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Belfast Slate Quarry, Snave Bridge, Bantry, West Cork, 1867.

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1866, Outbreak of Cholera, at Bawnageragh, Glengariff, Co. Cork.

Infectious diseases were a major problem in the 19th century, in the Famine as many died from fevers and disease as starvation.

Cholera Return, Bantry Workhouse 1848-50

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Installation of Steam Engine on Lord Bandon’s Barytes Mines (Dereenlomane),1867, and local Road Damage.

At the time roads were maintained on contract for a period usual three years approved by the Grand Jury at presentments. At one of these the Rev. Pratt, the local Church of Ireland Minister, pointed out the the road between Durrus and the Mines was in a dreadful state due to the operation of the mines. He felt it unfair that the local population should bear the cost of rehabilitation.

Barytes Mines Derreenlomane, (Doirín na Lomán: Little Oakwood), Ballydehob, West Cork.

Courtesy Skibbereen Eagle:

Bantry, West Cork, Quarter Sessions, February 1842, Chaired by Mr. Moody, Assistant Barrister, East Riding, Magistrates, Mr. Little Resident Magistrate, Dr. Gillman, Richard White (Lord Bantry family), Michael Warren, Alexander O’Driscoll (Middle Man, Caheragh, married to Miss Evans Lissangle). Juries: William Lannin (Possibly later Master Workhouse may be from Dromreague), Elias Roycroft (Rooska), William Roycroft, Robert Warren, Samuel Daly, George Vickery, Edward Barry, Michael Sullivan (Possibly Tedagh), John Warner, Cornelius O’Leary, Alexander O’Donovan Possibly Clerk Petty Sessions), Robert Vickery, Daniel Sullivan, George O’Connor (Landowner Bantry/Skibbereen), Thomas Dukelow (Durrus possibly Clashadoo), Michael Sullivan, Thomas Kingston, Michael Foley, Jeremiah Sullivan, T Williamson (Durrus), James Sullivan, Thomas Vickery.

Bantry, West Cork, Quarter Sessions July 1862 Chaired by Robert Johnstone Esq., Chairman, Magistrates: J H Townsend, F Davies Resident Magistrate, F Bennett, R. H. Notter (Crookhaven), John Warren Payne (Justice of the peace, Land Agent), William Beamish Baldwin, George Robinson (Coronea, Justice of the Peace, Landlord). Jurors: Patrick O’Sullivan (Foreman), Daniel McCarthy, C. and H. Thomas (Possibly Mines), Alexander Blair (Blair’s Cove, Coolculaghta, Landlord), Samuel Baily, Daniel O’Conner, (Possibly Landlord, Bantry), William Young (Merchant), William Jagoe (Merchant), Richard Hungerford Evanson (Ardgoena, Durrus, Landlord), George Swanton (Possibly Fortlodge), William Bennett, Thomas T Curtayne, Denis W Murphy, Cornelius O’Leary Newtown, William Tisdall (Auctioneer, Land Owner, Donemark), Stephen Browne, William Ross (Possibly Drimoleague), John Ross, Timothy Donovan.

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Bantry, West Cork, Quarter Sessions July 1862 Chaired by Robert Johnstone Esq., Chairman, Magistrates: J H Townsend, F Davies Resident Magistrate, F Bennett, R. H. Notter (Crookhaven), J. W.Payne (Land Agent), William Beamish Baldwin, George Robinson (Possibly Skibbereen Landlord). Jurors: Patrick O’Sullivan (Foreman), Daniel McCarthy, C. and H. Thomas (Possibly Mines), Alexander Blair (Blair’s Cove, Coolculaghta, The Cottage, Schull, Landlord), Samuel Baily, Daniel O’Conner, (Possibly Landlord, Bantry), William Young (Merchant), William Jagoe (Merchant), Richard Hungerford Evanson (Ardgoena, Durrus, Landlord), George Swanton (Possibly Fortlodge), William Bennett, Thomas T Curtayne, Denis W Murphy, Cornelius O’Leary, William Tisdall (Donemark), Stephen Browne, William Ross (Possibly Drimoleague), John Ross, Timothy Downing, Samuel Jagoe, William Morris (Friendly Cove, Durrus, Landlord), T. D. Notter (Crookhaven, Landlord).

Cosheen:

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Gortavallig:

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Visit to Cusheen Fishery, Captain Thomas, and Gortavallig Copper Mines, Road laid out by Captin Bennett with 41 men, Kilcrohane, West Cork, 1847.

The article may have been written by Ludlow Beamish.

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Subscribers to the New Church at O’Donovan’s Cove (Rosnacaheragh Ahakista), West Cork, 1826, including Major contribution from Messrs, Beamish and Crawford, Brewers, Cork, Stained Glass provided later By Arundel Family and Rosnacaheraagh National School 1885. In the photographs, the back windows are in the style of if not the early 19th century windows. Members of the Arundel family associated with the church are buried in the grounds.

Beamish and Crawford were until 1833 the largest brewery in Ireland:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamish_and_Crawford

The O’Donovans referred to were the local landlords and unusually Catholics, they held the land from around 1750, Fort Lodge is still extant on a hill in poor condition and currently for sale. Wises are probably the Cork Distilling family of the North Mall. The Galweys may have bantry connections. The Tobins were a prominent Kilcrohane family.

The Evansons were landlords and the Rev. Alleyn Evanson, living at Durrus Court, Gearhameen, an Unbeneficed clergyman (non practising), his Estate ran from around the present Bog road to Bantry to O’Donovan’s Cove. He also had smaller Estates in Kilcrohane from Delacour who in turn had them from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Durrus lands had been Evansons from 1690 to 1720, they got into financial difficulty and sold them to Francis Bernard of Bandon. He in turn leased them back and the lease fell in around 1850 when the Bandon Estate built the present village of Durrus. The other Evansons were on the other side of the bay at Friendly Cove and Ardoeena.

Father Quin a dynamic priest from Co. Tipperary at the time was embarking on a major church building programme, He was a major political figure and died in 1859 in the Mercy Hospital Cork. The church is still in use.