Storytelling on Cape Clear Island from the Financial Times and local Folklore
1938 School Folklore Project, Sarah Dukelow, Clashadoo, Durrus, Co. Cork.
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18 Wednesday Nov 2015
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Storytelling on Cape Clear Island from the Financial Times and local Folklore
1938 School Folklore Project, Sarah Dukelow, Clashadoo, Durrus, Co. Cork.
https://next.ft.com/content/844e5744-8863-11e5-90de-f44762bf9896
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
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1913, Egg Distribution Stations, Rural Districts of Bantry, Clonakilty, Castletownbere Co. Cork, of Turkey, Geese and Poultry Breeding Eggs (Brown and white Leghorn, Embeden Geese, Red Sussex, Black Minorca) Preference Given to Cottagers and Small Farmers.
This was part of the policy of improving agriculture from the later 19th century in rural Ireland.



17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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1918 Purchase by University of Illinois of Library of James Collins, Drumcondra including ‘The Recollections of an Irish Barrister, Baron Richards 1837.
Google have digitalises portion of the collection of Illinois University collection from the library of Jame Collins bought 1918.
There is a remarkable collection of pamphlets, reports dealing with Irish affairs in the early 19th century which not exist elsewhere.
17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Charter 5th May, 1613, James 1, of The Sovereign, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of Cloughnakilty (Clonakilty), Co. Cork, Recorder, Court of Conscience, Manor Courts, Administration, Election of Sovereign on Feast Day of St. James The Apostle.
17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Charter of James 1 dated 13th March 1613 of Bandon Bridge, Co. Cork, Description of Town Administration, Endowed Schools, Court of Record, Manor Courts, Deeds of Town Located in Box of Failed Leslies Bank Cork.
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17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Borough of Baltimore, West Cork Charter Dated 25th March 1613, 2 MPs, Manor Court and Seneschal, Quayage Payable by Berthing Boats, Duty of Water Bailiff to Keep a Perch on Rock Hidden in the Harbour
17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Proclamation of 11th November 1732 23rd March 1732 arising from Grand Jury at General Assizes and Gaol Delivery sittting at the King’s Old Castle Cork whereby Murtough McOwen Sullivan, John Sullivan, Dennis Murtough Sullivan, Muthough Sullivan Junior, Otho Sullivan, Dermod McMortough, Miles Mahony, Denis Mahony, Mark Oge Downey, James McMarcus Downey, William Murphy, Mortough McFenneen Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan alias Raab, Daniel Sullivan, Bartholomew Desmond, James Welsh, Derby Leary, John Hegarty, Julian Cellig, Derby Murphy, Callaghan McCallaghan, Charles Charty, Ellen Conway, Mary Gibbons, Ellen Sullivan, Cornelius Murphy, Patrick,John, Cornelius, Denis Bartholomew, John Harraaghton of Ardnagashel (near Glengariff) Dennis Shannahane and John Marrihigg of Ardrawly (Skibbereen) to be Tories Robbers and Rapparees.
The number of women involved might be noted.
Some had been involved in an earlier Proclamation.
Proclamation of 11th November 1732 arising from seizure by Richard Tonson, Collector of Customs, Baltimore, West Cork, of 80 Anchors of Brandy from ‘Concert’…
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17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Grove White Notes, Cork Past and Present Doneraile:
In the year 1834 an ancient amulet was dug up near Doneraile, and
was in the collection of Mr. Anthony, of Pilltown. It was in the form of
a species of murrain caterpillar. These amulets were used as charms for
the cure of the murrain in cattle, and it is singular that the two only known
specimens have been found in the county Cork. (Smith i., 233.)
The Field Book of the Ordnance Survey, 1840, gives an account of the
Parish of Doneraile as follows:—”This is a large townland. Its antiquities
are—13 Danish forts, 1 old church, 2 graveyards, 3 old castles,
1 church, about 26 gentlemen’s houses, several streams and rivers, about
16 demesnes, 2 mills, a small post…
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17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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The Perrins are of Huguenot descent and came to Ireland in the Willamette Wars moving through Derry and Athlone before setting in Ballnasloe.
There they were Silversmiths and Wine Merchants. Over time many migrated to Dublin where they became prominent in the legal profession.
It is believed that Juan Perons people were originally Perrins from the same French family originally but the name mutated over time. Juan Peron also is descended from the Moranos the Jews expelled from Spain. The Spanish government recently offered citizenship to any descendants thought to number 20 million.
17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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