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When my mother was about to be confined she went to Bandon to be under the care of an old friend and relative who lived an a small house in Castle St. close to the river. Here on the morning of the lst May 1829 at 6 O’C am I was ushered into this world to undergo a training for eternity. The term of that training time has been a little more than the psalmist’s reckoning and on the whole I ought not to complain. My most painful time was during my childhood, the very times which should be the easiest if not the happiest portion of the training time. My grandfather was very old with an old mans ideas when I came under his care. I was naturaly dull and nervous and if I could lot learn as others I must be made to if possible no matter at what cost of pain or misery to the poor dullard. When about five years of age the old people came to live in the town of Bantry. Then I was sent to the usual infant school where I presume I learnt something as when about eight a more advanced school was chosen. Unfortunately there was no great choice, the national school then newly established or a private one conducted by a man named Healy. The Irish protestants from the very first were prejudiced against the national system of schools describing them “poor schools”. The result being they were almost from the commencement under the wing of the R.C. priests. Healy the teacher of the small private school was a self taught man attaining as many self-taught men do a fair knowledge of mathematics but seemingly holding in contempt all other branches of learning. He was a little man essentially a tyrant cruel to a degree whose great delight was to make the unfortunate little come trembling and sobbing into his presence. In certain aspects of his character he exceeded any thing depicted by the pen of Dickens. The treatment I received thus early in my life at this man’s hands must have had an ill effect on me throughout life. He was a Roman Catholic but my grandfather insisted that I should learn so many verses of the bible every day. In the repeating of these and other lessons the rod was continually shaking over us and that rod was usually a well seasoned holly one with the sharp points adhering. I had to endure it all silently having no one to complain to. As an instance of his treatment I may relate the following. The school room was a rough one with an open roof, over one of the rafters one day he threw a small rope tied under my arms and then hoisted me up swinging me too and fro at the same time letting me feel the holly rod greatly to the amusement of the other boys. His wife happened to see him at this, to his pleasant, occupation when she rushed in and released me at the same time giving him some of her mind. He was eventually had up before the Magistrates and fined for cruelly treating some other scholars whose friends became aware of the fact. On our parents death there was some understanding that Robt Edwards of Bandon and our father’s brother James should be our guardians. The one who really took an active interest, at least in life history was Mrs Edwards as good a hearted woman as could be met with but most unwise in all her dealings with young people especially boys. She seemingly could not resist any appeal from her own sons, their father taking little interest in them, so that the sons without exception were a burden instead of a help to their parents. A young couple with whom she was acquainted decided to establish a private school in Bandon and it was thought well that I should be put under their care. When I was ten years of age I together with my cousin George son of adult Bess- came to reside as borders with Mr and Mrs Thomas Robinson.
1886 Address from Some of Bantry Inhabitant to the Earl of Bantry, on His return from Abroad. 1885, House of Commons, London, A Lash of Tim Healy’s , MP, Tongue, The Earl of Bantry Off Chasing Kangaroos in Australia instead of Sitting on Cork Lunacy Board
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1887. Sketch of The Brilliant Irish Member of Parliament. Tim Healy of Bantry. By John A. Hennessy a Waterford Man in New York.
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1909 Bantry Feis. Patrons include Canon (Church of Ireland) O’Grady, James Gilhooley, M.P., Tim Healy King’s Counsel,M.P., Maurice Healy, M.P., The Earl of Kenmare, Magistrates, Dr. O’Mahony, Benjamin O’Connor, M. O’Driscoll, William Martin Murphy, Alexander Martin Sullivan, King’s Counsel, Dr. M. J. McCarthy, Patrick (Rocky Mountain) O’Brien, Dromore. Prizewinners, Industrial Section.
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Emigration from Gearhies, Muintervara, to Joliet, Illinois, America. Visit of Bantry Born MP, Tim Healy 1881, Hotbed of Fenians, Hibernian Activity, Pro Boer Meeting Attended by Many Irish.
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Bantry Gang: Healy Brothers, Thomas, Solicitor, M.P., Timothy, M.P. , Queen’s Counsel, Governor General Irish Free State, Tim, Sullivan Brothers, Alexander Martin, Owner ‘The Nation’, Founder Irish Parliamentary Party, M.P. Queen’s Counsel, Timothy Daniel, M.P. Composer ‘God Save Ireland”, Donal, Secretary Irish Parliamentary Party, M.P, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Harrington Brothers, Tim, Teacher, Journalist, Author of The Plan of Campaign, M.P., Barrister, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ned, Organiser, M.P., William Martin Murphy, International Businessman, Railway Contractor, owner Irish Independent, Dublin United Tramways, M.P., James Gilhooley, Fenian, M.P.
Genealogy of O’Healy/Healy Family of Donoughmore, Co. Cork ancestors of Tim Healy, Bantry, Governor General and John Hely-Hutchinson/Earls of Donoughmore and 1850 census of St. Anne’s Parish, Shandon, Cork.
West Cork History 