James St. John Jefferyes inherited the Blarney estate in 1740 and eventually set about developing industry in the village, building an inn, a new church, 90 houses and some flax mills – a development noted with approval by the English agronomist Arthur Young in his ‘Tour of Ireland.’
One of the first things we would notice if we could go back in time would be the darkness. Once the sun had gone down people had only candles to give them light and these candles were smoky and smelly.
In September of 1776, Arthur Young visited S.J. Jeffery’s, Esq; at Blarney Castle.
Of whose great works in building a town at Blarney, I cannot give so particular an account as I wish to do; for I got there just as he and his family were on the point of setting out for France.
On an untarred, unpaved earthen country road known as the Glen Road, Grenagh, running beneath the embankment parallel to the railway above, passengers on the main-line steam trains on their journey to Cork City,
This church, situated in the hamlet of Waterloo, is located approximately 2.5 km north of the village of Blarney. It is tucked away in the north-east corner of the town-land of Knocknasuff.
June 1997 saw the removal of a prominent land mark in the Blarney/Tower area to make way for a proposed new garage. Located across the road from the avenue leading to where the world-famous St. Ann’s Hydropathic Establishment was situated.
The following is a list of the names of the main occupiers (tenants) of the Mahony Mill Houses and the rents paid by them, as per the records in the Mahony Rent Ledger, for the period from 3rd January 1955 to 29th June 1959.
It is not a bad thing to be inquisitive, or to wonder, about your locality and its many historical aspects. Do not stay indoors at home, but go outside, look at and explore your area.
Gas was manufactured in Blarney Woollen Mill from “gas coal”, a usually bituminous coal used for making gas by distillation.
A quiet, un-assuming man walked amongst the residents of Blarney village on a daily basis and not many people are aware that he had been an All-Ireland Champion Boxer, not once but twice.
