Barry Toormore/Schull West

Original post should read Andrew Barry grandfather born 1854.  My great grandfather Andrew  was born in 1800, married Eliza Bennett and I am looking for information on their children, Flor Barry born 1836, Richard born 1842 and Anne (date of birth unknown)

children.

Mary

Original post should read Andrew Barry grandfather born 1854.  My great grandfather Andrew  was born in 1800, married Eliza Bennett and I am looking for information on their children, Flor Barry born 1836, Richard born 1842 and Anne (date of birth unknown)

children.

Mary

Hello Mary,

a late reply to your enquiry, but what you ask is interesting.  I have records of Charles Mahony, Thomas Barry and Evas Driscoll sharing the lease to Lord Clinton in the Griffith's Valuation in Knuckagallane, a short way south of Toormore / Goleen, and also a different Charles Mahony in Toormore itself.  The reason that they changed religeon and became Church of Ireland instead of Catholic was down to the activities of the infamous Rev Fisher during the famine, who would only let relief  -  food etc  -  be given to Protestants.  A large number became " soupers " then, and who would blame them.  But it does make looking for the records more difficult.

Our great great grandfather was Cian / Cain / Keane / Charles Mahony, who married Ellen Driscoll in Goleen in 1827 and then moved about quite a bit between East and West Schull ending up near Durrus in 1849.  You have to remember that they were on very short leases usually, if they were lucky enough to get a lease at all, and this part of Cork was as badly affected during the Hunger as parts of Connaught, they lost almost 20% of the population.....