Motif of John Molony (spelling varies), Surveyor, Co. Cork c 1750-1820.

In the 1739 deed from Burlington some Clonakilty tenants are names including one Molony, this is not a common name in Cork may be a relation of John Molony.

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/estate-of-henry-jermyn-esq-aughadown-skibbereen-west-cork-1275-acres-part-survey-of-killsarlaghta-aughadown-1790-by-john-molony-ploughland-occupied-by-denis-driscoll-and-syeeygosnell-275/

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My Irish Journal, William Penn includes his sojourns in Cork 1669-70.

Part of University College Cork CELT project.

Penn shows himself to be quite sectarian and dismissive of Catholics in the journal probably reflecting the common English contemporary prejudices f the time. he is also a tough administrator of his father’s estates.

http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/E660001-002.html

Dan Callaghan, Cork Multi Millionaire in the 18th century Provisioning Trade at his height worth c€150 Million (£250,000)

Original signature William Penn. The letter comes from a correspondent in Ballitore, Co. Kildare which had a Quaker settlement and it was where Edmund Burke received part of his education.

From 1832 Dublin Penny Journal in a book of the weekly issues owned by Dublin writer Sean O’Casey.

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

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

Ripening Grapes in the Open Air in Bantry pre 1832, Mr. Kenny, Mr.Tuckey of Bantry, the late Mrs Taylor East of Bantry Mr Hutchins of Adnagashel near Glengariff. The botanist Ellen Hutchins was of this family the house is now gone but some rare plants remain.

From 1832 Dublin Penny Journal in a book of the weekly issues owned by Dublin writer Sean O’Casey.

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

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

History Townlands and Place Names of Cape Clear (Oileán Cleire), 1918

Oileán ‘sea Cléire, Memories of Tráigh Chiaráin, A Cape Clear Sailorman, Lamentation for my Mother, The Fastnet, The Dance, Dánta de Pat the Poet Cotter (John K. Cotter) as ‘An Logainmníocht in Óileán Cléire

Marriages 1856-1893, Cape Clear Island (Cléire), Church of Ireland.

Progress of Island and Coast Society Proselytising Education activities in West Cork, 1853, Bere Island, Capaneel, (Muintervarra; Doonore, Roskeera, Rooska, Geahies), Dunmanus Bay then Irish speaking, Here Island, Sherkin Island, Cape Clear, Kilcoe.

https://durrushistory.com/2014/01/27/an-logainmniocht-in-oilean-cleire/

Antiquity of Irish Music, prohibition in 1300 of Six Classes of ‘Irish Minstrels’ from English Pale in Ireland.

From 1832 Dublin Penny Journal in a book of the weekly issues owned by Dublin writer Sean O’Casey.

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

Dublin Penny Journal, Journey to Durrus 1836, from Butler’s Gift (Drimoleague), West Cork, John Windle Cork Antiquarian and Father John Ryan, Drimoleague to the Rev. Alleyn Evanson.

Memoir of Blind Harpist Arthur O’Neill, visit to Murtagh Mac Owen O’Sullivan at Berehaven, Co. Cork, Milesian Festival held by Lord Kenmare c 1720.

Subscribers and Rules of Soup Kitchen, Skibbereen, West Cork, 1846.

Losses of Sir William Hull Leamcon, Schull, West Cork, 1641 and his Fishery at Newfoundland, part of greater Fishery which suffered from Bank failure in Bilbao in Basque Country 1641, Cornish Mining links.

Hull’s fishery at the end of the 16th and early 17th century was part of a larger fishery at Baltimore, Crookhaven and Whiddy/Bantry Bay. It is probably that may involved came from Cornwall going on names Hull, Symms etc. Recent research suggests that Hull also had interests in Newfoundland at the time.

Incidentally there were further close Cornish links in the 19th century Mining in West Cork with the Mining Captains and many of the miners in Allihies Copper Mines were Cornish.

It is probably that the fisheries were financed from London and the produce exported widely later to Spain where political conditions allowed.

In 1836 in evidence to a Parliamentary Enquiry Mr Young then still active…