Patsy, Thanks for your input. It hadn't crossed my mind that there might have been an association with a military action and my ggggrandfather's presence in Co. Cork...one never knows. The timing certainly is right. Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia O'Shea" <pkoshea@xtra.co.nz> To: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net>; <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 5:34 PM Subject: Re: Scottish Protestants in Transit... > Hi Cliff - I can't answer your question but I have JOHNSONs in Boyle, Co > Roscommon in the late 1700s - early 1800s. I haven't yet discovered where > they came from. I guess it's possible there were pockets of 'immigrants' > in many parts of Ireland. > > Certainly my Roscommon family had links (possibly around 1800) to Co Cork, > partly through the militia movements I think. I believe militia units were > moved around the country at the time of the 1798 uprising. > Cheers, Patsy - New Zealand. > > > >> Were there any patterns of Scots coming into County Cork in the latter >> half of the 1700's and early 1800's? >> >> My gggrandfather Robert "Red Robin" Johnston was said to have been born >> in Co. Cork ca. 1807 to a Scottish born father who married and raised his >> family there. Ca. 1832, 3 of his children moved on to Upper Canada, one >> dying on the crossing. By the early 1900's our Johnstons who had >> remained in Co. Cork had evidently died out. >> >> This was not a typical Scottish Protestant move from what I've read in >> the literature as Northern Ireland seems to have been the major >> destination with Co. Fermanagh and Tyrone among the favorites for >> Johnston/es. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? >> >> Cliff. Johnston >> "May the best you've ever seen, >> Be the worst you'll ever see;" >> from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay >>

Another thought for a Scot's presence in Co. Cork is given here: Bandon is situated 19miles (40km) from Cork City on N71. It is a small market town, and also a great region for angling. The town was founded by Richard Boyle, The great Earl of Cork who acquired vast Munster Estates and planted them with English and Scottish settlers. Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Scottish Protestants in Transit... > Patsy, > > Thanks for your input. It hadn't crossed my mind that there might have > been an association with a military action and my ggggrandfather's > presence in Co. Cork...one never knows. The timing certainly is right. > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia O'Shea" <pkoshea@xtra.co.nz> > To: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net>; <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: Scottish Protestants in Transit... > > >> Hi Cliff - I can't answer your question but I have JOHNSONs in Boyle, Co >> Roscommon in the late 1700s - early 1800s. I haven't yet discovered where >> they came from. I guess it's possible there were pockets of 'immigrants' >> in many parts of Ireland. >> >> Certainly my Roscommon family had links (possibly around 1800) to Co >> Cork, partly through the militia movements I think. I believe militia >> units were moved around the country at the time of the 1798 uprising. >> Cheers, Patsy - New Zealand. >> >> >> >>> Were there any patterns of Scots coming into County Cork in the latter >>> half of the 1700's and early 1800's? >>> >>> My gggrandfather Robert "Red Robin" Johnston was said to have been born >>> in Co. Cork ca. 1807 to a Scottish born father who married and raised >>> his family there. Ca. 1832, 3 of his children moved on to Upper Canada, >>> one dying on the crossing. By the early 1900's our Johnstons who had >>> remained in Co. Cork had evidently died out. >>> >>> This was not a typical Scottish Protestant move from what I've read in >>> the literature as Northern Ireland seems to have been the major >>> destination with Co. Fermanagh and Tyrone among the favorites for >>> Johnston/es. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? >>> >>> Cliff. Johnston >>> "May the best you've ever seen, >>> Be the worst you'll ever see;" >>> from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay >>> > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb in data acquisition > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hi again Cliff - indeed it is Bandon where my connections lie. There is a great deal of Bandon history on the internet, including a complete transcription of a book by George Bennett - History of Bandon. http://www.paulturner.ca/Ireland/Cork/HOB/HOB%20Preface.htm There is mention of a General Johnson in Chapter 23. May be of interest - certainly the story of Bandon is very interesting in an Irish history context. Bennet of course writes from a rather pro-establishment perspective but gives a great sweep of information on the whole area. Hope this is of interest. Cheers, Patsy > Another thought for a Scot's presence in Co. Cork is given here: > Bandon is situated 19miles (40km) from Cork City on N71. It is a small > market town, and also a great region for angling. > The town was founded by Richard Boyle, The great Earl of Cork who acquired > vast Munster Estates and planted them with English and Scottish settlers. > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net> > To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: Scottish Protestants in Transit... > > >> Patsy, >> >> Thanks for your input. It hadn't crossed my mind that there might have >> been an association with a military action and my ggggrandfather's >> presence in Co. Cork...one never knows. The timing certainly is right. >> >> Cliff. Johnston >> "May the best you've ever seen, >> Be the worst you'll ever see;" >> from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Patricia O'Shea" <pkoshea@xtra.co.nz> >> To: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net>; <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 5:34 PM >> Subject: Re: Scottish Protestants in Transit... >> >> >>> Hi Cliff - I can't answer your question but I have JOHNSONs in Boyle, Co >>> Roscommon in the late 1700s - early 1800s. I haven't yet discovered >>> where they came from. I guess it's possible there were pockets of >>> 'immigrants' in many parts of Ireland. >>> >>> Certainly my Roscommon family had links (possibly around 1800) to Co >>> Cork, partly through the militia movements I think. I believe militia >>> units were moved around the country at the time of the 1798 uprising. >>> Cheers, Patsy - New Zealand. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Were there any patterns of Scots coming into County Cork in the latter >>>> half of the 1700's and early 1800's? >>>> >>>> My gggrandfather Robert "Red Robin" Johnston was said to have been born >>>> in Co. Cork ca. 1807 to a Scottish born father who married and raised >>>> his family there. Ca. 1832, 3 of his children moved on to Upper >>>> Canada, one dying on the crossing. By the early 1900's our Johnstons >>>> who had remained in Co. Cork had evidently died out. >>>> >>>> This was not a typical Scottish Protestant move from what I've read in >>>> the literature as Northern Ireland seems to have been the major >>>> destination with Co. Fermanagh and Tyrone among the favorites for >>>> Johnston/es. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? >>>> >>>> Cliff. Johnston >>>> "May the best you've ever seen, >>>> Be the worst you'll ever see;" >>>> from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay >>>> >> >> >> ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== >> Support RootsWeb in data acquisition >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb, a user-supported enterprise http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >