He reorganised his various County Cork estates by way of settlement in 1876 and further in 1895 and 1896 including the mortgaging of the lands to his agents Richard Wheeler Doherty, and the appointment of George and John Jones and Doherty as his attorneys. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1875.
The family seat, Castle Bernard, near Bandon, County Cork, was one of the great houses burned during the Irish War of Independence in the early 1920s by the Irish Republican Army under Seán Hales on 21 June 1921.[2] The home was burned as a counter-reprisal measure against British policy of burning the homes of suspected Irish republicans. Seán Hales's own family home was burned just prior, and Castle Bernard was burned in retaliation.[3]
Bernard was kidnapped and held hostage for three weeks being released on 12 July.[4] The IRA threatened to have him executed if the British went ahead with executing IRA prisoners. During his captivity, Bernard reportedly played cards with his captors, who seem to have treated him well. Reportedly, Lord Bandon would give one of his captors, Daniel (Dan) O'Leary (also known AnLeabhar, Irish for 'The Book', based on the fact he was so well read), money each day for An Leabhar to travel from the house in Kilcolman townland, to Slattery's pub in Ahiohill to purchase Clonakilty Wrastler (a local beer).
After the captivity, Bernard gifted Seán Hales "a fine stick as a mark of his gratitude and esteem for Seán's conduct towards him."[3]
^The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland
^Donnelly, James S. Jr. (2010). ""Unofficial" British Reprisals and IRA Provocations, 1919–20: The Cases of Three Cork Towns". Éire-Ireland. 45 (1): 152–197. doi:10.1353/eir.2010.0002. ISSN 1550-5162. S2CID 159547814.
^ abGillis, Liz (2016). The Hales brothers and the Irish Revolution. Cork: Mercier Press. ISBN978-1-78117-375-6.
^"James Francis Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon, Grand Secretary 1875 - 1895 and Provincial Grand Master of Munster". Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
james, bernard, earl, bandon, james, francis, bernard, earl, bandon, september, 1850, 1924, british, deputy, lieutenant, ireland, irish, representative, peer, bernard, cousin, earl, midleton, head, southern, irish, unionist, alliance, time, anglo, irish, 1919,. James Francis Bernard 4th Earl of Bandon KP 12 September 1850 18 May 1924 was a British Deputy Lieutenant in Ireland and Irish representative peer Bernard was a cousin of the Earl of Midleton who was head of the southern Irish Unionist Alliance at the time of the Anglo Irish War 1919 21 James Bernard 4th Earl of BandonBornJames Francis Bernard 1850 09 12 September 12 1850IrelandDiedMay 18 1924 1924 05 18 aged 73 IrelandOccupationsDeputy lieutenant Representative peer of Ireland Contents 1 Estate 2 The War of Independence 3 See also 3 1 References 4 ReferencesEstate editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message He reorganised his various County Cork estates by way of settlement in 1876 and further in 1895 and 1896 including the mortgaging of the lands to his agents Richard Wheeler Doherty and the appointment of George and John Jones and Doherty as his attorneys He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1875 He owned 40 000 in County Cork 1 The War of Independence editThe family seat Castle Bernard near Bandon County Cork was one of the great houses burned during the Irish War of Independence in the early 1920s by the Irish Republican Army under Sean Hales on 21 June 1921 2 The home was burned as a counter reprisal measure against British policy of burning the homes of suspected Irish republicans Sean Hales s own family home was burned just prior and Castle Bernard was burned in retaliation 3 Bernard was kidnapped and held hostage for three weeks being released on 12 July 4 The IRA threatened to have him executed if the British went ahead with executing IRA prisoners During his captivity Bernard reportedly played cards with his captors who seem to have treated him well Reportedly Lord Bandon would give one of his captors Daniel Dan O Leary also known An Leabhar Irish for The Book based on the fact he was so well read money each day for An Leabhar to travel from the house in Kilcolman townland to Slattery s pub in Ahiohill to purchase Clonakilty Wrastler a local beer After the captivity Bernard gifted Sean Hales a fine stick as a mark of his gratitude and esteem for Sean s conduct towards him 3 See also editList of kidnappings List of solved missing person cases References edit Registry of Deeds Dublin 1876 1895 and 1896 Bandon Historical Journal no 12 1996 Peerage of Ireland Preceded byFrancis Bernard Earl of Bandon1877 1924 Succeeded byPercy Bernard Honorary titles Preceded byThe Earl of Bandon Lord Lieutenant of Cork1877 1922 Office abolished Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Dunboyne Representative peer for Ireland1881 1924 Office lapsedReferences edit The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland Donnelly James S Jr 2010 Unofficial British Reprisals and IRA Provocations 1919 20 The Cases of Three Cork Towns Eire Ireland 45 1 152 197 doi 10 1353 eir 2010 0002 ISSN 1550 5162 S2CID 159547814 a b Gillis Liz 2016 The Hales brothers and the Irish Revolution Cork Mercier Press ISBN 978 1 78117 375 6 James Francis Bernard 4th Earl of Bandon Grand Secretary 1875 1895 and Provincial Grand Master of Munster Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry Retrieved 21 November 2022 nbsp This biography of an earl in the Peerage of Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Bernard 4th Earl of Bandon amp oldid 1214052113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
