CLONAKILTY
DIRECTORIES
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PIGOT’S DIRECTORY 1824 - CLONAKILTY (including with Rosscarbery in the original)
AT the head of a sandy bay in the county of Cork, is a considerable market town, distant from the castle of Dublin 150 miles, from Cork 26, from Bandon 10, and from Kinsale 17. An important trade is carried on in the manufacture of coarse linen, for the sale of which a weekly market is held on Fridays, in a spacious hall erected by the Earl of Shannon for the accommodation of the dealers. Within the last three years there has been a very considerable increase in this branch of industry, and upwards of ten thousand persons are now employed in the various processes of the manufacture, in this and the neighbouring town of Ross and the surrounding district, whence the linens are brought for sale to the public market. The description of goods manufactured here is peculiar to the county of Cork, and called Vitries and Twills; these are from three quarters to a yard wide, and the average price is from 4 ½ d to 8d per yard. The market is regularly attended by purchasers from Cork and Bandon, who buy on commission for the English and Scotch houses; and the weekly sales are computed at upwards of £1,000. The market is superintended by Mr. Henry Franks, senior seal master. An English gentleman has recently established a large linen manufactory here; but the trade is, in general, carried on by persons of small capital, who employ from one to four looms. A little cotton is also manufactured; there is a large brewery, and some corn is exported. Clonakilty is a corporate town, and is governed by a sovereign and recorder, who hold sessions of the peace for the town and liberties, and have the power of enforcing the payment of small debts. It was a borough before the union, and is the property of the Earl of Shannon. This place flourished until the rebellion of 1641, when it was totally consumed, but it is now rapidly improving, several good houses have recently been erected, a substantial market house has been raised, and a new road formed along the Strand to the village of Ring. The church, situated upon a rising ground, is a respectable building, and contains a good organ. The Rev. Horace Townsend, AM, is the vicar, and Dr. Stewart, the curate. There are also a Wesleyan meeting house, and a large Catholic chapel, of which the Rev. David Walsh is the priest. The charitable institutions are numerous and well conducted. The dispensary is regularly attended by a physician and an apothecary; and no less a number than 1827 persons are reported to have received medicine and advice from this excellent establishment during the last year. Here is a large school of industry for Catholic girls, and a similar one for Protestants, superintended by the most respectable ladies of the town; in these the children are employed in fine needlework and spinning, and a portion of their time is devoted to mental instruction. There is also a school for boys, partly supported by the incumbent of the parish, and partly by the Dublin Association for Discountenancing Vice and the Promotion of Virtue. There is also a good general market on Friday, and the five fairs are held on the 6th of April, the 30th of June, the 1st of August, the 10th of October, and the 12th of November, for cattle, merchandise, &c. - The population of Clonakilty is about 5,600
POST OFFICE, Main-street, Post Master, Mr. John Bennett. The Mail from Dublin, Cork and all parts of Great Britain, arrives every day at half-past one, and is despatched every morning at half past eleven. The Skibbereen Mail leaves immediately on the arrival of the Dublin Mail.
COACHES - CORK and Bandon, the Mail every morning at half past eleven, and returns to Skibbereen, through Ross, every day at half past one.
Arranged Alphabetically
(NGC) – Nobility, Gentry & Clergy
Abbott, John, Linen Draper & Cotton Manufacturer, Main-st.
Allen, Mrs., Sovereigns-street (NGC)
Alleyn, Henry, Grocer, Main-st.
Austin, Henry, junr., Esq., South-ring (NGC)
Baily, Thomas, Baker, Main-street
Barry, James Redmond, Esq., Dunmore, near Clonakilty (NGC)
Barry, James, Lieut., HP, Mill-st. (NGC)
Bateman, Michael, Cooper, Main-street
Beamish, Abrm., Baker & Grocer, Main-st.
Beamish, George, esq., Dunmore, near Clonakilty (NGC)
Bennett, Francis, Attorney, Sovereigns-street
Bennett, Jno., Grocer & Flour Factor, Main-st.
Bennett, John, Post Master, Post Office, Main-st.
Bennett, Josias, Hardwareman & Dealer in Oils, &c, Mill-street
Bennett, Samuel, Esq., Magistrate, Square (NGC)
Bennett, William, Pawnbroker, Mill-street
Bowerman, George, Esq., Square (NGC)
Boyle, Travers, Surgeon, Ballymacone
Brady, James, Dyer (Blue), Sovereigns-street
Calanan, Susan, Grocer, Main-st.
Carberry, Right Honourable Lord, Castle-freke (NGC)
Casey, D. O Brien, Lieut., RN, HP, Sovereigns-street (NGC)
Clarke, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main-st.
Coakley, Daniel, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Collins, William, Dyer (Blue), Market-place
Condon, James, Publican, Main-street
Connell, John, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Cotter, James, Saddler, Barrack-st.
Crowly, Cornelius, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Deasy & Company, Brewers & Maltsters, near the Square
Deasy, Daniel, Grocer, Sovereigns-st.
Deasy, Ellen, Wine & Spirit Dealer, Sovereigns-street
Deasy, Jeremiah, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Deasy, Js., Dealer in Drugs, Sovereigns-street
Deasy, Mary, Grocer, Main-st.
Deasy, Richard, Esq., Mill-street (NGC)
Donovan, Alex, Capt., HP, Cottage (NGC)
Donovan, John, Publican, Main-street
Driscol, C., Publican, Sovereigns-street
Driscol, Cath., Linen Draper & Milliner, Main-st.
Driscol, George, Land Agent, Main-street
Driscol, Michael, Carpenter, Main-st.
Elmore, John Richard, Linen Merchant & Manufacturer, near Mill-st.
Evanson, Allen, Lieut., RN, Galleyhead, near Clonakilty (NGC)
Field, Ellen, Linen Draper, Barrack-st.
Folliott, Wm., Physician & Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Square
Foster, John Sadlier, Corn Merchant & Miller, Shannon-vale
Franks, Henry, junr., Linen Factor, Sovereigns-street
French, Philip, Rev., Square (NGC)
Gallwey, Michael, Esq., Kilkoran (NGC)
Gillman, Herbert, Esq., Magistrate, Bennett-grove, near Clonakilty (NGC)
Grace, John, Publican, Main-street
Hagarty, Susan, Baker, Main-street
Hagarty, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main-st.
Hart, John, Carpenter, Main-st.
Hart, Richard, Carpenter, Main-st.
Hayes, George & James, Corn Merchants & Millers, Castle-view
Hayes, Marshall, Apothecary, Mill-street
Hayes, Timothy, Linen Draper, Main-st.
Heagarty, Daniel, Linen Draper, Main-st.
Heas, John, Grocer & Spirit Dealer, Main-st.Hegarty, Henry, Corn Merchant & Miller, Lisee-lane
Herrick, Edward, Esq., Square (NGC)
Hogan, John, Commission Agent, Mill-st.
Hopkins, William R., Lieut., HP, Ballyrackay, near Clonakilty (NGC)
Howell, Richard, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main-st.
Hoy, Robert, Captain, RN, Mill-st. (NGC)
Hungerford, George, Physician, Square
Hungerford, J., Cooper, Lamb-street
Hungerford, Mrs., Square (NGC)
Hungerford, Richard, Esq., Island (NGC)
Hungerford, Thomas, Esq., Island (NGC)
Hurly, Mary, Baker, Main-street
Jones, Joseph, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Justice, T., Apothecary, Main-street
Kingston, Paul, Grocer & Spirit Dealer, Market-place
Lucas, James, Attorney, North-ring
Lucas, Jaspar E., Corn Merchant & Miller, North-ring
Lucas, Thomas, Physician, Richfordstown
Mahony, Timothy, Publican, Mill-street
Maybury, Mary, Dealer in Drugs, Main-street
McCarthy, E., Publican, Mill-street
McCarthy, James, Baker, Mill-street
McCarthy, Jeremiah, Coal & Earthenware Dealer, Mill-street
Molony, Jas., Commission Agent, Square
Molony, Jno., Linen Draper & Pawnbroker, Main-st.
Molony, Timothy, Linen Draper, Main-st.
Mooney, P., Rev., Mill-street (NGC)
Nunan, Francis, Publican, Main-street
Nunan, James, Carpenter, Main-st.
O Connor, Brien, Physician, Mill-street
O Herly, Timothy, Publican, Main-street
O Leary, D., Publican, Barrack-street
O Neil, Owen, Publican, Market-place
O Regan, Ann, Publican, Mill-street
O Regan, Mrs., Sovereigns-street (NGC)
O Riordan, Daniel, Publican, Mill-street
Power, P., Esq., Surgeon, RN, HP, Main-st. (NGC)
Riordan, John, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Sands, George, Captain, Dunowen (NGC)
Savage, Eliza, Grocer, Main-st.
Smyth, John, Esq., Ross-view (NGC)
Smyth, Richd., Esq., Castle-Downheen (NGC)
Spiller, James, Attorney, Barrack-street
Spiller, John, Esq., Mill-street (NGC)
Spiller, John, Painter & Glazier, Main-street
Stewart, Henry Wilson, Rev., LLD, Lower-tawnies (NGC)
Stewart, William, Rev., Magistrate, Wellfield (NGC)
Sullivan, Daniel, Publican, Mill-street
Sullivan, James, Tailor, near the Square
Sweeny, James, Esq., Square (NGC)
Tanner, George, Boot & Shoe Maker, Sovereigns-st.
Toohig, James, Grocer & Tallow Chandler, Main-st.
Townsend, Jno., Esq., Recorder, Square (NGC)
Twigg, Patrick, Tailor, Barrack-street
Wagner, James, Hardwareman & Dealer in Oils, &c, Main-street
Wagner, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main-st.
Waugh, Andw. & Wm., Pawnbrokers, Sovereigns-st.
Webb, John, Baker, Sovereigns-street
White, Edward, Publican, Mill-street
Wright, Stephen, Publican, Sovereigns-street
Wagner, James, Hardwareman & Dealer in Oils, &c, Main-street
Wagner, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main-st.
Waugh, Andw. & Wm., Pawnbrokers, Sovereigns-st.
Webb, John, Baker, Sovereigns-street
White, Edward, Publican, Mill-street
Wright, Stephen, Publican, Sovereigns-street________________________________________________________________________________
CLONAKILTY – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – CLONAKILTY, or CLOUGHNAKILTY, an incorporated sea-port, market and post-town (formerly a parliamentary borough), in the parish of KILGARRIFFE, East Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 25 ½ miles (S.W. by S.) from Cork, and 151 ½ miles (S.W) from Dublin; containing 3807 inhabitants. This town, anciently called Tuogh Mc Cilti, appears to have had a corporation at an early period, for, in the records of the city of Cork, there is a petition from the portreeve and corporation of Clonakilty; dated July 5th, 1605: it, however, owes its importance to the family of Boyle. Sir Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork, obtained for the inhabitants, in 1613, a charter of incorporation from Jas. I. On the breaking out of the war in 1641, the English settlers in the town were compelled to flee for refuge to Bandon, carrying with them the charter and muniments of the borough. In the following year, Lord Forbes, with his English regiment from Kinsale and some companies from Bandon, arrived here, and leaving two companies of Scottish troops and one of the Bandon companies to secure the place till his return, proceeded on his expedition towards the west. This force was, soon after his departure, attacked by multitudes on all sides; and the Scottish troops refusing to retreat, were cut to pieces. The Bandon company defended themselves, with great difficulty, in an old Danish fort on the road to Ross, till a reinforcement came to their relief, when they unitedly attacked the Irish, and forced them into the island of Inchidony, when, the tide coming in, upwards of 600 of them were drowned. The troops then returned to the town, to relieve a great number of their friends who had been taken prisoners, and were confined in the market-house. In 1691, the town was attacked by 800 Irish troops in the service of Jas. II., but they were quickly repulsed by the garrison, consisting of 50 dragoons and 25 foot. During the disturbances of 1798, a skirmish took place here between the king’s forces and the insurgents, in which many of the latter were killed and the remainder dispersed.
The town is situated on the Gorar or Farla river, which falls into the bay close to the principal street, and in a pleasant fertile valley environed by hills of moderate elevation, which descend to the harbour. It consists of four principal streets diverging at right angles from the centre, and is well supplied with water from two public pumps erected by the Earl of Shannon. It has been much improved recently by the erection of several good houses and a spacious square, the centre of which is planted and laid out in walks, so as to form an agreeable promenade. Some excellent roads have also been made in the neighbourhood. A public library was established by a body of shareholders, in 1825: there are also three news-rooms and a lending library for the poor. Balls are occasionally given in the rooms over the market-house, during the sessions week. There are commodious infantry barracks for 4 officers and 68 privates. The staple trade of the town is the linen manufacture, which furnishes employment to 400 looms and 1000 persons, who manufacture to the amount of £250 or £300 weekly, but when the trade was in the height of its prosperity, the weekly sales were fre quently £1000. The cotton-manufacture also employs about 40 looms. A spacious linen-hall was built some years since by the Earl of Shannon: it is attended by a sworn salesman and three deputies, by whom all the cloth brought to the hail is measured and marked. The corn trade is carried on chiefly by agents for the Cork merchants, who ship it here and receive coal as a return cargo. There are 14 lighters of 17 tons burden each regularly employed in raising and conveying sand to be used in the neighbourhood as manure. The harbour is only fit for small vessels, the channel being extremely narrow and dangerous, and having at the entrance a bar, over which vessels above 100 tons can only pass at high spring tides: large vessels, therefore, discharge their cargoes at Ring, about a mile below the town. It is much used as a safety harbour by the small craft for several miles along the coast. The market is held on Friday, and is amply supplied with good and cheap provisions; and three fairs are held under the charter on April 5th, Oct. 10th, and Nov. 12th, and two subsequently established on June 1st and Aug. 1st, all for cattle, sheep, and pigs; the Oct. and Nov. fairs are noted for a large supply of turkeys and fowls. A spacious market-house has been built, at an expense of £600; and shambles were erected in 1833, by the corporation, on ground let rent-free by the Earl of Shannon, who is proprietor of the borough. A chief constabulary police force has been stationed here.
By the charter of Jas. I. the inhabitants were incorporated under the designation of the “Sovereign, Free Burgesses, and Conmmonalty of the Borough of Cloughnakilty;” and Sir Richard Boyle was constituted lord of the town, with power to appoint several of the officers, and to a certain extent to superintend the affairs of the corporation, which was to consist of a sovereign and not less than 13 nor more than burgesses, assisted by a serjeant-at-mace, three constables, a toll-collector and weighmaster. The sovereign is annually elected by the lord of the town out of three burgesses chosen by the corporation, and the order is also appointed by him. Vacancies among the burgesses are filled up by themselves from among the freemen, who are admitted by favour of the corporation. The sovereign and recorder are justices of the peace within the borough, the limits of which extend for a mile and a half in every direction from a point nearly in the centre of the town, called the Old Chapel. The charter conferred the right of sending two members to the Irish parliament, which it continued to exercise till the Union, when the £15,000 awarded as compensation for its disfranchisement was paid to the Earl of Shannon, a descendant of Sir Richard Boyle. The sovereign and recorder were empowered to hold a court of record, for the recovery of debts and the determination of all pleas to the amount of £20 late currency; but since the passing of the act limiting the power of arrest to sums exceeding £20, it has been discontinued. A manorial court is held every third Wednesday by a seneschal appointed by the Earl of Shannon, which takes cognizance of debts and pleas not exceeding 40s.; and the sovereign and recorder hold courts of petty session in the market-house, every Monday. Petty sessions are also held every Thursday by the county magistrates; and the general quarter sessions for the West Riding of the county are held here in July. The county court-house is a neat edifice of hewn stone, ornamented with a pediment and cornice supported by two broad pilasters, between which is a handsome Venetian window. Connected with it is a bridewell, and both were erected at the expense of the county.
The parish church of Kilgarriffe is situated in the town, on an eminence to the north of the main street: it is a plain edifice, with a square tower at the west end, and was rebuilt in 1818, at an expense of £1300, of which £500 was a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, and the remainder was contributed by the Earl of Shannon and the Rev. H. Townsend. In the R. C. divisions this place gives name to a union or district, comprising the parishes of Kilgarriffe, Kilnagross, Templeomalus, Carrigrohanemore, Desart, Templebryan, and part of the parishes of Kilkerramnore and Inchidony: the chapel is a spacious building, and there is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. A classical school was established in 1808, under the patronage of the Earl of Shannon, who has assigned a large and handsome house, with land, for the residence of the master: there are more than 60 boys on the establishment. A dispensary, a house of industry and a benevolent society have been established, which have been found highly beneficial, and are liberally supported by the Earl of Shannon and the inhabitants generally. The late Michael Collins, D. D., R. C. Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, who was author of several tracts on the state of Ireland and was examined before a committee of the House of Commons, in 1825, was a native of this place. About a mile north of the town is a tolerably perfect druidical temple, some of the stones of which are nearly as large as those of Stonehenge; the centre stone of the circle is very large, and is composed of one mass of white quartz.
Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – CURRAGRANEMORE, a parish, in the barony of IBANE and BARRYROE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2 ¾ miles (S.E.) from Clonakilty; containing 63 inhabitants. This place is locally situated within the parish of Templeomalus, of which it is considered to form a part: it comprises only 120 acres, which are tithe free, and constitutes a prebend in the cathedral of Ross, in the patronage of the Bishop. The income of the prebendary arises solely from the rent of lands leased to Mr. John Barret for £55 7. 8. per annum.
DESART – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – DESART, a parish, partly in the barony of IBANE and BARRYROE, and partly in the East Division of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 1 mile (E. by S.) from Clonakilty; containing 744 inhabitants. It is situated on the bay of Clonakilty; and comprises 582 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £401 per annum. Although elevated, about half of it is under tillage, principally for wheat and potatoes; and the remainder is mountain pasture. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and forms part of the union of Kilgarriffe; the rectory is appropriate to the Dean of Ross. The tithes amount to £7 of which £40 is payable to the appropriator, and £3 to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of Clonakilty; On an elevated site near the shore are the ruins of a church, which measured only about 20 feet by 12.
INCHYDONEY, see under Clonakilty
KILGARRIFFE – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – KILGARRIFFE, a parish, partly in the barony of IBANE and BAR RYROE, but chiefly in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER; con taining, with the post-town of Clonakilty, 6273 inhabitants. It is situ ated on the shores of the harbour of Clonakilty, and comprises 4581 statute acres, of which 4070 are applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3640 per annum. The greater portion is under tillage, and there are some tracts of good pasture: the soil, though light and in some parts intermixed with rocks that rise above the surface, is generally fertile, and the system of agriculture is improved, though the old heavy plough is still in use. Near the town and at Crohane, in the northern part of the parish, are about 500 acres of bog. There are several quarries of blue slate on the lands of the Earl of Shannon, and indications of copper may be seen in various parts. The scenery is pleasingly varied, and along the coast are lofty cliffs. The principal seats are Ballydevane House, that of M. Becher, Esq.; Kilgarriffe House, of Capt. Davis; Fern Hill, of W. F. Atkin, Esq.; Taunies Cottage, of the Rev. Dr. Stewart; Ballyduvane, of E. Herrick, Esq.; and the Cottage of M. Galway, Esq. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, united to those of Desert and Island, forming the union of Kilgarriffe, in the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in Michael Roberts and Thos. W. Foot, Esqrs. The tithes amount to £430, of which £215 is payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar; and the entire tithes of the union, including the prebend of Island, with which it is held, amount to £5 10. The church is at Clon akilty, which see. There is no glebe-house, but a glebe of three acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head of the union or district of Clonakilty, comprising also the parishes of Kilnagross, Templeomalus, and Carrigrohane-More, and parts of Inchidony and Kilkerran-More; there is a spacious chapel at Clonakilty, and one on the lands of Donay, in Templeomalus, and Carrigrahane-More, and parts of Inchidony and Kilkerran-More. There is also a place of worship in the town for Wesleyan Methodists. About 600 children are taught in four public schools, of which the parochial schools and also an infants’ school are supported by the incumbent and his lady; the parochial school-house for the girls was built in 1810 by subscription, and that for the boys, a good slated building, was erected at an expense of £150, of which £50 was given by the Association for Discountenancing Vice, £50 by the Earl of Shannon, and £50 by the Rev. Horatio Townsend. A large and handsome school-house, containing three rooms, with a residence for the mistress, and in which are 400 girls, was built in 1835, by subscription and a grant of £310 from the National Board, on ground given by the Earl of Shannon. There are eight private schools, in which are about 300 children; and a Sunday school.
KILKERRANMORE, see under Rosscarbery
KILNAGROSS – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – KILNAGROSS, or KILNACROSS, a parish, in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (N.E.) from Clonakilty, on the road to Bandon; containing 2068 inhabitants. It comprises 3067 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at /3422 per ann., of which about 100 acres are waste land or bog, and the remainder arable. Agriculture is in an imperfect state, the heavy wooden plough being still in use; sea sand is used for manure. There is a quarry of excellent slate at Forkhill, and a large flour-mill at Shannon Vale. The principal seats are Shannon Vale, the residence of T. Allin, Esq.; Fort Prospect, of R. Wheeler, Esq.; Ballymacowen, of R. Stowards, Esq.; Castle View, of J. Hayes, Esq.; and Kilnagross Cottage, of the Rev. W. Sullivan. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £370. The church, which was built in 1821, is a small plain edifice. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Clonakilty. There is a parochial school of about 40 children, which is aided by the rector, and endowed with a house and an acre of land by T. Hodnet, Esq.; it is closed during the winter; there is also a Sunday school. On the summit of an eminence, about a mile eastward from the church, are the remains of a very large cromlech.
TEMPLEBRYAN – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – TEMPLEBRYAN, a parish, in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles (N.N.W) from Clonakilty, on the old road to Bandon; containing 496 inhabitants. It comprises 957 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, the gross annual value being £800: the soil is gen emily light, and that portion of it which is well cultivated is very pro ductive; on the waste land is some excellent turbary. It is in the diocese of Ross; the rectory is appropriate to the see, and the vicarage forms the corps of the prebend thereof in the cathedral of Ross, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithes amount to £134. 13. 11., of which £60 is payable to the prebendary and the remainder to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Protestant inhabitants attend divine worship at the church of Clonakilty. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Clonakilty On the summit of a gentle eminence are the ruins of the ancient parochial church, of which the foundations and part of the wails only remain: in the burial-ground is the shaft of a cross, 11 feet high, set up by the Knights Templars in 1303, who at the period had possession of the whole parish, and from whom it received its present name. Nearly adjoining the ruins of the church is a small circular building, resembling a round tower, but it is not more than six feet in diameter: and in an adjacent field are the remains of a very extensive heathen temple; six of the stones still exist, the centre one being of white quartz and much larger than the rest. This monument of antiquity near which is a spacious cave, is described in the Philosophical Transactions, Na 471, A. D. 1742, by then Bishop of Clogher.
TEMPLEOMALUS – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – TEMPLEOMALUS, a parish, in the barony of IBANE and BARRYROE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2 ¾ miles (S.E.) from Clonakilty; on the road to Donoughmore, and on the harbour of Clonakilty; containing, with the village of Ring, 1352 inhab itants. The Lord Arundel, in the early part of the thirteenth century built here a very extensive and beautiful castle, called Castle Arundel; it afterwards passed to the Barrymore family, and was by them named Rine or Ring (whence the name of the village); part of the tower is all that remains. The lands of Ring and Lackenduff were granted by Charles II., in 1666, to the corporation of Bandon, but have long since passed from that body. The parish comprises 2049 statute acres, of which 1924 are applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £1006 per annum, 1899 acres are arable, 125 bog, and 25 waste. The land is in general good, and the judicious use of sea-sand and weed for manure, under an improved system of agriculture, produces abundant crops of corn and potatoes. The substratum is clay—slate; quarries of slate are worked, and, as the produce is of a superior quality and held in good repute, are in full operation: some of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing. The village of Ring is remarkably well situated for an extensive trade, but, except the export of slate, the only business carried on is in grain, potatoes, and flour, to facilitate which several very capacious stores have been built, connected with which is an extensive flour-mill; 5000 bushels of wheat and 1000 tons of potatoes are annually shipped. Lackenduff is the residence of J. Lucas, Esq.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £200. 5. 4. The glebe comprises 11 acres, which has been much injured by the work ing of a slate quarry for many years. Divine service is performed in a large building at Ring, licensed by the Bishop, and well adapted for the purpose. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Clonakilty; the chapel is a large plain edifice at Darrery. The parochial school was established at Ring in 1835, and is principally supported by the incumbent; a school is aided by the parish priest; and there is a private school. The ruins of the church form a conspicuous and interesting object on a hill. In the lands of Lackenduff are the remains of an extensive heathen temple; two large stones remain standing near each other; and in an adjoining field is another still larger.
TEMPLEQUINLAN – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary 1837 – TEMPLEQUINLAN, a parish, partly in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, but chiefly in the barony of IBANE and BARRYROE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (E.) from Clonakilty; on the road to Timoleague and on the Arigadeen river; containing 1042 inhabitants. It comprise 2188 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £1614 per annum: the land is productive, but agriculture as a system is altogether unknown. The old heavy wooden plough is still used, and much of the land is still cultivated by spade labour. The weaving of coarse linen cloth is carried on in the parish. At Ballinaroher are large mills, pro pelled by the waters of the Agrideen, the property of J. Hayes, Esq. The living is the vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patron age of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of Devonshire. The tithes amount to £58, payable to the incumbent. Divine service is regularly performed in the school-house. In the R. C. divi sions the parish forms part of the union or district of Clonakility. The remains of the old church stand on a gentle eminence, and the burial- place is still used by persons from a considerable distance; in it are the vaults of the Allen family, to whom some extensive tracts of land were granted by Cromwell in 1658. The extensive ruins of Ballinaroher castle are situated on the south bank of the river; it appears to have been erected to protect the old ford here, which was the only pass between Bandon and the entire south-western part of this country Here was formerly a good family residence of the McCarthy.
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SLATER’S DIRECTORY 1846 – CLONAKILTY WITH THE VILLAGE OF RING AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
CLONAKILTY, or CLOUGHNAKELTY, is a considerable market town (formerly a parliamentary borough), in the parish of Kilgarriffe, barony of East Carbery, county of Cork, 190 miles SW from Dublin, 33 SW from Cork, 12 ½ S by W from Bandon, and 2. W from Kinsale; seated at the head of Sandy bay, on the road between the last-named town and Skibbereen. The town, anciently called Tough-M’Gilti, is recorded to have had a corporation at an early period, for, in the archives of Cork there is a petition from the portreeve and corporation of Clonakilty, dated July, 1603; it, however, certainly owes its chief importance to the family of Boyle, Sir Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork, having obtained from James 1, in 1613, a charter of incorporation for the burgesses of Clonakilty. The town was in a flourishing state previous to the year 1641, when, during the insurrection at that period, it was partly burned, and was the scene of sad carnage. The present town consists of several wide and spacious streets, containing well-built houses. The ‘Square’, a fine open area, is much admired for its pleasant site and the healthy recreation it affords. The harbour is only fit for small class vessels, the channel being narrow and having at the entrance a bar, over which vessels of heavy tonnage can only pass at spring tides; large vessels, therefore, discharge their cargoes at RING, a suburban village, about a mile below the town. The linen manufacture for a considerable period was the staple trade of the place, and it is still of some importance, the looms furnishing employment to several industrious hands; but the corn trade, at the present day, takes precedence of all other branches, and employs the capital of many respectable merchants and several mill-owners; amongst the latter, the mills of Messrs. Allin & Co. are extensive. There is also a large brewery, belonging to Messrs. Deasy & Co.; and a branch of the ‘National Bank’ is opened here. These establishments, together with some boat-building yards at Ring, and an active retail trade, form the commercial interest of Clonakilty. The government of the town is vested in the local magistrates, who hold general sessions every Thursday. A manorial court, under the Earl of Shannon, is held by the seneschal, Henry Franks, Esq., every third Wednesday monthly, for the recovery of debts under 40s. The county court-house is a neat edifice of hewn stone, ornamented with a pediment and cornice; connected with it is a bridewell – both erected at the expense of the county.
The parish church of Kilgarriffe is rather a handsome structure, with a square tower at the west end, and contains a good organ. It was rebuilt in 1818 at an expense of upwards of £1,300, towards which the Earl of Shannon and the Rev. H. Townsend were liberal contributors. It is situated to the north of Main-street, on a pleasant elevation. A spacious Catholic chapel, and one for Wesleyan Methodists, are the other places of worship. The charitable institutions comprise chiefly a valuable dispensary, a benevolent society, a school of industry for girls of Protestant and Catholic parents, and a free school for boys. About a mile north of the town is a tolerably perfect Druidical temple, some of the stones of which are nearly as large as those of Stonehenge, in England. The market, which is held on Friday, is well attended. Fairs, April 5th, June 30th, October 10th, and November 12th. The parish of Kilgarriffe contained, in 1841, 6,432 inhabitants, and the town of Clonakilty 3,993 of that number.
POST OFFICE, Sovereign street, Clonakilty, Dinah O Connor, Post Mistress. – Letters from Dublin, the North of Ireland and from England arrive every day at a quarter past twelve and evenings at half past seven. And are despatched every morning at half past five and noon at twelve. – letters from Bantry, Skibbereen and the West arrive and are despatched daily about half past twelve.
COACHES
To BANTRY, the Royal Mail (from Cork) calls at the Mail Coach Office, every day at a quarter past twelve; goes through Bandon
To CORK, the Royal Mail (from Bantry) calls at the Mail Coach Office every day at a quarter before one - & a Coach from the Mail Coach Office, every night at five; both go through Bandon
Arranged Alphabetically
(NGC) – Nobility, Gentry & Clergy
Allin & Co., Corn Merchants & Millers, Mille Ville & Shannon Vale
Allin, Thos., Esq., Shannon Vale House (NGC)
Anglin, Robert, Carpenter, Sovereign st.
Anglin, Timothy, School, Sovereign st.
Austin, Henry, Esq., South Ring (NGC)
Austin, William, Esq., Fortune Hill (NGC)
Bagley, Richard, Corn Merchant, Chapel lane
Bagley, Richard, Surveyor, Sovereign st.
Barry, David, Publican, Mill st.
Bateman, Charles, Ironmonger & Hardwareman, Main st.
Bateman, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, George st.
Bateman, Thomas, Boot & Shoe Maker, Main st.
Bateman, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Leather Seller, Mill st.
Beamish, George, Ballyvackey (Physicians & Surgeons)
Beamish, Henry, Esq., Dunmore (NGC)
Beamish, Richd., Esq., & Thos., Rev., Shannon square (NGC)
Beamish, Wm., Esq., Spring Mount (NGC)
Becher, Mary, Mrs., Shannon square (NGC)
Becher, Michl. Aillin, Esq., Ballyduvane (NGC)
Bennett, Dorah Ann, Ironmonger & Hardwareman, Sovereign st.
Bennett, Francis, Attorney, the Strand
Bennett, Jonathan, Ironmonger & Hardwareman, Main st.
Bennett, William, Pawnbroker, Mill st.
Bevin, John, Painter & Glazier, Barrack st.
Broderick, Jeremiah, Shopkeeper & Dealer in Sundries, Mill st.
Broderick, Jeremiah, Stone Mason, Mill st.
Callahan, Jeremiah, Publican, Sovereign st.
Callanan, Jeremiah, Cooper, Patrick st.
Callanan, John, Baker, Barrack st.
Callanan, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, Mill st.
Callanan, John, Cooper, Mill st.
Callanan, John, Grocer, Barrack st.
Callanan, Patrick, Cooper, Mill st.
Canniffe, Denis, Caniffe Hotel, Sovereign st.
Canty, Timothy, Baker, George st.
Carney, Jno., Boarding School, Shannon sq.
Clarke, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, Sovereign st.
Clarke, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, George st.
Coghlan, Cornelius, Blacksmith, Barrack st.
Coghlan, Denis, Nail Maker, Mill st.
Coghlan, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, Leather Seller, Mill st.
Coghlan, Patrick, Publican, Sovereign st.
Collins, Denis, Publican, Ring
Collins, Jane, Grocer, Dyer, Sovereign st.
Collins, John, Nail Maker, Sovereign st.
Collins, Patrick, Tailor, Mill st.
Collins, William, Dyer, Barrack st.
Connor, John, Publican, Ring
Constable, Henry, Rev., (Church of Ireland) Strand (NGC)
Cotter, James, Saddler, Sovereign st.
Crowly, Cornelius, Crowly’s Hotel, Sovereign st.
Crowly, Edward, Boot & Shoe Maker, George st.
Crowly, James, Hat Manufacturer, Sovereign st.
Crowly, James, Nail Maker, Mill st.
Crowly, John, Stone Mason, Sovereign st.
Crowly, Paul, Turner, Lamb st.
Crowly, Thomas, Nail Maker, Mill st.
Cunnigham, Garrett, Saddler, Barrack st.
Cunnigham, William, Saddler, Sovereign st.
Daunt, James, Nail Maker, Mill st.
Deasy, Denis, Publican, Mill st.
Deasy, Jeremiah, Tailor, Mill st.
Deasy, Patrick, Publican, Mill st.
Deasy, Thomas & Co., Brewer & Malster, Clonakilty Brewery
Deasy, Thomas, Esq., Shannon square (NGC)
Denton, William, Saddler, Sovereign st.
Desmond & O Sullivan, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Mill st.
Desmond, Denis, Publican, Mill st.
Donovan, Daniel, Attorney, Sovereign st.
Donovan, Daniel, Boot & Shoe Maker, Mill st.
Donovan, Denis, Blacksmith, Ring
Donovan, James, Linen Weaver, Lamb st.
Donovan, John, Linen Weaver, Lamb st.
Donovan, Michael, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Main st.
Donovan, Michael, Shopkeeper & Dealer in Sundries, Mill st.
Donovan, Patrick, Carpenter, Mill st.
Donovan, Richard, Boot & Shoe Maker, Barrack st.
Donovan, Richard, Boot & Shoe Maker, Sovereign st.
Donovan, Richard, Publican, Sovereign st.
Donovan, William, Publican, Mill st.
Driscoll, Cornelius, Cooper, Mill st.
Driscoll, Daniel, Oil & Colourman, Sovereign st.
Driscoll, Daniel, Spirit Dealer, Sovereign st.
Driscoll, Daniel, Timber Merchant, Sovereign st.
Driscoll, Denis, Hat Manufacturer, Sovereign st.
Driscoll, Denis, Publican, Ring
Driscoll, Eliza, Mrs., Barrack st. (NGC)
Driscoll, Jeremiah, Dyer, Sovereign st.
Driscoll, Jeremiah, Shopkeeper & Dealer in Sundries, Main st.
Driscoll, Jeremiah, Woolcomber, Sovereign st.
Driscoll, Johanna, Trimming & Smallware Dealer, Main st.
Driscoll, John, Blacksmith, Lamb st.
Eedy, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, New Boyle st.
End, William, Linen Weaver, Lamb st.
Falvey, Robert, Grocer, Spirit Dealer, Sovereign st.
Ffolliott, William, Shannon square (Physicians & Surgeons)
Fitzpatrick, John, Grocer, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Main st.
Fitzpatrick, Mary, Publican, Mill st.
Fitzpatrick, Thomas, Nail Maker, Sovereign st.
Fleming, Richd. Somerville, Attorney, Shannon sq., & 91 Abbey st., Dublin
Flynn, Francis, Head Constable, Constabulary Station, Shannon sq.
Franks, Henry, Linen Merchant, the Strand
Gallwey, Daniel, Esq., Brown’s Town (NGC)
Gallwey, Michl., Esq., Kilkerin House (NGC)
Gillman, David, Trimming & Smallware Dealer, Mill st.
Gillman, Herbert, Esq., the Strand (NGC)
Gillman, James Francis, Shannon sq. (Physicians & Surgeons)
Goggin, James, Nail Maker, Mill st.
Grant, Alexander, Sub-Inspector, Constabulary Station, Shannon sq.
Hart, James, Publican, Sovereign st.
Hart, John, Carpenter, Painter & Glazier, Mill st.
Hayes, Timothy, Cabinet Maker, Sovereign st.
Hegarty, Catherine, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Main st.
Hegarty, Jeremiah, Boot & Shoe Maker, Mill st.
Hennessy, Richard, Boot & Shoe Maker, Sovereign st.
Herlihy, John, Carpenter, Mill st.
Herrick, Edward Henry, Corn Merchant, Strand
Holland, Richard, Baker, Main st.
Holland, Richard, Boot & Shoe Maker, Soveriegn st.
Holtsbaun, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Sovereign st.
Hourihane, William, Publican, Sovereign st.
Hungerford, Becher, Esq., Comas (NGC)
Hungerford, George, Esq., Clogheen (NGC)
Hungerford, Richard, Esq., Youghal Cottage (NGC)
Hungerford, Thomas, Esq., the Island (NGC)
Hungerford, Wm., Esq., Shannon sq. (NGC)
Hunt, James, Publican, Mill st.Hurly, Daniel, Stone Mason, Lamb st.
Hurly, Timothy, Butcher, George st.
Irwin, Maxwell, Baker, Main st.
Johnson, Wm., Rev., (Church of Ireland) Shannon sq. (NGC)
Justice, Thomas Bolton, Apothecary, Ins. Agent, Main st.
Leary, Andrew, Publican, Sovereign st.
Leary, Daniel, Carpenter, Sovereign st.
Leary, Eleanor, Milliner & Dress Maker, Sovereign st.
Lee, Florence, Nail Maker, Lamb st.
Long, Daniel, Publican, Mill st.
Lucas, George, Cooper, Mill st.
Lucas, Jasper, Coal & Corn Merchant, Ring
Lucas, Thomas, Esq., Richfordstown (NGC)
Lynch, Jeremiah, Grocer, Sovereign st.
M’Carthy, Alexander, Nail Maker, Lamb st.
M’Carthy, Cornelius, Baker, Spirit Dealer, Sovereign st.
M’Carthy, Eugene, Grocer, Mill st.
M’Carthy, Florence, Boot & Shoe Maker, Barrack st.
M’Carthy, Jeremiah, Grocer, Spirit Dealer, Mill st.
M’Carthy, John, Nail Maker, Lamb st.
M’Carthy, Mary, Publican, Ring
M’Carthy, Philip, Rev., CC, Sovereign st. (NGC)
M’Carthy, Timothy, Nail Maker, Mill st.
M’Carthy, Timothy, Publican, Lamb st.
M’Carthy, William, Shannon sq. (NGC)
M’Namara, James, Boot & Shoe Maker, George st.
M’Namara, Jeremiah, Nail Maker, George st.
Madden, Morgan, Rev., CC, Sovereigh st. (NGC)
Mahony, Cornelius, Butcher, Sovereign st.
Mahony, Cornelius, Butcher, the Square
Mahony, Cornelius, Publican, Mill st.
Mahony, James, Boot & Shoe Maker, George st.
Mahony, Patrick, Linen Weaver, Lamb st.
Mahony, Timothy, Coach Agent, Publican, Mill st.
Manahan, Daniel, Boat Builder, Ring
Manahan, Patrick, Boat Builder, Ring
Masters, Samuel, Esq., Strand (NGC)
Moarne, Gerald Francis, Music Teacher, Sovereign st.
Molony, John, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Main st.
Molony, Patrick, Tailor, Sovereign st.
Molony, Timothy, Grocer, Main st.
Molony, Timothy, Tailor, Sovereign st.
Montjoy, William, Watch & Clock Maker, New Boyle st.
Moore, Joseph, Baker & Confectioner, Main st.
Murray, John, Blacksmith, Mill st.
Murray, John, Grocer, Earthenware Dealer, Ironmonger & Hardwareman,
Timber Merchant, Main st.
Murray, Timothy, Publican, Coal Merchant, Earthenware Dealer,
Salt Merchant & Dealer, Main st.
Murray, Timothy, Grocer, Stationer, Sovereign st.
Nagle, Edward, Boot & Shoe Maker, Barrack st.
Nagle, John, Boot & Shoe Maker, Barrack st.
Needham, Elizabeth, Shopkeeper & Dealer in Sundries, George st.
Noonan, Margaret, Tobacco Manufacturer, Main st.
O Connor, Dinah, Post Mistress, Grocer, Sovereign st.
O Donoghue, Daniel, Master, Catholic (Boys’) School, Sovereign st.
O Donoghue, Timothy, Grocer, Mill st.
O Donovan, Cornelius, Dyer, Sovereign st.
O Driscoll, Mary, Grocer, Ironmonger & Hardwareman, Mill st.
O Driscoll, Michael, Publican, Mill st.
O Driscoll, Timothy, Baker, Mill st.
O Hara, Eliza, Straw Bonnet Maker, New Boyle st.
O Hara, Hannah, Milliner & Dress Maker, New Bridge st.
O Hara, John, Leather Seller, Mill st.
O Hea, John, Manager, National Bank of Ireland, Shannon sq.
O Hea, Matthew, the Cottage (Physicians & Surgeons)
O Hea, Patrick, Barrack st. (Physicians & Surgeons)
O Leary, Arthur, Music Teacher, Chapel st.
O Leary, Denis, Publican, Barrack st.
O Regan, Ann, Baker, Grocer, Mill st.
O Regan, Ellen, Spirit Dealer, Mill st.
O Shea, Denis, Publican, Sovereign st.
O Sullivan, Denis, Ironmonger & Hardwareman, Timber Merchant, Mill st.
O Sullivan, Michl., Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Sovereign st.
O Sullivan, see Desmond
Owgan, John, Corn Merchant, Strand
Phillips, John, Tea Agent, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers,
Sovereign st.
Phipps, James, Boot & Shoe Maker, George st.
Phipps, Joshua & Ann, Master & Mistress, Protestant School, the Square
Phipps, William, Boot & Shoe Maker, Mill st.
Pierce, Thomas, Hat Manufacturer, Sovereign st.
Powell, Adam, Shopkeeper & Dealer in Sundries, George st.
Quarry, John, Rev., Shannon square (NGC)
Reigan, Francis, Straw Bonnet Maker, Barrack st.
Rourke, Michael, Brazier, Lamb st.
Scott, Susannah, Milliner & Dress Maker, Sovereign st.
Sealy, James, Shopkpr. & Dealer in Sundries, Earthenware Dealer, Barrack st.
Shea, John, Carpenter, Lamb st.
Sheehy, Maurice, Publican, Mill st.
Sheehy, Timothy, Boot & Shoe Maker, Mill st.
Smyth, Godfrey, Rev., Lisnabrina (NGC)
Somerville, Letitia, Mrs., Shannon sq. (NGC)
Spillane, John, Publican, Barrack st.
Spillane, John, Royal Arms Hotel, Carpenter & Builder, Sovereign st.
Spillane, Patrick, Dyer, Sovereign st.
Spiller, Henry, Esq., the Strand (NGC)
Spiller, John Stationer, Distributor, Stamp Office, Painter, Glazier & Paper
Hanger, Mill st.
Starkie, Charles Henry, Apothecary, Mill st.
Stewart, Henry Wilson, Rev., Lower Tannies (NGC)
Stowers, Robert, Captain, Shannon sq. (NGC)
Sullivan, Eugene, Auctioneer, Publican, Barrack st.
Sullivan, Joseph, Carpenter, George st.
Sullivan, Timothy, Boot & Shoe Maker, Mill st.
Sweeney, James, Esq., Shannon sq. (NGC)
Thornton, Joseph, Grocer, Main st.
Toohig, James, Grocer, Spirit Dealer, Coal, Corn & Salt Merchant, Tobacco
Manufacturer, Main st.
Townsend, John, Esq., Shannon sq. (NGC)
Townsend, Somerset, Rev., Kilnagross (NGC)
Toye, Winspear, Esq., Shannon sq. (NGC)
Trenor, Edward Boyton, Classical School, Shannon sq.
Tresilian, Ellen, Linen & Woollen Drapers & Haberdashers, Main st.
Walsh, David, Rev., PP & VG, Sovereign st. (NGC)
Walsh, William, Baker, Main st.
Warren, Mary, Woolcomber, Main st.
Warren, Michael, Woolcomber, Sovereign st.
Waugh, Andrew & Richard, Pawnbrokers, Mill st. & Sovereign st.
Welply, Daniel, Mill st. & at Main st., Skibbereen
Welply, John, Grocer, Main st.
White, Ann, Mistress, Catholic (Girls’) School, the Square
Wolfe, Robert, Boot & Shoe Maker, Barrack st.
Wright, Thomas Richard, Attorney, Shannon sq. & 4 Essex bridge, Dublin
Wright, Thomas Richard, Standard Life Agent, Shannon grove
Wycherly, Mary, Publican, George st.Previous: Clonakilty
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