Category: Old Photos
1915 Jerh Cotter's family in Monorone, Bandon
Pidge Cotter
William Cotter, Brennymore
Will of Sylvester Cotter, Gortnalour, Inchigeela who died on 27th February 1863
Hanora Lucey (nee Cotter), 1865 - 1959
Mary Joyce (nee O'Callaghan), mother of Mary Joyce, with her grandson Ted Cotter, circa 1905
Sylvester Cotter, 1893 - 1968, Brennymore and San Francisco
Johanna Cotter (nee Casey) Wife of Sylvester Cotter 1893- 1968
Margaret (Molly) Cotter - Sr. Mary Regina 1892 - 1973
Julia Donnellan (nee Cotter) - 1896 - 1927
Caheragh school photo 1910. Front row 4th left Hanna Cotter.(ribbon in hair)
Second row 4th child from left, Ellen Cotter (ribbon in hair)
Family of Sylvester Cotter,Brennymore and San Francisco, taken 1938 - First row, left to right Mary Regina, Margaret Agnes, Robert Jerome. Second row John Francis, Sister Mary Regina, Sylvester Cotter (son), and William Vincent.
Marie Cotter-Goggin, Jeremiah Cotter, Bantry, Willie Cotter, Brennymore, and Bridie Goggin-Smith
William and Julia Cotter, when they got married in February 1889
Wedding of Dan Cotter, Gortnalour and Mary Theresa Twohig, Macroom.
From Left; John Cotter, Johanna Cotter, Dan Cotter, Mary Theresa Twohig and Joan Twohig
John Cotter, Barna, Caheragh with his wife, Mary (nee Dineen), sons John and Timothy and possibly daughter Maggie.
Fr. Liam Heffernan, Mary Heffernan and Danny Murphy at Rea, Carrigboy
John Cotter, Barna, Caheragh. 1856 - 1936
Mary Cotter (nee Dinneen) 1857 - 1951
Michael Healy, Cooleclevane 1927 - 1976
Madge Lucey (nee Cotter) died 1999
William Cotter (Brennymore),Sr. Margaret Mary Regina Cotter, Nono Cotter, and Jeremiah Cotter.
Mary Cotter (nee Dinneen) 1857- 1951 and her son John Cotter 1896 - 1978
Timothy J. MacSweeney, Inchigeela 1899 - 1924
John MacSweeney, Inchigeela 1895 - 1930 and his wife Nora Hurley 1892 - 1975
Ted Cotter 1901 - 1974, and Aggie Cotter 1904 - 1983
Mary Cotter 1906 - 1978 and Aggie Cotter 1904 - 1983, at Courtmacsherry
Jeremiah, Tom, Diarmaid and Michael Cotter. Three generations.
Tom Cotter, outside a particular door.
John, Margaret, Mary Hayes, (sister of John), and Tom Hayes as a baby.
Tom Cotter and his car in the 1940's
Jeremiah and Maria Cotter with son Ted, daughters Aggie , Mary and Annie
Aggie Cotter, Kilmichael and Bandon
Aggie and Annie Cotter
Jeremiah Cotter, 1871 - 1954, Kilmichael and Bandon
The
original Sylvester Cotter, born 1737, died 1804, buried in the old cemetery, Inchigeela.
Will of Hannah Cotter who died on 4th November 1933
Mary Cotter (Dennehy), Droumnagopple. 1875 - 1953
Joe Murphy (nee Cotter),person to be identified, Mary Fitzpatrick (Heffernan), in centre, with her mother Babe Heffernan (Cotter) to her left, and Nora Cotter (nee McCarthy) wife of John Cotter, Gortnalour
Annie Kelly (Cotter) and her sister Pidge Coakley-White (Cotter)
Tim Hurley 1893 - 1982
Molly Hurley (Cotter) 1903 - 1976
Allen Driscoll and Nancy Mast Lund, wedding photo, circa 1938.
Allen V. Driscoll, 1884 - 1944
Allen V. Driscoll 11 circa 1943
Ethel Chamberlin, Mark E. Driscoll and Anne Marie Driscoll and Shaun Conaty
Sheila Donnellan and Emmet Kelly
Raritan Woolen Mill, where William Cotter and many of his children, and later some of their partners worked from about 1870 onwards
John O'Leary, with Johanna (nee Twohig) and their daughter Anne O'Leary -Leahy
Wedding photo 1938 of Tim Cotter, Clonmoyle and Hannah Twomey. Best man Neilus Cotter.
Wedding photo 1946 of Neilus Cotter, and Mary Bradley
Jimmy Lannin (the one who is bare-headed).
Fr. Ted Cotter.
Dancing at Johnstown platform approx. 1940
Mariah Welch, wife of John Cotter, born 1817, Coolroe.
Lula Belle Cotter 1877 - 1956
Cornelius Lucey and his car.
Cornelius Lucey with his first grandchild, Tom Klein
Barbara Klein (nee Lucey).
Cornelius Lucey with his daughters Mary and Barbara
Mary Coldwell (nee Lucey).
Record of Sylvester Cotter paying tithes in 1800
The cleaned up tombstone of Sylvester Cotter 1737- 1804, photographed during the Cotter Gathering on 17th July 2010.
Gravestone of William Cotter, Inchigrada and Carrigboy
Record of amount owed by William Cotter in tithes to the Duke of Devonshire, 1807 - 1812
Margaret Cotter married John Coakley.
Death Certificate of Ellen O'Sullivan (nee Cotter), 25th May 1896
View of Tullagh and Shehagh.
Category: Buildings / Graveyards
Cotter house in Coolroe East
Hannah Cotter's grave
Plaque in Deshure which mentions Denis Murphy, brother of Nancy who was married to Sylvester Cotter d. 1862
Gortnalour, Inchigeela.
Inchigeela old cemetery
Checking out graves in Inchigeela old cemetery, on the day of Charlie Costa's visit, April 2009
Teddy Cotter, Charlie Costa and Michael Cotter at the church in Inchigeela, April 2009
One of the old Cotter gravestones in the old cemetery in Inchigeela
Michael Cotter, Julie Costa, Charlie Costa and Teddy Cotter at the Cotter graves in the old cemetery in Inchigeela, on the day of the Costas' visit to Inchigeela
Cotter household at Brennymore, Kealkil, Co. Cork
Grave of family of Jeremiah Cotter, Bantry
Grave of Tim Cotter, Bantry and Cork
Grave, at Kealkil of William Cotter and his second wife, Minnie.
Grave of John Cotter, Barna died 1936
Anne McSweeney (nee Cotter),1859 - 1933, and her daughter Anne Crowley 1897 1986, in Bill Joanie grave in Inchigeela churchyard.
Cotter (Scully) grave in the new cemetery in Inchigeela.
Cotters, Clonmoyle, grave in Terelton.
Cotter (Bill Joanies) grave in Inchigeela churchyard.
Gravestone of William Sylvester Cotter.
The grave in the Abbey cemetery where Julia Cotter (Creedon) is buried. Those named on the 'headstone' are her mother, Mary and her brother Michael who died aged 24 in 1886.
Caption on the 'headstone' on the grave in the Abbey cemetery Bantry, where Julia Cotter (Creedon) is buried
Goode graves in Kilmichael cemetery.
John Cotter, Droumnagopple, his wife Mary, their daughter Johanna and son John Patrick
Category: People
Tom & Kitty Cotter, Monarone, Bandon.
Julia Simms, Eileen Cotter & Margaret Cotter
Mary and Aggie Cotter, sisters of Tom Cotter, Monarone, Bandon.
Tom Cotter and his garden
Cornelius & Hazel Lucey and grandchildren 1971
Cornelius & Hazel Lucey with children and their partners 1955
Jenny Mills, Seamus Coakley, Teddy Cotter, Michael Cotter (Deshure) and Margaret Lynch, at Charlie Costa meeting April 2009
Colum Cronin and Kitty Cotter, April 2009, Inchigeela, morning with Charlie Costa
Michael Cotter (Dublin), Seamus Coakley and Charlie Costa, Charlie Costa day, Inchigeela April 2009
Agnes Cotter, Cooleclevane with book on the Cotters, Charlie Costa morning April 2009 i9n Inchigeela
Teddy Cotter, Cooleclevane, Michael Cotter, Deshure, and Michael Cotter Dublin,
Charlie Costa and Colum Cronin, Charlie Costa day in Inchigeela 2009
Michael Cotter, Deshure, Julie Costa, Margaret Lynch, Jenny Mills, and Charlie Costa, April 2009, Charlie and Julie Costa in Inchigeela
William Cotter, Brennymore 1904 - 1984
Sheila and Emmett Kelly wedding photo
Paddy & Kathleen Helay
James Donnellan and grandniece Ruth
James Donnellan and grandniece Sheila 2008
Paddy Healy, Cooleclevane and Skibbereen
Mary Regina Cotter with husband Leo Benzler (parents of the sender, Patricia Hicks)
William Cotter,(1904 - 1984), Nora Cotter, Bantry, her father Jeremiah Cotter (known as Jeremiah Bantry) Sr. Margaret Mary Regina.
Michael Cotter, Neidin, Thomas (the groom), Josephine, and Michael Jnr. at Thomas's wedding October 2007.
Tessia Cotter and Patie Sweeney's wedding photo September 1944. Denis or Willie Sweeney, Joan Sweeney, Patie, Tessie, Fr. John sweeney, Mary Teresa Cotter, Sr. Catherine Goode.
Jonathan Carroll, Sacramento, California 2009.
Jonathan and Lily Carroll, San Francisco, 1994 approx.
Mary's calendar,and Sorcha's cake at my 60th birthday party 5th December 2009.
Cotters, Michael, Josephine, Thomas, Michael, Sorcha, Gwen and Neidin at my 60th birthday party, cutting (how could we) Sorcha's magnificent personalised cake at the party 5th December 2009.
Cotters, Diarmaid, Mary, Kitty, Michael and Tadhg at my 60th birthday party 5th December 2009
First and second childhood. Diarmaid and his granddaughter Aoife at my 60th birthday party 5th December 2009.
Cross-generation moment - Diarmaid (with camera, Julie O'Donoghue, Kitty saying good night to her great granddaughter Aoife, and the Daddy, Paul, at my 60th birthday party 5th December 2009.
George Simms
Hannah Cotter, Carrigboy, died 1992.
Hannah Cotter (nee Twomey), Clonmoyle, died 1992.
Tim Cotter, Clonmoyle, 1902 - 1995
Joan Cotter, Clonmoyle 1939 - 1983
Hannah Cotter (nee O'Donoghue), 1878 - 1949
Timsey Cotter, Carrigboy 1873 - 1947
Margaret Lynch (nee Lucey)
Neilus and Mary Cotter and Danny Murphy
John J. Cotter, Droumnagopple, 1877 - 1961
Family of Sylvester Cotter, Barna, Caheragh. 1932 - 2002
Sean, Tim and Mark Cotter, Barna, Caheragh.
Tim Cotter, Dolly and Catherine, taken 1953
Diarmaid's surprice at his 60th birthday party, Killarney March 2008. A good scattering of Cotters are present.
The one good day in summer 2009, barbecue in Killiney. Present - Thomas, Sorcha, Neidin and Josephine (sitting down).
Abby Lucy, Denver, Colorado 1897 - 1976
Con Lucey, Denver with his daughters Mary and Barbara
Hazel Lucey (nee Dilinger) taken 1952. 1902 - 1996.
Robert and Marian Cotter, California 1936 - 2004
Cornelius Lucey,Coolroe East and Denver, Colorado. 1891 - 1989
Timothy Hinchion 1925 - 1982
Anne Hinchion, Fr. Jerry O'Riordan and Sheila Corkery, At Kealfinchion, August 2009
Dan Twomey, Kealfinchion (1855 - 1932) and Mary Anne Cotter, Cooleclevane (1859 - 1925)
Sylvester Cotter, Gortnalour, Inchigeela, 1899 to 1964
John Cotter, Gortnalour and Albert Place, Cork, 1901 to 1963
Dan Cotter, Gortnalour and Cappaclare, Inchigeela. 1905 to 1943
Margaret Cotter and William, a few years ago.
Sylvester, Molly, Margaret, William Cotter, Gortnalour with some Murphy relations.
Sylvester, Molly and Margaret Cotter in Cork, approx 1960
John Murphy, Cooldorihy, 1939 - 2001
Jeremiah Cotter, Carrigboy, Kilmichael 1914 - 2004
Tom Cotter, his sister Mary, Diarmaid and Michael Cotter, circa 1953.
John Phillip Kelley, Boston and John Hurley, during John Kelley's visit to Ireland in 1999
Tom Cotter and his grandson Thomas, in 1980 in Monorone.
Kathleen Donnellan wedding photo
Donnellan Wedding.
James Donnellan 1925 to 2009
James Donnellan fishing
James Donnellan at a family wedding
James and Kitty Donnellan and grandchild
James Donnellan in his younger days.
Confirmation photo 1974, Joan Cotter, Carrigboy, with Fr. Ted Hurley, Mrs. Mary Cotter and Annie Cotter, Carrigboy
Annie Cotter, Carrigboy, Mrs. Mary Cotter with John, Diarmuid and Joan Cotter, at Diarmuid's First Communion 1972
Michael and Ted Cotter, Deshure, 1955
Molly Cotter, Curradrinagh (partly hidden), Annie Cotter, Catherine Hurley, Mary Cotter, Diarmuid, Tadhg, John and Joan Cotter, Carrigboy 1972
Sr. Gabriel (Kate Cotter), Mrs. Mary Cotter, Tadhg and Joan Cotter, Carrigboy, 1963
Mrs. Mary Cotter, John and Joan and Diarmuid Cotter, Carrigboy, saving hay in the meadow.
Tadhg and Joan Cotter, Carrigboy, confirmation 1974
Mrs. Mary Cotter, Tadhg and Joan Cotter, 1966, Carrigboy
Patrick Donnellan, Ann Donnellan, their son Patrick and daughter Barbara. Kitty and Jim Donnellan and Shiela Donnellay Kelly
Carpenter family, Daniel, Julie and Michael, children of Mary Jane Boyd, and grandchildren of Ellen cotter, Barna (1895- 1971).
Lily Angie-ann Carroll
Miguel Angel Aguilar Jnr.
Miguel Angel Aguilar Jnr, (2)
John Sylvester O'Donnell
Eileen Kingsway (nee O'Farrell)partly hidden, Noreen Quinn, Margaret Manfeld-Klose (nee O'Farrell), Phil Fitton, Trudy Crowley and Sean Crowley, Cobh 11th April 2011.
Phil Fitton, Trudy Crowley, Peggy Fitton (nee Coakley), Sean Crowley, Jerry Crowley
Giles Massachusetts family, Debbie, Phil, Colin, Andy Webb, Charlene Giles/Webb and Brennan
Phil Giles and his sister, Charlene Webb, Massachusetts.
Phil Giles, Massachusetts and his family, Colin, Debbie,and Brennan (one missing).
Category: Gathering, Macroom 17th July 2010
Michael Cotter and Donal Cotter in Macroom, Friday 16th July.
Thomas, Michael and Kevin Cotter on the Friday berfore the Gathering.
Josephine Cotter, Kevin Cotter and Mary O'Donoghue in park (dog somewhere in the bushes), on Friday evening.
Flynn and Costa group with a certain book on Friday night before the Gathering.
Michael Cotter, Barbara Daigle, Kerl Klein, Janet and John Tinucci
Michael Cotter, Emily Daigle and Karl Klein
Heading off from Macroom on the coach tour.
Getting loaded up for the coach tour.
Heading off on our coach tour around Cotter spots.
At the site of the 1822 hangings in Deshure, during the coach tour.
Deshure stop on our tour
Some of the group at Kilmichael during the coach tour.
Some of the group on the coach tour, part of the Gathering menu. Note the fine day.
Charlie and Julie Costa with Diarmaid Cotter
Sorcha Cotter, Jean Gregory and Nancy Connell at Kilmichael
Laura Gregory, Julie Costa, Diarmaid Cotter, Charlie Costa and Michael Cotter
Some of the group at the church in Johnstown, during the coach tour
Admiring the church in Johnstown, during the coach tour.
Paul, Michael, Thomas and Diarmaid Cotter at their grandfather great-grand father's house in Johnstown.
A group of Cotters returning from visiting the old house of Jeremiah Cotter in Johnstown.
Group at the Mass Rock in Inchigeela, during the coach tour.
At the old Mass Rock during the coach tour.
Group at the Mass Rock in Inchigeela, during the coach tour.
Mary Kelleher singing Cath Céim an Fhiadh during the coach tour.
Paul and Diarmaid Cotter, Liam and Sylvie Cotter and Kitty Cotter at our stop in Gougane Barra, during the coach tour.
Gottnahoughtee Cotters, Sylvester, Seosamh and John Oliver Cotter.
Kitty Cotter with her snack at Gougane Barra.
Coffee break at Gougane Barra
Lottie (the dog) and Kevin Cotter at Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra
Old Cotter headstones, all cleaned up for the occasion.
Some of the tour group looking at the Cotter graves at Inchigeela old cemetery.
Part of the crowd at the old cemetgery in Inchigeela
Audrey Baker,Ciara Jenkins and Becky Parise, looking for 4-leaf clover at Inchigeela old cemetery
Getting ready for the crowds at the Castle Hotel, Saturday evening.
John Hurley and the map of the Kilmichael Inchigeela area at the Gathering.
Stephen Baker with his wife Kathleen's quilt which we all signed at the Gathering .
Michael Galvin giving his talk at the gathering in Macroom
Michael Galvin talking at the Gathering at Macroom
Quilt made by Hannah Cotter, on display at the gathering in Macroom
Frank & Anna Keating, and Anne O'Leary
Some of the crowd at Michael Galvin's talk at the Gathering.
Oldest and youngest attendees at the Gathering, Molly Cotter, (97), Kitty Cotter (96) and Niamh Cotter (about 96 days!).
Molly Cotter with her daughter Margaret, granddaughter Sylvia and great grandchildren at the Gathering in Macroom
Mary O'Donoghue and Kitty Cotter signing Kathleen Baker's quilt at the Gathering
Ted and Michael Cotter, Jeremiah McSweeney and Mark Cotter
Margaret Murphy, Josie Murphy and Mary Lehane at the Gathering,
Liam Cotter, Dorothy Crotty and Donal Cotter.
Sheila Corkery and her sister Peggy Kelleher
Tommy and Mary Brennan, Nancy Connell, and Mary Beth Flynn
Charlie and Julie Costa.
Thomas and Sorcha Cotter, Niamh and Nollaig Cotter
Making my welcoming address at the dinner.
Some of the diners at the dinner in Macroom
Teddy and Agnes Cotter at the dinner
Michael Cotter, Teddy Cotter, Mary O'Donoghue, Agnes Cotter and Tadhg Cotter
Tadhg Cotter and Patricia Baker
Maureen Cotter and her sister Noreen at the dinner in Macroom
Paul Cotter, Molly Cotter, Josephine Cotter and Liam Cotter.
Mary O'Donoghue, Jenny Mills, Mary Brennan and Mary Beth Flynn
Maurie and Lana Cotter,Liam Cotter, Claire Cotter and Kevin Cotter
Josie Murphy, Mary Lehane, Mary O'Reilly and Ann Corcoran
Who won the widest smile competition?
Anne, Eamon Cotter, Nancy Connell & Orla Cotter
Kevin Cotter, Liam and Ciara Cotter
Betty, Kitty and Jenny Cotter
Ted, Mairin and Michael Cotter, 3 descendants of Tadhg Mór.
Helen and John Cotter, Schull
Amanda and Audrey Baker
Donal and a tired Molly Cotter. Paul Cotter with the other Molly Cotter in background
A very modern Aoife Cotter
The Droumnagopple table.
Three creative young ladies
Seamus Coakley and Teddy Cotter
Mary Brennan, Charlie and Julie Costa, Jancy Connell and Jean Gregory
Mary Lehane, Michael Cotter, Margaret Murphy, Josephine Cotter, Sorcha and Thomas Cotter
Josie Murphy and Tadhg Cotter
Peggy Kelleher, Sheila Corkery, Agnes and Teddy Cotter
Anne and Con Cotter, Ballingeary
Category: Old Documents
House Book (re Griffiths Valuation) re Sylvester Cotter, Shehybeg, 1850 approx.
Land Book (re Griffiths Valuation) re Sylvester Cotter, Gortnalour, 1850 approx.
Land Book entry (re Griffiths Valuation) re William Cotter, Carrigboy. 1850 approx.
Land Book entry (Re Griffith Valuation) re Jeremiah Cotter, Coolroe East. 1850 approx.
Land Book entry (Re Griffiths Valuations)re Timothy Cotter, Droumnagopple. 1850 approx