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West Cork

Examples from County Cork Prison Records

Looking at a sample of 1,200 prison records for County Cork for the period 1834 to 1839 inclusive we find offences included Breaking windows, Robbing an orchard, Stealing a watch, Trespassing on a bog, Being a vagrant, Breaking trees,  to name but a few.  More details are on the pdf file herewith.

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Crowley / Crowly and Keohane / Keoghane / Keohan surnames

Review of the frequency and location of Crowley / Crowly and Keohane / Keoghane / Keohan surnames in Ireland in Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, Census 1901 and Census 1911.

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Train Pilgrimage to Knock

Article by kind permission of Oliver Doyle.

 

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Bandon Town 1901 and 1911

Data of Bandon town from the Census of 1901 and Census 1911 summarised under various headings.

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West Cork Towns 1911

A comparison of the four West Cork Towns of Bandon, Bantry, Clonakilty and Skibbereen under various headings taken from the returns of the 1911 Census of Ireland

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