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The County of Cork was officially created by a division of the older County Desmond in 1606. Its location is marked on map with an * .

There are two Gaeltacht areas in County Cork where the Irish language is still the primary everyday speech. One is Mùscrai or (Muskerry in English), located in the north part of the county and Olieàn (Chlèire or (Cape Clear in English), an island in the west which is accessible only by ferry.

The city of Cork is the capital of the province of Munster and the largest city in the Republic of Ireland. Attractions in County Cork include the Blarney Stone and Cobb (formerly Queenstown) where many Irish immigrants boarded ships for their voyage to the United States. Another popular tourist destination is the remote western area, known as West Cork, where tourists visit the small villages and islands.

Source: http://www.corkcity.ie/aboutcork/

Hickey Family Name History

The surname Hickey is one of the most ancient Irish surnames. The original Gaelic form of the name Hickey is O hicidhe, which is derived from the word iceadh, which refers to a physician or healer. The general population of Ireland like those of Europe and Britain during the Middle Ages was illiterate and therefore people could not specify an exact spelling of their surnames for the very literate scribes. As a result the scribes recorded peoples names as they saw fit and as a result surnames had many spelling variations. Some of the variations for the surname Hickey were Hickie, O'Hickey, O'Hickie, Hicky and others.

In ancient times the Hickeys were hereditary physicians to many prominent families which included the O'Briens, the Kings of Thomond which was a territory that included the present counties of Clare and Limerick. Before the Norman invasion of 1169 C.E. the activities of such healers in Celtic Ireland were similar to that of a shaman (a priest or medicine man) or druid (a member of a Celtic religious order of priests, soothsayers, judges, poets, etc. in ancient Britain, Ireland and France).

The Hickeys are thought to have descended from Cormac Colchin, second son of Cathan Fionn, 14th King of Munster who converted to Christianity in C. E. 420. Their traditional home was in the north of County Clare, Ireland where there is still an area called Ballyhickey ("Baile O hIcidhe", or the Town of the O'Hickeys). The Hickeys are also associated with the neighbouring townland of Drim and other townlands around Quin, County Clare. The home of the family was located near Killaloe in County Clare before the invasion of the Anglo-Normans at the end of the 12th century. According to documents held in the British Museum (Collectanea de Rebus Hibernies Vol 1 p641) the last year of the reign of Connor O'Brien -na Srona - (of the nose) King of Thomand, a battle was fought against Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, the Lord Deputy of Ireland near the castle of Ballyhickey (C.E. 1496). The Earl of Kildare first used artillery in 1485 and since there is no trace of Ballyhickey Castle on the Down survey map of the County of Clare from 1658, it is assumed the castle was obliterated.

From the 5th to the 10th centuries Gaelic culture was at its peak. Latin was commonly spoken so medical knowledge passed easily from abroad. Case records were also maintained and passed from father to son, thus establishing clans of Hereditary Physicans such as the Hickeys.

According to tradition the O'Hickeys were noted for brain surgery, especially the art of trepanning with silver plates skull fractures and other head injuries received in battle.

The soft moist climate of Ireland encouraged bacteria to grow but was rarely cold enough to kill them off. The constant damp cold sapped human resistance to disease and as a result whole ruling families were often wiped out. Despite the fertility of the land, extreme famine was a regular occurance. The 8th century brought famine and pestilence and the 9th century brought another famine and a plague for the cattle. In 1080 a plague killed 75% of Ireland's population. Even through all this, the O'Hickey's medical tradition survived.

Doctors in the Hickey family were famous for their study of medicine and translated many Greek and Latin Medical Textbooks over the centuries. A fragment of the commentary on the Aphorism of Hippocrates written in 1403 by Nicholas O'Hickey (with Boulger O'Callahan) is still preserved in the British Museum, London. Two further medical works of 1589 by Thomas O'Hickey of Clare and one by Donal O'Troy for the O'Hickeys is held in the British Museum. The best of the work set forth in the Book of the O'Hickeys is now in the National Library of Ireland.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wik/Hickey_(surname); Websters World Dictionary

Edward Hickey

Edward Hickey was born about 1750 in County Cork, Ireland and died on 12 Feb 1821 in Licking County, Ohio at the age of 71. He is buried in Dresden Cemetery, Muskingum Co., OH. On 4 Apr 1777 when Edward was 27 he married Diana/Dina Simmons, daughter of Unknown Simmons and Elizabeth in Frederick Co., VA. Diana was born in 1759 in Virginia and died on 26 Jul 1807 in Frederick Co., VA at the age of 48. They were the parents of 7 children: George, James, Elizabeth, Mary, William, Henry and Thomas.

Henry Hickey was the son of Edward and Diana/Dina (Simmons) Hickey. He was born 20 Oct 1800 in Rand Co., Randolph, WV. On 23 Feb 1823 when he was 22 he married Margaret "Peggy" Smith, daughter of Silas & Sarah (Shaw) Smith. Margaret "Peggy" was born 10 Apr 1803 in Randolph County, WV. They were the parents of 9 children: Sarah Ann, Josiah, Eliza, Louisa, Samuel, Caroline, Diana, Emily and Edward. Henry died 19 Nov 1842 in Muskingum Co., OH and is buried in Dresden Cemetery, Muskingum Co., OH. He was 42. Margaret "Peggy" died 7 Jan 1881 in Edgar Co., IL and is buried in Harmony Cemetery in Edgar Co., IL. She was 77.

Sarah Ann Hickey, the daughter of Henry & Margaret "Peggy" (Smith) Hickey was born 18 Nov 1823 in Coshocton Co., OH. On 18 Nov 1841 when Sarah Ann was 18 she married Salathiel Stanley, the son of Thomas & Mary A. (Tigan) Stanley, in Coshocton Co., OH. Salathiel was born 16 Aug 1822 in Harrison Co., VA. They were the parents of 9 children: Mary Elizabeth, Henry, Minerva, Perlina (Pauline), Levann, Josiah, Diana Jane, Caroline, Amanda Della. Sara Ann died on 21 Jan 1890 in Geneva, Fillmore Co., NE at the age of 66. She is buried in Chelsea Cemetery, Fillmore Co., NE. Salathiel died 1 Jan 1906 in Milligan, Fillmore Co., NE and is buried in Chelsea Cemetery, Filmore Co., NE. He was 83.

Perlina (Pauline) Stanley was born 3 Apr 1849 in Muskingum Co., OH to Salathiel & Sarah Ann (Hickey) Stanley. On 3 Apr 1872 when she was 23, Perlina married Benjamin Franklin Morgan, the son of John & Rebecca C. Rowe(Wroe) Morgan in Geneva, Fillmore Co., NE. Benjamin Franklin was born 12 Feb 1849 in Grant Co., Marion, IN. They were the parents of 11 chidlren: Martin E., Sylvia Ellen, Data Lois and Benjamin Franklin who died in infancy and Charley Huron, Stella Maude, Della Jane, Earl William, Kepahrt P., Nellie Mae, and Golson Covington. Benjamin Franklin died either at Spraque, Lincoln, WA on 24 Oct 1910 or about 1906. He is either buried in Washington State or in Union Cemetery, Guthrie Center, IA. Perlina died 24 Jun 1936 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Guthrie Center, IA. She was 87.

Kephart P. Morgan, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Perlina (Stanley) Morgan was born 8 Nov 1882 in Strang, Fillmore Co., NE. On 4 Oct 1905 he married Editha Dolton Bash, daughter of William Frank & Elizabeth Rebecca (Edmonds) Bash in Madison Co., Earlham, IA. He was 22. Editha wa born 27 Aug 1881 in Liberty Mills, IN. They were the parents of 4 children: Gladys Eilene, Paul Wilburn and twins Maude Amy (who died at birth) & Editha Mae (who died 14 days later). Editha died 19 May 1918, the day after the twins birth in Seeley Twp., Guthrie Center, IA and is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Earlham, IA. She was 36. Kephart Morgan 2nd married Alice Gertrude Fisher on 21 Jun 1921. They were the parents of 2 children: Lester & Melvin. Kephart died 16 Nov 1976 in Hutchinson, KS at the age of 94 and is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Earlham, IA beside his first wife, Editha.

Gladys Eilene Morgan was born to Kephart & Editha Dolton (Bash) Morgan on 21 Sep 1906 near Earlham, IA. She married Ray Ellis Capehart, son of John Ellis and Sarah Elizabeth (Burton) Capehart on 18 Aug 1930 when she was 23. Ray was born 2 Feb 1908 in Prowers Co., Wiley, CO. They were the parents of 5 children, one of whom, Nona, is deceased. Gladys died near Harrison, AR on 4 Jan 1957 and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, AR. She was 50. Ray died 6 Jul 1995 near Seligman, MO and is buried beside Gladys in Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, AR. He was 87.

Ray and Gladys were my parents and Edward Hickey was my gggg grandfather.