CASTLETOWN & BEARA

(Tuckey's Cork Remembrancer) - AD 1754 - May 4. - A party of soldiers under the command of lieutenant Appleton was sent in pursuit of Morty Oge O Sullivan, one of the murders of John Puxley, Esq. on the 4th. About 12 o clock at night, they arrived at Bearhaven, and in a short time after were discovered by the centinels belonging to Sullivan; but the party being too far advanced towards the house, the centinels had not time to warn the inmates of their approach, but made the best of the way to save themselves. The party immediately surrounded the house, but Sullivan and his party being alarmed by the barking of a dog which was in the house, took the alarm directly. Sullivan being in his shirt, came to the door and opened it with a blunderbuss in his hand; upon which he and his men fired several blunderbusses out of the house at the party, but finding them too strong, he thought of the stratagem of sending out men, one at a time, thinking that the party would have left the house to follow them, by which means he might escape, but he was prevented by the officer, who only fired at the men as they went off. At length Sullivan's wife with her child and nurse, came out and asked for quarter, which was granted; the officer asked her who was in the house; she answered, no one but her husband and some of his men; upon which he ordered the house to be set on fire, which they were a long time in doing, the men's arms being rendered quite useless from the heavy rains; but this being at last accomplished, they were obliged to come out. Sullivan and his men behaved with great bravery, he himself snapped his blunderbuss twice at the party, which missed fire; the officer's party also fired at him twice with as little success, but by the third time shot him and some others dead, some more were wounded, but they only brought away the body of Sullivan and two prisoners, John Sullivan and Daniel Connel; the king's boat at the same time went round and sunk the sloop belonging to Sullivan. Had it not been for the wetness of the night, the party would have been discovered sooner, but Sullivan had not his usual centinels out, not expecting any thing to disturb him. The two prisoners were put into the south gaol until the assizes, when they were hanged on the wooden gallows and their heads spiked on the south gaol; Sullivan's body was lodged in the barracks until further orders; he was afterwards taken to the county court, his head spiked on the south gaol, and his remains interred on the battery in the new barrack. (Murty Òg O Sullivan of Eyeries, gentleman; charged with harbouring tories, robbers and rapparees 1738; escaped abroad and served in the Austrian army; fought at Fontenoy and at Culloden with Bonnie Prince Charlie 1746; returned to Beara; made his living from smuggling and recruiting for the French army; came into conflict with John Puxley who had acquired the ancestral seat of The O Sullivan Bear at Dunboy; shot Puxley dead and escaped to France; outlawed but still managed to pay frequent visits home to his family; betrayed on this final visit home,1754.)

(Tuckey's Cork Remembrancer) - AD 1767 - May 3 - A complaint was made in one of the Cork Newspapers, of fifty French vessels fishing for mackerel on the coast near Bantry-Bay without interruption from the revenue-cruziers.

(HC Sept. 1772) - TO be sold together, or separately, the WOODS of Skehill, Coolranny, D……la, Droumdour, Dromclarig, Cap….ta and Glinlough, in the barony of Bear and Bantry, and county of Cork, all convenient to water carriage to any part of the world. Proposals to be made to Mrs. Delany, at her house in Killarney, who will declare the purchaser as soon as the value is offered, and give sufficient time for the cutting of them.

(Tuckey's Cork Remembrancer) - AD 1777 - Feb.18 - Richard Townsend, John Townsend, Samuel Jervois and Daniel Callaghan, magistrates, with several gentlemen of the county and their servants, well mounted and armed, set out at two o clock in the morning to the mountains above Bantry, in the neighbourhood of Murdering glin and Glanunbannoul, where they apprehended several persons, charged with cutting off the ears of a horse.

CASTLETOWNBERE - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - CASTLETOWN, or CASTLETOWN-BEARHAVEN, a post-town, in the parish of KILACONENAGH, barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 31 miles, (W) from Bantry, and 202 (S.W.) from Dublin; containing 1468 inhabitants. This town takes its name from an ancient castle that stood here, and is celebrated as being the place where the only part of Gen. Hoche's army that landed was made prisoners, in 1796. It is situated on an inner bay, on the northern side of the harbour of Bearhaven, and comprises one long Street of newly built houses, running along the margin of the bay of Castletown, opposite the north-western point of Bear island. The town has grown up since the discovery of the Allihies copper mines, in 1812, as, prior to that time, it consisted of only a few fishermen's cabins, but now it contains more than 300 houses, with several large shops, and is rapidly increasing. It is the only town in the barony, and there is none nearer than Bantry, which is 31 Irish miles distant. It is encircled by lofty mountains, except towards the south-east, where, on the opposite side of the bay, rise the lofty hills of Bear island, crowned by signal and martello towers. The trade consists principally in supplying the miners in Kilcateerin. Fairs are held on Jan. 1st, Easter- Tuesday, May 12th, and Sept. 4th, principally for the sale of cattle, pigs, sheep, and provisions. A constabulary police force has been stationed here, for which there is an excellent barrack. It is also the residence of the district inspecting commander of the coastguard, whose district includes Garnish, Colaris, and Castletown. Petty sessions are held irregularly, and a manorial court once a month, for the recovery of debts under 40s. A bridewell with separate cells has been recently erected for the temporary confinement of prisoners. The little bay of Castletown is advantageously situated, and vessels of 400 tons' burden may anchor in safety: it opens by a deep channel into the northern branch of Bantry or Bearhaven bay. The pier affords great protection to the fisheries, and is much used for trading purposes; the timber, iron, and other articles for the supply of the neighbourhood being landed here; but the roads connected with it are still in a bad state. Belonging to this port are four decked boats of 20 tons' burden each, 12 hookers of 12 tons, and 51 yawls of 4 tons, which furnish employment to about 400 fishermen. A little westward from the town is the church of Kilaconenagh; and there is a large cruciform Roman Catholic chapel, built in the year 1822, at an expense of £1000. The male and female parochial schools, built in 1825, are supported by the Cork Diocesan Association and the vicar: there is also a large national school recently built, and a dispensary. There are some remains of Dhermod's castle, and the residence of the inspector of the coast- guard occupies part of its site. Many silver coins have been found at Ross McOwen, including one of Cromwell's; and near Mill cove is a very beautiful cascade.

The harbour of Bearhaven is very large, well sheltered, and sufficiently deep for the largest ships, with a good bottom. There are two entrances; the western which is the most direct and readiest for vessels arriving from the west or south; and the eastern which is the safest for strangers. On this bay was situated the castle of Dunboy, which was surrendered to the Spaniards, on their invasion of Ireland in 1601 by its owner, Daniel O'Sullivan. Early in the following year, however, when it should have been given up to the English, in execution of the treaty of Kinsale, O'Sullivan, provoked at the capitulation of the Spaniards, and disdaining to acknowledge their right to divest him of his ancient property, took possession of the castle by surprise and seized the tms and ammunition the Spaniards had deposited there. In April, the English army marched against the O'Sullivans to Bantry, where they embarked, and on the 6th of June landed on the opposite side of the bay, in spite of attempts to oppose their descent. Dunboy was defended for O'Sullivan by a garrison of 143 chosen men, under the command of Richard McGeoghegan, who made one of the most obstinate defences ever known in the kingdom; notwithstanding which the castle ultimately fell into the hands of the English, and was demolished. Bearhaven gives the title of Viscount to the ancient fam ily of White, Earls of Bantry which was enobled for its zeal and activity against the French fleet, in 1796. —See KILACONENAGH.

DURSEY - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - DURSEY, an island, in the parish of KILNAMANAGH, barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 8 miles (S.W) from Castletown; containing 198 inhabitants. On this island part of the French army landed in 1796, and on the following day were taken prisoners in Castletown. After this the government erected a signal tower on the highest point of the island, which formed the first of a line of signal stations that extended to Cork. Dursey is situated off the south-west coast, at the extremity of a peninsula whose shores border the entrances to Bantry bay and Bearhaven on one side, and to the river Kenmare on the other. It is in lat. 51 degrees 34' 40”, and ion. 10 degrees 15' extending 1 mile in length by half a mile in breadth, and comprises 754 acres, the greater part of which is a rough mountain ous tract, interspersed with rocky pasture and coarse arable land. It is the property of the Earl of Bantry. Between the island and the main land is a narrow sound, through which vessels may sail with a favourable wind and tide; and near it is Ballydonaghan bay, which is deep water, having from 20 to 30 fathoms close to the shore. Contiguous to the island are several rocks. Near the ferry crossing the sound are the remains of a very old church, called Our Lady's abbey, consisting of part of the walls only.

INNISFARNARD - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - INNISFARNARD, an island, in the parish of KILCATERN, barony of Bere, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 7 miles (N) from Castletown, Cuolagh bay; containing 24 inhabitants. It comprises 34 acres of poor land, and has a small quay and good landing-place: ships may anchor in 16 or 18 fathoms of water about 2 ½ cables' length from the shore.

KILACONENAGH - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - KILACONENAGH, a parish, in the barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER; containing, with the post- town of Castletown-Bearhaven, 7127 inhabitants. The parish comprises 12,389 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3937 per annum. It is very uneven, being principally composed of mountains of slate, the highest of which is Miskush, which has an ele vation of 1214 feet. A few of these mountains furnish herbage for cat tle, but the greater part are barren. Some of the low lands are moderately well cultivated with the spade, and round Castletown the land is fertile, being chiefly manured with sea-weed and sand. The principal seats are Dunboy, the residence of J. L. Puxley, Esq.; Cameatringane, of J. O'Sullivan, Esq.; Millcove, of P. O'Sullivan, Esq.; Broderick Cottage, of Major Broderick; and Sea-point, of R. O'Sullivan, Esq. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, episcopally united to the rectories and vicarages of Kilnamanagh and Kilcateerin, in 1795, which union is also called Bearhaven, and is in the patronage of the Bishop: the rectory is impropriate in Lord Riversdale. The tithes amount to £385, of which £200 is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar; and the entire tithes of the benefice amount to £485. The church is a small neat edifice, with a low square tower, towards the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits granted a loan of £500. The glebe-house was erected by aid of a gift of £250 and a loan of £550 from the same Board, in 1821; the glebe comprises 42 acres. In the R. C. divisions this parish is in the diocese of Kerry; and, with Kilnamanagh, forms the union or district of Castletown, where there is a large chapel; there is also one on Bere Island. About 160 children are educated in a public school, and about 300 in four pri vate schools; there is also a Sunday school, supported by the vicar. In Castletown are some ruins of Castle Dhermod, built by Dhermod McCarthy; and at Dunboy are some remains of Dunboy Castle, for merly belonging to the O'Sullivans: for the remarkable defence of which, see the article CASTLETOWN-BEARHAVEN.

KILCASKIN - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 – KILCASKIN, a parish, in the barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 16 miles (S. S.W) from Castletown; containing 4600 inhabitants. This parish, which extends for more than ten miles along the shore of Bantry bay, comprises 35,701 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3295 per annum. The greater portion is wild and mountainous, and not more than one-sixth is under cultivation; several of the mountains afford pasture on their sides and summits, but others are rocky and barren. The loftiest is Hungry hill, 2160 feet above the level of the sea, and remarkable for its singular and picturesque waterfall, which, descending from a height of nearly 800 feet and frequently broken in its fall by ledges of pro jecting rock, forms a magnificent and beautiful cascade; the water issues from a lake near the summit, and after its descent passes by Ardrigoole and falls into the bay. Four miles to the east of this mountain is the large Sugar Loaf, which is 1112 feet high; and of the other mountains in this parish, the principal are the Knocknafouka, the Ghoul, and the Esk: along their summits runs the boundary line between the counties of Cork and Kerry. In this parish is also part of the romantic and celebrated district of Glengariff, comprising the eastern portion, and the scene of a hard-fought battle between the English forces under Sir C. Wilmot and the native Irish under the Prince of Bear and Bantry, in which the latter were defeated with great loss. (more detailed description of Glengariff is given in the article on Kilmacomogue.) The principal seats are the Lodge, the handsome residence of the Earl of Bantry; Reemeen Cottage, of R. White, Esq.; and Reen Lodge, of the Rev. R. H. Wright. There is an extensive slate quarry at Roosk, close to the sea-shore. Iron and copper-ore abound in var ious parts of the parish, but neither is at present worked: the iron-ore was formerly very extensively procured, and large smelting-works were built at Glengariff and Ardrigoole; of the latter, very considerable remains exist, forming an interesting feature on the banks of the river. There are constabulary police stations at Ardrigoole and Glengariff, and a coast-guard station at the latter place, forming part of the dis trict of Castletown. A manorial court is held at Ardrigoole every third Thursday, for the recovery of debts under 40s. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, the rectory constituting part of the union and corps of the archdeaconry of Ross, and the vicarage united with that of Bunnane: the tithes amount to £380, of which one-half is payable to the archdeacon and the other to the vicar. The church is a small edifice with a low square tower, situated at the base of the rugged mountain of Ardrigoole; it was built in 1809, at an expense of £500, a gift from the late Board of First Fruits, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently granted £190 towards its repair. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe. In the R. C. divisions this parish is in the diocese of Kerry, and is the head of a union or district, comprising also that of Bunnane; there are three chapels, situated respectively at Massmount near Ardrigoole, Glengariff, and Bunnane. There are eight private schools, in which are about 430 children. At Daraheen-Dharmuda a battle was fought between O'Sullivan Bear and O'Donovan, in which the latter was slain. The ruins of the old church are situated in a deep recess in the mountains, one mile east from Ardrigoole; at Drumlane is a very perfect fort, and there are several others in various parts of the parish. At Leitrim is an upright stone without any inscription, called a Gollane, and there are several others of the same name in the barony; near the former are vast piles of loose stones heaped together in the greatest confusion.

KILCATERN - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - KILCATERN, or KILCATEERIN, a parish, in the barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (N.N.W) from Castletown; containing 6042 inhabitants. This parish comprises 5865 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3537 per ann., and above 15,000 acres of bog and mountain. It rises into mountains near the Kenmare river, and on the north-west has a capacious bay called Kilcateerin, or Quoilah bay. The valleys are mod erately well cultivated, chiefly by spade husbandry; the mountains are generally bare, but afford good summer pasture. At Allihais are exten sive copper mines, which have been constantly worked since 1813, and in 1835 produced 7466 tons of remarkably good ore. Mills have been erected at Ballydonagan for crushing the ore, and numerous houses and cottages for the persons employed in the mines have been built. A new road from Castletown to the mines will shortly be opened, and other improvements are contemplated; a constabulary police station has been lately established. The parish is in the diocese of Ross: the rectory is partly impropriate in Lord Riversdale, and partly appropriate to the vicarage, which forms part of the union of Kilaconenagh. The tithes amount to £193. 6. 1 ½ , of which £65 is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. Divine service is performed at Allihais, in a house licensed by the Bishop. The R. C. parish is in the diocese of Kerry; and is co-extensive with that of the Established Church; the chapel is a small plain building near Quoilah bay. About 430 children are educated in seven private schools. Near the bay are the remains of the old church; and not far distant is a very high erect stone, called a Gollane or Long stone.

KILNAMANNAGH - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 – KILNAMANNAGH, or KILMANNAGH, a parish, in the barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (S.W) from Castletown; containing 5612 inhabitants. This parish is sit uated on the south-western coast, forming a peninsula between the bays of Bantry and Ballydonagan, and comprises 8895 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3316 per annum. Of these, 3126 are arable, and 5769 bog and mountain. The land is tolerably fertile, and is chiefly cultivated by the spade, and manured with sea-weed and sand. The mountains consist of slate, of which there are excellent quarries at Lickbarren, but imperfectly worked. Asbestos is found at Kenlogh, and near Blackhall; lead and copper ore are fre quently discovered in small masses, and iron ore is abundant. At the south-western extremity of the parish is Crow head, in lat. 51 degrees 34' 20” and ion. 10 degrees 11' 40”. Here is also Blackhall Head, on which is a signal station, and between it and Sheep Head is the entrance to Bantry bay. Dursey island is separated from the western coast by a deep and dangerous channel, about 50 yards wide, through which the tide runs with great rapidity. There is a coast-guard station at Garinish Point, one of the three in the Castletown district. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, forming part of the union of Kilaconenagh; the rectory is partly impropriate in Lord Riversdale, and partly appropriate to the vicarage. The tithes amount to £278. 12. 3Y of which £130 is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it is in the diocese of Kerry, and is the head of a union or district, called Castletown, comprising this parish and Kilaconenagh; there is a chapel at Cahirmore. There are five private schools, in which about 380 children are educated. The old church is a picturesque ruin.

(CE 29/4/1843) BERE ISLAND CHAPEL BUILDING FUND SUBSCRIBERS 1843 - THE COMMITTEE of the BEREISLAND CHAPEL gratefully acknowledge the following liberal subscriptions towards this sacred Ediface which is now being finished:-

(CE 22/12/1843) - AQUATICS IN BEREHAVEN HARBOUR – Great Sport is anticipated by all classes here, on the coming of St. Stephen’s Day, from its being announced by some respectable individuals that a Boat Race will come off, and subscriptions to a fair amount have been already collected for the occasion. We hope the thing will be carried on with spiritand that our famous oarsmen of the Dursey, Drowne and Bereisland, will have an oppurtunity of shewing the jolly-tars of England now in our Harbours, that they have bone and sinew for a long pull – a strong pull – and a pull together.

(CE 25/3/1844) - CORK SPRING ASSIZES COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT - Eugene Sullivan was given in charge for feloniously embezzling letters deposited in the post-office, he being post-master of Castletown[bere].

Mr. Bennett stated the cases in brief terms to the jury. The charge, he said, was preferred against a person employed in the post-office, the post-master of Castletown. - The letters to there were conveyed by the Bantry district, did embezzle letters which contained valuable securities. It was the duty of the post-master when he received letters not to open them, but to forward them to their destination and the charge of opening the letters formed another count in the indictment; for the indictment charged him with doing so, and with appropiating the money to his own use. To prove that the letters were sent to the post-office, evidence would be given which should satisfy the jury of the truth of the allegation; and further, to prove that the prisoner was the party who abstracted them. A person by the name of Coffey, who was the clerk of a Mr. O Sullivan, a butter-merchant, in this city, remitted a sum of £78, and Coffey, by way of security in forwarding the money, cut every note into halves, put them into separate letters, and directed one parcel to “Daniel O Sullivan”, whilst the others he directed to “Eugene O Sullivan” who was the party who expected to get the remittance; and he accordingly went to the Post-office in Castletown and made enquiry after the letter, but the prisoner told him that there was no letter for him; neither did the other gentleman receive the letter directed to him. Enquiries were accordingly made, and things put into a train for the purpose of discovery; the result was that the Crown was enabled to trace the matter to the prisoner, on whose person several of the notes were seen, and as person were to be produced who would distinctly prove that he offered them to be changed in various places. That was the general nature of the case; and he felt bound to state it to them, that they might be fully enabled to understand the evidence which he was about to go into.mail which left Cork at nine o clock in the morning and arrived in Bantry at five in the evening, whence they were forwarded by a mail car from Bantry to Castletown. The charge against the prisoner was that he, being post-master of the

Patrick Coffey examined by Mr. Keane - I am in the employment of Mr. Morty O Sullivan; I know Mr. O Sullivan of Castletown; I recollect getting directions from Mr. O Sullivan to remit £78 to Castletown which I did; I entered the dates, numbers and amounts of the notes forwarded; I directed half of them to Mr. Dan O Sullivan, and the other half to Mr. Eugene O Sullivan; I cut the notes in halves; I sealed the letters; put Post-office Stamps on them, and gave them to the porter, Con. Donovan, to have placed in the Post-office - (the notes here were here handed witness, who identified several of them, their numbers and amounts coinciding with those entered on his list) - I was in the habit, for nearly a year, of transmitting sums of money in a similar way.

Philip Shanahan sworn - - I am in the employment of Mr. Michael O Sullivan; I saw Mr. Coffee write two letters on the 5^th of October; he gave them to me to put in the Post-office; I took them to Cornelius Donovan.

Cornelius Donovan sworn - Remembers getting two letters from the last witness on the 7^th of October; put them in the Post office; he told me one was for Mr. O Sullivan.

Daniel O Sullivan sworn and examined by Mr. Kane - I live in Castletown; I am related to Mortimer O Sullivan; I send him butter and he send me money in return; I had previously sent him butter; I could not say exactly how much; on Monday the 9^th I expected the remittance; a letter posted on the 7^th should reach Castletown on the 9^th.

John Cahill sworn - I am in the employment of Mortimer O Sullivan; he is uncle to Mr. Daniel O Sullivan; he sent me to the Post-office to see if there were any more letters than those I got; the prisoner told me that all the letters he had received he put into the letter-carrier's bag.

Robert O Callaghan examined by Mr. Kane - These are provincial notes; the Bank does not issue duplicates of them.

Daniel O Sullivan sworn - Identified one of the notes prisoner sent him to get it changed; the person who changed it requested that he should put his name on the back.

After production of a host of evidence clearly establishing the prisoner's guilt, James Kennick was sworn - It is my business to visit Post-offices; I put the prisoner in the appointment and saw him acting in it.

After deliberating for about half an hour the Jury entered the Court with a verdict of Guilty.

His Lordship said, the law left him no discretion. The sentence of the prisoner was - to be transported for the period of his natural life.

In reply to Mr. O Hea - His Lordship said - the Post-mistress must be discharged.

(CE 23/2/1844) - O CONNELL FUND FOR 1843 - PARISH OF KILMANAH, BEREHAVEN, per the Rev. JAMES DEVINE, PP, the sum of £14.10. 6 - Such a sum as this coming from one of the poorest and most remote Parishes in the County of Cork, and where there was never a Collection before, is proof of the real affection of the people towards their great Leader, and their detestation of that trumped-up Prosecution which was intended to stifle their lawful claims. The following are the names of the Contributers:-

(CE 1/5/1846) - A LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE RELIEF FUND FOR THE BARONY OF BERE

(CE 17/5/1848) - IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC - HOTEL, CASTLETOWN, BEREHAVEN - MRS. HARRINGTON - Respectfully invites the particular attention of her Friends and the Public to her Establishment, which has been lately fitted up in a superior style for the accommodation of those who may be pleased to favour her with their Patronage. She wishes to draw special Notice to her Sitting Rooms, as well as to her large and thoroughly aired bed-rooms; the accommodation in this respect is not surpassed if equalled in any Hotel in the South of Ireland. To those who wish to avail of Seabathing the situation is most inviting--within a few perches of the open to the Magnificent Harbour of Bantry, and on the verge of this lovely basin, where every facility is afforded to those wishing to avail of Water Excursions. - A well appointed Pinnace, a Side-car and Covered Car are always in readiness, with ponies if required, for those who wish to witness the grand and sublime scenery of the South West. - Mrs. HARRINGTON finds it her duty to caution the Public against the malignant and sinister reports which have been for some time industriously put forward against her Establishment. This has been the work of a few malicious and interested individuals, as appears from the following remarks made in her book of visitors, and unsolicited by her, by J. REDMOND BARRY, Esq., Inspector of Fisheries. - "Under strong but unfounded prejudice against this House, produced by causes equally unjust and unreasonable, I arrived here quite unexpected, and accompanied by two friends. I have seldom been more comfortably or satisfactorily accommodated, never more kindly or more attentively. I pronounce it to be a right excellent House. J. REDMOND BARRY. Since writing the above I paid my bill--nothing could be more reasonable.--J.R.B." - Mrs. HARRINGTON begs leave to add that she has three Cottages to Let for those wishing to avail of them during the Bathing Season, one at present in a finished state, the others can be fitted up a few days notice; every article of Furniture, &c., can be supplied, combining comfort with economy. A trial is merely required to secure approbation. -

(CE 27/3/1848) - DESTITUTION IN BEREHAVEN - Elsewhere will be found a communication, describing the case of a man whose children died of starvation in the above part of the country. The records of distress contain nothing more affecting than the case of this poor family, endeavouring to struggle against their fate, and obliged to subsist upon the bread which the children received at school, until the younger and weaker members sank at length under the sacrifices of filial affection. We have been compelled to suppress part of the testimony given by the unhappy wife, which is too humbling to human nature to excite any other feeling than disgust. Unfortunately the case of MICHAEL DOWNEY is the case of hundreds in the same district, who were once farmers like him, and have been reduced to experience the same disappointments under the poor law and the system of "reproductive employment", as carried out there. It reflects credit upon the authors of the communication referred to, that the daily encounter of such awful misery as prevails around them, has not disheartened them from exposing it to the notice and sympathy of the public.

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Name	Served in…/Discharged	Covering Dates
CAVERLY, JAMES	Born Kilcaskin. Rifle Brigade. Discharged aged 40	1826-1847
CROWLEY, DANIEL	Born Rossmacowen. 88^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 46	1809-1823
CROWLEY, JAMES	Born 'Kilcatheran.' 86^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 24	1844-1846
GILFOYLE, WILLIAM	Born 'Kilkaskin.' 73^rd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 35	1838-1848
GRADY, JOHN	Born 'Barnhaven.' 73^rd Foot Regt.; 5^th Royal Veteran Battalion. Discharged aged 33	1810-1821
HANL(E)Y, JAMES	Or Hantley. Born 'Castletown Beerhaven.' 73^rd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 24	1845-1853
HOLLAND, JOHN	Born 'Barhaven.' 59^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 33 after 2 years service	1794
HOOLAHAN, MICHAEL	Born 'Kilkatharine.' 69^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 23	1847-1852
MC CARTHY, DENIS	Born Bere Island. 60^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 29	1826-1834
MURPHY, DANIEL	Born Berehaven. 52^nd Foot Regt.; Irish Brigade. Dischaged aged 45	1794-1818
MURPHY, DENIS	Born 'Barehaven.' 89^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 22	1836-1838
MURPHY, MICHAEL	Born 'Arees.' - ?Eyries. 56^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 22	1847-1850
MURR(A)Y, PETER	Born Kilcasken. 20^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 22	1849-1853
O BRIEN, JOHN	Born Bere Island. Served in 12^th Foot Regt.; 84^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 39	1829-1849
POWER, EDWARD	Born 'Kilcasken.' 15^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 23	1848-1853
SPRING, JAMES	Born 'Barehaven.' 17^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 18	1823-1824
SULLIVAN, JEREMIAH	Born 'Bear Haven.' 13^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 38	1800-1813
SULLIVAN, JEREMIAH	Born Kilcaskin. 81^st Foot Regt. Discharged aged 42	1830-1852
SULLIVAN, MICHAEL	Born 'Beerhaven.' 46^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 29	1811-1820
SULLIVAN, ROBERT	Born 'Beerhaven.' Cork Militia. Discharged aged 75. Covering date year of discharge	1829
SULLIVAN, THOMAS	Born 'Barehaven.' 27^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 26	1827-1835
THOMAS, WILLIAM	Born 'Bear Island.' 11^th Foot Regt.; 94^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 39	1829-1851

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