Monica, I have spent a lot of time perusing the baptismal and marriage records for Schull Parish (also called Skull) at the National Library in Dublin. I am researching Cotter, Collins, Hegarty, and Holland. In the process, I noticed that there were many Mahoneys in the records. The Genealogy Room in the National Library is the place to start. There is a computer there which has a completely computerized version of Griffith's Valuation. This was helpful, since I didn't know the townlands where my ancestors lived. The expert in the Genealogy Room pointed me to the microfilm for the Catholic parish at Schull. The name of the church is St. Mary's. I spent three days perusing Baptism and marriage records, which go back to 1809. I succeeded in finding records for my great grandparents William Cotter (1840 - 1891) and Mary Collins and their ancestors and children. I found the baptismal record for the father of Mary Collins, Bartholomew (1811 - 1896); his parents: Daniel Collins and Mary Mahoney. William's father was Patrick Cotter (1810 - 1866). I found the baptismal record for Patrick; his parents: James Cotter and Ellen Mahoney. At William's Baptism, one of the witnesses was Mary Mahoney. After Dublin, we went to Schull. There is a town called Schull at the center of the parish of the same name. It has a magnificent setting on a harbor shaped like a horseshoe that opens into Roaring Water Bay, which has a hundred islands. The area could not be more picturesque; really green meadows lined with hedgerows and stone fences, sheep and cows grazing; little boats in the harbor; a background of mountains (Mt. Gabriel is 1339 feet); the bay outside the harbor dotted with islands, themselves with green meadows, stone fences, sheep and cows grazing. There is a beautiful old ruin on Colla Road overlooking the harbor. It is St. Mary's Church, built probably in the sixteenth century (see Short History of the Ruins of St. Mary's Church, Colla Road, Schull, Mizen Journal, vol. 8, 2000). The grounds are still used as a cemetery. The combination of ruins, cemetery, meadows, and harbor make for an unforgettable scene. This church was Church of Ireland, after confiscation of church lands by Henry VIII. There is a Catholic Church on the main street in town, also called St. Mary's. I am told it was built in about 1828, during the period of Catholic emancipation. It appears, though, that the cemetery at Old St. Mary's has always been used by both Protestants and Catholics. This region is a little off the main tourist tracks, but it is becoming more popular. The summer months are big for sailing and sport fishing. The B&Bs do a great business for three months of the year, and virtually shut down the rest of the time. I was told that the weather in the winter is mild, and that snow is rare. You can find my genealogy at: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~paulchestnut/ I have more information that I can send you off line if you are interested. Paul Cotter Chestnut ----- Original Message ----- From: countycork-request@rootsweb.com To: countycork@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00:09 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: COUNTYCORK Digest, Vol 4, Issue 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:50:12 EDT From: KENTUCKYSHAMROCK@aol.com Subject: [CO CORK] MCCARTHY/MAHON(E)Y To: MAHONY@www.rootsweb.com, mahoney@rootsweb.com Cc: countycork@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d4b.4b191762.3799c494@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Does anyone know where Mahon(e)y's are more concentrated in County Cork? I have a MAHONY-MCCARTHY-DALEY connection circa mid to late 1700's-early 1800's, and don't know where in county Cork to start. I will gladly accept any suggestions and tips!!!!!!!!!!!!! Regards, Monica McCarthy **************What's for dinner tonight? Find quick and easy dinner ideas for any occasion. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?ncid=emlcntusfood00000009)

Hello Paul, you weren't writing to me but it was an interesting email. I'm interested in the Schull and Skibbereen areas, as I believe my DUKELOW and CONNELL ancestors came from that area. It does sound beautiful and I hope to get there. Thank you for describing it so beautifully. Thanks also for the info on the church...my people were Protestant and came to Canada about 1830. April in BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Chestnut" <pcchestnut@comcast.net> To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:23 PM Subject: [CO CORK] Mahoney in Schull Parish, County Cork > Monica, > > I have spent a lot of time perusing the baptismal and marriage records for > Schull Parish (also called Skull) at the National Library in Dublin. I am > researching Cotter, Collins, Hegarty, and Holland. In the process, I > noticed that there were many Mahoneys in the records. > > The Genealogy Room in the National Library is the place to start. There is > a computer there which has a completely computerized version of Griffith's > Valuation. This was helpful, since I didn't know the townlands where my > ancestors lived. The expert in the Genealogy Room pointed me to the > microfilm for the Catholic parish at Schull. The name of the church is St. > Mary's. I spent three days perusing Baptism and marriage records, which go > back to 1809. I succeeded in finding records for my great grandparents > William Cotter (1840 - 1891) and Mary Collins and their ancestors and > children. I found the baptismal record for the father of Mary Collins, > Bartholomew (1811 - 1896); his parents: Daniel Collins and Mary Mahoney. > > William's father was Patrick Cotter (1810 - 1866). I found the baptismal > record for Patrick; his parents: James Cotter and Ellen Mahoney. > > At William's Baptism, one of the witnesses was Mary Mahoney. > > After Dublin, we went to Schull. There is a town called Schull at the > center of the parish of the same name. It has a magnificent setting on a > harbor shaped like a horseshoe that opens into Roaring Water Bay, which > has a hundred islands. The area could not be more picturesque; really > green meadows lined with hedgerows and stone fences, sheep and cows > grazing; little boats in the harbor; a background of mountains (Mt. > Gabriel is 1339 feet); the bay outside the harbor dotted with islands, > themselves with green meadows, stone fences, sheep and cows grazing. > > There is a beautiful old ruin on Colla Road overlooking the harbor. It is > St. Mary's Church, built probably in the sixteenth century (see Short > History of the Ruins of St. Mary's Church, Colla Road, Schull, Mizen > Journal, vol. 8, 2000). The grounds are still used as a cemetery. The > combination of ruins, cemetery, meadows, and harbor make for an > unforgettable scene. This church was Church of Ireland, after confiscation > of church lands by Henry VIII. There is a Catholic Church on the main > street in town, also called St. Mary's. I am told it was built in about > 1828, during the period of Catholic emancipation. It appears, though, that > the cemetery at Old St. Mary's has always been used by both Protestants > and Catholics. > > This region is a little off the main tourist tracks, but it is becoming > more popular. The summer months are big for sailing and sport fishing. The > B&Bs do a great business for three months of the year, and virtually shut > down the rest of the time. I was told that the weather in the winter is > mild, and that snow is rare. > > You can find my genealogy at: > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~paulchestnut/ > > I have more information that I can send you off line if you are > interested. > > Paul Cotter Chestnut > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: countycork-request@rootsweb.com > To: countycork@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00:09 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: COUNTYCORK Digest, Vol 4, Issue 86 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:50:12 EDT > From: KENTUCKYSHAMROCK@aol.com > Subject: [CO CORK] MCCARTHY/MAHON(E)Y > To: MAHONY@www.rootsweb.com, mahoney@rootsweb.com > Cc: countycork@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d4b.4b191762.3799c494@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Does anyone know where Mahon(e)y's are more concentrated in County Cork? I > have a MAHONY-MCCARTHY-DALEY connection circa mid to late 1700's-early > 1800's, and don't know where in county Cork to start. > > I will gladly accept any suggestions and tips!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Regards, > > Monica McCarthy > **************What's for dinner tonight? Find quick and easy dinner ideas > for any occasion. > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?ncid=emlcntusfood00000009) > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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Paul - I thought for a minute we had a match. But I looked at the Collins' in your link, and they're close, but don't think the same: - Bartholomew Collins - born ca 1800-10 - married Catherine Minihane of Ballyally (near Lough Hyne) east of Baltimore. Catherine born ca 1815, married ca 1837 - had 10 children, all baptized in Skibbereen: 1. Ellen Collins - 1838 2. Patrick - 1840 3. Tim - 1842 4. Denis - 1843 5. Michael - 1845 6. Honora - 1848 7. Mary - 1850 8. Catherine - 1850 9. Bartholomew - 1853 10. John - 1855 They lived on Reengaroga Island, near Baltimore, when the last few children were born. So close, but I don't think a connection. Barbara in St. Louis, Missouri USA On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Paul Chestnut <pcchestnut@comcast.net>wrote: > Monica, > > I have spent a lot of time perusing the baptismal and marriage records for > Schull Parish (also called Skull) at the National Library in Dublin. I am > researching Cotter, Collins, Hegarty, and Holland. In the process, I noticed > that there were many Mahoneys in the records. > > The Genealogy Room in the National Library is the place to start. There is > a computer there which has a completely computerized version of Griffith's > Valuation. This was helpful, since I didn't know the townlands where my > ancestors lived. The expert in the Genealogy Room pointed me to the > microfilm for the Catholic parish at Schull. The name of the church is St. > Mary's. I spent three days perusing Baptism and marriage records, which go > back to 1809. I succeeded in finding records for my great grandparents > William Cotter (1840 - 1891) and Mary Collins and their ancestors and > children. I found the baptismal record for the father of Mary Collins, > Bartholomew (1811 - 1896); his parents: Daniel Collins and Mary Mahoney. > > William's father was Patrick Cotter (1810 - 1866). I found the baptismal > record for Patrick; his parents: James Cotter and Ellen Mahoney. > > At William's Baptism, one of the witnesses was Mary Mahoney. > > After Dublin, we went to Schull. There is a town called Schull at the > center of the parish of the same name. It has a magnificent setting on a > harbor shaped like a horseshoe that opens into Roaring Water Bay, which has > a hundred islands. The area could not be more picturesque; really green > meadows lined with hedgerows and stone fences, sheep and cows grazing; > little boats in the harbor; a background of mountains (Mt. Gabriel is 1339 > feet); the bay outside the harbor dotted with islands, themselves with green > meadows, stone fences, sheep and cows grazing. > > There is a beautiful old ruin on Colla Road overlooking the harbor. It is > St. Mary's Church, built probably in the sixteenth century (see Short > History of the Ruins of St. Mary's Church, Colla Road, Schull, Mizen > Journal, vol. 8, 2000). The grounds are still used as a cemetery. The > combination of ruins, cemetery, meadows, and harbor make for an > unforgettable scene. This church was Church of Ireland, after confiscation > of church lands by Henry VIII. There is a Catholic Church on the main street > in town, also called St. Mary's. I am told it was built in about 1828, > during the period of Catholic emancipation. It appears, though, that the > cemetery at Old St. Mary's has always been used by both Protestants and > Catholics. > > This region is a little off the main tourist tracks, but it is becoming > more popular. The summer months are big for sailing and sport fishing. The > B&Bs do a great business for three months of the year, and virtually shut > down the rest of the time. I was told that the weather in the winter is > mild, and that snow is rare. > > You can find my genealogy at: > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~paulchestnut/ > > I have more information that I can send you off line if you are interested. > > Paul Cotter Chestnut > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: countycork-request@rootsweb.com > To: countycork@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00:09 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: COUNTYCORK Digest, Vol 4, Issue 86 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:50:12 EDT > From: KENTUCKYSHAMROCK@aol.com > Subject: [CO CORK] MCCARTHY/MAHON(E)Y > To: MAHONY@www.rootsweb.com, mahoney@rootsweb.com > Cc: countycork@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d4b.4b191762.3799c494@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Does anyone know where Mahon(e)y's are more concentrated in County Cork? I > have a MAHONY-MCCARTHY-DALEY connection circa mid to late 1700's-early > 1800's, and don't know where in county Cork to start. > > I will gladly accept any suggestions and tips!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Regards, > > Monica McCarthy > **************What's for dinner tonight? Find quick and easy dinner ideas > for any occasion. > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?ncid=emlcntusfood00000009) > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Paul = You are right - the Schull cemetery is in a magnificent setting. My husband and I went there last year looking for his great gg grandmother's grave. Our first excursion was not successful but, after reading the entry in Casey more carefully, we went back and found the vault. Someone had mowed the lawn in the meantime!! Eliza Hoy died in 1814 at the age of 26 at Leamcon, one of the signal towers erected in the early 1800s. The signal tower is still there and is now part of a private residence. Eliza's son, Robert, came to Australia with his wife in about 1840. Eliza was born Eliza Dumas and her father, Peter Dumas, was an alderman of Cork Corporation. I have found some Mahoney connections in Co Kerry. Regards Jan Daly Sydney, Australia Paul Chestnut wrote: > Monica, > > > After Dublin, we went to Schull. There is a town called Schull at the center of the parish of the same name. It has a magnificent setting on a harbor shaped like a horseshoe that opens into Roaring Water Bay, which has a hundred islands. The area could not be more picturesque; really green meadows lined with hedgerows and stone fences, sheep and cows grazing; little boats in the harbor; a background of mountains (Mt. Gabriel is 1339 feet); the bay outside the harbor dotted with islands, themselves with green meadows, stone fences, sheep and cows grazing. > > There is a beautiful old ruin on Colla Road overlooking the harbor. It is St. Mary's Church, built probably in the sixteenth century (see Short History of the Ruins of St. Mary's Church, Colla Road, Schull, Mizen Journal, vol. 8, 2000). The grounds are still used as a cemetery. The combination of ruins, cemetery, meadows, and harbor make for an unforgettable scene. This church was Church of Ireland, after confiscation of church lands by Henry VIII. There is a Catholic Church on the main street in town, also called St. Mary's. I am told it was built in about 1828, during the period of Catholic emancipation. It appears, though, that the cemetery at Old St. Mary's has always been used by both Protestants and Catholics. > > > You can find my genealogy at: > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~paulchestnut/ > > I have more information that I can send you off line if you are interested. > > Paul Cotter Chestnut > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: countycork-request@rootsweb.com > To: countycork@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00:09 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: COUNTYCORK Digest, Vol 4, Issue 86 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:50:12 EDT > From: KENTUCKYSHAMROCK@aol.com > Subject: [CO CORK] MCCARTHY/MAHON(E)Y > To: MAHONY@www.rootsweb.com, mahoney@rootsweb.com > Cc: countycork@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d4b.4b191762.3799c494@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Does anyone know where Mahon(e)y's are more concentrated in County Cork? I > have a MAHONY-MCCARTHY-DALEY connection circa mid to late 1700's-early > 1800's, and don't know where in county Cork to start. > > I will gladly accept any suggestions and tips!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Regards, > > Monica McCarthy > **************What's for dinner tonight? Find quick and easy dinner ideas > for any occasion. > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?ncid=emlcntusfood00000009) > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >