1st Report From His Majesty’s Commission For Inquiring Into the Condition of The Poorer Classes in Ireland, From 1835,Bastardy, Begging, Emigration Written Submissions from Clergymen and Magistrates from Drinagh, Fanlobbus (Dunmanway), Abbeystowy (Skibbereen), Aughadown, Castlehaven, Drimoleague, Myross, Sherkin Island, Tullagh (Baltimore), Kilmoe, Breagh, Durrus and Kilcrohane, Schull. In Durrus Scarcely a Man or Woman who Never Married, Children left to Die by Exposure, No Power in Petty Session to Comple father to provide, Low Rate of Illegitimacy, Strolling Beggars, Protestant Widows May Get a Share of Poor Box, Seasonal Labouring, Those who Emigrated to England now going to America.

From p. 950-1002:

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/10931/page/247003

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Kilcaskan,+Co.+Cork/@51.7269183,-9.7174048,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x484570ea3d67d2a3:0x712c579d4a6bc1d5

1641 Forfeiture of Daniel O’Sullivan’s lands and 1823, From Report on His Majesties Quit Rents and Crown Lands in Ireland, Sale by Cant 1822 of 835 acres (Bog and Rocky Mountain, Kilcaskin, Barony of Bere and Bantry, Co. Cork, Title 1713 From Lord Justices and Council to John Davys, Gent., Dublin and 1641 Houses and Gardens, in Cork City, granted to Noblett Dunscomb.

Forfeiture from Daniel O’Sullivan lands confiscated in 1641:

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/9809/page/214838

The Dunscombs were Cork Merchants and property Developers who wee involved in reclaiming the present city centre. They latterly lived at Muont Desert, LeeRoad now part of the Bon Secours Hospital Group.Dunscomb:

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/9809/page/214848

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/9809/page/214803

1824 Richard Griffith, Road Engineer, Progress Report, Skibbereen to Crookhaven, Wheeled Carts now Appear, where heretofore Loads were carried on the Backs of Horses, New Entrance to Town Of Bandon, Road From Courtmacsherry to Timoleague, Road from Clonakilty to New Fishery Pier At Ring, New Road Skibbereen to Bantry, Macroom to Killarney, with a Note on The System of Labour Organisation Used.

https://wordpress.com/post/durrushistory.com/8886

Richard Griffith letter to Dublin Castle on progress of road from Skull to Crookhaven, Co. Cork where ‘upwards of 3,000 are employed’, 1822.

Recollections of Sir Richard Griffith (1784-1878), including his escape from death by Grenadiers 1798.

1828 Public Works Allocations, New Public Roads Skibbereen to Bantry Macroom to Glenflesk

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/9822/page/215005

Beecher Estate Improvement from 1841, Voluntary Surrender of 200 holdings , reallocations, new roads.

Beecher Estate:

http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=2442

Lease Covenants, Becher estate, Schull 1833, Tenant to Supply Landlord, One fat Hog, of one and a half hundred weight, O’Donovan Estate, Roskerrig, Kilcrohane, 1856, To Supply a Labourer and horse and Guide four days a year

Hollybrook House, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Greenhouse and Vinery 1852 Residence of Richard Henry Hedges Becher, Esq., with Plans.

Invitation by Henry Townsend DL, 1839, on behalf of The Reformers of the West Riding of Cork to Daniel O’Connel MP to Dinner in Bandon, Co Cork, with 200 Liberals in attendance including, Francis Bernard Beamish MP (1802-1868), Rickard Deasy (1766-1852) Brewer Clonakilty, James Clugston Allman Distiller Bandon, James Redmond Barry J.P., Cmmisioner for Fisheries, Edward O’Brien, Masonic Lodge Bandon, John Hurley Brewer., Major E. Broderick, Henry Owen Beecher Townsend (1775-1847), Major Mathew Scott J.P. (1779-1844), Philip Harding, Carrigafooka, Macroom, Richard Dowden (1794-1861) Unitarian, Frances Coppinger Esq., Parkview, Bandon.

Beecher Estate Improvement from 1841, Voluntary Surrender of 200 holdings , reallocations, new roads.

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11941/page/283660

Aughadown, Skibbereen, Here lies the body of Captain Henry Tonson who departed this life November the Twenty Fifth and in the Thirtieth Seventh year of his age 1703. From Extended Hull/Lord Riversdale Family.

Death of General O’Donovan, Bawnlahan, Skibbereen, West Cork, 1829. ‘The late much regretted General O’Donovan was one of the very few proprietors of this County of the aboriginal Milesian Estate, held by his ancestors from time Immemorial. The General, was , we believe, the first of his family to drop the usual designation of an Irish Chieftain of being address as ‘The O’Donovan’ only. In Smith’s History of Cork 1750 he says ‘In this Parish of Miros (Myross) is Bawnlaghan the seat of O’Donovan, Chief of that Ancient Family, a worthy and courteous gentleman. The General was son of Daniel O’Donovan, of Bawnlahan by Jane daughter of Colonel John Becher of Hollybrook (near Skibbereen), grandson of Richard O’Donovan of Bawnlahanby the daughter of Fitz-Gerald, Knight of Kerry and great grandson of Daniel O’Donovan, MP for Baltimore, in 1689, by Elizabeth Tonson, only daughter of Major Richard Tonson, of Spanish Island (great grandfather of the present Lord Riversdale) by Elizabeth sister of Thomas Beecher Esq.

Proposed Railway from Bantry to Crookhaven to be a Port of Call, 1866 Sale with Tenant listings of of Two Ploughlands and Two Gneeves at Dunmanus, Mizen, West Cork, in occupation by Alexander O’Driscoll, Esq. prior to 1814 conveyed to William Swanton and Richard Long, by Lord Riversdale and others (subject to the right of all persons to use the water in the Well Holy? at Tobernasool), with lands Sparagrady, Gurteenalla, Derrenaclogh, formerly enjoyed by Thomas Attridge and his under tenants at Ballydehob, 1812 ,by Lease of 12th September 1768, to William Swanton, Ballydehob from Richard Tonson for three Lives renewed in 1840 for lives of William Swanton, William Swanton (last alive in 1866 aged 34) and William Justice and lands at Drimoleague, Meenies, and Conveyance of 1812 Lord Riversdale to William Swanton Lands .

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?s=tonson&post_status=all&post_type=post&action=-1&m=0&cat=0&paged=1&mode=excerpt&action2=-1
http://www.graveyards.skibbheritage.com/Gravestone.aspx?GravestoneID=132

Evidence of Maskelyne Alcock, Esq., Magistrate, Substantial farmer, on Cultivation of Furze for Horses in Bandon 1844.

Alcock Estate:
http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=3001

Pounding the furze for the mare in foal. Sir John Gorst 1891, Reforming M.P., Visit to Aughadown, Detailed Account of Distress.

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11941/page/282512

 

Maskelyne Alcock Esq. TCD, 1791, Rough Grove/Ballygarvy (Bandon).  1784 subscriber Sheridan Dictionary.                                                                                                                                                                           Cork Summer Assizes 1828. 26/6/1783 Alcock Maskelyne, marriage Popham Elizabeth Last Friday at St Barry’s, Maskelyne Alcock of Rough Grove Esq to Miss Elizabeth Popham with £1,000. 1828 Quarter Session Bandon. 1828 seeking reform of House of Commons.   1831, sitting Farnivane (Samuel Hosford’s house) 1835. Subscriber to Lewis 1837. Roughgrove had devolved on the Alcocks by inheritance from the Maskelyne family. Member Commission on Magistrates 1838 1840 calling for Testimonial to late William Crawford Cork benefactor.   Attending Landlord Meeting Bandon Courthouse 1846. Attending Famine Relief Meeting Dunmanway 1846. Died Famine Fever.

1844, Evidence of Michael Sullivan, Labourer, Abbeystrewry, Skibbereen, 5 children he would wish to be near National School, 6d per day if farmer employs him to whom he pays £2 for an acre and £1 for house. Labours away in Limerick and Tipperary digging Potatoes. Wife makes 2 shillings 6 d to 3 shillings a week from eggs poultry not allowed near farmer’s cornfield. One chaff bed, diet of dry potatoes, no milk, one pig obliged to keep in house, would emigrate cannot afford to do so,

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11941/page/282505

Evidence of Father Barry, Parish priest, East Schull, West Cork, 1844, Ballydehob Copper Mines, Most Miners from District, Some from England, Wages for labourers comfortable 1 shilling per day, piece work for the women sorting, as opposed to 8d per day on a farm if available and on Emigration (Pre-Famine) if Provision was made would be availed of from Friends letters Abroad there is no Tyranny, No Oppression from Landlords, No Taxes, One of Two Ships recently Freighted for emigration from Ballydehob, Interesting the Emigration question was asked relative to the Colonies. Within three years an enormous exodus would begin not to the Colonies but to the USA, Land of The Free.

Interesting the emigration question was asked relative to the colonies. Within three years an enormous exodus would begin not to the colonies but to the USA, Land of The Free.

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11941/page/282501

Goleen, 1844, A Gneeve, one twelfth part of a Ploughland.

Old land measurements.

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/11941/page/282490