Methodist Baptismal Register, Bantry, West Cork including Durrus, Glengariff and Drimoleague 1883-1933.

July 1865, Opening of Bantry Methodist Church, Co. Cork, by James Hutchinson Swanton, Esq., (O’Sullivan Descendant) J.P., Rineen Mills. The Church is a building of considerable architectural merit and is used as a medical centre.

150 Years Bantry Methodist Church.

 

Bantry Intelligence January 1875. Annual Tea Meeting at Durrus Preaching House (Methodist) Presided Over by George Vickery, Ballycomane. Large Attendance of Ladies and Gentlemen at Drag Hunt with Captain Hewson’s Dogs. Return of Earl and Countess of Bantry and Evening entertainment Charades, Dancing, Music by Band of West Cork Militia from Macroom.

 

Memorial Stone, Photo, Townlands and 1899 Subscribers for new Catholic Church, Muintir Bhaire (Durrus), West Cork including, California, New York, Staten Island, Boston, Malden Mass., Francis O’Neill Chief of Police Chicago and Compiler of Irish Music, Queensland, Western Australia, London and neighbouring Parishes, site given free by Lord Bandon, Architect Hennessy Cork, Builder D. Donovan Bantry, Sculptor High Altar Davis Cork, Lead Lights Messrs Watson Youghal, Iron Work Messrs McGloghlin Dublin, Pulpit by Richard Power Bantry, Dedication and Durrus Churches, Catholic, Church of Ireland and Methodist

 

A journey in troubled times Rev. William Buchanan Methodist Minister’s journey from Belfast to Bantry July 1922

 

Mná chaointe (Keeners) at Church of Ireland and Methodist Funerals 18th and 19th Century, West Cork: Sir Richard Cox (1650-1733), Dunmanway, and Some Family Recollections by James Stanley Vickery in Australia 1829-1911, of Childhood in Moloch in Parish of Durrus, 1832-6.

 

 

 

Thanks to Geraldine and Norman Bateman.

Bantry Methodist Register, inc Durrus, Drimoleague, Glengariff

Wills, Bandon, Co. Cork, proved in the Registry of the Dioceses of Cork, 1600-1800.

Pre 1870 the Ecclesiastical Courts had jurisdiction over Probate matters in Ireland as the Church of Ireland was the State Church.

Appendix_J.pd fBandon wills

Hanged in Cork for Recruiting for French 1749 Denis Dunne, 1751 Denis McCarthy, Thomas Herlihy, Exports 1744 1,100,000 barrels of beef, 37,800 cwt butter, 50,000 raw hides, earthquake Cork 1755

Click to access GeneralDirectory1844Pages156%20to%20161.pdf

Courtesy Skibbereen and District Historical Society, article by scholar Eugene Daly.

Dinnsheanchas (Irish-Place Folklore), and the Goddesses of Ancient Ireland, fertility, sexuality, war, personifications of Ireland, and the obliteration of old customs and beliefs

List in the process of being updated:

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Trinity related records from Dr. Casey Collection, Vol 7 or 8.

Co. Cork:

Allen James and Thomas, Sub-Sheriffs, Co. Cork, 1754,Richard Chinnery, son Richad 17, Trinity, 1812,
William Connor, son Richard Longfield, 16, 1801
William Downsley, son William Trinity aged 15, 1846,
Daniel Gibbs, Lawyer, son John Trinity, 17,
George Gilchrist son John Trinity, 17, 1844,
Henry Hoare, son Henry, 17 Trinity, 1727
Samuel Hobson, Angelville, Chairman of Co. Cork Bar, son, Trinity, 1767,

Cork,

Master David le Blund, Sergeant, from Cork and held lands there, 1310

Ballineen:

Edward Conner, Clerk Petty Sessions 1862

Bandon:

Franklin Baldwin, Attorney Notary, North Main Street 1824,
Thomas Barter/Baker 1787,
Thomas Beamish, Attorney, The Mall, 1754,
Hon. William Smith Bernard, Magistrate 1824,
John Boland, Attorney, House, Bachelor’s Quay, 1754,
Whitney Boleyn, Justice, Summer Assizes, King’s Old Castle, 1754,
George Chinnery, Main St, 1824,
Chamber Corker, Magistrate, Downdaniel, 1824,
Edward Cotter 1787
Edward Doherty, Attorney and Town Clerk 1824,
Nathaniel Evanson, Magistrate, North Main Street, 1824,
William Honor, 1787
Philip Splaine, 1787,
John Swete, Magistrate, Belmont, 1824,
Captain James Thornhill, magistrate, Belmont, 1824,
John Treselian, Attorney, North Main Street, 1824,

Cloyne

Rev. James Hingston (originally from Kilshannig, Mallow)LLD, (1745-1840), Vicar General Dioceses, Judge Consistry Court for 40 years no appeals,

Cork City;
Christophen Alen,Solicitor, died, Grand parade, 1828,
Joseph Austen, son Samuel Adams married Elizabeth Tenant, Leeds, 1830,
Joseph Austen, Justice Circuit, 1743,
William Austen, Attorney Exchequer Court, 1738,
Robert Baldwin, Junior, Attorney, 1789,
Robert Delacour Beamish, Barrister, married Marie Ann McDonald, 1830,
Joseph Bennett, Patrick Street, Notary,1787, died 1830 at an advanced age late pupil school of noted Arthur O’Leary, Mason,
Joseph Bennett, Attorney, 1839,
Joseph Byrne died 1828, Patrick Street, late Dublin,
Giles Busteeed, Attorney King’s bench, Notary Public, died 1768,
Robert Campion, 1800 son Thomas Spread, 16 Trinity College 1817,
Thomas Chatterton, Notary Public, George’s Street 1787,
William Colburn, son William, 17, Trinity, 1815
..Cooper, son Francis 17, Trinity, 1813,
William Courtney, son Thomas, 19, Trinity, 1819,
Jacob Crawford, Grand Parade, 1787,
John Curran, Barrister, Co. Cor, son Richard, 17, Trinity, 1796,
Peter Deane, son Robert 17, Trinity, 1795, Grand Parade, 1787,
John Dennis son Joseph, 17, Trinity 1778,
James Dennis,Lawyer,son John, Trinity 14, 1735,
Edward Dillon, Barrister, son Edward, 15, Trity, 1816,
Mitchell Dodsworth, Atorney, Bachelor’s quay, 1754,Alexander Durdin, Attorney, son John 18, Trinity, 1791,
Richard Fitton, Barrister, son William 18, Trinity, 1806,
Lionel Fleming, Barrister Co. Cork, son Horace Townsend 18, Trinity, 1847,
Warden Flood, Barrister, son Warden 17, Trinity, 1780,
Denham Franklin, Blackrock, son born 1829, son John, 16, Trinity, 1838,
Joseph Freeman, Magistrate,son Robert Deane 16, Trinity, 1838,
Temple French, Barrister, son William, 15 Trinity, 1792,
William Fudge, Barrister, son Richard 16, Trinity, 1820 William 16, 1826,
William Fuller, Justice Circuit Cort, official Exchequer Court, (Brewing family?, lane called after near Barrack St.) 1740,
John Gagin, son John 15, Trinity, 1835,
Henry Garde, Lawyer, son Edward, 18, 1830,
Thomas Garde, Solcitor, son John 15, Trinity, 1780,
Thomas Gearon, Catholic, son Richard 17 Trinity, 1817,
John Glover, son Edward 18, Trinity, 1824,
James Gollock (Gulock) son Thomas 16, Trinity, 1810,
James Gregg, Patrick Street, 1787,
Henry Harding, son Simeon 16, Trinity, 1825,
Abel Haris, Solicitor, Marlboro Street son boen at ouse, 1830,
Isaac Heard, Magistrate, son Robert, 18, Trinity, 1834,
Robert Hitchcock, lawyer, son Robert, 16, 1815,Robert Hoare, law Agent Corporation 1754,
Dennis Keeffe, Notary Public, 1754,
Alexander Jack, son George 19, Trinity, 1821,
George Jack, South Mall, 1787,
William Jenkins, son William 17, Trinity, 1791,
William Jones, South Mall, 1787,
Edward Kirby, son Edward, 15, Trinity,1810,
Jonas Lander, Fenn’s Quay, 1787,
Vincent Lamb, son Robert Gunbelton, 28, Trinity, 1839, Walter 1846,
John Lawless, son John 16, 1791,
John Long, Commissioner Court of Chancery, 1724,
John Long, Notary Public, Tuckey Quay, 1754,
Thomas Linsday, sn John, trinity,17, Trinity, 1803,
Thomas Mannis, Attorney, 1794,
Charles McCarthy, Attorney King’s Bench admitted to Tholstel 1769 (Dr. Casey collection Vol 7 from 1352),
Micahel McCarthy, cerk to Robert Wallis, Notary Public, 1757,
James Merrick, Notary, 1817,
E. Napper, Justice, 1724,
William Nash, son Llewellin 16, Trinity, later Irish Bar 1816, 1812.
Henry Noblett, Solicitor, married Miss Barnes, 1830,
James O’Connor, Attorney, son John, 16, Trinity, 1775,
Joseph Bartholomew O’Sullivan, late Magistrate, Cork, Kerry,Limerick former proprietor Dripsey and Blarney paper Mills 1829,
James Peed, Attorney, Edward, son, 15, Trinity, 1791,
Edward Peed, Solicitor, James son 17, Trinity, 1796,
Robert Peed son Edward Trinity, 16, 1831,
Thomas Pembroke, Juctice of the Peace died , 1754
Nicholas Leader Philpot (may be Co. Cork), son Trinity, 1837,
John Lindsay, son Hugh Lawton 18, Trinity, 1828,
Alexander Piggot, Co. Cork (Chetwynd?), Barrister 1789,
William Phillip, Fenn’s Quay, 1787,
William Pollock, son Thomas 16, Trinity 1823,
Ruby Pothet, Paul Street, 1787,
Roger Power, Attorney, 1754,
John Purcell, son Thomas 39, Trinity, 1808,
William Crooke Poynane,Solicitor, married Catherine carr, 1829,
John Snowe, Clerk of the Crown, Hammond’s Marsh, 1787,
Jonathan Sherlock (may be Co. Cork.) son Trinity 17, 1845,
Nicholas Smyth, son George, Trinity, 1786,
John Smith/Smyth, son Furlong, Trinity, 1793,
George Jones Stavelly, North Main Street, 1787,
Jonas Travers (or Bandon) son Jonas,15, Trinity, 1781, (dead 1822),
Denis Tuckey, son Thomas Trinity 28, 1833,
Richard Vincent, son Robert, 17, Trinity, 1824
James Wallis, South Mall, 1878
Robert Wallis, Public Rotary, 1719.
Robert Wallis, Commissioner Exchequer Court, (Michael McCarthy clerk to him later Notary, 1757), 1743,
Warhan St. Ledger, Cove Lane, 1787,
Robert Weldon, Barrister, Ballyphillip near Cork, son Trinity, 1830,
John Wilcocks, son, William, 17, Trinity, 1830,
Francis Woodley, son Francis, 17, Trinity, 1783,
John Wrixon, son John 17, Trinity, 1836

Kinsale:
Thomas Coleman, 1787
Jpsiah Dunh, 1787
John Herbert, Councillor-at-Law, elected Recorder 1768,
Josph Goble, 1787
Ellwell O’Leary, 1787,
Thomas Frith, 1787.

Macroom
James Alleyn, Seneschal, died 1799.
Edward Cotter, Petty Session Clerk, 1830,
Jerome Mcnamara, Solicitor, Romanist, died age 25, 1848,

Skibbereen

James Mahony, Bridgetown may have been a clerk pre 1800 acted for many landed families, Attorney 1819,

Courtesy Skibbereen and District Historical Society, article by Denis O’Driscoll BL.

Attorneys:Solicitors, Skibbereen, 1824-

1837, Edmund Francis Fitzmaurice is a witness to a deed Swanton/Vickery not down as attorney

Some Lawyers in the list
Joseph Everitt, married 1853, Georgina Maria Pinchin, 2nd eldest daughter of Sub-Inspector George Pinchin (1790-1870) and Margaret Fitzmaurice Kerry ancestry.

1846 Timothy McCarthy Downing, from Kenmare, MP for West Cork, bought land from Encumbered Estates Court amounted to 4,500 acres c 1850

1846 Henry Fitzmaurice from Dumnanway family with links to Blennerhassets North kerry. One of family solicitor shot dead in Pogrom against West Cork Protestants 1921.

1894 Jasper Travers Wolfe, Crown prosecutor during troubles, later Independent TD for West Cork and President of Incorporated Law Society 1940/41

Incident with Solicitor Jasper Woulfe (later TD for West Cork) described by Willie Kingston, Solicitor, in Skibbereen Historical Journal. Willie Kingston was a cousin of Jasper Wolfe, Solicitor and Crown Prosecutor in Skibbereen. Wolfe at the time had friends in both camps. In April 1921, Wolfe, Kingston and Miss Brown (solicitor’s apprentice from Durrus, later Mrs PF O’Reilly wife of Fine Gael Senator) motored to Durrus where he had a case at Petty Sessions. Kingston had been in Bantry earlier, where he saw two men coming towards him, one saying to the other ‘that’s him’; he thought it was a case of mistaken identity. Later he met Jasper at the hotel and a man came out of the shadows and peered at his face. Jasper had met (Bawnie) T.T. McCarthy, cattle dealer earlier and offered him a lift to Skibbereen. They all went to Durrus in Jasper’s car driven by a chauffer and had tea in Miss Brown’s mother’s house. Leaving Durrus for Caheragh McCarthy was in front with Jasper but his profile indicated him as a cattle dealer rather than the Crown Prosecutor. In Caheragh as they rounded a corner a whistle was blown violently suggesting the man was running and giving a pre-ordained signal. Kingston and Miss Brown crouched down but nothing happened. Jasper had previously a few drinks and slept through the entire episode. When they got back to Skibbereen they heard that an ambush was being laid for Jasper. He thought that the unexpected lift to the cattle dealer had the effect of calling off the ambush.
Willie Kingston also describes attending the Dail Courts at The Land and Labour Hall Skibbereen, Fahoura School, at a field at Derryclough, a stable at Ballyorane and a mill at Donemark. His attendance at Derryclough was photographed by an American lady and appeared in the American papers and later reached Skibbereen. It is said that a Dail Court sat from time to time at Durrus Court.

1908 William J Kingston, cousin and partner of Jasper Wolfe, historian of West Cork. Appeared in Dáil Courts. During Troubles went to South Africa for a few years.

1925 Dorothea M Browne, from Durrus father RIC man from Kerry, mother O’Mahony from Ahagouna, Durrus ran a pub, related to Rosses, Durrus, Luptons Skibbereen. 2nd woman to qualify as solicitor in Ireland. With husband founded P F O’Reilly, Dublin still going, he was a Fine Gael Senator and Taxing Master of High Court, Son Father Paddy O’Reily, Kiltegan and Rome.

1939 Michael R Boland. Prominent in attempts to develop West Cork 1940s 50s and 60s brother of Freddy Boland Secretary General of United Nations 1960.

1964 James O’Keeffe related to Paddy o’Keeffe Bantry antiquarian and businessman, Fine Gael TD.

1979 Con O’Leary District Justice.

1979 Micahel Patwell Customs official later district Justice retired.

1980 Denis O’Donovan, native Kilcrohane, Fianna Fáil T.D. senator, Leas Ceann Comhairle of An Seanad.

Seanfocal ‘Is Fearr Focal sa Chúirt ná Punt sa Sporrán’ (a word/friend in court is better then a pound in the purse).

Probably explains how spin doctors such as Alastair Campbell who know the geography of Government and politics are so much in demand.

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

Declarations of intent to be US Citizens filed at Courthouse Natrona, Casper, Wyoming 1894-1916 from Muintervara/Kilcrohane, West Cork.

Courtesy Frank O’Mahony from his ‘The Story of Kilcrohane’ 2000.

Declaration of Intent to be US Citizens Casper:KIlcrohane

Arising from the Louisiana Purchase there were opportunities for European emigrants to settle in Wyoming. John Mahony b 1853 of Kileen, Kicrohane went to the US in 1870 and after various adventures established himself as a major rancher in Wyoming. He sent a general invitation to his people in Kilroohane to ‘come out’ and many followed. They became known as the ‘Proud Men’

The only picture of the Irish House of Lords in Session 1704, Chichester House, Dublin.

Chichester House , an Elizabethan Residence was the location the various Irish parliaments from the Restoration. until 1729.   On the same site by the buildings on College Green which housed the Irish House of Commons and Lords now the Bank of Ireland. The site was reputedly in the past a nunnery.

The Lords are seated on woolsacks traditionally a tribute to the House of Lords.

The House of Lords is open to the public on College Green and is curated by a very helpful Bank Official there is a limited visual display relating to the Parliament and House of Lords.

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The Parliament of Ireland, 1704, with the Duke of Ormond on the Throne, and Alan Broderick (Midleton, Co. Cork) to his left.