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Main Street, North Side

2, Widow Brien3, John Hungerford

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5, William Good8, John Barry12, Florence Donohue13, James Tobin, …, house and garden14, Widow Galwey, warehouse?15, Widow Galwey, dwelling house, yard, garden

Front to Fair Green, East Side

18, Daniel Clancy, a cabin19, Widow Driscoll, a cabin21, 21, Matthew Higgins, 2 cabins22, William Hayes, a cabin

Fair Green East Side

23, John Roe, a cabin24, Dennis Donovan, a cabin25, Later John Miley, a cabin26, 27, 28, Timothy Lahy, 3 cabins.

Main Street, North Side

29, Widow Hurley, cabin30, James Hamilton, cabin31, Daniel Driscoll, cabin32, Daniel Harrington, cabin33, Bart. Brien, cabin34, Daniel Dillon, cabin35, John Donohe, cabin36, Reverend? O’Brien, cabin29-35, gardens undivided.37, Sylvester Hurley, house38, Timothy Collins,house37-38, garden undivided39, Patrick Lovejoy, potato garden north side road to Castle Freke40, Several cabins, rocky waste, held in common, north side road to Castle Freke41, Richard Smith, the Paddock, south side road to Castle Freke42, Timothy Dillon, the marsh, south side road to Castle Freke43, The Pound, Fair Green

Northside Road to Skibbereen

Main Street, South Side

1, Richard Smith, dwelling house, office, yard, …2, Sylvester Hurley, cabin

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3, Darby Coghlan, cabin4, Daniel Keefe?, cabin5-31 undivided garden5, John Driscoll, cabin7, Mary?, O’Brien, cabin8, Patrick Lovejoy, cabin9, James Collins, cabin10, Owen Harrington, cabin11, William Driscoll, cabin12, Edward Scanlan or Donohue in ruins13, John Hamilton, cabin14, Darby Canty, cabin15, John McNeal, cabin16, Dennis Regan, cabin17, James Brooke, cabin18, Daniel Hamilton, cabin19, Jeremiah Donovan, cabin20, Widow Galwey, cabin21, Daniel Brien, cabin22, James Mahony and Denis Donovan23, Denis Herlahy, cabin24, Edward Fitzgerald, cabin25, Cornelius Collins, cabin26, Widow Galwey, cabin27, Peter Hurley, cabin28, Denis, Donovan, cabin29, Daniel Mahony, house30, Richard Long, house31, Jeremiah Shanahane, house

Market Place

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Barrack Lane, East Side13, formerly Denis Harrington, waste14, Darby Spillane, cabin15, Denis Spillane, cabin16, John O’Brien, cabin17, Thomas Bennett, 4 cabins, and gardens18, Edward Pursell?, four cabins and yad19, several cabins

Tanyard Lane, South Side

20, Malachi, cabin21, Denis Mahony, cabin

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22, Widow Collins, cabin23, Widow Sullivan, cabin24, Denis Mannich?, cabin20-24 garden undivided25, John Galwey (Late), field, .., malt house26, John Hungerford, orchard27, Formerly? John Galwey, field 28, Rough pasture in common

Tan Yard lane, South Side

29, Late John Galwey, tan yard30, Darby Carthy, house and bleach green31, Stephen Galwey, field32, Maurice Coosheen, cabin and yard33, Charles Collins, cabin and yard32-33 garden undivided34, Daniel Donovan or Blackstaff35, Waste36, John Donovan, cabin37, Darby Donovan38, Michael Carthy

Market Place

33, Charles Dempsey?, house40, Widow Lane, house41, Widow Dillon, house42, Widow Long, house43, Stephen Galwey, slated house, yard and garden44, Peter Carthy, house, back house and garden45, Waste46, John Carthy, cabin47, Catherine Sullivan, cabin48, John Scanlon, cabin49, John Collins, cabin51, Timothy Harrington, cabin52, Owen Harrington, cabin51-52, undivided gardens

Church Lane, North Side

1, Widow Smith, new slated house and garden2, William Kelly, house3, Richard Coveney, house4, Michael Regan, from T. Hayes, house5, Widow Regan, slate house

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6, John Hayes7, Cornelius Burke, cabin1-7 gardens undivided8, Martin Regan, cabin9, James Feeherty, cabin10, John Collins, cabin8-10 garden undivided

Church Lane, South Side

11, 12, Darby Dawley, two cabins13, Darby Dempsey, house and back house14, Henry Deneen (Dineen?), house15, John Brien or Mungan, house and garden formerly slop yard16, Daniel Hayes, house and garden17, Widow Munroe, cabin and garden18, John Legoe (Jagoe?), house and orchard18, John Legoe, field and pasture

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…West Division East Carbery

Coolrheen, parish of Castleventry, p. 13, 288 acres, indistinct

Adjoining Landowners

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Derryduff, James Bernard, Esq.,

Kno…, … HungerfordTully…, ..Jermyn

Keenrath, Parish of Fanlubbith (Dunmanway), 1788, p. 12, 417 acres...

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Adjoining Landowners

Henry Cox, Esq., Derrinacorrn, InchereaHoare, Esq., possibly Cork Bank or butter merchants, Togher Gilbert Mellifont, Esq., ShanaghraneArthur Lemuel Sholdham, Esq., Drough, estate descends from a female McCarthy ancestor who converted.

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West Carbery, West Division

Mohenaugh, Parish of Abbey, p.30

Bllinthonagh, arable, pasture, meadow, 7 cabins in clachan indicated,73 acresCahernechnave, arable, pasture, and meadow, 122 acresLower Mohenaugh, arable, pasture, meadow, 65 acres, bounded by road to Skibbereen, River IlenKeele, arable, meadow, pasture, 71 acresNorth Division, arable, coarse rough mountain, bog, 304 acres,15 cabins in clachan indicated

Surrounding lands

Abbey, BecherBarnagowlane, Edward Townsend1, Esq.

1 May have been land agent to Becher estate

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Lissanebeg, Richard2 Boyle Townsend Esq.New Court, Richard Becher, Esq.Rossnagoole, Right Honourable Lord Riversdale (Tonson/Hull).

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Coolbaune, Parish of Caheragh

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Common mountain pastureEast Division, arable, mountain light pasture and bog, 176 acresWest Division, bisected by Bantry to Skibbereen road. Arable, coarse rough pasture, red bog, 294 acres.

2 For information on extended Townsend family of West Cork see http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/record.php?ref=401

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Adjoining landlords

Couranneller, Kielnagesoy, Richard Becher Esq.Currane, William .. Becher. Esq.Clahane, Adam? Newman, Esq.Skai, Richard Boyle Townsend, Esq.

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Rathure, parish of Aughadown, 639 acres, p.29, 1788

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Forsurlag, arable, mountain, bog and curragh, road to Bantry through, 7 houses, 216 acresKnocknamahallagh, arable and mountain, 90 acres, arable and meadow 38 acres, 6 cabins, total 129 acres Rathine, arable, meadow, pasture, Danish Fort (Ringfort) indicated, 12 cabinsTowermore, arable, rough mountain, 140 acres, 12 cabins

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Adjoining Landowners

Knockeen, Knockgo.., Litterfearlaght, Munnane, Proheonns, Renmurreagha, Richard Becher, Esq.Skai, Richard Boyle Townsend, Esq.

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Ballycomane, Durrus

Ballycomane (1,349 acres) (Irish: Baile an Chumain, meaning 'town of the little valley'). Part of it is Ballinwillin (Townland of the mill) with a boulder burial,with the remains of a millrace which may have been used by monks at the nearby church of Mouliward, ringfort and standing stone pair. Mass rock in Vincent Hurley’s farm. The oldest family are probably the Hurleys (Vincents), they moved from Ballnacarriga outside Dunmanway and Darby Hurley who held Ballycomane Middle was allegedly evicted by Lord Carbery when a rent payment was missed, the farm was then given to the Vickerys c 17703. There is a Hurley/Vickery marriage at around this time not clear if connected. The O’Neills are also significant farmers with an old impressive farmyard. On the western end an area known as Cummer. Since the 1In Bishop Dives Down tour of West Cork in 1700 he mentions one of the landowners of Durrus as Colonel Freke. He presumably acquired the land forfeited by Sir Walter Coppinger who lost all by backing the wrong side in 1641. He had earlier acquired the lands including Ballycomane from the McCarthys by mortgage when they defaulted he went into possession.

It is curious that the Ballycomane Hurleys believe they were in occupation of the farm pre 1785. Around the same time there is a Vickery/Hurley marriage recorded. The Carbery Estate at least in Durrus had no policy of plantation and the Vickerys were probably the only Protestant family of substance on the townland. In contrast the Evenson who were the largest local landlords cleared the local population off the most fertile ladn wehre they became cottiers, labourers or moved to congested upland areas.The other significant farmers remained in occupation a pattern common in many part of West Cork where contrary to popular belief there were a large number of large Catholic tenant farmers. This is

3 In discussion with Vincent and Jim Hurley, their great grandfather was the one allegedly evicted. Around the same period there is a marriage between Vickery and Hurley recorded.

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evidenced by the large old farmyards of local families such as the o’donovans and the O’Neills suggesting they were families of significance well back in time.

The devolution of title is as follows, in the early 17th century, the McCarthys of either Scart or Caheragh had the townland and mortgaged it to Sir Walter Coppinger. They defaulted and he went into possession. He backed the wrong horse in 1641 and his estates were forfeit. In the late 17th century the Evans-Freke family of Welsh origin (Lord Carbery) went into possession. The Carbery Estate rented to the Vickeries as tenant farmers who acquired title under the Land Acts in the early 20th century.

Deed 2nd August 1790 whereby Lord Carbery demises to John Vickery then of Ballycomane part of lands of Ballycomane called the middle division as then in his possession.

Ballycomane Map

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Acreage 1,315 acres

East Division, arable and mountain land, 113 acres

Lissheen, arable and mountain pasture, 308 cres

Middle Division, arable and pasture, 266 acres

Mountain Division, coarse mountain land (now largely forestry), 318 acres

West Division, arable, mountain pasture, 210 acres

Adjoining townlands landowners

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Carrigbuoy (Durrus Village), Cruttee, Dromtineheen, James Bernard Esq., Castlebernard, later Lord Bandon, head landlords Evansons in occupation on lease that expired in 1853, ford incicated now bridge to Durrus.

Dromreagh, Kielreagh, Right Honourable Lord Riversdale (Tonson/Hull) may not be correct the Evansons converted leasehold to freehold some time earlier.

West Clonee, Arthur Hyde, Esq., Castlehyde, Fermoy

Clonee, Glenlough, Knowwlavard (Moulivard), Hugh Hutchinson Esq., Clonee, Durrus

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1, The Castle, rock and waste.2, Denis Driscoll, cabins and garden3, Charles Davis4, James Meld?5, Four cabins and waste6, vacant7, vacant8, Archibald Molloy?9, James Freke, field pasture10, Florence and Mary Driscoll, cabin and garden11, Richard Baker, cabin and garden12, Thomas Bryan?13, Thomas Bush, cabin and rarden14, James Freke, house, office and garden14, Darby Fowler?, garden16, James Freke, garden17, John Crowley, garden18, Jeremiah Lynch, cabin and garden19, Widow Ahern, cabin and garden20, Richard Bush, cabin and garden21, Henry Bush, cabin and garden22, Daniel harrington, cabin and garden23, Daniel Harrington, cabin and garden24. Coney Island, Richard Bush25, harbour Mouth, Henry Bush, John and Thomas Byers?, and Widow Aherne26, Hill of Baltimore, Thomas Roche and Richard Bush, large holding27, Jeremiah Lynch28, John Neale29, Widow Baker30, James Freke, 31, Lahernor of Cloghboaley, james Freke32, Gerynare, Richard Bush, Francis Bush and partners

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Richard Hedges Becher, Pre 1830 Hollybrook, Skibbereen,. 1779 Hibernian Chronicle Thursday 26 Aug 1779, “This morning at St Nicholas, Richard Beecher Esq of Hollybrook to Miss Alleyn dau of Thomas Alleyn Esq.” 1779 Hibernian Magazine Dec 1779. Shown4

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1788 as owner of adjoining lands estate map of Sir John Freke, Bart. Cork Summer Assizes 1828. Listed 1835. Castletownbere 1839, voted 1850 for Denis Galwey as High Constable for Ibane and Ballyroe (Clonakilty). Holder of rent charge at lands 1835 at Cahergal granted to George Caulfeild Beamish and Richard O’Donovan Beecher entitling the to vote.

James Bernard, 1762, Castle Bernard, witness to deed 1767. Representative Church Body Library: Assignment of lands of Cloghduane, Co. Cork, from John Meade, Ballymartle, Co. Cork, to James Bernard, Bandon, Co. Cork, 20 Jan. 1766. Ms 594 A James Bernard, Windsor Cork in Banking 1786 with Sampson Stawell, Augustus Warren, Sir Robert Warren. He inherited estate from his Uncle Francis in 1783 and married ESTHER (Smyth). Shown 1788 as owner of adjoining lands estate map of Sir John Freke, Bart.

Henry Cox, 1786 -pre 1826), Manor House, Dunmanway. Shown5 1788 as owner of adjoining lands estate map of Sir John Freke, Bart. 1820 signed Memorial for new road Glengariff to Castletownbere as Magistrate. Subscriber 1821 Dr Thomas Wood’s ‘Primitive Inhabitants of Ireland. 182l? Joshua eldest son of late Henry Cox Esq, died of fever. Manor House noted by Lewis in 1837 as " a handsome building, erected by the late H. Cox and now the residence of his family" In 1851 occupied by Martha and Catherine Cox and valued at £18. It replaced an earlier house built by Sir Richard Cox, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, at the end of the seventeenth century. Wilson describes this earlier property in 1786 as "adorned with handsome avenues and good plantations". Later the property of the Lucas family. Letter6 1823, from Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a copy of the parliamentary statutes for use of the magistrates of Dunmanway. Complains of the need of the statutes as a reference source for ordinary proceedings and remarks his late father, Henry Cox, had a copy as did Edward Hayes, a magistrate who has recently retired from service due to age.

Adam Newman Esq., 1788, Kinsale. Shown 1788 as possible owner of adjoining lands estate map of Sir John Freke, Bart. C 1828 seeking reform of House of Commons. 1831, listed 1838, Sitting Mallow, 1835, Douglas 1850. 1870 land Record, Monkstown, 3,527 acres. Signed Petition re Romish Encroachment 1851' at Floraville as Church Warden St. Nicholas, Cork.

Richard Townsend (1725-, 1753/5, Castle Townsend, m 1752, Elizabeth Fitzgerald d Knight of Kerry, Colonel Cork Militia Dragoons, 1756, in 1777 chasing bandetti in Murdering Glen outside Bantry with Samuel Jervois and John Townsend and Daniel Callaghan. MP for Co. Cork, Dingle 1782-95), Revenue Commissioner 1759-83. Excise Commissioner.…

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Gilbert Mellifont, 1718, 1735, 1741, 1742, Dead 1778, 1718 Commissioner, Official for Oaths Exchequer Court Various Deeds. 1741 Other names Savage French, Richard Edward Hall, Skibbereen as are Richard Tonson, William Watts Memorial 75383. Probably Mellifont in Convent Rolls 1730s. Sir John Freke estate map (Carbery Estate) has him as owner of Shahaghrane, Dunmanway 1788. "Extended family also in Donemark and probably in Carriganass Castle Bantry. 22nd Feb. 1808, buried St. Marys, Dunmanway. ""Here/ lyeth The Body/ Gilbert Mellafon/ Esq. who departed this/ life at Dunmanway Feb. the 22nd 1808 Aged 80 years/ & His son David mel. Esq./ who departed This Life/ at Doonemark near/ Bantry Nov. the/ 16th 1835 Aged/ 75 years/ Deaths sudden unexpected/ Stroke has laid me in the dust/ The claim that hold me here will be broke/ When Christ will raise the dead/"" ""Here Lieth (the body of)/ M(- -) Mellefont/ ....years. Wife ..... dep..../ Dunman9way)/ the 9 day of November/ 1805/ Five. One of Mellefonts charged in High Court Cork 1650s for Treason for part in 1641 Rising later converted. Originally Norman from around Kinsale. Reparees from around Ballingeary intermarried with Bantry Galweys

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