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Estate of Tige M Finine Sullevan’s Estate, Glengariff, West Cork consisting of 21 Ploughlands with Tenants and rents, leased for 31 years from 1755, from Richard White, of Bantry House.

Proclamation arising from Grand Jury sitting on the 10th January 1727, in Bandon Co, Cork Sessions of the Peace declaring Daniel Carthy and Owen Carthy both alias ‘Skinny’ to be Outlaws, Robbers and Rapparees

Inchigeela, West Cork, Church of Ireland, Records, Preacher Book, Communicants from 1832.

The Preacher Book merely states the name of the Rector and Preacher.

It is interesting that these documents seem to be on a standard pro forma book prepared by William O’Hara, Stationers , 3 Patrick St., Cork presumably to the Dioceses. It is possibly that they follow the format of other such records destroyed in 1922.

Cost of improvements and description of Glebe House, Inchigeelah and Ballinadee, West Cork1755

Áiteanna Iar-Ghualta (Backward places) or Centres of the Information age? Valentia Island Telegraph Station and Crookhaven Marconi Radio Station 1902.

In a piece in Alan Drumm’s book on ‘Kerry and the Royal Munster Fusiliers’ he suggests that contrary to popular imagination Kerry and by inference West Cork were not backwaters pre WW1 but in the middle of the information age.

The Valentia Telegraph Station linked North America with the UK and until 1906 had a German Government Cable.

Marconi had an operation in Crookhaven which commenced in 1902

http://www.mizenhead.net/marconi.html

Charles Flynn an Irish emigrant who came home on a visit in 1904 was very impressed at how good the postal system and the telegraph was in comparison to the USA

http://www.mizenhead.net/marconi.html

1853, From John J Watters, ‘Birds of Ireland’ rare Birds Co. Cork, “White’s Thrush 1842, Bandon, ‘The White Stork 1846, ‘The Hobby’ 1822 Carrigrohane.

‘Google Man’, mapping the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’, Co. Donegal, Sheeps head Way, West Cork.

Sheep’s Head…

Google Trekker Captures the Sheep’s Head Way