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Schools i n Connection w i th t h e K i lda re P l ace S o c i e t y i n County Waterford , 1817-1840. Thomas Power

The Barkers o f Waterford . H.F. Morr is

*From t h e Memoirs of Richard Rorke "Dec i e "

WUIB ~ e l o t i k t o watorfora ; 11 (S onnings 1 - w i l l ~ b s t ract o ) J u l i a n C . Walton

I n P u r s u i t of S e a f a r i n g Ancestors Frank p . I.:urphy

A County Waterford Explorer I r e n e M. Spry

The Towland of Cal laghane i n 1821

Monumental I n s c r i p t i o n s from S t r a d b a l l y R.C. Church and Faha Chapel-of-ease , J . H . Mulholland Co. Waterford ,up t o 1880

Reviews

An E a r l y C h r i s t i a n Grave-Slab a t Mothel, Conleth Manning

82 O.W.S. Programme June - September 1981

*Cover I l l u s t r a t i o n : Waterford c i r c a . 1820, t aken from Ryland, The H i s t o r y , Topography e t c . of Waterford , London, 1814.

(see pages 28-36 fo l lowing)

Decies i s pub l i shed t h r i c e y e a r l y by t h e Old Waterford S o c i e t y and i s d i s t r i b u t e d f r e e t o members i n January , May and September.

C o r r e c t i o n t o Decies X V I : I n t h e a r t i c l e E l i z a b e t h de C l a r e s P u r ~ a r t v of C a l l a n , c . 1338-1360 an u n f o r t u n a t e r e v e r s a l o f pages 33 and 34 took p l a c e i n t h e L a t i n t e x t of Appendix I 1 beginning on page 32. Thus t h e f i r s t account o f 1351-2 was from P.R.O., S.C. 6 1237/9 and i s fol lowed by a f o o t n o t e . The second account was from P.R.O., S.C. 6 1237/8 and should have f aced page 35. Our apo log ie s t o Mrs. Mary C . Lyons f o r our mis take i n assembl ing h e r a r t i c l e .

Thanks a r e due t o M r . Luke Myers, whose h e l p and a d v i c e i n t h e p roduc t ion o f Decies ha s been i n v a l u a b l e .

O L D W A T E R F O R D - S O C I E T Y

OFFICERS & CO?4"IITTFF -- elected 10th April 1981

Chqirmnn E - Nrr. Jis. O'Meara. Vice-Chnirmsnz-Mr.Nocl Csssidy.

Hon. Secret3ry:- Yrs. N. Croke, 208, Vicwmount Pnrk,ld\~riterford.

IIon.Treqsurcr :- Mrs. R. Lumlcy, 2f1, D ~ i s y Terrsce,Wqterford.

flonorwy Press Officer 5 l/Ir. Pstrick Kenneally.

Mr.Stsn Carroll. Mrs. Lisa Gallaqher. M r . John Hodge.

Mr. Des Cowman. Mr. Frank Heylin. Mr. Tom Nolan

E D I T O R I A L

The publicstion of T journ2l such as Decies is the work of a number of hard-workin? enthusi~sts who cive freely of their time and labour, and to whom our Society must be deeply grateful.1 should like to pay a personal debt of qrstitude to my fellow members of the Editorial Committee for the benefit of their advice and help,particularly technical aspects;our typists,lWs.Nancy Dunphy ~ n d Mrs. Eileen Johnston. Last but by no m e m s lc?st,our contributors,who hove entrusted us with mcterinl which is in most cnses the fruit of much rese~rch and thought.

Our Society is engaged in 3 survcy of local historic sitcs, and my predecessor as Editor stressed also the need to rccord oral trnditions before they becsme extinct. I should like to ndd a pleg for the Society to concern itself with thc location nnd preser;nti~n of written records. The destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922 was 1 cntnstrophe thst should serve as 7 warning to all (two of the articles presented below deal with substitute msteriql that we are lucky to have). Yet the sime sort of thins goes on tod3y: it is not long since we hezrd of the wanton destruction of 9 major record collection in Waterford City,while the tre~tment of records in Y~ughnl~publicized recentlyVin the Irish Timespis alnrminq to say the least and c d l s for further clarific~tion.Meanwhile,the discarding - of unwanted piles of docu~ents goes on at 211 levels,from the business firm chznging premises to the ordinery fnmily hsving s clear-out . A few years ago,when co~~ipiling a history of the Aylwards, I visited a number of families of the nnme,mainly rural. These peoplc were of differing s o c i ~ l levels,md none of them had forew~rning of my coming,yet in all cases they wers able to produce family documents and knew a aurprising amount nbout their history. This showed me for the first time how much Twsreness exists of family history in our countryside.

Local documentwy sourccs,both public and private, still survive in spite of all those vicissitudes. But mony of them will not be there much longer unless those in ch3rge of thein are 3wa.re of their historic value. It is my hope t h ~ t the Old Waterford Society will invglve itself actively in an endd~vour to bring about such an awareness, nnd will do all in its power to record nnd preserve what might otherwise be lost.

S C A C l O h ILU C C I I \ I I ~ ~ C T I J A >!ll'ih TXE KILDARE FLACE SOCIETY I N COUNTY b!ATE?FORD, 1817 - 1840.

By Thom3.s Power.

In e a r l y 19 th century I r e l ~ n d a number of bodies were a c t i v e i n the educat ion of the pecszntry. h o n p these were t h e London Ribernign s o c i e t y ( f ounded i n l806 ), the Sunday School ~ o c i e t y ( l 8 0 9 ) ~ 2nd th2 I r i s h Soci.ety(l811). Some of these bodies were devoted t? p r o s e l y t i s i n g and a l s o svn i l ed of government funds. The S3cie ty f o r From~ttnyp, the Er!ucatim of the Poor i n I re lqnd, more cornmonly kn~wn as the Kildare Plsce Socie ty (fr3m the l ~ c a t i m o f . i t s es tsbl ishment i n Dublin), was fqunded i n December 1311 with thc l i ec lwed o i m of pvoviding undenomin~ . t iml l educzt ion a t "elementrry l e v e l f a r the poore'r c l q s s e s i n Irelmrt . . Thc c m m i t t e e of the S ~ c i e t y wqs composed mainly of ph i l sn th rop ic Dublin businessmen m d brnkers . Th'e Socie ty wns mzinlg Frotes tqnt i n composi t im, though i t d id f o r s s h q r t per iod before 1820 e n j ~ y Cgtholic support , and counted Daniel OfConncll qmmg i t s adherants .

The Socie ty rsce ived s i~overnment g ran t which incressed annual ly from C6,980 i n 1314 t > £30,000 i n 1731. With th5s money ~t i t s d i s p o s s l the Socie ty bey3n t o implement i t s pl2.n t o educste the I r i s h poor on 3 nationwide b a s i s .

OBJECTS :

The Socie ty , by providing mmetnry ~ r s n t s , simed t t r ,

a s s i s t i n the estgblishm6nt of new s c h o ~ l s , m d t o he lp i n the impr3vement af t h a e ~ l r e n d y e x i s t i n g . This the S > c i e t y wmld do only i f i t s r u l e s were adhered t o by the schoc~l concerned, and a s w e s h a l l see t h i s wns s r egu lq t ion s t r i c t l y irn2os26. In the event the number qf schools ?nr? the number of pug i l s a t t end ing them grew phenomenslly i n a s h o r t spgce t ~ f time. Tkis number of schools under the Society incre3sed from ? meagre 8 i n 1816 t o a stunnin;; 1,621 i n 1831; while the numbdr of pup i l s rose from 557 t" 137,639 i n the same period.

. The Socie ty e s t1b l i she6 t w l ) mo~iel s c h o ~ l s c7t Kildare F l ~ c e , the one f o r boys, the o the r for g i r l s . Here the teaching methods evolved by the e d u c n t i m s l i s t s Ce l l , Lqnc4ster, pLnd P e s t d o z z i were experimented with. Xere n l s ? t r ~ i n e c t e q c h c ~ s were i n t r xluced t.1 more methodic71 f mms 3f tczc%inz.

Teacher-tr?ininr: was sn importr.nt ~ s p c c t 2f thc; Soc ie ty ' s w ~ r k , 2nd i t was prepore3 t o rece ive mnsters v,-l mis t re s sas fram the country td t r n i n i n the model schogls . For proper ly recommended cmllillrites the Society undert 3ok t 2 psy expenses t o 2nd frnm Dublin, tt- provifle lodzings qnr! ma in ten~nce i n the c n p i t a l during the 7 o r 8 weeks t r ~ i n i n q course, 3nd t o confer m success fu l cqn4irlq-tcs c e r t i f i c q t e s ~f competence a t the conclusion of trainin!:. The nunber of m2sters mrceiving- t r s i n i n q grew frnm 16 i n 1811 t o n mqssiv2 1,308 i n 1831. There wss no reli:. , ims bnr on admission t o the t'rakning course, and i n f a c t of the f i r s t 771 ?dmittecl 1.61 were P r o t e s t s n t 'nnd 310 Cnthol ic . In 1325 the Society beg?n t a t r a i n mis t re s ses 9-t the moslel school, 2nd i n 1331 432 werc t r s i n e d . After

t r a i n i n 2 the tenchers r e tu rnse t n t h e i r country scho31s9 where the Society hope4 they would put i t s e d u c n t i ~ n s l ifqe?s i n t o p n c t i c e .

The Socie ty 3 .1~3 aim33 t 3 publ ish Nmorql, i n s t r u c t i v c , nnd e n t e r t q i n i n g u bodks t o replqce thosz a l ready i n use i n some schools . It was a . t i d e l y he ld b e l i e f among the r u l i n p c l a s s e s i n I r e l and a t the time thpLt mkch of what W?-S t sugh t i n the so c s l l e d llhcdge schoolsn WRS nvowedly a n t i - a u t h o r i t n r i a n . Eo7ks then i n use i n such scho ) l s , such 8s the H i s t l r y of Captain Freney, I r i s h Roques ane Rappvees , an11 the S i s t o r y of Re5nond OIBanlon, were considered ns he lp ing t o f a s t e r sn a t t i t u d e h o s t i l e t o the r u l e of l 2 w an4 order among the I r i s h p e a s m t r y and lower c l a s s . I t wqs be l ieved by those i n ~ u t h q r i t y t h q t i f such works c ,mld bc r e n l ~ c e 4 and Rproper educat ion, incu lcn t ing d e s i r ~ b l e mornl an3 s o c i a l m ~ f e s of behciviour, m?de more s v l i l s b l e , then g r e ~ t e r h ~ . b i t s 3f indus t ry woulf! r e s u l t qmonp; the impoverishc4 c l ~ s s c s , snrl u l t i m z t e l y i t wns hope? n yrcn te r r e spec t f o r the i n s t i t u t i o n s of l ~ w 9.nd order .

The Socie ty accorded with the view t h a t mqny of the b 3 ~ k s i n use i n schools were Zccide l ly ob jec t ionsb le , m 3 so i t aimed t o r ep lace them by publ i sh in2 w x k s af i t s own a t Q cheap p r i c e . I t s p u b l i c q t i m s covered. such top ics 3s t r a v e l i n f3 re ign 1 ~ n d s and exemplary s t o r i e s from thc Bible , By 1825 the S3ciety had 52 t i t l e s civailaplc f o r purchnse by sch?ols .

me provis ion of school r e q u i s i t e s such a s s p e l l i n g books, a l s t e s , a n d w r i t i n g m ~ t e r i ~ l s , nnd of schosl f u r n i t u r e (eesks and s e q t s ) , became rn importnnt nspect r j f the Socie ty ' s w o ~ k , +-.-

11 l a r ~ e proqor t ion of t h c Soc ie ty ' s cnnurtl p?r l iamcntary g ran t went towards f u l f i l l i n g t h i s P-ren of i t s work.

It became t h e po l i cy of the Socie ty t? i n s t i t u t e a system of annual inspec t ion of ?l1 schools i n i t s connection. The country' was divided i n t o i n s p e c t o r i c l d i s t r i c t s o r c i r c u i t s , wi th esch inspec to r t r y i n q t o v i s i t eqch school i n h i s nreR n t l c 3 s t once a yeor, nn3 i f h i s r e ~ o r t wns f ~ v o u r ~ b l e the p a r t i c u l n r school w,~ul$ cc~ntinuc t o rece ive f i n n n c i n l znd o the r a i d from the Socie ty ,

F ina l ly , the S m i e t y s ~ u g h t t o encourn2e competent masters and mis t re s ses by awardins them g r q t u i t i e s f o r e f f e c t i v e t e ~ c h i n g sn.1 s c h ~ o l mcinagement . Those worthy of r ece iv ing such would be repor ted on by the inspec to r . In 1824 the Socie ty pni4 out over E4,000 i n g r n t u i t i e s .

The Kildare Flnce Soc ie ty ' s advancement of s r e g u l a r school inspec to ro te , i t s prombtion of t e a c h e r - t r ~ i n i n ~ , ~ n d ,

i t s pub l i cc t ions pr9;:rQnune were 9 1 1 uniqus f e 9 t u r e s of educat ion i n e&lN 1 9 t h century I re lqnd, 2nd w e r e - l a t e r t o be incorpor:? t ed i n t o the Nntional School system.

THE 1820's :

The fo r tunes of the Society were i n c r e ~ s i n g l y upse t i n the 1820's due t o t w 2 in ter - re la tez l f : x c t ~ r s : chopges of proselyt ism, and Csthol ic opposi t ion. From the s t a r t the Socie ty wrs committed t o f o s t e r i n q educat ian without p r ~ s e l y t i s i n ~ ~ , and t h i s continued t o be i t s s ta te - l aim. However suspic ions were rq iser : a f t e r 1820 when the Society

began t o appropr i s t e sgme of i t s funrls t o schools conducted by p r d s e l y t i s i n y bodics such ?S t he BJunster IIib3rnign School Society opernt inp i n Lismore.

In the 1020's s . lso t h e l o c ~ l F ro tes tan t c le rgy qnd gent ry inc rezs ing ly tende2 t o disregard t he Boc ie ty f s r u l e c o n c e r n i n ~ Bible-rea.ciing. ' Fram the o u t s e t the Society hs.3 l a i 4 down s s m e of i t s rules thq.t the Pib le be rend i n i t s scho3ls wi thou t ' note o r comment; i . e . without explgining the re1ip ; ims content of p a r t i c u l ~ r pnsssges. However i n the 18201s expos i t ion of the S c r i p t u r e s took p l?ce more f r e q u e n t l y , m d t h i s was ins t rumenta l i n heighten in^ (h thol ic o p p ~ s i t i o n t o the schools . As a response t o Cathol ic a g i t n t i o n on t h i s i s s u e c. parl iamentary commission was es t9b l i shed t o enquire ' i n ' t ~ the s t n t e of educs t ion i n I re lnnd. I t s r e p o r t published i n 1825 recommended t h ? t the Kilchre Flgce Society shoulcl rtiscontinua provid ins a s s i s t s n c e t o the p r o s e l y t i s i n g groups.

With the establ ishment of the N a t i m q l S c h o ~ l Fonrd i n 1831, the fo r tunes of the Society b e , ~ ~ n t o dec l ine . I t s p n r l i ~ m e n t ~ r y p a n t wss withdr?wn,and s o i t could no t opernte on the nationwide scq le i t hsd h i t h ~ r t o ~ t h o u q h the Society d id cont inue t o subs id i se s.)me schoals from voluntary subsc r ip t ions .

C O . NATE3FORD SCT-IOOLS ( 1 )

A t vfirious dqtes between 1817 zn~! 1810 t h e r e were 29 schools i n connection with the Kildare Plqce Society i n County Waterford (see Appendix). Thou,gh the re wqs 2 wiPLe d i s t r i b u t i o n , most ~ f these schools ware si tunte-3 i n the west of the count-g ( see msp). E? , r l ies t t o apply f o r 2 s s i s t ~ n c e and longes t t 3 s t ~ y i n connection WIS E ~ l l i n ? t r ~ y school. This school wys unc-~er the pqtronoge of the l o c a l Smith family, and i t was i n JsnuQry 1817 t h q t Mrs.Smith f i r s t scuyht 3 id . from the Soc i s ty . The school wos s t i l l funct ioning i n 1840, though i t ceased oper2t ion f o r 9 s h o r t period i n 1825-6. Next e a p l i e s t t o ~ p p l y f o r a s s i s t a n c e wis V i l l i e r s t w n scho?19whose c ~ r r e s p m l e n t o r msn2ger Rev. V i l 1 i . m Fower i n Februqry 1810 requested aid t ? f i t up and f u r n i s h the school. The Socie ty i n due course made s print of £20 f a r t h i s purpose. - .

It w i l l be c l e a r from the Appendix th2.t t he connection of most schg<3ls i n the county with the Socie ty d ~ t e s fr3m the 1820's. This i s s o i n the c9se of 23 schools . In December 1823 Hev. WiTliam Mackssy of Annest?wn cpplie.? f 2 r school r e q u i s i t e s f o r 30 , a ~ i l i i r e n , m m e y t o f u r n i s h the s c h o ~ l , and a s s i s t a n c e f o r the teacher . In Auyust of t h e ssme year R.S. Carav requested a b~ran t of S40 f r o m the Socie ty towcirds S u i l d i n ~ and fu rn i sh ing a school c i t Voo3stown9 and he s l s o asked t h q t the master be s e n t t o Dublin f o r t r s i n i n ~ . Both reques ts were duly camplied with. S ix o the r schools appl ied f o r a i l i n 1 8 2 3 , i n c l u d i n ~ ~ thode a t Lismore, Clashmore ,Kilmenclen, m 2 Windpp.

Some scho3ls only remine( : i n c l n t ~ c t with the S o c h t y f o r a s h o r t per iod. There were 10 schoals which were i n ' c o n n e c t i m f ~ r only about 2 yes r s 1 dura t ion . The mmsger of Glinn school , P l r . Edwor3 Roberts, i n Narch 1824 a p j l i e d f o r f i n z n c i a l qid t 3 reprlir and f i t up a school. The Society made n gran t of £20, bu t the i n s p e c t ? r m h i s t o u r i n June 1324 repor ted t h a t the school-house h213 not y e t been b u i l t , and t h e r e w ~ s no improvement i n the s i t u n t i o n when he cpme agRin i n June 1825. ?P. R ~ b e r t s i n n l e t t e r of t h n t m ~ n t h t o

t he S x i e t y expla ined t h n t t h e :1el?y was due t~ the l s c k of co-operat ion on the p q r t of t he p e ~ s m t r y f o r whose b c n e f i t t h e schc121 was intenr!ed.

Mr. R2berts 1 f q i l u r e t~ .get 9 scho9l going was exper ienced by o t h e r s i n the county. Very o f t e n success 3r f a i l u r e would llepend on t h e d i s p o s i t i m of t he l m ~ l l s n d l o r r ~ o r g e n t l e m ~ n . Thus a t Windq?p, nea r Gl inn , the e f f w t s of t he c o r r e s ~ ~ n d e n t Vx. E. Yqhesy t.1 e s t n b l i s h a femsle s c h o ~ l t h e r e were f r u s t r q t e d by t h c inrle?endent l i n e 9doptecl by S i r M. Disney, t he l o c a l grsndee. A s i m i l 7 . r s i t u a t i l n i s e v i d e n t a t Mshon Bridge school , where Col. P a l l i s e r a f t e r two y e m s of i n i t i o l enthusiasm suddenly on 1 5 t h J u l y 1829 informed t h e Soc ie ty t h s t he h ~ d c losed t h e s choa l and hsrl no i n t e n t i m ~ f re-openinp i t .

Other s c h o s l s fnilel-1 t~ endure sirnply because they d i d no t con t inue t o adhere t o . t h e S a c i e t y f s regul? , t ions . ,Thus B a l l i n t s y l q r school was s t r u c k o f f the S o c i e t y ' s l i s t i n December 1824, bdcsuse John Uusyrave i t s p a t r o n r e fused t o run t h e scha,:l on t h e l i n e s l a i d down by t h e s o c i e t y . I n J u l y 1821 t h e Soc ie ty admonished the p n t r m e s s of C)urryplzss evenine school , Miss Crdker, becsuse t h c m ~ s t e r w a s n o t be ing s u f f i c i e n t l y v i g i l q n t i n h i s c m d u c t . Things. must h?ve gone from bad t~ worse , f a r i n 1822 the s c h ~ 3 l w?s discontinuecl .

The Dungarvnn H i b e r n i m scho3l w q s excluded fr.3m t h e S x i e t y 'S patrfmttge i n 1026 because t h e i n s p e c t o r found, t h s t t h e S c r i p t u r e s were be in2 r e s d wi th no tc snd comment. V i l l i e r s t m n wns s t r u c k o f f i n t h c smc= yeqr becquse t h e S c r i p t u r e s were n o t be inp rend by p u p i l s of 9 1 1 iee l ie ions . The s h o r t e x i s t e n c e of Prospect H a l l s c h o s l i s expl?ine,q by t h e f a c t t h p t i n 1819 i t s r e sou rces were t r n n s f e r r e d t o Clqshmore school , which con t inue1 t a f u n c t i o n up t o 1133. The school a t Annestown censed t o remain i n connect ion w i t h the Soc ie ty i n 1829 becnuse i t was no t be ing conducted on i t s p r i n c i p l e s . The same happened n t Woodstown (1826) and Mount Rnrron (1829) .

OTHER SOCIETIES :

Of the 29 s c h o l ~ l s , a t l e n s t 9 2ppeqp t t ? h ~ v e been r e c e i v i n q a s s i s t a n c e , a t one time o r a n s t h a r , from o t h e r s 3 c i e t i e s . S c h o ~ l s i n L?smore 2nd Dungsrvan, i n ~ d d i t i o n t o a v p i l i n ~ of s s s i s t ~ n c e from thz Ki ldare Fl?ce Soc ie ty , were s l s o r e c e i v i n g funds frqm the London Hiberninn Soc ie ty , o r i t s l o c a l branch t h e Munster X i b e r n i ~ n Scho3l Soc ie ty . The l a t t e r , w i t h t h e Duke of Devonshire, supported the Lismore male school e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1521. The school f i r s t came i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h t h e K i ld s re Plpce Soc ie ty i n S e p t e ~ b e r 1822 when Col. Curry, t h e manqaer, nppl izd f o r t h e t r s i n i n ; of t h e mss te r Will iam Wall. This w ~ s du ly given, ancl i n December 1822 Wall was awarded q g r a t u i t y f o r h i s good conduct . By Octaber 1824 t h e average fittendance 2 t t h e s choa l wps 120 boys , nnd i n 1826 tha s c h o ~ l r e c c i v e J a complete s e t of r e q u i s i t e s . However, l ? t e i n 1932 t h e Lismore mqle school w n s s t r u c k # o f f t h e S o c i e t y t s l i s t of s choo l s , no t , we msy n o t e , becnuse of non-observhce of i t s r u l e s , bu t b e c ~ u s e i t hsd pl9ced i t s e l f l

under t h e new Nat iona l Schaql sys t en . The ssme h2ppeneJ w i th t he Lismore femgle s c h ) o l , a l s ~ j o i n t l y under t h e H i b e r n i m Soc ie ty snd the Duke of Devmshi re r These w e the only two i n s t a n c e s i n t h e county 3f s c h m l s r e c e i v i q 7 Ki ldare Flace Soc ie ty a i d going over t o t h e new P a t i o n ~ l Board.

The H i b e r n i m Soc ie ty a l s o had on i n t e r e s t i n the school pq t ron i sed by Ca1.Curry ~t Dungsrvnn. I n 1824 he app l i ed t o t h e K.F.S. f o r t he t r a i n i n g of t h e mnster Thomss Creagnn, and t h i s w n s accord ing ly done. The school gnly st3ye-1 i n connec t ion wi th t he Soc ie ty u n t i l February 1826, when i t was s t r u c k o f f . But i t may hyve re-applie8J f o r s i d i n 1836. I n t h a t y e s r t h e scho01,then under t h e mgns~ement of Rev.Stephen '

Dickson,was s t i l l i n c m t a c t wi th t h e S i b e r n i a n Soc ie ty , and f o r t h i s reacs .m t h e Soc ie ty i n Dublin r e f u s e d i t ha lp .

There a r e same h in t s t h n t o t h e r s choa l s wdre q e t t i n g a s s i s t a n c e f r ~ m o t h e r b2dies besir les t he Icil3qre Plsce Soc ie ty . For 2 pe r iod t h e Cnp,)oquin school ob ta ined f u n l s frc3m t h e H i b e r n i m Soc ie ty , whi le n t Tnllow the mzst2r was suppl ied wi th a s a l a r y ou t of t h e funds of t h e Erasmus Smith s choa l s , and i t was e v e n t u a l l y exclude4 frm t h e Soc ie ty aid. i n l827 f o r t h i s reason . The Soc ie ty informed Ftichsr3 Ussher i n 1825 t h a t u n l e s s he severed l i n k s w i th t h e Hibernian Soc ie ty , he would n o t r e c e i v e any g r a n t s f o r h i s scho9l a t Cappsqh. This he agreed t o do, and i n 1326 he go t a i d from t h e S3c ie ty . A t K i l r o s s s n t y school we had t h e unusu2l s i t u ~ t i o n where John F a l l i s e r wished one of t he rnlms t 2 b? p l ace2 under the Hiberninn Soc ie ty f o r t h e educa t ion of g i r l s , and t h e boys f room under t h e K.P.S. The l a t t e r w ~ s prepared t o ngree t o t h i s a s long a s t h e r jams were s e p a r a t e and under d i f f e r e n t t e a c h e r s . Everything seems t 9 have w~rlreci au t s a t i s f ~ c t a r i l y , f o r t h e S o c i e t y mrlde c r a n t s of cheap bovks and r e q u i s i t e s t o the scho-11, and pa id g r q t u i t i e s t o t he t eqche r . Thc school a t K i l r o s s ~ n t y was s t i l l i n be ing i n 1340.

C O . WATE?FORD SCSOOLS ( 2 ) :

Occasionnl ly we s e t an inc?.icotion of whqt t he a c t u a l school b u i l d i n p s themselves were l i k e . Lismore male school , s 2 i d t o be s i t u a t e d linear t h e town1', c m s i s t e d of a s l s t e d hcuse ( 4 2 f t . by 2 2 f t . ) , w i t h 4 l n rge winci~ws, nntl insic'ce h ~ d 12 desks an'! 15 s e a t s f o r 150 c h i l d r e n . Lismore fem2le school h3d t h e exac t same dimensions snd accornmor!ation f a c i l i t i e s . Down the road i n Cappoquin t h e scho3l was i n Church Lane, where i n a s l a t e d b u i l d i n g measuring 40 f t . by 22 f t . t h e r e was sFoce f o r 240 p u p i l s , r h l e ond' femnle.

A t Ardmore comforts were no t t h e sqme a s n t Lismore and Cspvoquin, f o r t h e r e t h e p ~ t r g n Rev.J.B.I~T~llnce hsd t o conduct t h e school i n s room of t h s g lebe house. I n Dunmore E m t t h e s choo l w q s c a r r i e d on i n a r e n t e d house ( 2 7 f t . by 3 f t . ), s i t u e t s d nenr t h e docks,with accornmodntion f o r 80 ch i ld ren . C e r t a i n l y educa t ion w:xs b e i n c conducted un?er d i f f i c u l t c o n d i t i o n s , f o r a t Dungfirvm t h e p s r a c h i s l school took p l ace i n t h e Grand Jury room of tho o l d Court House. The s l g t e d school a t K i l ro s s7n ty w o s cons t ruc t ed 3f l ime sn3 s t o n e , m d consistecl of t w s rol.ms ( e s c h one 1 8 f t . b y l 5 f t . )wi th 30 t o 40 c h i l d r e n i n each. Many of t h e l ~ s s w e l l endowed schoa l s must have h ~ d tha t ched r o o f s , thouph t h e only s p e c i f i c mention of t h i s i s f o r t h e school st Eocollop.

No doubt b y q ~ l y i n g t o t h e Soc ie ty f o r si;1910c81 p . t rons hoped t o improvs t h e f u r n i s h i n g and t h e appemsnce of t h e i r s c h o ~ l s . Thus i n 1321 Col.Ker,ne sought a g r m t t a b u i l d n w ~ l l t~ enc lose t h e school house ? t Cfippoquin. The Soc ie ty

gave him CB0 f o r t h i s purpose. In 1823 Rev.J ,3 . 'da l l~ce asked f o r a g r m t t w ? r - l s buil5inq; and f i t t i n g up n school house an4 master rs resip3encz n t Eallyquin. The es t imste? c a s t wr3s £135, and l o c a l c ~ n t r i b u t i ~ m s w m l . 3 c a n s i s t ~ f 230 and sn acre of grqund. In the event the Society granted R e ~ . ~ ~ l ~ ? l l ~ c e E75 f o r . bui ld ink an-1 E25 f o r f i t t i n g up th$ s c h o ~ l . J.N,Humble repor ted t o the Society In Jmuqry 1821 t h ~ t he hc.d campleteq a s l s t e d hcuse f o r a school :lt Cloncoskeran n e m Dung~rvnn, but '

t h a t he needad money t.1 f i t i t out with m s t e r i a l s . The Society made him a p a n t of E20. Hichar(1 Ussher of C ~ p p ~ g h i n Auyust 1823 sousht a g ran t of cheap bc~aks f o r h i s s c h o ~ l .

TEACHERS :

The Kildare Plqce Society J i d not pny s a l a r i e s t o the t e scher s i n the schools un?es i t s a e c i s . It di?,however, on the recornrnend3tion of tile inspector p-?y p r o t u i t i e s o r allowances t o tc3chers wh3 displnyed e f f i c i e n c y o r competence. Thus a f t e r submission or 9 favour2ble inspector 'S r e p o r t , i n June 1823 a g r s t u i t y of E3 was nw~rdad t 3 Michael Fgley,teaqher a t Cloncoskeran school . ?{any o t h e r exmnples gre recorded, A p p l i c a t i ~ n s t 3 hsve nqs tess s e n t t a Dublin t~ be trnineci webel , f a i r l y common. What seems unusual t o us i s t h n t some of these , , canclidstes would have alrexdy been t e ~ c h i n g f o r some years , , poss ib ly i n hecI2e schoo!.~, Xclrk ECer.ne aged '31 wqs trsiner! by the Socis ty in ,Febru? rg snci Xarch 1822,but had a l ready been teaching s ince 1809 bef'z~re he xas enqage6 by H e W . Erirron i n 1821 t o teach a t Fou-:'y Rarron ssho3l . Some of the o the r t r a i n e a s hn(1 q l so bsen tenchins f o r long periods : Matthew 0 'Brien (Woor'st?wn) s ince 1813, Michael Hickey ( ~ a l ' l i n t s ~ l o r ) s ince 1311, 2nd Tnamas Irwin ( ~ o c o l l o q ) s ince 1812, Others had only begun t h a i r tenchin:: cx7ee=. before zo in r up t o Dublin f o r t r a i n i n g ; such were John Llnushlin (Cappagh ) , Charles Wilson (Dunmore Fqst ), nnrl h i i l l i c t m i:Jc7-1 (Lismore Hibernign - Mqle ) , Most of the masters goinq up f o r t~>n in in : ; were Csthol ics , and 3 were P r o t e s t ~ n t s : Thomes Fayae cllo low), Charles hlilson (Dunmore East ) and Mart i n orris (Ardm2re ) . PATRONS :

Most of th3 schools were patronised by the l o c a l l snd lo rds , gent ry and n o b i l i t y . ?he Duke of Devonshire p a r t l y f inanced the schools at Lismore thouch the ctctual manager o r correspondent of these was Col.Curry, who wm probsbly Devonshire 'S a3ent i n the l o c c d i t y . C u r ~ y , a s we have seen, was s l s o the sponsor of the Dune~rvan H i b e r n i ~ n school. T ~ G mambers 3f ~ ~ r k i ~ m e n t gave t h e i r support f o r p a r t i c u l a r schools; they were R.S. Carew (Woodstown) sn3r1 Richer2 Poir~er ( ~ l r s h m 2 r e ) , Col. Keane and Jbhn Power were tha j o i n t p l t r o n s of Cgppoquin school, -"S were. J.N.Humble and W.Mamirc f ~ r the school ~t Cloncoskersn. Leading members 3f the F d l i s e r family of Comeraqh were ins t rumenta l i n s t a r t in t : the schools 3 t Mahon Eridge and Kilrossnnty; while t h a t 2t Mocollop ~ 7 s pa t ronised by Francis Drew.

Clergymen of the e s t a b l i s h e d church were involved i n promoting some schools . %v. C . Fleury s t a r t e d the school i n Dunmora E ~ t s t i n 1826, r3cceived 9 gran t of . s c h ~ o l r e q u i s i t e s from the Socie ty ,h~.d the master t r a i n e d i n Dublin, an;! d e s p i t e oppos i t ion h34 an jnc reqs in~ t :lttendnnce up t o November 1836, when l n s t we g e t mention o f - t h e school. Lismore p?rochial schoo1,which f i m t sought the ?L4 of the Society i n 1836, was under the patron2ge of the '3s-m of Lismore, nnd was supported

by a g ran t from the Chspter of Lismore an5 f r m p r i v a t e s u b s c r i p t i m s . This schaol continueq t o rece ive ~ r q n t s cf r e q u i s i t e s from thc Society u n t i l 1840, brhen a f d wss hn l t ed , becg-use the school i n t h s t y e w h ~ d bean placed under the Church Educatiim Society, b ~ d y formecl i n 1339 zs the F ro tes tan t a l t e r n q t i v e t 3 the new flations1 Dcmr:l system of education.

Rev, J.B.b!sllnce seems ta have been very a c t i v e i n the cnuse of e d u c a t i m , f o r he wqs involved with the two schools a t Clnshmore, 2nd these a t Ardmore gn3 E ~ l l y q u i n . Clergymen w6re a l s o prominent i n advsncin~; scho,.>ls a t Tsllow and Dungarvan.

OFPOSITION :

The 18201s krss -L per iod c1f rice? r e l i g i o u s controversy i n IrelanL7, and t o 2 1 a r 2 ~ ex ten t r i v a l r y between the churches wns r e f l e c t e d i n thc a m ? of e l enen t7 . r~ e d u c s t i m . The clergymen 2nd evnngel ica ls of the Establ ished Church f i rmly be l ieved t h n t by promoting an e s s e n t i ~ l l y s c r i p t u r n l l y - b ~ s e d educ?t ion, they were performink< 3 genuine se rv ice t o the I r i s h peqsnntry. Roman Czthol ic c l e r ,3y9 in geners l , hv2 an ingrained suspic ion t h a t the schoals under the vsr ious s o c i e t i e s ( i n c l u 4 i . n ~ ~ i n t h e i r view, the Rildnre P11ce S o c i e t y ) , were purpossly p r o s e l y t i s i n ? i n i n t e n t . The main po in t of content ion between clerlyymen of both Churches was over the mat ter of Bible rendinfz i n tha schools . The Csthol ic Church tauqht t h s t the r o l e of i t s c l e rg~y W I S t o i n t e r p r e t and exp la in the Bible f o r the people. F rc tes t zn t clergy,however, he ld t h a t thz Bible shml4. be f r e e l y read by the p e o ~ l e and t h 7 t i t s inherent t r u t h s would bc s e l f - r e v e a l i n c t a each ind iv idua l . It wxs a l l a ques t ion of a u t h o r i t y and con t rg l , and i t would seem thn t the bnsic po in t s q t i s sue were of more consequence t o the nntagonis ts 9n both s i3es , than t c the pu;?ils i n the scho ) l s . The Kildare F1?Lce S ~ c i e t y t r i e d t o compromise the i s sue by s t ipula t in ; ; t h n t i n schools i n i t s connection the Bible wns t o be rent! withaut n ~ t e o r comment.

Only i n the czsc of 7 schools i s the re s p e c i f i c mention of C ~ t h o l i c oppos i t ion t o t h ~ schools under the Society i n Co. Waterford. In June 1824 -W. R i c h ~ r d Smith , jo in t -pa t ron with h i s wife of Bn l l ina t rny s c h o ~ ~ l , informed the Soci+cty t h a t he had been forced t o c lose the school b e c ~ u s c of opposi t ion from the Cathol ic c l e rqy of the nres . In December, he repor ted t h a t a l l h i s a t tempts t o r e - e s t n b l i s h the school hnd been f r u s t r a t e d becsusa the ch i ld ren h.:! been to12 not t o a t t end . The schoc~b remained closed u n t i l 1827, when i t rc-9pened 2n+ begsn t o r ece ive supp l i e s of r e q u i s i t e s from the Society i n Dublin. Dif f icu l t ies ,however , continuec1,for by December 1830 one of the t e scher s , Edwsrd Fennessy, a Cath2l ic who hnd been t r s i n e d by thc Socie ty i n 1 1 2 2 , hnd resigned becnuse of o p p o s i t i m . He was replaced , however, and the school wqs s t i l l operational. i n l5,+OO

Attenfiance 7 t Czppoquin school was reducadL, prcblb ly becnusc the Czitholic c l e rqy were nwme t h q t t h e school w2s associated with the Munster Hibe rn im Schqol Society., S l p i f i c n n t l g , hawever, t h e r e i s no men t im o f . o p p o s i t i o n t o the H i b e r n i q S o c i 2 t y f s q the r s c h o \ ~ l s n t Lismare.

The ~ t t e m p t a of the Rev. J .B . Wallace snd W.G. Paul t o e s t a b l i s h a a ~ h o 2 l c t Bnllyquin came t o n3th ins . This wqs becciuse, ns F!. Pqul informed the Society i n June 1825,

of l a c k of C O - a p a q p t i ~ n , o n t h e p a r t of the l o c a l Cs tho l i c clergy. The s i t u a t i n n m2 . * i m A l ~ r 2 t Ballycannvnn,where,riespite a penerous, s u b ' s o r i p t i o n ( $ 3 ~ ) 2nd g r a n t of l m d from Ivlrs. B o l t m , 0

e f f o r t s t o s e t ' up as schpql were opposed by t h e l o c a l p r i e s t . There i s ment ion-of opposit i .on a t Rev. F l e u r y l s s c h a c l i n Dunmore E s s t , b u t of a w h ~ t kind i s n o t spec i f icd . Opposition i s a l s o mentioned t o the schools 2 t Clqshmore and Kilmeaden.

ONE SCHOOL : KILMEALIETJ.

One of t he more in t e rc s t in? ; gf t h e e d u c n t i m q l i n s t i t u t i o n s wi th which t h e Kildare p l sce S c c i e t y w 2 s involved w 7 s t h ~ t conducted under ' t he ausp ices 3f t h e Kilmeaden and L i s n n k i l l Aux i l i a ry A s s a c i 7 t i ~ 1 , o r t he Kilmenden and Newczstle Associrt t ion a s i t l a t c r becnme. This a s s 3 c i 2 t i o n appears t o hgve been founded e a r l y i n 1823 2nd was spearheaded by Mrs. Aphra Langley, a woman ~ f p h i l s n t h r o p i c d i s p o s i t i o n . A s w i l l be ev iden t from a publ i shed l i s t of i t s r u l e s ( F i g . l ) , t h e Assoc ia t ion aimed t o provide i n a u s t r y 2nd e d u c n t i m f o r t h e "poor Female Co t t sge r s f f cf the d i s t r i c t . A s t~ t h e i n c l u s t r y s i t w9s envisaged t h a t g i r l s a t t e n d i n q t h e proposed schaol would engage i n spinninL{ f l a x snd w ~ o l e n th read . This w ~ u l d then be woven, and then t h e y i r l s wmld work up var ious ~ i r t i c l e s of c l o t h i n g which they could keep f o r themselves, .tnd anything l e f t over wnuld e i t h e r be solc? o r d i s t r i b u t e d t o the poor. The u l t i m a t e aim of t he whole e n t e r p r i s e wns t 3 " d i f f u s e happiness i nd i sc r imins te ly1I .

A s t o e d u c a t i m , i t was proposed t h ~ t a new school-house would be f i t t e c i out an$. X m i s t r e s s employcl t t , i n s t r u c t t h e g i r l s i n s p e l l i n g , r e n d i n z and w r i t i n ? , 9s w e l l % i n spinning. Obviausly i t would c o s t money t~ g e t t h e p r o j e c t go ing , s o Mrs. Langley appenle l f o r l o c a l s u b s c r i p t i o n s and d t m a t i ~ n s . I n t h e f i r s t yea r of t h e n s s o c i a t i s n l s o p e r ~ t i o n , £66.16.6 w9.s ob ta ined from such sources and was given by such l o c a l n o t z b l e s 3s Mr. C h r i s t m ~ s , Mr,Strangmm, Mr.Milcomson, Nrs.OfShea, and ( s i g n i f i c a n t l y ) Mr. Hourke, F. F,

Mrs, Langley f i r s t sought a s s i s t ~ n c e from t h e Ki ldare Place Soc ie ty i n June 1823 when she r eques t ed a i d t o b u i l d and f u r n i s h a school house and f o r r e q u i s i t e s f o r 60 ({iris. She es t imated t h e c o s t of b u i l J i n g snd f i t t i n z up the school a t £54.5.0, towards which t h e Soc ie ty gavs a g r a n t of £50. Ey November 1823 work m t h e school wzs proceeding apace, bu t Mrs.Lan$?ley f e a r e d t h a t by t h e n expendi ture w 2 s f a r exceedin[; t h e o r i y i n a l e s t ima te .

Apparently t h s school wns being conducted i n an o l d e r b u i l d i n g while t he new schgol house wss beinq c ~ n s t r u c t e d . I n December 1823 t h e Soc ie ty had a person v i s i t K i lme~den t o a s s e s s t h e yropress . H e r e p o r t e d t h n t t h e r e were 166 g i r l s on ,

t he r o l l of t he school w i th an qverape a t tendsnce of 144,but t h a t t he scho-)l was d i scont inued f o r t he p r e s e n t u n t i l t h e new b u i l d i n g was completed 2nd rcady f o r occupst ion. The new b u i l d i n z must have been re3fi.y e a r l y i n 1824, f o r i n Februzry of t h ~ t y e i r Mrs .Lnn~ley r ece ived a g r m t from t h e , S o c i e t y towards provid ing f u r n i t u r e and r e q u i s i t e s ,

' . r : : .

From Fi5.2 we c9.n gauge t h e p r o w c s s g f t he . A s s q c i s t i m n f t e r one yea r i n operc i t im. In t h e course ~ f , t h e ' $ e n r 198 c h i l d r e n h93 z t tended t h e scha,:l, they hnd l o ~ i r n e d how t o work up a s i g n i f i c a n t amount af v w i o u s a r t i c l e s ' o f * . c l o t h i n g

f 3 r thsmselves, and t h s y hnd 2cquired same ccmpetence i n rendinq, wr i t inq and a r i thmet ic .

Soon nfter,however, d i f f i c u l t i e s nr3se. In October 1824 Mrs. L,mzley informed the Society th'ct t h e r e h?d been v i o l e n t l o c a l o p p o s i t i m t o the r e 3 d i n ~ of the Sc r ip tu res i n the scho31, and t h y t t h i s hod causgd 2 greo t diminution i n the a t t e n d m c c . Whm the Soc ie ty ' s inspec to r v i s i t e d the school i n November, the re werc only 17 g i r l s present when he c d l e d . As we l l as a t tendances dec l in ing , subsc r ip t ions i n support of the s c h o ~ l began t~ d r ~ p d r ~ m s t i c ~ l l y , so much so thg t i n December Mrs .Lmgley wss appenling t o the S3cie ty f o r C10 t o pay the mis t re s s h e r s s l o r y . On 25 December 1824 Nrs. Langley wns compelled t o inform t h e mistress,Miss El len Jnne Fower, t h ~ t because of the o p p o s i t i l m t c ) the school m d the t ~ t n l absence of pup i l s f o r t h e l s s t s i x o r seven weeks the A s s o c i ? t i m wss forced t 3 c lose the school f o r %he present , and t h ~ t the re fo re Miss Power's se rv ices would no longer be requi red .

In 1825,however, the f w t u n e s of the schocl begsn t o improve. Ey Mqrch at tendsnce wss up t o 4U,the Sc r ip tu res were being resd d s i l y , m ~ by Thy o p p o s i t i m wqs repor ted t~ hsve diminished considerpbly. In June 1826 the i n s p e c t o r ' s v i s i t revealed t h q t the Sc r i7 tu rcs werz beinq resd by explanqt ion , and t h ? t the Kilmezden A s s o c i z t i m w ~ s g d t t i n z a s s i s t s n c e from the Hibernisn S o c i ~ t y . Appzrently the l i n k with the l n t t e r S ~ c i e t y mny have been induced by press in? f i n s n c i ~ l neefls, f o r i n Mqy 1827 Mrs. Lansley informed the K. F.S. t h ~ t ns i t d id not provide s ~ l n r i e s f o r t e ~ c h e r s she was obliged t; a w i l of funds suppl ied by the Yibernian Society. As a r e s u l t the K. F.S. cense3 providing the Kilmcsden school with a i d of any kind, 2nd the sch32l wos sccordingly excluded from i t s pntronnye i n Mc~y 1827.

Mrs. Lsngley,however, had secand thourhts about h e r dec is ion , f o r i n October 1327 she suggested thr l t she mip,ht d iv ide the schoal i n t o male 2nd. female s e c t i m s , pl3cing the former under the K. F.S. and thc l s t t e r under the Hiberninn Society. This p lan w2s agree l t o , a moster, Jpmes Dqwney, w ~ s e n l i s t e d , snd by March 1828 60 boys were i n a t t e n d ~ n c e . D?-wney, however, w~.s dismissed i n December 1829 f o r incompetence, and 3 mis t ress h n e Slonne wns appo in te l i n h i s plqce. In 1833 Mrs. Langley l e f t the d i s t r i c t 2nd h e r place i n the A s s o c i a t i m wns t sken by Ws. Christm3s. The schocl s t ruggled on and was s t i l l i n ex is tence i n 1'310, however, there were two n ~ t i o n a l s c h o ~ l s funct inninq i n the, men, n t Kilmesden nncl i n Ballyduff v i l l a g e .

Such then i s the s t o r y of the Ki ldsre Flnce Soc ie ty ' s con t r ibu t ion t o educat ion i n County Waterford i n pre-Fmine t imes. I hope t o degl with the Soc ie ty ' s schools i n the City of Waterford 2 t some f u t u r e dc te .

hccot~nts of t lw Kxlrcrdit a~rc, ; a i d J'rogrcss o i ' i !,(: lo,stif t t i iork, from Jutrig h, IS'L3, I r r . I U I I I * [m, is"&. ilaqm:tvct b y ;z 3tpclirt17 i)rc Subscribers, Ireltt at tI\tk S~hibrrl I l t ~ l w , cm f 6 c : tjttr i l isf i i r t l .

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A P P E N D I X

List of schools in connection with the Kildare Place Society in Co. Waterford, 1817 - 1840. Msme of School Dates in Connection Location/Parish

1 Annestown 2 Ardmore 3 Ballinatray 4 Esllintaylor 5 Ballmcmavanl 6 ~allsquinl 7 cappsgh2 8 csppoquin2 9 Clashmore (Male) 10 Clashmore (Female ) 1 1 Cloncoskeran 12 curryglass4 13 (Dungarvan ~ i b e r n i m 2

(Dungsrvan ~srochial2 14 Dunmore East 15 Glenmore

16 ~linnl 17 ~ilmesden2 10 ~ i l r o s s a n t ~ ~ 19 Lismore Hibernian (Male )2 20 Lismore Hibernian (Female )2 21 Lismore Pwochial 22 Mocollop

23 Mahon Bridge 24 Mount Barr~n 25 Prospect Hall 26 ~nllow3 27 Villierstown 28 Windgap 29 Woodstown

Dunhill Arcimore Templemichael Whitechurch Fqithlegg Gr anze Whitechurch C~ppoquin

( Clmhmore ( Dungarvan East Mogeely, Co. Cork

' Dunqarvan ( Killea Lismore & Mocollop

Dysert Ki lme .?.den Kilrossanty

/ ' Lismore & ( Mocollop ( Lismore &

Mocollop Kilrossanty Ardmore Kinsalebeg Tallow Aglish Dysert Killmacomb

?Never established but included here since relevmt Correspondence took place with the Society. 2~chools receiving aid from the London Hibernisn School Society, or its locsl branch the Munster Hiberninn School Society.

3 school receiving aid from the Erasmus Smith Schools fund. 4 Included here since it appears under Ccl. Wnterford in the School Ledgers.

Acknowledgements: This article h3s been bosed, in the maih, on the records

of the Kildare Place Society now deposite4 in ths Church of Ireland, College of Education, Dublin I wish to thank the Frincipal of the College, Dr.K.Milnc, for allowing -access to the records and for permitting me to reproduce two documents (~igs.1~2).

THE BARKERS OF IdATERFORD.

: The Barker fa lni lg , which f i r s t appears i n t h e r eco rds of Waterford c i t y i n t h e l g t t e r p a r t of t he s even teen th cen tury , i s one of some cons ide rab le i n t e r e s t . I n t h e l ' f i r s t p l a c e , du r ing t h e l a t e s even teen th and e i g h t e e n t h c e n t u r i e s members of t he f a m i l y pl3yed s prominent p a r t i n t h e c i v i c l i f e of t h e c i t y , producing one of i t s flembers of P a r l i m e n t ; and i n t he second p l ace ,du r ing t h e n i n e t e e n t h century, though now based i n Dublin, t hey d i s t i n g u i s h e d themselves i n t h e medical f i e l d , and,indeed , achieved t h e remarkable " h 8 t - t r i ~ k ~ ~ of producing i n t h r e e s u c c e s s i v e gene ra t ions t h e h o l d e r s of p r o f e s s o r i a l c h a i r s . The ped igree g iven below does n o t p ro fe s s t o be a f u l l r eco rd of a l l members of t h e Wsterford f ami ly ; indeed, it d e ~ l s on ly w i th two branches , those e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e e l d e s t son ( F r a n c i s ) and second son (Wil l iam) of F ranc i s Barkcr (d.1708). The ped igree w i l l , however,I t r u s t , s e rve as s b a s i s f o r f u r t h e r r e sea rch .1

There i s c l e n r evidence t h r t the Borkers of Waterford belonged t o t h e f ami ly of t h s t nqme e s t a b l i s h e d s t Hurst i n Berkshire .2 According t o t h e V i s i t s t i o n of Ee rksh i r c m ~ d e by Ashmole i n 1665-6,3 N i l l i am B3rker of ldokingham,Barks ( son of k i l l i z m of Idokinsh?m and Anne,dmzhter and CO-he i r of William B u r l e i ~ h ) , who was Stew:lrd t o t he Bishop of Sr i l i sbury ,d ied i n 154'3. ! J i l l i am younger b r o t h e r , John of Wokingham, marr ied K a t h e ~ i n e ~ d a u g h t e r of Edward Mqrtin,of Sh in f i e ld ,Re rks , snd was f a t h e r of Willizm of ~ o n n i n ~ 4 an4 John of Hurs t , t he l s t t e r marrying P r a n c e s , d a u ~ h t e r of Henry Yrsnfield5 and dying i n 1620. John ( S son, e l s o John, mfirried hilqry, daughte r .of Henry I'owle &of Ci rences te r ,Glos . , and d i e d i n 1639 , leav ing two sons , fienry of Hurst ,gged 54 i n 1665, snd Frqncis,who marr ied E a ~ b n r a ~ d a u g h t e r of Jsmes H 3 1 1 of Andover ,H~nts , m d who i s desc r ibed i n t h e V i s i t q t i o n ped ipree a s "Frnnc is of I r e l r n d w .

Among t h e l i s t of "49 O f f i c e r s " t h e r e i s a F r s n c i s Barker, and t h e index t o the now des t royed Waterford and Lismore I n t e s t a t e Adminis t r s t ions i nc ludes f o r 1672 a F r m c i s Bnrker. The i m p l i c s t i o n t h ~ t th3se t h r e e F r m c i s Fgrkers were one and t h e sqme person i s c l e a r . Not merely do the d ~ t e s f i t ( f o r , supposin,? "F r snc i s of I r e lqnd t f t o h ~ v e been a ye3r youncer thnn h i s b r o t h 2 r IIenry of I-Iurst and t o hqve d ied i n t he y e s r of t h e 1672 ~ d m i n i s t r s t i m , he would then hsve been s i u t y ) , bu t t h e r e i s ? l s o i n t he ?.Caterford an4 Lisnore ;g i l l s index an e n t r y i n 1689 of p w i l l (o f which no copy appears t o e x i s t ) of B ~ r b q r a E w k e r , who w~s ,p rc sumsb ly , the widow of F r s n c i s m d t h e dcuqhte r of James H s l l of Andover. Furthermore, t h e r e seems l i t t l e doubt t h n t Fronc,is ~ n d B a r b ~ r ~ were t h e p c r e n t s of :

FRAWCIS BARKEH who mnkss f r e q u e n t eppearsnces i n t h e W ~ t e r f o r d Corporat ion r e c o r d s dur inq t h e l a s t q u a r t e r of t h e seventeen th cen tury . I n 1677,1684 and 1635 ho i s one of t he two S h e r i f f s of WnterforP c i t y m d on 29 June,1686 he i s e l e c t e d ~ l d e r m a n . ~ I n t h e fo l lowing October he r e p r e s e n t s t he p n r i s h i o n e r s of S t . Pe t e r ' s ,Wa te r fo rd , s t a mceting t o c m s i d e r t hc q u s r t e r s of t he o f f i c e r s of t h e p_arrison,7 and i n Xnrchy1686/7 "Alderman Bnrker l n t e s h e r l f f r e c e i v e r i s t o hnve a l l owmce on h i s nccount of 61.15s. d i sa l lowed by t h c a u d i t o r s f o r f e r r i n 3 e e t c . " 8 I n J~nuqry ,1687 /8 he i s g r m t e 3 l e q s e f o r 21 y e w s of t he Corporqt ion " p m t of t h e r e c t o r y qnd tythes,mznse e t c . of

- - '1-8 - Poleronet! a t a y c q r l g .rent of. 214. I n the followincr month hc! i s g ran ted £5 3 y e s r f o r " g l ~ i s i n ~ t h e windowes of t h a t p n r t of C h r i s t Church and L ~ d y C h ~ p p e l l which belonazs t o t h i s Corporncion 2nd keeping t h e s 2 i d windowes w e l l g l s i s e d from time t o t imet t .9 Under Jnmes 111s c h s r t e r of iYarch916t38,Fr?ncis cesscd t~ be an a l d e r m a n , ~ l t h o u g h he remnined an a s ~ i s t n n t , ~ ~ b u t c f t e r James-9. d e f e a t , h e was r e - i n s t a t e d wi th o t h e r F r o t e s t s n t ?Idermen i n Ju ly , 1690. I n October , l69 l9 he wss qpnolnted I t rece iver of t h e r e n t s and revenues of t h i s c i t t y and R r r e s r s thereof f o r and dur ing t h i s p r e s e n t yenr ..,... and i s t o ' h a v e twelve pence pe r pound and f o r k r r e q r s due before t he su r r ende r two s h i l l i n g s pe r poundtt. I n June91692, he and A13erm~n Co l l i n s wers I t acqu i t t of a l l a r r e ? r s of r e n t (except t cnn s h i l l i n ~ s ) u n t i l 25th llarch l g s t f o r t h e i r houses wi thout S t . P a t r i c k l s Gate t h ~ t were bu rn t and ggrdens des t royedv . 11 I n M.liy91633, t h r e e p ~ r k s under S t . Thomas vs H i l l were l e t t o him f o r a C5 y e a r l y r e n t find a E5 f i n e . l 2 I n t h e next month ho w9.s e l e c t e d Mayor.13 I n Msrch, 1695/6, he wss r e q u i r e d t o account t o t h e a u d i t o r s f o r t h e money " r a i s e d f o r t he p i l l s ry ,whipping p o s t e t c . whereof he wss r e c e i v e r t 1 . 14 In ~ p r i 1 , 1 6 9 8 , he w a s appoin ted Chsmberlain. l 5

Be msr r ied Anne,dsughter of John m d J o m E l m s of B d l y - keror rucbep ,Co.~~~exfor~J~ and w?s bu r i ed on 1 4 Apr i l 1708.16 Under h i s w i l l 1 7 he l e f t (wi th o t h e r l e g a c i e s ) two houses i n Cook Lane and one i n Hich S t r e e t and C 3 a yegr t o h i s wi fe ; £100 2nd waste ground i n B ~ r r o n s t r a n 4 S t r e e t t L 2 h i s e l d e s t son; g100 snd t h e ' r e v e r s i o n of one of t h e Cook Lsno houses t o h i s second son; El00 and t h e r e v e r s i o n of t h e o t h e r Cook L ~ n e house t o h i s t h i r d son; 2nd sums from g60 t q £100 t o each of h i s dau;:hters. F r s n c i s t s c h i l d r e n were :

1 . F r s n c i s , b a p t i s e d S September,1672.18 He w ~ s admi t ted s s 9, f reeman of l in terford 1 5 Decembsr, 1696; 19 he se rved a s S h e r i f f i n 1708;snd was e l s c t e d Mzyor i n 1713. Like o t h e r prosperous merchants of the c i t y , he w a s e v i d e n t l y kzen tr, o b t s i n lmdecl p r o p e r t y i n t h e Wnterford neighbourhood an6 money 1a1s l r i id out i n p r2v id ing mortgages f o r needy lsndowners. I n 1721 , fo r example,£1,000 w;7s ndvmced 8 t 74: p e r annum t o John Yutlow, the l a t t e r m o r t c a y i n ~ h i s ldoodstown and o t h e r p rope r ty i n t he F3rony of G a u l t i e r f o r t h i s sum which w w t o be t twel l ~ n d t r u l y pqid . .'. . upon t h e Brqzen Post on t h e Keytt on 7 ~ p r i 1 , 1 7 2 4 . ~ ~ He mgrried E l i ~ a b e t h ~ d a u g h t e r of John Newport of Car r ick on Sui r .21 Adminis t r s t ion o f h i s e s t a t e on i n t e s t 3 c y was g r m t e d t o h i s widow on 1 J ~ n e , 1 7 7 4 . * ~ He l e f t :

i. Samue1,born 10 ~ ~ r i 1 ~ 1 7 0 7 . 2 3 On 29 June 1736 t h e Corpor9ti .m undertook t o pny W i l l i ~ r n Vsn d e r Hagen E20 f o r h i s p i c t u r e of .the >Qu2y and t o g ive S m u e l f i v e guinens f o r po luc in i . n f r lme f o r i t . 2 4 ~ a m u c l hsd se rved 2s S h c r i f f i n 1729 and i n 1737 he was e l e c t e d ?byor , qn o f f i c e he w ~ s t o ho ld 8g3in i n 1741 nnd 1752. I n 1737 he and Ambrose Con3reve e s t a b l i s h z d 7 bsnk i n t h e c i t y . 2 5 Samuel w ~ s meanwhile ~ . c a u i r i n y p r o p e r t y i n ldsterford and G a u l t i e r m? was e v i d e n t l y 9 mzn of cons ide rab le means, R S i s evidenced by the f o l l o v i n g e u l o g i s t i c account of h i s house and g r unds i n Wsterford,

-28 w r i t t e n by Smith i n 1745 .

Francis I - - ? Barbare Admon. 1672 I W i l l 1699

I I i3Rrdsra I I

~ a m u e l 1707- '69 Franc!s I V M& Frances Elizabeth Sher i f f 1729, d.1773. 1709-1762 ' b. 1710 b. 1717 b.1720 Mayor 1737, '41 Sher i f f 1737 '39 =l737 Riggs =l735 Robert =Ccrnelius

t52,Sank 1737 Mayor 1747 171 - Falkiner DoSbyn Ecl tcn climprovements"1745 = (1 ) l733 El iz .Fe l1 M.F.1746-68. unm. (2)1749 E l i z .

Jackson(d.1767)

_I F

~ r a h c i s 11 = Anne Elmes Sher i f f 1677 '84 185 Mayor91693, d. 1708

I I I Francis I11 = Tliznbeth ~iilirun I - ~ b h n B r , r b s r ~ - Joan PInrLlret ( h n e = Grqves 7- 1672-1734 Yewport =l713 m =-a lmch =l700 Fn. ( k i l l 1753,yr.1763

I I

- I Marg ~ a m ? e l l a E l i z n b ~ t h

=Cnpt . ~ o b e r t Eilmeston = 177g Capt.John Hassard = 1773 Henry BoJton of Berwick (d.1792) (d.1802)

Sher i f f 1708 Mayor,1713

Sae 2 Sarah =William French ( Elizabeth =Sim?n Austin Eeles ( Newpsrt

( Sarzh unm.1717

ii.

As P sa.mple of thc @l=@.,~.94nt t q s t e of the c i t i z e n s , I s h s l l ment5on the bea .u t i fu l i .npr~vements of Al?.ermc,n Sanuel Rsrkor ,which, f'or t h ~ del icncy of t h e i r t ~ s t e , r a r i t y , ? n d uncornrnon'situntiqn i n 2

c i t y can h m d l y be e q u i l l e d , 2nd may jusitly assume thn t i n s c r i p t i o n plgcedi on the b5.ck f r o n t of Euck in ;~h~m Hous e , i n S t . 'Jc.me S f S Fgrk, Rus In Urbe . This Rentlemonfs house i s i n Kin,-- S t ree t ,on the outs ide of it i s nothin;: re-/n~~.rknble,more than the nppesrsnce of n l?rl{e wel l b u i l t house; beh-ind which we a re aqreea.bly b u r p r i s e d , w i t h . ~ h r q e h i l l , b e a u t i f u l l y cu t i n t o s l o p s 3nd t e r r s s w:2lks a t the bottom of which i s a hnndsome c ~ n + l , w i t h o the r r e s e rvo i r s h igher up, ;In the lower c & n ? l .>re f ountn.ins which play to, 2 cons i r l e r ~ b l b heic;ht, the s i de of which i s be su t i f i ed with s t ~ t u e s s tanding i n n i chas , :i-Iigher i s cr - t o r r n s a-dorned with s t a t u a s mc! Among 0 the rs ; ths . t of n mercury daserves our

'na t ice ,be inq done i n zood p r o p ~ r t i o n s and f i n e l y pqized. The enii of t h i s . t e r r a s i s be :?u t i fu l ly tGrminqted by r f i n e ruinad o . r c h , b e i n ~ the rsmnins of 3 Gothic S t r ~ c t u r e ~ c ~ l l e r l S t . Thomls 1s: chappel, and which a l s o g ives thie nnme t o t he h i l l on wkiich these improvements Era mzde. From t h i s wnlk, w e hclvo .the. n? tu rn1 r*cpresefi t? t i o n o f , 2. 'Dutch landsc2pe .... The o the r end of t h i s t e r r e s i s terminated by an avi?.ry,w?th severa.1 kinds of s ing in3 b i rd s . Hiqher up is a l i t t l e deer-pcrk, stockcd with deer of various colours ,a c u r i o s i t y no l e s s r n r o th:?n renn.nk~!ble i;i 2 c i t y . , . On the top of the h i l l i s pl2c:ed an o b i l i s k . , , In an sd j scen t gnrden w e some curious exoticks,nmong which a r e some: f ine . p l m t s of the aloe of severa l k inds . . . Tho whole of thage dmprovements hgve been cu t out of n very b .wren ' rock. . . . md c ~ r r i e d on a t a g r ea t sxpence . In t h i s !'$,entlemm I S : house the re ? r e sever31 f i n e pieces of paintini7,and,amonq o thz r s the leeend of St.Margaretb .... i s ndmira.bly done: It i s s ~ i d t h i s pibce wns .pa in ted by the ' greqt Rnphael .. .. . There . i s c l s ~ a p i c tu r e of our S,?.viour,with the Virgin and S t . Johnoof which t h e r s nCed be no more s2 id i n i t s corn.nend.2tion th:.n t o inform the reader t hn t it wos executed by IImibn.1 Onrschio, l'

On the deqth 'of Thomss ~ h r i s t m s s , Sqmuel was on 26 Decembsr,l746 e l ~ c t e d i n h i s place ns 'one of the t w ~ members of .P~.rlizmerit f o r Vatorfor4 c i t y . , He wss re - s l ec ted 2 t the 1760 general e lec t ion . 2nd held. h i s s c s t u n t i l th,? d i s so lu t i on of Pr.rli3.mcnt i n 1768; r7.t the genera l e l e c t i o n i n th3.t yenr h i s p l ~ c e was takeq by; h i s brothsr-in-lcw, C ~ r n e l i u s Bolton, Samuel was buried on 4 Februmy, 1769.27 I hqve found nu record of h i s ever hr,vin,- mg'rried and the Cetham a b s t r a c t of h i s w i l l mentions only a s i s t e r mdl a n iece .

Frqncis . H e W ~ S s h e r i f f f & the c i t y i n 1737 and 1739 and .K~yor i n 1747 2nd 1771. In 174.5 he camrnmded a compnny of the' c i t y r n i l i t i 2 w i t h the rank of c s p t s h . 2 8 He mmried f i r s t , inl738,29 Elizabeth, only dnughter of the Rev. John F e l l ,but

t h e r e do not appear, t o hsve been m y ch i ld ren of the m%rria.ge. Fr~7ncis mwriei! secondlg, in 1749 ,

Elizabeth,only c h i l d and h e i r e s s of Georqe Jackson of Portnescully,~o.Kilkenny~~o who died 6 Novemben, 1767.31 A cnt~1o;ue of F r ~ n c i s l s very s u b s t m t i s l proper ty which h i s dqu!:hters inhcri ' ted w i l l be found i n thc Re.qistry of Deeds (369/402/148564). Frqncis d ied i n ~pr i1 ,177332 lezuing th ree d ~ u s h t e r s 2s C O - h e i r e s s e s , h i s only son, Sgmuel J ~ c k s o n ~ h z v i n g d ied

i n f s n t i n 1755:33

Mwy,m~rr i cd Robert Edmastm,Cnptsin i n thz 9 th Ret;iment of Foot,of Berwick upon Tweed. In odd i t ion t o t h e i r f 7 t h s r 'S property, ,M~ry and h e r two s i s t e r s a l s s i n h e r i t e d from m e i r mrltornr.1 grancfa ther the l ~ m d s of P o r t n e s c u l l y , C ~ r l ~ d y , Dungolly 2nd Portnehol ly i n C O i l l renny.34~ober t d ied n t Berwick i n Apr i l 1792. $5 Samuella,married a t S t .Anne ls P : l ss~ge , on 22 November, l778 John ~ a s s ~ r d 3 ~ of Tonm, Co. Csvnn, Captoin i n t h s 66th Regt. His f i r s t wife El iznbeth , d m g h t e r of Cornclius Bolton,had been o f i r s t cousin of Samuells (2nd w ~ u l d , a f t e r t h e m ~ r r i z g e of Ssmuells 1s s i s t e r , E l i z ~ b e t h , i n 1779 t o Henry Boiton,hsvc s l s ? bben h e r s i s t e r - i n - 1 2 ~ ) . He d ied i n July, l802 and h i s box tomb l i e s i n Dunhill churchy1rd. 37 El izabeth , r r i c d 7 t St.Annc 1s,Psssa9e, on 22 A p r i l , 1779" h e r f i r s t cousin, Henry Bolton of Bnllycsnvan ( son of Cornalius F o l t m nnd Elizqbeth Barker) .

i o Mary,born 27 ~ u ~ u s t , 1 7 0 9 , 3 9 m a r r i e d 1737 Rl<cs Fnlk insr , of Anne Vaunt, Co. Cork, c rea te , l a R-ronet i n 1778. She died i n ?lay 1762-40 41

ii. Frances,born 1 ~ u ~ u s t , l 7 1 0 , m n r r i e ? ~ 16 Februqry,1734/5 Robert , son of 1nrillia;n Dobbyn of' B n l l y n r k i l l

iii . B a r b a r ~ , b o r n 22 anJ buried 26 0 c t ~ b e r ~ 1 7 1 7 . 4 ~ i v . El izabeth,Sorn 23 ~ e c e m b e r , 1 7 2 0 , 4 ~ married Bornelius

Bolton of I?sithlegG, ~ o . ~ r ' n t & r f o r d .

Williqm,of whom presen t ly . John, Alaerman,mrlrried 23 December,1713,Sarah9dau~hter m r m s n S ~ m u e l Austin. She was buried on 24 February, 1718/9.41 -. -

B n r b a r ~ , b ~ p t i s g ? 22 0c tober ,1674,4~ married W i l l i m Eol2s. Joan, married - Bl,mch, M ~ r z m e t ,rnarrie,l. 28 Eovember, 1700 W i l l i w n ~ r e n c h . 4 ~ Anne9un5cr 2ge i n 1707; probsbly the Anne who married - Graves and whose w i l l (prove4 1763) i s dnted 30 June, 1759 .42 Elizabeth,mnrried Simon Newport. Sarah, unmarr ie~? i n Msy 1717.43

WILLIAM BARKEH,Alderman. He married on 4 August 1713, i n Alqerman Grsves 1s house,Nrs. Rebecca Grsves of T r i n i t y Perish Wsterford944 who d ied i n August,1779. He was Sher i f f f o r Wnterford i n 1718 and Ysyor i n 1733. He wss buried on 2 December 1746.45 Ilis ch i ld ren wers :

1. Francis ,born 15 ~ebrunr~,1718/9 ,45who ev iqen t ly died young.

2. Richqrd, born nnd d ied i n Junc, 1720.~45 3. Williqm,of whom presen t ly .

l. Anne,born 30 June9171$,buried 27 July 1716. 45 2 M~ry,born 23 November,l715,buried 27 September 1 744 3. Anne ,married 16 lovomber~ 1739 Georce Norrington,T$oh

Wsterf~rd~victualler. 8is will was dated 4 Apri1,1752 and proved 13 Jnnuary,1756; her will was ated 18 November, 1757 an4 proved 24 August, 1768.4 2

4. Bebecca,msrried in 1758 Ric ~rd,son of Richard Lower, of C~stlehoyle,Co.Kilkenny. h

WILLIAM BARKER,born 20 ~ ~ r i 1 , 1 7 3 1 . ~ ~ He w s an apothe~nry~living in Castle Street,Waterford., He w?s Sheriff of TJaterf~rd 1759 - 1763,water Bailiff and Alderman. He msrriecl on 19 March,1770 Elizabeth,dnu hter 3f the Rev.William Achesonsof Duncormuck, Co. Wexford.44 He die4 on 28 ~ e b r u 2ry91788.50 On his death his widow published in the press a statement thgt

"Mrs. Barker and her eldest son tske the liberty of informing her friends,thqt under the Sanction of several eminent Physicians sha intends to continue the Apothecary Business, having 3 Foreman highly approved by all the Gentlemen of the F3culty. As these Sentlemen will frequently frequent the Shop her Frienc3s m8y be sssured that the greatest attentim will be paid to the Quality as well ?s the Prepmation of the XedicinesO1'

According to Margsrot Prict.,writinz in 183, 5l~lizabeth Bmker got a TJIr,Yakesy to run the business; but unfortunately she did not take him in as a p3rtner and the result w8s that "he took all her business to his establishmentw, hJilliam left :

Frmcis, of whom presently. Williarn, baptised 17 ~ o v e m b c r ~ 1 7 7 6 . ~ ~ Fe wrs s surgeon and apothecwy in baterfor? and msrried on 20 Au~ust, 1807 Arnelin Clifforr-1, 52 who died on 24 ~une~1809.53 Willixm died on 18 Februhry91820,the Waterfor2,Chronicle recording that54 "his distinguished skill in his profession, his assiduity in the performance of his offici~l duties,his benevolence in relievinc those who hnd not the mezns of remuneration and his earnest unobtruding but invariably solicitous labour for the good of Waterfor1 render his early depnl-ture from life a loss th3t the Public will deeply feel1!.

Richard,born 13 April 1779.55 Arth~r~born ~~~ay,17805~,named,with his brot gers Francis and Ge3rge9?s a "lifet1 in a deed of 1803.5 - . George,born 7 Mny, 1784.55 Anne, died unm~rried in June, 1815. - - I

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FRANCIS BARKPR. He entered Trinity Colle~e~Dublin in 1788'age.l 16; B.A. 1793. After that he studied medicine at Edinbur,gh, where he became intim~te with Sir W~lter Scott. He then practised for five ye2rs in l ~ r ~ t e r f ~ r 4 , w h e r e , ~ c c o r d i n g to the entry under his name in the Dictionwy of Nfitionnl Biogr~ph~, he founded the first fever hospital in Irelan~2,though the truth of this c l ~ i m has been doubteci.57 He moved tq ~u'blin in 1801 to deliver lecturss tc~ the Clinical Dzpnrtment of the Royal Colle~e of Physicians of Irelm!l 3nd in 1804 wns appointed senior physician to the Cork Street Hospitcl. In 1808 he became Professor of Chemistry ~t T.C.D., t2king his M.B. 2nd M.D. there ~ I ~ J C years l~ter. From 1823 to 1852 he was secretary to the Irish B o ~ r d of, Health. He started, with Dr. Todd,the first Irish medical journ.71 and in 1826 esited the . -

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Dublin Pharmclcopoei~. Ec wns also the author of vsrious pub1ic~tions.W In 1804 he married Ehrm9i20ughter of the Rev. Arthur ~onnoll~,59 who died 5 November,l8 1. Frsncis died at Wellington . > Ro?d,Dublin on D October 1859.?0 Their children were:

1. Willism,of whom presently. 1. huna.mrirried 1828 the Rev.Chmles Marley ~leur~,61son

of George Fleury, Archdencon of I4aterf orcl 2. A daughter who died on 20 ~anuer~,lD40.6~ 3. Anne,who lived with her sisters Elizsbeth 2nd

Catherine at 8 inton Road9 Dublin, and died unmarried 16 August,1870. X0

4. Elizlbeth Dorotheasdied unmarried 8 April, 1 ~ 8 5 . ~ ~ 5. Catherine Francas ,died unmarried 8 ~ctober, 1~86~60

WILLIAM BARKTH,entered T. C.D. 1826,aged 16,B.~. (1832),~.B. (1835),M.D. (1842). For mony yegrs he assisted his father. In 1845 he wrls nppointed Professor of Natural Philosophy to the Royal Dublin Society nil he w o Profess3r of Chemistry st the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland from 1850 until his desth. ~ e - edited ~ T r k f s chemical C2techism 1837 and 1854) and became a member of the Rdyal Irish Academy.63 He mrried,inl838, Margaret,second daughter of James Bs~ghton~who die? at Belgrave Squnre,Monkstown,lO Janusry,1991 64 Willim died at 21 Hatch Street.Dublin,ll ~e~tember,l873,~5 lesving (with three other children) :

l. Francis Willism James, of whom presently. 2, Lqilliam Chichester,born 1843,E.A. ( ~ t . Johnfs ,

Cambridge ) 1866,N,A,l871. He was ordained in 1866 and was-curste Carlisle 1866-7 when he moved to Derryloran. He wns SecEor of Kilbr ey 1871-1904 and Precentor of Dromore 1897-1904.gi! He married at Rostrevor on 8 Ju1y91880 kdel~ide Mnry,second daughter of Robert William Von Stieglitz,who died 13 December, 1946 -67 Willinm died 3 ~ovember,1910,68 leaving :

i, Williem Hzrold,born 5 September,l881. A Captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery,he died of wounds at Gallipoli on 5 Novembsr,lgl~.

5.. Chris t i m I,lsrcellr: Louise Stieglit~~married 20 April, 1927, Lieut. -Colonel 'I'homas Bo$.la.-Vmcieleur, D, S . O . , son of Ormsby Vsndeleur, of Rathlshine, Greystmes, Co.Wicklow,who died on 21 October, 1967.

F.' Arthur Edward Jemes, born 10 May,1850. He was Surgeon of the City of Dublin Hospitd and then, in 1885,Surgeon of the University College Hospita1,London. In 1898 he was appointed Professor of Surgery at University College, London. He lived st 144 Harley Street,London. He was P. Lieut.-Colonel in the R-.A,M.C. during the First World War ~ n d wzs Consulting Surgeon to the Southern ~omrnand.69 In 1380 he married Ernile Blanche (died 25 No~omber,1932)7~, daughter of .Julius Delmeee,of Rnthke~le,Co.Limerick. H died on active service at Snlonikr. on 8 Apri1,1916.~' Their children were :

i. William Gordon Stieglitz,a Captain in the Connnught Rnngers,who died 2 December,l916.

i. A dmghter (dene by 1907) who married Arthur E. ~hsrlas. 72

ii. Dorothy Leake,unm~rrie:l i n 1920. .-- . - -.- .. i i i .Margery H a u g h t ~ n ~ u n m a r r i e d i n 1920. i v . Grace,unmsrried i n 1920. v. Emile Blanche Delmeqe ,who marr ied C y r i l Shove.

1 .Annie,unmnrried -in 1807. 2 . A Daughter who m u r i s c l Jacob Gaoghegsn.

SIR FRANCIS WILLIRK JAIk!ES EARKER,born 28 Apr i l , l M l , en t e red T.C.D. 1956. Ikv ing been t o t h e Roy11 M i l i t ~ r y Aczdemy,he w 2 s cornrnissionec? i n the Roysl A r t i l l e r y i n 1868 ( ~ i e u t . - c o l o n e l 1890,Colonel 1896) . He took p a r t i n t h c Abyssinia' Expedit ion, 1867-8,and was a t t he w s a u l t of Mngdda (med91). He- WFIS

I n s t r u c t o r i n Gunnery 1673-6 s n 3 Super in tendent of t he Royol Gunpowder Fac tory 1885-92, r e t i r i n g i n 1898. He was knighted i n 1906.73 He l i v e d a f t 6 r r e t i r e m e n t a t l ldestbourne Mmsions, Folkestone. He m ~ r r i e c ! i n 1373 C h ~ r l o t t e J e s s i e (di'ed 23 November,lg 2)74 only dqughter of John Fos t e r . He d i e d on 31 March, 1924.75 l e a v i n g :

l .Ernes t F ranc i s ldi l l iam, C.B.E. (1924),D0S.0. (1916), born 2 July91877,educnted ~t I k s t o r a t i m House and Dover Colleze . He e n t e r e d the army i n 1898 (7% j o r 1915, L ieu t . -Colonel 1920) . He se rved w i t h t h e Yorkxhire L ieh t Inf s n t r y i n t he South Afr ican War 1899-1902 (Queen I s M e h l t h r e e c l i s p s , King 1s Medal two c l ~ s p s ) and i n t h s 1914-18 Kar (ment imed t h r e e t imes i n d i spa t ches ) . He was Chief S igna l ' Of f i ce r , A l l i e d Forces of Occupstion,Turkey 1921-3,Chief - S i g n a l Of f i ce r , Northern Command,India 1931-4 and r e t i r e d i n 1937. He was awnrde4 i n 1904 t h e Bronze Medal of the Royz.1 Humm S o c i z t y f o r s ~ v i n s l i f e o f f t h e c o a s t of Crete .

787'j e marr ied i n 1914 Enid

Ruby (d i ed 9 ~ p r i l , l 9 4 3 ) , second daughter of ,

Colonel Ernes t Joseph George Boyce R.E. He d i ed ,on 1 3 December,l961. Under h i s will7Ohe l e f t t h e bu lk of h i s p rope r ty t o h i s nephew Godfrey Claude William Hmland N.B.E., PI. C . , schoolmaster , on c o n d i t i m t h a t he should ,wi th in s i x months, t ake t h e name of Barker.

2.wil l iam Arthur John,born 22 Aups t , 1879 . He e n t e r e d t h e South S t q f f o r ? Regiment i n 1899,becoming a Lieut , -Colonel i n i t . He se rved i n t h e South Afr ican Wnr ( ~ u e e n ' s Medd t h r e e c lg sps , K i n g f s Medal two c l a s p s ) and i n t h e 1914-1918 War (D.S,O., Croix- de-Guerre w i t h palms) i n which h s was wounded t h r e e t imes . He hzd r e s ipned from t h e army i n 1909, bu t r e - jo ined i n 1915.79 Af t e r r e t i r e m e n t he l i v e d wi th h i s p a r e n t s , dy inz u n m ~ r r i e d on 25 August, 1924 '

3 Cec i l , 4. Hugh . 1 .Margnret, marr ied i n 1909 Matthew Wyatt Joseph Fry,

Sen ior Fellow,T.C.D. ( d i e d 3 Februr ry91943) . 2. J e s s i e I r i s , m a r r i e d thc Rev. Horacc C h u d e Harlnnd.

BARKER OF WATERFORD (Summary 2 )

t William I = 1713 Rebecca Graves d. 1746 (d.1779)

Sher i f f 1718,Mayor 1733

l I

g a n c i s & ~ i i l i a r n I1 = 1770 ~ l i z a b e t h - &e & Ame = 1739 G3orge ~ e b e c c d = 1750 Richsrd RichRrd 1731-1788

l Acteson Mary ~ m 1 7 5 7 , Norrin3ton Lower

d.y. apothecsry day . pr.1768 w i l l 1752, Sheriff l759- p r 1756

'63 I I Francis V = 1004 Ehmn Willim I11 = 1807 Arnelia ~ i c h i r d A ~ ~ E U P ~ e & ~ e knne rl 1712 ?-l859 Connolly 1776-1320 Cl i f ford b.1779 b.173 b.1705 - d. unm. 1015 Professor d.1851 S u r ~ e o n & d. 1809 1.1303 1.1803 Chemistry, Apothedary

1

i = 1838 Eknma d$u . Anne I I - t --- -- E!.4zoDor > thea C3th.Frsnces 1310?-1873 --_I_-.-- Margaret = 1828 Rev. d.1840 d.unm. d. unm. 1SC5 ---

d.unnl. 13m Prof.Chemistr Haughton Charles M o l870 R.C.S. I. d.1091 Fleury

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I -"-F- 1300 . M n i e 2A0. - --- m i l e m m .

1343-1910 .= Jacob

I)?lrr,oga 1807 Geoghegan Er08 Surg. on h.

- = 19 1 4 Enid B o y ~ e ~ d . 1 9 4 8

Captain. W i l l i a m , 1879-1924, L t . c o l . l r t h u r Cherles d ied unm. Chr is t ian , d. 1967 Dorothg ) ,

Cecil = 1927 Lt. Col. Margerg ) unm. 1920

Hush Thos . Vandeleur. Grace ' )

Margaret = 1909 Math.Fry . . i - , Emila ? - C y r i l Shcve - - - I

(d.1943 1 ,

Jess ie = Rev.Horace Husband -

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My principal smrces for this article have been as follows. For the 17th,l8th 2nd early 19th centuries, I have relied mainly on surviving wills (and abstrscts),the C.of I. psrish registers of Christchurch, St. Olave 'S and St. Patrickfs,Waterford (cited 2s l'par.req. l!), the archives of the Registry of Deeds ,Dublin (cited as "R.D. ll),biographical entries in cmtemporary newspspers,and Seamus Pender, Council h o k s of the Corporation of Waterfard,1662-1700 G e t e d asI1PenderU). For the later 19th and 20th centuries, I hsve relied mainly on wills in Somerset House,London, and published works cf reference,such as dictimnries of biography and Who fs Who. The arms of the Berkshire Barkers are : per' chevron ',engrailed,or and sable, a lion rampant counterchsnged; crest, a demi-Moor ppr.,in dexter hand an arrow or, . feathered and headed argenta, on his sinister arm a shield of the first,and on his shoulder a sash gules ( Burkefs Genersl Armorg).These m m s and crest were,incidentslly, used to senl the will of Willism B~rker of Waterford (1731- 1788): apd are repr~duced in a sketch by Betham in his abstr~ct of the will. The VBslitcition began wark in arch, l664/5. Hnrleisn Societg ~ublicati~ms, Vol. 56, pp.164-5, Vol. 57, p.64. There is n fine series of monuments to the Esrkers of Sonnine in the locql parish church: several fine 16th century brasses; a sumptuous 17th century monument to Anthony Barker; and a classiccl monument,executed by Sir Hichard Westmacott in 1794,to William Bsrker,the last of the Sonninq branch. Or Mandefeld. Pender, p.264 . .. . Ibid, p.268 Ibi?, p.271 Ibid,pp.279-80.

10. E . D O W ~ ~ ~ , P The Story of Vaterf ord, 191~t~p.206 . 11. Pender, pp.294-5 .

Ibid, p.304 . Ibid, p.306 . Ibid, p.327 . Ibid, p.345 . . . Par. reg. A copy of his will survives in the 1706-8 Prerog. Will bo3k in the P.R.O.I. It appears from the will that he hnd s brother Ilenry 2nd 2 sister Alice who merried - Price. Par.reg. Pender, p.335 . R. D. 80/5?04/l9275.

21. By his first wife,Eliz~beth,dauqhter of Simoh Drolemeaux. Eliz2bethfs brother,Simon, married Frrincis 'S sistor Elizabcth,md they were grandpsrents of John Newport, created 7 bar~net in 1789 and many years M.P. for Waterford city.

22. Prerog.8dministrstians9Bethnm abs., F.R.O.I. 23. Pw.reg. 24. Downey, op.cit., p.312 . 25. See Journals of the House of Commons of Ireland,vol.4,

Part 1,p,338 and Part ~I,p.cxxii in connection with a. petit ion ,by tha creditors of Edward snd Richzrci Inbeekes against Barker and Congreve in 1739.

26. Char les Smith, The Anbient and Presen t S t q t e of t h e County and C i ty cf 1Jaterford,l736,pp.l94-6.

27. Ps r . reg . 28. Downey,op.c~t. , p.328 . 29. M m r . a r t , R O D . 187/69/123756. 30. M n r r . l i c . c l ~ t e d 18 Feb.1748/9; Prerog.Grnnt Book 1748-51,

P.R,O.I. announcement of t h e msr r i sqe i n F a u l k n e r f s Dublin Jou rna l ad-ls t h q t she had a f o r t u n e of £700 a y e w a f t e r t he dea th of h e r f a t h e r .

31. Finn f s L e i n s t e r Jou rnc~ l , 11-14 Kov. W i l l prove? 1768 (Bethsm nbs . , P,R.O.I .) .

32. Snunders I s ~ e w s l e t t e r , 12-14 Apr i l . Swsnzy abs . of w i l l ( I r i s h Geneslo;:ist, vo1.2 ,p .T2) .

33. 27 Feb., pnr . reg . 34. ROD* 295/526/197990 e

35. W s t e r f ~ r d Hergl4,21 Apr i l . 36. Ramsey 'S W2terford Chronicle , l 9 Mny. It i s e r roneous ly

s t s t e d , b o t h i n ItRassnrd of Gsrden 3i l lu . B.L.G. l 8 7 1 and i n ~ e n r ~ Sw~nzy , Some Account of t h e ~ a s s s r d F~mi ly .1903 , t h a t Snmuel12 was t h e dnughter of Samuel Barker.

37. Their c h i l d r e n were S i r ~ r a n c i s (Recorder of Waterford) , John,Jnson,Will iam (zccorder of ~ a t e r f j r d ) ~ n a Ssmin. Samia, w h 3 mar r ie3 D r . Jsmcs B u r k i t t of l d a t e r f ~ r d , was grandmother of Canon ~ r ~ n c i s B u r k i t t , Rector of S t r a d b a l l y ( d .1939) , t he w r i t e r 1s maternnl p z n d f n t h e r . +

38. P3r i sh r e q i s t e r s of _punmore. Eas t . 39. Par. r e g . 40, Burke f s P e e r ~ ~ e . 41. P ~ r . r e ~ . 42. waterforcl ~ o u r n n l , Vol. 17,' p.28 . 43. Mentioned i n n deed of t h a t d r ~ t e ; R.D. 17/340/9046. 44. P a r o r e g o The f s c t t h a t i n the r e g i s t e r she i s g iven t h e

d e s i g n a t i o n of ffMrs.ft does n o t n e c e e s n r i l y i n d i c q t e t h a t she W P S n widow; she w ~ s ~ d o u b t l e s s , Alderman Graves 1s

daughte r . 45. Par. reg. 46. Betham ~ . b s . ; P. R. 0. I. 47. M a r r - ~ r t s . 7 Aug.175R; R , D . 226/13/145206. 48. Far. r eg . 49. Marr. a r t s . 16 March,1770; R.D. 326/ 165/214676. 50. Rzmsey 1s Wnterfcrd Chronicle , 26-29 Feb. W i l l p r . 1789 ;

Bethnm Abs. P . H . O , I . 51. lfIIJorrfitive of M s r ~ s r e t P r i c e t t , P.R.O.I., Ms. M.4974. 52. Par. r e g . 53. Waterford Mirror926 June. 54. l 9 Feb. 55. Psr . r eg . 56. R.D. 752/522/511659. He i s n o t t~ be c m f u s e d wi th

ano the r Arthur Bqrkcr, a merchant ~f Waterfor6 n t t h i s t ime, who n l s o h ~ d o b r o t h e r Wi l l i na (krho wns one of t h e l e a d e r s i n t h e 1798 r e b e l l i o n , l o s i n g an arm a t Vinegar B i l l ) . These Barkers came from Enniscor thy and t h e r e i s appe ren t ly no connect ion between t h e two f a m i l i e s .

57. Matthew B u t l e r i n h i s notebooks on Co.W~ter ford f ' m i l i e s i n t he N.L.1 , s t q t e s w i th r e f e r e n c e t o t h i s c l s im: "not t r u e f f ( M s . 9195 ) .

58, D.N.B. s t a t e s : I1He composed (c .1800) R thesis "De invent0 G?baniU s u q ~ e s t i n g t h e i d e n t i t y of t he nervous f l u i d and dynamic ener.:y.lt t tPubl ished msny r e p o r t s on f e v e r s ~ n d i n 1821 , in con junc t ion wi th Dr.Cheyne, a work on Epidemic Fevers i n I r c l z n d . f t

Dublin VOL. M. I. t o F ranc i s Bsrker i n Mount Jerome Cemet'eryl;Dublin (quoted by B u t l e r , c i t e d above) . s e e . e n t r y - under h i s name i n Boase, Dic t i o n ~ r y of Eodern Biogrsphy . He'? 'wi~l""( 'cop~ g t Somerset House) r e f e r s t o h e r 7 ch i ld ren , thoubh only 9ne,Annie (who i s unmsrr ied) , i s named. She a l s o r e f e r s t o h e r son-in-law, Jacob Geoghegan. W i l l r e g i s t e r i n P.R.O. I. ,Henpy Swsnzy,, Success ion L i s t s of t he Diocese of Dromore, 1933 W i l l proved 1947; P.R.O.I. W i l l nroved 1910: P.R.O.I. , .

See e k t r y under h i s name i n Who Was MIQ 1916-1920.6 W i l l proved 1932; Somerset House. Will proved 1916; Somerset EIcuse, . m i l e R13nchefs -.. .- w i l l - - m e n t i m s , i n a d d i t i o n . . t o h e r 3 u n m ~ r r l e d dnughters mc1 bile Shove, a son-in-law,Arthur Char les , Who 1s 1,410 190Tphowever, i n d i c a t e s t h a t Arthur Barker had than only 4 daughte rs . -

See e n t r y under h i s name i n Who Wss Who 1916-1928. W i . 1 1 proved 1933; Somerset House. W i l l proved 1924; Somerset Houee. See e n t r y undar h i s name i n Who Was Who 1961-1970. W i l l proved 1948; Somerset House. W i l l Eroved 1962; Somerset House. . . See e n t r y under h i s name i n Who Was Who 1916-1928 . I d i l l proved 1924; Somerset House.

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From t h e M e m o % ~ ~ of Richard Rorke

(Ed i t ed by I1Decie1I )

Richard Rorke was one of a Quaker fami ly of t h i r t e e n c h i l d r e n , t h e p ~ r e n t s be ing John an3 Fhoebe who had marr ied i n Clonmel i n 17911 Sometime l ~ t e r they moved t o Wsterford where John wss e n g a ~ e d i n t h e l i n e n bus ines s .2 They seem t o have been q u i t e w e l l o f f an3 had a house i n Dunmore. Apparently t h e bus ines s could n o t provide a l i v i n g f o r t h e t e n boys,and i n 1821 f i v e ( o r s i x 3 ) of them s e t s a i l on the Mary f o r Canada. The youngest of them w a s Richard, aged 16.

D e t a i l s of Richnrd f s l i f e i n Canada a r e i r r e l e v s n t h e r e , and t h i s a r t i c l e d e s l s w i th only ?he Waterfore s e c t i o n of t h e memoirs he wrote i n l a t e r l i f e I1for t h e amusement of t h e home c i r c l e n , He t ranscr iber1 t h e s e memairs s e v e r a l t imes w i t h minor amendments, and two cop ie s of t h e s e came i n t o t h e posses s ion of h i s p e s t - p e q t g x n d a u g h t e r F h y l l i s E.K.Armstrong of Ontar io . She t r a n s f e r r e d them t o t y p e s c r i p t , added g e n e n l o g i c s l and i l l u s t r s t i v e ma te r ip1 wi th n a t e s , and had a l i m i t e d number repraduce3 and bound i n CannJ<q under t h e t i t l e F o r t y Years i n th&zorest: -- Reminiscences of t h e Pen of a Backwoodsman, 1820-1868. Nrs. R r m s t r ~ n q has k i n d l y p re sen ted a copy of t h i s t o ';he Old Waterfarcl Soc ie ty .

The e a r l i e r p a r t of t h e s e reminiscences c m t a i n memories of R icha rd t s chi ldhood snd youth i n Wsterford 2nd Dunmore i n t h e second decade of the 19th contury. Although h i s account i s sometimes s t e r ~ o t y p e ~ l o r over-whimsical, t h e f ' ac tuc l d e t a i l seems c o r r e c t , a n d even i f t he snecdotes 2re n o t a l l l i t e r s l l y t r u e , they a r e probnbly r e ~ s o n a h l y f ~ i t h f u l n a r r s t i o n s of s t o r i e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n i n e w l y 1 9 t h cen tu ry Waterfowd, and do seem t c , c ap tu re much of i t s atmosphere. The followin:: t h r e e s u b s e c t i m s a r e edi teG e x t p 3 c t s under t he c h a p t e r headings RicharJ h imse l f u se s .

Waterford C i t y i n 1320:

"There i s 8 Quay, h a l f a mi le i n length, which might be made one af t he handsnmest of i t s k ind i n Europe wi th i t s double and t r e b l e l i n e s of sh ipp in? s h ~ w i n g f o r e s t s of mssts. Timber shijhs fram Norwqy,the A r c t i c o r Americq, t rnders from Spain and Pa r tuga l , v e s s e l s from Newfounqlond loaded wi th d r i e d codf ish ,and one wonders how t h e s e a s c m t a i n such a mul t i t ude of l i v i n g c r e a t u r e s a s w e taken i n m e seFLsm. C o l l i e r s from Swansea and ldhitehfiven always un losd ing . Ships t a k i n p on wheat an1 ~ a t s ~ s t ~ s h e c ! l oose i n t o t h e i r ho lds a f t e r be ing c a r r i e d on men's shou lde r s ncross t h e s t r e e t , t h e vo ice of t he s a i l o r s a s t hey heave a t t h e windlsss 3f some v e s s e l anxious t o b reak loose once more f o r t h e g c e ~ n , o r t h e sharp voice of some cab in boy f o r t h e f i r s t t ime over f r z ~ m England, ,

whom some I r i s h boatman i s tecisinp, w i t h q u e s t i m s , whi le t h e juveni le i s n e a r l y mad wi th t h e q u e s t i o n e r 'S pre tended s t u p i d i t y - - - - - - - - W

. - HWhat i s t h i s n:jw, cominq dqwn the s t r e e t under whip and spur ,hur ry in r~ t o ge t c l e n r ~f the p r e c i n c t s of the c i t y ? As they pass by swiftly,we can jus t g e t 3 glnnce fit seven men, pinioned i n the pwtyiwho nre ;;o'inr; t c d i e . Their f3ces p s l e and wocstricken f c r they a re yoiny t o e x e c u t i m , they, with the execut ioner snd S r i v e r s , l i v i d e d i n t ? companies anrl sea ted i n t h r e e camnon c s r s . A s t rong fo rce ~f m i l i t ~ r y , d r , . i ~ o c n s , r i ~ l i n g slongsirle ,bef ore and behind, m d the s h c r i f f m 2 h i s deputy with o the r s i n at tendance; they hsve l c f t the County J a i l a t a s h ~ r p t r o t , and w i l l continue the same speed u n t i l they reach the br idge, the ga tes of which s tand open t c 2 l e t tham pass. No t o l l demsnde(3 of t h % t cav?lcade, theg pass f r e e of chsree,and we l l they may,for they pre t o see the l rw executed, and wel l f ~ r I re lnnd thrnrt the L2w i s sometimes put i n fd rca . They are boupa f o r some place i n the a d j c i n i n c country where some crime o r crimes have been committed; i t may be some o the r ''Wild Goose Lodp,ai a f f s i r , and i t i s the re or i n i t s neighbmrhood , t h a t the condemned a r a s u f f e r , and s s usual before they rench h a l f way, a number of ra3red specimens of humanity i n the c i t y w i l l be c r y i n r out f o r s a l e the l o s t dying speech and dec la ra t ions ' of the seven *Cnrov?ts and S h n n ~ v e s t s ~ ! , a s they c a l l them, wh2 hanged f o r such m: such crimes, the speeches p r i n t e d f o r the occasion on s t r i p s of poor paper,an*J. s v i l e r ep resen ta t ion of a man h a n ~ i n g , ~t the to? of e8ch. They are gone anlJ p8ssed a u t of s i g h t , and the crowd who witnessed t h e i r departure i s no b e t t e r f o r the l c s son tsuc;ht them, but they w i l l watch f a r the r e t u r n c;f the ~h~n~msn~vtomorrow,clnd i f he i s not wel l gunrdeG, the re i s a l j r c b s b i l i t y cf h i s bein; murdered b e f ~ r e - - h e r e - c h o s ' h i s home, the ~ ~ i 1 - 4 "

"As the day c loses , i n c3mbs the mail from Dublin,Cork , o r Limerick,with i t s f mr bloods, m~.kin:;; the br idge tremble and the pavement ~ n d b u i l d i n p echlj t d i t s r(?ll an3 trsmp, lo2ded insir?e and out with p?ssen;l;ers, an4 nppment ly , tons w e i ~ h t of lug,pqe --- those on the to12 df the conch swayinc sn3 making as i f n l l i s ~p.oin3 t 3 be upse t , but the re i s no Jsnyer; they a re not now descendink; the Dungnrvsn M ~ u n t ~ i n s st 2 f a s t t r o t an? behind the h m r a t the sqmz time. The d r i v e r i s m old "whipv and knows a11 p l sces 2nd everyone on the road between here and, Dublin o r Cork,(lrives over the same pnvin;. stcinas ezch time he e n t e r s leaves our s t r e e t s ; i t i s h i s t ~ ~ d e , he i s good f o r l i t t l e e l s e , bu t he w i l l keep ycu i n c m v e r s ~ t i o n a l l day on the r(>ad i f y:w are f d r t u n q t e enmgh t s g e t s s e s t bes iee -him, -- amusin3 you with a n ~ c d o t e s sf t h i s persgn o r that ,which he hss acquirec? fr\>m h i s v w i e d acquaintsnces. H e wenrs D. broad- l e s f e 4 h2.t m d a number ~f c o ~ t s , hdw msny I never could mqke out , md thc outs ide m e has 3s msny capes t o i t 2s h i s na t ive country,unless he i s m L h s r i c m , and t h q t s u p p o s i t i m i s e x c e e d i n ~ l y doubt fu l , Anrl h i s ncquaintsnce, the Gunrd, t h a t man of blunderbusses anad hors* p i s t ~ l s , t he re he s i t s , a l l alone,no m e i n I r e l m 3 allowed t 2 take a seq.t bes iee him on '

the rood, the Fostmnstcr General excepted of c x r s e , and it i s not the charqcter f o r s t e r l i n c honesty mongst the county popul2tion t h s t h2s incur re3 the s a i l p s h i b i t i m . 5 A black day i n t h e i r cqlendnr when s t e m claims the preference,when the Railroad put f i n s 1 s t o p t o the grmc7 turn-out of blood horses , an(! the ste9m whis t l e soun.ls the Xequiem of s t aqe c c ~ c h e s of every descriptir:n.

"Evening drnws t a a c lose , the lamps nre l i?h ted ,and the 33s qives q d d i t i m n l b r i l l i n n c y t s the sccne,ss i t i s jus t come i n t o use6 - workmen m d l q b m r e r s l c s v i n c i n ganqs t h e i r

places of employment f9r hc)me or some worse d lace . After a time the s h ~ p s c lose f o r the c l ~ y qn2 l i t t l s i s heard i n the s t r e e t s , f ~ r country men hnve l e f t f ~ r t h e i r h~mes,many of them i n 2 s t 3 t e t h a t F? thar Matthew would nut by any means nnprvve of . S i lence i n P mensure prevni l s ,wi th the e x c e ~ t i o n pcrh?ys of an spprent ice r e tu rn ing home f o r the n i ~ h t ~ w h i s t l i n g the Duke of York Mz~rch o r snrne o the r a i r , 3r the vendor af oys te r s "making the n iph t hid ex^^^ with h i s c r i e s , 3s he perambulates the s t r e e t s , g i v i n g the inhab i tnn t s anather opportuni ty of s t rewing with s h e l l s the s t r e e t i n f r 3 n t of t h e i r respective houses. A 1 . l thc n o i s e , ~ l l the s t i r and b u s t l e of thc dsy i s aver , t o be repested. i n due time, however, f o r the b e n z f i t gf I r z l ~ n d i n genera l and the City c~f F1nterf3r3 i n p w t i c u l a r .

V i s i t t o Dunmore Packet Hnrbour:

"But here we a r e , t h i s i s F i l o t I s l ~ n d , we w i l l land and pr2cee4 t o the W9rks9 the rinpin!! s ~ ~ u n f l fram which we can d i s t i n c t l y hayr . A c r ~ s s t h ~ I ~ l ~ ~ n ~ . ' ~ and 3ver the s h o r t wooden br idye , up t h r m s h the yqrd i n f r o n t 2f these houses t h ~ t s t r n d i n EI l i n e endinc m t a the sep, t h e i r r e m wi th in f i f t e e n f e e t of a preci l? ice, n a t q u i t e c7 hunrlre! f e e t d ~ w n , which p w t l y bounds the h r b m r bnsin. The f i r s t h m s e we m ~ e t i s the Fos tmnster fs , 2 q ~ i e t , ~ l e m u r e m m , the next i s au r s , the t h i r d on the r m 3 e i s occupied by the Resident Engineer, the f ~ r t h i s the o f f i c e and stor~-.ro,>ms f r : r p s i n t , : i l , cordage , e t c . ; but i n t h 2 t o f f i c e burns every Jay, i n c c ~ c l weqther, s r ~ a r i n f f i r e of Swanse~. or k h i t e h ~ v s n , an:: ju s t ten f e e t fram the f i r e , but separstea. by a t h i n p s r t i t i ~ n , i s a Powder M ~ ~ y ~ z i n e having f requen t ly t h e r e i n t e n d r twelve b a r r e l s )f gunpr~wcler -- no one t h o u ~ h t 3f d a n ~ e r , n t l e a s t I never d i d , bu t move~l about by dsy an3 s l e p t ?S s m n d by n i c h t ns myone c m l d , f o r c u s t ~ m or h 3 b i t ennbles us tq l ~ ~ k Chnger i n the f qce, W makes us uncmscious of any p r (3bnb i l i t i e s .

"But l e t us proceec?, rcqch the g?tew.?y n t t h e r37\;1,, t u r n t o the l e f t far a b m t m e hunJretl ynrds, ~ n : j the F,clck,~t IInrbmr and the w?rkmen completing i t .re i n s i g h t ; pr83ceea nrsun? the head of the b s s i n , d e s ~ e n ~ i n ~ ~t the same time, ( ~ n d ) we come t o a r a i l o r tr3mway l e x l i n g frem the Freestlme quarry where the - s t m e c u t t e r s prep2re the s tone f o r foc inz the inner s i ( le of the p i e r . Row look st t h z t ddor i n the f ~ c e of the rt3ck t 3 our l e f t hnnd --- t h e r e i s a n ~ t h s r m3gszine f ~ r powder, l i t t l e could be d m e here w i t h m t the ass is t7nco of t h ~ t u s e f u l but d s n ~ e r m s commodity. Thqt m3;:~zine i s ch i se lcd out cf the r x k and l i n a d i n s i d e with l ead ( ~ i b r 3 l t ~ r f ~ s h i o n ) t? prevent m y d ~ m p r e s c h i n ~ , the powder; 3 curious-lookin,? czve, gn'l might be passed by hunrlrsdLs of p e r s x s wha w m l J no t suspect w h ~ t w3s storelq wi th in .

"We now p ~ s s t h e f c ~ t L J ~ the c l i f f GP q u ~ r r y where the m 2 t e r i s l f a r bu i ld ing t h c m c l ~ i s pr4curerl. See the psngs c~f t h r e e men e3ch u~ the re t~ W ;P!< ~t t h s d r i l l s which make t h a t uncessinc-; c lankin? sam:?; m e of e ~ c h pqr ty seate-i , the o the r s standins? up, %l1 thrce r n i s i n ~ the tcn-foot b ~ . r of i r - n 2nd then s t r i k i n g i t i n t c the mountnin u n t i l the h531e i s pronmnced deep enou;~h. Thsrc they wark ?wny9 POSP fellf2ws ,--c?arently happy ?t bein!: allowe?. t h e p r i v i l e g e of lnbourine f o r f i v e o r s i x s l i i l l i n q s 9 wcck, 311 t h e i r m ~ ; i n t e n ~ n c e . Look fit these immense t r i f lnq les ,wi th winrql?s ~ t t a c h e d t~ exch,f 2 r h o i s t i n ? s tones , tons we igh t , ? t s l i f t and de7os i t inp them m the low rai lwzy c s r s --- e i y h t men s t t e n d each whgse uni te '? s t r e n ~ t h i s

of ten t r i e d i n r a i s i n g g ren t mssses af r x k . There qoes n c a r , l o ~ d e d ~ a l c n g the rai lway t o the p i e r end,the rocks a re thrown d w n int(3 the sea snd the c a r r e t u r n s f c r a n ~ t h e r load.

IILet us now move over t~ the m t e r , c ~ r se?. s i d e of the p i e r o r mole. This i s the stdrm w::ll b u i l t ss y m see with rough s tones l a i 3 i n cemont,i t i s no t q u i t e s i x f e e t i n he ich t f o r the purpose ~f prevent ing the ses h s c k i n ~ ~ over the p i e r i n , r o y h weqther (n vain thcught ) , Thlt s lopin7 f lntwork of g r e a t s tcnes below i s c ~ l l e d the p2vement ,e3ch s tone f2s tened t o tht; s u r r ~ u n ~ l i n q ones by clsmps of i r o n well lended i n ; t h i s i s intended t a prevent t h e sea frqm unJermininf: the lonq formation that with the storm w ~ l l w i l l extend the whole l e n ~ t h of the p i e r . We w i l l now exsmine the inner s i l e af the p i e r ; You see they ore f ~ c i n g i t 9r1 the i n s i d e with c u t s t m e down t q the bottom of the wntcr. T h ~ t long platform of timber running p s r q l l e l t o the p i e r i s f o r the purFose of usin,? the d iv ingbe l l which i s now under w ~ t c r . Thq.t low,but s t ronp- ly-bui l t , cottaf:e-roofed house i s t h e b e l l house, y o u s e i t i s on wheels m3 moves when ~ e q u i r e c l along thz 2 l ~ t f o r m . That l a r c e cable , reachin8 down i n t o the wster immedigtely under the b e l l hause, i s f2stenod t~ tha top of the b e l l snd hol!s i t suspended over the place where the mnsons buildinp, the w q l l a r e n t w;rk. The cab l s supports g ren t w e i ~ h t f v the b e l l i s of metal , seven f e e t high and 2 b ' ~ u t s i x f e e t squpre. H a r k , y ~ u henr blows qs from s hsmmer m an nnv i l fram below the s u r f l c e of the wster , these sounds qre s i ~ n s l s from the men i n the b e l l t o thgse above t~ move the b e l l t o some o the r p l ~ c e . Those above understand w h ~ t i s requi red by the number m d r q p i d i t y of the sounds. You see they requi red the b e l l t a be r?.ised Y l i t t l e , those above h2ve m~nne2 the windlqss 2nd rl-,nz s7 , then ri S i q l e blow i s s t ruck ancl they c e l s e t? r z i s e i t . Here i s the ~ i r pump worke4 unceasinyly by two men whc I r e pumping, or r a t h e r f o r c i n r g i r through t h n t lony l e c t h e r tube i n t ? the b e l l , w i t h m t I c o n s t ~ n t supply of which, the men could no t remsin a l i v e under water." 7

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"1 w~.s jus t then ( i .e .1921) emmcipnteJ from s Bowdins ~ c h o o l o whose r u l e s sncl r e ~ u l l t i o n s m i ~ h t v ie with the most s t r i c t m i l i t s r y d i s c i p l i n e , the inmates of which,close4 up from the wor1:i w i t h m t , 7 s t r ? n ? e r ~t f i r s t s i g h t might suppose thp-t they,whcse youth f a r f i v e o r s i x years wqs s o spent,would on t h e i r e n t e r i n z i n t g the busy scenes of l i f e , b e q u i t e u n f i t t e f A t 2 t ~ k e car3 of themselves; the event i n such instnnces w w l d ten? t . 1 show how f s r 2nd wile he w~ul:: be mistaken. I;Th2t wi th r e ~ ~ l i n z , in,] we were p r ~ v i d e d with 7 choicc but smnll l i b r q r y of obout fmr hundred v.?lumes,many of them t r q v e l s i n f o r e i p lqnds and vay?yes of e s r l y nqvit:ntors ,m~nners znd customs af the inhq-b i tmts of vsr ious c c ~ u n t r i e s v i s i t e d , w i t h a d e t a i l of the i c c i d e n t s grid d i s s s t e r s attendin:: these voyqi~cs an< t r q v e l s ; 2nd t h e never- f l inching s p i r i t , of tha c f f i c e r s st leqst ,which eventuql ly l e d them t o s a f e t y ; with l e c t u r e s nne wqrnincs innumerqble nnd unce ,?s inp ,c~mpvisons d r ~ w n between t h i s an4 t h ~ t l i n e of conduct,a s p i r i t of pr ide i n s t i l l e d in t ,> us as t a be nhove the warlc! S J f c r s s t ) despise 8 meqn o r unlqwful ac t ion , forme3 t o qn ever-w2tchful r e l i g i q u s t r r i n i n q , neqr ly a l l on l e a v i n ~ schc.11 were preparsd i n time t:, f i l l pos ts of honour o r p r o f i t f a r i n ndvqnce of mqny l s d s of f i n i s h e d e-'luccl'tion nowsdnys . Tenderly cared f o r m4 unncqu2inted by p r s c t i c e

w i t h t h e rude l i f e i n s t o r e f o r me on l e a v i n g schoo1,the few months spen t ~t home were almost e n t i r e l y consumed i n t r a v e l l i n g the surround.ipg count ry i n s ea rch of pame,in t h e p r n c t i c e of which-, young a s I w m , I became a gao-? s h o t , o r ~t l e n s t n f e a r l e s s one. ------l1

l1 The g . o h h i i 3 ( i . e . The ~ a r y ) i s i n t h e r i v e r before t h e c i t y , s u r r ~ u n d e d by o t h e r c r a f t j u s t n r r i v e d , o r l i k e o u r s e l v e s , w a i t i n g f o r t ha t i d e . The lu<gz?e c h e s t s , t h e b a r r e l s and packrges a r e 711 on boqrd, and the word a r r i v e d t h s t i n pn hour she w i l l be c f f . The lqs t moments of t h e hour n re come ---- lepve i s t aken of same 3f thosc w h ~ w i l l be l e f t behind; we a r e t o p o r t frgm t h e remainder t,,morrow. The v e s s e l i s wrished ou t t o mi>l-channel, and a bcq t f r 9 m t h e q u ~ y p u t s u s m board. It w s s no ner~: s i t u ? t i l m f o r me, t h e deck of a s h i p i n t h e r i v e r , a s I had o f t e n been on b o w 2 v e s s e l s i n p o r t , SL, I walked t h e deck, looking a t t h e s ~ i l w s st w ~ k , o r viewing f o r t h e l2st time a round Tower (i .e . R e g i n d d s Tower) t h s t s t ood i n t h e l i n e of h3uses , s a id t o be t he w3rk a f t h e Dsnes,at which Cromwell i s s a i d t have l e v e l l e d h i s guns when ha lemanrle(? t h e su r r ende r of t h e C i ty i n t h e npme of the Comrnonwe~lth of Englmd. J u s t a s I might have been cons ide r ing what e f f e c t t h e sound of t h e s a i d a r t i l l e r y might have h ~ d m t h e minds of t h e merchants who may have been i n c h ~ r ~ e t h ~ t d3y, ou t pops from the g q l l e y on deck a s m s r t specimen of a cab in bay wi th red-h2t poksr i n handsruns over t o a s m ~ l l gun which I h~ad n ~ t no t i ced , a p p l i e s t h e f i r e and o f f i t went , the s i g n s 1 of our d e p ~ r t u r e . My e a r s r m g wi th t h e reportSancl I f e l t provoked t c be t3ken SCJ s h o r t i n my m e d i t s t i o n s ,

"With p i l o t on b o n r i , t h s anchor i s hove up and we s r e o f f f a r t h e o c e m . A s we d r i f t rl9m t h e r i v e r we recqgnize d i f f e r e n t p lnces , h ~ v i n q now 2. r iver -v iew of them which c n n t h s t s wopdqrfully w i th t h e i r appearance f r ~ m t h e r m d , Here , appa ren t ly gassinr_; .US ,, i s Dunbrody AbSey on i t s smal l i s l n n d , o r whet I suppose was c ~ l l e d an Abbey i n former t i m e s p i t s r u i n s y e t s t a n d i n g , A S 3 memorid of t he vnn i ty of e w t h l y p u r s u i t s even when thp des , i re i s t o 911 3ppearqnce yzine-l. I t s windowsplaced h i g h up g ive i t more t h e Pppenrmce of some s t r o n g h ~ l d o r c a s t l e t h ~ n t h e r e s iqence of r e l f q i d u s o r l i t e r a r y men; t hose long s l i t 9 i n t h e f lss2nry h ~ v e a s u s p i c i a u s look, t h e r e v e r s e of a cus$mhouse which i s sometimes s a i d t o ' l e t s l l i n and no th ing out , , , juq t wi<e enough t o permit an arrowhead to i s s u e therefranj , bu t no t p e r m i t ,a r e t u r n compliment 'of a l i k e k ind from any b u t a s k i l f u l hvd . ' , I f it e v e r wss an Abbey I s u s p e c t d r o l l mclnks r e s i d e d the re , ' bu t it i s nJw a h11 r u i n , t he ivg ,wnl l f lower ancl moss coverin: i t . It y e t s t a n d s , b q t t l i n v b rave ly w i th t ime m d win t ry storms rush ing m ~ d l y a!yninst i t . We a r e ~ f f aga in , and ~ a s s a ~ e g m d Geneva Enrrccks cGme Tnto view, t h e l a t t e r n h a l t f o r some of t hose wha f ' ~ u g h t and b l e d F I ~ Waterloo, and 3 wearied, t i r e d appesrsnce they had a s t h e y e n t e r e d the s t r e e t s of mr good Ci ty , w i th c l3 th inf ; defsced, wenry l o o k , m d Cclours d e s p e r a t e l y t o r n ; on they pnssed, r e c e i v i m : t he good wishes and p i t y of s l l p w t i e which the s o l d i e r i s s u r e ti; r e c e i v e i n troublesama t imes . 30

llAnchorinq f o r t h e ni;ht a t Pnssage, we a r e away again . let i s Duncmnon f 3rt w i t h i t s loni; , low l i n e df s ~ l i d sonry f r o n t i n g t h e nTrr3w pTssage of t h e r i v e r , p i e r c e d f o r

mmy a sun, yhose muzzles shew themselves w a i t i n g f o r 3 t ime t h a t we hope i s f a r d i s t s n t ; s l l i s s i l e n t about t h e wa l l s , a few s t and t h e r e t ? view t h e s h i p w we pas s , probably

unconscious t h a t one on board recognizes some of them. There i s the magazine, bombpraaf , l i n ed i n s ide with gunpowder i n b m r e l s , t i e r nbove t i e r 2nd shelved 311 roun3, the i n t e r i o r kept c lean as a drswingroom and matteci over the f l a x f o r f u r t h e r s ~ f e t y . Thnt long low builfiing i s f a r arms of vqrious kinds, shot an? s h e l l of many desc r ip t ions , ch2in an? grTpe hun~- i n c l u s t e r s and painted red , t o be made reeder i f poss ib le i n the blcod of the enemy; here i s thz armoury f o r h ~ l d i n g musket ~ n d bsyonet,swwds and p i s t o l s , cu t l q s s and bo7rAing ~, ike,which perhqps w i l l never be wielded 3r f i r e d i n h o s t i l i t y . T h ~ t l i n e c~f houses i s the o f f i c e r s ' qunr to r s , q u i t e gentlemanly fe l laws, takin:; the wgrld easy, determined n s t t81 d i s t r e s s themselves a b m t what cmno t be helped, and s i n p l a r enmqh, t h i s w7.s the only place I would have landed t o spe2k a long: f s rowel l ; I turned away fr3m lookin? toward them snd begm t o f e e l t h c t I wris indeed leaving I r e lqncl.

"Half mile beyond you see a M.lnptell.2 Tower, the swnmit crowned by twenty-f our pounder, poin t ing over the country,. to , t h e i n t e r i o r , t o awe the insurgents i n the pe9.p whc s r e ye t wborn , but who may sprin,? up 2s i n m R nicht l ike muskr+3ms-'Ln ,

TSh%i\Yct %hiW> p n h u r e s >\ Y e t onwnrd, u n t i l t h e Harbour i s i n s i g h t ; eh, the re i s Cordon Head, the scene of many.of.my. rambles an(?, shr,:>tin.: excursi . )ns , ~ u t t i n , ~ , i t s po in t . out t o se%, with i t s s8.n-i beach the h w n t of the curlew o.nd wild.. duck;its. h i l l s i d e s score4 with small ravines covered with f u m e , the. sure cover f a r ha res , snd i t s upland f i e l r l s with old s tubble i n which I have of t en watched f , m f l ocks of wild piqeons , o r r a t h e r , tnme pizeons gene wild,which were sure t o f l y and . r s l i~<h t out of musket of everywhere --- a l l i s passing i n review before me, wi th the windinc shore l i ned with rocks and blnck with s ea woed, and f locks af :@ls c?,reenin? ov'er': them.

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l l f l boat s p p r c ~ ~ c h e s , we l a y tr, f o r them:, anather pnssenrzer comes on bowit; we tqke lenve of the r e m ~ i n i n g f r i e n . 3 near ~ n . 3 dear t o us , nnd. these returnin[; on shore, steppin: i n t o t he b o ~ t , we m e o f f once more. There s<:>es the v i l l ~ g e with i t s tiny b e ~ c h one h ~ ? : ! . r e . ~ paces in I e ~ q ~ t h , with its only ~'Garroways~ , f o r t he few thn t hn.ve f oun.3 -7ut t h ~ t t he r e i s such a plnce, ancl pay it R s h w t summer's v i s i t t . 2 see ancl be seen. Here passes L ~ d y Cove, the scene of our t s r q e t prs .c t ice , with i t s c l e m pebbly enclosed. bez.ch where we uss4 t o pee l off find

, rush out - t o meet the smnll bre3kers e r e they re2ched the shore, an3 l a s t l y , the re i s the Hvbour Proper, now buil(!inp...,zis a r e t r e a t , o r p u l l up, f , ~ r the Milford Pscket. Lis ten 2nd y9u can he3.p the d i f f m e n t s'>unC!s borne over the wn.ter, as q r s n i t e and i ron c!2me f i e r c e l y i n contac t , or gunpowder, i n chwges of pound weight below each fu se , ro s r s g u t - f o r joy as i t ge t s vent; hxrk t;, the d r i l l s . a s with d m o s t me2sured s t roke they keep time, t h e i r three-inch h i t s descend in;^ slowly but su r e ly i n t o t h a t mountainous , c l i f f yonder. There i s 2 b l a s t , o cloud of smoke, R r e p ~ r t l , i ks 8. Sre2t gun, nnd t h e face of the C l i f f g ives way 3n6; r o l l s t . 1 the l e v e l bene~ . t h . Look a t t ~ n t i v e l y and you ca.n .:just see the horses drgwin; t . m s r,f weight cf rock. along; the shor t railw2y. H ~ n ( . ~ ~ r e $ s :2f men n r e ' t h e r e and may see the sh ip pass ,but few of them know t h n t the young 11d i s on b ~ ~ r d who a few dnys before moved amongst 'them l i s t e n i n g t o t h e i r q u ~ i n t s ~ g i n ~ s , .- but i s now off f o r i h e r i ~ = l . . ~ '

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The s h i p Marg c a r r y i n c R i c h ~ r e Rorke ~ n 2 h i s b r o t h e r s hzd t e n psssen2ers i n ill eni: t h e snme number of crew. The c 2 r c o - WRS f f p r i n c i y a l l y * s ~ l t nn9. s5me b:)xes i:f indignI1. For a month they s 3 i l e d westwsrds w i t h m t i n c i d e n t be fo re r u n n i n ~ i n t o f oc, which l q s t e d f o r t he ncx t t h r e e cl~ys,csusinq,dis-?.r_r;reement between t h e c s p t ~ i n an4 mate ?S t o e x ~ c t l y where they were. The ma t t e r w ~ s d r z m a t i c a l l y ~ solve,-i when t h e Mnry g r a m d e l l ;n r e e f s 2 t

Cap-des-Rmiers on the s ~ u t h e r n e n t r ~ n c e t 3 t he St.Lawrence waterway. The Rorkes were mar3one"lhere f o r e i c h t d9ys be fo re be in? picke-l up 2nd b r m q h t on t ? Quebec. They h-?; of c m r s e , 10s t eve ry th ing they b r -ur;ht ou t wi th then, fncludin,r f arminy u t e n s i l s , D e t z i l s of how they t h ~ n mnnaged ? r e somewhqt v?.cTue bu t Richnrd woun? up f s rminz n t Tscumseth, about 45 mi l e s nor th-west of Tor in to . 1 , T

Obviously t;he R c ~ k e s were u n t y p l c ~ l I r i s h emigrnnts i n ' t h s t t hey dir? seem t.; s e t t l e down t.:, f q r m i n , ~ . R ichwd dces n c t r e v e a l wh3t impel led them t 2 l e ave Irelnn:? b u t Mrs. Armstrmq sugyes t s $ h s t t h e f a t h e r John, I1owncr of a l i n e n b u s i n e s s ancl f q t h e r of a lnr;s,e f ,m i ly , s:?w f s r m or" hand writ in:^ on the w a l l when the cc~tt :)n- ,2in was inven te l l i n 1792 -----l1. Richsrcl 1s

mother d i e 3 t h e y e v he l ~ f t s n J over t h e fo l l2winy y e a r s most of t h e f & i l y l e f t M a t e r f f ~ r 3 f c r Cnnndn, an? John h imse l f depa r t ed i n 1332.

R E F E R E N C E S :

. - Mrs. ~ r k s t r o n : su&tes P S s.&rce the Minutes of t h e Soc ie ty 3f F r i e n ~ ~ s i n Qusker L i S r ~ r y , Eustacc S t . , Dublin. Family t r s d i t l i o n i s ::iven 3s t h e source of t h i s . F i g o t l s D i r ec to ry of 182-1 mskss no m e n t i m of Rmke i n r e l q t i a n t o l i n e n r e t n i l i n q ( t h e r e 2 r e no l i n e n mnnuf q c t u r e r s l i s t e d ) . Hosever t h i s d i r e c t x y i s n e i t h e r c3mprehensive n o r in tended t~ l i s t a l l cijncernel. w i th 3 p m t i c u l e r bus ines s . Hichard w r i t e s of l l m r s e l v e s who were s i x i n number1I bu t Mrs. C r m s t r l m e c m only a c c m n t f o r f i v e . While I hnven ' t been 2ble t s d i scove r more a b x t t h e s e seven,-there a r e c e r t a i n l y prece3ents f o r such hsnc inzs . In WSEIASJ,. Vol. XVII,?Jo.l, I;. 14-15, A Carr ickmm 'S Diary 1770 - 1809" t h e d i q r i s t no t e s th5.t: I f A t Waterfqrd e i g h t p e r s m s receive:? senkence t o be executed a t t he f 3 i r - z r e e n of Windg2p on S l tu rd?y 23rd (J3nugry 1003) - th'e scene of t h e i ~ d e p r e r ? ~ t i o n s bein; c h i e f l y i n t h z t n e i ~ h b o u r h o o d ~ ~ . He reco rds s e v e r 0 1 o t h e r i n s t2nces of i n d i v i d u ~ l s being brought t~ h w g ?t the scene 9f t h e i r crimes. .- - These r e f e r e n c e s seem t.? be t o t h e m ~ i l canches r-.they t h m t o B i m c m i l s coqches although these began services to Clonmel in 1816. See Note r e . gzsl if iht in; ; . I am most tyr3teful t~ M r . Paddy Xennedy of N ~ t e r f o r r ! Mun ic ipd Librqry f o r l o c y t i n ? t h e i n f o r m ~ t i o n he re 2nd i n Reference I 0 t h r m q h the indexss which he i s c 3 m p i l i n ~ from t h e bound volumes of t h e Fk te r f or& Mirrors t h e r e . I h o p t o U;? t h ~ ~ c m s t r u c t i d ~ 'details a s th.2 a ~ i ~ of a f u t u r e a r t i c l e . Mrs .Armstr~n: h . s been .thcouqh the r e g l s k e r s of Newtwn Schogl 2nd faun-l t he nvmes 5f 8ichclrclfs b r . ~ t h e r s m-! s i s t e r s - b u t no r e f e r e n c e t c Rich j rd . She t h i n k s t h n t f o r some re.ison he mqy h ~ v e been s e n t t~ B i s h ~ p Foyls School.

9. For i l l u s t r ? t i o n of Passnge Fort s s i t w?s t h e n see Decies X I , P.23 & 24.

1 0 . ~ e J i m p l i c a t i o n here seems t o be t h a t these s o l d i e r s csme s t r a i g h t from ?+ater loo t o Waterford. Waterford Mirrors , however,make no mention of such an a r r i v a l wi th in th ree months of t h e b ~ t t l e . Indeed one would sca rce ly expect the t roops t o be disbanded so r a p i d l y and most regiments remained i n France u n t i l peace was assured the following year(1316)- the year the t roop-ship Sea Horse was wrecked i n Tramore Bay. .This, i s an i n t e r e s t i n g example of cmtemporary l o c a l b e l i e f $bout the f u n c t i o n of t h i s mart ell^ tower ( nnd presumably i t s f e l low n e ~ r b y 2bove Duncmnon f o r t ) about which Paul K e r r i ~ z n observes "it i s h v d t 3 see t h e i r pointI1 s ince they wepe mcst vulner?ble llin the reo.rl1 3r landwarr? s ide . See "The Defences of fhe South East Coast 3f I r e l and 1803- r1411, Decies X, p031.

NOTE - Gns Lightinp: i n Wqterfmd:

lrEvening drqws t c n c lose , the lrmps Ore l i q h t e d , and t h e Gas s i v e s 2 d d i t i o n a l b r i l l i ~ n c y t? the scene 3s i t - i s jus t ccme ~ n t ~ use,l1 In f s c t Wste,rforG bridge w ~ s l i y h t s d by gas f i v e yecrs before Rich~~ri-l :S ..!ep~rture, be5innin;l: on Ssturdny, 0c.taber 1 6 t h 1816, qnd the re mny hpve been o t h e r Tress l i t previously, ns t h i s i s iaeferred t? as an llextensionll. This w~ulcl make Idaterforcl one of the f i r s t c i t i e s i n the wwld t a hqve hnd pub l i c l iyht in : by (53s - i t had only been introduced t 9 London i n 1313 and the next U.K. re ference t o i t i s i n B r i s t o l i n 1823 (sec Ever? r i , S., Hist\ ,ry of the Gns Li,:ht m d C ~ k e Crjrhjxfi$,-- London,1949). It wns manufactured on-the nor th s i d e of the r h e r by R.& B. Graham (descr ibed 2s llinzenious w t i s t s n ) and pipe? t o globes, ezch of which contained z I t t r i p l e flamet1. The contemparara pro$nosis f o r the use of $79 i n Waterford is i n t e r e s t i n g : " l i g h t hay be s e n t i n t o houses 23 water i s - n t i p resent by branch pipes derivin:; from the m 2 i n pipe ----upon the model af t h e gss campmiss of Loncl~nll. ( I n c i d e n t a l l y , t h i s seems d s o t o i n d i c a t e 7 very ertrly use of domestic piped wzter i n Wzterf o r d ) ,

The references above a re taken fr2m the W ~ t e r f o r d Mirror, September 4 th 2nd October 21st 1816, Ey the followin,r; 'yenr Grrihams -had. ltrmsLerse=1 t h e i r wmks ( l 1 11bcr.r t wyll ) t the southern edge cf t h e r i v e r (I1SehinG the f i s h housell which was on the qusy) and qdopte? the name ll!dnterford Gos Li,-ht Comp?nyll. They .hnd begun l ay ing ceramic 2 ipes ( ? - t hese w e mentioned ns beini: cheaper th'qn i r o n pipes ) films the Q u ~ y , F 3 r ~ d e qnd - M1.11. ( W s t e r f o r ~ Mirror, - July 5th, Aug. 16 th & Oct. 15th 1817). This scyemo wss complete(1 by Se ;tomber 1818 and work was on thnntf t o extend t h e l i r ~ h t i n g i n t o Gevges S t . (W.V. Sept.26th 181b). One s a t F k f i e d custr?mcr wls the newsppper w h i c h hqd i~ roud ly repor ted these develsi~ments. On 1 8 t h Oct sber 11118 they p'rinted f o r the f ' i r s t time by 5 % ~ li1;ht which they found l1decided1y super io r i n n e ~ t n e ~ s ~ b r i l l i u l c y and safetyI1, referrin:: t o i t s l l c l ean l iness an4 serene s tecdy br ightness l1 (W. - M. 23th October 1819).

- * . . - 11. THE FUBLISHEL, ABSTRACTS OF IGN4TIUS

I q n a t i u s Honayne Bray Jennings came from an o l d Newry fami ly . He was the son of Daniel Corley Jennings , County In spec to r i n t he Royal I r i s h Constsbulary, and Joan Eray of Thur les . He became an o f f i c e r i n t h e R . I . C . i n 1869, was m ~ d e F i r s t D i s t r i c t In spec to r i n 1883, and wns County I ~ s p e c t o r f o r bliaterford from 1994 u n t i l h e r e t i r e d from the f o r c e i n 1910. He marr ied i n 1884 I l e n r i e t t a Elske of Ballinamona nepr Thomastown ( a r e l s t i v e of t he well-known Yaterf ord M. I;. , JoQn Aloysius ~ l n k s ) .

Jennings i n t e r e s t i n t h e documentary sources of I r i s h h i s t o r y secms t o have been aroused by W. P. Canon Burke, w i th whom he c o l l a b o r a t e d i n r e s e s r c h f o r t he l a t t e r f s h i s t o r i e s of Clonmel and of I r i s h p r i e s t s i n p e n s l t imes .' On r e t i r e m e n t from the '

Constabulary,he went t o l i v e a t Eccles S t . i n Dublin, where he was c lo se enough t o t h e F'ublic Record ' o f f i ce t o indulge t o t h e f u l l h i s pass'ion f o r record-copying u n t i 2 t he t r a g i c d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e o f f i c e i n 1922.

Upon Jennings dea th i n 1928 ', h i s manuscr ipts were purchased from h i s widow by h i s f r i e n d Canon XcGuirk, P. P., Dublin a rchdiocese . bhen t h e l a t t e r d i e d i n 1948 ,h i s f i n e l i b r o r y of I r i s h h i s t o r i c a l works. p2ssed under h i s w i l l t o 'the OIConnell School ,North Richmond S t . ,where it has remained eve r s i n c e i n t h e devoted c a r s o f . t h e Libra r inn , Bro ther i d i l l i a m P. Al len.

. Some of %he p r i n c i p a l i tems i n ths Jennings NSS a r e of' l i t t l e i n t e r & s t , a s t h e o r i g i n a l s a r e s t i l l e x t a n t . These i nc lude t h e CaChalic p a r i s h r e g i s t e r of S t . John f s ;hraterf ord ( t o 1807 ) , t h e Convert R o l l s , t h e I n q u i s i t i o n s f o r Co.Tipperary,and a complete t r ~ n s c r i p t of Lynchfs E c c l r ; s i a s t i c 3 1 Hi s to ry of I r e l n n d ( i n T.C.D. ). On t h e o t h e r hand,some o t h e r major i tems a r e of unique importance on account of t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e P.R.0, i n 1922, Foremost among these i s t h e s e r i e s of n o t e s from t h e Cromwellian Council Books, which c o n s i s t of o r d e r s on F e t i t i o n s , l e t t e r s of t h e Lord P r o t e c t o r , d i r e a t i o n s f o r t he h a r r y i n g of p r i c s t s ,wo lves and t o r i e s , & c . Another importnnt i t em i s t h e l i s t o f . C a t h o l i c s who took t h e modified 03 th of l o y a l t y i n 1775-6; this w ~ s e d i t e d by lMr.~reandin Nac G i o l l s Cho i l l e and publ i shed i n t h e 59th Report of t he Deputy Keeper of Publ ic Records (1962 ), pp. 50-84

We a.re h e r e concerned w i t h Jerin jngs w i l l ~ 7 b s t r a . c . t ~ . : These f b r m a n e x t e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n , a n d we i n Waterfgrd a r t lucky l13 compiled them. Th3y f a l l i n t o 'two c'$tegoriks: '(l )n ine exert-ise-' books. . ,contai,ning n e a r l y 7 Q O .pages. of . abs trn.c:t.s .of Idaterf ord . ~ t l l s f o r t h e y e a r s 15824675, 1724-1731. 2nd 1762-1843; (2 ),an .ass,ortment of notebooks of d i f f e r e n t " s i z e s , don tn in ing , ' r i b s t r ?c t s of w i l l s ,' admiaAstrat ions and marr inso licence bonds,mfl.inlg , r d d a t h g : t o the surnnmes of Bray, Ronaynl;. , Corlcy 2nd . Jennings . . . ,

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A ln rge . number of J enn ings f x b s t r a c t s w : e . ~ o : pub l i she& in the Journal of ' the Wqtcrford and South E2s.t of 1 r e l ~ n d Archaeological . .

s o c i e t y , and t h e s e r i e s was S till goihg ' s t r o n k when . the ' ; j o u r n s l .

ceosed. p u b l i c a t i o n i n 1920. Them werc e i g h t i n s t a lmen t s , a s . ,

fo l lows : ~ol.~VI(lgl3),pp.l~3-194; v0l.~~11(1914),pp.l7-32,71-91~ 98-117,17Q-181; V 0 1 .XV'I~II~1915)9pp.32-.39j152-174~V~l . x I X (1920), pp.34-47. In a l l , t h e r e a r e 491 a b s t r n c t s , ~ n s s t i n g f 3 6 w i l l s

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TESTATOR

Ahern,Thomns,Quilly,fzrmer,1770

Aikenhead,Davi4,Waterford,vintner,l766

Airay, Willism, Clonmell, l782

Allen, James,Reisk,gent, 1726

Andrews, John,Waterford,gent,1771

Anglin,John,Knocktimore,1730

Anthony, James, Three Mile Bridge, 1775

Archbold,hn,widow91781(admon.)

(Archdeacon: see Cody, James)

Archdekin, James,Waterford,merchant,l769(admon)

Ashe,S~muell,Waterforil,bontman,l729

Aylward, John, Waterf ord,merchant, l728

Aylward,John,Callahane,1766,1767

Backas, Charles ,Waterford ,Doctor of Physick,1779

Backas,Ellenor,widow,1786 (ndmon.)

~ackas,~eorge,~aterford~alderman,l767

Badcock,Jonath~n,Wa.terford,Quaker and shopkeeper,

1723 Baggs,Charles,Lisrnore,gent,1775

Bagwel1,William Clonme11,1770,1772

B~ldwin,John,Cahir,gent,1706,1787

(Barker: see Graves,Ann)

Baron,Edward,Woodhouse,1769,1775

~ & r ~ ~ Shanahan, Edward, Dungarvan, 1785,1786

Barron,Pierce,Carrickbarr~hm,gent,l787,1788

Barron,~tephen,gent,1786 (admon)

Bnrry,David,Waterford,shoemaker91770

Baxter,Margery,Waterford,1734

Be~sly, John,Waterf ord,yeoman, 1726 (sdmon)

Bergin,Wil1iam,Waterford,merchsnt,l772

Blake,~ichnel,Clonmell,cordwainer,l783~1786

Boate,Edward,Dungarvm,merchant91785,1786

Bohen,Msthew,Wsterford,baker,1787,1785

Bolton, Cornelius, Faithlegg,1774

Bolton,~illiam, Faithlegg, 1776 (a.dmon)

Boughely,Nicholas,C10nmell,farmer,l783

~ourke,~avid,Barn~kile,l726 -- (admon)

Bourke ,~ichnel,~ewf ~undlmd, f isherman, 1764,1765

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TESTATOR

(Boyde :see Drake, Jsne ; Paul, M m y )

Bray,James,Dungarvsn,1691 (admon)

Bray,Jolm,Dublin Sc Waterford,set-cooper91784

Bray,Michael,Clonmell91699 (admon)

Bray,Patrick9Clonme11,1661(admon)

Brenan , Eaward, Tallow ,gent, 1784,1785 Britt,Fatrick,Waterfwd & Newfoundland,

fisherman, 1773 (admon)

Britt,Pierce,Rallynalahessery,1784,1786

Brown,Thomss,Clonmel19innholder91~~0

(Brown: see Cody, Catherine )

Bryan,Cornelius,Glynnballynultory,l776(admon)

Bryan, Lawrence, Hellvick, 1778 (letters of guardianship )

Bryan,Thomas,Moneamaintragh,gent,l767

Bull,Edward,Grange,esquire,1787

Burn, Richard, Waterf ord,brewer, 1769 (prerogative ) Butler9Ecl_mund,Carrick,shopkeeper,1782

Bushell, Edward, Powers town, 1768,1771 Butler,Elizabeth,Dungarvan,widow,l77l(adon)

Butler,Ma~,Dungarvan,1761,1776 9 - - ' ,

Butler,R~~hard,Robertstown,1776(admon)

~utler,~ichard, ~aterf ord, tallow chandler, 1782,1783

Butler, Theobald, l766

~utler,~i&~iam,~aterford,1760

(Butler: see Nowlan, Catherine )

Byrne9Margaret,Clonme11,widow,1~81

Byrne,Terrence,Carri&inivea~h,farmer91~2~(admon)

Callaghan,Catherine,widow,~.D.(admon)

Callaghm, Denis, Coscm, innholder, l786

C~ntwell,John,l760

Cantwell,John,Carrick-on-Suir,merchRnt,1790

Cashman, Joan, Ballgnemealagh, 1763 Chearnley,Annn, Cc7perquinn9spinster,l785,1789

Christopher,GarrettPDung3.rvsn,1767

Christopher,Nicholas,B~llygarran,farmer,l~65,1766

Clancy,~lice,Islandtarncy,widow,l766

Clancy9John,Kil.~armudy,farmer,1~25 (admon)

Clarey,ThomaspLissodubber,f3rmer,l766(admon)

Clark,Patrick,~aterford,shopkeeper,l764

VOL - PAGE -

TESTATOR

Cleary, Patrick, CurraghclonyP1730 (admon) VOL. -

Cleary, Robert , Curraghe Dobbin, 1775 (admon) 17

Cody als Archdeacon,Jameu,Ha1ifax9carpentcr, 17 1776 (admon)

Cody9M~ry,widow,l778,1779 17 Coghlan, John, Doctor of Physic , 1774 (aclmon) 17 Coleman,David,Feddens9farmer91780 (admon)

Coleman,Michael,Ba11yne~)1~1763 (admon)

Co11ett9Thomss9R~11yricharc~,~ent,1~~1 (admon) 17 C0llins~Denis~B~llyheeny~farmer~1786~1787 18

Comerf ord, John, Carrick-on-Shure ,gent, l770 17 Comerf ord,biillinm, l768 17

Cummins,Henry,Rallynatr~91774

Congrevc,Ellen9Glynn9widow91727 (admon)

Conner als Flsnnery als Walsh, Bridtse t ,1771 17

Conner,Mnurice, Clotahinny, 1754 17

Connery, John, Curtiswoocl, 1759,1765 17 Connery, Thomas, Lisilug,?n Green, 1799 (admon) 19 Connolly,Martin, 1765 (admon) 17 Cooke Deborah, Clonmell,wiilow, 1724 16

Cooke,John,Clonmel,l722 16

Cooke,Thom~s,Thornybri1ge9farmer91729(adon) 17 Corbitt,P~trick9Tramore,yeorn~n9l788 (admon) 19 Cormick, ~srr~h,h~ater"forcl~ 1728 16

Costigan,Thomas,Waterford9glazier91772 17 Coughlan, David, Correplea, 1763 17

Daniel, John, Clonmel, 1733,1784

(~anniel: see Pohrer,~llen)

TESTATOR

Darville, Jahn, 1726 (9dmon)

Dnry ( ~ m c y ? ) ,Denis 9N?terf or l,bron?hm3Icer,

1782 , 1783 Dawson, Brp-bells, l766

de Soulas de ~ere;x,h'atcrf od, 1726/7

Derante, Peter,Wnterf or.3, surze m, 1753 Dilkes,John,Waterford,gent,1~6

Dinnn,Sylvester,kTaterford,merchant, 1758 (tldlnon)

Dixon,Wlli~m, Clonmell,merch~nt, 1757 ~ o b b ~ n , Frnnces, Wsterf or4 ,1776 Dobbyn,Hmriet,W~terford,widow,l736,1738

Dobbyn,Richnrl, Cnrrick & Savmnqh, 1759 Dobbyn,Richard,Cork,merch?nt,l764 (admon)

Dobbyn, Robert ,!hterf ord,1775,1776

Dobbyn,Thomas,Waterfor3,~:ent,1705

Dobbyn,Willim,B~llyrn~kill,esquire,l70~/~

Dobbyn,William,Waterf0rd,~ent,176~Q,1769

Dobbyn,William,B~llyneki11,1766

Donnell,Cornelius,C1onmell,tailor,l76g

Donogsn,Willi~m,Ti~cullin,gent,1767,1770

Donorthy, Thomns, Bsllykeirctyue ,yeoman, l726 (adman)

(Dooe : see Pmter, Lucy )

Douse,William,Bellyduf'f,gent,1784,1785

Downin~,D~vid,Tallow,merch~nt,1779,1781

Downing,Marsaret, T3110w,wi3ow, 1780,1781

Drake sls Boyde, Jane, 1775 (admon) Duckett, James,Whitest~wn,1765

Dunn,Lwence,Waterford,baker,1763 (adrnon)

~unn,Willirlm,~hanr~hen,f ~rmer, 1783,1784

Dunphy,Edmuncl,Bsllyc~sheen, l788

Dunphy,John,Waterfor3 Be Newfoundlan1,spitter of

cadf ish, 1775 (admon) Dun@y,Philip,Ballycahsne,writing clerk, 1783

(ndmon )

Dunphy,Thomas,Drmcmnon,1773

Eeles,John, Kilmacow,farmer,l726 (adnron)

~Jlis,John,Waterford,gent,l726

Everard,Geor~e,G~rrandillon,1724

Everard,John,Coolenesallou,rh,farmer,l726(a&m)

~ellows,George ,Dublin, 1762

TESTATOR VOL. PAGE - .Fitzgernld, - . - als Villiers, CP-therine, Prospect Hall, 16 191

- . 1726 (admon)

Fitzgerald,Elin~r.,Bsllyug~wn,wid~w,1769 L7 87-8 Fitzgeralc1,Garrett9Dungarv~n9gent9173O 17 24 Fitzqernld,James,Dun,~arv~n9sh~pkeeper91780 19 45

( arhon )

Fitzgerald,John,Kilc~naway9~ent91725 17 24

Fitzgerald, John, Prospect Hall, 1727 16 188-9

Fitzgerald,Michael,Ballycull-7ne9farmer,l~8~ 19 42

Fitzgerald, F2 trick, Waterford , gent ,1769 (zdmon) 17 86

(Fitzgerald: see Maugher,Mary)

Fitzgibbon,Michael,Lisfunchon,farmer91774(admon) 17 110

Fitzgibbon,Fhilip,Castle@ra~e~1734~1769 17 83-4

Fitz~ibbon,Robert,Castlegrace9gent91772(~~m~n) 17 103

Fitz Harris,John,Ballynemony9farmer91728 (admon) 16 190

Fitzpatrick,Mich~el,C1onme11,tanner,l7~ (acfmon) 17 82

(Flannery : sec Conner,Sridget)

Fling,John9Dnllin~uny9yeom~n9l723 16 191

Flinq, John,B~rrou~hree,yeomsn,1726(admon) 16 186

Fling,~dillism,D00neen~1789~1790 19 47 Flood,Mauricz,Caher Abbey,fsrmer,l728 16 194

Floode, Margret t , Cahir ,wieci~w , 1778 , 1783 18 155 Flynn, Ann, Dungarvsn , spins t a r , 1786 18 ,171

Fogarty,David,B~llybricken91759 17 28-9

Fogarty,Jsmes,Waterf3rd91730 18 33

Fogarty,Mary,Ballybricken91763 17 28

Fortin,Ann,WsterforJ,~idow,1782,1~86 18 170-1

Fortin9Martha,\~Jaterford,1732 ,1786 18 ,164-5

Foster, Christopher, Coolroe ,,qent ,1785 l8 ,165

Foster, Francis, Coolrr3e g 1788 A 19 35

Foster,Jame~,Waterf3rd~~en~~178.7~1738 19 r 36-7

Fowler, Thornas, Crob2lly , l770 (admon) 17 98 Fowley, David, Carrii<snube, dairyman, 1796 (admon ) 19 45 Fowlow,Edmond,lXlffcarrick,miller,l726 (admpn) , 16 187

Fowlow,John,Killien~~h9farmer,1729 (aclimon) 17 21

Fowlow,Willi~m9Ballyle~n9farrner91'I89 19 44-5 Fraher,John,Dun~a~vr,n,popish. pr?est,1766 (admon) 17 79 Freestme, Charles,Enst Passa~e, qent,l770 ,l 7 91

Freestone,Robert,Cappoquin9~ent9178191782 , P , 38

F~ni~an,Benjamin,B~lly~~a~~0n~~ent,1770 (c2dman) 17 , 98

Funucan, bennis , Nuvohoge , ge'nt,, 172 5 , 16 186

--m -. - 44- r -no L :Ld*TAT'O;i

Funucsn, J0hn,Waterford,~;ent,1769 (admon)

Furlong, Lawrence ,Wsterfm;?,m~~uls ter, 1783 (ndmon)

Gaffney,b!illiarn, Wfiterf c/r l, jsiner,1772

Galtier, J;hn9hraterfori?,l729

Galwey,William, W.rterford, zent, 1772

Gee als !Jelsh,Ann, Lisnrmr, 1732,1733

~ee~~enry,Lisser~w,~ent,1773,1779

Gore, Huqh,Wnterf bisho~,, l690

Goss,Gration,Vaterf or~l, 1729

VOL.

17 18

17

Grant,David,W~terforl,victu~11~r,1783,17~9 1'3

Grant, Th~mqs , W ~ t ~ r f 3rd, 17739177L$ 17 Grapy,Dermit,Scnrtnedrin91726 (admon) . --

16 Graves. als Barker,Ann,binterf ~rr?,widow,1759 17

Griffin,William, Csrrick9sentn l728 16

Grumbley, John,Mo terford, (zent, l726 16 Guess,Eliznbeth9Carrick,1730 17

Guest, John,1763 17

Guyry,Daniol,Clcheen,cary~enter,N.D. ( ~ d m ~ n ) 16

Hackatt, Elizabeth, Cahir9 spinster, 17771r (?&non) 17

(Haden: see Muphy,An?statis)

Handcox, Rich%rd, Clonmsl1,gent ,l72n(admon)

Hanlon, James, Waterf ord, baker, l766

Hannagsn,Maurice, Clonmel, 1767

(~ardy: see Phelnn, Julim) . '

Hayden,Daniel,I~ilc~sh,yeoman, 1771 (&on)

Hayes,Andrew, Castle John, farmer, 1735 (admon) I

18

Hnyes,Edward,Brownstown9f~rmer,1769 (admon) 17

Hayes, John,ld%tcrf ~ ( 1 , Doctor of Yhysic ,1768,17E6 18

Haye~,John,Wsterfor3~1700,1786 la

Hayes, Thomgs ,Brownst~~rm, farmer91769 (sdmon) 17

Haymsn,William9Clonmel19~ent9178291735. 18

HearnsAnthonysDungsrv~nPapothecnry,l769 (admm) 17

Heern,David9Dungarvan9gent91773 18

Hearne9Rich~rd,~sulst~wn9farmer,l780(tidmon) 1.3

Henebry, David.,~inr~ckntornerai;h,yeoman, 1727 (admon) 16

PAGE

36

156 106

TESTA TOR

Horsham, Jsmes, Les~h,farrne~?, 1771 (adrnon) Hoy,Thcmgs,marriner (St,Gearqe),l763 (adrnon)

Hush'un, Th~m3s, Lea~h9fwm~r91771 (admon)

Hutchinsm, Samuel, Wr,terf oriJ, linen we2.ver, 1788

( admm )

Iveg9Cntherine,l73O (admqn)

Ivey, Danie1,Wflterf ord, alderm,'in91730 (admon)

Jessop,S~muel, Tubrid, clerk, 1786 (admon) Jinkin,John H~itch,W3terford,l7G4 (3dmon)

Johnsm,Ann,\d~terford, 1764 Johnson, Owen, Three Mile Bridqe,farrner9l7O9

Keane,John,Killinin9farmer91739

Kearney,Frnncis,Fore-mile-water,gentP1784,178g

Kearney,Mich~el,Tinner~nny,~ent,1787~17gO

Kearney, P ~ t r i c k ~ W n t e r f m L Z ~ r n a r i n e r ~ l 7 6 4

Kesting9James,C1onme11,~hand1er91~26

PAGE

98 30 90 39

Keating, John, Richest 3wn9 1705 17 27

Keatin,~~John,Richestown,1763 (admon) 17 27 Keating, Paul, 1702,1763 ,i7 27-8 Keating, Pierce,Ih~xka,gent9 1779 (admon) 17 180

Keating, Robqrt, Knock9gh9 gent , 1729 16 193 Keating,Thomas,Waterforct9aledr~per9l767,177O 17 89 (Keatinz: see Lee,Marg)

Eelly,Edmund, CsrricIc-ne-Shure ,shopkeeper, 1729 16 194 Kelly,Francis ,Waterf ord,yeomnn, l769 (admon) 17 87

Kennedy, Richard, Rathmoyden, 1767 , 1770 17 88

Kerev~n,William,Reisk,dairyma.n9 1775 (aclmon) 17 111

Kett, Joseph,Glannshire Newf oundlamq ,planter, 17 83 1763 (admon)

Kiely,John, Bsllenefinshogue9farmer,1730(admon) 18 34 Labart,Samue1,Suirmount9gent,178~,17~9 (admon) ' 19 38,45 Lander, John, Waterf 5r(-l, tl.1derman91776 (admon) 17 172 Lane, Gowen, Me~ans t own, N. D. 16 189 Leahy, Fntrick,Drwncznnon,pnrish priest917O5 (adrnon) 18 ~163

. * . T ~ S TA~OR VOL. PAGE . -- ~enm~,~aniel, ~oolaneen,~ent,17b3 , . (adman) 18 156

Lean, John,Carrick,parish ;wiist,lj76 ( 6 h o r Y ) 17 171

Lee als Kea tin& als l&it~,M3ry,Waterfordo1725 ' , 16 184-5

Leech,Willi~~,Clonme1,innkeeper~1788 13 38

Londergan, Ellen,Xillurney,wi.l~w~ 1779 (admon) 17 170

Lonergan,Cornelius,Goathil19farmer91775 (admon) 17 116

Lonergm, William Tenacl~.ssq, farmer, 1785, 1789 13 163 Lovezee,Willi~m,Waterforii,gent~l~66 17 102 Loyd,Elizabeth,Waterfor~i~1767~1768 17 32

I

Lumbert,Garrett, Kill McMicholas,farmer,l7~(admon) 10 162

Lumley, Frnncis, Y3ssnge9 gent, 1764 , I

Lundregan,WiLlia~r;, Glin3ngh,dealer91765 (admon)

MacCann, Thomas, Cl~ninell~carpenter~l79~

McCarthy,Felix,Wnterf 3rdomerchant, l767

McCragh, James, Clounaci~~eal~f~rmer~ l767,l768

McCrach, John,BalankuIky,l768- (~dmsn)

Magyath, Johp, Waterf ords rent , 1778 McGrath, Stephen, Kilmachoma, f nrmer, 1773 (aibnon)

McG$+ath,Thomas, Cahernaleque,farmer,1733 (aclmon)

McDennis ,~lizaheth,hlate~~or~l,wi~1nw,17~0

Macnamara, Mathew,Knocknne, tyde waiter ,*l784

Maddock,Michael,TdsterfarGo tmner, 1766 Malone, John,Wnterfmd,yleomnn, l776 a . (admcn)

Mandkville,Ambrose9Clonme11,;-;ent,17i3G . +

Mandeville,E~lw~r~l,C~rrick,gent,l763 (adqon)

Mandevill, Jmes, Carrfck,Doctor of Physic, l782

(acmon )

Mandeville, James, Eustace Land, 1783 (~dmon )

Mansfield,Dsvid,~3allinamultina~17R4,1785

Mara,Philip,WaterP~~d,dealer,1772,1773

March~nt, Jsmes ,Waterf 3rd & Philadelphia,gent,

1782 (admon)

Maugher als Fitz~eral~i,Mary,Xill~r~v~n~wi~l~w,

1768 (admon)

Maxey,Wi11iam,Ballynattin,farmer917.68 (sdmon)

Way, Charles, Lieut. 43rd Foot, 1782 ,(ohmon)

Mayne, hne, Wsterf ~rc?, ~i?~c,w, 1702 ,,l784,

Meade, Garrett, Dungsr~~n~merchant, 1787 , , c . >

Men~her,William,Clome1,innkeep~~,,1726 a . l (?$mm)

Merrignn,Jeffer~,Kilbarry,farmerp1771

TES TAT OR

Mconey9John,Robertstown9farmer,1726 (admm)

Moore,Elizabeth,:daterfor-1,, wi4cw91788

M~rsn~l~~illiam, Tenilirg, fFent, 1766 (admon)

Morris,Benjamin,Waterf~rd~173191784

Mmris , Francis, Corb~llymor~rmer, & New York, mariner, 1773 (admon)

Morrissey, Denis ,Bsllyshonock, 1788

Msrrissey,Patrick,Tr~more~innholder,l733 (aClmon)

M~rrissey9Thomas,B~1lymul1~llagh,yeoman, 1728

(admon)

Mulcahy9Thomas,Ballym~cee,farmer,1788 (admon)

Mu110wney9Wnlter,Waterford,merchant,17G1

Mul1owney,Wa1ter9G1anahoon,farmer,1782(admon)

~ur$hy als Haden als St. Leger,Anastssia,Waterford,

170% 1785

Murphy , Edmond, Shanbnlly, 1728 ( admon ) Murphy, Edwarcl, Sporthmse, 1773

MWphy als Newton,Ellin,Waterford,widow,1729

Murphy, John, Cl.mmel19 innkeeper, 1726

Murphy,John,Waterforr?,;~ent,1769 (admon)

Murphy als Oldfielcl,Marg:?iret,Dungarvan,1774

MWphy, Fstrick ,Dernghill,farmer,1772

Newport,Elizabeth,wict~~,1755~1779

(Newton: see Furphy, Ellin)

Nixon,El izsbeth ,Water ford ,wid:~w, 1785

Norris,Thomas,Kilbarry9fishermsn,1762 (admon)

Nowlan als But1er,Cntherine,Johnstown,~id0~~,17~1

( admon )

Nowlan,Michnel,Waterfr,r~i~taylor91784

Nowlan9Thornas,Johnst~wn,178O91731

Nucombe,Hester,Waterford9widow, 1729

OfC~nnor~Dennis, Carrick,shopkeeper,l772

O~Connor,Dennis,Waterford9pnrish priest917S7

( admon )

O~~annell,Cstherine,Clonme11~17~6

OfDell,Luke,Bnlly~uff,gent,1773 (admon)

Of~ell; Luke,B~llyduff 9177ii- 0 f~onnell, ~uke~Brenan~gentJ766 (cirdtnon)

OfDonnell,William,Cnhir9parish priest,1759,1765

Of Fes, John,Boulaten91720

.., L; -

VOL. PAGE --

( admon ) ,

Plukene t t , John, 1785 Porter als Dooe9Lucy,widow,l~78,1730

P0rtin~sl,Mary,~daterfor(J.,1762

Power, Catherine, Georgestown,widow,l782 (admon)

Power, Edmon?, Clonmell, skinner , 1760 (ac3mon ) Power, als Danniell,Ellen,Ballyrnacarberry,wid~w,

l17,8O, 1731

Pcyer,Geoffrey,l728 , .

Poyer , Jzmes , Smoormore ,yeoman, l729.> (aclmon ) Powar,Jsmes,Benvoy,l765

Power, James ,Knockaderry, gent ,l779 (admon) Power, John ("Lord F o w e ~ ~ ~ ) , Dublin & Paris, gent,

1725 (admon)

Power,John,Adamstowne,1~29 (admon)

Power,John,Knockanattin,farmer,1766

Power, John, Wnterforc?-,[{ar3ener, l769 (admon)

Fower,John,Bnllycssh~n,farmer,1775 (admon)

Power, JohnShroodst ~wn,farmer,1~~5, 1784 Power,John, Eallymacarberry,~ent,1778

Power, John, Georpstown, l78OSl782

Power, John, Lismore, clerk, l786

Fower, John, Ballygq:in, 1787,17:38 Power, John, Glin, 1790 (admon) Fower, ~surence~~ilquane ,1764 (admon) Power, Ifargare t, widow , 1730 J7U6 Power,Mmy,Waterford & Clashmore,widow,l769 .

Power,Msry,widcw, l780 (admon)

- 4 8 -

TESTATOR .. - _

OfNeale,John ("ConnV in index),Clomel,merchant,

1790 Odcraft,~lizabeth,Wsterford,widow,l7~1 (admon)

(Oldfield: see I ~ l ~ r p h y ~ M a ~ ~ ~ ~ e t )

(Osburn: see Roderick,Elizabeth)

Pain, John, Clonme1,gent , 1700 (recte 1760) Parker, Leonard,Killwiney, 1796 Paul als Boyde, Mnry, l775 (aclmon )

Pereyra,Catherine,Waterford,widow~l790 (admon)

Phair,Edward,W~terford,paper maker,1784

Phelan aLs Hardey,Julian,Lisbon & Waterford,l71)4,

VOL. . PAGE . --

TESTliTOH VOL. PAGE -- 17 ~ o ~ e r , ~ ~ u r i c e , Carrick, scho~lmaster, l767 (achon) " 00 -

Fower,Nich~lss,Kill~s~er~~farmer,l781 18 30

Pow~r,Patrick,Newf~uncl1~n6,fisherman,l775(admon) 17 111

Power, Fierce, Guilca,c:h,f armer, 1764 (sdmon) 17 30

Power, Pierce, Ro4e Island als Bawnder~ ~h als 17 98 - Willi~mstown, 1771 (sdmon)

,tower, Richan], Crstletown,f armer,l730 17 22 Power,Richard, Clmcsrdine ,,3ent, 1767 (admon) 17 80

Power,Richard, Wi11iamstown9f3rmer, 1769 (admon) 17 84 Power,RicharA,Fe3dsns ,yent ,1773 (admon) 17 101

Power, Richard, Ballyrich?.rJ, 1733 19 39

Power, Robert ,Ballynebanc)f;eP1726 (admcn) 16 191

Power9R~bert,Williamstown9farmer,l772 (admon) 17 103

Power,Thomas,Garrm-morris9173.4(Preroqative) 17 24-5

P~wer,Thomas,Pembrskest~wn91767,1772 17 105

Power, Thgmas, Waterf ord,pnriner, l771 17 99-100 Power,Walter,Duffcarrick,miller,l~6(a~on) 16 187

Power,Walter,Rathgormuck91762 (admon) 17 26

Power, Willism9Bnllyvr3y1ep ;zent, 1724 16 139-90

Power,ldilliam,Glynnst~wn, 1772,1777 17 173-4

Power,William,Ballykock (sic),1776 (admon) 17 172

'., Power,William,Kilclraughtane,farmer, 1777 (index : 17 - . 104-5 1772 ) , ,

(Fower : see Fitzgeralcl, ~linor)

Preston,Mary,bdaterf ,wiIic)w9 1770 l7 . c, , i7 5 Price ,Mar~;eret, Wsterf~r~~~wiflaw, 1767 17 86

Fpcell,John,Carrick-cn-Suir9brewer,1790(adman) 19 46 Purcell, F.trick, Clonrnel & Cork,priest, 1 7 ~ 5 (~dmon) 18 162

Fyne ,Een jamin, Gracedieu, f w~ner, 1776 (a3mon ) 17 117

Quan,William,Bsllygunner,f~rmer,1734,1785 13 161-2

Quarry, Isasc,Knocknne, 1725 , 16 184

Quin,John,Cnher,shoemaker,l762 17 25-6

Quirke,John,Clonrnell,skinner91785 18 i65

R~dmundqTimnthy,Clonmel,1729 (acimon) 16 194 Reiley, Alexander, Carrick, 1764 17 31

Reily, Eclwarl!, Louaown,z,f armer, 1772,1773 17 107

Heynett, James, Waterford, doct~r of Fhysick,l730 17 22

~ichard, G i d e o n 9 F e n , 3 ~ ~ h , r e c t ~ r , l 7 6 Q 17 82

Roberts,Thomas,Millerstowne,1727 16 189

Roberts,Thomas,~aterf~r~1~c~r~~enter,l767~1775 17 116

Robinett ,Roger, Tdlow, gent, 1781 (admen) 18 _ 35

- 50- TESmTOR -*.. VOL. FAGE

I- .-p

Robins, ~ane,~ntarforrt,widow,1726 16 136-7

Robinson, John, WR terfm 1 , qent , 1786, 1787 19 34-5 ~obinson,~nr~arek,wid~d, ljt~r, 1779 17 181

(Roche : see Ccngreve , ~athcrine ) Roderick 21s Osburn,Elizsbeth, 1773, 1778 ?

17 177

~agers ,~en~~,~nrrancr:jb~ll~~ 1727 (admon)

Rogers,M~ry,Tramore & Antiqua91771,1782

Rogers, Mathew, Coolroe , 1779

RonBn, James ,Waterf or 1,1670

Ronan, Joan, Eallyhao , 1602 (admon) < - Rcnan,John,mariner(HMS Lerrissa),l742

Ronan,Maurice,Dun~arvan9merchant,1721

Ronsn, Fierce, Tourgar,f nrmer, l7<$3 . Ronan9William,Dun~h9yeom~n9l711

~on~n,~ill~am,~uagh~marryner~l715

~onayne, John, Rincrew, 1712 (adman)

17. 18

17 18 (admon) ' 17 24

( admon ) 17, 19

17 25

17 18-9 -17 . 19 17 19

Ronayne,John,Waterford ,doctcr of physfck, . 17' 176-7

1776,1778 Ronayne, , . Maurice, Waterf or{, gent, 1703 ( admon & 10 157-8

; /

letters of tutelage )

Ronayne,Richard,Dloughtnne91760 (admon) 17 , 76 Ross, James , ~arrymore , 1764 17 74 Rowley,William~Carrick-on-S~ir~178~~1790 19 ,-46

Russell, John, Curraghmore , brewer , 1782 (admon) 18 ' l

37 Ryan,Elinor,Kilna~~1~~wi~P~~r~ 1785,1790 13 45 Rynn, ~ames ,~aithle~~,farmer, 1767 (~dmon) . , 17 '1.9 -~~a,n, John, Clonmell, innholder, 1773 17 , -109 kyan9 John, Eslly~urke~n~gent, 1774 17 C ;1QB-9 Ryan,Philip,Ardm0re~vicar~1762~1770 r 17, - , g 0 St., John, Catherine, Waterf r)rdP 17(33 18 155 St. ~ohn, Nicholas ,Nxterf ord, 1775 I 17 114-5

I

St. Leger,Ally,Waterf ord,wiL1ow9 1766, 1769 17 05

St .Leger, George,lnraterford, 1756 17 75

St.Leger,John,Waterf0rd~c1ergyman~1702~178~ 18 156

(St.Leger: see Murph'y,~nrtsta-tiq)

TESTATOR

Sall, Leonard, Carrick,1729

Sandoz,Marth~,wi40wv1749,1764 Scott,Edward,Mount Ccngrcve ,yeomm, l781(ahm)

Shgnagsn,Barbar2 Nugent, Dunz2rvm, widow,1766

(Shanahan : see B~rr m , Edwzrrl)

Shaw, Jane, Ballyne~l,widc~w,1772,1~~6

Shaw,RicharZ,C~rrick,csquirev178g (ndmon)

Shaw,Roger,B~llynealev~entv1771

Sheasty, John,Hilma~u8ge,farmer,l7~>9

Shoe,Simon,Wnterfgr2,1769,1773

Sheehnn,James,Tinnshinnyv17G6 (adman)

Sheehy9Edmond,Lo4ge9gent917G9 (atitnon)

SheehyVKilli3m,B~unef oune , 1775 (admon)

Sherlock,J~rnes,Clonme1,apothec~ry,l725

Sherlocke,Edmond,Uppr Butlerstowne,gent,l723

Snow,Andrew9Waterforcl, c~rpenter,l765 (adrnon)

Snow,Ellen, Wsterf m 3 , spinster,1769,1770 Spenser,John9Banganbridge,yeomnn,1733

Sprig~,John,Waterforrlv~ent,1769

Staplet~n,Walter,CshirOmi11wrightP1780

Thompson,William,Kn~ckeacrcy,farmer91769,1774

Toole,John,Waterf~r?. ,malster ,1776

Tothall,Thomas9Clonme11,;~ent,1720 (admon)

Veale, Geffry,Ki11~3ne,farmer,1730

Veale , Honora, Carrick, 1772 (Villiers : see Fitzc:ernlt:, Catherine )

Vye, Catherine ,widow91771 (admon)

Waddington,Arthur,Ki11m~~thoma~,gent,1~30

Wall,John9C~rrick,gentv1771 (admon)

Wall, Richarcl, Mocreary , 1772 , 1774 ~~a1sh,Anstace,Waterf0rd,~id0~,17~0

Walsh,Edrnon3,Carrick,merchmt,1772,1773

Walsh,Honors91773 (admon)

Walsh,John,Clounkenr~lin,farmerv1764

W~lsh, John, Trinity Kithmt ,1779

Walsh, John,W~terfr>rclV cabinet maker, 1730 (adman)

Walsh, John,hrs terf ~rrl, 17.32

~alsh, John, Clonme191796

~dalsh,Maurice,3allyphi1ipv~entv1770

Wslsh,Patri~k,W~terfor~3~tanner~173O

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TESTA TOR WaLsh,Richa~d,3~llybri~kit~g~f~~mer~l763(~dmon) l . Ja l sh ,Richard~ , lda t~ : r f ord,marinzr, 1788 Wslsh,Robert, Piltowne726 (admon) I~a~sh,Wi~~i~m,Dun~~rvan~t~nner,1770~1~~6 (Wa1sh:sec Conner,Bridget ) Welch, P~.trick9ICnockncgran?ph,farmcr,178~(~dmon) krclls,Simon9 schoolme.ster9 1725 Welsh,M~thcw,Co~shmaki11~1763 (llJe1sh:seu Gc6,Ann) Fhelan, John9W~terford9yi~omnn, l769 (admon) llrhe1an,John9Wnterford91784,1788 (White : see Lee,Mary) Whiteham, Richnrd, Cl~nm~ll~burgess ,l729 Whitty, John, Passage,mariner91765 (admon) ~~i1kinson9Georgc9Wat~rf~rd9r7,1dermanP1779 Wi1kinson9Robert9C1onme1,~~dd1r3r91770 Williams, Annc, widow9 1779 Wise,M~urice,Fsrrsntoneen9f~rmer91727 (admon) h~right9Stephen9W~tcrf~rd9whipmak~r91773 Tdyse,Step3icn,Bsllygunnermore9f~rmer,1774 Young,Robert,Carrick-on-Suir9doctor of physic,

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(contd. from Page 37) and 165 fidministr?.tions,nearly 711 of W2tcrf ord and Lismore diocese. Thc great mnjority bfl'th~se fnll between thz ' g c n ~ s 1724- 1741 nnd 1762-1790; thcre is virtudly nothing after 1790, and very little before 1724 (mostly itzms relqting to the f~milies of Bray, Ronayne an? Dobbyn). , .

Jennings seems at first to h ~ v e been un?ware of the distinction botwetn prob~tc and adninistr?tion of a will. - In the first two instalments he records neither; in the ncxt two he rafers to grants of ndministrqtion in csscs wherc prob2te is obviously meant; in subsequent instalments the two m e correctly distinguished. In the list we publish below,where two dates are given,the first is the date of the will ~ n d thc second that of probate or adrninistr:~tion. ,

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I hnve tried without success to discern some system in Jennings' selection of wills. He seems just to have opened a volume 3t random rnd st~rted copy in^. Xis Editor apparently made no attempt to rearrange the rnateri21,prcscntin~ it in neither chronolo~icsl nor nlph?betical order 2nd preserving Jenningsl own abbreviations ond contraction marks (printing wns cheaper in those d?ys!raL It is the purpose of the present article to provide the researcher with the index so badly needca.It is hoped to deal similarly in subsequent qrticlcs with Jcnnin3s.f unpublished nbstrscts.

I should like to ~cknowledge my grntitude to the following : to Dr. Henry Korris, who kindly dlowed mc to use his own draft indcx 3s a basis for my own; to Brother W. P.Allen, who allowed me ready access to the Jennings MSS at the OfConnell School; and to Mrs. J. Brindley 2nd Miss Deirdre Ni Toibin, Jennings granddaughters, for supplying genealogical information m d ( in the cese of Miss Toibin) .rllowing, me to borrow the photograph which rppeqrs ?t the h c ~ d of this rtrticle.

In P u r s u i t of Sea fa r ing Ancestors

Frank F. Murphy .

It seemed a hope less t a s k : me i n ,Engl~nd t h i n k i n g of lookinky f o r my f ~ m i l y h i s t a r y w i th t h c commonest ngme i n Irel?.nd, my r e l ~ t i v e s i n Psssrqe a l l gone, ' m d t? c ~ p i t a11 bein: f o r e v e r t o l d by a l l nnfi sundry t h s t 311 r eco rds h2d been blown t o b i t s i n t he v l T r o u b l e s ~ . But I hcd one g r e a t a s s e t : mine was n Fsssage f ami ly , x c l o s e l y k n i t c~mmunity where I hnd spen t many hapyy boyh9od h o l i d ~ y s .

The on ly p o s i t i v e in format ion I hnd wqs t h ~ t my engineer ' f a t h e r , llJilliarn Murphy of lde t e r f ord , was t h e l o n g e s t s e r v i n g member of t he Clyde Shipping Company and the Waterford 3tea.m ship pin^ Company b e f c r e t h s t . And my s i s t e r had sQme t ~ l e about r;randfn.ther s a i l i n g i n t he ; r e? t s n i l i n ~ s h i p r r c e s b r i n g i n g homo t h e t e a from China. It w ~ s s n i ? he becsme a Captain. I s t i l l had a cous in i n New Ross 2nd she t 9 l d me g r s n d f n t h e r was Captain 'IYichnel Plurphy, who f o r n g e n e r ~ t i o n was one of t h e b e s t known f i g u r e s on the Quay ns he capta.ined ,,

t h e p o p u l w p ~ . s s e n g e r pnddle steamer l v g v v w h i c h p l i e d d a i l y .: from W ~ t e r f o r d t o Mew Ross i n t he dnys b e f d r s t h e ra i lwng was b u i l t . To.my ' i n t ense d e l i g h t she dug ou t n phctograph and wha t ' s more h i s o r i k i n n l Nns t e r t s C e r t i f i c n t e . Thnt w ~ s my f i r s t b i g bre~.ko T t r c c ~ r l i e d . t h e f n c t t h a t he had p9.ssed an exami'nation i n L i v e r p o ~ l i n 1878 a n d i t e?.ve h i s O f f i c i n l C e r t i f i c h t e number.

My e n q u i r i e s f i n q l l y let: me t o t h e B r i t i s h Publ ic Record Off ice ,housed i n a s ~ l e n d i c ? a i r - c o n d i t i m e d purnose-bui l t c e n t r e c l o s e t o Kew underground s t a t i ~ n ~ s o m e 30 minutes from t h e c i t y of London. Here 3re kep t 811 the Maritime 2nd Shipping Becords from qbout 1800 o n w ~ r d s , l i s t e d under Bonrd of Trade o r BT c l i s s i f i c ~ . t i o n numbers. L i t t l e d i 4 I r e s l i s e whqt a wea l th of i n f o r m ? t i m i t wrs t o l e a d t o .

It i s q u i t e simple t o g b t s i n f o r Q Reader ' s T icke t , and w i t h t h i s you can unlock .one of t h e wor ld t s g r e a t e s t s t o r e s o f . in format ion . The open-shelf guide books l i s t what each BT ' "

(Bosrd of ~ r z d e ) clf lss number con ta ins - thbu,?h i t hel1;s. i.f :'.. - .

you w r i t e f i r s t t g t h e Publ ic Record Office,Kew,London, t o ask them f o r copy of t h e i r i p i d a n c c n o t e s t!Heco.rds .of t h e R e g i s t r s r General of Shippiniz and Seamenv1. ' T"ney m e n o t e n s y ' t o f o l l o w on f i r s t v i s i t s a n 4 they t ake sDme understsnt-ling. ' The f u l l Guide Books g i v e de t , ? i l ed i n f ~ r m ~ t i o n e . b u u t what each Cl,?ss con tn ins , s a t h ~ t you c m determine what t o o r d e r on your computer terminal.

For exrimple, t h e r e n re c l a s s e s t h a t d e s c r i b e ship^' s p e c i f i c p t i o n s and t h e i r owners, c l a s s e s of decensec? seamen - t h e r e were t e r r i b l e c ~ s u ~ l t i e s i n those e s r l y days - l i s t s of q u ~ l i f y i n g C s ~ t a i n s and Motes, pe r iods of s e r v i c e , S h i p J Lam. There i s one s e c t i o n beginning i n 1824, c s l l e d Por t L i s t s , ~ ~ h i c h g i v e s shipst p p e r s f o r ?l1 s h i p s r e g i s t e r e d i n Wsterford.

I was soon delvinf ; i n t h e C ~ p t n i n s and M2tes R e s i s t e r s - g r e o t b i g lea therbound volumes - .md s e s r c h i n ~ f o r my O f f i c i a l

Number. Then the re i t wqs. A ten-yenr s l i c c of my grand - f a t h e r ' s seszoini;: c. ireer, l ist incl: t he ships.kre-h?/? served on and the d s t e s . It whetted my ~ p p e t i t e . The e s r l i e s t s h i p mentimed was the Countess of Durham. It did ' n t sound i n the l e s s t b i t I r i s h and I was beginning t , ~ have doubts.

But I h?d been b i t t e n by the rose - rch buj-. I l ~ o k e d up the M e r c ~ n t i l e Navy L i s t , which i s 2 hook t h g t l i s t s a l l B r i t i s h sh ips ,g iv inp n d e s c r i r ~ t i o n and the s h i p ' s o f f i c i 2 1 number o r indivif lusl i d e n t i t y . Armed with t h i s I discovered i t wns 3 300 ton s a i l i n g s h i p b u i l t i n Novs S c o t i s , f i r s t owned by Strsngman of hr~ter for r l ~ n d l a t e r by P i m of Y ~ u j ? h ~ l . No:a I was g e t t i n 2 nea re r t o those e x c i t i n ~ dqys af s q i l .

Next I f9und t h l t the PRO a t Kew keeps a 10r?' sample of whot s r e termed Agrsements Tnd Crew L i s t s which h ~ d t? be kept f o r eve ryBr i t i sh sh ip . This requi red the c3ptain t o l i s t the e n t i r e crew by name with h i s ~ < e , p l a c e of b i r t h nnd csp3ci ty i n which serv ing f o r the voynr;e. Using the O f f i c i n l Ship 1s Number I scanned each year of t h a t per iod t~ see i f the Cmntess wqs amongst the sample r e t a ined . Af ter n few blrink yenrs of n e w misses, the re it wqs - 38966.

I c o u l d f n t order ET Class 99 and the Fiece Bumber f o r 32966'quicklg en?ush. .About hnl f an hour l s t e r my I?bleeperH (given t q 811 r e n q e r s ) s i g n ~ l l e c l the f 2 c t t h g t it was ready f o r c o l l c c t i o n 3 t the caunter . I cdllectec'l l a rqe carBbonrd box c a r e f u l l y t i e d up and e x c i t e d l y undid i t , Ins ide was 2

s e l e c t i o n of d i f f e r e n t s h i p s 1 papers an?. ~mon,;st them sn old English S c r i p t T i t l e The Countess of Durhcm. In the pzpers I found, sure enmgh, Kichqel Aurphy with h i s own s ign? t u r a on the document. The wsges he received, Sl.10 s h i l l i n g s 9 month as Nate, were given, nlonr with h i s p l ~ c e of b i r t h and d e t a i l of h i s maney a l l o t m n t home. The papers i l s ? talc1 where the s h i p was s s i l i n l - $0 - Quebec f r ~ m Yaushal - the s t a r t i n g 2nd f i n i s h i n : : r f ~ t e s of the voyqge, and even z d n i l y menu of whet the crew were ,?iven t o e 3 t each day down t [ ~ t h e i r r n t i ~ n of water. Cond i t ims and punishments werz q l so s p e l t out . Eut most importnnt f o r me, it l i s t e d the nane of the previous s h i p served on.

With t h i s l s t e s t 'neme, tha Een Lomond, I wqs able t7 delve f u r t h e r back. The only t roub le was t h ~ t - t h e r e were s e v e r a l Ben Lomoncls mfi it w?s .: ques t ion of t r i l l 3n.i crrorc t o determine which one i t rnii~ht be. As i t hi;cpened, the PRO d id not have the Sen Lomond I wantocl i n i t s 10'' s ~ m p l e , so I h ~ d t o wr i t e t c the M?ritime 13s t o r y Direc tor , Vemor i~ l Universi ty , S t . John 'S, Mewf oundlnnd, who hol;l most of the remqinin ,~ W:! of shippinp records from 1361 anwards. For same £4 they s e n t me confirmntion t h y t c;renX?ther wcis serv ing on a f n x u s c l i p p e r r e t u r n i n 2 f r o n Austrnliq t*) LonJon.

I won't bore you with 311 my f ind inqs except t o s s y t h a t I b u i l t up a c a r e e r s , )qnnin ,~ over 60 years u n t i l h i s r e t i r ement s s HqrBour Vaster of New Ross i n 1924 a t the q;e of 31.

The excitement of the c h ~ s e wns too much f g r me. I jus t had t o go on. From G r i f f i t h ' s Rateable ' V ~ l u n t i m L i s t of 1050 I f T Vil l iam Yurphy and 2 P s t r i c k Murphy l iv in ; ; i n Pqssci~e. C r i f ) t ~ i n Vichael w ~ s born i n Pqssnge i n 1343, rind TS my f s t h e r was I d i l l i m n i t looked poss ib le thclt t h i s h T i l l i c 2 m w?s my g r e a t grandfgther .

Fig. 1. blichael blurphy, taken when 1-larho~lr Master of New Ross, the author's grandfather.

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I Fig. 2. The Ida at Waterford, the Dunbrody may be seen in the I background. i l

I looked up the Parish Records, but i n vain: no F r i l l i ~ m . I thousht it q u i t e l i k e l y he woul:l be a s e . s f ~ r e r , so b ~ c k t o the PRO a t Kew, and sure enough, I trrlced a Bomd of Tr3de Clsss of Seamen's Regis t r2 t ions l i s t i n q n W i l l i n m Yurphy born i n Fasssge i n 1811. And so i t was t h a t t h i s com~ulsory r e p i s t r s t i o n f o r a l l seamen from 1835 t o 1851 gnve me the missin5 l i n k from the h r i s h Records.

Then a se2rch of the 1901 Census su rp r i s i ng ly showed n W i l l i m Murphy,sailor, l iving with those who were t o be my l a s t surviving r e l ~ ~ t i v e s . This was the f i n a l proof t h a t I ha? discovereci hy g r ea t g r m d f a t h e r , ancl I was able t o ge t h i s death c e r t i f i c a t e st the Customs House i n Dublin. So back t o the FRO a3riin and from the Reg i s t ra t ion L i s t ing I found h i s he ight ,colour of h i s hs.ir, colour of h i s eyes, complexion, v i s i b l e marks an? the year of h i s f i r s t going t o sea. So here wa.s not only a name but a l i t t l e pen p i c tu r e of my ancestor , who i t was recorded wo.s ~ b l e t o read 2nd wr i t e . O f course i t gnve me the name of the sh ip he w ~ s serving on, 2nd with t h i s I w ~ s able t o work through h i s ca ree r i n a l i f e - t ime under s n i l out of Idaterford.

Not content , I went bqck t o the Parish Records and through e n t r i e s of Baptismal Sponsors and wed din^ Witnesses ( i nva r i ab ly r e l ? t i v e s ) was able t o e s t a b l i s h t h a t W i l l i x m f s f o t h e r w ~ s Pat r ick , a sh ip ' s . cook, born i n Passage i n 1787. Back t o the PRO pnd sure enough the re wcis FJ?trick,born i n F ~ s s a g e , snil inp. out of New Ross f ~ r Quebec.

The e v l i e s t Pmish Regis ter shaws t hq t h i s f a t h e r wns a l s o 3 Potriclc,flnd he i s recorded as h ~ v i n g married a t Crook i n 1786. And now I ?m l e f t on the t r a i l bnck t o 1703,when the biilliam C o n f i s c n t i ~ n s show t h a t the ten9nt of Priss~pe Cast le wss a Tlichael Murphy.

Meanwhile, s u f f i c e i t t o say t hq t i f you a re keen on delving back i n t o y m r family t r e e 2nd you have 8 s e s f a r i ng baclqr~uncl , you could not do b e t t e r than s t a r t n t the Public Record Office i n London.

A COUNTY WATERFORD EXPLORSH

Irene M. Spry . .- . -.

John P n l l i s e r (1817-1387 ) l of Comeragh House, County Waterford, i s l e s s wel l known i n h i s n?.tive I r e l s n d than he i s i n Illrestern Csnndn. The son and h e i r of a wealthy landowner, Lieut.Colone1 lidray 1 2 ~ l l i s e r , he came of a s o c i a l l y eminent fami ly which o r iq ino ted i n Yorkshire an4 had been es tpb l i shed i n I r e l and by the Fiost Reverend krilliam F ~ l l i s e r , Archbishop of cRshele2 He came t o I r e l ~ n d i n 1660 when he w ~ s four teen t o e n t e r T r i n i t y College, Dublin, t o which he bequeathed h i s l i b r a r y . His onay son d ied wi thsut i s sue . His daughter, J ~ n e , married John Bury of Shnnnon Grove,County Limerick, The Ear l s of Char lev i l l e ( e x t i n c t ) descended from h e r e l d e r son. Her younger son,J~hn,assumed the name F a l l i s e r on succeeding t o h i s uncle Is Comera~h e s t a t e s . His s3n,Wr9y9 of Derrylusknn House,County Tipperqry, was succeeded by h i s son,another John F ~ l l i s e r ~ w h o mprricd Grace Earton, ~f Grove , County Tippersry. This John F a l l i s e r f s vr?rd,Anne G l e i l s t ~ n e ~ ~ h e i r c s s of an adjacent pr~perty~~~nnes~ift~married h i s e l d e s t s m , another Wray P ~ l l i s e r . 3 Their e l d e s t sqn,yet m o t h e r John, i n 1857 - 1860 l e d c7n exploring ex e d i t i o n throu,;h ths count ry t h s t was % t o become Western Canqds.

This John F n l l i s e r , most of h i s b ro the r s and o ther r e l a t i v e s nnd f r i e n d s were keen sportsmen nnd t r a v e l l e r s , 5 Though he discharge( the d u t i e s proper t o h i s f 2 m i l y f s s t z t u s and lcnded e s t a t e s , 'attending T r i n i t y College,Dublin, t h o u ~ h no t g r ~ . d u a t i n ~ from i t , 7 serv ing i n h i s f ~ . h e r 1s r e , ~ i m e n t , the Wsterforrl A r t i l l e r y Y i l i t i a , as 3 C<iptrrin,' becorninp High Sher i f f of County hnter ford i n 19419,nnrl l a t e r J u s t i c e of the Fesce and Deputy-Lieutenant of the County,l0his r e a l i n t e r e s t s were b i g game hunt ing and m u s i c a l l !qith a r i c h l y cul tured background12and equnlly n t home i n En~l~nd,Scotlan?,Frence, Germ?ny,Suitzerland ~ n r ? 1 t ~ l ~ j 3 h i s family were in t imate f r i e n d s i n Home rind London of the family of Josenh Severn, l 4 the a r t i s t who looked a f t e r Kents i n h i s f i n a l i l l n e s s 15 John P a l l i s e r could ca r ry two s o l o p a r t s i n an o r s t o r i o l 6 o r fend f o r himself oq ci s o l i t m y n t e r journey s c r o s s the untamed p r a i r i e s ~f North Rmericn. ri

The Scot h i s o lde r s i s t e r , G r a c e , w ~ s t o mrirry, l d i l l i ~ m Fsirholme,of Chgpel-on-L~nder~Serwicl~shire~~~ hnd, while on m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e i n Canad:~,txken p a r t i n 1840 i n R hunt ing expedi t ion 3n the p l a i n s of the Missouri ~ i v e r . 1 9 His adventures seem t o h~.ve f i r e d I s p i r i t of ernula~t im i n John F n l l i s e r , who s e t off i n l%I7 on 3 long t r i p throuzh the United S t a t e s and t h e ns y e t un-orp,:mized Indian T e r r i t o r y beyond the iliis s i s s ip,,i. 20 He found buff210 hunt ing a noble spor tn21 and hnd some e x c i t i n ? encounters with g r i z z l y bec r s , He re turned t o I r e l and by wfiy of New O r l e ~ n s from which he desp~.tchc{'~ t o I r e l - n 4 - menqgerie c o n s i s t i n 3 of two buf fq lo cows ?nJ t w 3 calvcs (which 3iad cf tube rcu los i s i n the damp cl imatc of 1rel?n3);2o brown beqr, two Virginia (whi te - t s i l e r l ) deer,an s n t e l o p , a n d P hrlf-wolf s l e i g h dog, I s h m ~ h , whose p o r t r q i t wcls p ~ i n t e d by Louis,?, L ~ d y va ter ford23 before hc t3ok t o harryin?; sheep and hcLd t o be incqrcern te? i n

R p r i v a t e ~ 3 0 . 2 4 P q l l i s e r himself m ~ d e a s i d e t r i p ocross the Isthmus of Pnnamn t ? t3ke ? look a t 1 the F2ci f ic Ocean.25

On h i s r e t u r n he s e t t l e d clown, while2gtryinn with h i s f r i e n d M.S,W. V~ux of the B r i t i s h Vuseum, t o writ in^ a cheer fu l ~ c c o u n t gf h i s adventures. Published i n 1353 3s - - S o l i t a r y Rambles and Adventures of a Hunter i n the P r a i r i e s , the book went t h r x q h severl.jl a d i t i o n s m both s i d e s of the At lnnt ic nnd was even r e . r d u c c d by American publ i sher i n llpenny dren4ful1l formatz? and use? by Chnrlss Dickens ns the bps i s of an a r t i c l e .28 R r e 2 r i n t h2s r e c e n t l y appeereil i n Ciin2da.29 The P q l l i s e r family, now s l s o i n London, sxrer a

, g r e a t dea l of the Severn fsmily, bnck fr3m Rqme, and e s p e c i a l l y of M R ~ Y Severn, 8 gre9.t f r i e n d of Mnry ~ n l l i s e r ~ 8 Mary Severn made 2 wgter colour sketch of Jahn P a l l i s e r i n h i s Indian buckskin huntin,.: o u t f i t . This WIS used i n - - i l l u s t r s t i m s f o r S o l i t a r y Rmbles and copied by I%ry ~ h l l i s e $ i whose painting; hsngs i n the prenises ~ f the Roynl Geogrzphical Society i n London.

h k i l o he wqs s t i l l i n the Americm Nest P a l l i s e ~ hnd resolved t o r e t u r n f o r 2 l a y e r hunt inc t r i p , 3 2 but mesnwhile the family fo r tunes ware s u f f e r i n g r e v e r s e s , p a r t l y 2s a r e s u l t of the fnmine,during which h e l p hpd been given t o t enan t s on F n l l i s e r c s t n t e s .33 Memwhile,too, P g l l i s e r saw much of a group of c lose f r i e n d s , which included John Bal l , Under-Secretwy of S t a t e f o r t h s Colonies from 1555-1857; Vaux m d James Edw~rd F i t z g s r ~ . l 4 , both of the B r i t i s h Nuseum; and S i r S- ue1 Wnite Bsker , l z t c r t s becom 3 n q t ~ b l s Africgn exp lo re r 9'5

Very l i t t l e was known, as y e t , >f the p r a i r i e s and Rocky Mount.ins, ju s t n o r t h af t h e Americm Dordcr,in B r i t i s h t g r r i t o r y , a n e a l i v e l y controversy wqs rnqinrr; 3s t~ the f u t u r e of the Ju:lsonts Bay Comp~ny which had, by Royal Charter, s ince 1670, exerc ised s ~ v e r e i g n j u r i s d i c t i o n ~ n 3 exclusive t r a d i n g r i ,<h t s i n Rupert 'S Land, the vnst a re? d r 3 i n i n ~ t o Huc' son B F L ~ ,35 P ~ l l i s e r approached the iioynl Geogrqphicnl Society, of which hc had become 3 Fellow i n November 1 ~ 5 6 ~ 3 ~ seekin:? support f o r ?I journey which he proposed t o m ~ k e from Red Rivcr Set t lement (now Winnir~ek) a c r J s s the p r ~ i r i e s j u s t n o r t h of thc unsusveyed and unmarked i n t e r n q t i o n a l Boundsry between the E r i t i s h 2nd Americm p o s s e s s i m s , accompanied only by one o r two voyggeurs .37~e ~ l s o plwmed t o t k s t poss ib le pnsses throucr,h the Rocky r~ount? ins38 i n S m t h e r n B r i t i s h 3 6 r t h A m c r i c ~ i On h i s e q r l i e r western t r 2 v e l s he h ~ d met l lP r . J~mes S i n c h i r , n v r y i n t c l l i g c n t hql f breed,well known and dee r ly regretted: ' 39 who h x l i n 1841 crosse? the mountains by n southern p?ss with .I t r ~ i n of m i p q n t s froin Red River t o the Columbia River. He thousht t h ? t the re mipht be n b e t t e r pqss t 3 be d i s c ~ v e r e d . 4 ~

The Roy71 Geyr3pbicq1 Society oyreed t h ~ t the sau thc rn ~ r i t i s h pla?ins 2nd p?ssos shoulclL, indeed, bc explored, but f e l t t h a t thc expedi t ion shoulcl be a s c i e n t i f i c one. They reco-mender1 11Tallissr, J. 1s ~ l h n y with thc nddi t ion of s c i e n t i f i c observers and equipment, t o the C o l m i a l Off i c e , where John E 2 1 1 m~nq.gcc1, ? f t o r ion:? J i scuss ion and de11.y~ t o secure n n ~ p p r o p r i n t i ~ m of £5,000 ( l 2 t e r increqsed t o £13,000), He als4-1 i n s i s t s d t h ~ . t the E x p c f ? i t i m s h o u l d explore tho old f u r t r ade cDnoe route frgm Lake S u p s r i v t o Red River se t t lement ,41

Fig. 2. John Palliser, ca. 1860

Fig. 1. John Palliser, in his Indian hunting buckskins, worn while he was on his buffalo hunting excursion, 1 8 4 7 ~ 1 8 4 8 , painted by his sister Mary.

F i g . 3 . The Very R e v e r e n d D r . W i l l i a m P a l l i s e r , A r c h b i s h o p o f C a s h e l , f o u n d e r o f t h e I r i s h b r a n c h o f t h e P a l l i s e r f a m i l y t o w h i c h J o h n P a l l i s e r b e l o n g e d .

F i g . 5. F i g . 4 . Annc P a l 1 i ~ e r . n ~ ~ ~ - G l c d s t ~ i n c s , C o l o n e l \qray P a l l i s e r o f l l e r r y l u s k n n , o f A n n e s g i f t , Co. T i p p e r a r y ,

t h e e x p l o r e r ' s f a t h e r t h e esplor-c.1- ' S n i o t h c r .

A t l a s t the P s l l i s e r Expedition s e t out across the A t l a n t i c t o New York and western B r i t i s h North America. Under John Y ~ d l i s e r 1s command were James Hector, a g e o l o g i s t - n a t u r a l i s t - medical man, trninec? a t Edinburgh Universi ty; Eugene Bourgeau of the Haute Ssvoie, 2 wel l known b o t a n i c s l c o l l e c t o r recommended by S i r W i l l i s m Hooker; and John William S u l l i v m , from the n s u t i c a l school, the Royal Hospi tal , Greenwich, a s ss t ronomical observer snd s e c r e t a r y t o t h e Expedition. The magnetical observer, L i e u t e n m t Thomm W.Blskistm,R.A,, W s t o b r i n g h i s d e l i c a t e instruments by s e a through Hudson Bay. 44

Together o r s i n g l y (on branch exped i t ion) , the members of the Expedition t r a v e l l e d by canoe from I s l e Raynle, i n Lake Superior , t o the s i t e of modern Winnipeg; by York Cont from Hudson Bay t o For t Cml ton on the North Sssk~ltchewnn River; from Winnipeg south t o the Boundsry on the 49th - p3rzil lel of 1 3 t i t u d e and S O westward, zigzagging across the p r a i r i e s and parklands of modern M.nitoba,Saskxtchewnn and Alberta . They s tud ied the semi-ar id,short g rass p r a i r i e s which a re now known a s 11P211ist?r's Tri=rnglell. They repor ted on the l l f e r t i l e b e l t " t h a t l a y Between the T r i ~ n z l e and the borea l f o r e s t t o the nor th . They examined s i x h i t h e r t o unrecorded passes through the Rocky Mountains and two between the headwaters of the North and South S8skntchewnn Rivers, r e t u r n i n g t o E r i t a i n by the P a c i f i c Coast and the Panama Isthmus.43

It took some time t o w r i t e the Ex e d i t i o n ' s f i n a l r e p o r t 49 and t o s o r t ou t i t s complex f inances , but i n 1862 P a l l i s e r

accompanied J3mes Hector v ia Par is t o Marse i l les , where Hector was t o boapd a s h i p f o r New Zealand t o t ske U a p o s i t i o n a s geologica l survey i n the P r ~ v i n c e of Otagd.g5 Su l l ivan l a t e r joined him the re .@ In Marse i l les , by a s t range coincidence, P a l l i s e r nnd Hector met Blzkis ton. He had nbandoned the Expedition s f t e r a q u a r r e l and w ~ s now r e t u r n i n from China, where he had been c x p l o r i n ~ the Yangtse-Kiong.4 6

On the dea th of h i s f a t h e r i n November 1862,48~ohn P ~ l l i s e r i n h e r i t e d the family e s t a t e s and ~ r o w i n g f i n a n c i a l prgblems, bu t i n 1862-1863 he was ?way on a new journey, this time t o the Caribbean 2nd Confedernte S t a t e s on R semi-public, c o n f i d e n t i a l ' m i s s i o n t h ~ t remains a mystery t o t h i s dny.49 To g e t t o Charleston, he bought a share i n a s h i p t h a t wgs running the Ysnkee blocksde. While t h e r e , hc ~ t t e n d e d a grand ba l1 ,not ing g l e e f u l l y t h n t Lord Hart inston, h e i r t o the Duke of Devonshire, whose Lismore e s t a t e m ~ d e him a neighbour of the P s l l i s e r s , though i n Charleston a t the time, could n o t a t t e n d the b s l l ; 58 h ~ d come i n on horseback and had no d r e s s c lo thes with h ih .

P a l l i s e r came b ick from the West Indies wi th another l i t t l e sh ip , a s chomer , the IIer~lcl . He intended t o make it i n t o a yacht i n which t o take h i s s i s t e r Mary c r u i s i n c i n the ~ e d i t e r r a n e n n . 5' Her h e a l t h was worrying h e r s p m i l y . 5 2 ~ o t h i n ~ is known of any such c r u i s e , but i n 1068 John P d l i s e r was i n Spitzbergen on a d is3pnoin t ing hunt ing t r i p : He d id not g e t n s i n g l e po la r bear.53 The fol lowing year , i n m o t h e r , s p e c i a l l y r e in fo rced ketch, the Sampson, he 2nd h i s b ro the r Frederick made an expedi t ion t o Novny~. Zemlys 2nd the Kara ~ e a . 5 4 Though e s s e n t i a l l y a hunt ing t r i p -- and a very success fu l one, y i e l d i n g r i c h booty i n walrus and p o l s r bear , inc luding n l i v e she bear cub - - th is journey cont r ibuted s i g n i f i c a n t l y t o knowledre of the Eastern Arc t ic , as Nordenskiold t e s t i f i ed . 5 5

- . C e r t i f i c a t e of R e g i s t r y of Bpyt ism,St .Peter tq , Cowity of Dublin; and P w i s h R e x i s t c r R i l r o s s r n t v . Co. lnlnterford. Rurke 1871 1912

LanZcr? Gentrg 'of Gre-it ~ r i t a i n ~ n n d I r e lnnd , 1863, nnd 1386, Volb l l ; Burke f s L ~ n d e d Gantr of I r e l a n d , (under F n l l i s e r of Annes t3wii) and- 1958'- -=7---- uizrier

Admiral S i r I-Iugh I ' n l l i s a r of Newfcnmdlrtnd fame wgs R descendant of t he sqme Yorkshire f ami ly who wera t he f o r e h e s r s of the P a i l i s e r s of D e r r y l u s k ~ n and Comeragh, as w e l l as t h e Fa l l i s c i - s of Co.liexforct.

3. Marrince Se t t l ement ~ i ' Wray F a l l i s e r and Anne Gl~z.e$.stnnes, November 7,1814, Publ ic Record Off ice ,Dubl in .

4. For an a n d y s i s of t h s backqround 2nd impor tmce of t he '

P a l l i s e r ~ x f i e d i t i o n see 1renc M. ~ p r y , e d . , The Pnpers of t he P a l l i s e r _ - m , . Ex9edi t j .m -- __ ( T o r m t o : Chnmpl3in Soc ie ty , 1968) , I n t r o d u c t i o n . ,The J o u r n ~ l s and R e ~ o r t of t he -ped i t ion a r e r e p r i n t e d i n t h i s vo1ui:e; t h e r i l ? i n z l 3 lue Book of 1863 i s s c u c e 2nd hm?d t o ge t ho ld o f . For a s h o r t rl.ccount of t he Expeciition, s ee I r ene M.Spry, - The P a l l i s e r Expediti-sr, (Toronl;o: ~zcmi11.n of Canrtdn, 1963; p 2 p e r b ~ c k e5 i t - i on? 1973 j .

5. The fqmily wyo s r z r n ~ r k a b l e and widely t r n v e l l e d one: Fre f ie r ick grew s o f f e o i n Ceylon (now S r i Lsnks) and..-with' Eclwkrd-.hunte'! b i S game t h e r e , Wrny Richwcrt Gleds t ~ n e s , while i n t h v i i 3 v ~ , r ~ ~ ~ u e d 9 French l ? d y from p i r ~ t e s i n the Chin? S e ~ s Eciw1~~1, a f t e r l eqv inp t h e nrmy,~~ro~kerl i n Cqnnd? wi th t h e C . P . R . on.3 se rve3 i n h e R i e l Ris ing of 1885. The youngest l:rothcr,1.~Lilinm, made n o t s b l e p r o j e c t i l e i nven t ione , become m M.Y. snd wss kn igh ted . Grace F q l l j s e r i n i s 5 7 mnrrj-ed W i l l i ? m Fqirholme who, whi le i n tho Army, h~l(! cerued i n Cnnndr, and hunted cn t h e P r a i r i e s of >he ?Gssour i . On s e l l i n g his ccmmission he went t o Geyl-or; %c, p l m t m f f e e . One of h i s b r a t h e r s t r ~ v e l l e d i n A u s t r ~ l i z m.1 :mother wcs l o s t w i th S i r John Fr?nkl in . ( s e e Spry, ed. , P n l l i s e r Papers and papers i n the - ~ o s s e s s i o n of iJlr. I?.n F ~ i r h o l m e 1.

6. ~ o h n ~ Ra temn , *-V--- Tht G r c ~ t Lsnclowners 6f Gre?t Br i t3 in -pnd - I r e l ? n d (London: H,-irrison an:; Sons, 4 t h ed. , 1383); p.322, g ives t he followin;; acrentTe owned by John P d l i s e r :

I.Jai;erf'o;d 9,825 pcres 3,561 "

, T i p p e r ~ r y Kllkenny 460 . K i l d ~ r e 467

9 t o t a l of 14,313 a c r e s . By then,however, some of t h e e s t a t e s had been s o l d . For exnmple, Pr in te , j Rcnt? l s , 306-434, Vol. 33,Quit Rent O f f i c e , i n theLnn(lec1 E r t n t e s Court ,Four Caur t s - , Inns t Quay,Dubl in ,noJ~es t he Rerlt-l an1 P a r t i c u l w s of S d e of t 'V8 l u g b l e Fee Simple E ~ k n t e s If in C-->. L o n ~ f ord owned by L ~ . - c o ~ . hlr2y F? l l i s e ; l ,% be S ~ l ( i i n 13 l o t s , F e b r u ? r y 14, 1862.

7. F& ,John h l l i s e r f s ?aecorl-: e t TCD see Spry, ed., - .

P a l l i s e r F s m r s , p . x v i i . - 8. Record of ~ f f ' i c ' e r s Se rv i ces ,Wv Off icc? 68/76,p .$ and

War Off ice 17,/33%-';,' Publ ic H e c ~ r d Office,London . For t h e st : i ry of John hl-iseer vs i n t e r m i t t e n t s e r v i c e i n

t h e Waterford A r t i l l e r y Y i l i t i 9 and i t s even tua l t e r m i n n t i m , sec S 2ry9aft . , h l l i s c r P : ~ p ~ r s , x v i - x v i i . DNB ~ n ? Burke ts Lsnded Gen ta ,1086 , - Vol.11, and Landed Gentry of I re lm-3 ,1912 . I b i d . nnd T .U , S e d l e i r , Alumni Dubl inensis (Londm : - ' d i l l i2m and Norgz~te, 1924) . This, i s ev iden t i n h i s bc ,ok,Sol i ts rg Rambles an(? Advantures of 2 Hunter i n t h e P r s i r i e s (Londcm: J?hn N ~ r r ~ y , l l 3 5 3 ) ~ r epub l i shed u n l e r t h e t i t l e The S o l i t ~ r y Hunter o r sport in^ fidventurcs i n the P r s i r i e s , In t h e book P a l l i s e r r ecoun t s n o t n e r c l y h i s s p o r t i n r adventures , bu t a l s - ) s n ep isode i r l Ncw Orleans- i n which he ssng two s o l o p n r t s i n an o r s t c r i o . Trad of h i s greq.t-nicces, the l a t e Miss Kathleen i ' n l l i s e r mtl the l ~ t e ?ks , E i l een Robinson, tollq me t h - t 2 love of music w q s t h e t i e t h s t bound the P q l l i s e r fqmi lg t oc<e the r . S i r W i l l i s m P a l l i s e r f s daughte r , Syb i l (!i,Trs . G n l l o w ~ y ) w ? s 3n 8ccomplished conce r t p i a n i s t who plsyed ,?t Osborne Fouse f o r Queen Vict2rim. Miss Xqthleen h l l i s o r 1n.1 ~ / I r s ,Rohinsm m(? l e t t e r s from Miss C?r?l ine F?irholmc, John F q l l i s e r f s h e i r q t Comer.igh, t o J . N . ldnllnce ( h q l l ? c z Pnpers , Speci.1 Co l l ec t ions , U n i v e r s i t y of BlSer tq , h e r e ~ f t e r JNW ) ?nd t o H. S. P ~ t t e r s o n , Q . C . ( i n t he -?ossessi:ln of JuCqe H.S. P. t terson, Cmlgwy; hereqf t e r PF) . Ib id . 7

The d i w y of Mciry S ~ v e r n m d . ~ t h e r Severn fami ly papers i n t he possess i o n af L7 dy a i rkenhe 1.d and L9:ly Firkenhca3 f S

book, Azq.inst Oblivion ( ~ o n d m : C ~ s s e l l , 1 3 $ 3 ) . I b i d . - Sigismon6 Neukomm 'S D ~ v i d . P s l l i s e r , Sol i tc l rg Rambles, PP- 36-70 I b i d 9 pp , 154-163. Inventory of Personxl Estclte , b ~ i i l l i g m Fsirholme,Esq a , nnd Trus t isp position ~ n d Se t t l ement and Cod ic i l ~.ppended, 1868, Off i c e of the Sh.3riff -Clerk of Berwickshire. W i l l i ~ ~ m Fn i rho lmefs j o u r n ~ 1 , k c p t on t h i s t r i p , i s i n t he posses s ion of 1 I r . I ~ n Fqirholmc. I ' s l l i s e r , S o l i t ? r y H-mbles. Ib id . , p.111 . Cnrol ine F ~ i r h o l r n e , June 3, 1937, PF . This po r t r c l i t i s i n t he Archives of t h e Roynl G e q r a p h i c ~ l Soc ie ty ( h e r c ~ f t e r R G S ) . It i s reproduced i n S o l i t w y Rsmblcs . Cmvl ine Fairhqlms, June 8 1937, PP. Ishmgh i s buriec? i n t h e grounds c f Comcrflgh Housc. H i s tombstone was shown t o me by the t hen owner of Comerach House, t he l n t e ?Tr? j o r John Grny, i n 1950. P n l l i s e r , S ~ l i t r r y R ~ m b l s s , pp.315-326. Caro l ine F3irholme9 November 9, 1937, PP. New York: Sober t V. De W i t t , no[!, Secn . ~ t t h e LiSrqry c f t he U n i v e r s i t y of i'JehrmLsh, L i n c , ~ l n , ~ $ e t r ~ s k a , , U , S A flMir_r;hty H ~ n t e r s ' ~ , flouschr)l-2 'dords: 11 Wesltly J o u r n ~ l conducted by C h ~ r l s s Diclrcns, 2d. V 1 1 1 No.198, Jnnul ry 7, 1854, ~~1.446-9. - - A -

Edmontcn,Rlbert~. : H u r t i c F u b l i s h e r s , Severn Fnpers, i n the y o s s e s s i m 9f L.qdy P,irkenhe?d nnd S h e i l ~ Rirkenhe~.d, Agqinst Obl ivion, Csro l ine F ~ i r h o l m e t o H.S. Pat terson,Q.C. , June 8,1937,Ti:. Rudolf Frecierick Kurz, J o u r ~ d , 13$6-1~52,ed . by J.N.B. Sewi t t ( t ; i?shinqt~i l , D. C . : Bure,qu of h n e r i c m Ethnology, B u l l e t i n 115,Smithsoni1n Instituti~n,U.S,Government P r i n t i n g o f f i c o , 1937) ,pp .264-267.

Conversq-tion i n 1961 w i t h Plr. Dan Leshy,who l i v e d oppos i t e t h e e n t r m c e t o D e r r y l u s k ~ n House nnd whose ? a t h e r h i d worked f o r t h e P n l l i s e r f o n i l y . See Spry, ed . , P d l i s e r Fnpers, pp. xix-xx. ' I n t h i s . . account t h e r e i s nn e r r o r . I n view of t h e t im ing of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e e x p l o r a t i o n s , i t now seems l i k e l y t h q t P n l l i s e r i n f l u e n c e d Baker., n o t t h e o t h e r wny clbout. See E,E. Rich, The H i s t o r y of t h e ~ u d s o n ' s Bay Compnng, 1670-1970, 2 v o l s . (London: Budson's Bay Record S o c i e t y , 1958 and 195-g)*. RGS, Membership F i l e , P a l l i s e r 'S r e c a r d . RGS, Council Minutes,December 8,1856, I tem 19, p.181. P a l l i s e r h?d submi t ted n copy of Arrowsmithfs most r e c e n t map,on which he hqd i n d i c a t e d h i s proposed r o u t e a c r o s s t h e p r a i r i e s and p o s s i b l e p a s s e s th rouzh t h e Rocky Mountains. This map i s now i n t he m 2 ~ c o l l e c t i o n of t h a RGS. See ' .

a l s o RGS, P r e s i d e n t ' S Address, May 25, 1857, Proceedings , I (1857) , ,30321 Spry, ed, , P f i l l i s e r Fapers , x l i x qnd 260. I b id . , p.260 Ibid. , x l i x . S i n c l a i r mqdc t w ~ ( p o s s i b l y t h r e e ) f u r t h e r c r o s s i n c s of t h e Rocky i . T o ~ n t ~ ~ i n s b e f o r e he w s s k i l l e d i n ~ m e r i c e i i t e r r i t m y i n - I n Ind i an wnr. Sec a l s o S i n c l a i r 1s

b i o g r ~ p h y i n t h e D i c t i m s r ~ of Csnqdian Riogrfiphy, Vol.VII1, f orthcoming . For t h e s e p r e l i m i n ~ r i e s and t h e e v e n t u a l s i a n i f i c s n c e of t h e ~ x ~ e d i t i o n , s e e Spry, ed . , F a l l i s e r papers , I n t r o d u c t i o n . F3r t h e pe r sonne l of t h e Expedi t ion , s e e Spry, ed . , F a l l i s e r Papers , pp.xxvi-xxxxvii . For d e t q i l s of t h e s e j ~ u r n e y s , s ee S>ry, ed. , P ~ l l i s e r Papers . spry, ed. , F a l l i s e r Papers , pp.xcv-xcvi snd c x x v i i i - cxxxi . Hec to r ' s 3 i w y of h i s t r i l ) t o New Zenland, Hector Papers, ( ~ P ) H o c k e n Librr.ry, U n i v e r s i t y of Otn?o, Dunedin, New Zealand. For Hector 1s subsequent c a r e e r , s e e DNB , D i c t i o n a r y of lyew Z e d a n d ~ i & r a ~ h ~ , N.G: MC ~ l ~ m o n t , The E k p l o m t i o n of New Zealsnd, (London : Oxford U n i v e r s i t y Fress~ ,1959) 2nd 0 t h ~ ~ r e f e r e n c e s l i s t e d i n Spry, - " - ed. p a l l i s e r , P n p r s , A Note on So'urces. Spry, ed . , Y s l l i s e r 'Papers, pp. cxxxiv-cxxxv. H e c t o r l s d i ? ~ y ( W ) . B l s k i s t o n wrote n book shout t h i s exp lo ra t im , Five Months on t h e Ynngtse-Kimq (London : Jahn Plurr:~y, 1862 ) . . ~ e r t i f i c n t e of C u r i ~ l , ~ l o v e m b e r l5 ,1362 ,Fe th7rd F v i s h , Co. T ippera ry . P a l l i s e r t o Vaux,St.Thom~s,Mnrch 15 ,1~63 ,Arch ives98GS, nnd P r d l i s e r t o h i s uincle , t h e Reverend John Eury F q l l i s e r , of Annestown, Co.lrnterford,Septemher 26,n.d. b u t p robab lp ,

1362, i n t h e p o s s e s s i o n of Pir.Nr?y Galloway. F a l l i s e r t.o V~nux,Xwch 1 5 1863 ,op . c i t . That Lor4 Ha r t i np ton was i n Chgr les ton i s confirmed by correspondence i n t1le Devonshire C o l l e c t i ~ n s , Chatsworth. F n l l i s e r t I Vaux,Mnrch 15 ,1863 ,op .c i t . Mrs. Bernccll Osborne tolNk% Eleanor Arbuthnot , n .d , , b u t postmarked 1865 ,enc los ing an e x c e r p t from a l e t t e r from Louisa, L2dy Waterford ( i n t h e pos se s s ion o f Miss Hes t e r D u f f ). Peterm?-nn 'S Geogrgphische Mi t the i lungen , 186g9Bd.15, 17.235 . k l e t t e r from h l l i s e r t a Mrs, B e r n d Oshorne, from ~ o v s y q ~em1y-1, ~ u l g 30, 1869, ancl an e x c e r p t f r sm a l e t t e r

w r i t t e n o f f Trcndheim, September 22,136P9give f ragmentary infocmnt,ion sbout t h i s t r i p . They appe9r i n I r ene N.Spry, ed. . llThe P a l l i s e r s l T r ip t o t h e K ~ r n Se3. 186911. i n - S

T h e - ~ u s k - O X , No. .26, er 1980, pp.13-20 . A. E. NordenskiolJ , trmslnted by ~ l % x a n d e r Les l i e , The Vogape of t h e Vegn Raund A s i . 2 and - Europe wi th q I l i s t o r i c a l Review of Previous ~ o u r n e y s Along the North Co2st of t h e Old World, 2 Vols. , (London: Macmillan, 1881) , pp.294 and 296 m r i n t e d 2s 286) ; ~ i l l i a m Fnirholmc ? i e d i n 1863. Burke l s L ~ n d e d Gentry of I re lnnd,1912, under I 1 P a l l i s e r of Annestownl1. F r e d e r i c ~ kz . l l i se r i s s s i d t o h2ve run sw9.g w i th a b a l l e t dancer ( o r opera s i n g e r ) . Information from h i s grnnd - d ~ u g h t e r s and l o c ? l informants in .Orkdal ,nec~r Tronclheim, Worw~y . L e t t e r s from P a l l i s c r i n t h e F l e m i n ~ Papers ,Fglder 2 6 9 , ~ o l , 37,dnted December 20 ,1876 ,~ugus t 16, 1877, ancl n o d o Publ ic . Archives of Canada (PAC),show t h g t he wss i n Swi tzer land and London; t w 2 p h o t o g r ~ p h s i n t h e T~:allace Papers ( J N J ~ J ) were taken i n P a r i s i n 1367 find i n Rome n o d o , b u t a f t e r 1877; a l e t t e r f r ~ m Rome,d?ted FeSrunry 16,1870, to h i s doc to r a t Ki lmqcthoms, Co.SJaterf ord,from P a l l i s e r ( i n t h e posses s ion of Mr.D.J,Coughlan) mentions t h a t h i s n i e c e Casol ine Fairholme wns ill a t t h e time. Another n i e c e d i e d i n Rome (Papers i n p o s s c s s i m of Nr.Isn Fairhalme and Clonmel Chronicle, June 14,1870. ) A n i t e n i n t h e Clonmel Chronicle June 1 4 , 1 8 7 0 , d e ~ c r i h e ~ h i s e n t h u s i a s t i c r e c e p t i m 2-C Q meetin: of h i s t e n a n t s . This . i t em i s i n an i l - lus t rq . ted b o j k l e t i n t h e posses s ion of t h e Langley f ~ m i l y , Informqti -m from t h e ;leverend Cmon Chav?sse,Rector of t h e Church a t K i l r o s s m t y which t h e fami ly nttenderl, and t h e i n s c r i p t i o n i n t h e window. Inform?-tion f r ~ m N i s s Enthleen F211iser 2nd Mrs . Robinson. P a l l i s e r t o F l e n ~ i n ~ , A u ~ ; u s t 16,l-877,Fleming Fapers,Folil.er 269,Vo1,37,TAC6 A Minute d2ted ivIqrch 31,1877, and s i p e d W.D ( e a l t y ) , ' concerning n p o s s i b l e awwd of 2. CMG t o John P 3 l l i s e r , ., C0/447/27,Vol.l,No.3329,~iJorth AmericnI1, PRO,London, Correspondence i n C0/437/26, Vol. 11, 1 1 P " 9 N ~ 0 7171 and C O ,+47/27, Vol. I, Ko. 3329, SINorth R m e r i c ~ ~ l ~ , FRO, ~ o n d b n . RGS,Council l l inute Book,Jnnuvy 24,1859, and Froceedings, III ,pp.219-222. Lord Carn7rvon accepted the med.1 a t a meeting on Mny 23,1859 , dn P a ' l l i s e r f s h e h s l f , a s he wqs s t i l l i n Rorth Americ?. L e t t e r s from Carol ine F s i r h ~ l m e w r i t t e n i n 1937 (E 'F) and i n 1924 ( i n t h e posses s ion of M r . I an ~ 2 i r h o l m e ) . The u n v e i l i n g ceremony on August 21 was r e p o r t e d i n t h e Nunster Express f o r Aueust 26,1977. See Spry, e d . ? P a l l i s e r Papers, p . i x i nd Spry, On t h e W a i l of P s l l l s e r 1s P l p e ~ s , ~ ~ Saskatchewsn Hi s t a ry , Vol. XII,No.2, Spr ing 1959, pp. 61-71.

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge wi th g r a t i t u d e the permiss ion of t he owners t o p u b l i s h t he i l l u s t r ~ t i o n s accompanying t h i s a r t i c l e , namely: V i s s Philomel Robinson ( p ~ o r t r a i t s of Archbishop William P a l l i s e r , Colonel I.+sy P a l l i s e r and Mrs .Anne F a l l i s e r ); t h e Royal Geographical Soc ie ty (p-aint ing of t h e e x p l o r e r i n bucksk ins ) ; and t h e Un ive r s i t y of A lbe r t a (photograph of T a l l i s e r i n f o r n a l a t , t i r e ) .

THE TOin!;JLAWD OF SALLRGIIANE I N 1821 a

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Canon Fower, the most i l l u s t r i o u s of our l o c a l .his tor in.ns , w ~ s .born i n . 1862 3.t C a l l ~ g h a n e i n Rnllggunner P ~ r i s ~ h . , It w?.s no dqubt f a r t h i s re-on, th7.t i n 1912 he hsd . t h e :erjrl;iest census r e t u r n s f o r ~ a l l a g h ~ n e t r ~ n s c r i b e d i n f u l l by the ; professi :xml recorc! s e ~ r c h e r Miss Gertrude T h r i f t . The orir; inn.ls fram which the t r m s c r i p t was made were destroyed when the Public Record Off ice w!ls blown up t e n years l a t e r . .. ..

This i s t . 3 my knowledge the only complete t r a n s c r i p t of 3

Co.h;aterf 3rd t ~ w n l n n d from the 1321 Census. The W.?lsh Kelly MSS con t s in copious e x t r a c t s f o r rninterford Ci ty a.nd the B ~ r o n y of Iverk i n south Kilkcnny ( t h e pnr ishes of Aglish and Portnnscully. having been taken i n f u l l ); these h a v w a l l been published i n the I r i s h Genk.?.lcgist (IV.17-24, 122-130; V. 383- 393 522-5269 643-649

The r e t u r n s give the fol lowing information: the number of the house; thc numbcr of s to reys (we omit t h i s ns 211 the houses i n Callagh2ne were of one s t m e y ) ; the names af the . occupmts , and t h e i r r e l l t i o n s h i p t o the h e q d o f thehouseho ld ; t h e i r ages nnd occupn t ims ; the number of 3cres i n the holdin!:; and o the r observst i :ms (ne2r ly ~ l w s y s l e f t b l m k ) . In n d d i t i m , Cnnm h w e r hc.s ,ndr_Jed h i s own notes on the subsequent' :

c s r e e r s of same inc l iv idu~ . l s , and these we hsve included i n inve r t ed commas wi th in brackets . For the s2ke of conciseness, we hnve abandmed the origin-n.1 wrmgement of the ' in fo rmat ion i n columns nnd omittec1,tha unnecessriry r e p e t i t i o n of surnames i n the sRme fsmily.

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Miss T h r i f t ' s t r m s c r i p t i s nrm i n the Muniment R9om a t W ~ t e r f o r d City Hall., where I wns 'nm~zed nnd delightec: t o d iscover i t ; r e c e n t l y when compiling an inventory of the c i t y muniments. I s h o u l d . l i k e t o zxpress my.thenks t a ",W, Thomas Rynn, Tosn Clerk, f o r ollcwing i t s publ icnt ion .

- Edi tor . TOlnlNI;ilT\'D OF CTLLSiHPGJE i n the p a r i s h of R ~ l l y g u n n e r , barony of Gau l t i e r m d county of Wnterfor?.

1 . P ~ . t r i c k Kenne:3y,' '50, publican grid fa.rrni;;r, 38 ricres,', two ac res of which n.re on the l m 3 s I Q ~ Eflllyvorcen m(', l$ acres on the lands of B n l l y y n n e r More. There i s sbout 26 acres , , .

of bog on t h i s townlqnd.. Nargar.et9wife,33; John., son,lO; William, s ' m , 5 ; Anne, fisuqhter, 11; U r i d p t , d,?u<hter, '3 . . .

( l l m ~ ~ r r i e l r : ~ ~ ) ; Mary, clnughter, 7; Msrgz.ret, dnu,?hter, 1 . >

2 . Mi-chnel Kennedys4O,smith; Catherine,wifc,QO; h ' i l l i ~ m , s m , .l%, an apprent ice (Itdied i n Kennel-ly 'S h9gp-ard1l ) ,

3. John F~ullowney,4O9f~rrner,12 acres ("reputed smugqler of t o b ~ c c o " ); M.irgaretswife,35 ( l l ~ e C ; & , s i s t e r t o J i m the Farmer (S f n t h e r n ) ; Richnrd, son, 6 (lldie? i n pqllyvoreen i n the Eutcher ); John,son, 5; Michclel,son,3; Br idget ,c lau~~hter , 4 '(f1immi;;rated tnAmericcl , m ~ r r i e d Mqrtin ~ u 1 l i n a n e ~ ~ ) ; P I n r y I-Iarringtons32, indoor servant .

4. Thomas Dempsey, 77, f l q x d r e s s e r .

El len 'dirhelan, 40,i;lrjrIcwomm f1IEilk:n Oweri,' h'qd shop on Yennedy 'S s i d e of h i l l 1 ' ) ; Thomas Whelnn,her son, 3, i l l e g i t i m a t e ; E l l en Fnrre1l934,wcrkwom?.n; E l l e n F n r r e l l , h e r dsughter , 1, i l l e g i t i m q t e .

Thomas K i n g , 5 l 9 l ~ b o u r e r 9 ~ ncre ; Mnry,wife,45; William,son, 10;Thomas9son,5; Marynre t93~ugh te r ,17 ; Johmah, d s u ~ h t e r , 11; Mary Connery930,plnin worker; Mnrgsret Connery, h e r s i s t e r , 20, p l s i n worker.

J.ames I<ennedyg37,labourer; ~Mnrg~ret~wife,37,workwomnn; John,son,7; P . n t r i c k , s ~ n , 5; M~ry ,c? ,~u [ ;h t~ r ,3 (lqJss. Hunt 'S

motherf1 ) . William Hierwnn944,farm l s b o u r e r , 2 a c r e s ; Mn.rypwife,39; Margnret ,dnughter , 20; kn ty ,dau~hter ,18 ;Anne9 daughter , 13..

John Coleman,28,11~bourer; Msry,wife,22; Cntherine Colemrin, h i s mothcr; 68; Mnry Cori::rhlsn,.. h e r qr,mc??4uchter, 7 ,

Mary ~orrissey,45,labourer~~~ a c r e ; I )an ie l , son , l4 ; John, son,9; Ellen,dau,l ;htor,Zl; Nargeret ,ds .ughter9l6 .

P a t r i c k Power,~~O,faPmer,l2 a c r e s ; Mary,wife,29; R i c h ~ r d , son, 5; John, son,3; I~dilliam,son,unrler 1; dlley,c?aughter,8; Richard, f a t h c r , 8 0 ; Ct\ therine Sweeny917,inrt50r s e r v a n t ; Alley R3y9 26, f l ' s x sp inner ; . (lqMulcn..hy,wesverll ) . John Merrigan,42, l abouror ; %ry9wife ,42 ; David,s~n,g;Msry, daugh te r , l 6 ; H o n ~ r , d n u g h t e r , l 5 ; Hanahgds.ughter,13; Anty, dnughter ,7; 3 r idqe t9daugh te r ,2 . . .

Ruinous ( l1 Swaeney 'S ?l1 )

John Power942,farmer and barony cons t sb l e , 14 a c r e s , (llShawn Pully1l ); Mary9wife,38 ( 1 1 ~ 6 i r e waest.lq ); Richnrd,son, 20 ( llBs.rristr,mll );. Robe'rt , sr?n, 1 2 (llunmsrriec! d ied ,

C d l w h a n l l ); b ~ i l l i a r n , s ~ n , 5 (llEcilly Jr-r.cklt); Fs.trick,s.on, 5 ( l l ~ e w f m m d l a n d ~ ~ ) ; Mnrtin,son, ' j ( l l ~ r s i g e m i d d . i l l ) ; J a m s ,,

son, under 1 ( l 1 JirnrnyJ?ckql ) ; Cnther ine, d a u ~ h t e r , 14 (llme.rried Fower ~ 8 k m l n ~ ) ; Alley,daughter ,g; Cather ine h e , 30, indoor se rvan t .

Thomns Corcornn ,51 ,1nbourer91~ acres;Mary,wife950;Wil1i~m9 s m , 1 0 , l ~ b o u r e r ; Jaines,sc~n,l5; Wnl t e r , sm,8 ; Mary,deuchter, 14. . Terence K e l l y 9 4 l , l ~ b o u r e r , ~ - ncre ; R l l i ce ,wi fe936 ; Daniel , s o n , l l ; Thomns9son,5; P!nrgnret,?suzhter,l5; A n t y , h u g h t e r , 5; Cs the r ine ,dau ;~h te r , 3.

Thbmns Power,. - - - .30~~abourer,~acre;Edmond Walsh , s t e p b r o t h e r , 20; Cqtherine ldc.lsh,his mother,61; Marg2ret Power, 3'5, pnuper.

3 Alley Flin(r, 34,widow,worlcw~.~m~n, s c r e ; M r y F l l h a r t y , s i s t e r , 4 4 , ~ ~ ~ i d o w , w o r k ~ ~ c ~ m ~ n ; T h n m ~ s F l r t h ~ r t y , s o n , g ; E l l en ' Fl?h?rty,drr.u:qhter, 20,~~orkwomnn (svmclrrierJ D r i s c ~ l ' > l v )

Msrgare t Power, 34 ,widow,~ ncre ; John, sm, 14; E l l e n , d a u ~ ; h t e r , g ; Br idge t , claughtcr, 7; M,?.rgaret, JnughtBr, 5; Borbma, c l r ~ u ~ h t e r , 2.

Thnmns I v o r y 9 3 4 , f ~ r m e r , l 2 ac re s : Joh?.n,~h,wifc, 30 (Yohnnnd QuanI1 ); W i l l i ~ m 9 s m 9 5 ; Johnpson,3; C~ the r ine , i i s . ugh te r , 6. ' ,

(qf:blrs . E l l i o t t l l ) ; Mnry,c!nu~;hter,under 1; Rr idqe t Kelly,21, indoor s e r v m t .

21. Pgtrick Ivery963,fsrmer,lO acres; Mary,wife,62; Jqmes,son, - 28; M~urice, son,34; Hmor,wife ,28 ("Nora Poweru ); Bricn, son,3; Phry,dauqhter, 5 ( v W s .KennedyIf ) ; Johsnn,dnu~hter, under 1 (Ifl4rs. Sheehnnsl ).

22. John ~~ann~n940,l~bourer,~ acre; ~ohsn1,wife,44; !iilliarn, son,l4; JRmcspscn,12; John,son,3; M~ry,d~ughter,8 (IfBrownts wifeH ); Bridget93au3hter,6 ("story of coffjnli); Ellen,m~th&r,66.

23. Michael Ivery930,schoolrn~ster and land surveyor, has 36 pupils,6 of which r e female; Mms?r~:tpwife,2S; Patric, son,under 1.

24. Marqaret Xnnnan, 45,widou,wcrkwomon; Bridpet,B~u~hter, 18, workwomm; Judith Ryan, 38, pauFer; Agnes Ry~.n,pnuper.

25. Patrick Diganp61,fnrmer,23 acres; Johma,wife,53; Richord, s m , 20 (Itin KnockhouseI1 ); Robert, son, l6 ("Father of Billy' &C." 1; Msurice, sonp14; Williampson,12 ("~ou1drewll)i ~ m e s , 'son,8 (flcooperll );~artin,son,6 ("died in Callsgh~ne~~); Cstherine9dsughter923; Margnret,dnugHter,21 ("died in Cal13ghanen ) ; Mcry, cl~u~hter, l8 (llmsrriod ,Co. Icilkenny, Dan,gsnl1 ) . '

26. Michael McGr~thP74,farmer, 1-1 Acres; hty,wife ,60; Fatrick Conners, son-in-lalq, 40; Mnrgaret C. ,wife, 41; Edmond C,, sonp7; Mich~el C., soii,3; Anty C.,driughter,g; Anne C,, Oaughter,6; Brideet McGr2th,19,indoor servant.

27. Denis Lenry9.$5,1nbourur; Mnrg?ret945,wife; Johnpsonp12.

28, Unoccupied. 29. Unoccupied. 30. John Power,3091abourer; M~rg,wife,~lpworkw~m~nfCatherine,

dsughter,5; Anty Kezrney913,servsnt; Catherine power, 12, orphan.

31. Mary Kelly, ~0,widow9workwomnn; Dmiel,son,3 (flidio~li ); Mary,dciughter,g idiot:^); Margarct,dau~hter, 5; Ellen Power912,servsnt.

32. Phillip Brennnn960,lnbourer; W~iry,wife,55; John9son,13; Owenpson,12; ?hillip,son,g; Mich?,el,s~np5;Brid;;et Power, 60,warkwt>m~n, lodger; Ilargaret Power,her ?~ughter,l4.

33. John Cullnn95O,f~rmor,l6 acres; Johans,wife,42; Fatrick, son,l3; James,sm,ll; Thomss,sm,under l(ll~rTllyd~vidlf); Ellen,d~u~htcr,l7; Mnry,dnu!~hter,l5; Mnrpwet93aughter,8; Anty,laup;htsr,6; Bridget,cicu~hter,3. - - ' -

34. Thomas Power940,frirmer9 6 acres; Catherine, wife, 32 (ll~lenflesk'~); Robert,sonj7; John,sonp6;MichnelPsonPunder 1; I3ridgetpdnu,~hter,3; Antg Power9l8,orph~n9servsnt; John Cr~.wley92~,indoor servant.

35. John Powerp71,f~rmer,6 acres; John,son,26; Ellen Healy, 62, indoor servmt; Honor Hnhoney, 23, indoor servant ;Dsniel McCarthy932,indoor scrvnnt; John Cr~wley,3O9lcibcurer.

36. Michael Power935,farmer,30 acres; Catherine,wife,44; Richard,son,l4; John9son912 ("sndCilerll); J~mes, son,lO (l1 Jim the FarmerM ); Robert, son, 5 ("Robert the Copperl1); Michse19son,2; Anthony,son,l; M~ry,daughterp18;Bridget, daughter,7; Marg~rct~daughter , 3 .

37. Anty Wells950,widow; James,sonp22,1~bourer; P~trick~son, 18,lxbourer; Mwy;dsughter,25; Anty,grmd~ughter,under 1.

Thomas Wells929,labourer9l~ acres; Barb2rq,wife,2g; Nicholas,son,4; Michnelsscn,2; Anty,daughter,6; Mnry Whel~n, 16, indoor servnnt . Hichard W~lsh,36,farmeri9 acres; Ellen,wife929; Walter, sm,l&; Catherine,dauqhter,lO; Judith,daughter,4 ("married sea captain1! ); Cathe~ine~mother, 70; Darby Le~ry, 50, indcor servant.

Thomas Idhite,75,f~rmerS20 acres; Mary,wife, 71; Fhtrick, sm,16; Abi~ai19wife.,43; M~urice,son,l6; J~mes, son,6; John,son, l$; Mclry, daughter,3 (l"dm.Shelley 1s first wifef'); Mory Mnher,Zl,indoor servnnt.

John Carroll,49,farmer915 acres; Johana,wife,49; David,son, 16; Patrick,son99; Nichnel,son,7; Ynlter,son,5; Ellen, daughter,23; Marypdnughter911; Anty,dsughter 4; Anty Flinn, 6,orph~n; Mich?.el Carroll,25,cnrpenter91odger0

Walter Carroll,38,farmers,15 acres; Msrcr1ret,wife,36; J~mes, son,l3; David,son,7; Michsel,son,3; Catherine,cl~u~hter9~; Mary,dnughter,5; Ellen,daughter,under 1; Ellen Power, 19, indoor servnnt; John Hsrringtm,509indoor servnnt.

Patrick Kierwan,~O9farmer,8acres; Catherine9wife,4R; Th~mris,sm,25; John,son,22;James9son917; M~r~aret,daughter, 21; Bridget,dmghter,l6.

John Kierwan947,1sbourer; Joh3nc1,wife,35; Willism,son,lQ; Michael,son, 12; P?trick,son, g; J~mes, son, 6; Thomns, son, 3; Mnrgaret,daughter,ll; Catherine,d~ughter,l.

Robert Kierwan,~~g,farmer,6 acres; Anne9wife,40; Patrick, son913; Anty,d~ughter,8; 14c?rgaret,dsughter96; Mqry, daugh$er, 2.

End of the Townlmd of Calqhane,

Total amount of this Tcwnlanii is 45 IIouses and 284 inhabitants ("22 Kirwnns, 1S Csrrolls &. 52 Powers.

Totnl sres = 447 stntute acres 218* assigned sbove

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS FR0i.i STRADBALLY E .C . CI-IURCH AND FRHA CSdPFL-OF-EASE, OO,!dATERFORD,UP TO 1880

S t r adbs l l y R . C . Church and <r?veyarp1 l i e t c the nor th of the v i l l s y e on thle Kilnlacthornas Hoa3,next t-, the Convent of Mercy. Canon Power s t a t e s t h a t the pnesent church w ~ s e rec te4 i n 1334, bein,; a p l a i n oblonf; s t r u c t u r e with kunca-bed tower. It i s clesr,however,from the 1318 Grand Jury Map t h a t there w3s a pre(1ecessor on t h i s s i t e an:l the e n r l i e s t knswn gravestone, t h a t of Parish P r i a s t Rev.John Hickey w h ~ d ie4 i n 1800,seems ts confirm t h i s . ~nd'eed , the Rev.Hickey was P. Y . f o r twenty years an4 mF.y we l l have b u i l t the m r l i e r church.

There are 61 insc r ibed ; monuments with an i n s c r i n t i o n p r i o r t o 1300: a 1 1 these hnve been copied,but cmvent ional - r a l i g i s u s t e x t s hsve been omitted. There s r e no memorial t 3 b l e t s ins ide the church i t s e l f . A very smell number of these i n sc r i p t i ons have appeared previaus ly i n then Memorials Journalv1 and these have been c o r r e l s t e l with cur ren t resdings. The Farish Registers go back t o the year 1797 m 3 a re i n l o c s l cus tx ly . The Chnpel- of-ehse a t Paha w ~ s b u i l t i n 1304 by James Barrnn,Esq. c h i e f l y f o r the use of h imse l f ,h i s family nnd domestics. In 1868 the Ch8pel w3s p a r t i n l l y r e b u i l t ?n!i i s now a plnce of publ ic worship.

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I N THE GRAVEXARD

RARRETT Erected by El lan Unrre t t a1in.s F i t zgera ld i n memory af ' he? son John Bnr re t t whc die4 i n June 1.342 qgad 27 y r s , : s l s 2 of her son Thomns BGrrett wh:~ died. i n June 1846 q e d 29 ysa r s ,

:. BARRON (Arms & Crost: ledger: very worn) This monument w ~ s e rec tad by Pierce Barron of Fshaph Esq. i n memory of h i s dea r ly beloved wife Ann Barron a l i a s Power who departed t h i s l i f e the 1 2 of Au~.1303 i n the 74 yeAr : ~ f h e r age.

BAZRON Sacred t o the memory of Fierce linrron Esq., of ~ l i l l ~ c n a k - i i l l - i n t h i s county who died a t Clifden May 31 1211 aged 59 yeRrs.

BARROM S ~ c r e d t o the memory- of: F i e r s e fiiro Barron,!Esq., and h i s s i s t e r s Marg. ,Matilda, CathePipe -&' iEl izn who a l l perished i n m e a r l y wqtrg ( s i c , !) grave-%y the wreck af the Wm. & Mary Pncket,Oct.. 27rd 1817 . (Th'i-'s':is . 4 n obel i sk type monument, s icned I f , . .. Corey(?) , ~lnssemhill ;@r3. Kilkenny, . h r c . h i t ~ c t ~ ~ ) . :

( s i d e ) This ' t r i b u t e of ,: nf fec t ibn erected*:by R fond mother: "The pen of tenser f e e l i n c . ' i . . . .

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The 'mqny.' uno's tenth. t ious . vir ' tue S . . ..: . . . . . , .

. . . Of f r i e n d end ~ r e i j ' . . , . . . .

. . . E . . . By every s'ymp ll%eticc tLe ~. . . . . . . l . But i f : r n k n l y ~e'&i~udi3;..of:b~$n~uct' , , - . ,

I ' ' And f em$lg ',:dek.l i.:e *g !'!<)p\ mind . '\ ; . .

Could c l a : i m ' $up l&& a d m i r n t s n - .

Hummity indeed mrry shatl 3. t e a r Over t h i s per ishable monumentw.

ER IEN Erected by Jlme-s Br ien i n rnemgry sf h i s br.;ther Niche1 Brien of Bnllinab<?-noq,ue whc Aied 2 J u l y 1.336 q e d 32 y e s r s .

ERIEN Erec ted by Yor;-<an Br ien of Bnllynsbsnoque i n memory af h i s f a t h e r F o t r i c k Br ien whd d i e d J u l y 1 9 t h 1337 ~ q e d 73 y r s . A l s ? of h i s mother Ijrid.get Brien c? l i?s Power -wht.~ d i ed Nov.Cth lr34'3 aged 67 y r s o & h i s b r q t h e r % t r i c k S r i e n d i ed Jx-.22nd 1392 ?$<erl 93 y e a r s .

B OWE Erec ted by M ~ r y 1?owc c f S c a f i e l ? i n memcry a f h e r hel(?ve? husbflnd Geoffrey whc w?s horn Mgy 1722 and d i e d May 1 2 t h 1265.

BURKE Here l i e t h t h e bocly :,f t h e Rev.Alex7n3er Rurke,2q yea r s P. F. of S t rndb~. l ly ,who deps r t zd t h i s l i f e i n t h e month of November 1329, much esteemer_! anl:- belovc d. by h i s ynr i shoners . (Le~d;ler,noV 3 l m 0 s t t o t a l l y i1lerj;ible: c3py tnkcn frcm ~ e m o r i a l ~ " Jqurn.21. )

BURKE Erec ted by .Bridr.;et @ x k e cf Shmrtcoole i n , memory of h e r husbjrind John who d i ed Jn.n.3th 1'372 aged €0 y e w s : and h e r r1a.u:-hter Mar'y

: i diec?. .March lptth 1'369 cq,ed l 3 yea r s . ( s i d e ) Thomss Burke tliea-1 1935. ( s i d e ) Mary Burke Gisd 1366. ( t o p ) Also John Eurke diecl N,?.y 29th 1916 n ~ e d 65 yen.rs.

CASEY . .

Erec ted by Ro$;:er C-lsey of Is lnnd i n memory ~ l f h i s dau:hter,Anne Case.y,who diecl ~ e ? t . ' h r 30 th 1943 aged 11 yea r s .

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CliSEY ' . .

Erected: Sy James Casey i n memory of h i s dauchte r Nancy Clqsey who de;>arted t h i s l i f e !hy 1 s t 12$$ sged lSn y e w s . Mich~ .e l Norr i s d ied 1916: Kste Norr i s 4 ied 1914: Nor% Norr i s d ie2 1920: Rnnie' Sammon d i e 3 1969.

CLANCY : s e e , Drohm

CLANCY This s t o n e i s e r e c t e d i n memory of Thomrls Clancy who d i e 2 Sept9r 1st 1:?3/1 q e d . 68 y e a r s .

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( o b e l i s k type ) Erected by Mich4el Cammins of Isl!:nd i n memory of h i s f g t h e r Jsmes who d i e d Feb.7th 1261 .asecl 8 3 ye.nrs, snil h i s mother. M8rr;sre-k d i ed Ju ly 1 5 t h 1370 ace3 2,C y e a r s : h i s s o n ' ~ a t h e w died ' .May 5 t h 1'377 nyed 23 y e ? r s : h i s s i s t e r 17:-ry d i ed . June 7 t h 1238 s9e3 73 y e n r s ; ~ l s o h i s ' b rg ther M?.thew who die?. i n America sqed 73 y e a r s . Mrs. d.. 'C~mrnins (nee Moloney) tiiecl 1 5 t h Oct.1939 . ,

a,ged 76 yea r s . i e s . P h r y Cammins (nse Wa1l)diecl 22th Apr i l 1q42 ?zed 30 y r s . (on s i d e ) Pray f o r the s m 1 - 3f E l i c h ~ e l Commins d i e d Nov0lOth 1899 o.ged 39 y e w s . - H i s wife E l l e n d i e d M.y l g O l ake 82. . .The i r son James d.ied. 27th Nov. 1933 aze 72. I<?thl:>en d i ed .30t.h Oct. 13'39 a2e 34. M ~ r : : g ~ r e t d i e 6 25th J u l y 1339 ace 3 1 (on p l i n t h below) Driuvhters of Jrcles, (on s i d e ) Thornas Comrnins ,Proz,3, S t r e e t W ~ t e r f o r Z , wi fe an:? fwni ly a r e a l s o burit-<; h e r e .

CUMMINS: s e e Eeffernan.

CUMMINS The most h o l y nwne of Jesus prny f o r t h e reFose 3f t h e s o u l of Georre F ie rce Cummins of C ~ r r i ? q h i l l n who t i e d 0 ~ t . 1 ? 6 8 ~(yed 72 y e a r s . Alsc? h i s wife Gr i4ce t Cmrnins (nez l d ~ l s h ) cqit.6 Fcb.1333 agecl 60 yea r s : & t h e i r J w ~ h t e r K:) t c ( S i s t e r l h r y I e n n t i u s ) : d s o t h e i r tyrrn-l-chilrlren, E r idge t % Msrkiqre t Cummins who d i ed ycung, bo th d aufyhters of Edmund C m ~ i n s , Dungarvnn. ,

CUMMINS Erec ted by 3 r i . j ~ e t Cummins i n memory of h e r husb3nd Jsrnes Cumrnins c f Mi l e l t cn who diecl Janu2ry 22nd 1333 npcd 41 yenrs .

l ' CUMMINS Erecte.1 by Mn'ry Cumrnins of C a r r i c h h i l l s i n mmory of h e r husband Mathew Cummins whT> die-l ~eb.'Y 1 s t 1230 nzed 70 YTS . aged 21 y e a r s . ('au!jhter E l l e n Cummins who i leparted t h i s l i f e Ju ly

CUXXIMS . ...

Erec ted by John Cumrnins of Newtown i n memory of h i s f q t h a r John :.

Cummins disc! 3r?. A p r i l 1849 qer! :If! yTs Xis mother Ma.r.yaret (nee Q u i n l n n ) died 1 0 t h Sej-t. 1372 ape.(?. 72, yX's . t i l so h i s . b r o t h e r s . Mcthew, Jgmes, Ds.vi,.l & Geoffrey who .dike? goun;r. And. a190 h i s dau?;hter W7,r,:sret. The sbove J ~ h n Cummins d i ed 27th Apri l ' :

. . 1910 agad 73. . .

CUMMINS ,

E rec ted Sy Nicho.el &- Ecimon? ~ummins, ~ c s r t k c r o o k a , i n memory of t h e i r f n t h e r Mn thaw Cummins die;? l , $ t h Seyt . 1375 n g e d .O yenrs;. The i r mother D r i l q a t (nee HF-hesy) ?ied 1 0 t h June 107 t] aged 70 y r s . The i r b r o t h e r James d i e $ 22nd. Feb. 1913 aged 78yX's nnd t h e i r s i s t e r Anas t s t i g 3iee- 27th J u l y 1912 q e d 40 yea r s .

COFFEY Erec t ed t o t he mem.2ry oi" Jgmes Coffey,Currahesn,wh~ :liecl 26th A p r i l 1910 aqer2 50 yes.rs . H i s f q t h e r Jnmes C ~ f f c y who d i ed March 1!!.63: h i s mother Nary ( O t N e i l l ) : h i s uncle . F c t r i c k Coffey who d i e ? J u l y 1887 & h i s f i r s t ccmsin Johanna Coffey.

CORCORGN Sacred t o t h e memory of Cath------ Corcoran-------- (slmos t t o t a l l y i l l e e i ' b l e monmentnl s tone i n conc re t e ,w i th l e t t e r i n g i n ,

l iqh- p o s s i b l e r e l i e f p i n same enc losure 3s tomb of P ie rce Barron, Esq. of E a l l y n a k i l l )

CROTTY Erec ted by M.rs A ~ ~ R s ( s i c 1 ) Cro t ty of Kilminion i n ,-nemory of h e r husband W i l l i 2 m Cro t ty who depz t h i s l i f e J u l y 6 t h 1048 aged 50 y e a r s . ! .

CUNN INGHAM , . ,

Erec ted , i n memcry of r a t r i c k . Cunninf-,h~.m, Strsclbally,who - c7;i,erli ,

June l o t 6 18.17. ~r;;'ed* 6 6 ~ yews!: - a l s o h i s . f o u r sons : and Jnmed Cunn in~han d i ed 26th Feb 1319 age;l 2?? ; % . t r i c k Cunnincha.m .dTed 5 t h Febb19-23 aged c34 and h i s wi fe Brirli?;et d i e 6 23rd Apr i l " l935 aged 83. Johnnie Cunningham diecl 1 8 t Nov. 1972 aged 9 0 y r s .

CURRAN E rec t ed ' b y ' J.o,mes C u r r m of. E ~ l l y s c a n l ~ r l i n memory of h i s , .

daughter Anne Curran w&o d ied Nov. 1 2 t h . 1251. aqed 1 5 ye.$.rs: .. .

a l s o h i s " s o n P ~ t r i c k who d i e d June .20th 1956 aged. years:and h i s daughte r Johann?. Currnn died. Nov.lst ~ g e t l 34. . The above Jarnes C u r r m d i e d Nov. 22nd 1?S6 nge3 94.

CURRAN Erected by Martin Currrin of Bsllydwan i n memory'of h i s f ~ t h e r Mqrtin Curran w h ~ die,?. Se7$lst 1861 a ~ e d 74 yea rs : ylso h i s mother Catherins Curran who diecl June 1 s t ln65 aged 67 y e w s : nnd h i s bro ther Richarc1 who die<! Auzust 5 th 1!353 3ged 35 yeqrp.

CURREM

CURRIN Erected by Jose,)h Currin of Durrow i n memory of h i s daughter Mary Currin who departed t h i s l i f e Nov.25th 1232 sget.1 2p jye - r r s .

DEW: see Barney.

DROHAN Erected by Mary Clmcy, Islan:l, i n memory of he r parents - Ps t r i ck Drohm, I3allydwm, died. Apri l 26th 1976 aced 86 years , Catherine d ie? Feb.. 6th' 1f2:35 n ~ e d 73 y e w s .- Her ch i ld ren -".Rllen died ' .

FeS, 23th 1310 aged 39 yenrs, Thomas (lied July .2Cth, 1903 aged: .55.. years , Pa t r ick died i n America JuXy' 21st 1903 ra;:ed'! 44'. years., Nicholns died Ju ly 17th li3i37 ~ q & d 10 years . Her brother Nicholas died Feb. 9 th 1175 nqed 22 yenrs m d h e r s i s t e r ~ B r i d : < e t d-ied Msrch 5th 1356 aye3 10 yeqrs. PL1sO Abizs i l Clnncy died. Aug.yrg. ..

1941 a2ed 60. Catherine Clmcy N.T. 4ied 23rd Mnrch 1953. William Clsncy die:l 5 th Jan., 19610 .

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DUNFORD: see. ,Gleesm.

FITZGlThLD: see B s r r e t t .

FITZGEQALD Erected by Rich-m? F i t z y e r s l ? i n memory of h i s b ro the r Tho? Fi tzgerqld of B ~ l l y v ~ ~ i l e whg 3ied FeS.6th 1346 aged 4? yTS . FLYhTN Erecte 3 by John Flynn, Fah,?, i h memory of h i s f n t h e r , Edmond Flynn whr, died 1369 n:pd 90 yTS. His mother Mnry Flynn diet1 Jan.l:363 n<ed 70 YTS Also h i s son Thomas died Oct.1906 a226 31 years . The above John Flynn died 27th Jai1.1915 at;e:l !35. His son Fierce Flynn dies3 24th Ses t . 1'345. His ncphew Thomas ,liecl 19th Apri l 1739. - FLYNN: see O'Keeffe.

FOLEY Erected by p ichard] Foldy i n memory of h i s Faushter B r i ~ e t Fcley of Carr ick Cast le who departed t h i s l i f e May 6th113123 sge4 L193 years .

GLEESON Erected by the sons of Fa t r i ck Gleesm i n memory ~f t h e i r f a t h e r who d e p ~ r t e d t h i s l i f e March 25th 1929 a3ed l33 years. Also h i s wife. Cntherine Gleeson who died June 15 th 1834 agecl . 69 yT3. Catherine Dunf~rd ,nee Gleeson, Gliaigue, d ied 2 Auz. 1955 2ged 72. ; < r . l

GOUGH Erected by Thomss Gough of Dnllyvoile i n memory of his.. f ~ t h e r John who d i e d Apri l 3rd 1072 age3 67 years . .,His mother . Cather'ine d ied Oct , 16th 1859 agecl 48 years ' & h i s l son John who died young.

GOUGH Erected by Johnnch ( s i c !) Goush i n rnemDry of h e r husband Thom.zs Gough of Gre~ .pogeehy ( r e c t e l lGrn i .penqeehn l l ) who died Feb 1st 183;) ased 52 YTS . (Next- t o - t h i s i n the same lar;%e r i o t i s n very mo3ern . s . tme rendi 'ng I1Frsy f o r thc members of the Goup* fami ly of Carr icksrea i n t e r r e d he ren ) .

HRHESY: see ~ k i n s

HAHKXY Erected by Michael Harnsy nf S t radbn l ly i n memory of h i s f n t h e r Thomas Harney wh(i :lied. Rur:.:';th 1721 a:yecl 46 y e m s : a l s ~ h i s : mother El lenor Harney nlia,s Denn who d i sd Mnrch 30th 1851 aged n l y, ~ m s a

HASSET Erectecl by i 'strick Eqsset i n mempry of h i s f n t h e r John Hzsset and two of h i s uncles,- llaurice Sc Potr ick. lC?0 ,

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HEARN: see Fower

HEFFERNAS Erected by Michi H e f f e r n ~ n of Orumlohnn i n memory- of h i s mother, E l l en Heffernm a l i n s ~ummins who depG t h i s l i f e 0c tb r 24th 1323 3 ~ e d 84 ye3rs . Also h i s uncle Mcrtin Cummins who died Mmch 14 th 1029 aged G G years .

HICMEY Sacre3 t o the memory of the l 2 t e Rev.John Sickey 20 years Pnrish P r i e s t of the P ~ r i s h sf Stlaa:ibally & Ballylsneen who d i e 3 i n the

year qf h i s 3::e on the a l s t of Sept.1800. Also t o the memory of h i s nephew The Rev.Rc ?mond Fickey who fiicd i n the r%l 7 t h year of h i s age on the 11 th l ? y of June 1012.

IGNATIUS ( s i s t e r ) : see Cummins.

KEBW: see Power.

KEEFZ: see Power.

KEEFFE Erected by the sons af Dennis Keeffe of t r a d b s l l y i n memory of t h e i r f r t h e r who d ie3 ~ e c . ~ 8 1!!46 w:e6 P053 . KIELY Erected by Rndrew K i e l y , 3 d l y v i o l ( s i c 1 ?Ballyvoyle r e c t e ? . ), i n memory of h i s f a t h e r M ~ u r i c e Kiely who d ie" 3rd May 1892 aged 61 years : a l s o h i s y r a n d f ~ t h e r Andrew Kiely & h i s grandmother Msry Kiely . LALOH Erected by John L ~ l o r i n memory of h i s f ~ t h e r Jsmes La.lor died Ju ly 10 th lC78 aged 69 years : a l s , ) h i s brothers,llhomaa d ied FebY 10th lri63 aqed 19,Jzmes die(; Ju ly 28th 1G66 aned 26(?2O)Patrick d ied June 25th 1363 aP;ed 2 1 and h i s s i s t e r Ressie died Oct. 6 t h 1882 a ~ e d 27 years .

MAGRATB Erected by Thomas Mazr~ t h of Bishop f s court near Waterford i n memory of h i s f n t h e r Rfchsrd M r ~ r a t h formerly of Shgnacool who died 6 t h of Buvust 1341 ~,med 65 years .

MOLONEY: see Cornmins.

NORHIS Erected by John Norris of Bs l lyvoi le i n memory of h i s dauchter El len w h ~ d ied i n Dec. 1339 a ~ e f i 3 % yTS Thomss Norris ( crullely carved ; nothing f u r t h e r ) .

NOHRIS: see C ~ s e y .

0 KEEFFE Erected by M?? OlKeeffe of Luqysrvm t~ t h e memory of her. beloved husband Davicl 0 tKeeffe of Wil l i~mstown who depar ted t h i s l i f e Sept. 20 1353 ayed 3 3 y e v s : Her son Dsvid who d i e J Jan.11 1363 aged 11 years : s l s o h e r son Thomns wh*) die.; Sept.27th 1365 aged 19 yenrs . And death a l s o tosk sway the above e r e c t o r e s s ( s i c ! ) Johannn OtKcsffe n l i n s Flynn on the i 4 t 4 day of Dec. 1860 i n h e r [ 51) year of age.

O'NEILL.: see Coffey.

PHELAN Erecter: by Thomas Phelan of ~ r a e ~ n a ~ u [ i l ] e e . ( ? r e c t e Graignenageeha?) i n memory of h i s s i s t e r . Mary Fhelan d ie2 M9.y 1 s t 1843 aged 52 years .

POhER: see Bs.rrtln,.. Brien, S m t l e .

POWER (Huge upr igh t s tone - l a r g e s t i n f l r ~ v e y a r d ) .

Here l i e t h the b d y of Catherine Fower,otherwise Keefe, of Fahafeels who .departe< t h i s l i f e ~ e c ? 10th 1837 aged 70 yeRrs. k l s o h e r grahdson 'Pntrick Fower, son t o Nichala's. Fower of Fahafee la , who d ied June 2 ~ d 183:: q e d 5 years . ( smal ler s tone , s ide by s i d e with t h i s : proper ly shsped, w i t h I.H.S. & s u i t a b l e 1i;;ht ornsmentaticn: no l e t t e r i n g of any .

s o r t v i s i b l e o r l i k e l y t:-) have e x i s t e d ) . . ,

( s i m i l a r smal ler s tone i n evsry wny,side % by s i d e w i t h t h i s ; reads only )

POWER - . ! Catherine Fower. . . .

. . , (One f u r t h e r Power- stone completes t h i s row - a ' l a t e da te

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POWER J m e s 'P~wer of Clonea. end wife Catherine nnd c h i l q r s n Catherine, Margaret,Bridget ,P'linnie ,Nich2las cl.ier! 26th 0ct .l 1904.

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POWER Erected .by iiodger Power of C a r r i ~ ; d l i l l c i n memory of h i s son James who d ied 20th Yarch. 1'366 2!;ed 3!+ years . Above Rod.9er Power d ied .in 1873 and h i s wife .

POWER - Erected Sy Richard Fower, Rc? t h n s s k i l l o ~ e ,.in memory of h i s .mother M a r ~ a r e t Power died 7 t h Apr i l 1?73 a:?ed 24 years : 2 1 s ~ h i s f a t h e r Michn.el Power died 26th Feb.1000 aged 93 yenrs and h i s b ro the r Jqrnes . .- died 26th June 11399 aged 65 ye8rs .

FOWER Erected by Thomas Power of Waterford i n memory of h i s f a t h e r Maurice Power Cied Feb.9th 1910 aged 75 years and h i s two Sro the r s , Phi1 d ied Feb.14th 1906 aged 2 1 years , John k i l l e d i n France May 9th 1916 aged 36 yea r s : k l s o h i s two s i s t e r s Eridge't; ' ,

died :'Oct. 5 t h 1395 a,zed 15 yea r s , Mary d ied Apri l 18th : 1918 a g e d " , 39 yTS His qr'andf2ther Thomas Power of Fnhn d ied Novt.15th 1874 azed 72 years .

POWER I n memory of Maurice Power of Currzbaha who d ie2 12 th May 1.852 a g e d 71 3 y e a r s . His ;iau@ter Cather ine died ; 2 3 t h NovF, 18 C 83') aged 36 yea r s . A1s.1 2 s i s t e r s and 1 brother d ied young: and .f. !.; h i s son Michnel.. Power. 6ied 1 2 t h Nov. 1927 aged.; 84. , . . : :, '.

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POWER Erected by Mary Fower a l i a s White i n memory of h e r beloved husband F3t r ick Fower who died September 11 th 1211 azeZ 67 yes r s .

Erccted by Michlel Yowbr of Kilcloney i n memory of h i s f a t h e r Thornas Power who d ied Mvch 26th X 3 7 z,v,ed 73 Also h i s mother Ilonora Power nli:2.s Kem wh.j d ied ' -Apr i l 6 1,937 stged 63..

POWER Erecter:? by William Fower of S t r x l b a l l y i n memory o f ' h i s uncle W i l l i ~ m Fower of Bal lyvoi le :lied Mnrch 17 th 1;",43 a.qed 73 yea r s : 31s.; h i s mother Anast2sin Power d i e d Ju ly 24th 1950 a.ged 92 years , ancl h i s f a t h e r Thomw Power died JnnY 1 s t 1251 q ~ e d 76 yes r s . Mary Power d ied Mnrch 1 s t 1063 agecl 86 years .

F OLJER Fray f o r the sou l of n ' icholm Power of F n h ~ f c e l v h d i e d : 6 th May, 1811 aces 60: 3 1 ~ 0 h i s wife Cather.ine Keefe cqis.3 10thDec.133.7 aged 70. His scm Nicholos 23~1-1 Juna 1369 a , p d 64 yenrs. Also Thornas Power diecl Oct. 22nd l s 9 7 .~ge::11 52 y e s r s . and h i s son David. d ied Au;?;. 2 nd; 1'797 a p d 17 y e w s : l s o ~ t ~ b ' i a Power

. . d ie? Mmch 21st 1910 a ~ ~ e 3 55. . , .

. . (Side of obe l i sk type mmumen't) Pray f o r the ' souls f Jpmes Power of Clonen -lie:' 33 Dcc.1969 aged 75: Also h i s wife C n t h ~ r i n e Fower diet-: Oct.9th 1 61 ayed yea r s .

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Pray f o r t h e s h l Cf John Fowcr of Sc?.field. d icd ' l o t h Mov,l85:6 a,yed 56, Dqviil Fower of Grcinmt. ( ? ri icte Green5n ? ) t?.ied 4eh. Dec.1960 a7ed 60: h i s wife Msrgxret Fower die,? 22nd Febo1070 a7ed 54 y e u s . Also t h e i r son Willizm Power ?!is,= Oct.4th 13% s?ed ': 64 y z a r s : and iJIary Powcr died 21st Alsril l s04 : r i l ~ : j Bri8get HeWn died 12th Aug.1326. (Back) Also. Thom~s Power,Fehnfeelaghjdied 16 th Jan. 1373 aged ."t($..

QUINL!;%: see Cumrnins. I

RONAmTE . .

Erected by J ~ m e s Ron~~yne of Kile1t.m i n memory: of h i s f a t h e r Maurice Ronayna who 'tisd F e b r u ~ r y lst l861 aged 92 years : n lso h i s mother 3 r i d g a t Ron2yne who died June 7 th 1853 ak~ed 67 years 2nd h i s b ro the r Thomns who d i e d Nov.7th 1347 ace3 23 yea r s ,

SAPPION: see Cnsey. -. SAIIF4ON Erected by Mqry Sarnrnon of Badlydwan i n memory of h e r baloved husbanrl John Sammon who d icd J m . l s t 1871 aged 70 y a w s . The above Mary Snrnmon (die3 June 20th 1035 cl,yeci 75 an? h e r son F s t r i c k d ied Feb. 7 t h 1300 a:ge:l 20: nlso h i s wi f s Uridqet die.3 Apri l 13 th 1910 s g e ~ ? ~ 58.

SARTLE Erectecl by MP. N i c h o l ~ ~ s Fower of Foxes Cast le i n memory of Thomqs S m t l e who riiec!. i n ln5? aged. 6e yerlrs: a l s o Kntherine S a r t l e who d i e 3 May 3 l s t 137:gr 3:ge(-j 70 years .

SHEHIDtiN Erected by J.imes Sharirbn of t h e City of Wztt-rf i n memory of h i s f a t h e r John S h e r i d ~ n of Durrow who died Feb.12th 1035 ~ ; ? e d 74 yea r s : a l s o h i s mother El lcn die-7 Jov.16th ld42 sqad 70 . jresrs. . His b r a t h e r Gar re t t & h i s f o u r s i s t e r s , El len ,Ms~y, . Catherinc & Bridge t . WALL:. See Comrnins. ' , ,

WALSH: sec7 Cummins. ,

WALSH J$rected by' James Walsh of Waterford i n memory of h i s son P h i l i p

-Volsh wha departed t h i s l i f e the 25th of 0ct';ber 1337 a:;ed 19 , y s a r s : an3 rlls? h i s s9n Ehonil Wrilsh who I e p a r t e l t h i s l i f e the" f i r s t of February 1330 n p c ! 17 yenrs : a l s ? h i s d ~ u , g h t e r Mary Walsh who depsr ted t h i s l i f ~ the 5 th of Feb.1330 aqed 27 yea r s* ( r e r e of grsvastone i s insc r ibed with l a r g e cross & I.H.S. below which a re thz followin,g l i n e s : )

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0 f s i t h f u l Cross O'nohlest t r e e ! In a l l our wo:~ds thert; 'S none l i k e thee No e a r t h l y groves ,no s h ~ d y bowers Produca such leqves,such f r u i t s , s u c h f lcwers ,

I N FflHA CHAPEL GRAVEYARD

BARRON . - Erected by Edward Bwron Esq. of S n r ~ h v i l l s t o the memory of t h e l a t e Jomzs 3 t r r o n Esq.! of S a r s h v i l l e who die? on the 11 th day of Octcjber l S 3 l eap;e(l s lxty-nine yenrs. Also t o the memory of 4,is sons W i l l i n m , Jlmzs ,Frederick & Hcnry, R r r r m and h i s d ~ u g h t e r CS t h s r i n e .

, Memorial Table t i n s i d e Chapel. ; ,;i '

BARRON Erected t o the rnehor of Richard T.Barrm of S ~ r ~ h v i l l e who died the 23rd ~f Nov; 1154 n;re!l 42 yea r s .

& t o the memory of h i s son Richard William who d ied 13th Apr i l lit61 aged 19 yeaps. A l s ~ t o the memory of 4Mar~sre t h9s s i s t e p - in-lnw wha d ied OctT 31s t 1861 sged 41 ye3rs.

R E V I E W S

TBE WATERFORD NERCUMTS AND -THE WE.TFOU?!CLAE-E PR GV-IS IONS TRADE, 1770-1870, by John Iilsnnion. Appc-zrs i n Nc&oca ..................... e t I n d u s t r i c cn B ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ - ~ ~ , ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ A u x , & L I ~ % ~ c L - x I x ~ ~ ~ ~ L ~ , ed. L. Y. Cullcn m d P. Butc l , Ynris9l98O (pxpsrs r ead ~t a s s r n i n ~ r of French and I r i s h h i s t o r i 2 n s st Bordeaux i n 1970) .

This s r t i c l c : i s 3 major c o n t r i b u t i o n t o Inraterforcl h i s t o r y , m d i s t h e r e s u l t of ex t ens ive r e sen rch over a number of ycors . It i s bnsed l ~ r g e l y on primary sourccs - contempar2ry newspapers , pamphlets and bus ines s r s c o r f l s - and brecks much nzw ground. The a.uthor h ~ s a thorough knowledge of h i s m s t e r i n l , and p r e s e n t s h i s f i n d i n g s ~~ncisely~confidently~~nd wi th amplo s t z t i s t i c a l backing.

Dr.Msnnion hqs of n e c e s s i t y t o p r e s z n t 3 gene ra l p i c t u r e of W3ter ford ts t r a d e d u r i n s t hc per iod , i n o r d s r t o de f ine thc r o l e of Newfoundlmd i n i t . He n n ~ l y s e s i t according t o commodity (pork pred?minated,followsd by s s l t b s e f , b u t t e r , a n d g r z i n products )snd d e s t i n ~ t i o n (Newfounc!lqnd 2bsorbed 11"; of W ~ t e r f o r d ? S cxpor t s i n t h e 1 7 7 0 t s , c o m i n ~ second only t o London). He a l s o d e r l s w i th t h e composit ion of t h e merchnnt community,the r c l s t i v e importance of d i f f e r e n t f i rms , the e x t e n t t o which they spcc i r i l i zeb i n d i f f e r e n t commodities and p o r t s , t h e i r commcrc i~ l p r ~ c t i c e s , nnd s o on. Few Waterford merchsnts ~ w n e d sl i ips o r appointed t r m s r ? t l ~ n t i c ?gents i n t h c l n t c 1 9 t h cen tury ; they mostly s o l d the p r ~ v i s i o n s t o West Country firms,who ~ l s o undertook t o s h i p them. Xe 2re e iven an a n a l y s i s of t he I r i s h involvemint of one such f i r m , Newmsnts of Dartmouth.

I n a d d i t i o n t a Dr.Mannimts n r t i c l e , t h e r e a r e ~ W O o t h e r s of more g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t t o our r eade r sz those by L.M.Cullen on the Ir ish merchant communities of Borrienux,Ln Rochelle and Cognaciand by D.Dickson on t h e Ccrk mdrchant comwnity .

IRIS? GE'iJFALOZIST, ed , L t . -Col .H.i). Gcllt\rey, Vol. VI,No -1, Rovember 1980. A s u s u a 1 , t h i s j o u r w l c o n t ~ i n s s e v e r a l n r t i c l c s of Waterford i n t e r e s t , nzrnely :

E i r t h s , M 2 r r i ~ g e s and Deaths from R2msey's Weterfsrd Chronicle, 1778 (on ly one i s s u e surv ivos ) and the hh td r fo rd Hcrnld,l791. Both *Ire presented by H.F.Morris,who hqs c l r e ~ r i y d e ~ l t s i m i l a r l y wi th Rsrnszg f o r 1771,1776 rind 1737.

The Mnrrioge Reg i s t e r of' Lislnore CF thedr,ol , 1692-1767 snd 1784- 1838, t r z n s c r i b e d by the l a t e Rcv .V~l l ?ce G . Clqre.

The l e t t e r s of John S c u l l y (of Bl?ckrzck, Co. Dublin) t o J ~ i n c s Duff Coghlnn ( of Ri lcop, Co. Water ford) , 1923 - 1927, p re sen ted by U . C . M~cDerinot. This i s 3 g c n e ~ l o ~ ~ i c ? l orgy i n which t h e two cor rcspandents involve thcmsqlves exuberzn t ly i n R s tudy of t h c d e s c e n d ~ n t s of Roger Scu l ly of Cashel (d .1733) , Thorn?s Gallwcy of K i l lo rney (d . 1817) , .and John Wyse of hintcrforil (d . 1799) . Th;,: rrrtic1;- i s bo th in format ive and e n t e r t s i n i n g , and llr. NacDcrmot hcs performed s f e n t of d e t e c t i o n i n i d e n t i f y i n s the i n d i v i d u ~ . l s mentioned and fo l lowine up l c s d s t h ? t p r ~ v i d e f u r t h e r i n f o r m ~ t i o n .

RN EARLY CHRISTIAN GRAVE-SLAB A T MOTXEL

In the qrsveysrd st Mothel, Co.Waterford, the re i s an Early C h r i s t i m grsve-slnb which h i t h e r t o 3pperrs t o have esccped no t i ce ( s e e , i l l u s t r a t i o n ) . Ussd s s a modern grnve m~.rker , i t s t m d s decply embedded i n the grmnd among h e a d s t m e s t o the south of the ruined p r i o r y church.

Only the upper por t ion s t snds above the gr3und nnd on i t can be seen the upper p a r t of a L ~ t i n c ross with rounded hollows i n the sngles , which i s csrvei! i n r e l i e f . The c w n e r s of the s a n d s t m e s l ~ S a r e roughly squ3red and i t i s 16-18 c m . t h i c k and 70 cm. wide n t the tor). I t s present he igh t nbove the ground i s 60 cm. end i t narrows s l i g h t l y from the top. The c ross i s r a i sed up t o 1 cm. nbove the backgrsund except a t the tpp where the r e l i e f i s n i l ~ n d the o u t l i n e i s inc i sed . There l '

i s no t r a c e of an i n s c r i v t i a n 3r f u r t h e r orn3ment and the back? i s p ln in , ind icn t ing t h n t t h i s wns a recumbent gr?.ve-slxb .

A isRridstone p i l l a r c s l l e d flCloc-na-Co,mircall wi..th the :(. . ,-:l::

same type of c ross insc r ibed on i t s tands st a gnteway on -the rosds ide irnrnedin.tely t o the south of the grsveyarc! and a .::I

d e s c r i p t i o n and drqwing of i t h ~ v e been published. 9 . ,

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,, This form of ' c ross with hollow m g l e s ha.s ,.i wida d ~ t i n g - . .

range i n Irelnnd from a t l e a s t the e i g h t century u n t i l the t w e l f t h O 2 Examples c m be seen on the b2se of the e ighth- century south cross a t Ahenny,3 and most of the cross.es,, ,of , .. ,. ....-,- . . , . t h i s grouppas wel l s s 'having the r i n g , hsve munrled hollows a t .:.

the angles . S1.rbs benrin?; such crosses a re found msinly a t . , .

I n i s Ceal t rn , Co. C,lwe ,snd Nend.rum, Co.Down.4 Closer t o Mothel, exmp-l-es --sreCknown --from-St .Ber r ihe r t f s Kyle, Co. Tippern.ry, 5 and there- -5s ,s-f i n e frn.med example with an ' i n s c r i p t i o n . .

reques t ing a Drayer . . fo r the sou l of Aidnn a t Killsmery, CO . ~ i l k c n n ~ . ~ However, unframed crbsses wi th . rounde+hollow ang les . on rec tangu la r grave-slabs , l i k e the Mothel exsmple , a r e almost exc lus ive t o I n i s Ces l t r s .7

The f a c t ths t two R - r l y Chr i s t i3n r ln t iqu i t i c s ( the grave-slrlb ~ n h the p i l l - i r ) qre lacnted a t T".thel qraveyard shows t h a t t h i s i s most l i k s l y ' t l ~ be the s i t e of the Early C h r i s t i m m p a s t e r y . Canon Power f s suggest ion th9.t t he o ld monqste-ry wns n t B ~ l l y n e v i n and t h z t the qrnveyard i s merely the s i t e of the Augustinian pr ioryudoes not seem t o be c o r r e c t .

Early C h r i s t i a n Grave Slab at Nothc l . - _ . .I

1. Cournal of t h e a at er ford and S.E. of I r e l a n d Archaeolo&al Socie ty I11 (1897). P: 717 . -

2. P. Lionard; Zar ly I r i s h Grave-Slabs, ? , R , I . A . 61c (1961),.95-169, pp115-7 3 I!. l.. Roe, The IIigh Crosses of Western Ossory_, YSlkenny,/969, pp, 23-30 4. 'Lionard, op. citty, p. 115 5 , P. 0 .hEaildhe, "i'he Crosses and S labs at St . R e r r i h e r t ' s Xyle in t n e

Glen of Aherlown, i n E, Bynne ed i ted , Korth l..unster S tud ies .' r .: - Limerick, 1967, pp. 102-126.

6. R.A.S. F a c a l i s t e r , Corpus lnscr ipt ionum I n s u l a r u ~ C e l t i c a r m vol. IS , Dublin, 1949, p. 25, P l . Y.

7. Lionard, op. c i t . p. 115. 8. Rev. P. Fower, The P r io ry o'f. : 'othel, Clonmel ! i i s to r ica l and Archaeolatzical

~ o e i e t p Journa l Vol. I , 30. 2, (195374), 31-4, p. 32.

Programme : June to September 1981. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

June 14th : Coach Trip to Roscrea and Clonmzcnoise. Coaches lesving City Hsll at 9.30 a.m. (Advance Booking essential). I

June 28th : Trip to Abbeyside, Cloncoskran, Str~.db~^lly. Assemble at City Hall 9t 2.30 p,'m. toTFFlV-Fat Abbeys$de Church grounds at 3.15 p.m. Guides: Mrs.Mnurz Flynn,Tom Nolm,Des Cowman.,

July 12th: Outing to Csllan,Co.~ilk&~n~ to visit home of1 Br. Rice and St.Mnry1s Abbey. Assemble at City Hall at 2.30 p.m. to arrive at St.Msryls Abbey ~t 3.1b p.m. Guides: Mrs. Phelan,K.A.S. and Rev. Br.Dunne. i

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August 23rd: Trip to . Knocktopher are:.. Assernblk..at $all at 2.30 p.m., to arrive at Knocktopher Church at 3.00p.m. Guide : Rev. Canon C.A. Ehpey.

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Sept.6th : Trip to Kilrossanty arel. Assemble at City ~s/ll at 2.30 p.m.,arriving at Bridge at - . Kilma~thpnng-'st 3.00 p.m. Guides : Brinn Foley and Mr.& Mrs. Sean Murphy,

Sept .25th: Lecture by Mr, ~ohn' ~ r a d l e ~ , ~ppti~rch. U.C.D. entitled "Town Plsnning in Mediev~l Irelsndlt , with specid reference to S.Eist.Commencing at 3.00 p.m, sharp , prov i s iona l ly arranged f o r Teachers1 Centre, 31 The Mall, Vaterford.

Those who have not yet paid their 1981 subscription may do so at any function of the Society. Intending members are welcome to these meetings. The sub. for 1981 remains £3.00 . This may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer of the Old vaterfor& -society :

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