Regulations made in 1735 Between The Owners of Seine Boats in Bantry Bay, Dispute to be Determined by Mr Nicholas Mead at His House ‘Spread Eagle’.  Presented to Fishery Enquiry 1836 by Mr. R. Young and 1749 Bounty from Royal Dublin Society to Mr. Meade and Young for Fish Landings at Bantry.

The Young family were involved in the Bantry Fishery since at least 1600. The Youngs lived at Young’s Point possibly Rearour.  The location of the present Maritime Hotel is probably on the site of fish palaces which seems to have been abandoned around 1750 when they were leased to the Young family.  This was build on stores which were once Young property. There are descendants in the Dunmanway area.

Nicholas Meade turns up c 1755 in deeds as a merchant in Bandon.

The pilchard fishery was run in the early 18th century by the Galwey, Meade, Bird, Young, Vickery and Davies families.

Nicholas Meade Bantry Merchant. 1750 affidavit before Richard White, JP, that Marcus Downey, Timothy Sullivan and 16 hands involved in rescue of Hampton Court, Captain Moyson and Prince Frederick UK Archives: ADM 106/1080/261

Galwey Public Remounciation against Evils of Popery, Bantry, Co. Cork, 1730s. the Penal Laws and Caputo-Genocide in East Pakistan 1970s, and the Moranos, Crypto-Jews in Spain.

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1812, Observation on State of Cork Coastal Fishery, Rev. Horace Townsend, 1836 Comments of Rev. O’Sullivan, Bantry, Report on Piers at Clonakilty, Courtmacsherry, Glandore, Cape Clear Island, Berehaven Laurence Cove Bere Island (Wretchedly Poor), Coolagh, Co. Cork, 1836.

From Fisheries Commissioners Report.

Father O’Sullivan:

August 1836, Evidence of Thomas Attridge, Castletownsend, Owner of 3 Large Hookers and Seine Boats engaged in Costal Trade and Fishing on Fishery, Conditions of Fishermen.

From University of Southampton, Eppi Project.

This may be the Thomas who appears on list of the O’Connell Tribute for the period.

December 1749, Bridge at Bandon, Co. Cork Thrown Down by Storm and Considerable Damage in Town.

1869, Matrimony, Young Gentleman in Skibbereen, West Cork of High Intellectual Ability and Limited Means seeks Woman, Good Looking, not much over 30 suitably Endowed

1869, Skibbereen, West Cork, Becher Scutching Mill being Extended, for Scutching, Wool Carding, Cutting Furze, Hay, Oats, Wheel for Sale, Drinagh Mill ‘a Little of Repair’ Fine Water Power Suitable for Flax

Drinagh

Baltimore, West Cork Regatta, Under the Patronage of The Right Honourable The Lord Carbery, Sir H W Becher, Bart, DL, and The Resident Gentry of the Neighbourhood, 1868

The Bernards of Bandon (later Lord Bandon) acquired by purchase by distress from the Evanson of the former McCarthy lands at Durrus c 1715. They re let the estate to the Evansons whose lease expired around 1850. The Evansons built Durrus Court near the early 17th century McCarthy Castle. Durrus Court was used by various people retired military officers in the 19th century and later n=by the Parish Priest of Durrus.

The Priest use was somewhat ironic as locally the legend is that priests used to be hung in the viscinity in the early 18th century. In the early 19th century Father Quin’s (PP Durrus) abode was a humble one and The Rev. Alcock’s tithe proctors attempted to seize his bed for non payment of tithes. In the 1920s and 30s the Priest used to say an early morning mass at the ouse.

Coming and Goings to Durus Court adn Philips Hotel 1860s

Bantry, West Cork, Galweys, Gurteenroe, 1756, ‘Very Opulent Honest People Reduced in Recent Years of Frequent Seizures’ falling on hard times