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Baltimore, Baltimore House, Baltimore USA, O'Driscoll

Died, 24th November 1820, Baltimore, Carolina, USA, Dr. Mathew O’Driscoll. of Creagh and Baltimore USA, 64, son of the late ‘The’ O’Driscoll, Creagh brother of Michael O’Driscoll Esq., and Died on the 7th May 1823, at Baltimore House, West Cork, of a Decline induced by too Severe Studies of Medicine which he had completed with great Distinction at Edinburgh Denis O’Driscoll Esq. aged 21, only son of ‘The’ O’Driscoll., Esq., of Baltimore and death of youngest daughter of ‘The O’Driscoll’ July 1826 from The Southern Reporter.

The O’Driscolls are one of the most ancient families in West Cork probably pre Celtic in origin.

Skibbereen Medical:

Skibbereen
1830	Francis Potter Beamish	Doctor	1830 Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, anti Catholic petition 1828. Likely Military Surgeon later
David John Berkeley MD	Skibbereen		Voted 1837 as freeman in County of the City of Cork
Died 1846/7	Dr. Brady MD	Doctor. Caheragh	Famine fever.
1859	Dr. Thomas Burke	Doctor	Seeking equality of endowment in Catholic education 1859.
1833	…Carey		Son aged 2 James William died
1817	Francis Clerke
1824	Jonathan Clarke		So after Alexander had successfully applied for permission to immigrate as early as April 1827, in July 1828 Alexander, his bride Frances Gertrude Clerke embarked, along with at least one close relative, the newly qualified Doctor Jonathan Clerke, and other prominent Irish families43on the ill fated Letitia to Van Diemen’s Land and thus commit their future to the colony.
1828	St. John Clerke MD, 1769-1840	Doctor	1800 John Clarke, M.D., Skibbereen game cert. Oranising Orange petition, listed 1828 as Committee Cork Liberal Club.	Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 23 August 1828	1827 subscribed to fund on death of Rev. Boston former curate Durrus
1840	Dr. George M. Cooke MD	Doctor, Baltimore	Signed Testimonial to Resident Magistrate, John Gore Jones, Bantry, 1844.
1800, 1824	James Crowley	North-st	Pigot’s directory 1824	Married Sarah Evans, Lissangle, 1810. Probably of Ballyourane, Caheragh family m,ajor farmers.
1827, died 1857	Jermiah Crowley	Apothecary, Accoucheur (Obstetrician) ALH, Apothecary to Dispensary, Union, Medical attendant to Constabulry	North St	Slater’s Directory 1846. Brother James d 1843 of TB.	Phoenix Society later Fenains founded in his house, now Cahalane’s hairdressing saloon North St, present were Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, Mortimer Downing, Jeremiah Crowley, Morty Moynihann, Daniel McCartie
1826	Daniel Donovan
1822, 1859	Daniel Donovan MD	Doctor, Magistrate	Skibbereen 1847 distress meeting. Seeking equality of endowment in Catholic education 1859.	1822 subscribed Durrus Church Building Funds as Dr. O’Donovan, Glenlough.	Daniel O’Donovan MD has land in Knockeens, Glanroon in Griffiths. He was married to a sister of Rickard Deasy of the Clonakilty brewing family, MP and Attorney General for Ireland and later Judge.
1850s	Francis George, Godfrey, James, Goodman All doctors	Doctors	Creagh. Son of Rev. James Goodman, Professor of Irish TCD, and Rector, Music Scholar, Uileann Pipe Player. Mother Charlotte d of Rev Robert King author of Church History of ireland.
1837, 1845	David Hadden	Apothecary, Pysician and Surgeon	Born 1817, leading Methodist, Freeemason Treasurer 15th Lodge	Probably born in wexford as was his brother William henry who trained as an apothecary and later practised medicine in Walhalla, Australia	He married one of the Evan sisters, Lissangle James VCrowley married Rebecca Evans
Died 1856	Daniel O’Donovan MD	Norton Cottage.	Richard O’Donovan, MD, younger brother of Timothy of the Cove, owner of estate resident at Norton Cottage, Skibbereen. His death 1856 Cork Examiner:		Dr. Daniel O’Donovan, died Ahakista Cottage 1855.
B 1828	William Henry Hadden	Apothecary, later Doctor in Walhalla, Australia	Brother of David, father John, a Methodist missionary, mother Eleanor Evans one of 11 children, born Wexford but appliied to Apothecary’s Hall at age 15 from Skibbereen
1851	Samuel H. Levis	Medical Student	Anti Popert Petition 1851	Magistrate, Dr. John Samuel Levis M.D., 1865, Glenview, Skibbereen, Resident, £182
1840	Levis	Agents for Bewley and Evans Pills		Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 03 March 1840
1812-1869	Dr. William S. Limrick	Doctor Union Hall	Magistrate. Dr. William S. Limrick (1812-1869), Pre 1831, Union Hall House, brother of John, family descend from Rev. Limrick in Goleen early 18th century, Probate from Ballinacollah House, Cork to Paul Limrick, Union Hall, JP, brother, £3,000
1808	Alexander McCarthy	1808 set up own shop	1829 return transcribed by Kae Lewis	The ‘Physicians’ were John Clerke and Alexander McCarthy of North Street. Under the heading ‘Corn Merchants and Millers’: were “Thomas Clerke and Co. Skibbereen Mills”. The occurrence of a Dr Alexander McCarthy in this same directory, a brother maybe of Mrs Helena Clerke, speculatively suggests the origin of Alexander Clerke’s given name. 26
1816	John McCarthy
1846	Dr. James McCormick	Doctor Kilmoe (Ballydehob) dispensary	Relief Committee 1846
1840	Dr. C.D. O’Driscoll MD	Doctor	Petition 1840 on Catholic Equality.
1802-Died 1823.	Denis O’Driscoll Esq	Medical Student, Edinburgh		“Died, 24th November 1820, Baltimore, Carolina, USA, Dr. Mathew O’Driscoll. of Creagh and Baltimore USA, 64, son of the late ‘The’ O’Driscoll, Creagh brother of Michael O’Driscoll Esq., and Died on the 7th May 1823, at Baltimore House, West Cork, of a Decline induced by too Severe Studies of Medicine which he had completed with great Distinction at Edinburgh Denis O’Driscoll Esq. aged 21, only son of ‘The’ O’Driscoll., Esq., of Baltimore and death of youngest daughter of ‘The O’Driscoll’ July 1826 from The Southern Reporter. “
1756-Died 1820, Baltimore, USA	Dr. Mathew O’Driscoll		Died, 24th November 1820, Baltimore, Carolina, USA, Dr. Mathew O’Driscoll. of Creagh and Baltimore USA, 64, son of the late ‘The’ O’Driscoll, Creagh brother of Michael O’Driscoll Esq., and Died on the 7th May 1823, at Baltimore House, West Cork, of a Decline induced by too Severe Studies of Medicine which he had completed with great Distinction at Edinburgh Denis O’Driscoll Esq. aged 21, only son of ‘The’ O’Driscoll., Esq., of Baltimore and death of youngest daughter of ‘The O’Driscoll’ July 1826 from The Southern Reporter.
1824	Cornelius O’Driscoll	Hollybrook	1829 return transcribed by Kae Lewis	May be related to ‘Dr’ Jerry and James Crowley, North St and possibly Ballyourane, Caheragh and Evans apothecaries by marriage
1842	Daniel O’Donovan	Doctor		Post Office Directory 1842
1811-1870	Dr. Maurice Power,	Doctor, Magistrate.	Dr. Maurice Power, (1811-1870) M.D., listed 1838, born Deelish, Skibbereen, 4th son of Andrew Power, Ed Stonyhurst College. Nephew of Father John Power, PP, Kilmacabea reputed to have miracles attributed to him Travelled to USA where his brothers were prominent in New York m Catherine Livingston in 1832 her father Judge Henry Brockholst Livingston. Petition on Catholic Equality 1840.
1828	G.A.Rountree
1893	Dr. Edward Shipsey, MD	Doctor and Magistrate	Dr. Edward Shipsey, MD, 1893, Air Hill, Schull, Shipseys originally Quakers, listed 1913, 1921, at Beausite, Rushbrook, Queenstown.
1824, 1846	Stephen Sweetnam MRCS Eng	Dispensary doctor schull 1834-1852	Praised for his work during famine. Relief Committee 1846
1827, 1840	Denny Taylor	Surgeon	Petition 1840 on Catholic Equality.
1900	Dr. Bryan Charles Townsend MD	Doctor Iford, essex	Kilcoe. Son of Rev. H.T. Townsend adn Agnes d Richard H. Somerville.

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Algerian Pirates, Baltimore, Newfondland, Sherkin, Sir William Hull, Whiddy Island

Early Map of Baltimore, West Cork (Between 1605-1640), showing English Settlement, Dunasead Castle, Loo Rocks, Storehouse for Preserved Fish, 12 Fishing Boats, Seine Pilchards, 5 Possible Royal Navy Boats.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Baltimore+Harbour,+Co.+Cork/@51.4857295,-9.3699,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4845a331b540b9c9:0x9a5c35efef4dbc8e

Courtesy JCHAS, 1984.

Some time after the Port was raided by Algerian Pirates.

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

The Baltimore Fishery was part of a larger fishery including Leamcon, in Schull controlled by Sir William Hull, that of Whiddy Island rented by Davenant from O’Sullivan Bere and that of Cornwall. Hull may have had another fishery in Newfoundland. The fisheries were financed by London merchants.