| Year | Record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1853 | Griffith's | Ask About Ireland |
| 1853 | Griffith's | Failte Romhat |
| 1829 | Tithe | Cork Gen |
| 1829 | Tithe | FHL |
| 1829 | Tithe | NAI |
| Districts | Baronies |
|---|---|
| Skibbereen
| West Carbery Eastern Division
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A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (Lewis, 1837)
•Sherkin Island, or Innisherkin, lies north of Hare Island and is part of the parish of Tullagh.
•Cloughnacleena, which you might see in the Rath and Islands parish records, is an old name for Glannafeen.
•Tullagh, along with Creagh and several of the islands, comprised the O'Driscoll Mór territory of Collymore. Coney Island, enumerated in the Tithe Applotment of this parish, is actually in the civil parish of Skull.
•Visit Tullagh at Cork Ancestors.
| Circa | Events |
|---|---|
| ???? | Luth Ith (ancestor to O'Driscoll) ruled the Corkalee territory. |
| 1260's | Baltimore became the main seat of O'Driscoll Mór after the Battle of Callann fought in County Kerry in 1261. |
| 1413 | The Mayor of Waterford, Simon Wicken, visited the O'Driscoll castle on Christmas Day ostensibly to make merry, but ended up taking O'Driscoll Mór and his relatives prisoner. |
| 1460 | The O'Driscolls built a Franciscan friary in Farranacoush on Sherkin Island. |
| 1537 | Pirates from Waterford destroyed both the Friary and Dun na Long Castle in retaliation for O'Driscoll misdeeds, but both were reconstructed. |
| 1602 | The O'Driscolls surrendered Dun na Long Castle to Captain Harvey. |
| 1608 | Sir Fynnin O'Driscoll surrendered the territory of Collymore, including Baltimore, and the islands of Inisherkin, whereupon Sir Thomas Crooke planted settlers. |
| 1631 June | Baltimore was ravaged by pirates under command of a Dutch renegade (Captain Matthew Rice). Virtually all the prisoners taken were British settlers, not Irish villagers. |
| 1642 August | Baltimore was briefly attacked by Teige O'Driscoll of Collymore and Donagh O'Driscoll of Innisherkin, under the command of Tom Coppinger of Coolybeg, however the attack was unsuccessful. |
| 1703 May | Baltimore, Coney Island, and the lands of Rathmore were purchased by Percy Freke of Rathbarry. The lands had been confiscated from Edmund Galway. |