BALLINADEE

In 1868, the parish of Ballinadee contained the following places:

"BALLINADEE, a parish in the barony of East Carbery, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S.E. of Bandon. It is situated in a pleasant, fertile, and cultivated district on the bank of the river Bandon, and is connected with the town of Bandon by a good level road. The facility of communication with Kinsale recently afforded by the erection of a timber bridge across the Bandon, a little lower down, has been of advantage to all this side of the country. A fine quay has been recently built by the Earl of Bandon at this place, and a good trade is carried on in the import of coal and export of corn; there are besides some small quays, chiefly for the use of the boatmen who bring up cargoes of sea sand for manure. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, of the value, with three others of £450, and in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1759, and has a square tower of more recent date. A good glebe house has been recently built, and there are a National school and a Church Education school, besides several other schools supported by the Earl of Bandon, to whom a large portion of the parish belongs. There are many gentlemen's seats in the parish, of which the principal are Rock House, Rock Castle, Peafield, Peafield House, &c."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018