Feast at the West Cork Literary Festival 2015


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The only complaint I have about the West Cork Literary Festival 
(WCLF) this year, is that I couldn’t get to every event I wanted to, because the programme was so jam packed.  The spectacular week saw all kinds of writing showcased, and brought together the cream of Irish talent, new and established, alongside international names, including:  Rob Cowen, Rachel Cusk, Michel Faber, Tessa Hadley, Belinda McKeon, Lisa McInerney, Neel Mukherjee, David Nicholls, Ruth Padel, Anthony Sattin, SJ Watson and Niall Williams.

This year saw a new director, Eimear O’Herlihy, take the reins. Eimear’s previous roles have included managing the Everyman Theatre in Cork and working on the Cork Film Festival.

A full programme of workshops was available and well attended, for every kind of writing; ranging from poetry, novels, short stories, memoir, travel, investigative reporting and writing plays.  Alongside…

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Tribute to Irish Botanist Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815), Ballylickey, Bantry, West Cork, by Dawson Turner of Yarmouth (1775-1858), ‘In every native of the hill and veil She found attraction, and, where beauty fail’d Applauded odour or commended use Genus ‘Hutchinsia Alpina’ named after her and the Bantry Hutchins family.


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Ellen Hutchins Festival, Bantry, 2015, Tribute to Irish Botanist Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815), Ballylickey, Bantry, West Cork, by Dawson Turner of Yarmouth (1775-1858), ‘In every native of the hill and veil She found attraction, and, where beauty fail’d Applauded odour or commended use Genus ‘Hutchinsia Alpina’ named after her and the Bantry Hutchins family.

Ellen Hutchins was descended from Hutchins on both sides. On her father’s side the Cork Hutchins were a rough bunch, smugglers, middle men and even her own brothers were incessantly squabbling. The family had a number of houses at Ballylickey and Ardnagashel.

She is probably buried in the old Bantry Protestant Graveyard:

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Ardnagashel and Arbotoretum:

http://ardnagashel.wordpress.com/the-hutchins/ellen-hutchins/

http://irishscientists.tripod.com/scientists/ELLEN.HTM

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

Dawson Turner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_Turner

Thomas Hutchins 1746:
https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/thomas-hutchins-bantry-west-cork-being-paid-for-impressing-seamen-for-british-royal-navy-1746/

Sale of Hutchins Estate 1854:
https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/06/21/sale-of-durrusbantry-west-cork-estate-of-arthur-hutchinson-deceased-by-landed-estate-court-1854-including-to-townlands-of-derrivahallow-killovenogue-clonee-ahagoheen-parkanna-part-of-moulivard/

Middle Men Kenmare Estate:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/middle-men-bantry-area-1740s-of-kenmare-brown-estate-michael-murphy-newtown-casey-miller-newtown-thomas-hutchins-ballylickey-various-galweys-gilbert-and-richard-mellefont-donemark-beversham/

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150th Anniversary of Coolcelure Church of Ireland Church, Dunmanway, Co. Cork.


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150th Anniversary of Coolcelure Church of Ireland Church, Dunmanway, Co. Cork.

This was celebrated by a wonderful concert and floral display.

The church is associated with the Shouldham family. Shouldham married a McCarthy heiress early 18th century and the estate extended to over 10,000 acres. She may the Anastasia Shouldham who appears in the mid 18th century Convert Rolls. In the minority of their son, mid 18th century the estate was managed by the Galwey family of Enniskeane.

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Memorial by Colonel Daniel Francis O’Mahony, of Chicago, USA to his Grandfather Daniel O’Mahony (Cianach) died 1857 aged 80, A Giant in Stature, Na a Leader in Nature, O’Mahony Mor The Cianach Mor, Worthy Descendant and Representative of of Mahon Son of Cian and Sabia, Daughter of Brian Boru, under the protection of St. Mocolomóg at Kinneigh, Co,. Cork.


Memorial by Colonel Daniel Francis O’Mahony, of Chicago, USA to his Grandfather Daniel O’Mahony (Cianach) died 1857 aged 80, A Giant in Stature, Na a Leader in Nature, O’Mahony Mor The Cianach Mor, Worthy Descendant and Representative of of Mahon Son of Cian and Sabia, Daughter of Brian Boru, under the protection of St. Mocolomóg at Kinneigh, Co,. Cork.

Adjoining St. Bartholomew’s Church of Ireland Church, Kinneigh.

http://ireland.anglican.org/information/dioceses/parish/16340
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Richard O’Sullivan Burke (1838-1922), Clouneyreague, Kinneigh, Co. Cork, Soldier, Fenian, Patriot, Colonel US Civil War, Member Clann na Gael in USA, his Brother Morgan.


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Ricard O’Sullivan Burke (1838-1922), Clouneyreague, Kinneigh, Co. Cork, Soldier, Fenian, Patriot, Colonel US Civil War, Member Clann na Gael in USA, his Brother Morgan.

Memorial Kinneigh Graveyard.

Another member Clann na Gael Connie Neenan:

Obituary (Death of Noted Cork Gael) of Connie Neenan (1892-1987), Activist War of Independence, Civil War, Cork, USA Businessman, Benefactor of The “Barrs’ (St. Finbarr’s) Hurling and Football Club.

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Midsummer Athletic Sports , Coolkellure, Dunmanway, West Cork, 1877 under the Patronage of Colonel Shouldham including Throwing a Weight, Throwing Cricket Ball.


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Midsummer Athletic Sports, Coolkellure, Dunmanway, West Cork, 1877 under the Patronage of Colonel Shouldham including Throwing a Weight, Throwing Cricket Ball.

Before the establishment of the GAA in the 1802 cricket was relatively popular in Ireland many Estates fielded a team.

Maps 1801-1803, Shuldham (McCarthy) Estate 10,000 acres Dunmanway, Co. Cork

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Elihu Burritt (1810-1879), ‘The Learned Blacksmith’, of Boston, USA, Visit to Skibbereen, West Cork, 1847 to ‘Fathom The Cause of Extent and Cure of Ireland’s Misery, his Pamphlet ‘Four Months in Skibbereen’ raised $100,000 for Famine Relief and his Project the Jamestown Relief Effort.


Elihu Burritt (1810-1879), ‘The Learned Blacksmith’, of Boston, USA, Visit to Skibbereen, West Cork, 1847 to ‘Fathom The Cause of Extent and Cure of Ireland’s Misery, his Pamphlet ‘Four Months in Skibbereen’ raised $100,000 for Famine Relief and his Project the Jamestown Relief Effort.

Obituary (Death of Noted Cork Gael) of Connie Neenan (1892-1987), Activist War of Independence, Civil War, Cork, USA Businessman, Benefactor of The “Barrs’ (St. Finbarr’s) Hurling and Football Club.


Obituary (Death of Noted Cork Gael) of Connie Neenan (1892-1987), Activist War of Independence, Civil War, Cork, USA Businessman, Benefactor of The “Barrs’ (St. Finbarr’s) Hurling and Football Club.

His unpublished memoir of the period in the Cork Archive makes for fascinating reading.

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Memoir of Connie Neenan March 2016