Bram Stroker

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

A recent publication of Bram Strokers lost Journal has material relating to is time as a Civil Servant where he spent 12 years in Dublin castle. During that tie he attended Trinity College was active in Athletics and the College Historical Society. The last number of years in Dublin was as an Inspector of Petty Sessions around the Irish countryside.

The Petty Session courts replaced a discredited system of local administration of Justice in the hands of Magistrates often held in their front rooms. His work on the duties of Perry Session Clerks was used in the Irish District Courts until the mid 20th century

His father had been a Senior Civil Servant for 50 years and the family had their origins as Tailors in Dublin. His father was a member of the Tailors Guild. On his mother’s side the Blakes one of her Blake family had been executed a a Rebel in 1798 as a United Irishman.

In his lifetime Bran was known more as the manager of Henry irvine the actor and as an impresario rather then an author.

The Journal has been put together by Elizabeth Miller and Dacre Stoker published by The Robson Press, 2012.

1755, newspaper ad for sale of oak woods, Tuigeah, Inchigeela, West Cork, formerly property of Keadah Leary, grandfather of outlaw, Art Leary.

Apply Dr. Edward Barry, College Green, Dublin.

This is from newspaper extracts compiled by Cork historian and in Dr. Casey’s Collection Vol 6, 2378.

There is another Leary related item, the letting of two mature fields at the Lough, Cork, ready for mowing, 1st August 1765. Apply to Cornelius Leary (father of Art) Raleigh, near Macroom. Paper JTC

Art Ó Laoighre:

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

Public renunciations against Popery and Conversions in Clonakilty, Inniscarra, Kilnagross and Caherconlish, Co. Cork, 1769-70 from John T Collins, Newspaper Abstracts. He was a historian and genealogist in Cork in the 1940s onwards. Professionally he worked at the lee Road Psychiatric Hospital. He was part of a network of historian who shared sources.

He had access to mid 18th century newspapers sone from the collection of Mr. Cussen, Solicitor, Newcastle West. From some of these he compiled abstracts which he sent to Basil O’Connell to aid him in his work ‘The O’Connell Tracts”,

http://www.houseofireland.org/oconnell/index.htm

Some of this is reproduced in Dr Casey’s O’Keif Cishe Mong Vol 6.

Included are a number of reference to Renunciation of Popery in Co Cork. These for the Landed and Mercantile and Professional Catholics were done sometimes out of practical necessity to avoid the evil effects of the Penal Laws. Sometimes they operated as Crypto-Catholics and maintained relationships with Catholic relations. Some of the conversions were obviously genuine and the lack of Catholic Churches and clergy may have contributed.

31st January 1768, Inniscarra:

William Barrett Denis Hallisey, Read Recantation of Popery

April 1769, Kilnagross:

Cornelius Donovan, Tim Collins, Tim Sullivan,

12th June 1769, Caherconlish:

Renunciation Rev. Morrough Hurly late Popish Priest, from C.E.D. Newspaper

10th April 1770, Clonakilty:

Daniel Crane and William Hieas (O’Hea or Hea) renounce Poperty and embrace Protestantism.

Etching by Abraham Castlejon of Bombardment of Cork and Kinsale, Co Cork, 1690, from Rijks Museum, Amsterdam. The Cork Bombardment was probably done from Elizabeth Fort in Barrack Street which is to be restored. It was commanded by the Duke of Marlborough.

Barrack St:

http://corkindependent.com/20121025/news/barrack-street-S51610.html

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/council-plans-to-transform-historic-cork-city-fort-after-handover-from-state-254605.html

1986 Colm Creedon History ‘The Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway Vol 1 1849-1899.

Many thanks to a reader for bringing this to attention.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-OB-82.728

Royal Irish Constabulary Directory and List, 1916 from Joe McGarrity Collection, Villa Nova University, USA.

Apart from being a RIC listing it contains much Government information of the period pre Partition of the island.

From Joe McGarrity Collection, Villa Nova University USA. Somewhat ironic as he was a prominent Republican from Co.Tyrone who settled in the States. later he was involved in marketing the Irish Sweeps using the Republican network of those who on the Anti-Treaty side emigrated to the US post 1922.

http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:125191

Police (RIC, DMP, other) from West Cork area:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqhnQGE3ANjzdEpXdDN5SlFocmpzWllNNkVSU2JqSWc&usp=drive_web#gid=0

RIC Route Guide 1893:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/1893-triallam-timcheall-na-fodhla-let-us-wander-round-ireland-the-road-and-route-guide-for-ireland-of-the-royal-irish-constabulary-by-george-a-de-m-edwin-dagg-district-inspector-includin/

Jim Herlihy Lecture on RIC:

https://durrushistory.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/lecture-on-ric-by-jim-herlihy-with-some-police-records-from-west-cork-area/

Thomas W Clerke, Skibbereen, West Cork (1800-1885), Judge New York Supreme Court, Academic New York University Law School, founder Irish Emigrant Society.

Born in Skibbereen the family was well known in medical circles. Later relations were the Clerke sisters noted for astronomy. He attended with Dr. Sullivan’s school probably Bandon Grammar and Trinity College at age 17. He emigrated to the US and at the time there were a number of prominent lawyers Irish born in the city. Other siblings emigrated Alexander who was a businessman and landowner and MP to Australia. These included Robert Emmet’s brother and Robert Swanton, former United Irishman, from Ballydehob, and a Judge of the Marine Court of New York.

He remained active in the Law School until 1871.

 

Brother Alexander in Tasmania

 

Click to access whole_BriscoeJeffreyRoy1996_thesis.pdf

http://books.google.ie/books?id=YlOUBad4ht8C&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=judge+thomas+w+clerke+new+york&source=bl&ots=GKkgGcShKN&sig=DWcykFAg5OXaPwyGNPiyOq6RjqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iftfU7ukC_DX7Aa3ooGgCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=judge%20thomas%20w%20clerke%20new%20york&f=false

He had earlier been involved in the establishment of the Irish Emigrant Society.

Legal tenure of various Estates acquired by the Land Commission in West Carbery and Bantry Bere, West Cork c 1900.

Most of the agricultural land in Ireland was bought by the tenants through the Land Commission in the years around 1900. The owners were given a handsome premium on market value but had to produce title to the satisfaction of the Land Commission Examiners.

These title papers are held in Portlaoise. In many cases they contain details of family settlements as well and other documents the originals of which were destroyed in the Public Records Office in 1922.

There is a comprehensive card index in the Manuscript of the National Library in Kildare Street, Dublin of title and wills. This is files by County and Barony.

This is a selection of a few for parts of the Baronies of West Carbery and Bantry Bere:

https://plus.google.com/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6005396860966567025

The Landed Estates Database in Galway which is online has good information on the various estates.

John Jervois Murphy(1820-1883), from Newtown Bantry West Cork, to Mayor Ipswich, Queensland, Australia:

http://blog.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/lh/2010/07/12/mayors-of-ipswich/

The Murphy family had been Middle Men to the Brown (Kenmare) Estate at Newtown since at least the early 18th century nd later ran mills and a brewery. The house was at the back of the present Bantry Tyre property formerly Flatleys factory. His maternal side were the Jervoises a substantial landowning family at Brade outside Skibbereen. In the early 18th century they had property interests in then developing Cork City.

 

The Jervois family were based in Brade between Skibbereen andLeap adn were also in Bandon, agents to the Bandon Estate.

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1d4/davis-rowland-robert-teape

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 Harman Laheran, Henry Puxley Gortaneer, John Young Direenkallig Robert Young Droominateenly, Isaac and Joshua Doe, Forester

From page 27 onwards receipts of rents, Vol 6, Dr Casey, O’Kiev Cishe Mong from 1188
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6003740652035814241/6003741352947176098?pid=6003741352947176098&oid=100968344231272482288

On Line Kenmare Records:
http://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/The%20Kenmare%20Manuscripts/