INNISHANNON
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 Ship-pool on the Bandon River
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RC Parishes of Innishannon comprises the Civil Parishes of Brinny, Innishannon, Knockavilly and Leighmoney and part of the Civil Parish of Dunderrow (see under Ballinhassig and Kinsale)
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LUCAS’ 1787 DIRECTORY - INNISHANNON (In the original, Innishannon was included with Bandon) - Arranged Alphabetically
| APPELBE, ALEXANDER, Cotton, Manufacturer APPELBE, JOHN, Cotton Manufactuer & Timber Merchant BRYANT, MICHAEL, Architect BRYANT, WILLIAM, Mason DICKSON, JAMES, Agent to T. Adderley, Esq. GIBSON, JOHN, Boot & Shoe-maker GIBSON, JOHN, Inn-keeper HOWARD, NICHOLAS, Cotton-manufacturer M’CARTHY, CHARLES, Mason ORR, JAMES, Cotton-manufacturer ORR, WILLIAM, Cotton-manufacturer SULLIVAN, JOHN, White & Blacksmith THOMPSON, ROBERT, Merchant TRAVERS, BOYLE, MD WILEY, JOS., Cotton & Linen Manufacturer YELVERTON, WILLIAM, Architect |
(HC 10/5/1770) – ROBERT THOMPSON, ACQUAINTS his friends and the publick, that he has now landing at his Timber Yard at Innishannon, near Bandon, a choice cargo of Norway baulk and deals. He returns thanks, for what favours he has already received, and will always make it his study to sell on the lowest terms. Every thing in the Deal yard way, ready for delivery. – N.B. The Timber as usual 40… per Tun.
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| Innishannon-born Soldiers discharged prior to1853 - From The National Archives (PRO), London; Doc. Ref. TNA(PRO) |
| Indexed by surname and place of birth from the National Archives online catalogues. |
| Name | Served in…/Discharged | Covering Dates |
| ADDERLEY, FRANCIS | 21st Foot Regt. Discharged aged 40 | 1826-1848 |
| BONNER, NATHANIEL | Cork Militia. Discharged aged 44. Covering date year of discharge | 1829 |
| BURLEY, ROBERT | 88th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 42 | 1813-1838 |
| CAMBRIDGE, WILLIAM | 7th Dragoon Guards; 11th Royal Veteran Battalion. Discharged aged 35 | 1796-1814 |
| CAREY, JAMES | 88th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 30 | 1813-1824 |
| COON(E)Y, JOSEPH | 96th Foot Regt.; 16th Reserves; 3rd Garrison Battalion; 4th Garrision Battalion. Discharged aged 60 after 30 years 8 months service. Covering date year of enlistment to year of discharge | 1781-1811 |
| COUGHLAN, DANIEL | Born ‘Inishannon.’ 29th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 38 | 1825-1846 |
| CROWLEY, PATRICK | 14th Foot Regt.; 28th Foot Regt.; 49th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 31 after 9 years 6 months service | 1797 |
| DODD, JOHN | 3rd Dragoons; 4th Dragoon Guards. Discharged aged 47 | 1828-1853 |
| DONOVAN, DANIEL | 95th Foot Regt.; 96th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 29 | 1806-1816 |
| HANNIFORD, JOHN | 101st Foot Regt.; 55th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 42 | 1801-1817 |
| KEW, RICHARD | 52nd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 24 | 1812-1819 |
| LEARY, TIMOTHY | 37th Foot Regt.; Cork Militia. Discharged aged 38. Covering date year of discharge | 1828 |
| MACKLIN, RICHARD | 77th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 42 | 1830-1852 |
| MAHON(E)Y, JOHN | 88th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 48 | 1813-1841 |
| MARA, JOHN | 55th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 30 | 1825-1839 |
| MC CABE, JOSEPH | Born ‘Innisshonan.’ 57th Foot Regt.; 3rd Garrision Battalion; 58th Foot Regt.; 2nd Garrison Battalion. Discharged aged 59 | 1803-1817 |
| MC CABE, WILLIAM | 47th Foot Regt.; Irish Brigade. Discharged aged 54 | 1794-1812 |
| STEVENS, JOHN | 62nd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 42 | 1812-1827 |
| WALTON, JOHN | 43rd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 24 after 4 years 11 months service. Covering date year of enlistment to year of discharge | 1807-1811 |
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1837 BRINNY – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary - BRINNY, a parish, partly in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, and partly in the barony of KINNALEA, but chiefly in that of KINNALMEAKY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (N.E.) from Bandon; containing 1949 inhab itants. In the civil war of 1641 a running fight took place between a part of the garrison of Bandon and a body of insurgents, which terminated at Brinny bridge in the defeat of the latter, of whom 50 were killed. The parish is situated on the north road from Cork to Bandon, and comprises 7200 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. About two-thirds of the land are under tillage, and the remainder in pasture; the soil is good, and the system of agriculture is greatly improved; there is neither waste land nor bog. Good building stone, of which there are several quarries, and flags of excellent quality abound in the parish. The surrounding scenery is pleasingly diversified, and there are several handsome gentlemen’s seats, the principal of which are Upton, the residence of the Rev. Somers Payne; Brinny House, of J. Nash, Esq.; Garryhankard, of T. Biggs, Esq.; Beechmount, of T. Hornebrook Esq.; Brothersfort, of W. Whiting, Esq.; and Kilmore, of W. Popham, Esq. There are some extensive flour-mills near the bridge, and in the demesne of Upton is a police barrack. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, with the rectory and vic arage of Knockavilly episcopally united in 1810, forming the union of Brinny, in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £405, of which £5 is payable to the dean of Cork and £400 to the rector; and the gross amount of tithe is £1025. The church was wholly rebuilt by aid of a loan of £300 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1813; it is a neat edifice with a tower. Divine service is also performed in a licensed house at Knockavilly, and in a school-house in the summer evenings. The glebe contains only eight acres, and there is one glebe house. In the R. C. divisions this is one of the five parishes constitut ing the union or district of Innishannon. The parochial school, in which are 27 boys and 18 girls, is supported principally by the rector, who also superintends a Sunday school; and a school of 58 boys and 30 girls is supported by subscription, aided by an annual donation of £3 from the parish priest.
DUNDERROW, see KINSALE & BALLINHASSIG
1837 INNISHANNON – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary - INNISHANNON, a post-town and parish, partly in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, but chiefly in the barony of KINNALEA, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 12 miles (SW) from Cork, and 138 (SW) from Dublin, on the river Bandon, and on the mail coach road from Cork to Bantry; containing 3840 inhabitants, of which number, 653 are in the town. This place, which was formerly of considerable importance, and according to Smith’s History of Cork, was walled and had several castles in it, was, together with its ferry across the Bandon, granted by Henry V to Philip de Barry in 1412. The castle of Downdaniel, at the confluence of the Brinny and Bandon, built by Barry Oge in 1476, and the castle of Cariganass, built by the McCarthys, were both besieged and taken during the war of 1641 by the garrison of Bandon. Poulnalong castle, which in the same war was held for the insurgents by its owner, Patrick Roche Fitz-Richard, was surrendered to Capt. Adderley in 1642. The castle of Annagh, near this parish, was garrisoned for the King on the breaking out of the war, and obstinately defended by its proprietor, Sir Philip Perceval, against the army of Gen. Barry in 1642. From its situation on a small island in the centre of a deep morass, it was also enabled to hold out against the forces of Lord Castlehaven, till it was almost battered to pieces, when the commander of the garrison, named Fisher, who in several sallies had killed about 300 of the assailants, being still resolved to defend it, was invited to a conference by the besieging army and treacherously slain; the garrison then agreed to surrender on condition of quarter, but were all put to the sword.
The present town consists principally of one neatly built street, containing 108 houses, of which several are of a very superior description, and has a cheerful and pleasing appearance. The river Bandon is crossed here by a neat bridge of six arches, over which the new line of road is carried; and its situation on the river, which is navigable for vessels of 200 tons; burthen up to Colliers’ quay, and for lighters into the town, is well adapted for an extensive trade. A canal to Bandon was contemplated some short time since, and a rail road to Bantry is at present under consideration. The cotton-manufacture was formerly carried on here to a considerable extent, but is now almost extinct. Fairs are held on May 29th, and Oct. 3rd; a constabulary police force is stationed here, and petty sessions are held on alternate Tuesdays in a sessions-house.
The parish comprises 7080 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £5815 per annum; the land is in general good, though in some parts the soil is light and shallow, the substratum being generally schistus based on argillaceous grit; the system of agriculture has been lately much improved. There are about 300 acres of woodland in gentlemen’s demesnes, and a tract of turbary of about 100 acres. Indications of copper exist, but no attempt has been made to work it. The alternation of greenstone and freestone is singularly curious, and the sudden transitions of the rocks also render the parish interesting to the geologist. The scenery is beautifully picturesque; the vale in which the town is situated is covered with hanging woods extending on the west to Bandon, and on the east to Shippool, and is on both sides embellished with pleasing villas and thriving plantations, among which the tower of the church forms a picturesque feature. The principal seats are Downdaniel, the residence of the Rev. R. L. Conner, a modern mansion near the site of the castle of that names, partly built with the materials of the ancient structure, and commanding a fine view of the vale; Fir Grove, of R. Quinn, Esq.; Shippool House, of Capt. Herrick, RN; Woodview, of F. Seely, Esq.; Sunning Hill, of Mrs. Quinn; Belmont, of Major Meade; Cor Castle, of Chambre Corker, Esq.; Frankfort, of Major Westcott; the residence of the Rev. T. Meade; and Rock Castle, of E. Becher, Esq., on the lawn of which and on the margin of the river were the ruins of Cariganass castle, on removing which, by the uncle of the present proprietor, several cannon balls were found. The river above the town abounds with fish, and is much frequented by anglers.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the representatives of the late Jas. Kearney, of Garretstown, Esq.; the tithes amount to £632.6.11; the tithes of the ploughland of Skevanahish, amounting to £42.10, are appropriated to the See, and payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There is no glebe-house, and the glebe comprises only about half an acres. The church, situated in a thick plantation near the river, is a very neat edifice with a square tower. In the RC divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising also the parishes of Brinny, Knockavilly, and Leighmoney; the chapel was built at an expense of £15000, in 1829, on a site of two acres presented by E. Hale Adderley, Esq. There is also a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. About 100 children are taught in two public schools, of which the parochial school is supported by a grant of £30 per annum, from the trustees of Erasmus Smith’s fund, and a donation from the rector, who provides a house rent-free; and there are four private schools, in which are about 250 children. The late T. H. Adderley, Esq., bequeathed £5 per annum to the poor; Dr. Synge, Bishop of Cork, who died in 1678, made a bequest to the parish of which nothing is at present known. A dispensary is supported in the usual manner. On the lands of Barnas is an extensive circular fortress, surrounded by a double rampart and fosse, in which Barry Oge encamped when driven from Downdaniel Castle; and near it is a powerful chalybeate spring, containing a large portion of carbonic acid gas.
1837 KNOCKAVILLY – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary - KNOCKAVILLY, or KNOCKAVILLE, a parish, partly in the barony of KINNALEA, but chiefly in that of EAST MUSKERRY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 5 miles (N. N.E.) from Bandon, on the road to Cork; containing 2184 inhabitants. It com prises 2182 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at 4168 per annum. The land is generally good, although light and based on clay-slate, and is admirably cultivated; the manure is lime brought from Ahirlow, or sea sand from Innishannon. The principal seats are Upton, the residence of the Rev. Somers H. Payne, who has erected a handsome barracks for a party of constabulary police in his demesne; Garryhankard, of T. Biggs, Esq.; Beechmount, of J. Hornibrook, Esq.; and Ballymountain, of W. Penrose, Esq. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Cork, forming part of the union of Brinny; the tithes amount to £650, and the glebe comprises 54 acres of excellent land. Divine service is performed in a room licensed by the Bishop until the erection of a new church, for which Justin McCarthy, Esq., has given a site. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of Innishannon, and has a large handsome chapel. Here is a parochial school of 40 children, which Mr. Justin McCarty has endowed with an acre of land, and to which the rector contributes £10 and the Hon. C. Bernard £5 annually; also a Sunday school.
1837 LEIGHMONEY – Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary - LEIGHMONEY, LEOFFONEY, or LIFFANY, a parish, in the barony of KINNALEA, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER 1 mile (S.S.E.) from Innishannon, on the road from Kinsale to Bandon; containing 855 inhabitants. This parish is bounded on the south by the river Bandon, on the margin of which are the remains of Shippool castle (formerly called Poolnalong), built in 1496 by the Roche family, and, from its vicinity to Kinsale, twice attacked by the Spaniards in 1601, but vigorously defended by the garrison, who repulsed the assailants with considerable loss. In 1642 it was taken by the garrison of Bandon for the King, and by this means a communication was kept open with Kinsale and the eastern parts of the county, which very greatly assisted the royal cause; it was occupied by the father of the present proprietor till 1794. The remains consist of one lofty square tower, apparently battered by artillery; and several cannon balls have been found in the vicinity. The parish comprises 2645 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £935 per annum: the land is generally poor and chiefly under tillage; about 200 acres are waste, and there is no bog. The system of agriculture is slowly improving under the spirited example of Capt. Herrick; and there are some quarries of good freestone, particularly at Shippool, which is worked into pillars and used for building. The river Bandon is navigable for small vessels up to Colliers’ quay, opposite to the parish, and great quantities of sea-sand are landed for manure at four small quays at this place. The only seat of importance is Shippool, that of Capt. W H. Herrick, R. N., a handsome residence in a richly-wooded demesne, sloping grad ually to the water’s edge. There are some extensive hanging woods, through which the new road from Kinsale to Bandon passes, disclos ing some of the richest scenery in the county. There are several salmon weirs on the river Bandon, and great quantities of fish are taken. Near the castle are some singular rocks of the greenstone formation. The living is a rectory; in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the tithes amount to £110. 5., but there is neither glebe nor glebe-house. The church is in ruins, and divine service is performed in the parochial school-room, which has been licensed for that pur pose. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union of Innishannon. About 70 children are taught in the parochial school, which also serves for the parish of Dunderrow, and for which a house and five acres of land were given by Capt. Herrick; it is further aided by the rector of Dunderrow and the curate of Leighmoney. On an eminence near the ivy-clad ruins of the old church are the remains of an extensive fortress, called Leoffoney Castle, which was occupied by the Spaniards in 1601, and by the royalists in 1641. There are several chalybeate springs, which are not much used.
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(CE 27/12/1843) – O CONNELL TRIBUTE, 1842. – PARISH OF INNOSHANNON, £17 – Brunswick-street, [Cork] Saturday Morning, 23d Dec. 1843. – SIR – I feel happy, from my connexion with the Parish of Innoshannon, in my having been made the medium of forwarding to you £17, the contribution of the poor but patriotic Parishioners of Innoshannon and Knockavillo, to the O Connell National Fund for the year 1842, in which is included £1 from their zealous and patriotic Pastor, the Rev. Mr. FIELD. Its collection had been hitherto unavoidably postponed, from the continued levies made on the people to finish one of the Parish Chapels, and also to erect a spacious and extensive Schoolhouse……..JOHN O BRIEN
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SLATER’S 1846 DIRECTORY - INNISHANNON (In the original, Bandon and Innishannon were listed together)
INNISHANNON is a post village and parish, partly in the barony of East Carbery, but chiefly in that of Kinnalea, same county as Bandon, 4 miles E of that town; seated on the north bank of the Bandon river, in the midst of picturesque scenery. This pleasant village, and the contiguous lands, have lately become the property of Colonel Freen, by a decree of the Court of Chancery in his favour, and adverse to Edward Hall Adderly, Esq., its late possessor. A great number of boats arrive here with every tide, laden with sand from Kinsale harbour. The river, which is crossed by a neat bridge of six arches, abounds with fish above the town. The places of worship are the parish church and a Roman Catholic chapel – the former, situated near the river in a thick plantation, is a very neat edifice, with a square tower. A fever hospital and a dispensary are the charitable establishments. Population of the village 625.
POST OFFICE, Innishannon, Johnston Macintosh, Post Master. – Letters from Bandon arrive every morning at eight, and are despatched every morning at ten and afternoon at five. – Letters from Cork arrive every morning at ten, and are despatched every morning at eight and afternoon at a quarter before three.
| Arranged Alphabetically |
| (NGC) – Nobility, Gentry & Clergy |
| Barry, Henry, Cooper Bell, George, Constable, Barrack, Innishannon Bennett, Thomas, Rev. (NGC) Brien, John, Boot & Shoe Maker Callaghan, Daniel, Publican Clerke, Robert L.C., Rev., Downdaniel (NGC) Cole, Thomas, Esq., Wood View (NGC) Corbett, Richard (Physicians & Surgeons) Corker, Chambre, Cor Castle (NGC) Corker, James, Esq. (NGC) Cotter, John Rogerson, Rev., Rectory (NGC) De la Cour, Robert Newman, Esq., High Fort (NGC) Dennehy, Richard, Esq., Bridge View (NGC) Duggan, Cornelius, Publican Edwards, Robert, Esq. (NGC) Falvey, Johanna, Publican Field, Michael, Rev., PP (NGC) Foster, Robert, Captain, RN, Rock Castle (NGC) Garrett, Patrick, Baker Gillman, Edward, Esq., Rock House (NGC) Good, Anne, (Shopkeepers & Dealers in Sundries) Herrick, William H., Capt., RN, Woodlands (NGC) Horgan, David, (Academies & Schools) Horgan, John, Coal Dealer Horgan, John, Linen & Woollen Draper & Haberdasher Hornibrook, Thomas, Esq., Dunkarene (NGC) Hurly, Daniel, Wheelwright Huston, Susanna, (Shopkeepers & Dealers in Sundries) Lane, William, Nail Maker Leahy, Francis, Esq. (NGC) Long, John, Publican M’Carthy, Eugene, Esq. (NGC) M’Daniel, Michael, Publican M’Intosh, Johnson, Grocer & Post Master, Post Office Madden, Jeremiah, (Shopkeepers & Dealers in Sundries) Mahony, John, Baker Mahony, Thomas, Publican Meade, Frederick, Lieut.-Colonel, Bellmount (NGC) Meade, John Campbell, Captain, RN, Castle View (NGC) Moore, Thomas (Academies & Schools) Murphy, Andrew, (Shopkeepers & Dealers in Sundries) Murphy, Daniel, Blacksmith Murphy, Denis, Rev., CC (NGC) O Connell, Michael, Blacksmith O Leary, John, (Shopkeepers & Dealers in Sundries) O Leary, John, Publican O Regan, Eugene (Academies & Schools) O Regan, Eugene, Grocer Orr, Samuel (Physicians & Surgeons) Orr, William, Boot & Shoe Maker Payne, Somers, Rev., Upton (NGC) Quinn, Richard, Esq., Fir Grove (NGC) Quinn, Thomas, Esq., Sunny Hill (NGC) Roberts, Benjamin, Esq., Annagh (NGC) Sealy, Fras., Esq., Frankfort (NGC) Stevens, Thomas, Boot & Shoe Maker Sweeny, Margaret, Publican Walsh, Michael, Wheelwright Walsh, Richard, (Shopkeepers & Dealers in Sundries) |
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(CC 6/8/1846 – INNISHANNON RELIEF FUND
| Name Bennett, J., Mr. Bennett, T.G., Rev. Bennett, W., Dr. Brant, Rev. Mr. Cole, T.C., Esq. Collis, Mrs. Conner, R.L., Rev. Corbett, Dr. Corker, J.R., Esq. Cotter, Rev. Mr. Dunscombe, Miss Dunscombe, N., Rev. Falkener, Sir R. Field, M., Rev., PP Frewen, T., Esq. Gash, Mr. Government donation Haynes, John Herrick, Captain Herrick, T.B., Esq. Indian Relief Fund M’Intosh, Mr. Meade, Captain Meade, Col. Meade, J., Rev. Meade, J.C., Esq. O Brien, John Orr, Surgeon Orr, Thomas Patten, Mr. Pigott, Sir T. Poole, Hor., Esq. Quin, Mrs., Sunnyhill Quin, R., Esq. Quin, T.S., Esq. Roberts, B., Mr. Sealy, F., Esq. Small donations Swan, ___, Esq. Waller, Sir E. Whately, ___, Esq. |
Amount 1.0.0 2.0.0 1.0.0 3.0.0 2.0.0 3.0.0 3.0.0 2.0.0 2.0.0 3.0.0 2.0.0 2.0.0 5.0.0 3.0.0 10.0.0 1.0.0 60.0.0 1.0.0 5.0.0 2.0.0 15.0.0 1.0.0 2.0.0 3.0.0 2.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.0 2.0.0 1.0.0 3.0.0 5.0.0 1.0.0 2.0.0 3.0.0 3.0.0 2.0.0 3.0.0 4.6.0 1.0.0 5.0.0 5.0.0 |
Total - £179.8.0 – RICHARD CORBETT, MD, Hon. Secretary
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