://books.google.ie/books?id=68g_AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

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St James Parish, Durrus West Cork from 1863 to 1903.


https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Kilmocomogue+Union+Of+Parishes+Church+of+Ireland/@51.6223663,-9.5285724,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xb3f0eeed21a3a657?hl=en

 

 

http://www.kilmocomogue.cork.anglican.org/Kilmocomogue/Durrus.html

 

St James Parish, Durrus West Cork from 1863 to 1903.

 

From Coles History which takes up from Maziere Brady:

 

http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/history/bradysclericalandparochialrecords/

 

 

http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/history/coleschurchandparishrecords/colesrecordsdioceseofcork/cole_cork_27-52.pdf

 

DURRUS AND KILCROHANE. (With Dunbeacon and Drishane.) [CORK. [Durrus means “a dark wood ” (or “promontory”). Kilcrohane, perhaps, “the Church of the Hut, ” or “Hovel,” meaning a very small church?] These parishes were united from time immemorial. 1852. August 18. JAMES FREKE, A.B., V. Durrus and Kilcrooane (Brady). Freke became R. V. Murragh   in 1866. 1866. JOHN PRATT~ M.A., V. Durrus and Kilcrohane, vice Freke. The church population is about 430. There are two churches-the parish church, picturesquely situated at the head of Dunmanus Bay, and a small church at the north side of the parish, at Rooska, on the south side of Bantry Bay. This latter-was built in 1866. Durrus parish church was enlarged by the addition of a side aisle in 1867, at a cost of £600, and a chancel built as a gift by the Countess of Bandon. Divine Service is held in the parish church twice on Sundays and chief festivals; and on alternate Sundays at Rooska in s UIllIille.r. There is a capital sum 0’£ £1,000, the interest of which goes towards the assessment, which is £134, stipend of Rector, £250 • The present Incumbent receives a “good service” pension. He contributes £40 a year to the curate’s salary. There are three parochial schools, viz., Glebe School, N. B.; Rooska, N.B.; and Mollough, eh. Ed. Socy. Among the parochial organizations are-Branches of Young Women’s Christian Association, and Temperance Society, and a Weekly Men’s Bible Class; and there are services and meetings for C. M. S., S. P. G., Jews’ Society, Prot. Orph. Socy., Ch. Ed. Socy., Hospitals, Dio. Board of Ed’l Island and Coast Socy., etc. There is an excellent Glebe House, prettily situated close to the church,. in 47 acres of glebe land. Rent and taxes amounting to about £74 a year. John Pratt, b. at Churchtown, Midleton, 22nd Oct., 1812, son of the Revd. Roht. Pratt, A.B., P. Desertmore (Brady), and grandson of the Revd. James Pratt, A.M. , P. Kilnaglory, and R. V. Athnowen (Brady), and great-grandson of Robt. Pratt, Portre1ve of Castlemartyr. (For this family, vide ” Burke’s Landed Gentry.”) CORK·1 DURRUS AND KILCROHANE-FANLOBBUS. 49 T.CD., B.A., 1835 j M.A. 18e6. Ordained Deacon, 1840, at Killaloe, and Priest 1841, at Limerick. Curate of Kinneigh, 1840-46 j of Kilbrogan, Bandon, 1846-56 j R. Killowen, 1856-58 j R. Kilnagross, Ross. 1858-66 j Precentor of Cork, 1855, and Rural Dean of Gleansanley

He married, in 1841, Charlotte Louisa dau. of Michael Murphy, of Newtown, Bantry, brother of Revd. John Murphy, A.B., Treasurer of Cork, and R. Mogeesha, Cloyne (q. v.); and secondly, Eva, dau. of Francis Cole of Blair’s Cove, Co. Cork. Her brother, the Revd. John Francis Cole, is the present Rector of Portarlington. Curate (ordained in 1898), John Whitley, B.A. He became Curate of Kinsale in 1902. Precentor Pratt died on 29th April, 1902, aged 90 years, and was buried in Durrus churchyard. He was very popular, and a memorial 0’£ him is being erected in Durrus Church. 1902. May 28. GEORGE THOMAS LEVIS, R. Durrus and Kilcrohane, per mortem Pratt. Instituted, loth June, by the Lord Bishop, in Durrus Church. George Thomas Levis, b. at Myross Cottage, Union HaU, Co. Cork, 17th May, 1866, fifth son of George S. Levis, of Kilbrogan Place, Bandon, by his wife, Martha, dau. of the late John Wood, of Famivane House, Bandon, and grandson of the late Samuel Levis! of Glenview House, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. Educated privately. Entered T.C.D. 1889 j B.A., June, 1892 j Div. Test., June, 1893. Ordained Deacon, December, 1892, and Priest, December, 1893, both at Cork. Curate of Macroom, 1892 to 1902. H e married, on 3rd September, 1902, Sara May, younger dau. of the Rev. John Quarry Conolly, M.A., Rector of Macroom. FANLOBBUS. [That is “Lobbus’ (or Lupus’) Slope.”]

Clan O’Donovan coming to Cork c 1178 AD, Inquisition of 1639 AD setting out extent of Clan-Cahill Townlands, Colonel O’Donovan marries c 1680 died young sons are brought up by Bryan Townsend as ‘Orangemen’, line of Doctor John O’Donovan from West Cork to South Kilkenny Irish scholar, sub-septs of the family, O’Donovan, Skorta, Reenka, Feehane, Killenagh, Blackstaff (Kilcrohane), Driheen, Dearg, Ross, Bawn.


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Clan O’Donovan coming to Cork c 1178 AD, Inquisition of 1639 AD setting out extent of Clan-Cahill Townlands, Colonel O’Donovan marries c 1680 died young sons are brought up by Bryan Townsend as ‘Orangemen’, line of Doctor John O’Donovan from West Cork to South Kilkenny Irish scholar, sub-septs of the family, O’Donovan, Skorta, Reenka, Feehane, Killenagh, Blackstaff (Kilcrohane), Driheen, Dearg, Ross, Bawn.

From Father Holland’s History of West Cork, 1949.

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1828. Tithe Appeal for Bandon and Reduction in Bantry Tithes (Rev. Henry Sadleir and Alexander O’Driscoll) on Potatoes and 1831. Secondary Education, Bantry, For Eight Young Gentlemen as Boarders with the Rev. Henry H. Sadleir, Vicar of Bantry, assisted by the Rev. W. Ringwood.


Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier23 October 1828

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Tithe Appeal for Bandon and Reduction in Bantry  Tithes (Rev. Henry Sadleir and Alexander O’Driscoll) on Potatoes  and 1831.  Secondary Education, Bantry, For Eight Young Gentlemen as Boarders with the Rev. Henry H. Sadleir, Vicar of Bantry,  assisted by the Rev. W. Ringwood.
Until the 1960s it was difficult for local children especially boys to get a secondary education.

Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 10 March 1831

 

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Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 25 August 1831  


Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 25 August 1831

 

1831.  Caed Mil Falta Rowad Bandon, Dinner and Festivities, entertainment to Lord Bandon and Lord Viscount Bernard.

In quite a few accounts of Conservative/Protestant meetings in Bandon early 19th century there is frequent use of Irish banners and phrases.

More Pigdin Irish from Bandon:

 

Phonetic rendering of Apostles Creed in Irish, Murragh, Bandon, West Cork, 1779, Church of Ireland Records

 

Bandon irish Scholar:

 

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