Dunmanway on March 12, 1877
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FAMOUS FACES Samuel “Sam” Maguire (1877 – 1927), an Irish republican and Gaelic footballer, was born in the townland of Mallabraca near Dunmanway on March 12, 1877. He recruited the DUNMANWAY (Dún Mánmhaí) nationalist leader Michael Collins to the Irish The coming of the railway was another important Republican Brotherhood in 1909 and for many years This charming tranquil market town is situated in the middle of West Cork. The was one of Collins right hand men. Tragically Maguire heart of the town is the Market Square from which streets radiate out along development that boosted the town’s economy. died in poverty in 1927and he is buried in the the main access roads. These streets retain their 18th/19th century appearance The 19th century also saw the growth of education Church of Ireland grave yard (16) where his grave with a mixture of shops and houses interspersed with public buildings. The in the town with the arrival of the religious orders is marked by a Celtic cross. The Sam Maguire cup, town lies in the ancient territory of Carbery and straddles two tributaries of the and the setting up of the Model School. which is awarded to the winners of the All Ireland Gaelic Football champions, was commissioned a short time later in Bandon river: the Sally River and the Brewery River. This was part of the lordship his memory. A statue of Sam Maguire now stands in the Square. of the McCarthy Reagh who had a castle at the west end of Castle Street. There is likely to have been a small settlement in the environs of the castle but nothing Thomas Hovendon, accomplished artist and survives from this early period. Professor of Painting and Drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, was born in Dunmanway in 1840 (no 7). He studied at The English crown established a colony here to provide a resting place for troops the Cork School of Design and in 1863, marching between Bandon and Bantry. By 1700, about thirty families lived in the emigrated to the United States where he town. The modern town owes its foundation to Sir Richard Cox, Lord Chancellor continued his studies at the National Academy of Ireland and Speaker in the House of Lords, who came into possession of this of Design in New York City. He and his wife 25. Model School area in the 17th century. He was granted permission to hold two annual fairs and a weekly market and he also were actively involved in the abolitionist movement and many of his paintings feature African Americans. established a textile industry that, by the mid-18th century, had an international reputation for its products. Duffy’s Circus regularly over-wintered on the site of Galvin’s filling station (Main Street) and its exotic Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet served as Lord Every year, on May 1st, the town’s spinning wheels and cloths were displayed for the prize of a coveted title animals were a familiar sight in the town. The Chancellor of Ireland from 1703 to 1707 and as Lord “Master Manufacturer” and a year’s free rent. With the decline of the local textile industry in the early 19th town’s traditions are celebrated annually during the Chief Justice of the Queen’s Bench for Ireland from century new industries were introduced. A brewery was built in 1831, producing 2,600 barrels annually. Also August bank holiday weekend when the traditional 1711 to 1714. He was born in Bandon in 1650 and Ballabuidhe Horse Fair is held along with the died in Dunmanway in 1733.Cox was built at this time were a number of flour mills and tan yards. instrumental in the development of the modern gathering of the Dohenys. town of Dunmanway which lay within his extensive estates. Sites to see (Please refer to map overleaf for locations. 1. Market Square: once occupied by the Market House where goods 10. Former Methodist Chapel: built in 1836, renovated in 1912 and The family owned a tan yard which was established in1798 and later were bought and sold under regulation and facilitated the collection converted into Atkins Hall in 2014 by the Atkins family. It now houses built the Atkins Buildings, a successful hardware shop, on the north side of taxes. Today it is a pleasant open space with a statue of Sam Magurie. the Dunmanway Visitor and Cultural Centre with an interesting display of the Market Square. of local memorabilia and information. Dunmanway 2. Cast iron pillar box: c. 1940. Such cast iron postboxes, once a common 20. Brookpark House: built c. 1780 for the Atkins family. sight in Irish towns, are now rare. 11. St. Patrick’s Church: built in 1834 following Catholic Emancipation 21. Parkway Hotel: built in the late 19th century, the Railway Hotel and typical of the many churches built at this time across Ireland. The 3. Keane’s Mills: former flour mill built in the early 19th century. provided much needed accommodation for the weary traveler to the building reflects the growing confidence of the Catholic Church with Historic Town Map town. It was built on the site of an earlier brewery. 4. Site of McCarthy Tower House: built in the late 15th century by the its bold yet elegant style. The interior has fine artistic features including McCarthys. Nothing remains of the tower house today. It is said that galleries, stained glass and a decorated marble reredos behind the altar. 22. Former railway station: built in 1866, for the West Cork Railway which stones from the building were re-used to build the Long Bridge on the was part of the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway (later the Great 12. Former residence of Fr. James Doheny, parish priest from 1818-49, road to Ballineen and a mill (no. 26) in the town. Southern Railway). The station, now a veterinary clinic, closed in 1961. who built three churches in the parish, including St. Patrick’s, and whose 5. Old water pump: installed in the late 19th century to provide fresh surname is synonymous with the local name for the town’s people, the 23. The Green: in the 19th century, a festival was held here once a year water supply to the community prior to the provision of piped water Dohenys. celebrating the town’s important textile industry. It must have been supply. quite a sight as the local manufacturers displayed their wares and the 13. Carbery House: said to have originally been built as a rectory in the late “ Master Manufacturer” was selected. The Green was also the venue for 6. Bank of Ireland: built in 1904. Banks developed rapidly in the early 18th century. It subsequently became the property of the Shuldham livestock fairs. 19th century and played an important roles in developing the local family. economy. 24. Former Broadway Cinema: opened its doors in 1930 and was closed 14. Boy’s National School: built in 1896 for the De La Salle Brothers. in 2005. 7. Bridewell: built in the early 1800’s as a small jail for minor offences. 15. Cox’s Hall: Church of Ireland Hall built in the 1950’s. Thomas Hovendon, son of the town gaoler, was born here in 1840. He 25. Model School: built in 1848. Designed in the Tudor Revival style by went on to become an internationally known painter and art teacher in 16. St. Mary’s Church of Ireland: built in 1821 on the site of an early 18th Frederick Darley, architect to the Board of National Education from America. (see Famous Faces) century church which was built in turn on an ‘ancient site’ . The church 1848-1856. This purpose built primary school was also a training was built with the aid of a loan from the Board of First Fruits. The tower, centre for eight trainee teachers, who were taught the most up-to-date 8. St. Patrick’s Hall: dated 1882 with a later entrance block added in the Produced by chancel and north transept were added later. The church now houses teaching methods. An agricultural department was also associated 1930’s. CORK COUNTY COUNCIL the Sam Maguire Community Bells and Visitor Experience. with the school, to educate post primary students in best agricultural COMHAIRLE CONTAE CHORCAÍ 9. Convent and Chapel: designed by Dominick Coakley in 1888 for the practices. 17. West End Bar: built c. 1789. see website: http://www.purecork.ie/map Sisters of Charity. The community ran Maria Immaculata Secondary 26. Remains of Cotter and Keane Mill: This large mill was originally built School and a Domestic Science School. In 2000 the Secondary School 18. AIB Bank: former Munster and Leinster Bank, built c. 1900. c.1820 as a woollen and flax mill by Gould and MacNamara, reputedly was amalgamated with the Vocational School and relocated to a new Design and images by Rhoda Cronin-Allanic 2019 19. Dunmanway Cottage: An ornate single story residence built c. 1830 using stone quarried from the nearby McCarthy castle (no. 4). site on the Bantry road. for one of the Atkins family who were successful merchants in the town. DUNMANWAY HISTORIC TOWN 13. Carbery House 6. Bank of Ireland 3. Keane’s Mill 5. Water pump 2. Post box 1. Market Square 16. St Mary’s Church of Ireland 7. Former Bridewell 8. St Patrick’s Hall www.rhoda-allanic-illustration.fr 17. O Murchú’s Bar 9. Convent 19. Dunmanway Cottage 18 AIB 10. Former Methodist Chapel 24. Former Broadway Cinema 20. Brookpark House 11. St Patrick’s Church NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE.