Book Description

Ancestral Journeys looks at the migratory paths of people from Europe who settled in Cork and bear the surname Terry. The period covered is from 800AD to 1800. It looks at the history and historical geography of where they settled at periods along their migratory paths. The book sets down some of the political, social and economic reasons for their rise to prominence in Cork city from the 15th century, their maintenance of this position for 250 years, through to their expulsion with other catholic families in 1644. This book can be regarded as a companion to two other books on Cork Terrys, published in 2005 and 2013.