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BANTRY
Genealogy & History
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(CC 18/3/1833) - TO CAPTAIN JONES, LATE IN COMMAND OF A DETACHMENT OF THE 69TH REGT., STATIONED AT BANTRY - WE, THE UNDERSIGNED INHABITANTS OF BANTRY AND ITS VICINITY, avail ourselves of the removal of the Detachment of the 69th Regiment, under your command, to express to you our high estimation of their discipline and good conduct during their continuance in Bantry, and our regret at their departure. - We request that you will be so kind as to convey to Captain Stewart, the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, these sentiments which so generally prevail along us on this occasion, and beg to assure you, both individually and collectively, that to whatever scene of action your duties may require your removal, you will carry along with you our best and sincerest wishes. - Bantry, 14th Feb., 1833 ….. [ replied to from Charles Fort, Kinsale, Feb. 26, names, below, arranged alphabetically]
| Barry, Thomas, PP Bird, J. S. Bird, John Bird, Robert J. Bird, Robert R. Burke, Thomas, MD Clerke, Richard Comyn, J. Cooke, J. M. Dealy, WM. J., Lieut., RN |
Dowe, Joseph Downing, Roger Egar, A., C. C.P. Evanson, Alleyn, JP Evanson, Charles Jenkins, Thomas Kingston, J. P., & Sons Kirby, David M’Carthy, Wm. Murphy, Michael |
O Connell, John O Connor, J. O Donovan, M. O Donovan, Timothy, JP O Driscoll, A., JP O Sullivan, Daniel O Sullivan, Jeremiah Patterson, Thomas Pearson, Wm. Ratcliffe, Wm. |
Riddell, J. Sadleir, Henry, Clk. Trenwith, B. White, Richard, JP White, Simon, JP Young, John Young, John, jun. Young, Samuel |
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BANTRY - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - BANTRY, a sea-port, market and post-town, in the parish of KILMACOMOGUE, barony of BANTRY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 473 miles (WS.W) from Cork, and 173 miles (S.W) from Dublin; containing 4275 inhabitants. This place, called anciently Kilgoban, derived that name from St. Goban, its original founder or patron, and its present appellation, Bantry, from Beant Mac-Farriola, a descendant of the O'Donovans and Mahonys, chieftains of the western portion of this country. During the insurrection of the Earl of DesMond in 1581, Lord Barry and Goran Mac Swiney attacked the garrison of this place, but were repulsed with the loss of many of their men. In 1689, a French fleet entered the bay, and being pursued by the English fleet under Admiral Herbert, bore down upon the latter in a line of 28 ships of war and 5 fire-ships, when a brisk action ensued in which the English stood to sea in order to gain some advantage by manoeuvring, and which terminated by the French Admiral's returning into the bay. In 1691, a Dutch ship was captured in the bay by the native Irish in the interest of Jas. II., but was retaken by Col. Becher, with the loss, on the part of the Irish, of 36 men drowned and as many taken prisoners. In March of the same year, Sir David Collier with 300 men advanced to this place, where he encamped, and defeated a party of the Irish forces, of whom 70 were killed and 15 made prisoners: in the following May, some smaller skir mishes took place here; and in June, Col. Townsend, with his forces, killed 100 of the. rapparees, or insurgent marauders, and brought away a quantity of plunder. In 1697, a body of troops in the service of Wm. III. arrived from Flanders, and landed in the harbour; and in 1796, a French fleet with 15,000 men intended for the invasion of Ireland appeared in the bay; but being dispersed by a storm, in which one- fourth of their ships were lost, returned without attempting to make a descent upon the coast. In 1800, while the main body of the Channel fleet was at rendezvous here, the crew of his Majesty's ship Tremaraire mutinied; but by the spirited firmness of the captain, the late Admiral Eyles, 20 of the ringleaders were seized, taken to Portsmouth and tried, and thirteen of them we executed at Spithead.
The town is situated at the northern extremity of the bay to which it gives name, in a small valley encircled by lofty mountains, which attracting the clouds in their passage over the Atlantic, involve it in almost continual rains. It consists of two parallel streets leading towards the bay, on opposite sides of the river, over which are two bridges, and a cross street, affording communication between them: the streets are indifferently paved, and not lighted; the inhabitants are supplied with water from numerous springs. The approaches with the exception of the new mail coach road along the margin of the bay are steep and incommodious, and are lined with cabins of very inferior description. Little improvement has been made in the town, except by the erection of some very extensive stores by Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Corkery, merchants of the place, and the enlargement of the principal hotel, which now affords ample accommodation to the numerous tourists who, during the summer season, frequent this place on their way to Glengariff and the lakes. A new and important line of road is in progress from Kenmare to Bantry, through Glengariff; it will afford a view of some of the most beautiful scenery in this part of the kingdom, embracing Glengariff and Bantry bay, of which latter it will command an extensive prospect, and is a continuation of the new line from Killarney to Kenmare. New roads have been opened from this town to Skibbereen, which will be highly advantageous to the neighbourhood, and other roads from Glengariff to Cork are also in contemplation. Nearly adjoining the town is Sea Court, the seat of the Earl of Bantry; situated on a gentle eminence commanding a magnificent view of the noble harbour and bay, with the lofty mountains on the opposite shore: the mansion is a spacious square edifice, containing a fine collection of paintings and some pieces of armour brought from the east by Viscount Bearhaven; and immediately in front of it is the undulating and fertile island of Whiddy, formerly a deer park, but now converted into valuable farms, the picturesque appearance of which is heightened by the ruins of an ancient casde, built by the O'Sullivans in the reign of Hen. VI.; the eminence behind the house is finely planted, and the demesne, including an extensive deer park, is tastefully laid out, and forms an interesting feature in the landscape. The trade of the port was formerly very considerable, and the town had attained a high degree of commercial importance. Previously to the withdrawing of the pro tectin duties, the manufacture of coarse linen and cotton began to thrive here and afforded employment to several hundred persons; these linens, here called “Vitries,” were striped pieces chiefly used for bag ging; and the sales frequently exceeded 44000 per annum. Butter, pork, and beef were formerly shipped from the port in great quanti ties, and, about the year 1775, several cargoes of butter were sent annu ally to Portugal. The only manufacture at present is that of flour, of which the Bantry Mills, belonging to Messrs. Kingston and Co., are capable of producing 12,000 bags annually. A small porter brewery is carried on in the town by Mr. L. Young; and at Donemark are the brewery and mills of Mr. Michael Murphy. A considerable trade prevails in corn raised in the neighbouring parishes, and since 1815 has been rapidly increasing; in 1835, not less than 10,000 barrels of wheat and 3000 barrels of oats were shipped from this port to the English markets. A very lucrative pilchard fishery was for many years conducted, but has long been discontinued, that fish having left the shores. The present fishery is principally confined to hake, in which 24 hookers are engaged, each carrying 15 men; but mackerel, herrings, and sprats are also taken. The fish are cured in houses formerly called fish palaces, and of late the sales of the three last kinds have produced more than £2000 per annum; they find a ready market within a circuit of 50 miles. The shores of the bay abound with a calcareous deposit which forms a valuable manure, and which, about Glengariff and in other parts of the bay, is so thickly impregnated with coral as to be considered little inferior in strength to pure lime: a considerable number of men are employed in procuring it, and the quantity raised pro duces on the average more than £4000 per annum. In the year ending Jan. 5th, 1836, 31 vessels of the aggregate burden of 1010 tons, principally laden with corn, cleared outwards from this port, and 26 vessels of the aggregate burden of 814 tons entered inwards, of which, two were foreign ships laden with timber from America, and the remainder coasters with cargoes of salt, coal, earthenware, and iron. The bay is spacious, safe, and commodious for ships of any burden. The principal market is on Saturday, and is amply supplied with pro visions of all kinds; and there is also a market for provisions daily. Fairs are held on March 19th, May 1st, June 9th, July 15th, Aug. 2 1st, Oct. 15th, and Dec. 1st. Here is a chief constabulary police station. Petty sessions are held on alternate Fridays; and the quarter sessions for the West Riding of the county are also held here in February. The court house is a neat building ornamented with a cornice and pediment sup ported by two broad pilasters, between which is a handsome window; and behind it is the bridewell for the barony. The parish church, a neat edifice in the early English style, with a lofty tower, is situated on the bank of the river, at the western extremity of the town; and on an emi nence at the eastern extremity is a large R. C. chapel, erected at an expense of £2500. There is also a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. There are two school-houses in the town, one erected by subscription, and the other by a bequest of £200 from the Rev. D. Crowley, late parish priest of Bantry; and a dispensary. Bantry gives the titles of Earl, Viscount, and Baron, in the Irish peerage, to the ancient family of White, of whom the present Earl was created Baron in 1797, Viscount in 1800, and Earl of Bantry and Viscount Bearhaven in 1816.
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - CHAPEL-ISLAND, an extra-parochial liberty, in the barony of BANTRY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles (N.W) from Bantry; containing 5 inhabitants. This island, which is situated in the bay of Bantr derived its name from a chapel founded on it, of which there are no vestiges except the burial-ground. It com prises about 24 statute acres of extremely fertile land, which is in a high state of cultivation, and as part of the Bandon estate, in which parish it is locally included, is the property of the Duke of Devonshire. There is only one house on the island, which is occupied by the farmer who manages the land. Though nearly adjoining Hog and Horse islands, which also belong to the duke, it is more than 30 miles from any other portion of the Bandon estate.
KILMOCOMOGUE - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - KILMACOMOGUE, a parish, partly in the Western Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, and partly in the Eastern Division of that of WEST CARBERY, but chiefly in the barony of BANTRY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER; containing, with the post-town of Bantry and the island of Whiddy, 14,483 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated at the extremity of Bantry bay, comprises 56,910 statute acres, of which 5841 are applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £13,977 per annum. Very great improvements have been made in agriculture since 1815, and a large portion of land has been brought into profitable cultivation. The principal manure is the calcareous deposit found in abundance on the shores of the bay, which in some places is so mixed with coral sand as to be quite as effective as pure lime in fertilising the soil. There are, however, still more than 20,000 acres of waste land, the greater portion of which is mountainous, in some places quite barren, and in others affording good pasturage for young cattle, of which vast herds are reared; and there are about 15,000 acres of bog and marshy ground, much of which is capable of being reclaimed. The surrounding scenery is strikingly varied, and in some parts characterised by features of majestic grandeur and romantic beauty. Glengariff which is partly in this parish, and within 10 miles of Bantry, is much resorted to for the singular variety and indescribable beauty of its scenery: It is situated on the picturesque bay to which it gives name, at the north-eastern extremity of Bantry bay; and derives its name, signifying the “rough glen,” from its wild and rugged aspect in the midst of rocks, cliffs, and mountains thrown together in the greatest confusion, and finely contrasted with the richness of luxuriant woods and verdant meadows, shaded with thriving plantations inter mixed with evergreens and flowering shrubs. The bay of Bantry: from many points of views, has the appearance of a fine lake studded with numerous rocky islets fringed with evergreens; of these, the island of Whiddy is the largest, and is crowned with a small fort mounting five pieces of cannon, erected by Government after the attempt of the French in 1796. Along the north-western shore rises the Sugar Loaf mountain, supported by the smaller mountains called the Ghoal, the sides of which, dark and deeply indented, are in fine contrast with the bright and smooth surface of the bay; and their summits, frequently concealed by flying clouds and quickly emerging into the sun's rays, present an ever-changing scene. Far behind there is a precipitous cliff, which for many generations has been the resort of eagles, and concerning which the peasantry have many interesting traditions, in con nection with the O'Sullivans, the ancient chieftains or princes of Bere. The mountains are of the schistose formation, based on argillaceous grit; in a small rock in Reendonagan bay, limestone is found mixed with the grit, which can be only partially calcined, and is therefore of little use; the schistose rocks merge into clay-slate, and slate of a tolerably good colour is found in several parts. Four rivers intersect the parish in their course to the bay; namely, the Maulagh, or Moyalla, which, on its entrance into the bay forms a beautiful fall of 30 feet at Dunamarc; the Auvane, which rises in the pass of Canunea, and falls into the bay at Ballylicky; the Coomola, which forms the small creek of that name, and the Drumgariff, which forms the north-western boundary of the parish and barony. There are several small lakes, but none deserving of particular notice. Glengariff Castle, the seat of Capt. White, is a spacious and elegant mansion, situated under the shelter of a mountain which gradually declines towards the water's edge, and is covered from the base to the summit with valuable young timber; the approach to the house is through a noble avenue more than a mile in length, afford ing in many of its openings a fine view of the bay and the opposite mountains. At the extremity of the bay is seen the Glengariff Hotel, originally a poor cabin, which has been converted into a very commodious house, and forms a picturesque feature in the landscape. From this point the woods of Glengariff, the property of the Earl of Bantry wind for seven miles through the glen towards the west; the trees are chiefly oak and birch, with a large proportion of arbutus springing up luxuriantly from the crevices of almost every rock; and the woods are annually thinned to the amount of about £1000. Upon a small verdant islet in the bay is Bantry Lodge, a handsome building in the cottage style, surrounded by a fine plantation of ash, and now the constant residence of the Earl of Bantry; it is situated in the bosom of the glen, enclosed by lofty mountains and rugged cliffs: a road leading from the house directly to the hotel has been recently made by his lordship, for the accommodation of visitors. The other principal seats in the parish are Sea-Court, belonging to the Earl of Bantry; Carriganass, the resi dence of W. O'Sullivan, Esq.; Inchiclough, of R. White, Esq.; Ballyliskey, of S. Hutchins, Esq.; Gurtenroe, of J. S. Lawler, Esq.; Drumbree Cottage, of J. White, Esq.; Newtown, of M. Murphy, Esq.; Ardnagashil, of A. Hutchins, Esq.; Reendonegan, of D. O'Suffivan, Esq.; and Mount View, of the Rev. T. Barry. A constabulary police force is sta tioned in the parish.
The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patron age of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Donough more and Lord Riversdale. The tithes amount to £1186. 15., of which £561. 15. is payable to the impropriators, and £625 to the vicar. The glebe-house, for which the late Board of First Fruits granted a loan of £1500, is a handsome residence, built on a glebe of 32 ¾ acres purchased by the Board, subject to a rent of £4. 4. per acre; the old glebe comprises nearly four acres, and there is also a glebe of seven acres in the parish of Durrus belonging to the vicar. The church, which was completed in 1828 by aid of a loan of £1384. 12. 3. from the late Board, and to the repair of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently granted £107, is a neat structure, in the early English style, with a tower of three stages, which, from the varied colour of the stone, has a singular appearance; it is situated in the town of Bantry. Divine service is also performed in the school-house at Glengariff, and in houses situated respectively at Ballylicky and Capenalooe, licensed by the bishop. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church; the chapel, a spacious and handsome building, on an eminence in the rear of the town, was erected by subscription, and there are chapels at Calkil and Comola. About 580 children are taught in five public schools, of which a male and female school at Glengariff is supported by Capt. White and his lady. There are also nine private schools, in which are about 420 children, and a Sunday school. On the sea-shore, near the town, was a small monastery, founded in 1466 for Franciscan friars by Dermot O'Sullivan Bere, of which only the cemetery, still called the abbey, is remaining, and is used by the Roman Catholics as a burial-place. Within the demesne of Newtown, about half a mile to the north-west of Bantry are the remains of a fortification raised by Ireton during the parliamentary war; it consists of a quadrilateral area, and was defended by angular bastions and surrounded by a fosse; but the walls and towers have long been demolished, and the cannon was at the same time thrown into a very deep well; the moat still remains entire. Not far from this spot is the beautiful cascade of Dunamarc; and at another place, called Newtown, to the south of Bantry is a very antique stone pillar in a burial-ground, with some rude sculpture of men in armour and other curious devices. Danish forts are numerously scattered over the parish; and, in 1834, more than 3000 silver coins, chiefly pence, groats, and half groats of the reigns of the earlier Edwards and Henrys, and of Alexander, King of Scotland, were found. At Carriganass are the extensive ruins of the castle built by O'Sullivan Bere, and garrisoned by Daniel O'Sullivan against the forces of Elizabeth; it surrendered, after the capture of Dunboy fort, to Sir George Carew, and at present consists of a lofty square tower on a pre cipitous rock rising from the banks of the river Ouvane, and some extensive outworks. On the same river, near its influx into the bay, are the ruined gables of the Castle of Rindisart, the stronghold of Sir Owen O'Sullivan, which was taken by Ireton in the parliamentary war, and by his orders demolished. Near Carriganass are the extensive and ivy-clad ruins of the old church of Kilmacomogue, and near the town are those of the old church of Bantry, from the floor of which rise some lofty poplars. There are several chalybeate springs, of which the most esteemed is near the old abbey of Bantry; and near lake Capanabool is a cromlech surrounded by nine upright stones. —See BANTRY and WHIDDY ISLAND.
TOWNLANDS
Taken from 'General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland,' 1851 - all in the barony of Bantry except those in West Carbery West Division (WCWD) and East Carbery West Division (ECWD)
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Abbey Aghagooheen (WCWD) Ahil Beg Ahil More Ahildotia Ardaturrish Beg Ardaturrish More Ardnacloghy Ardnagashel Ardnageehy Beg Ardaturrish More Ardnacloghy Ardnagashel Ardnageehy Beg Ardnageehy More Ardnamanagh Ardrah Ardrah (WCWD) Ards Beg Ards More (E.) Ards More (W.) Ardyhoolihane Ballylicky Ballynamought Bantry T. Barnagerargh Baurgorm (WCWD) Beach Breeny Beg Breeny More Caher Caherdaniel E. Caherdaniel W. Cahermoanteen Cahermuckee Cahernacrin Caherogullane (WCWD) Cappaboy Beg Cappaboy More Cappanaboul Cappanabrick Cappanaloha E. |
Cappanaloha W. Cappanavar Carran Carriganass Carrigboy Carrignagat Chapel Island Chapel Island (Little) Clashduff Cloonee (WCWD) Cloonygorman Close Cooleenlemane Coomacroobeg Coomanore N. Coomanore S. Coomclogh Coomleagh E. Coomleagh W. Coorloum E. Coorloum N. Coorloum W. Coorycommane Cooryleary Coumaclavlig Cousane Crossge Crowkingle Cullenagh Curraglass Currakeal Curramore Derreenathirigy Derreenclooig Derreengranagh (WCWD) Derreenkealig Derroograne Derryarkane Derryclogher Derrycreigh Derryduff Beg Derryduff More |
Derryfadda Derryginagh E. Derryginagh Middle Derryginagh W. Derrynafinchin Derrynakilla Derryvahalla (WCWD) Dromacappul Dromaclarig Dromacoosane Dromanassa Drombrow Dromclogh Dromclogh E. Dromclogh W. Dromdaniel Dromdoneen Dromdoneen E. Dromdoneen W. Dromduff E. Dromduff W. Dromgarriff Dromkeal Dromleigh N. Dromleigh S. Dromloughlin Dromnafinshin Dromsullivan N. Dromsullivan S. Dunbittern E. Dunbittern W. Dunnamark Dunnamark Mill-lot Farranfadda Garranboy Island Gearagh Glanareagh Glanbannon Up. Glanbannoo Lr. Glanlough (WCWD) Glanycarney (ECWD) |
Gortacloona (WCWD) Gortagarry Gortloughra Gortnacowly Gortroe Gouree Beg Gouree More Gurraghy Gurteenroe Hog Island Hollyhill Horse Island Illane Illauncreeveen Inchiclogh Inchinagoum Inchinarihen Inchiroe Iskanafeelna Kealanine Kealcoum Kealkill Keilnascarta (WCWD) Kilmore Kilnaknappoge Kilnaruane Kinathfineen Kippaghingergill Knockanecosduff Knocknamuck Lackareagh Lackavane Lahadane Laharan E. Laharan W. Laharanshermeen Letterlicky E. (WCWD) Letterlicky Middle (WCWD) Letterlicky W. (WCWD) Lisheen Loughdeeveen Lousy Castle Island |
Maugha Maughanaclea Maughanasilly Maularaha Maulavanig Maulikeeve Maulinward (WCWD) Mill Big Mill Little Milleencoola Newtown Parkana (WCWD) Rabbit Island Raheen Raheen Beg Raheen More Rangaroe (WCWD) Reenadisert Reenaknock Reenavanny Reenrour E. Reenrour W. Reenydonagan Scartbaun (WCWD) Seafield Shanaknock Shandrum Beg Shandrum More Shanvallybeg Sheskin Shronagreehy Skahanagh Skahanagh Beg Skahanagh Lr. Skahanagh More Slip Snave Tooreen Tooreen S. Town Lots Trawnahaha Trawnamaddree |
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - WHIDDY ISLAND, in the parish of KILMACOMOGUE, barony of BANTRY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 1 miles (W) from Bantry; containing 714 inhabitants. It is situated near the inner extremity of the bay of Bantry, and extends from N.E. to S.W. nearly three miles, having an average breadth of about one mile, and comprising 1218 statute acres of excellent land, chiefly under an improved system of cultivation. It is remarkable for the variety of its soil, which in some places consists of a rich loam, and in others of rock, sand, and stiff clay: on the north side are extensive rocks of a black shaly substance, soft and unctuous, and much resembling black lead: it is called Lapis Hibernicus, and was formerly given medicinally in cases of inward bruises, but is now chiefly used by carpenters as black chalk. There are both a fresh and a salt water lake on the island. Three batteries, each consisting of a circular tower surrounded by a deep fosse, and together mounting 18 guns, were built subsequently to the descent of the French fleet here in 1796: there were barracks for seven officers and 188 non-commissioned officers and men of the engineer and artillery departments, but the whole are now entrusted to the care of one man. Along the eastern shore of the island are five small islets, between which and the mainland on the east is the best anchorage in the bay, in five or six fathoms, quite landlocked, and secure from all winds. On an eminence near the eastern point of the island are the ruins of a castle, built by O'Sullivan Bear in the reign of Hen. VI. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth it was in the possession of Sir George Carew, Lord President of Munster, and it was ultimately destroyed by Ireton during the civil war of the 17th century There are also some vestiges of an ancient church, with a cemetery attached. The island forms part of the estate of the Earl of Bantry.
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EMIGRANT SHIPS FROM BANTRY TO ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, 1841 - 48
(CC 9/2/1847) NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS - The 'DEALY' of Bantry, 400 Tons, is now being fitted up in a very comfortable manner for the reception of Passengers, and, Wind and Weather Permitting, she will Sail from BANTRY for ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, about the 25th Day of MARCH, 1847. - For Freight or Passage, apply to the Owner, W. J. DEALY. - Bantry, Feb. 8, 1847
| Year 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 (1) 1848 (2) |
Ship Dealy (May) Dealy (September) Dealys Dealy Brothers Dealy Themis Dealy Dealy |
Master Sterrat Sterritt Sterritt Starrett Newell Sterratt Dobbin Stirratt Dee |
(1) Deaths at St. John's: Catherine Collins age 20, Bridget Conny age 10, Ellen Haley age 17, Rachel Kingston age 33.
(2) On board brig Dealy, on her passage from St. John, to Bantry, and 12 days after leaving this port, Captain Isaac McNeily, master, a native of St. John's Point, Donegal, Ireland. (The Loyalist and Protestant Vindicator, St. John, N.B., March 16, 1848, courtesy of Harry Dodsworth)
Sources - Cork Constitution; Cork Examiner; 'Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John New Brunswick, Canada 1841 - 1849' by Daniel F. Johnson; 'Irish to America 1846 - 1865' Family Tree Maker CD-ROM
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(CE 29/12/1843) - [O CONNELL TRIBUTE] - BANTRY.................£102.10.0 - M. J. CRONIN, Treasurer - (RW - Repeal Warden)
| Name Barry, Edmund Barry, John Barry, Very Rev. Thos., PP Begley, Messrs. Thomas Begley, Rev. Patk., RCC Casey, John, RW Cashman, William Clerke, Mrs. M. Connor, Eugene Corkery, John B., Esq. Cotter, Denis, RW Cotter, Jas., RW Cotter, Michl., RW Cronin, John Cronin, Michael J., Esq. Cronin, P., Ardnagashel, RW Cullinane, Henry, Esq. Desmond, Patk. Donovan, Denis Donovan, Denis Donovan, Jerh. Donovan, Jerh. Downing, Roger, Esq. Foley, Michael Freeman, Rev. Chris., RCC Gill, Mrs. Gill, Mrs. H. Goggin, James Haly, Maurice Haly, Thomas Harrington, Danl. Harrington, Giles, RW Harrington, John, RW Harrington, Philip, RW Hurley, John Fitzpatrick Hurley, John Fitzpatrick Hurley, Ml., RW Hutchins, John Kearney, Tim. Leyhane, John Lucey, Jerome Lucey, John M’Carthy, Michl, Scart, RW M’Carthy, Patrick M’Carthy, Timh. M’Carthy, Timothy, RW Minehan, Tim, RW Minihan, Jeremiah, RW Murnane, Eugene Murphy, James Murphy, Margt.,.... Murphy, Tim., RW O Brien, Jerh., RW O Connell, Jerh., Esq. O Connell, John, Esq. O Donovan, Corns. O Driscoll, Tim, RW O Hea, Cornelius O Leary, Corns. O Leary, Josh, RW O Mahony, Mort, RW O Mullane, Corns. O Shea, Corns. O Sullivan, Edw., Esq. O Sullivan, Wm., Esq., Carriganass Castle Quinn, Richard Raycroft, Wm. Shanahan, Daniel Shea, Denis, Shandrum, RW Shea, John, RW Shea, John, sen, Custom Gap Sheehan, Eugene Sheehan, Jerh. Spillane, Jerh. Spillane, Maurice, RW Sriggs, Patrick Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan, Denis Sullivan, Denis Sullivan, Denis, RW Sullivan, John Tobin, Thos., RW Walsh, Richd., RW Wholehan, Dl., RW Wholey, Margaret |
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1845 BANTRY QUARTER SESSIONS JURORS
| Barry, Edw. Daly, Samuel Dukelow, Thos. Foley, Michl. Kingston, Thos. Lennan, Wm. |
Minehan, Tim. O Connor, Geo. O Donovan, Alex. O Leary, Corns. Roycroft, Elias Roycroft, Wm. |
Sullivan, Dan. Sullivan, Denis Sullivan, James Sullivan, Jerh. Sullivan, Michl. Vickery, Geo. |
Vickery, Robt. Vickery, Thos. Warner, John Warren, Robt. Williamson, T. |
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SLATER'S 1846 DIRECTORY - BANTRY - A SEA-PORT and market town, in the parish of Kilmacomogue, barony of Bantry, county of Cork, is 216 miles SW from Dublin, and 51 SW from Cork; situated near the western extremity of the county, at the head of, perhaps, one of the finest bays in Ireland - spacious, safe, and commodious for ships of any burthen. This bay is memorable for a naval victory obtained by Admiral Herbert over the French Fleet, in the year 1689. Here also a formidable French armament, consisting of fifteen thousand men, destined to invade Ireland, was totally dispersed in the year 1796. This place was anciently called Kilgoban, from Saint Goban, its original founder or patron; and its present name, Bantry, from Beant-Mac-Fariold, a descendant of the O Donovans and Mahonys, chieftains of the western portion of the county. The town consists chiefly of two streets, parallel with each other, running towards the bay. A new line of road, from Bantry to Kenmare, and thence continued to the celebrated lakes of Killarney, has lately been completed. The Earl of Bantry, who is the proprietor of the town, has an elegant mansion within a quarter of a mile of it, seated on an eminence, commanding a delightful prospect of the bay, with a tract of rich and cultivated country, and in the distance, a long chain of stupendous mountains, bold and romantic. His lordship has also a delightful cottage at Glengarriff, about twelve miles from the town, seated in the most charming and romantic spot that can well be imagined. At one of those pleasing retreats this distinguished nobleman devotes the greater part of his leisure and fortune to the improvement and cultivation of his large estates. The staple of Bantry is corn, in the exportation of which a large capital is employed, the quantity averaging five thousand barrels of wheat, and twelve thousand of oats annually. The mills of Mr. P. Kingston and Mr. M. Murphy, and the corn stores of Mr. J. O Connell, are very extensive.
The parish church is an elegant Gothic structure, having a lofty tower, adorned with pinnacles; it is situated on the bank of the river, at the western extremity of the town; and the Roman Catholic chapel on an eminence at the eastern. The Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship. In a large school-house the poor Catholic children are educated; to defray the expenses of erecting the premises, the late Rev. Daniel O Crowley bequeathed £200, and the noble earl before mentioned gave the land of its site. The Protestants have also a school for instructing their poor. The market is held on Wednesday. Fair, March 19th, May 1st, June 9th, July 15th, August 21st, October 15th, and December 1st. The population of the town, in 1841, was 4,082.
POST OFFICE, Main street, Thomas Jenkins, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive (from Cork) every evening at half-past five, and are despatched thereto every morning at six.
COACHES
To BANDON and CORK, a Coach from the Bantry Arms Hotel, every morning (Sunday excepted) at five; goes through Dunmanway
To CLONAKILTY, the Royal Mail, from the Bantry Arms, every morning at six.
To CORK, the Royal Mail, from the Bantry Arms Hotel, every morning at six - and a Coach, from the above house, every morning (Sunday excepted) at 5.
To SKIBBEREEN, the Royal Mail, from the Bantry Arms, every morning at six.
Arranged Alphabetically. - (NGC) - Nobility, Gentry & Clergy
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Bantry, the Rt. Hon. Earl of, Glengarriff Lodge (NGC) Barry, Edmund, Grocer &c., Baker, Spirit Dealer, Tallow Chandler, Main st. Barry, John, Boat Builder, the Quay Barry, Thos., Rev., PP & VG, Bay View (NGC) Bateman, Michael, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main st. Begley, Patrick, Rev., CC, Chapel st. (NGC) Bennett, Richard, Rev., New Line (NGC) Burgess, Robert, Boot & Shoe Maker, New st. Burke, Jas. Patrick, Esq., Ballydahob (NGC) Burke, Thomas, MD, Chapel st. Clerke, Mary, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, New st. Clerke, Sarah, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. Conner, James Smith, Corn & Flour Dealer, the Quay Connoly, Denis, Carpenter, Black Rock rd. Crimmeen, Denis, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. Cronin, John, Baker, Main st. Cronin, Michael Joseph, Spirit Dealer, Tobacco Manufacturer, Main st. Cue, Michael, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. Cullane, Mary, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. Cullinane, James, Butcher, Barrack rd. Day, Edmund, Master, National School, Chapel st. Dealy, William Justin, Timber Merchant, the Quay Dennis, see Groom Desmond, Patrick, Attorney, New st. (NGC) Donoughe, Michael, School, Black Rock rd. Donovan, Cornelius, Publican, Main st. Donovan, Denis, Cooper, the Quay Downing, Roger, Tobacco Manufacturer, Main st. Duklow, Charles, Publican, Main st. Eccles, William, Painter & Glazier, the Strand Evanson, Allen, Esq., the Court (NGC) Evanson, Nathaniel, Esq., Sea Lodge (NGC) Evanson, Richard Tonson Jun., Esq., Ardoguina (NGC) Evanson, Richard Tonson Sen., Esq., Friendly Cove (NGC) Falvey, Mary, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. Fleming, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, New st. Foley, Michael, Nail Maker, New st. Freeman, Christopher, Rev., Chapel st. (NGC) Gilhooney, Peter, Earthenware Dealer, Main st. Gill, Ellen, Publican, New st. Godson, Thomas, Bantry Arms Hotel Griffin, John, Baker, Main st. Groom & Dennis, Coopers, Main st. Harty, Thomas, Publican, Main st. Hay, Denis, Blacksmith, New st. Healy, Thomas, School, Main st. Hoskin, John, Blacksmith, New st. Hoskin, Richard, Black & White Smith, New st. Hutchins, Archibald & Richard, Esqrs., Ballylickey (NGC) Hutchins, Samuel, Esq., Ardnagashel (NGC) Hutchinson, John, Tailor, Church rd. Jagoe, Benjamin, Apothecary, MD, Main st. Jagoe, Ellen, Pawnbroker, Main st. Jagoe, Margaret, Salt Dealer, Main st. Jagoe, William, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. Jenkins, Thomas, Post Master, Post Office, Main st. Kearney. Timothy, Classical School, Chapel st. Kingston, John Young, Tallow Chandler, Grocer &c., Main st. Kingston, John, Boot & Shoe Maker & Leather Seller, Main st. Kingston, John, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. Kingston, Paul, Coal & Iron Dealer, Miller, Timber Merchant, Mill view Kingston, Paul, Corn & Flour Dealer, Bantry Mill Lanin, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main st. Lanin, William, Pawnbroker, Barrack st. Lehane, John, Publican, Main st. Lucey, Jerome, Saddler, Main st. M'Carthy, Charles, MD, New st. M'Carthy, Daniel, Master, Union Workhouse, Seskin M'Carthy, Daniel, Nail Maker, Main st. M'Carthy, Jeremiah, Butcher, Fair Rock |
M'Carthy, John, School, Chapel st. M'Carthy, Timothy, Butcher, Fair Rock M'Carthy, Timothy, Iron Dealer, New st. M'Carthy, Timothy, Nail Maker, Main st. M'Namara, Daniel, Painter & Glazier, Main st. Maley, William, Tailor, Main st. Martin, Denis, Carpenter, the Bridge Morrison, William, Hair Dresser, Barrack st. Murnane, Eugene, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. Murphy, James, Publican, New st. Murphy, Margaret, Publican, Main st. Murphy, Michael, Corn & Flour Dealer, New Town Murphy, Michael, Miller, the Quay Murphy, Michl., Esq., Donemark Falls (NGC) Murphy, Richard, Rev., the Rectory (NGC) Neill, John, Butcher, Butcher, Barrack rd. O Connell, John, Coal Dealer, Main st. O Connell, John, Corn & Flour Dealer, the Quay O Donovan, Danl., Esq., Akista Cottage (NGC) O Donovan, Richard, Esq., Fort Lodge (NGC) O Donovan, Richard, Jun., Esq., Drombro Cottage (NGC) O Leary, Cornelius, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main st. O Leary, Cornelius, Tallow Chandler, Barrack st. O Leary, Cornelius, Timber Merchant, the Quay O Leary, Daniel, Baker, Publican, Main st. O Sullivan, Edward, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. O Sullivan, William, Sen. & Jun., Esqrs., Carriganass Castle (NGC) Post, Thomas, Publican, Tallow Chandler, New st. Power, Redmond, Sub-Inspector, Constabulary station, New st. Quinn, Richard, Rev., Four mile Water (NGC) Ratcliffe, Lieutenant, Barrack st. (NGC) Shanahan, Daniel, Publican, New st. Shanahan, Patrick, Blacksmith, New st. Shea, Cornelius, Publican, New st. Shea, James, Nail Maker, Main st. Sheehan, Eugene, Tailor, Black Rock rd. Sheehan, Jeremiah, Publican, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. Spencer, Henry, Clerk to the Board of Guardians, Union Workhouse Spillane, Jeremiah, Dyer, New st. Sullivan, Catherine, Mistress, National School, Chapel st. Sullivan, Cornelius, Boat Builder, Black Rock rd. Sullivan, Daniel, Painter & Glazier, Black Rock rd. Sullivan, Denis, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Baker, Main st. Sullivan, Denis, Publican, the Quay Sullivan, Ellen, Baker, Main st. Sullivan, Humphrey, Butcher, Black Rock rd. Sullivan, Jane, Publican, New st. Sullivan, Jeremiah, Publican, the Quay Sullivan, John, Blacksmith, New st. Sullivan, John, Painter & Glazier, Chapel st. Sullivan, Maria, Fancy Repository, Main st. Sullivan, Michael, Baker, Main st. Sullivan, Timothy, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. Sullivan, William, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher, Main st. Swanton, Thomas, Esq., Cranleigh, Ballydahob (NGC) Taylor, Denis, Apothecary, Main st. Vickery, Richard, Iron Dealer, Baker, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. Vickery, Robert, Spirit Dealer, Tallow Chandler, Tobacco Manufacturer, Main st. Vickery, Thomas, Dyer, New st. Warner, George, Carpenter, New st. Warner, William, Saddler, Main st. Whelston, John, Grocer & Dealer in Sundries, Main st. White, Edwd., Esq., Glingarriff Castle (NGC) White, Mr., Glingarriff Castle (NGC) White, Richard, Esq., Inchiclough (NGC) White, Robt., Esq., Glingarriff Cottage (NGC) White, Thos., the Hon., Marine House (NGC) Woulfe, William, Iron Dealer, Tallow Chandler, Main st. Young, Plomer, Apothecary, Main st. Young, William, Tanner, Barrack st. |
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(CE 4/3/1846) - O CONNELL ANNUITY FUND - BANTRY - £43.7.6
| Name Barry, Edw. Barry, Thos., Rev. Begley, Pat, Rev. Begley, Thomas Cashman, ____ Clerke, Mrs. F. Corcary, John B. Cronin, Michael Curran, ____ Desmond, Pat Donovan, ____ Donovan, John Donovan, Pat Donovan, Timothy Downing, Roger Freeman, Chas., Rev. Gilhooly, Pat Leyhane, John Lucey, Jerome Lucy, John M'Carthy, Timothy M'Cullinane, Mrs. Murnane, Eugene Murphy, James O Connell, Jerh. O Connell, John O Connor, Dan O Leary, Corns. O Sullivan, Edw. O Sullivan, Wm. Quinn, Richard Ryan, James Shanahan, Dan Sheehan, Eugene Sheehan, Jerh. Sullivan, Dan Sullivan, Denis Sullivan, Mrs. J. Swanton, Mrs. |
Amount 0.5.0 2.0.0 1.0.0 0.10.0 0.2.6 1.0.0 0.10.0 1.0.0 0.5.0 0.5.0 0.3.0 0.2.6 0.2.6 0.10.0 1.0.0 1.0.0 0.5.0 0.3.6 0.2.6 0.5.0 0.7.6 0.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6 1.0.0 1.0.0 0.10.0 0.5.0 1.0.0 1.0.0 0.5.0 0.2.6 0.5.0 0.2.6 0.5.0 0.2.6 0.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6 |
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(CE 28/6/1847) - BANTRY, JUNE 22 - Sir, About one mile from this town, in the immediate vicinity of a lordly demesne, may be seen the fragments of a village. From its peculiar position, and the magnificence of the surrounding scenery, the traveller is led to enquire how came so much destitution in so delightful a spot. And thus it was with your correspondant. The first aperture through which I discovered smoke to proceed was a short time since the house of Denis Minehane. His wife was seated in some filthy straw, looking into a hole that served as an entrance. Her husband was labouring for seven weeks under severe dysentery, when Mr. Payne, a magistrate and agent, sent two men and promised them five shillings if they threw down the house. - 'My husband, said the woman, was then too weak, but in order to get the five shillings to nourish him, I climbed up on the roof and stripped off the thatch. We then made our bed here, thinking his honour was satisfied; but when he learned we were not gone, his honour refused to give us the money, so here we are, exposed to wind and weather, and so it is with many of us here.' She then directed my attention to a house on the opposite side, where the Bohans all died of fever and famine, three of the best men in the parish, with their sister and mother! - the last was a fortnight unburied; in the end it was disgusting to come near the door. The fate of all was exactly similar. The people whose wretchedness I have but partially described, deserve particular commisseration, as they are in a great degree shut out from the charity of the passers by. Their cabins are almost inaccessible, in consequence of the road being cut away, which now leaves the visitor, to climb at least six feet. So much for the condition of the inhabitants of Cappanahola. - JEREMIAH O CALLAGHAN
(CE 22/1/1847) - DEATHS IN BANTRY - BANTRY is now as badly off as Skibbereen. Could we give a more fearful description? Impossible. - We have only time, this post, to call attention to our report of ten inquests more in Bantry, and allow the following extract, hastily selected from a private letter, to speak the rest: -
'Each day brings with it its own horrors. The mind recoils from the contemplation of the scenes we are compelled to witness every hour. Ten inquests in Bantry - there should have been at least two hundred inquests. Each day - each hour produces its own victims - Holocausts offered at the shrine of political economy. Famine and pestilence are sweeping away hundreds - but they have now no terrors for the poor people. Their only regret seems to be that they are not relieved from their suffering and misery, by some process more speedy and less painful. Since the inquests were held here on Monday, there have been not less than 24 DEATHS from starvation:: and, if we can judge from appearances, before the termination of another week the number will be incredible. - As to holding any more inquests, it is mere nonsense. The number of deaths is beyond counting. Nineteen out of every twenty deaths that have occurred in this parish for the last two months were caused by starvation. I have known children in the remote districts of the parish, and inthe neighborhood of the town too - live some of them for two - some for three - and some of them even for four days on water. On the sea shore, or convenient to it, the people are more fortunate, as they can get sea weed, which, when boiled and mixed with a little Indian or Wheaten meal, they eat, and thank Providence for providing them with even that to allay the cravings of hunger. '
(CE 16/6/1847) - TO THE EDITOR OF THE CORK EXAMINER - Bantry Abbey, June 12, 1847 - SIR. - On entering the graveyard this day, my attention was arrested by two paupers who were engaged in digging a pit for the purpose of burying their fellow paupers; they were employed in an old ditch. I asked why they were so circumscribed; the answer was 'that green one you see on the other side is the property of Lord Bearhaven. His stewards have given us positive directions not to encroach on his property, and we have no alternative but this old ditch; here is where we bury our paupers. ' - I measured the ground - it was exactly forty feet square, and contained according to their calculation, nine hundred bodies. They then invited me to come and see a grave close by. I could scarcely endure the scene. The fragments of a corpse were exposed, in a manner revolting to humanity; the impression of a dog's teeth was visible. The old clothes were all that remained to show where the corpse was laid. - They then told me most deaths in the workhouse were occaisioned by bad water; and the Guardians would not pay for a horse to procure clean water from a distance. More particulars in my next. - JEREMIAH O CALLAGHAN
(CE 9/8/1847) - TO THE EDITOR OF THE CORK EXAMINER - Bantry, August 2d, 1847 - SIR - Our much afflicted town presented this day a scene of wretchedness and discontent; hundreds of squalid applicants for out-door relief assembled in front of the Courthouse, where the Relief Committee were assembled. The multitude seemed by their murmurs to particularise one gentleman who, they said, was instrumental in having their names struck off the relief list. Whether this gentleman's conduct was censurable as the people imagined I cannot say, yet he narrowly escaped their fury by the interposition of a rev. gentleman and one of the authorities who accompanied and conveyed him out of town. The presence of these gentlemen disarmed the enraged crowd. He proceeded uninjured to his residence about five miles distant. - Whilst on this subject I may be permitted to mention another circumstance relative to this gentleman, as a benevolent landlord, and one which excited more than ordinary dissatisfaction in this town and vicinity. He now happens to be the proprietor of a certain farm, the residents on which are remarkable for destitution, and being one of these quarterly landlords he watched the growing crops. The first object that caught his attention was a small plot of potato ground, the entire property of a poor widow, the parent of five young children who had no other protection against approaching famine, but the produce of this small garden; he sent his workmen to dig out the unripe potatoes and had them conveyed in butts to the Bantry market to be disposed of. - In the mean time this treatment reached the public ear in the market-place, when it was unanimously agreed that no purchaser should offer even half-price for the Widow's potatoes. He was then, of necessity, obliged to order them home to his family mansion, leaving the Widow and Orphans the tillage for their support. - I regret to say this is not a singular case. In the west, what is now spared by the blight is about to be carried off by the Landlord, yet I am proud to add, there are honourable exceptions here - gentlemen who regard the happiness and welfare of their tenantry as inseparable from their own. By attention and encouragement they have placed the tenant-farmer in a position to pay his rent now as in years gone-by, whilst the heartless oppressor is driven to the cruel and unprofitable shifts I have already described; for example, I have known a gentleman here who has given his tenants this season fifty pounds' worth of seed potatoes, and by so doing has enabled them to pay him his rent. - Many of the evils we now complain of are attributable to landlord inattention and disregard and in all probability will continue to afflict us if the tenant-right be not established. I shall conclude for the present by subscribing myself your oft obliged Correspondent. - JEREMIAH O CALLAGHAN
(CE 24/8/1847) - Bantry, September 19th,1847 - SIR - Since my last communication matters here are hourly assuming a dreary and terrific appearance. - Winter with all the disadvantages to the already destitute is fast approaching; the mismanaged Government relief is discontinued - all things seem as if they were conspiring against the devoted victims of this ill-governed country. The people assemble in hundreds in anticipation of something being done to alleviate their sufferings. Bankruptcy has taken the place of employment, and our scanty agricultural produce is now the bone of contention between the embarrassed Landlord ( now catching where he can) and the ruined tenant already sinking into pauperism. Of this we had a convincing proof on Thursday last in the Courthouse of this town, where a landlord and magistrate, no less a personage than Minor Hutcheson, was indicted for assault and battery committed against M'Carthy, a tenant, who paid the sum of fifty pounds rent. Whilst such scenes are daily performed by landlord and tenant, what can the state of society be? - Our bench of justice was on the last court day almost exclusively engaged inadjudicating on the affairs of landlord and tenant. The obvious consequences are a total dismemberment ofsociety, and I regret to say, these are not cases likely to terminate our distressing difficulties. The Pound of this town is this moment crowded with skeleton cattle awaiting the day of auction. I saw this morning their momentary owners endeavouring to keep them alive with grass until the approaching Cant-day, when they are to be sacrificed on the altar of landlord heartlessness. Such is the distressing condition of our famine-spared people here. The poor of Bantry are but a remnant of the former population, as the Abbey where a thousand corpses are laid nine in depth in a very limited spot of burial ground can testify; and though the town and surrounding district is principally the property of two noble Lords, they have not obtruded themselves on any meeting yet convened for the relief of their suffering neighbours. How differently has that indefatigable and truly Christian patriot acted, John Shea Lalor, Esq. He has been day after day holding meetings and suplicating the aid and co-operation of the men of influence. He and the Rev. Mr. Begley have endured the labours of an inactive committee, they have stoodtogether indefatigably in the cause of humanity, and to their exertions, under Providence, are hundreds indebted for their existence. - JEREMIAH O CALLAGHAN
(CE 27/8/1847) - Bantry, August 17th, 1847 - SIR - At 5 o clock this morning, I perceived a formidable number of prisoners coming into town. On approaching the crowd, I distinguished a tottering old man, whose head was enveloped in a handkerchief, saturated with blood, handcuffed to two miserable men just a miserable looking as himself. Three women were suffered to proceed without handcuffs. I enquired who these people were that looked so much like famine skeletons. The reply was they were tenants to minor Hutcheson of Bantry, who is a Magistrate for this county. He was to distrain on the lands of Letterlicke, yesterday, when the prisoners objected to the removal of the cattle, alleging they were replevined (?),and were to be delivered up when the affair would be legally investigated. The landlord insisted on his claim to the property of these squalid tenants, and persevered in his determination to carry all things off the lands, when an unpleasant Landlord and Tenant meeting took place, all the then available war instruments were employed by the hostile parties, until the landlord considered it much more prudent to retire. - He then proceeded to a Magistrate, and had the parties indicted and dragged from their homes in the manner I have described. At present I shall not trouble you with any remarks, as the case is to come on next Thursday before the Bantry Bench of Magistrates.I would earnestly advise those miserable men and women whom I have seen this day on their way to prison, in a condition I could but inadequately describe, to employ a professional advocate. But their appearance this day almost convinced me they have not the means of doing so. The decision of the Bench in this case is anxiously looked for in this locality. - JEREMIAH O CALLAGHAN
(CE 3/9/1847) - BANTRY - STOPPAGE OF RELIEF - ITS EFFECTS - WE have been informed by a Bantry correspondent of a fact which strongly bears upon the statements reported in our paper of Monday last, in connexion with that calamitous district. - It appears that a man of the name of Harrington, a smith, resident at Droumgeriffe, near Glengariff, died upon the 31th ult., from want of sufficiency of food. - His removal from the relief was in obedience to one of those general orders of the Commissioners, detailed in the proceedings before referred to, and to the additional interdict of their inspecting officer; - preventive, under pain of a total stoppage of relief in the district, to his, or any other sufferers' name being restored to these lists within the prohibited classes. - This poor man had been ill for some time, was married, and had a family. - He had not had, for some time back, work adequate to his support, and had therefore been on the relief lists. His name was recently removed, he being in the rejected class of tradesmen. He could not have entered the Poor-house, without having abandoned his house and furniture - his forge and implements of trade. - The law had given him a right to have received relief under the Temporary Relief Act. The Commissioners, and those assuming to act for them had taken the relief thus provided for him by that law, from him. His case was one of those ready to have been gone into on the 25th instant; but the declaration which had previously been made by the Inspecting Officer, that no danger to individuals - no, not even though death was to be apprehended - would induce him to add to their lists by the of rejected names, rendered it unavailing to have urged insertion his case in particular. - An inquest would be applied for, to ascertain the cause of this man's death, and whether it, in reality, was or not, the consequence and result of those recent orders; but that the magistrates have declared before, as reported heretofore by us, that they would hold no more inquests in cases of this description. It was a safe and cautious determination. - At whose door does this death lie?
(CE 10/9/1847) - FOOD RIOT AT BANTRY - TO THE EDITOR OF THE CORK EXAMINER - Bantry, Sept. 6th, 1847 - SIR, - This ill-fated and almost depopulated town became this day the scene of indescribable confusion. The withdrawl of the rations, coupled with the frightful prospect of an approaching winter, have blighted all hopes of existence, and goaded the enraged multitude to desperation. The consequences were painfully exhibited this day. The wretched and famished inhabitants of the neighbouring parishes proceeded to town, and from thence to the Workhouse, where they demanded admission, and as might be expected, were refused. They were not long supplicating, when a large party of military and police were on the ground, commanded by a Captain and Sub-Inspector of Constabulary, all under the control of minor Hutchinson, J.P. - At this stage of the proceedings, the hungry and disappointed applicants commenced uprooting a plot of potato ground attached to the Workhouse; but the military obliged them to retreat as quickly as their exhausted strength would permit them. Some of the dispersed people plucked up some turnips, and eat them whilst retiring. Still nothing serious occurred. Three only were captured for the very clamourous manner in which they sought to obtain food. - It is rumoured here that the melancholy scenes of this day are to be renewed on to-morrow and each succeeding day, until the people find a refuge in the Workhouse. - JEREMIAH O CALLAGHAN
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(CE 18/2/1848) BANTRY SESSIONS - A NEW MODE OF EJECTMENT - Transcribed by Anita Sheahan Coraluzzi (c) 2002. All Rights Reserved.) - DENIS MAHONY, PATRICK MAHONY, CATHERINE MAHONY and MARY MAHONY were indicted for having feloniously stolen a mare, the property of JEREMIAH HEGARTY, at Roomeleigh, on the 27th December. The prisoners were the father and three children, comprising the entire household.
JEREMIAH HEGARTY was sworn and examined; he stated that he lost a mare a short time before Christmas; she was taken from the field about an hour and a half before nightfall, and he did not get back the horse since.
CATHERINE HEGARTY, the wife of the plaintiff, said she heard a noise on the night 27th December, as if the mare was about coming into the house; she got up to leave the mare in and she saw four persons driving her on; witness was afraid to say a word to the prisoners, but she told her husband when she came in that the horse was stolen, and she gave information of it to the police next day. - The plaintiff, in answer to a juror, stated that the prisoner had a house from his master, and they were living there at the time the horse was stolen.
MR. DOWNING--'Were you trying to get the horse from them?'
HEGARTY--'No, but the master was I hear.'
MR. DOWNING--'Who is the master?'
Witness--'MR. BEECHER of Hollybrook.'
MR. DOWNING--'What did your wife say to you?'
Witness--'She said the horse was stolen; and she mentioned the names of the whole of them, the prisoner, his son, and two daughters.'
MR. O CONNELL--'Sure it was not necessary that they should all go steal it?'
MR. WRIGHT--'And one of them a girl six or seven years old.'
MR. GALLWEY--'Did you put the whole of them in the indictment?'
Witness--'They are all here in the dock.'
The Jury acquitted all the prisoners. - MR. O CONNELL--'And the ejectment is dismissed without prejudice.'
(CE 24/5/1848) BANTRY FRIDAY [FROM A CORRESPONDENT] - Transcribed by Anita Sheahan Coraluzzi © 2002. All Rights Reserved. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm that filled the souls of the friends of Irish liberty on Friday, at the happy news of the acquittal of two of the persecuted and prosecuted patriots of Ireland-- Messrs. SMITH O BRIEN and T.F. MEAGHER. - As dusk began to set in, not less than one thousand people assembled in the Main Street from which they proceeded, headed by many influential inhabitants of this town, and marched through the principal streets, bearing on their shoulders six tar barrels blazing, amidst shouts of loud and rapturous cheering for the great victory over the British Government and its officials. On the procession coming to the military barracks they gave three hearty cheers for their brothers in the army, who in an instant were out of their beds to the barrack windows. Every soldier in the barracks seemed to enjoy the fun most heartily. - Since writing the above, two respectable shopkeepers of the town got some car loads of goods from Cork, which were closely examined by the Police for pikes!
(CE 26/5/1848) CORRESPONDENTS - Transcribed by Anita Sheahan Coraluzzi © 2002. All Rights Reserved. - A Bantry Repealer tells us Lord Berehaven has given orders that no Repealer shall enter his demesne. Very good. We suppose there is to be an examination, out side the gate, on every application--the lodge keeper and his wife to be a quorum for the purpose. But, if this funny report be true, and if our Irish affairs only continue going to the devil, as heretofore--let Lord Berehaven take care his gate-keeper don't keep him outside the gate, some day or other, on the terms of his own orders. His Lordship may be a Repealer in six months. God send it. It is the interest and it should be the pride of all Irish noblemen to stand by the cause of Ireland. If they do not, we promise them the cause of Ireland will not stand by them.
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SUBSCRIBERS TO CUSACK'S 'THE HISTORY OF CORK,' 1875 - BANTRY
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Bantry, Earl of, Bantry Barrett, John E., Carriganass castle, Bantry Cronin, James, Geare, Bantry Donovan, Daniel, Relieving Officer, Bantry Hutchins, Emanuel, Ardnagashel, Bantry Henigan, W., Main street, Bantry Lynch, Thomas, Bantry M'Carthy, Rev. Florence, Dunees, Bantry Murphy, Very Rev. Canon, PP, Bantry |
M'Sweeny, Patrick, NT, Bantry Murphy, William, Bantry Moss, John, Master Workhouse, Bantry O Connor, Rev. J., CC, Bantry O Leary, Mortimer, Newstreet, Bantry Power, Lizzie, Main street, Bantry Sheehan, Rev. Canon, Bantry Sullivan, Wm., NT, Lochiclough, Bantry Vickery, Thomas, Vickery's hotel, Bantry Dillon, Thomas, Bantry |
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