Pre Reformation Seal of Stephen Brown, Bishop of Ross.  Succeeded 1402.

This gem came from the antiquarian bookseller who comes to Bantry Fair most Fridays

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St. Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery, Records from 1690

Map of Old Dioceses of Ross.

Hungerford Family of Cahermore, Rosscarbery, Genealogy

1845, Conditions at Diocesan School (St. Faughnans), Rosscarbery.

Deed of 1718 between William Bailey, Ballinacolle, Myross, West Cork wherein Charles Stanton is to teach his daughter and four children dancing, jigs, hornpipes, minuets and country dances, witnesses Darby Donovan Will Hayes together with further Deed of Apprenticeship between William Bailey and Elizabeth Coughlan.

1743, Genealogy of Rev. John Sullivan, Prebentry Ross, (Howes, Careys, Gardes, Coopers) of Sunville, Bandon?, 1875 Papers on Application of Rev. Leonard Leader Sullivan otherwise Leonard Leader, Honorary Chaplin of Volunteer Fortress in India, of Taking the Name Leader Instead of Sullivan.

April 1921, Burning by IRA of The College, Rosscarbery, Co.Cork, reputedly the lineal successor of a Famous School Established in the Sixth century by Saint Fachtna and Derry House Rosscarbery, House of Alexander Sullivan, Kings Counsel and Last Serjeant-at-Law Only Barrister Who Could Be Obtained to Defend Sir Roger Casement 1916

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Old Durrus Photos.

Thanks to John McCarthy, Durrus

If the shadows are telegraph poles after 1875.  Village built c 1855 by Lord Bandon.  It replaced a collection of miserable mud cabins.  Nte traditional West Cork Cloak worn by woman  in centre.  The pub 1st right was owned at the time by a member of Gilhooley family a relative of MP for West Cork

Probably just after 1901 note no graves yet, looks like building timbers.  Man in coach possibly Lord Bandon.  St. James Church History refers to Lord Bandon around that time and his coach.  Lord Bandon donated the site free.

Church of the Sacred Heart was built in 1901. The design was widely praised and a number of churches in the area have a similar design including that at Kilcoe. This was built on a site of one acre by way of lease to Fr. O’Leary from the Earl of Bandon for 990 years, at a rent of 10 shillings per annum lease dated November, 1898. The first sod was cut by Dan Keohane and John Sullivan, Clonee. The contractor was Daniel O’Donovan, Bantry. The stone was provided from a quarry at Fahies, Clashadoo owned by the Shannon family and operated by the Spillane family and drawn to the site by Patrick Crowley of Ahagouna, Paul Shannon, Clashadoo and Hurleys Ballycomane. In the course of drawing stone one of the carts was wrecked and a replacement was provided gratis by Bob Dukelow, Coomkeen.The cost of the church was £2,900 and the Architect was Maurice Alphonsus Hennessy from the South Mall, Cork.  The pews were made by Laurence Lehane. It Is believed that the project caused financial difficulties for the contractor.  The church is being refurbished 2017 at a cost of €100,000. ..

2nd from left Eddie Hurst  (Beach House, Bantry, progressive farmer) married Shannon, Clashadoo she had Coughlan ancestry.  Father of Bantry historian Hazel Vickery. Boy Shawn Dillon, Clashadoo. his ancestors contractors 1835 to Cork Grand Jury.  He inherited substantial property from Bantry aunts. Active Clann na Poblachta 1947 Bantry.  Family have a large tomb Moulivard Graveyard.

Election 1892:

Thomas Dillon referred to is buried in a large tomb in Moulivard, Durrus East.  He is of the Clashadoo family. His wife nee Roycroft died 1892 and her obituary listed an enormous funeral a veritable ‘who’s who’ of West Cork.  The Vickeries of Ballycomane have a long history of involvement in local affairs as 1820s local cess payers. The Tobins likewise of Kilcrohane were politically active.

Tall man back row with hat:  In the late 1930 and 1940s Tom Deane (former Dublin Metropolitan Policeman).  So tall DMP made a special bicycle for him.

Pig Fair c 1940s

When the marts started, especially Bandon (1957) and Skibbereen (started by Cork Co-Operative Marts in 1958) it sounded the death knell of the fair for cattle.  Durrus Fair used to be held near creamery. It was revived in 1937 having lapsed for 20 years previously, and was held on the third Monday of every month. The market at Ballydehob was also attended.

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1950s, two petrol pumps Barrys later son in law Jackie Cronins to the west Chrissie Leahy nee O’Sullivan family had mills behind since c 1805.  ESB only came post 1959.

This apparently was a postcard.  The area to the immediate left was a cattle loading area.  The lower road to Ballycomane was where the truck would be parked to load cattle.  On the right hand side 2nd from left was the former Carraigbui Petty Session Court, held on the first floor, a collapse in c 1880s left many injured.

Barrys premises 1st left pub and shop, he was a returned Yank from west of Dunbecon.

Dinny JOhn L O’Sullivans pub 1st right.  he was from Kilcrohane, worked in Dreenolmane barytes Mines, then USA, another returned  Yank.

Denis “Dinny John L” Sullivan was married to a Mary Donovan not a Shannon.

respectfully, his great granddaughter, Denise Sullivan.

Not in photo Wisemans shop, built back after USA fashion as Mrs Wiseman nee Daly, Kilcrohane after her years in USA reckoned the car needed to be accommodated.

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Something Different, West Cork, Argentine Links, Monument to Father Fahy, Buenos Aires (1805-1871), He was rightly considered the father and benefactor of his countrymen, to whom he devoted his time, labour and life, with disinterested self-denial enhanced by his admirable modesty.

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http://www.irlandeses.org/fahyloughrea.htm

He was rightly considered the father and benefactor of his countrymen, to whom he devoted his time, labour and life, with disinterested self-denial enhanced by his admirable modesty. Of each and every one he was the advocate, benefactor, friend, guide and pastor. He won their esteem, love and gratitude by his consummate prudence, deep understanding, moral integrity and supreme self-sacrifice… He was one of those rare examples of complete self-denial devoted exclusively to the welfare of his fellow-creatures.

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William Martin Murphy of Bantry was involved in railway/tram construction in Argentina.

Father Tim Mahony, 1900 en route to New York from Louvain to trace his West Cork O’Mahony, Lantry (Lankree) ancestors:

[While] in Dublin I looked up Mr. Barnaby Lanktree, a son of Henry Lanktree, who was a first cousin of Mother’s. He has a splendid position in the Metropolitan Police Force, being Supt. of the Dept. of Detective. Personally he is a tall handsome man and a Lantry through and through, being just a little addicted to bragging, but in a very pleasant way. He has a brother, Charles, in London acting as Inspector of Police; also a sister, Charity, and two brothers in the Argentine Republic, South America;

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1825, Rio de la Plata (Argentina) Agricultural Association, 1 Million Acres Available, Ship Stopping in Cork 40 men wanted Preference to Good Ploughmen.

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Juan Peron President of Argentina, Descendaed from Spanish Morano Jews, and the Perrins of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

Writers, ranchers and revolutionaries: tales of the Irish in Argentina and Emigration of Lantrys/Lanktree from Dunmanway to The Argentine Republic 1890s.

William Martin Murphy, Magistrate, 1884, The Square, Bantry, and Dartry Rathmines, Dublin, listed 1913.

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Further north:

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Some Roycroft (Recraft) Wills from 1676, Bandon and Marriages from 1775.

It has been said that all the west Cork descend from two Bandon brothers. Like most who arrived in the Bandon Valley post 1590 there are Catholic and Protestant branches in Cork and worldwide among descendants.

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1656. Petition of The Following, ‘That Daniell O’Donovand als O’Donovane of Curraghnylickey (Drinagh), Most Knew Him before 1641 Rebellion, as a Civil Honest, and Quite Gentleman’, Samuell Browne, Edward Renys, Edward Clerke, Francis Barnett (Mark) Mathew Perrott, Amos Bennets, Robert Osborne, Dermod O’Mahowby, Samuel Skinner, William Holcombe, Thomas Attridge, Barnabe Witcherly, Der. Coughlan, Will Corlless, Thomas Recraft (Roycroft), Mathew Sweethman (Sweetnam), Geyles Smith (Mark), Timothy Coughlane, Ja? Base, Abel Marshall, John Vallyes (mark), Ralph Fuller, Teig Has (O’Hea?), Phillip Otrrydge (Attridge), John Baily, John Abbott, Philip Madoxe, Rowland Neild, William Ottrydge (Attridge), Thomas Hungerford, Samuel Poole, James Dyer, Richard Nobbs, John Chamberlen (Mark), Bart Philpot, Richard Skines  (Skuse?) (Mark), Henry Abbott (Mark), Richard Chambers (Mark), Thomas Duggen.

1851 Census Summary Family of Joseph and Heater Roycroft, Kilpatrick, Schull, West Cork.

1803, Methodist Minister Rev. John Rogers, Unpublished Memoir.   Preaching on Circuit in West Cork 1803.   He married Mary Croston, 1810, Crookhaven Church. Among those mentioned, Skibbereen, Atkins, William and Susan Atkins, John Evans, Ardrally, William Young, Letterscanlan, Cole, Dromore, Roger Young, Thomas Kingston, Caherincrin, Bantry, (where he preached to hundreds), James Vickery, Rooska, William Vickery, Dunbittern, John Skuse, Richard Allin (Allen), Ballyriggard, Richard Roycroft, Kilpatrick, Melvin, English, Schull, Swanton, Ballydehob, Mrs Moore, Newcourt, Mr. Wright, Glandore, 

Letting of 18 Gneeves at Kealties, Durrus, West Cork from Stephen Derinau to Young Roycroft, Gent, Clonee.

Copy of Will of Richard Roycroft (Obliterated in the Destruction of the Public Record Office, Dublin, 1922 but copied by William Henry Welply) of Clouney (Clonee, Bog Road), Parish of Durrus, agd 9th May 1801, Proved 1st August 1801, Son-in-law, George Swanton, Grandson Richard Lavers (Levis), granddaughter, Avis Notter, son Thomas Roycroft deceased, daughter Grace O’Sullivan. Executors George Swanton, Richard Lavers (Levis). Witnesses: Robert Lavers. Charles Dalton, John Vickery.

1803, Methodist Minister Rev. John Rogers, Unpublished Memoir.   Preaching on Circuit in West Cork 1803.   He married Mary Croston, 1810, Crookhaven Church. Among those mentioned, Skibbereen, Atkins, William and Susan Atkins, John Evans, Ardrally, William Young, Letterscanlan, Cole, Dromore, Roger Young, Thomas Kingston, Caherincrin, Bantry, (where he preached to hundreds), James Vickery, Rooska, William Vickery, Dunbittern, John Skuse, Richard Allin (Allen), Ballyriggard, Richard Roycroft, Kilpatrick, Melvin, English, Schull, Swanton, Ballydehob, Mrs Moore, Newcourt, Mr. Wright, Glandore, 

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Of the Durus, Clonee Roycrofts extended family include Swantons of Ballydehob, Fergusons of Clashadoo, Durrus, Varians of Rooska, Orpens of Kerry of whom the artist William Orpen is of this line, O’Sullivans of Ballighadown, Caheragh/Drimoleague of whom Eugene O’Sullivan, a middle man and Church Warden Drimoleague C of I 1790s, Hutchinsons  local Landlords Clonee, Durrus, Vickeries of Rooska and Ballycommane, Durrus.

Marriages:  Likely for better off families these are Marriage Licence Bonds most probably married by reading out intention to marry three time by Banns.

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1754, Another of Cork’s Periodic Banking Crises, Thanks to the Duke of Dorset (Lionel Sackville) for The Public Credit During the present Crisis, Signed by Leading Merchants.

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset KG PC (18 January 1688 – 10 October 1765) was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Dorset served twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, from 1731 to 1737 and again from 1751 to 1755. In 1739, at the foundation of the Foundling Hospital, he was one of that charity’s original governors. His first term as Lord Lieutenant was uneventful. His second took place at a time of acute political tension between the two main factions in the Irish Government, one led by Henry Boyle, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, the other by George Stone, the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh. Dorset, now heavily influenced by his son George Sackville, made the mistake of openly backing the Archbishop. He was unable to oust Boyle from power, and was accused of being the Archbishop’s tool. He became extremely unpopular, leading to his eventual recall.

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Banking Collapse in Cork, Lawton, Carleton and Feray in 1760, 13th May 1793, Sir Thomas Robert’s Bank stopped payment, 25th May 1820 ‘A Panic beyond example in our memory has been struck into the minds of the trading community of Cork and the South of Ireland by the failure of Roche’s bank at twelve o’clock, followed almost immediately by that of Leslies’ Bank.

Banking Collapse in Cork in the 1820s Roches and Leslies Bank and House of Commons, London, Select Committee Query re Collapse, only functioning Bank left Pikes. First run 1820 Deputation including Messrs Crawford and Gerard Callaghan deputed to see Lord Lieutenant in Dublin to solicit loan o £100,000. 2nd failure of Leslies 1825.

Death 1829, of Pike, Joseph, Banker, Banking House, Hoare‘s Lane [now Adelaide Street, off North Main Street], Cork City, Bank Notice. The Affairs of the Banking Concern carried on in the City of Cork by the late Joseph Pike, are intended to be finally closed on the First Day of March next-it is therefore requested that all outstanding Demands, of every kind, will be immediately applied for, at the late Banking-House, in Hoare‘s Lane, on each Saturday, between the hours of 10 and 12 o‘Clock, until the First of March.—And it is also requested that all Persons remaining indebted by Bank Account, or otherwise, will pay the respective Debts due by them before the above-mentioned Day, otherwise all outstanding Demands must be placed in the hands of the Law Agent for recovery.

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Obituary of Ernest Reginald McClintock Dix, (1857-1936), Antiquarian, Historian, Solicitor,

The National Library in Dublin have a large collection of his rare papers including Cork related pamphlets which he donated.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=ernest+dix&type=AllFields&submit=FIND

1857-1936 Ernest Reginald McClintock Dix ,Solicitor, Dublin Extensive writer on Cork Historical Affairs in JCHAS. Related to Arabic scholar Sir Leopold McClintock Ernest Reginald McClintock Dix (1857 – 1936) was a solicitor and scholar who was active in the Gaelic revival and also a major authority on early Irish printing and binding. He wrote extensively on Irish bibliography and antiquities and was also a noted book collector, leaving behind him a huge collection of material, much of which went to the National Library of Ireland

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Herbert Webb Gillman, BL, JP, Cork Antiquarian, in 1892 ‘The writer takes the opportunity of expressing his opinion that the greater part of our County Histories in Ireland can be, and indeed ought to be, rewritten in the light of the documents of late being made readily available by the Public Record Office. It is a Department of which any Nation ought to be justly proud; and the work done in arranging, indexing and editing by the able officers engage there, so well by their courtesy and ready help, afforded freely to all comers are beyond praise.

Herbert Webb Gillman (1832-1898), Clonteadmore, Coachford, Co. Cork, Judge Ceylon, Antiquarian, Authority on Castles of Co. Cork and Author of Index to the Licence Bonds of Cork and Ross.

Colonel James Grove White (1852-1938), Historical Notes North East Cork precursor to Dr. Casey’s of Birmingham Alabama O’Kiev Coshe Mang.

Doctor Albert Casey, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, complier of O’Kief Coshe Mange, Four Million Irish Records.

Obituary by Paddy Madden of Paddy O’Keeffe (1897-1980), Businessman, Spanish Consul, Historian, Local Sources such as Bob Triggs Beara, Mr Dennis Poet of North Side, Danny O’Donovan, Ballycomane Durrus, Fellow Historians, Canon T. J. Walsh Cork, Bernard O’Regan, Aughadown, Emmet O’Donovan, N.T., John T. Collins Cork.

Sketch of Cork Historian John T Collins, 1964 by Raymond Piper

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Dunmanway Linen and Flax.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nz7NRKrSwpTixZVJ497S9xyd8jXpHsYnKYpqWR9Oj-k/edit

Pattison/Patterson Teachers:

Pattison, Richard Protestant Franlobbus Shilliritane

Pattison, William Church of Ireland Kilmeen Parish History ” 1842, married William Pattison (Schoolmaster) to Catherine Hawkins

Robert Patterson (Pattison?) 1870, St. Marys, Dunmanway, To The Memory of/ Richard Pattison/ of Dunmanway/ and his wife/ Anne/ both of whom have departed/ the former May 31 1873/ Aged 70 years/ and the latter April 10 1870/ Aged 70 years/ Erected as a tribute/ Of filial love by their/ daughter Margaret/ now residing at San Francisco.  Richard Patterson(sic.) £100 Linen Weaver. Had daughter Mary, wife of Jerh. McCarthy, farmer and son, Robert Patterson of Farran Thomas (Enniskeane) – school teacher. (C/14 – 796). William Patterson. Hd Teacher St.Edmunds, Coolkelure (1925) “5th February, 1867.  Robert Patterson, school master of Scraghane, son of Richard married

Mary Shorten, farmer’s daughter of Scraghane, daughter of Stephen Shorten.” “WILLS

Richard Patterson, late of Dunmanway, linen weaver who died 31st May 1873 at same place granted at Cork to Robert Patterson of Farranthomas (Enniskean) in said County School teacher, the son of said deceased.  Effects under £100

Richard Patterson, late of Dunmanway, weaver, widower who died 31st May, 1873 at same place granted to Mary McCarthy (wife of Jeremiah McCarthy, farmer) of Dunmanway, a daughter of the deceased.  Effects under £50

Robert Patterson, late of Farranthomas, National School teacher who died 20th May, 1892 at same place.  Letters of Administration granted to his widow Mary Patterson. February 5th 1867 Robert Patterson schoolmaster Scrahan father Richard Patteson and Mary Shorten farmer’s daughter Scrahan father Stephen Shorten James Freke Rector “Pattison, Richard Protestant Franlobbus Shilliritane

19th August, 1860.  George Patterson Of Richard and Elizabeth, Maulnarogy (Maulnarouga) school house, teacher.  Born 26th July, 1860

Rathclarin and Kilbrittain. Visitation 1870 John Pattison Teacher John Pattison paid by , encumbent, Mrs Alcock Stawell.  10 boys average 9, 8 girls average 7 ,needlework grantuity S. M. wife Jonas Alcock Esq., John Pattison 249 acres “Representative Church Body Library, Dublin
Records of the Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. D. 12″ 48 plus i Scotch dissenter

Pattison, William Church of Ireland Carrigskullihy, Dunmanway 1901 42, married Census 1910

Pattison, George Henry Church of Ireland Durrus, Clashadoo 1901 17 teaching English and Mathematics. father John, 52, wife Mary born Co. Tipperary, teacher of needle work, has Irish as do children, Census 1910

Pattison, John Church of Ireland Durrus, Clashadoo 1901 52, wife Mary born Co. Tipperary, teacher of needle work, has Irish as do children, Census 1910

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1714.  Agatha of Amsterdam Probably Saved at Baltimore, Church Plate Presented to Parish of Tullagh by Captain Keissbergh, A Dutch Man, Commander of the Ship Agatha.

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