I can understand some of these odd marriages due to political/financial/deals of some sort, but what about this 146 year old guy? Can that be right or is it a typo or a bit of an embellishment? Dan Hogan --- Mary Heaphy <tipwex@eircom.net> wrote: > >From Assorted Dublin Newspapers, mostly the > Freeman. > > 3-9-1761. > > A few days ago was married Barrasakane > (Borrisokane), in the County of > Tipperary, Mr. Thomas Hayes, aged 35 to the Widow > Beetle, aged 80, being the > ninth time of her entering the Hymeneal state. > > 6-7-1769. > > A correspondent in the County Tipperary, has > favoured us with the following > piece of intelligence;-two reputable widowers of > said County, one aged 69, > the other 63, having each a good many children, all > of whom had been > decently provided for, in the matrimonial way, > except one daughter each, of > about 18 years of age, mutually agreed to intermarry > with each others > daughters, which they accordingly did a few days > ago, with this resolution > of living all together in one house, and as an > encouragement to propagation, > the old veterans have made a bet of one hundred > guineas, to be paid to him > whose young wife shall soonest make her brother in > law a grandfather. > > 9-12-1769. > > A few days ago, Cornelius Londrigan, and William > Hurigan, both of Graige, in > the County of Tipperary, read their recantation from > the Church of Rome, in > the Parish Church of Rathronan in said County, and > embraced the Protestant > Religion. > > 11-2-1763 > > Last Wednesday night four men with their faces > blackened, entered the house > of Michael Quielon,(spelled as in paper) near > Borrisoleigh, in the County of > Tipperary, a poor dealer, and from there stole 16 > pieces of linen, of > different prices, which had his name in the middle > of each piece, together > with all his wife's wearing apparel, his hat, wig, > and shoes, and after > tying him, they took the cash out of his pocket, > amounting to 7 shillings, > and after severely beating him for having so little > money, made off with > their booty. > > 18-7-1789 > > Married lately at Castle Driscol, in the County of > Tipperary, Mr. Egan, aged > 98, to Miss Driscoll, aged 13. > > 29-5-1755 > > Last week was married at Ballydine, in the County of > Tipperary, John > Mandeville, of Ballynagh, aged 102, to the daughter > of Thomas Mandeville, > esq. of the said County, an accomplished young lady, > aged sixteen with a > fortune of 4000/. > > 16-3-1756. > > We hear from Fethard in the County of Tipperary, > that on Saturday the 28th > February last, a great rumbling noise was heard in > the Earth, but did no > other damage than throwing down a small bridge, and > drying up all the > streams on the South side of the town. > > 19-2-1756 > > A few days ago William Beere,Esq., of Ballyboy, in > the County of Tipperary, > aged 85 was married to a widow called Mrs Guard, of > Mallow, Co. Cork, aged > 91, with a jointure of 700/., per annum. > > 21-8-1766 > > Last week died at his seat in the County of > Tipperary, Col. Thomas Winsloe, > aged 146 years;-He was a Captain in the reign of > King Charles the 1st, and > came with Oliver Cromwell into Ireland. > > 28-11-1767 > > A few days ago was married, at Fethard in the County > of Tipperary, Ambrose > Dotah, a Beggarman, aged 111, to Mary Stapleton, of > the same profession , > aged 94. Dan Hogan hogan-4@sbcglobal.net Enjoy the updated website for the Civil War Reenactment Society: www.cwrs.info !