TIMOLEAGUE

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(HC 10/9/1770) - TO be sold by public AUCTION, at the Exchange Coffee-house in the city of Cork, on Monday, the first day of October next, between the hours of eleven and three o clock, the fee and inheritance of the following Lands, part of the Estate of the Right Honourable RICHARD, EARL of BARRYMORE, in the county of Cork…[also includes lands in the city of the county of Cork not included here]

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BALLYMACARTHY [BALLINASCARTY] - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - BALLYMACARTHY, a village, in the parish of KILMALODA, Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (E) from Clonakilty; containing 167 inhabitants. During the disturbances of 1798 this place was the scene of an obstinate engagement between a party of the insurgent forces and some companies of the Westmeath militia, which would have terminated in the defeat of the latter, but for the arrival of the Caithness legion from Bandon, which came very opportunely to their aid. The village is situated on the road from Bandon to Clonakilty, and consists of 32 houses, some of which are large and well-built: the new road connecting these two towns here crosses the old line. Close adjoining are the extensive mills of Messrs. Swete and Co., in which more than 8,000 barrels of wheat are annually ground into flour for the supply of the neighbouring towns. - see KILMALODA

KILMALODA - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - KILMALODA, a parish, in the Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 6 ½ miles (SSW) from Bandon, on the road to Clonakilty; containing 3,317 inhabitants. It comprises 6,681 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £4,014 per annum, besides 298 acres at Clongough, [Clogagh] which are tithe-free. The soil is in general light, being based on a substratum of clay-slate: four fifths of the land are cultivated under the old system, and the remainder consists of rough pasture and furze brakes. Near Monteen and Skeaf are some veins of copper ore, and at Ballyscarty [Ballinascarty] is a large flour mill. The principal seats are Kilmolodey House, the residence of Sampson Beamish, Esq.; Skeaf House, of W. Austin, Esq.; Skeaf, of Mrs. Roberts; and the glebe-house of the Rev. T. Walker. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the Rev. T. Walker: the tithes amount to £675. Here is a glebe-house, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits, in 1813, gave £100 and lent £1,500; the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church, a large and neat edifice with a lofty square tower, was built in 1795. In the RC divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Timoleague, and has a large plain chapel at Clongough [Clogagh]. There is a parochial school, which was built and is chiefly supported by the rector, in which about 40 children are educated; also three private schools in which about 160 are educated, and a Sunday school under the rector's superintendence. To the west of the church are the ruins of Monteen castle, built by the McCarthys in 1346; and at Clongough [Clogagh] are the picturesque remains of an abbey. - see BALLYMACARTHY [Ballinascarty].

TIMOLEAGUE - Lewis' Topographical Dictionary 1837 - TIMOLEAGUE, a penny post-town and 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, 22 ½ miles (SW by S) from Cork, and 148 ½ (SW by S) from Dublin, on the road from Courtmacsherry to Clonakilty; containing 1,829 inhabitants, of which number 720 are in the town. This place is also called Ty-Mologa, signifying the 'house of St. Mologa,' to whom the Franciscan abbey, founded here by the McCartys, in 1312, was dedicated, the building of which are nearly entire, except the roof, surrounding three sides of a court, 60 yards square. On the east is the church with a nave and choir, the former 30 and the latter 15 yards long: from the division a transept opens to the south more than 12 yards long, and on the south of the nave is an open arcade, extending round one side of the transept, and supported by seven irregular arches resting on cylindrical and square pillars without capitals. The windows are varied in their style and elevation; the east window is composed of three lofty lights, divided by stone mullions; the south window of the transept is also of three lancet-shaped lights, and the great west window of two. On the east side of the south transept is an oratory, with light and elegant windows, and those of the nave are pointed, square-headed, obtuse, and ogee. The division or screen between the nave and choir is by a lofty arch, on which rests a small light square tower, 68 feet high, and beneath this tower is a narrow and curious passage similar to those leading to the rood-loft in the English cathedrals. The dormitories, refectory, and other domestic edifices are remaining. During the reign of Mary, the monks retook possession of the abbey; and in 1603, the Catholics again took possession, and completely repaired it in every part. In 1518, Edmund Courcey, Bishop of Ross, was buried here; he built the square tower, now so conspicuous an ornament, and also the dormitory and library. It was for several centuries the burial-place of the powerful families of MacCarty Reagh, de Courcey, O Cullan, O Hea, and others. The castle belonging to Sir Roger Shaughnessy was besieged and burned in 1642 by Lord Forbes, who then set sail for the Shannon. It was also again taken from the Irish, in 1643, by Col. Myn.

The parish comprises 2,239 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2,014 per annum; the land, though in general good, is in come places light and stony; it is chiefly under tillage, and produces abundant crops of wheat, oats and potatoes. Agriculture was till very lately carried on under the old system, though it is improving rapidly through the spirited exertions and example of Col. Travers, the proprietor: green crops have been of late advantageously introduced, and several of the farmers have adopted the use of the Scotch plough and other improved agricultural implements. The town consists principally of one long irregular street, with another diverging from it parallel with the old abbey which was built by Col. Travers, and contains many comfortable slated cottages, principally inhabited by weavers; it comprises 120 houses, of which the greater part are modern and well built, and has a neat court-house, where petty session for the district are held every Monday, and an occasional manor court belonging to Lord Carbery. This is a constabulary police station. A market for pigs is held every Thursday; and fairs for cattle on March 28^th, July 5^th, Aug. 21^st, and Dec. 7^th. Although the chief occupation of the inhabitants is in agricultural pursuits, many are yet engaged in weaving coarse sheeting, and about 50 looms are employed in the town in weaving cotton cords. At Spital-Hill is a flour-mill, belonging to Messrs. Swete and Co., where 6,000 barrels of wheat are annually ground, principally for supplying the neighbouring towns. The surrounding country would be remarkably beautiful, but for the want of plantations, which defect, it is hoped, will in a few years be effectually remedied through the exertions of Col. Travers, of Timoleague House, who has already planted 50 acres of land on his demesne, close to the town. Barry's Hall, the residence of J. Lucas, Esq., is a large mansion, erected by one of the Barry family about a century since, and surrounded by a considerable plantation; Umera, a beautiful house on the banks of the river, of the Rev. B. Swete; Timoleague Villa, of J. Crofts, Esq.; and the glebe-house, of the Rev. C.L. Coghlan, DD, the learned author of a 'Scriptural Commentary on the Book of Genesis and St. Matthew's Gospel.'

The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ross, forming the corps of the prebend of Ross in the cathedral of St. Faughan, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the tithes amount to £413.8.8 ½. The glebe-house, a neat villa residence, was erected by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £900, in 1816 from the late Board of First Fruits; the glebe comprises five acres. The church is a small neat structure, built in 1810 by aid of a loan of £500 from the same Board. In the RC divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising also the parish of Kilmaloda; the chapel of Timoleague is a plain building. The parochial schools are principally supported by the rector, and a school is supported by Col. Travers; there are also two schools aided by subscriptions, two private schools, and a Sunday school. Here is a dispensary; and an Indigent Housekeepers' Society has been recently established, and is supported by voluntary contributions. In the town is also a parochial library, the books of which were given by James Duncan, Esq., of London. In a field not far from the Spital Mills are the ruins of the hospital for Lepers, founded by the first McCarty: on the banks of the river stand the ruins of the ancient castle built by the Morils in 1206.

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Cork Ancestors

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Name	Served in…/Discharged	Covering Dates
COHOLAN/COHOLIN, PATRICK	95^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 25	1847-1853
CROWLEY, MICHAEL	Born 'Trimoleague.' Rifle Brigade. Discharged aged 26	1822-1830
DRISCOL, JOHN	22^nd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 33	1838-1850
HAYES, DANIEL	Born 'Tommaleag.' 14^th Foot Regt.; 1^st Royal Veteran Battalion; 1^st Foot Regt.; 18^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 45	1791-1816
MC CARTHY, DENNIS	94^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 28	1847-1853
O NEILL, ALEXANDER	47^th Foot Regt. Discharged aged 33 after 7 years service	1803
SULLIVAN, DANIEL	32^nd Foot Regt. Discharged aged 33	1817-1821

No.	Denominations	Present Tenants	Present Yearly Rents	Will be out of Lease	Statute Acres about	Observations
3.	Killavarrig	Representatives Of Samuel Kingston	£56.10	An old Life	698.3.08	Lies within one mile of Timoleague, where there is plenty of sea sand, three of Clonakilty, five of Bandon, and eighteen of Cork, very fine arable and pasture land.

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