John T. Collins Extraction of Cork Newspaper Extracts 1753-1784.
The reference to Basil O’Connell (1950s head of CID in Burma) is his work ‘The O’Connell Tracts’ tracing all known descendants of Daniel O’Connell ‘The Liberator’.
08 Wednesday Aug 2018
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John T. Collins Extraction of Cork Newspaper Extracts 1753-1784.
The reference to Basil O’Connell (1950s head of CID in Burma) is his work ‘The O’Connell Tracts’ tracing all known descendants of Daniel O’Connell ‘The Liberator’.
08 Wednesday Aug 2018
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Newspaper Extract
Cork Mercantile Chronicle: 4th May 1808. Death of Mrs Mary Duke, relict of the late Edward Duke of Bandon, aged 105 years, she enjoyed the happiness of seeing 177 of her children, grand children and great grand children and was perfect in her intellect to the last moment.
Courtesy Catherine Fitzmaurice, Bandon Genealogy.
http://www.bandon-genealogy.com/Duke-family-records-Deaths-Bandon.htm
06 Monday Aug 2018
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1829, Schools of The Sunday School Society, Co. Cork

Society for the Promotion Education of the Poor 1819
| Sea Lodge (Durrus) | Timothy Daly, 27 from 1824, Catholic recommended by Nathaniel Evanson | 65 | Patron Nathaniel Evanson Junior (probably in nearly Durrus Court) |
Timothy Daly may be from Dromnea also part of Evanson Estate in KIlcrohane and was location of O’Daly Bardic School. Ruins of school still extant just of Sheeps Head way from Durrus Court to Gearhameen, not the Sea Lodge on coast
| Lemcon | Robert Driscoll, 30, from 1820 Catholic recommended Rev A Evanson | 79 |
Some West Cork Teachers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Eg1XT1Z9dnB0wf0B7dGZX_r85d8EwjnpBLxqCv0M9ck/edit#gid=0
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03 Friday Aug 2018
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1798, Hibernian Atlas by Bernard Scale, Land Surveyor, Co. Cork


02 Thursday Aug 2018
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Reputed Soup Pot from Famine Soup Kitchen, Newtown, Bantry.
It is remarkable and a testament to the Irish people that Ireland has gone from famine, pestilence and mass emigration to being one of the most prosperous countries in the world. It may be the case that in 200 years time countries such as Ethiopia will emulate Ireland.
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Subscribers and Rules of Soup Kitchen, Skibbereen, West Cork, 1846.
The kitchen was located in Newtown, Bantry in the vicinity of the new Lidl Superkarket:


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The pot was probably suspended by chains over a crane. The pot type was used elsewhere as in around Goleen for boiling fishing nets inn a preserving solution.
01 Wednesday Aug 2018
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Latest News from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
A promotional video officially launched by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Friday 20th July, has already been viewed more than 100,000 times. The new Dunmanway Tourism Promotional video, which is designed to showcase the highlights of the West Cork town. During his visit to Dunmanway, the Taoiseach visited the Sam Maguire Visitor Experience which includes the burial place of Sam Maguire, and rang the newly installed Sam Maguire Community Bells.
Dunmanway, West Cork, Ireland. 20th July, 2018. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visited Dunmanway today to see the birthplace and final resting place of Sam Maguire. He also visited the Sam Maguire Bells in St. Mary’s Church. The Rev Cliff Jeffers, Rector of Fanlobbus Union, and the Sam Maguire Community Bells Team posed for a picture with An Taoiseach. Photo: Andy Gibson.
Following the highly successful launch of the “Discover Dunmanway” brochure, website and VIP (Visitor Information Point) earlier this summer (reported
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30 Monday Jul 2018
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Edward Townsend Esq., Commissioner Bombay Presidency of The Honourable East India Company, 1810-1882, Cuilnaconarha, Kilmeen.
Edward Townsend Esq., Commissioner Bombay Presidency of The Honourable East India Company, 1810-1882, Cuilnaconarha, Kilmeen, Clonakilty.
Townsend Family:
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/record.php?ref=edward+townsend
Kilmeen Church of Ireland:

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24 Tuesday Jul 2018
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1853, Meat, Drink and Entertainment Provided for Electors for Cork Election (Bread and Circuses).
http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/13043/page/158950

24 Tuesday Jul 2018
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1863, 2nd Casualty of US Civil War, Major Andrew Gallwey, son of the late John Gallwey, Esq., Skibbereen.
DEATHS.
At Baton Rouge, La., U.S. America, Major Andrew Gallwey, son of the late John Gallwey, Esq., Skibbereen. Having been wounded at the taking of Port Hudson, he was removed to Baton Rouge, where he died on the 9th July, a Christian soldier, fortified by all the rites of the Catholic Church, in the 26th year of his age. His brother Edward was the first victim whose life was sacrificed in the present American war.¹ He was killed at Fort Sumter, on the 13th April, 1861, aged 20 years.—May they rest in peace.
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Edward Gallwey was actually the second casualty of the Civil War, having been mortally wounded when a cannon exploded while firing a salute at the ceremony surrendering Fort Sumter to the Confederate forces. The first fatality was Pvt. Daniel Hough who was killed in the same accident. Thus the first casualties of the Civil War were from “friendly fire,” the first deaths from hostile action taking place when the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia forced their way through Baltimore on their way to Washington on the 19th of April 1861.
http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cork/1863/AUG.html
18 Wednesday Jul 2018
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1760. Peter Cortez, Licensed to Preach in French for French Congregation at Innishannon Church of Ireland.
This is likely in connection with Adderly’s silk enterprise. Reputedly it attracted Huguenot artisans and may explain the later migration west of such families when the enterprise failed.
From Maziere Brady:
Click to access vol1_98_157.pdf
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