Now that I have finished Ardgroom Village and have a few minutes to spare, I will do a quick run through the residents and buildings in Eyeries Village in the olden times. We will start with the houses in the east end. 1) Mrs. "Cal" O'Callaghan. 2) Jim Forde, Nano, & Bridgie Walsh. 3) Jim (Quin) Murphy's. Mick Lynch had a shop there at one time selling fishing nets and drapery. 4) Jim (the Clerk) McCarthy's (now Bartell's). The McCarthy family were Clerks for the Parish Priests for years. 5) Humphrey Leary's. They went to Clountreem, Castletownbere Parish. It was later Dannie & Julia Murphy's. 6) William O'Sullivan(Cohu) of Bawers lived for a while in what was Jack O'Leary's shop (where the Irish Countrywomens' Association were later). 7) Johnny Hanley's. 8) Catherine's and Annie's. 9) Mrs. Kate O'Leary who had married in New York to Dan O'Leary, a Foreman from Macroom. 10) Chris O'Connell' Post Office (later Joan Lynch's, and formerly Batt O'Rahilly's shoemaker shop). 11) Jerry (Batt) O'Neill's Pub (formerly Patsy O'Neill's pub and shop. Patsy was married 3 times). 12) The workshop of Peter (Cain) Houlihan, a Carpenter. 13) Lena "Red". She was daughter of Jer McCarthy, Primary School Teacher in Kilcatherine. Lena had red hair ---- hence the "christening". 14) Garda/Policeman Morrissey's. 15) Joe (Quin) Murphy's pub (now Causkey's). Quin Murphy went out to work in the Butte, Montana, copper mines. Again in 1899 he returned to Butte to earn more money for his young family, but a rusty nail went through his leg and he died in Butte of blood-poisoning on Christmas eve night 1899, aged 40. Seven days later his youngest son Joe (Quin) --- my wife Joan's father --- was born in Eyeries. 16) Con (Shileen) & Mary Ann O'Sullivan. They had a daughter Josie (Con) who was a Vocational Schools Inspector in Dublin. 17) Dan Houlihan's Bakery. Dan, who was a Primary School Teacher, had two sons Priests; the other son emigrated to New York. 18) Henry Connell's. 19) Bella Connell's Pub. The pub and the house beside it were originally owned by "Texas Jack" O'Dwyer of Scrahan, Urhan. Jack had been ranching in Texas. The building where the pub was later was the first Primary School in Eyeries Village. 20) Den "McNab" McCarthy & his mother (where Dan o' Lack & Mae lived later; and now John Dunne's). 21) Tady T.T. Harrington's pub (later Dan O'Neill's pub). 22) Hanleys (now Donie Houlihan's shop). 23) Jimmy Murphy's. Jimmy was Church Parish Clerk for years. 24) Donie Houlihan's store. 25) Katie Murphy, Dressmaker (originally Pat Murphy's). 26) John (the Tailor) McCarthy. 27) Denny O'Sullivan, a Garda/Policeman from Bonane, Co. Kerry. 28) Patsy Foley's [later Michael (the Tailor) Downing's]. Patsy was from Waterville, Co. Kerry. His father built the Coastguard Station in Gurteen, Eyeries. 29) John (Quin) Murphy's. John was a Carpenter. 30) Eyeries Dance Hall (originally John Quinn's workshop). 31) Patsy Murphy (John Quinn's uncle). 32) A bungalow lived in by John Murphy, Principal Teacher in Urhan Primary School. NOW UP THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE (from the bottom of the Village and the "Nailer's Height"). 33) Tade (Shearhig) O'Sullivan's workshop. 34) John (Quinn) Murphy's 1st Dance Hall was lived in by Paddy Brassil from Drimoleague who was a Baker by Mrs. Houlihan at Church Gate, Eyeries. The big door of the old Dance Hall was formerly the door of the coach house of the local Parish Priest. The coach house was later the house of Johnny O'Shea, a Tailor. 35) Mike O'Shea's pub. It was originally owned by "Curly" (or Cornelius) O'Leary, a Shoemaker, a Harnessmaker, a Saddler, and a Publican ----- an all-round man !! 36) "Auntie's" --- now Donie Houlihan's second store. 37) Tade (Shearhig) O'Sullivan's house ---- originally Danny Healy's, whose daughter Kathleen married Sean Og Murphy, Secretary of the Cork County Board, G.A.A. 38) the Pump. 39) the Church. 40) Batt O'Neill's. The O'Neill's are the oldest surviving family. They have been there for at least 200 years. 41) Mrs. Dunne. Her husband Jim was a Boatbuilder. He was drowned at the age of 50 years when a "breaker" capsized a small boat in which he was engaged in hauling lobster pots. 42) There was also Paddy Walsh of Dromod, Waterville, Co. Kerry. who came to Eyeries working in the building of the Coastguard Station in Gurteen. Two of his children went to Toledo, Ohio, and the other to Michigan. -------- Riobard. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.8 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1996 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Looking at Riobard's list of families I see many McCarthys and I just wonder if there was ever an Andrew among them. That is not a very common first name for a McCarthy. My husband's great grandfather was Andrew born circa 1843 and he came to Montreal as a very young boy (he never knew his exact age) in the company of a woman and was grew up in Vermont. When he was older he tried unsuccessfully to find the woman who brought him in an attempt to learn more about his early life, but he never found her. Consequently, he himself knew nothing of his Irish roots. He supposedly sailed from Dun Laouhrie (I've murdered that spelling!) or Kingstown as it was called then, but we have no idea where he was born, and I don't supposed we ever will learn any more with that little to go on. We often think, though, that if we could hear of an Andrew in Ireland, it might possibly be him. Joan In a message dated 01/04/09 20:59:23 Eastern Standard Time, beararesearchodwyer@eircom.net writes: Now that I have finished Ardgroom Village and have a few minutes to spare, I will do a quick run through the residents and buildings in Eyeries Village in the olden times. We will start with the houses in the east end. 1) Mrs. "Cal" O'Callaghan. 2) Jim Forde, Nano, & Bridgie Walsh. 3) Jim (Quin) Murphy's. Mick Lynch had a shop there at one time selling fishing nets and drapery. 4) Jim (the Clerk) McCarthy's (now Bartell's). The McCarthy family were Clerks for the Parish Priests for years. 5) Humphrey Leary's. They went to Clountreem, Castletownbere Parish. It was later Dannie & Julia Murphy's. 6) William O'Sullivan(Cohu) of Bawers lived for a while in what was Jack O'Leary's shop (where the Irish Countrywomens' Association were later). 7) Johnny Hanley's. 8) Catherine's and Annie's. 9) Mrs. Kate O'Leary who had married in New York to Dan O'Leary, a Foreman from Macroom. 10) Chris O'Connell' Post Office (later Joan Lynch's, and formerly Batt O'Rahilly's shoemaker shop). 11) Jerry (Batt) O'Neill's Pub (formerly Patsy O'Neill's pub and shop. Patsy was married 3 times). 12) The workshop of Peter (Cain) Houlihan, a Carpenter. 13) Lena "Red". She was daughter of Jer McCarthy, Primary School Teacher in Kilcatherine. Lena had red hair ---- hence the "christening". 14) Garda/Policeman Morrissey's. 15) Joe (Quin) Murphy's pub (now Causkey's). Quin Murphy went out to work in the Butte, Montana, copper mines. Again in 1899 he returned to Butte to earn more money for his young family, but a rusty nail went through his leg and he died in Butte of blood-poisoning on Christmas eve night 1899, aged 40. Seven days later his youngest son Joe (Quin) --- my wife Joan's father --- was born in Eyeries. 16) Con (Shileen) & Mary Ann O'Sullivan. They had a daughter Josie (Con) who was a Vocational Schools Inspector in Dublin. 17) Dan Houlihan's Bakery. Dan, who was a Primary School Teacher, had two sons Priests; the other son emigrated to New York. 18) Henry Connell's. 19) Bella Connell's Pub. The pub and the house beside it were originally owned by "Texas Jack" O'Dwyer of Scrahan, Urhan. Jack had been ranching in Texas. The building where the pub was later was the first Primary School in Eyeries Village. 20) Den "McNab" McCarthy & his mother (where Dan o' Lack & Mae lived later; and now John Dunne's). 21) Tady T.T. Harrington's pub (later Dan O'Neill's pub). 22) Hanleys (now Donie Houlihan's shop). 23) Jimmy Murphy's. Jimmy was Church Parish Clerk for years. 24) Donie Houlihan's store. 25) Katie Murphy, Dressmaker (originally Pat Murphy's). 26) John (the Tailor) McCarthy. 27) Denny O'Sullivan, a Garda/Policeman from Bonane, Co. Kerry. 28) Patsy Foley's [later Michael (the Tailor) Downing's]. Patsy was from Waterville, Co. Kerry. His father built the Coastguard Station in Gurteen, Eyeries. 29) John (Quin) Murphy's. John was a Carpenter. 30) Eyeries Dance Hall (originally John Quinn's workshop). 31) Patsy Murphy (John Quinn's uncle). 32) A bungalow lived in by John Murphy, Principal Teacher in Urhan Primary School. NOW UP THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE (from the bottom of the Village and the "Nailer's Height"). 33) Tade (Shearhig) O'Sullivan's workshop. 34) John (Quinn) Murphy's 1st Dance Hall was lived in by Paddy Brassil from Drimoleague who was a Baker by Mrs. Houlihan at Church Gate, Eyeries. The big door of the old Dance Hall was formerly the door of the coach house of the local Parish Priest. The coach house was later the house of Johnny O'Shea, a Tailor. 35) Mike O'Shea's pub. It was originally owned by "Curly" (or Cornelius) O'Leary, a Shoemaker, a Harnessmaker, a Saddler, and a Publican ----- an all-round man !! 36) "Auntie's" --- now Donie Houlihan's second store. 37) Tade (Shearhig) O'Sullivan's house ---- originally Danny Healy's, whose daughter Kathleen married Sean Og Murphy, Secretary of the Cork County Board, G.A.A. 38) the Pump. 39) the Church. 40) Batt O'Neill's. The O'Neill's are the oldest surviving family. They have been there for at least 200 years. 41) Mrs. Dunne. Her husband Jim was a Boatbuilder. He was drowned at the age of 50 years when a "breaker" capsized a small boat in which he was engaged in hauling lobster pots. 42) There was also Paddy Walsh of Dromod, Waterville, Co. Kerry. who came to Eyeries working in the building of the Coastguard Station in Gurteen. Two of his children went to Toledo, Ohio, and the other to Michigan. -------- Riobard. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.8 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1996 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message