 Kilbrittain Castle
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KILBRITTAIN
Genealogy & History
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RC Parish of Kilbrittain comprises the Civil Parishes of Kilbrittain and Rathclarin, part of the Civil Parishes of Ringrone, Templetrine and the Raharoon section of Ballinadee (see under COURCEYS) and also the Cripple Hill section of the Civil Parish of Ballymodan (see under BANDON - West Cork)
(HC 19/2/1801) – TO BE LET, From the First Day of next May, the Lands of North Knockapennery, adjoining the Great Road from Bandon to Cloughnakilty, Seven Miles from the former, and Two from the latter Town. – Proposals will be received by Mr. Stawell, of Kilbrittain, whose Estate those Lands are. – The Tenant will be declared on the Fist (sic) Day of next March.
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| Kilbrittain-born Soldiers discharged prior to 1853 - 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 |
| BARRY, EDWARD | Born ‘Killbritton.' Royal Canadian Rifles. 69th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 44 | 1827-1849 |
| FINN, JOHN | Or Fynn. Born ‘Kill Britton. Unspecified Regts.; Royal Garrison Battalion. Discharged aged 20 after 5 years 9 months service | 1802 |
| MADDEN, THOMAS | Born Kilbrittain. 86th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 30 | 1847-1853 |
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1837 KILBRITTAIN – Lewis' Topographical Dictionary - KILBRITAIN, a parish, in the East Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 6 miles (S. by E.) from Bandon, on the road from that place to Timoleague; containing 1607 inhabitants. A castle was built here in the 13th century by De Courcey, of which he was dispossessed by McCarty Reagh; there are still some remains. In 1642 this place was taken and garrisoned by the men of Bandon. The parish, which lies on the eastern side of a small bay, comprises 4651 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2888 per ann., two-thirds of which are under tillage; the remainder forms the demesne of Kilbritain House, the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Stawell. The land is generally very good, but indifferently cultivated; sand brought from the shore of the bay is the principal manure. Here is a good slate quarry; also some extensive flour-mills, and a fulling-mill on a small river which falls into the bay. Many of the parishioners are occupied in fishing, and some are engaged in weaving cotton cords and coarse cloth. Besides Kilbritain House, here are Bor leigh, the seat of W. Moore, Esq.; Mill House, of the Rev. F. Stawell; and Riversdale, of T. Bailey, Esq. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cork, forming the corps of the prebend of Kilbritain, in the cathe dral of St. Finbarr, Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £410. The church is in ruins, but divine service is regularly performed in the school-house at Kilshanahane. In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part of the union or district of Rathclarin. Parochial schools were built by subscription in 1829.
1837 KIBRITTAIN – Lewis' Topographical Dictionary - KILBRITAIN, a village, in the parish of RATHCLARIN, East Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 6 miles (S.) from Bandon; containing 42 houses and 284 inhabitants. It is situated in a deep and interesting glen, at the head of a long narrow creek running up from Courtmacsherry bay, on the southern coast, and is a constabulary police station. A fair is held on Nov. 22nd, for cattle, sheep, and pigs. Here is a R. C. chapel, belonging to the union or district of Rathclarin. The environs are very interesting; the sides of the hills are richly wooded, and there are some remains of the ancient castle.
1837 RATHCLARIN – Lewis' Topographical Dictionary - RATHCLARIN, a parish, in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 414 miles (S. by E.) from Bandon; containing 2775 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the northern shore of Court McSherry bay and intersected by the small river Arigideen, which here falls into the bay, comprises about 5800 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3500 per annum. The land is in general good and under a profitable system of cultivation, producing abundant crops, of which the principal are wheat and potatoes; but, on the south side of the parish, several large fields have been covered with sand drifted from a small inlet, and rendered utterly unavailable for agricultural operations; the hedge-rows and fences have disappeared, and the deposits are progressively increasing. The principal seats are Gortnahorna, the residence of J. M. Sealy, Esq.; Glenville, of R. B. Robinson, Esq.; Maryborough, of Major Broderick; Gortaglana, of Major M. Scott; Ballycallen Demesne, of H. Harris, Esq; Ballycallen, of J. Harris, Esq.; Rathclarin Rectory; of the Rev. Thos. Waggett; and in the immediate vicinity of Kilbritain, Flaxfort, of the Rev. R. Taylor, P. P.; Riversdale House, of T. Bailey, Esq.; the residence of Francis Stowell, Esq.; and Harbourview, the bathing-lodge of J. Bowen, Esq., who has also built several neat cot tages for the accommodation of visitors during the bathing season. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £650. The glebe-house, towards which the late Board of First Fruits contributed a gift of £100, is a very handsome residence; the glebe comprises 22 acres. The church is a small but very neat edifice, nearly in the centre of the parish, and was modernised and thoroughly repaired in 1835, at an expense of £314, defrayed by a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head of a union, comprising also that of Kilbritain, and parts of the parishes of Ringrone and Ballymodan: the chapel, a large and neat edifice, is at Kilbritain. About 280 children are taught in four public schools, of which the parochial male school is supported by the rector and the Association for Discountenancing Vice; and the female school by Mr. Seely, who, in 1836, erected a very handsome school-house; there are also two private schools, in which are about 180 children, and a Sunday school. Near the church is a holy well covered over by a small building; and about two miles to the north-west are the ruins of the very ancient church of Cloundereen, supposed to have been founded by the Knights Templars in 1296.
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(CE 6/3/1843) – KILBRITTAIN - O CONNELL TRIBUTE FOR 1842 - Including the following: - £15.3.5
| Name Ahern, John Ahern, Mich. Broderick, Major Collins, John Connor, John, jun. Connor, John, sen. Crehan, Michael, Esq. Dennyn, Charles Dennyn, Patrick Donovan, B. Griffin, T. Kearney, John Long, Thomas Manning, John Sullivan, C. Taylor, Mathew Taylor, Rev. Robt. |
Amount 0.1.6 0.1.6 1.0.0 0.1.6 0.2.0 0.2.0 0.10.0 0.2.0 0.1.6 0.2.0 0.3.0 0.2.6 0.2.0 0.2.6 0.2.0 0.5.0 1.0.0 |
(CE 17/1/1844) - O CONNELL TRIBUTE 1843 – KILBRITTAIN & RATHCLARREN, £20.14.0 - Kilbrittain Mills, Bandon, Jan. 13, 1844 - DEAR SIR – Enclosed I beg to hand you £20 14s toward the O Connell Tribute for the year 1843, from the Parish of Kilbrittain and Rathclarren, with the Contributors Names. - I remain, dear Sir, your's very faithfully, - MICHAEL CREHAN
| Name Ahern, John Collins, John Connor, John Crehan, Mich. Cullinan, Den. Dinneen, Charles Donovan, Tade Driscoll, Daniel Griffin, Tim Donovan, Batt. Hayes, Patrick Holland, John Kearney, John Long, Thomas Mahony, Denis Mahony, Denis Mahony, Jerry O Brien, John O Connor, John Ryan, Thos. Taylor, Rev. Robt., PP Walsh, James |
Amount 0.2.0 0.2.6 0.2.0 1.0.0 0.2.0 0.2.6 0.2.0 0.2.6 0.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6 0.2.6 0.5.0 0.5.0 0.2.0 0.2.0 0.2.0 0.5.0 0.5.0 0.2.6 1.0.0 0.2.0 |
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