Bantry Intelligence January 1875. Annual Tea Meeting at Durrus Preaching House (Methodist) Presided Over by George Vickery, Ballycomane. Large Attendance of Ladies and Gentlemen at Drag Hunt with Captain Hewson’s Dogs. Return of Earl and Countess of Bantry and Evening entertainment Charades, Dancing, Music by Band of West Cork Militia from Macroom.


Bantry Intelligence January 1875.  Annual Tea Meeting at Durrus Preaching House (Methodist) Presided Over by George Vickery, Ballycomane.  Large Attendance of Ladies and Gentlemen at Drag Hunt with Captain Hewson’s Dogs.  Return of Earl and Countess of Bantry and Evening entertainment Charades, Dancing, Music by Band of West Cork Militia from Macroom.

The Brooks originate in East Donegal and came to Durrus possibly with weaving/linen either 1805 or in the early 1850s.  There are descendants in New Zealand.  Millers are from Coolculaghta and were probably originally small holders at weaving.

At the Durrus Tea Meeting the Cole referred to is from Coolculaghta .  The family history compiled pre 1922 is here:

Cole family of Durrus, West Carbery, history, published Belfast 1943.

George Vickery was a large tenant farmer some of the family genealogy is here. Intermarried with the O’Sullivans (Hurrigs) of Tedagh:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EEEnXyuqwa3yOlSY3JnO6T1qXejygDmVWqjQWg0G2gM/edit

At the Bantry gathering the Barret are likely to be from Carriganass Castle relatives of the extended O’Sullivan families of Beara.  the O’Connells are probably of Charles o’Connell Resident Magistrate of the extended Daniel O’Connell family.  Payne is the Land Agent to Lord Bantry.

Dr uckey:

31st January 1853, probably Kinsale not BantryAbraham John Tuckey MD Mary Christina LewisBantry Kinsaleher Father Rev. Broderick and Dorothea d Abraham Jagoe, Kilronan and she Liutenant William Lewis 19th Reg Abraham d 18 Feb 1875Thomas Broderick Albert 1858 Liut Col R.A.M.C. Egypt, Sudan, Burma, South Africa, , Henry Liut Army died unmarried, Christina Dorothea m Professor Yelverton Pearson MD, Eva Sarah m Robert Henry leslie RushbrookWilliam Henry d young, Mary Helen m Colonel Townsend R.A.M.C. RushbrookColonel J. White CMG. lent by Rev. J.G.W. Tuckey Grove genealogy

Miss Chirchofer’s name is mis spelled.

Rev. Robert Kerckoffer/Kirkchuffer, Ballyvourney Glebe, pre 1831, listed 1856.   1847 the Rev. R. B. Kirchhoffer, of Ballyvourney, received 10l. from J. H. Kirchhoffer, Esq., State of Texas, 5l. of which he has handed to the Rector, the Rev. J. T. Kyle.

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1853, Public Meeting Called in Cork to express Outrage at Proposed Nunnery Inspection Bill.


1853, Public Meeting Called in Cork to express Outrage at Proposed Nunnery Inspection Bill.

 

John Francis Maguire who signed the Petition was the Mayor of Cork and funder of the Cork Examiner.

The names on the list is a roll call of Cork’s affluent adn influential Catholics.  this issue caused outrage throughout Ireland at least among the Catholic Irish.  Bryan Gallwey is Crown Solicitor i.e. State Solicitor.  There are 8 Justices of the peace.  Among the other are prominent merchants and land owners.

The Tablet (Catholic Journal):

THE NUNNERIES INSPECTION BILL.

[The following are the letters connected with, and the petition presented by, Mr. Lucas on Tuesday night last, which may serve as an example for other parishes of Ireland] :—

TO FREDERICK LUCAS, ESQ.,

10, Essex-bridge, Dublin, May 30th, 1853. Dear Sir—I forward to you by this post, for immediate presentation, the potation of our parish against-the iniqui. tons bill connected with our revered nunneries.

As an illustration of the indignant feelings of our people on this subject, from one parish alone you have here upSheds of 9,000 names, collected. in a few hours, of persons protesting and petitioning against AL Chambers’s bill. If others have not petitioned it is most assuredly not from any feeling for this atrocious measure, but from at idea that it is useless to petition an English parliament, and that this bill, like Russell’s act, can never be carried into execution.

We, however, consider that so long as we have legislators, whether foreign or domestic, we should protest against bad laws, and support good ones—I am, dear Sir, truly yours,

W. J. BATTERSBY. TO W. J. BATTERSBY, ESQ.

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Garda Roll of Honour, Eugene McCarthy, Lower Lane, Durrus, West Cork, Born 1908.


 

Garda Roll of Honour, Eugene McCarthy, Lower Lane, Durrus, West Cork, Born 1908.

Name: Eugene McCarthy Rank: Garda Reg. No: 7912 Station: Union Quay, Cork Years of Service: 2 Background: Eugene McCarthy, born on 15th August, 1908, came from Durrus, Bantry, Co. Cork. He worked as a shoemaker before joining An Garda Síochána on 6th March, 1930. He also served at Glenbower, Co. Tipperary and Passage West, Cork. He was one of two brothers who served in An Garda Síochána. Garda McCarthy was single. Circumstances: On 8th January, 1933, a man fell into the river along George’s Quay, Cork. Garda McCarthy together with two local men were the first persons to arrive at the scene in a small rowing boat. In the course of the rescue Garda McCarthy and two local men succeeded in recovering the person onto the boat. However in the process of transferring the casualty onto a larger motor launch, the boat overturned in the strong current and all four occupants were thrown into the water. With the help of others present lifebuoys were dispatched and all except Garda McCarthy, who was a strong swimmer, were successfully rescued. His body was recovered a short time later.

Carrigboy National School:

641 John A McCarthy Durrus 1907, 1915 Bootmaker

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Ending 1,200 Years of Burials, Order in Council of Irish Privy Council 1870, Closing The Graveyard of St. Finbarrs Cathedral Cork Excepting Those Listed Families On Schedule.


Ending 1,200 Years of Burials, Order in Council of Irish Privy Council 1870, Closing The Graveyard of St. Finbarrs Cathedral Cork Excepting  Those Listed Families On  Schedule.

 

The application was grounded on medical evidence that the graveyard was so crowded it was a risk to public health.

 

 

 

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1837 Cork Election. Report on Fictions Votes Electorate 8,600, Appendix Lists many for Cork City, Liberties of Cork and Country Freemen Entitled to Vote, by Address, Occupation, Valuable in view of Total Lack of 1830s Census.


1837 Cork Election.  Report on Fictions Votes Electorate 8,600, Appendix Lists many for Cork City, Liberties of Cork and Country Freemen Entitled to Vote, by Address, Occupation, Valuable in view of Total Lack of 1830s Census.

The report is on the Cork 1837 election on factious votes.  The electorate was 8,600 and in the appendices there are a large number of voters listed.  Some addresses adn occupations are given.  Very valuable as no 1830s census records for Cork have survived.
For anyone with stamina there is an investigation street by street on voting entitlement by reference to valuations together with whether apprentices were properly enrolled.
The procedure for registration by an Assistant Barrister is covered with those from the country have in to attend at Cork to register.
The thrust of the analysis seems to be that the Cork Protestant interest is maintained by vote manipulation and now being challenged by Catholic Merchants and lawyers.  Examples seem to be the Rev. Somers Payne (also head of the Orange Order in Cork) enrolling his labourers as apprentices so he could rely on their votes.  Ironically his mother was Shears, of the same family as the Shears brothers, executed as United Irishmen.

1839. Tender Office of Ordnance for Military Works to Whiddy Island, Kinsale (Charles Fort), Bandon Cork Harbour and Bob Booty (Horse) will Stand This Season at Fethard


1839.  Tender Office  of Ordnance for Military Works to Whiddy Island, Kinsale (Charles Fort), Bandon Cork Harbour and  Bob Booty (Horse) will Stand This Season at Fethard

The horse is included as an unusual picture.

 

Proposals invited 1810 for the Supply of Bread to the British Army, on Bere Island and 1818 to Supply Ordnance at Bantry Bay with Candles, Fuel, Coal and Turf.

 

 

US Airforce Base Whiddy 1918:

 

US Navy Airforce base Whiddy Island, 1918.

 

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Letter William J. Dealy, 1798- Shipowner, Bantry, Co. Cork re trade, fishing business to his son in Canada 1840, and the Dealy Brig


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Compiled by Emery C. Daly
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The Bantry Estate records have a William Dealy eldest son of Michael and his brothers Samuel b 1800, Michael 1803 names as lives in a lease.

It is possible that the Bantry Dealys/Dalys are connected with the Landowning East Galway family of the 18th century powerful in politics as were the Gores with whom they were intermarried. This could account how many of the Bantry Dealys ended up in State positions as Customs and Fisheries in St. Johns, New Brunswick in the early 19th century.

http://www.dalyclan.org/Letters/william.htm

Bantry Sep. 17, 1840

My Dear Micheal,

I have inst. rec 3 newspapers from you. (The last date 22nd Augt. 1840.) I wrote several times to you, and to W. Burns since the “Dealy’s” return on the 2nd July 1840. My letters were forwarded (I understood) by Steven Vessels and I am therefore…

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