Inchigeela Land League - 1881
In 1996 Eugene O'Riordan, Gortnalour received
from Sean Coveney, Carrigaline the minutes and
accounts book of the Inchigeela Land League
Branch established in 1881. Sean
Coveney's grand-uncle Rev. Daniel Coveney was
curate in various parishes in West Cork in the
1870's and 1880's and was involved in the
agitation for land reform at the time and
encouraged the setting up of Land League
Branches. In the late 1870's economic
conditions in Ireland led to widespread civil
unrest. Bad harvests, famine due to
potato-blight and mass evictions of tenants by
landlords who wished to put cattle on their
estates instead of corn, all put enormous
pressure on the population.
The Land
League was set up in 1880 by Michael Davitt to
push for:
1. Fair Rents
2. Fixity of
tenure
3. Freedom of sale for tenant.
A
Branch was set up in Inchigeela in May 26th.
1881 to cover the entire parish. Rev J. O
Hea C.C. was elected Chairman and Ben Shorten
vice-chairman.
The Committee set about
collecting contributions from all farmers in the
parish. The Accounts Book contains
entries from the various collections from 1881
to 1887. The name and townland of all the
contributors is given in most cases. We
reproduce here a small selection of the 1881
collection. The original runs to 18 pages.
NAME
AMOUNT
£ s
d
Jerh. Driscoll, Tullogh 2 0
Stephen Horgan, Clogher 2 0
John
Coffee, Gurtnahoughtee 2 0
Danl. Leary,
Lackabawn 2 0
Timothy Ahern,
Lackabawn 2 0
Danl. Burke,
Shanacrane 1 0
Denis Crowley,
Coolmountain 2 0
Denis Mahony,
Clogher 1 6
Charles McCarthy,
Tullogh 2 0
Jeremiah Crowley,
Coolmountain West 2 0
Dan Carey,
Shanacrane 2 0
John Hurley,
Shanacrane 2 0
Danl. Hurley,
Shanacrane 2 0
James J. Hurley,
Shanacrane 2 0
Patrick Lucy,
Coolegrenane 2 0
C. P. Lucy,
Coolegrenane 2 0
Michael Twomey,
Munivodrah 2 0
Matt Kelleher,
Gurtnacarriga 2 0
Patrick T
Cotter, Gurtnahoughty 2 0
Cors.
Hallisy, Monevodrah 2 0
Patrick
Cotter, Gurtnahoughty 2 0
Wm.
Cotter, Gurtnahoughty 2 0
James
Cotter, Gurtnahoughty 2 0
John
Kelleher, Gurtnacarriga 2 0
John
Ring, Monevodrah 2 0
Cors. Lucy,
Coolegrenane 2 0
Cors. Murphy,
Coolegrenane 2 0
Wm. Cotter,
Coolegrenane 2 0
John Hallisy,
Currehane 2 0
Cors. Lucy, Currehane 2 0
Patrick Kearney, Monevodrah 2 0
Wm. Cotter, Lackgneave 2 0
John
Delea, Inchigeela 3 6
John Lucy,
Kilmore 3 0
Richard Oldham,
Rossmore 2 0
John Lucy,
Caharnacaha 2 0
Mrs. Lucy,
Gurteenowen 2 0
Cors. Cronin,
Keamcorabola 4 0
Maurice Buttimer,
Corohy 2 0
D. C. Cronin,
Gurteenakilla 2 0
Tim Dineen,
Inchideraisle 1 0
George Nichols,
Teergaith 2 0
Dan Leary,
Inchineave 2 0
John Cronin,
Inchideraisle 2 0
Murty Kelleher,
Inchideraisle 1 0
Denis Dinneen,
Inchideraisle 2 0
Denis Leary,
Derrivacorneen 2 0
Tim Leary,
Derrivacorneen 2 0
John Leary,
Kealvaugh 2 0
Jerh. Leary,
Kealvaugh 2 0
Jas. Cronin,
Kealvaugh 2 0
Mrs. Leary,
Kealvaugh 2 0
Mrs. Kearney,
Coornahahilla 2 0
Mrs. Twomey,
Kealvaugh 2 0
Jerh. Cotter,
Gurtnarea 2 0
Ben Shorten, Corohy
2 0
Cors. Cotter, Corohy 2 0
Tim McCarthy, Corohy 2 0
Cors.
Leary, Corohy 2 0
Jerh. Leary,
Corohy 2 0
Wm. Twomey,
Corohy 2 0
John Callaghan, Corohy
1 0
Owen Sullivan, Corohy 2 0
Denis Sweeney, Ahaross 2 0
Wm.
Shinnick, Gurtafludig 2 0
Mrs.
Horgan, Keamcorobula 2 0
Jas.
Ahern, Keamcorobula 2 0
Pat
Aherne, Keamcorobula 2 0
Matt
Reardon, Keamcorobula 2 0
Denis
Corcoran, Keamcorobula 2 0
Denis
Healy, Scrahanmore 2 0
Danl.
Hyde, Scrahanmore 2 0
Wm. Murphy,
Gortloughra 2 0
Mrs. P. Murphy,
Gortloughra 2 0
Jerh Leary,
Derrinabourkey 2 0
John Leary,
Derrinabourkey 2 0
Jas. Hoare,
Coomdorohy 2 0
Richard Lucy,
Caharnacaha 2 0
J. Lucy,
Caharnacaha 2 0