Radleys of Cork

THE RADLEYS OF CORK 1590 to 1900.

“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns HOME to find it”……….
George Moore

FAILTE ROMHAT! or G’day.How you going ?(Australian translation)

We have no idea of the Christian name of the first RADLEY, nor whom he married. He, however ,
is on the List of Protestant Settlers 1590, Bandon, Cork. These people were brought out by
PHANE BEECHER, who incidentally is my 9th Great Grandfather Somewhere along the line a
Radley must have married into Beecher clan (although from my research, I would say most of
CORK is descended from PHANE BEECHER!) These people were Protestant and according to the
rules they were not supposed to marry PAPISTS. Rules are made to be broken or bent and , as
seen today, there are many CATHOLIC RADLEYS.No doubt there were lots of attractive Irish girls
around.

These settlers were required to bring men, horses and equipment with them and in return would
be given large estates . List of requirements for each person, granted very large estates, 91
English Tenant farmers and 71 household servants. A number of skilled craftsmen and 3 Horse
Soldiers and 6 foot soldiers. EACH SETTLER PROMISED TO EVICT ALL IRISH AND PAY RENT TO
CROWN.

This did not go down well with .the native Irish.. who would attack the English farms and then
hot foot it back into forests of Kinalmeaky,giving rise to the reproach “You Kinalmeaky thieves”
bestowed on Irish by planters. . (No one said that life is fair,actually it can be quite devastating
at times, but that’s the way it goes. C’est le guerre!). The fact that these settlers at Bandon were
required to furnish these things, makes you think that they came from well-to-do families, and
were,perhaps, younger sons of knights or landowners in England .RADLEYS are supposed to
have originally come from TAUNTON, SOMERSET, but I did find a SIR HENRY RADLEY, in
LICOLNSHIRE, around the appropriate time.(Nothing proven). On the subject of RADLEYS….The
Australian ones are the descendents of WILLIAM RADLEY, an English Soldier from Somerset and
CATHERINE CAVANAGH, a convict. NOT connected to the Radleys of Cork. To my knowledge
Richard Henry Radley was the only one of ours to come to Australia.The last male
Radley(descended from Thomas Radley, esq.) died somewhere in 1950s, leaving stepchildren,
who took the name Radley. The line goes on through the females.

There is a marriage licence dated 1638….. William Radley and Sarah Clapton. Unsure if
connected to our Radleys and another 18th Jan.1654 Thomas Radley married Mary MacKenny in
Derry Cathedral, Londonderry.There is a mention of Donough McDermot McCARTHY of DONEEN
marrying JANE RADLEY of KNOCKRAUR. And these McCARTHYs of DONEEN are the ancestors of
McCARTHY O’LEARY of COMELGANE. McCarthys were R.C. There is a marriage between
RICHARD RADLEY and ELLEN McCARTHY 1738 in which his lands were forfeited because his wife
was an “unrecanted papist”. It looks like the R.Cs and C.Is are of the same ancestral
background. Any takers?

I am of mixed race - Norman,Viking, Anglo Saxon …English gentry / Scots… Border Reivers/
French Huguenots….and Native Irish, but above all AUSTRALIAN. That makes me neutral, does it
not? And aren’t we all of mixed race? I hope to be able to add to these new pages in the near
future with help from my “cousins” of Cork, who I have had the good fortune to correspond with
lately.

Lorraine Egan Web page owner

PAT RADLEY of CORK sent me a fascinating book “FAMINE IN MUSKERRY” by Maire Mac
Suibhne. The book itself would ,on reading it, bring tears to your eyes. Inside the cover was
written “TO LORRAINE, FROM THE RADLEYS OF CORK”……..That brings the past and present
together……... It is wonderful that I have discovered my Irish Family after 7 years of research. It
was suggested that they were extinct in Cork, but as we shall see, that is not so. .

THANK YOU, RADLEYS OF CORK! This is an endeavour to bring to life the Radleys of any
denomination.I would like to point out that my father, HERBERT LEAHY, of Schull, Cork, but born
in Clonmel, Tipperary was an R.C. His grandparents were Tenant farmers at Kilbronogue, Schull,
a place badly effected by the famine.

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The following are PAT RADLEY’s (of BALLINCOLLIG , CORK) ancestors. His family have lived in
that area for 150 years.

His 3x great grandfather, b 1781, of Knocknanesweeney, Kilshannig was ROBERT RADLEY died
3/9/1826 Kilshannig. His wife was Elizabeth RADLEY b 1785 same place d. 1/2/1845 Kilshannig.
Their children were Henry 1807. d.1826

Mary Anne 1808 d.1809

Bartholomew 1811 d?

Robert Radley b 1814******************2x great grandfather (of Pat Radley) md Catherine Mahony

Margaret b1816

Robert Radley b 1818 d 1839

Thomas Radley b1820

Elizabeth Radley b.1822 d 1827

Jane Radley b 1824

Mary Radley b 1826 all born in Kilshannig.

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The following are ancestors of Diedra Condon Sullivan……..

Generation 1.

Patrick Radley was born 1766 Cork. d.1840 Cork. Married Mary Twohig 2/32/1786 in Macroom
Cork. She was born 1766 Cork died 1845 Cork. Their children were ……?? RADLEY born 1787
Cork d.1850 Cork. GEORGE RADLEY B 1798 Coachford, Cork, died 1850 Ireland. JOHN RADLEY b.
1800 Cork d.1860 Cork.

Generation 2.

…..? RADLEY ( son of Patrick) B.1787 Cork d. 1850 Cork. Married ANN 1807 Coachford Cork. She
was born abt 1788 Cork d.1850 Cork. Children of Unknown RADLEY and ANN are RICHARD
RADLEY b.1808 Cork d.1870 Cork. GEORGE RADLEY b.1809 Coachford Cork d 1870 Coachford
Cork.Ann RADLEY 1810. Coachford, Cork md CORNELIUS LYNCH Feb.15 1830 b.1810Cork. d.1880
Cork

ROBERT RADLEY b.1812 Coachford d. 1880 Patrick RADLEY b.1813 Coachford d 1880 Cork JOHN
RADLEY b 1815 Coachford d 1880 Coachford Cork. GEORGE RADLEY (son of Patrick) was b.1798
Coachford d 1850 Ireland married CATHERINE 1815 in Coachford She was born 1799 in
Donoughmore Cork and d 1850 Coachford Cork.. Children of GEORGE RADLEY and CATHERINE
are PATRICK RADLEY b 1816 Coachford d 1860 Cork…JOHN RADLEY b 1818 Cork d 1870. JOHN
RADLEY (son Patrick) b 1800 Cork d.1860 married Johanna 1819 Cork d 1860 cork.

Children of JOHN RADLEY and Johanna are PATRICK RADLEY b 1820 Coachford d 1890 Cork.
JOAN RADLEY b 1821 d 1878 Coachford. JOHN RADLEY b 1825 d 1880 Cork m JOHANNA MAHONY
1845 Coachford b 1825 d 1885

JOHANNA RADLEY b 1825 Cork d 1885 Cork m. WILLIAM DUGGAN Nov 30 1845 Coachford b 1825
died 1885.

This will be continued later.

Ancestors of Deidra Condon Sullivan.

GENERATION NO.3

RICHARD RADLEY (unknown 2, Patrick1) b. 1808 Cork d.1870 Cork. Md MARGARET HERLIHY 1821
Donoughmore. She was b about 1802 Cork d.1872 Cork. Child of Richard and Margaret is Thomas
Radley b 13/1/1823 Donoughmore d 1880 Cork.

GEORGE RADLEY (Unknown2Patrick1) b.1808 Coachford d.1870 Coachford. Married Johanna
CALLAGHAN 1828 Coachford Born abt 1809 Cork d.1870 Coachford. Child of George Radley and
Johanna Callaghan is Thomas Radley b 1829 Coachford d abt 1809 Cork. ROBERT RADLEY
(Unknown2 Patrick1) b 1812 Coachford d 1880 Cork Married MARY TWOMEY 1832 Coachford She
was born abt 1812 Cork d.1875 Coachford. Child of Robert and Mary is PATRICK
RADLEY(unknown2Patrick1) b abt 1813 Coachford d 1880 Cork Married ELLEN HEALY-FOLEY 1834
Coachford. She was born 1813 Cork d 1882 Cork. Children of PATRICK RADLEY and ELLEN
HEALY-FOLEY are JOHN RADLEY b. 1837 Coachford d.1890 Coachford. THOMAS RADLEY b 1840
Coachford d.1861 Cork. JOHANNA RADLEY b. 1843 Coachford d. 1915.

JOHN RADLEY (Unknown2 Patrick 1) b.1815 Coachford d.1880 Coachford. Married .ELLEN
GILLMAN 1838 Coachford. She was born 1815 Cork.d. 1890

Coachford. Children of JOHN RADLEY and ELLEN GILLMAN are JOAN RADLEY b 1839 Coachford
d.1880 Coachford. HENRY RADLEY b 1844 Coachford d.1900 Coachford RICHARD RADLEY b.1846
d.1900 Coachford ELLEN RADLEY b 1850 d.1915 Coachford

FURTHER radleys connected with DEIDRA Sullivan

PATRICK RADLEY (GEORGE2 PATRICK1) was born1816 Coachford Cork died 1860 Cork. Married 1.
CATHERINE McDONNELL 1838 Coachford . She was born 1816 Cork and died 1860 Cork. He married
2 HONORA CRONIN 1844 in Donoughmore. Born abt 1823 Cork died 1880. Child Patrick Radley and
Catherine McDonnell is 1. James Radley …Chi;ldren of PATRICK RADLEY and HONORA CRONIN
are PATRICK RADLEY b 1845 BARTHOLEMEW RADLEY b 1845

JOHN RADLEY (GEORGE2, PATRICK 1) b 1818 Cork and died 1870. He md BRIDGET KELLERHER
1839 im Dunamore Coachford. She was born 1820 Cork. died 1880 Cork. Children of JOHN RADLEY
and BRIDGET KELLERHER are GEORGE RADLEY B 1840 Cork. PATRICK RADLEY b.1842
Donoughmore died 1880 Cork. m. ELLEN FITZGIBBONS b.1855 Cork d.1880. JOHANNA RADLEY
b.1848 Kilkullen Donoughmore died 1917 Boston Mass.USA. THOMAS RADLEY b 1849
Donoughmore, Cork. BRIDGET RADLEY b.Oct 1852, Donoughmore married CORNEILUS SULLIVAN
1875. CATHERINE RADLEY b.1853 Donoughmore. Cork. PATRICK RADLEY (JOHN2 PATRICK1) b1820
Coachford. D 1890 Cork/.married MARY RADLEY abt 1840 Coachford. She was born 1820 Cork died
1842 Cork. He md MARY REGAN 1842 Coachford. She was born1822 Cork died 1895 Cork. Child of
PATRICK RADLEY and MARY RADLEY is MALACHY RADLEY b 1841 Coachford d.1905 Cork. Child of
PATRICK and MARY REGAN is CATHERINE RADLEY b June 1843 Coachford d. 1910 Cork.. JOAN
RADLEY (JOHN2PATRICK1) b.1821 Coachford d.1878 Coachford md JAMES RIORDAN Coachford
Cork. He was born about 1821 Cork Ireland and d.1875. Children of Joan and James Riordan are
CATHERINE RIORDAN 1843/1903 Coachford. MARY RIORDAN 1846/1900 Cork

ELLEN RIORDAN 1842/1900 Coachford. CATHERINE RIORDAN 1842 Coachford.

There are quite a few more names going into 20th century. As our site only goes up to 1900,
anyone interested in names from that date on can obtain them by emailing website. Most seem to
have ended up in Massachusetts U.S.A

CHAPTER 1 SOURCE HISTORY OF BANDON. Geo.BENNETT

I am related to MARY NEWCE who married HERBERT BALDWIN of CURRAVODY(They are my 7th gt
grandparents). I will assume it is same family as CAPTAIN NEWCE. in Chapter 1 of HISTORY of
BANDON. This should really be on BALDWIN page but I thought that the Radleys might appreciate
the irony therein. You know the old song,” My father he was Orange and my mother she was
Green”……..or something like that.

“CAPTAIN NEWCE was anxious to build a town like his thriving neighbours and to give the town
his name. Whilst measuring the ground for various buildings and lanes, he put his foot on end of
line, and said “Here will be the end of this street.”

An Irish Chieftain, standing behind him, heard the remark. And suddenly stooping down, drove his
skein with great force through the outstretched foot, into the ground. “May you end there too,”
said O’CROWLEY, as he escaped unharmed to the surrounding forest.NEWCE changed his mind re
site and BANDON-BRIDGE is result.