Caesar Otway, Skull to Bantry, 1822.

West Cork History

Caerar Otway 1780-1842 was a Minister and publisher among others of William Carleton  and co-operated with George Petrie in the first edition of  the Dublin Penny Journal.  They published an article about a journey to Durrus:

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This account is from The Grand Tour of Cork by Cornelius Kelly, Cailleach Books, 2003.

I proceeded to take my leave of Skull…on my way to Bantry I passed the dark and lofty Mount Gabriel to the left, and took my dreary way over a comfortless tract of country, the peninsula of Ivaugh, the ancient territory of O’Mahony Fune; princes these O’Mahonys were of bogs and rocks enough: here the tribe of the O’Mahonys has contrived to increase and multiply, and has replenished these wastes with Paddies, pigs, and potatoes.  Let no one say after looking at these moors, studded over with cabins, and those cabins crowded with children, pigs, goats, cocks and…

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A Tale of Four Churches

Roaringwater Journal

Kilcoe Medieval Church

Kilcoe is a magical place. The story of its four churches leads us from the dawn of Christianity in Ireland through turbulent times and many centuries when religious differences and sectarian strife marked all aspects of life in Ireland.

The four churches: 1, Kilcoe Medieval Church. 2, Mass Rock. 3, Kilcoe 19th Century Church. 4. Kilcoe Modern Church of the Most Holy Rosary

We love going down to the Medieval church at Kilcoe or wandering the boreens along the Roaringwater River. Those boreens are now part of the Fastnet Trail Network and last weekend, at the Launch, we were treated to a talk about the locality from Fr Patrick Hickey, Parish Priest of Timoleague and a noted scholar of West Cork History. This blog post was inspired by that talk – thank you, Fr Hickey!

Inside the church, showing the ogival windows, the altar, piscina or stoup…

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1826, United Parishes of Durrus and Muintervara, The Rev,. Richard Quinn P.P. begs leave to offer his most Respectful Thanks to to the Right Reverend Dr. Murphy, Lord Carbery, and the undermentioned Ladies and Gentlemen by which he has been enable to nearly complete two churches in the United Parishes. Right Rev. Dr. Murphy £10, Lord Carbery £3.3, Mrs. Baldwin £10, Mrs. O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove £40, Rev Alcock, £2, R. Evanson Esq., Four Mile Water, £1, D Macguillcuddy Esq., £3, Dr O’Donovan, O’Donovan Cove, £5, William Wise Esq., £2, Charles Evanson, Esq £2.2, William Beamish, Esq., £5.5, Jeremiah Murphy, Esq., £10, James Murphy Esq., £3.3 Daniel Murphy Esq., £1, Nicholas Murphy Esq., £1.10, John Murphy Esq., £1 Alexander O’Driscoll. Esq., Clover Hill, £2.2, T O’Donovan, Glanlough Cottage, £5, T O’Donovan, Esq., £5, Rossquinough Richard O’Donovan Esq., O’Donovan’s Cove, £3, Captain O’Donovan, Killbrinogue £1.1 Richard Levins (Levis) Esq., £1.1i Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Bantry £2

West Cork History

1826, United Parishes of Durrus and Muintervara, The Rev,. Richard Quinn P.P. begs leave to offer his most Respectful Thanks to to the Right Reverend Dr. Murphy, Lord Carbery, and the undermentioned Ladies and Gentlemen by which he has been enable to nearly complete two churches in the United Parishes. Right Rev. Dr. Murphy £10, (Bishop of Cork)
Lord Carbery £3.3,(Landlord, Ballycomane),
Mrs. Baldwin £10,
Mrs. O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove £40, (Landlord)
Rev Alcock, £2, (Vicar)
R. Evanson Esq., Four Mile Water, £1, (Landlord)
D Macguillcuddy Esq., £3,
Dr O’Donovan, O’Donovan Cove, £5,(Doctor probably author of History of Carbery)
William Wise Esq., £2, (Possibly Cork Distilling Family)
Charles Evanson, Esq £2.2,
William Beamish, Esq., £5.5,
Jeremiah Murphy, Esq., £10,
James Murphy Esq., £3.3
Daniel Murphy Esq., £1,
Nicholas Murphy Esq., £1.10,
John Murphy Esq., £1
Alexander O’Driscoll. Esq., Clover Hill, £2.2, (Probably Middleman on Mizen)
T O’Donovan, Glanlough Cottage, £5, (Landlord)

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