Day: January 22, 2015

When Ballydaly was once part of Kerry

1797 Civil & Eccleastical Map by Beaufort
1797 Civil & Eccleastical Map by Beaufort which shows the East Fractions to the west of Millstreet and to the north of Cullen (click the map to enlarge)

When looking at historical maps of the Millstreet area from the 18th Century, we noticed that Kerry extended into Ballydaly and a totally detached part of Kerry was just north of Cullen. Intrigued having never heard of this, we did some research, this  is what we found out:

“Referred to as the East Fractions, they were exclaves of the barony of Magunihy in County Kerry. They existed from the suppression of County Desmond in the sixteenth century until 1843, when detached parts were transferred by Richard Griffith under the Valuation of Lands (Ireland) Act 1836 to the adjoining baronies. The fractions were part of the MacCarthy Mór territory from which Magunihy was delimited.”

It is not fully clear as to extent of the fraction around Ballydaly. Officially it was just the townlands of Balldaly and Kippagh, but it is mentioned elsewhere in different places that the Ballydaly fraction included Coolanarney and Coomacheo, and the old maps would seem to support this. We have recreated the map below showing the Ballydaly Fraction and the [read more …] “When Ballydaly was once part of Kerry”

Tracing Creedon Family Roots at Millstreet Museum

Pictured at Millstreet Museum on Wednesday, 21st Jan. tracing Creedon Family Roots in the Millstreet area. From left - all from San Francisco, USA - Christine, Sr. Patricia (Mercy Order) and Timothy Creedon. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)
Pictured at Millstreet Museum on Wednesday, 21st Jan. tracing Creedon Family Roots in the Millstreet area. From left – all from San Francisco, USA – Christine, Sr. Patricia (Mercy Order) and Timothy Creedon. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)
Meeting with Sr. Patricia Creedon (centre) in St. Patrick's Church, Millstreet this Thursday morning - Eily Buckley and Fr. Paddy O'Byrne who had celebrated the 10.00 a.m. Mass. (S.R.)
Meeting with Sr. Patricia Creedon (centre) in St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet this Thursday morning – Eily Buckley and Fr. Paddy O’Byrne who had celebrated the 10.00 a.m. Mass.  (S.R.)