‘Murdered’ Protestants of Clone, Co. Wexford 1798
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by Hilary McDonagh
11M ago
Small Sources 81:   When researching in Irish or other archives  a hidden treasure  can sometimes be uncovered. This was the case on a recent visit to the Representative Church Body Library  in Dublin.  The RCB Library is the main repository for material generated by the Church of Ireland (Episcopalian)  at a national or parish level.  Of particular relevance for genealogists and family historian are their collection of parochial registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials.  The full collection of registers is catalogued here.  However, there ..read more
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The Irish Ancestry of President Joe Biden
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by admin
11M ago
Like many refugees throughout history who have made the unenviable decision to flee catastrophe in their homeland, the one million Irish men, women and children who fled the devastation wrought by the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s could not have known what their future held. The flight from Ireland persisted for decades with many setting their sights on the flourishing cities of the United States. It is testament to the courage and determination of those emigres that over one hundred and seventy years later one of their descendants should return to their native land as President of the ..read more
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Tenants in Moville Civil Parishes, Donegal: 1823-26
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by James G. Ryan
11M ago
Small Sources No. 79.  Rentals are the records of the landlord on the holdings and payments of their tenants. This rental lists 198 tenants of an estate in the Civil Parishes of Moville Upper and Lower, Co. Donegal.  These parishes are on the eastern side of the Inishowen peninsula. The identity of the estate owner is unknown, but the rental shows the transactions in the years 1823 to 1826. The original document is a single large book in the National Library of Ireland (reference Ms. 42,766 (50)).   There are also other notations on each tenancy which are difficult to read ..read more
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Rental of Stewart Estate in Dublin city and county 1797 – 1807
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by admin
1y ago
Small Sources No. 77:   This is a list of 97 tenants on the Dublin estate of James Stewart from 1797 to 1807.   The estate consisted of a mix of urban and rural properties,   including Molesworth and Kildare streets in Dublin city and 4 townlands in north county Dublin.    The original documents are in the National Library of Ireland (reference NLI Ms. 5944 and 5945) and consist of half-yearly rental records from 1797 to 1807.    The format of the city and county rentals are shown in Figs. 1 and 2 below.  A full description of rentals and ..read more
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Tenants of Skerries, Co. Dublin in 1823
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by Jim Ryan
1y ago
Small Sources 78: This is a list of over 500 tenants from an 1823 rental of the estate of James Hans Hamilton (1810 – 1863) in the barony of Holmpatrick in North Co. Dublin.  The original document is a single large rental book in the National Library of Ireland (Reference Ms. 6134) entitled ‘Rental of the Estates of James Hans Hamilton, a minor‘ (see below).   The rental  also covers the family estates in Carlow and Down.  The estate owner in 1823 was James Hans Hamilton, who was then aged 12 as his father, Hans Hamilton (a member of the British House of Commons) had d ..read more
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Rental of Stewart Estate in Dublin city and county 1797 – 1807
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by admin
1y ago
Small Sources No. 77:   This is a list of 97 tenants on the Dublin estate of James Stewart from 1797 to 1807.   The estate consisted of a mix of urban and rural properties,   including Molesworth and Kildare streets in Dublin city and 4 townlands in north county Dublin.    The original documents are in the National Library of Ireland (reference NLI Ms. 5944 and 5945) and consist of half-yearly rental records from 1797 to 1807.    The format of the city and county rentals are shown in Figs. 1 and 2 below.  A full description of rentals and ..read more
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Some Cork City Tenants 1784-1826
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by Jim Ryan
1y ago
Small Sources No. 70.     This is a list of 51 tenants of Cork city in the period 1784 – 1826.  They are in a single leather-bound rental book held by the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 5319), which contains listings of tenants and their rent transactions in this period.  The premises listed are mainly street addresses in Cork city including Cook Street, Marlboro Street, Patrick Street, Prince’s Street, Cove Lane, Grafton’s Alley, Long Quay and George’s Street.  There are also properties in ‘Lehana’, which is probably a variation of Lehenagh.  There are two ..read more
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Occupants and Lessees of Houses in Kilkenny City 1808
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by Jim Ryan
1y ago
Small Sources No. 72.  This is a list of 145 persons listed as lessees or occupants of premises described as ‘Arran Estate Houses’  in the town of Kilkenny  in 1808.  They are listed in a rental ledger within the the extensive ‘Ormond Papers‘ collection in the National Library of Ireland. The specific file (Ms 23,811) is entitled  “An index to, and brief alphabetical, of a rental of the Arran, Kilcash & Garryricken estates (compiled by)C. Maxwell, 1808”.  The Ormond Papers contain the records (correspondence, maps,  pedigrees, business and personal papers ..read more
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Pupils of Charity School in Cloyne, Co. Cork 1742-1864
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by Jim Ryan
1y ago
Small Sources 72:  This record is the register of 237 pupils (almost all boys) enrolled in a charity school founded in Cloyne, Co. Cork in 1726.  The records available are for most of the period from 1742 until 1864 (excluding 1777-1808).  The original register book is in the Representative Church Body Library (Ms 870) in Dublin and these extracts and illustrations are provided with their permission.  The school was established by Dr. Charles Crow, Bishop of Cloyne, who died in 1726. In his will be bequeathed the rental income from his farm and properties around Cloyne town ..read more
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Tenants of Sarsfield Estate, Cork 1817-23
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by Jim Ryan
1y ago
Small Sources No. 76.  This is a list of 72 tenants of the Sarsfield Estate in Co. Cork in the period 1817-23.   It is in a leather rental book among the Sarsfield estate papers in the National Library of Ireland.   The specific file reference is NLI Ms 3638.  The Sarsfield family were prominent in the county since medieval times and had several properties south and west of the current city of Cork. Many of them served as High Sheriffs and Mayors of Cork city during the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.  The family inherited Doughcloyne House,  ..read more
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