| Year | Record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1853 | Griffith's | Ask About Ireland |
| 1853 | Griffith's | Failte Romhat |
| 1827 | Tithe | Cork Gen |
| 1827 | Tithe | FHL |
| 1827 | Tithe | NAI |
| Districts | Baronies |
|---|---|
| Skibbereen
| West Carbery Eastern Division
West Carbery Western Division |
A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (Lewis, 1837)
•Caheragh has its origins as an ancient parish. The church parish of the same name lies within its boundaries. In a Papal document from 1199, it was called Cill-Odhrain, or the church of St. Odrain.
•Bunalun was formerly named Mountmusic.
•Bishop's Land was an old name for a part of the townland of Caheragh.
•A part of Dromcorragh is called Reidh (possibly written as Rea).
•Clohydaniel, also called Cloghdonnell, was part of Garrane (formerly Garrane Beg and Garrane More.)
•Additional old townland names for which the modern equivalent is unknown: Carrignagranoga (might be part of Cooragannive); Gneeve; Gurthnakilla; Parkeen (might be part of Aghaville).
•Visit Caheragh at Cork Ancestors.
| Circa | Events |
|---|---|
| ???? | Luth Ith (ancestor to O'Driscoll) ruled the Corkalee territory. |
| ???? | Luth Ith (O'Driscoll) ruled the Corkalee territory. |
| 700 | Ui Eachachs (O'Mahony) invaded the area and took control of several area parishes. |
| 1200 | McCarthy Reagh clan (originally out of Kilbrittain) extended into Caheragh parish from a base in Gortnaclohy, Skibbereen. |
| 1270 | Clan Dermod McCarthy (Charthaigh Chlocháin), descended from Diarmada Reamhair, occupied territory in Kilcoe and in Lissangle (Castle Cloghane, not to be confused with the O'Driscoll castle of the same name at Lough Hyne). |
| 1602 | George Carew wrested control of Cloghane Castle from Clan Dermod, which passed to the Coppingers, until forfeitures in the 1690's. |
| 1600's | Donal II (Donovan) and O'Sullivan Beare battled between Upper and Lower Lissane ( Beal Atha an Daimhin). |
| 1640 | Area chieftains lost lands under Cromwell. Among the beneficiaries in Caheragh were Alexander Stapleton, Henry Beecher (Becher), Theobald Sanford, Henry Owens, John Murphy, the Bishop of Ossory, and Lord Kingston. |
| 1837 | Gortnacreeny House was by then in the hands of A. O'Driscoll. It ended up in the Becher estate. |
| 1848 | Francis O'Neill, a well-known Chicago Irish police chief and musician, was born in Trawlebane. |
| 1979 | The body of Mary Therese Collins (1913-1929) of Knockgorm was found in Caheragh Old Graveyard, uncorrupted. |