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Historic Youghal
During my recent visit to East Cork, I spent a very pleasant afternoon in the old walled town of Youghal. Youghal has carefully preserved many of its historic sites and in the protestant church, which is still in use are many really old and really interesting bits and pieces.
Alms Houses – the 17th-century almshouses were constructed by Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork in 1602 for widows. Each tenant received two shillings a week, enough to sustain her. Around the same time (1612), Sir Richard Boyle built a hospital and a free school. For his efforts in colonising Munster, Sir Richard Boyle was granted the title and dignity Lord Boyle in 1616. When a poll tax of two shillings was introduced in 1697, those living by alms were exempt. St Mary’s Collegiate Church in the town still contains many monuments, including the tomb of Richard Boyle himself. (Wikipaedia
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| Boyle’s tomb |
Boyle’s family as depicted on his tomb
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| Almshouse doors |
Baptismal font from 1850
Stone stairs to the lepers’ gallery
Unusual stained glass window with military rather than religious symbols
I was struck by the aptness of this memorial in a month when 3 Irish lives had been lost in climbing accidents.
At the gate of the church stands this house where Sir Walter Raleigh was staying when he smoked his first cigarette in Ireland. The story goes that a servant, seeing smoke rising from him, thought he was on fire and threw a bucket of water over him. Smoking still caught on though.
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Famous Kanturk Horse Trainer has a bit of fun at Goodwood
Michael Winters (right) and Tony Winters getting donkeys ready to start in Kanturk GAA Night At The Dogs, Picture taken at Goodwood, Kanturk by Janusz Trzesicki
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Claims for compensation for damage or loss during
the civil war in Ireland
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Title
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Kate Griffin, shopkeeper, Listowel,
County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/128
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Date
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Jan 1923-Jan 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Damage to premises and shop goods
from rifle fire due to o
ccupation by Irregular forces
during an attack on the Free State
barracks at Listowel.
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Extent
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1 file
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Title
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John Whelan, Glenfield Camp,
County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/133
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Date
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Dec 1922-Jan 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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One Edwards bicycle taken at
Tralee by armed IRA
[Irish Republican Army] men on 2 August
1922.
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Extent
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1 file
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Title
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Jeremiah Joseph O’Connor, Fossa,
Killarney, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/139
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Date
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Dec 1922-Jan 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Dwelling house known as ‘Ardroe
House’ at Inch, County Kerry,
commandeered and used as training quarters
and wrecked by
Irregular forces on various dates from
September 1922 to
January 1923; damage to dwelling
house at Fossa by
Republicans on 28 June to 15
September 1922.
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Title
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Michael O’Neill, merchant,
Cahirciveen, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/145
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Date
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Feb 1923-Feb 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Foodstuffs/provisions taken at
Cahirciveen by IRA
[Irish Republican Army] on
various dates from May 1921 to 6 September 1922;
foods taken from the SS ‘Gaelic’
at Kenmare by IRA on 6 September 1922.
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Title
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Denis Clifford, Mill Road,
Killorglin, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/141
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Date
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Dec 1922-Feb 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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One pig killed by bullets
penetrating the sty during an attack
on National troops by Irregular forces at
Killorglin on
27 September 1922.
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Title
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John Buckley, Caherlehillan,
Kells, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/149
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Date
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Jan 1923-Feb 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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One heifer taken away at
Garrydine, County Kerry, by armed
men on 4 December 1922.
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Title
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Herbert L Muller, telegraphist,
Valentia, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/155
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Date
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Jan 1923-[?1926]
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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One bicycle and a double barrel
shotgun taken at Loo Bridge,
County Kerry, by Irregular forces on 20
August 1921.
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Extent
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1 file
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Title
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Sir John Fitzgerald, Glanlean,
Valentia, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/157
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Date
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Jan 1923-Jan 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Masonic Hall burned down at
Knightstown, Valentia,
County Kerry, by Irregular forces
on 28 July 1922.
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Extent
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1 file
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Title
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Patrick W O’Neill, Cahirciveen,
County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/166
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Date
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Feb 1923-Dec 1926
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Foodstuffs/provisions
commandeered at Cahirciveen by IRA
[Irish Republican Army] on
various dates from 10 October 1921
to 10 September 1922; bacon seized at
Dingle, County Kerry,
by IRA on transit from Tralee,
County Kerry, on the motor boat
‘Ocean Star’ on 10 September
1922.
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Title
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Patrick Coffey, Castle Street,
Tralee, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/171
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Date
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Feb 1923-Dec 1926
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Windows broken due to a
disturbance between Crown forces
and civilians at 34 Upper Castle
Street, Tralee on 21 January
1922.
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Title
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Roger Connor, labourer, executor
for the late Johanna Sheahan,
Moybella North, Lisselton Cross, County
Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/183
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Date
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Jan 1923-Feb 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Dwelling house burned and
destroyed at Moybella South,
County Kerry, by armed men on 24
October 1921; file states
that the owner of the house,
Johanna Sheahan, was told to
clear out the tenants who were a
family named Quinlan before
it was set on fire.
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Title
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James J Galvin, William Street,
Listowel, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/184
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Date
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Jan 1923-Feb 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Lands and fences destroyed due to
a conspiracy to boycott these lands at Deerpark, Lixnaw, County Kerry, from 9
April 1922 and on various other dates until 1 December 1922; file states that
the destruction ended when General Murphy sent out
National troops who arrested
various parties.
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Title
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Mary Agnes Sheehy, Church Street,
Listowel, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/185
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Date
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Nov 1923-[?1926]
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Dwelling house and premises
damaged at Church Street,
Listowel on 2/3 March 1922; file
states the property was
occupied by an ex-soldier and
family against whom an order
for possession had been obtained;
before the order was
executed the tenant caused the afore
mentioned destruction;
dwelling house and fixtures
damaged at Carhooeragh,
County Kerry on 25 March 1923;
file states that the claimant
is a shopkeeper and supporter of
the government and used
to supply the troops; notices
were put up in Listowel threatening
those who supplied the National troops and
on account of this
support the claimant’s property was fired
upon and damaged.
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Title
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Sarah Naylor and Nora Breen,
Church Street, Listowel,
County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/186
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Date
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Jan 1923-Feb 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Damage to millinery shop premises
at Church Street, Listowel
by unknown persons on 21 June
1922.
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Title
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Robert M Danaher, The Square,
Listowel, County Kerry.
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Reference
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FIN/COMP/2/8/188
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Date
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Jan 1923-Jan 1927
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Creator
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Department of Finance
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Scope and Content
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Damage to hotel, shop, dwelling
house, at the Square,
Listowel, during occupation by
Irregular forces while attacking
National troops on 30 June 1922; lodging and
food
commandeered by Irregular forces at the
Square, Listowel,
between 29 April and 3 August
1922.
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