Some gravestone inscriptions added for Farranthomas and Killowen

We have now added some Gravestone Inscriptions for Farranthomas (Murragh) Church of Ireland and some further inscriptions for Killowen. Please note that some of the stones are difficult to read so there may be inaccuracies.

Photos of some Bandon Houses and People in 1911

We have added some photos of large houses and distinguished people who lived in Bandon in 1911. If anybody has any other photos and would like to share them with us, please contact us on bandon.genealogy@gmail.com

This blog was posted by Catherine Fitzmaurice of Kilbrogan House, Bandon

A useful link to igp-web.com

Today we added a link to the Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives website. The Cork section has some very useful transcriptions. Mary Heaphy has just added the Registers of the Parish Church of The Holy Trinity, Christ Church, Cork for the period 1643 to 1668.

Under the Land section there is information about some Bandon estates, namely the Earl of Shannon and Roundhill

Bandon area townlands

We continue to add information about townlands in the Bandon area to www.bandon-genealogy.com. The two latest entries are for Timoleague and Desert

Some Bandon Marriages from 1847 to 1862

We have now collated some marriage data from 1847 to 1862 and have posted this information on our website www.bandon-genealogy.com

Bandon Townlands

We have now entered some information about the townlands in the Bandon area and have included links to google maps to make it easier for users to locate these areas. We welcome any feedback. The information can be found under Townland Descriptions on the home page of www.bandon-genealogy.com

Henry & Coghlan's Directory of Cork 1867

Today we added to the Bandon Genealogy Website the Bandon excerpt from Henry & Coghlan's Directory of Cork 1867. This directory is detailed and often gives the exact premises number in addition to the name of the street. This information is lacking in most of the Slaters and Guys Directories.