28 Wednesday Jan 2015
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Early settlement of Skibbereen Rural Area, West Cork, Distribution of Ring Forts from Mount Kid, Nowen Hill Cahermore.
Courtesy JCHAS, 1969
https://plus.google.com/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6109534457194271313
27 Thursday Nov 2014
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Estate of Henry Jermyn Esq, Aughadown, Skibbereen, West Cork, 1,275 acres, part survey of Killsarlaghta, Aughadown, 1790 by John Molony, Ploughland occupied by Denis Driscoll and Syeey/Gosnell?? 275 acres, showing also Bishop of Cork and Ross holdings at Aughadown, Dromnacaharagh, Upper and Lower Lisheen, Killhilleen, Bawngoree, Whitehall Roaring Water Road, Deed 1788, and Exchequer Bill 1771 from Stephen Warner Lands of 1740, 1710 Deed Warner/Jermyn, Richard Baldwin v Jermyns, Warners, John O’Hea, Deed 1788, and Exchequer Bill 1771 from Stephen Warner Lands at Tullnaeasky, of 1740, Denis Fenn, Various Jermyns, Warners, 1788 Party of Deeds for Minor Children of The O’Donovan, Only child, Catherine, heiress, married Henry Becher Esq., 1805. Party to 1807 pre Marriage Agreement, Elizabeth McCarthy only daughter of Owen, Caheragh to John Woulfe, Coolcrahan
Magistrate:
Henry Jermyn, 1785, Aughadown Skibbereen prob Middle Man
Freeman, Bandon, 1797
Only child , Catherine, heiress, married Henry Becher Esq., 1805.
Deed 1788, and Exchequer Bill 1771 from Stephen Warner Lands of 1740
1710 Warner/Jermyn Deed.
Minor Children of The O’Donovan his wife nee Becher
Estate of Henry Jermyn Esq, Aughadown, Skibbereen, West Cork, 1,275 acres, part survey of Killsarlaghta, Aughadown, 1790 by John Molony, Ploughland occupied by Denis Driscoll and Syeey/Gosnell?? 275 acres, showing also Bishop of Cork and Ross holdings at Aughadown, Dromnacaharagh, Upper and Lower Lisheen, Killhilleen, Bawngoree, Whitehall, Roaring Water Road.
The Casey collection has a marriage of 1759 between Henry Jermyn and Bridget Swanton.
The Bishop of Cork’s land form part of estates including lands at Schull, Letterlickey, Durrus, and Bantry as well as Cork City. Probably a remnant of Norman incursions via Waterford or Youghal Monasteries.
Other Molony surveys (his name varies):
Macroom:
https://wordpress.com/post/durrushistory.com/4509
Aughadown Townlands:
1828 tithe Applotments thanks to Skib Girl:
http://www.corkgen.org/publicgenealogy/cork/titheapplot/aghadown/tithe.html
04 Tuesday Nov 2014
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12 Thursday Jun 2014
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Schull East Church of Ireland Births 1828-1873
Skull/Schull East (Scoil Mhuire), West Cork, Church of Ireland, Baptisms, 1828-1849.
From microfilm National Archives, Church of Ireland Records Box 25 (other Cork records Cove, Fermoy, St. Peters and St. Annes Cork among others).
Catholic records are online irishgenealogy.ie
There are a considerable amount of Methodist Records which may be in Bandon or the Belfast Archives.
In due course this will be updated and transcribed.
It might be noted that pre Famine 1847, the costal area of West Cork and Caheragh had a population density (excluding mountain,lakes and bogs) equalling that of China Haiti and India. The Protestant population was not quite as poor as the Catholic but there are numerous labourers and small holders on a scale not seen in Ireland outside Northern Counties. Looking at the surnames the origins are diverse largely English in origin but with Huguenot, Scottish and native Irish (Gaelic and Norman) all intermixed over the years by marriage. Many of those in the Register later emigrated either as individuals or with their family to the USA or Canada.
General Skibbereen birth:
Schull East Church of Ireland Births 1828-
Schull East Church of Ireladn Births 1828-
Tithe Aplottments 1830:
http://www.corkgen.org/publicgenealogy/cork/titheapplot/skull/tithe.html
Susa Beretta’s Guide:
http://www.corkgen.org/publicgenealogy/cork/parishes/skull-1247.html#
18 Tuesday Mar 2014
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Townlands of Kilcoe, Ballydehob and Mizen West Cork.
Kilcoe from the Centenary Publication of the Church of the Most Holy Rosary Kilcoe, 1905-2005.
Mizen is from The Mizen Archaeological and Historical Society 2007, No 13. from B Ó Donnachadha, (Bruno O’Donoghue) from his ‘Parish Histories and Placenames of West Cork, published by the Kerrryman.
Map of Kilcoe from west Cork Genealogy.
09 Friday Aug 2013
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In the online history of the Townsend family of Co. Cork, compiled by Colonel John Townsend in Australia,
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/record.php?ref=405
In the article relating to Samuel Townsend 1768-1836 of Whitehall, Aughadown there is a piece on the post 1798 situation.
The British Government employed Sir John Moore to disarm Co. Cork. He used a scorched earth policy designed to intimidate people to hand in their arms. In Caheragh 800 pikes were located as well as 3,400 stands of arms. The soldiers were billeted on the local population and literally ate them out of house and home. One exception to this was in Aughadown where the joint efforts of the Catholic Parish Priest Father Timothy O’Sullivan and the Church of Ireland Vicar Joseph Wright ensured that the local commanding officer Samuel Townsend did not billet the soldiers on the local population.
15 Friday Mar 2013
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On the 1st July the Lancaster Gazette carried a report on the Monster Meeting addressed by Daniel O’Connell. Quoting the ‘Cork Examiner ‘, it repeated the reputed number of attendees of 500,000.
Daniel O”Connell arrived heading four stage coaches and a battalion of bands. Parishes from all over West Cork were represented by crowds headed by the respective clergy of each parish.
Among the parishes were,
Bantry, Thomas Barry P.P.
Drimoleague, John Ryan P.P., John Creedon C.C.
Kilmaceba, Joseph Sheehan P.P.
Castlehaven, James Mulcahy P.P., Daniel Freeman C.C., Michael Ross C.C.
Aughadown, Maurice Geary P.P.
Durrus, Richard Quin P.P.
In his address to the crowd Daniel O’Connell stated the it was for the right of every man over 20 years of age having a house, so they would all have a vote except some idle gorsoons (young fellas), without a dwelling and who could not get some honest girl to marry him (cheers and laughter).
They should defy the Landowner when they had the ballot, when the Landlord requested a vote they could say to his honour ‘Arrah then sir, we would not wish to disoblige your honour’ (hear hear!) – when at the same time they might vote for the popular candidate (Cheer Cheer!)
A sum of £500 was afterwards presented to him.
This must have been of of his last public addresses.
It is doubtful if the crowd was as great as reported.
There are various references to Skibbereen in the Daniel O’Connell letters Irish Manuscript Commission online. Members of his family were married into the O’Sullivans of Reendonegan and one of his daughters was the wife of a Resident Magistrate in Bantry. His grand daughter was married to Downes Solicitor and the O’Connell family crest may still adorn their house (Norton House) which was later the residence of Jasper Swanton, Crown Prosecutor, Solicitor and Independent TD for West Cork in the 1920s and 30s.
Pre 1876 Charles O’Connell Resident Magistrate First Catholic MP for Kerry wife 2nd daughter of Daniel O’Connell. In 1876 he was dead when his daughter Theresa married Skibbereen Solicitor Thomas Downes he died 1904. His son married Miss Curtis grand daughter of Martha Evanson of Durrus who was the wife of Rev. Madras.
Born c 1791 Roger O’Sullivan, Kings Inns Attorney Reendonegan. Clerk to Daniel O’Connell son Daniel and Hanora O’Connell Daniel’s sister Daniel O’Connell’s letters
1843-1904 Thomas Downes Solicitor Born son Thomas Mitchelstown, Castleknock College, Gold Medalist, partner with McCarthy Downing MP 1870, land agent to Wrixon-Beecher, Local bodies and railways Married 1876, Teresa d late Charles O’Connell, RM, Bantry, and first Catholic MP for Kerry whose wife was the 2nd daughter of Daniel O’Connell Died 1904, probate to widow Theresa and Daniel O’Connell Esq Agent Bank of Ireland Effects £10,676 5s 6d He moved to Norton Cottage which he bought in 1882 . The house was built by Thomas Attridge Ballydehob later rented by Alexander O’Driscoll JP then to Captain Taylor married to Thomas Attridge’s daughter then the residence of Catholic Bishop Dr Michael O’Hea. The arms of the O’Connell family – A Stag-is still over the front door. Later rented 1908 and bought by 1925 by Jasper Woulfe Solicitor
Ann Maria Curtis, Dungourney, granddaughter, of Martha Evanson, Ballydivane/Friendly Cove, Durrus, married 1867, The Liberator’s (Daniel O’Connell) grandson (Son of Charles Resident Magistrate, Bantry).
Martha married Rev. John Madras, their genealogy is here:
Magistrate: Rev. John Henry Madras (1804-1852), Pre 1831, 1835 sitting Dripsey, Of Huguenot extraction via Amsterdam married 1800 Martha Evanson, Ballydivane/Friendly Cove, Durrus, 3 sons 4 daughters. Died at residence Rathard, Aherla. His granddaughter Ann Maria Curtis, Dungourney, married 1867, Daniel O’Connell’s grandson (Son of Charles RM, Bantry),
West Cork History 