July 2, 1761 The Pennsylvania Gazette RUN away from the Subscriber, about the 23d of March last, living in Ann Arundel County, Maryland, a Convict Servant Man, named William Smith, about 20 Years of Age, born in Ireland, a white looking Fellow, whitish Eyes, and has a Scar on one of his Arms or Knees: Took with him, when he went away, a small bay Horse, about 13 Hands high, with a Blaze in his Face, bob Tail, trots and gallops, branded G H, or H G : its likely may change his Name. Whoever takes up the said Fellow, and brings him to the Subscriber, shall have Ten Pistoles Reward, paid by JOHN DORSEY, Son of John. July 23, 1761 The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, July 18, 1761. FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD. RUN away, on the 17th Inst. from the Subscriber, living in Evesham, Burlington County, West New Jersey, a Servant Woman, named Eleanor Ferrell, born in Ireland, talks good English, is of a short Stature, long visage, has brown Hair; Had on and took with her, a cross barred dark Worsted Gown, three short Calicoe Gowns, one of them double; three good Shifts, one of them new; three good speckled Aprons, one white Ditto, one red Petticoat, one home spun Ditto, with green, blue and white Stripes; a white Flannel Ditto, a Pair of blue worsted Stockings, with white clocks; one Pair of Leather Shoes, with Straps and Leather Heels; a new Pair of yellow Stuff Shoes, with red Binding; a Pair of odd Buckles, a considerable Quantity of Caps, several Handkerchiefs, and two Silk Ones; a Pair of black Silk Mittens, a new black Silk Bonnet, a Bag, with a Yard of white Linen, and a Quarter of Cambrick in it; and sundry other Things. She served some Time with Joseph Biddle, of Springfield; and Zachariah Rossell, of Mountholly. Whoever takes up the said Servant and secures her in any Goal, and gives Notice thereof, shall received the above Reward, and all reasonable Charges, paid by me THOMAS TALMAN. September 3, 1761 The Pennsylvania Gazette Wilmington, August 28, 1761. RUN away, in the Night, between the 26th and 27th instant, from on board the Sloop Speedwell, John Lockhart Master, for Providence, lying at Wilmington, a certain John James, a Sailor, after receiving one Month Advance, born in Wales, but bred, as he says, in the North of Ireland; a well set Down looking Fellow, about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, wears a Wig, his other Clothes cannot be described. He has a Pearl over one of his Eyes, but not readily discerned. Whoever brings, or secures said Fellow in any goal, so that he may be brought to Justice, shall have Five Pounds Reward, paid by THOMAS DOWDLE, in Wilmington. October 29, 1761 The Pennsylvania Gazette Easton, October 14, 1761. BROKE out of Easton Goal, on the 14th Instant, the two following Persons, viz. One named Thomas McCormick, who was committed on Suspicion of having murdered two Men in the Forks; he is a thick well set Fellow, about 5 Feet 8 Inches high, wears his own short black curled hair, squints with both his Eyes, somewhat marked with the Small Pox, born in Ireland, and speaks bad English, much on the Brogue, is an ill looking Fellow, much addicted to Drinking and Swearing: Had on very little or no Cloathing, except a Piece of an old green Gown, which he wrapt about him, and a Pair of Trowsers and Shirt. the other of them named John Burk, a thick well set fellow, and much the same size of said McCormick, is an ill down looking Fellow, with short black Hair, and a swarthy Complexion: Had on when he went off, A brown Jacket, a blue under Jacket and Breeches, an old Felt Hat, and are about 35 Years old each. Whoever takes them up, and secures them in any Goal, so as they may be brought back to Easton, shall receive for each Three Pounds Reward if taken together; but for McCormick, if taken alone, Five Pounds, paid by me JOHN JENNINGS, Sheriff. N.B. It is supposed that they have taken a black Horse from Easton, and that they will take others the first Opportunity. November 19, 1761 The Pennsylvania Gazette Lancaster, November 9, 1761. RUN away last Night, from the Farm of George Ross, near the Borough of Lancaster, a Servant Man, named Thomas Fowler, he is about 5 Feet 2 Inches high, black Hair, and dark Complexion; had on, when he went away, an old grey cloth Coat, a black Waistcoat, old Buckskin Breeches, and white woolen Stockings; he was born in the West of Ireland; and served his Time with one Ingram, in Bucks County; he was a Soldier in the Provincial Service, and has been, for a considerable Time past, in Lancaster Goal in Irons, which occasions a Hobble in his Walk; he talks smart and sensible, and it is probable he is gone towards Philadelphia, as he said he had an Ant living there. Whoever apprehends the said Servant, and secures him, so that his Master may have him again, shall receive Three Pounds Reward and reasonable Charges, paid by GEORGE ROSS. February 25, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette RUN away, the 10th of this Instant, from William Young, a Servant Man, named John McGlaughlon, about 30 Years of Age, of small Stature, has an effeminate way of talking, stoops as he walks, and when spoke to mostly plays with his Fingers: Had on when he went away, a double breasted half worn Coat, two Jackets, one of red Flannel, without Sleeves, and tyed with white Tape, white Cloth Breeches, with a Pair of grey Yarn Stockings, half worn Pumps, with white Metal Buckles, Ozenbrigs Shirt, old Felt Hat: He has black Hair, with a Scar near one of his Eyes, got by a Fall; born in Ireland, and brought up to waiting on Gentlemen. Whoever takes up said Servant, and secures him, so that his Master may have him again, shall have Twenty Shillings Reward, if in Town, and if not, Thirty Shillings, and all reasonable Charges, paid by WILLIAM YOUNG. N. B. He served some Time with Mr. Thomas Mullen, in Water street. All Masters of Vessels, and others, are forewarned not to harbour or carry him off, at their Peril May 6, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette April 22, 1762. RUN away from Speedwell Forge, Alias Hoover (about 14 Miles North of Lancaster) A Servant Man, named Thomas Haggerty, born in Ireland, speaks bad English, is of a middle Size, abut 25 Years of Age, wears his own fair Hair, tied: Had on when he run away, a lightish coloured Frock made Coat, with green Lining, blue Camblet Jacket, Buckskin Breeches, grey Worsted Stockings, new Shoes, carved Steel Buckles, Check Shirt, and an English Castor Hat. Said Servant run away about the 19th Instant, and it is likely may change his Name. Whoever apprehends said Servant, and secures him in any Goal, so as the Owner may have him again, shall have Three Pounds Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by the Subscriber, at said Forge, or David Caldwell, Merchant in Philadelphia. JAMES OLD. May 6, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette RUN away from Joseph Darlinton, Tanner, living in West Nantmell, Chester County, an Apprentice Lad, named Robert Brabner, born in Ireland, about 19 Years of Age, 5 Feet 7 Inches high, well set, fat faced, with strait brown Hair, cut on the Crown, pretty talkative, and has very thick Legs. had on, and took with him, when he went away, a light coloured Broadcloth Jacket, and a brown Worsted Ditto, without Sleeves, two Linen Shirts, a Pair of Check Trowsers, Thread Stockings, a new Felt Hat, Calfskin Pumps, with Brass Buckles. Whoever takes up said Apprentice, and secures him in any Goal, so that his Master may have him again, shall have Forty Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by JOSEPH DARLINTON. May 13, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette TWO PISTOLES Reward. Newtown, on Chester River, Kent County, Maryland. May 3, 1762. RUN AWAY from the Subscriber, living in Kent County, Maryland, A Servant Man, named Thomas Connor, a Shoemaker by Trade, and is an Irishman, born in the West of Ireland, is about 50 Years of Age, has a large cut in his right Cheek, which he says he got when he was a Soldier in the Regulars last War; he has been in Germany, and talks much of it, and his been in the Provincial Service this War, and has forged Beating orders with him; he is very remarkable by the Shaking of his Head, which he cannot help, and says it was occasioned by a Ball: Had on, and took with him, when he went away, A brown Broadcloth Coat, with Whitemetal Buttons, white Flannel Jacket, black Everlasting Breeches, with Plaid Garters tying them at the Knees, white ribbed Stockings, good Shoes, with Steel Buckles, wears his own Hair, which is grey. He likewise took some Cash from me and some other of the Neighbours. Whoever takes up and secures said Servant in any Goal between this Place and New York or Old York, or any Part of Virginia, and sends Word to me the Subscriber, so as I may get him again, shall receive Two Pistoles Reward; and if brought Home reasonable Charges, paid by me ALEXANDER McINTOSH. N.B. All Masters of Vessels are forbid to carry off said Servant at their Peril. July 29, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette RUN away from the Subscriber on the 19th Instant July, an indented Servant Girl, named MARY KEYS, born in Ireland, about 20 Years of Age, middle Stature, supposed had on when she went away, a green Gown, and striped Linsey Woolsey Petticoat, much pitted with the Small Pox, black Eyes and Hair, her Hair much frizzled. Whoever takes up, and secures the said Servant, so that her Master may have her again, shall receive Thirty Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by JOHN WHARTON, near the Swedes Church. July 22, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette New Jersey, Essex County. TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. TWO Prisoners made their Escape from Jonathan Hampton, High Sheriff of Essex County, viz. John Barclay, born in Ireland, short well set Fellow, about 50 years old, sandy complexion, talks thick and palavering when drunk, generally wears dark Cloaths; a Clothier by Trade. Took a brown Mare, Bridle and Saddle, that were under Execution. He forged many Bonds, and got Money upon them, for which he was arrested and escaped. William Hambleton, a lusty, ill favoured, dirty, slouching Butcher, born in Ireland, about 50 Years old, wears a Wig; he went off with his son and Daughter in a two Horse Cart, much like himself for Rigging. It is said he has Land over Susquehanna. Sylvester Cole bailed him in one Action, another is for stealing Sheep, on these he escaped. Eight Days ago they both were at Andrew Makgoun, near Lancaster Road, about a Mile and a Half from the White Horse Tavern, at Pequea, where my Under Sheriff came up with, and saw them, but, by Makgoun Assistance, they got from him; he followed them close for 20 Miles towards a Ferry above Harris, on Sasquehanna, but they took to the Woods and escaped. Makgoun and the Prisoners all lately lived at Basking Ridge. As Hambleton Children and Cart were at Makgoun, they will be there again. Whoever apprehends both, or either of them, and secures them, so that I may have them again, shall have for Barclay Six Pounds, and for Hambleton Fourteen Pounds, and reasonable Charges paid by JONATHAN HAMPTON, Sheriff, and SYLVESTER COLE, Special Bail. N.B. If a Letter is sent to Philadelphia Post Office, I shall get it. September 2, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette RUN away, on the 17th of last Month, from James Colgan, of the Town of Dover, in Kent County, on Delaware, two Servant Men, the one named John Duell, born in Maryland, 26 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 9 Inches high, fair Complexion, wears a Cap; his Apparel is uncertain, as he took several Changes along with him, particularly a Scarlet Jacket, lined with white Flannel, dark striped Holland Trowsers, and an old blue Great Coat. He is a great Chewer of Tobacco. Whoever secures the said Duell in any of His Majesty Goals in North America, so as his Master may have him again, shall have Five Pounds Reward, and reasonable Charges, as his said Master has entered Bail in a Sum of Money on his (the said Duell) account. --- The other named John McQue, born in Ireland, about 22 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 5 Inches high, Pock marked, wears long black Hair, not tied: Had on when he went away, A blue Cloth Coat, half worn, a Crimson cut Velvet Jacket, with small high Crown Silver Buttons, blue Saggathy Breeches, without Lining, and black ribbed Stockings. H is very much given to Liquor, chewing Tobacco, and quarrelsome. Whoever secures said McQue, shall receive Four Pounds Reward, or Nine Pounds for apprehending both said Runaways, paid by JAMES COLGAN. September 23, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette Christiana Bridge, Sept. 8, 1762. RUN away from the Subscriber, living at Christiana Bridge, New Castle County, on the 2d Instant, a Servant Woman, named Margaret Bennett, a lusty fat Woman, full faced, long visaged, heavy browed, remarkable for large Legs; had on when she went away, a brown Stuff Gown, a striped Linen Bed gown, two Petticoats, the one yellow Shaloon, and the other red Cloth Serge, a Check Apron. a Pair of new Shoes, and black Yarn Stockings: She came from Ireland with Capt. Miller, in the Ship Phoenix, from Londonderry. Whoever takes up and secures the said Servant in any Goal, so that her Master may have her again, shall have Forty Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by JOHN READ, or ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY. September 23, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette RUN AWAY from the Subscriber, living in East Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, on the 28th of June last, a Servant Woman, named Catherine Farrell, but perhaps may call herself Pratt, or Hanley, about 24 Years of Age, of a low Stature, thick set, of a fair Complexion, has long light coloured Hair, tied behind, and pitted with the Smallpox: Had on, when she went away, a light coloured Linsey Woolsey Petticoat, and a Jacket of the same, with a Calicoe Ditto. She was born in Ireland, and served some Time in Virginia, hath been out on the Campaign, and known at Pittsburgh and Fort Bedford by the Name of Katie Pratt. Whoever takes up and secures said Servant, so as her Master may have her again, shall have Three Pounds Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by SAMUEL ANDERSON. October 28, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette FIVE PISTOLES Reward. RUN away from Cornwall Furnace, in Lancaster County, on the 11th of October, a Servant Man, named Reynolds McDaniel: Had on when he went away, a twilled Lincey Coat and Jacket, Irish Linen shirt, Check Trowsers, a Half worn Castor Hat, new Shoes, and dark Worsted Stockings. Said Fellow was born in Ireland, speaks good English, is about 30 Years of Age, and is about five Feet eight Inches high, well set, wears his own Hair, which is of a sandy Colour, he is a fair spoken talkative Fellow, when in Drink, which he is very much addicted to. It is thought he will make towards the Jerseys, and it is probable may change both his Name and Clothes. Whoever takes up and secures said Servant in any Goal in Pennsylvania, or any of the adjacent Provinces, shall have the above Reward, paid by the Subscriber, or his Agent at said Furnace. NATHANIEL GILES. December 9, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette EIGHTY DOLLARS Reward. Essex County, New Jersey, ss. TWO Prisoners escaped from Jonathan Hampton, High Sheriff of said Essex County, as they were going to Baskin Ridge, where they lived, to get bail for the Actions they were then taken upon, not known to the Sheriff, to be for Felony and Forgery, as they since appear to be, which the prisoners then knew, viz. WILLIAM HAMILTON, for Sheep stealing, at the Camp on Staten Island, born in Ireland, about 50 Years old, a lusty, dirty slouching Butcher, much Sun burnt, wears a cut Wig, seldom combed; has an impudent Boy his Son, about 14 Years old, with him; he has several other Actions against him, for which Sylvester Cole, became special Bail, and unless he is soon taken, must pay the Debts and Costs. His Wife and Children are since gone to him. JOHN BARCLAY, for Forgery, born in Ireland, about 50 Years of Age, a short chunkey Fellow, of sandy Complexion, full of Palaver when drunk (which is as often as he can) talks thick and quick, is a Clothier by Trade. They both went to the Southward last Spring, were at Pequea last July, and would have been taken there if one Andrew McGown had not helped them to escape, and secreted them, well knowing they had left me, as above; McGown lately went from Baskin Ridge also. Barclay Wife, and some of her Children went in the Stage to Philadelphia and Lancaster about two Months ago; she is exceeding much Pock marked, very brown, named Catherine, about 40 Years of Age, but looks much older, a very neat little Woman. It is thought they are somewhere between Pequea and Willis Creek, but most likely about Susquehannah; but if they are further Southward, even to Carolina, it is hoped they will be apprehended, as such Villains ought not to be countenanced. Whoever apprehends and secures them, so that I may have them again, or brings them to me or my Goal keeper, shall have for Hamilton Fifty Dollars, and for Barclay Thirty Dollars, and all reasonable Charges, paid by JONATHAN HAMPTON, Sheriff. N.B. A Letter sent by Post, will immediately come to me. December 2, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, December 2, 1762. FORTY SHILLINGS Reward. RUN away on the 14th of last Month, from the Subscriber, a certain George Frizell, about 19 Years of Age, good Countenance, fresh Colour, wears his own Hair, which is light coloured, and bushey: Had on when he went away, a brown Coat, with Metal Buttons, and sundry other Clothes unknown, in a Pair of Trowsers, made like a Wallet. It is supposed he is gone to New York, to go a Privateering. He came over in the Ship Rainbow, Capt. Osborne, from Ireland, on Redemption. Whoever takes up said Frizell, and brings him to the Subscriber, or secures him in any Goal, so as he may be had again, shall have the above Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by JAMES HUNTER. N.B. All Masters of Vessels are forbid to carry him off. December 2, 1762 The Pennsylvania Gazette THREE POUNDS Reward. Run away from the Subscriber, living in Exeter Township, Berks County, on or about the 22d Day of October last, An indented Servant Man, named Daniel Haley, born in Ireland, and retains the Irish Accent, about 5 feet 7 Inches high, 18 Years of Age, of a fair Complexion, has thick Lips, with short black Hair: Had on when he went away, A coarse grey Jacket, half worn black Plush Breeches, new knit Stockings, old Shoes, with Brass Buckles, and an old Hat. Whoever takes up and secures said Servant, so as his Master may have him again, shall have the above Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by WILLIAM MAUGRIDGE. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

Thanks for looking.But so that I don't waste my time looking in the future, what is/are the basic database(s) of the British Isles Index? David Mangan wrote: > Sorry, no records found in British Isles index > > David > > At 09:52 AM 20/10/2005, you wrote: > >> Searching for JOHN SLOWEY/SLOY/SLOEY/SLOWE >> >> o JOHN SLOWEY/SLOY/SLOEY/SLOWE was born in 1841, probably in >> Ireland. The town and county is unknown. >> >> o He married ELIZABETH DAVIDSON (DAVIS?) in about 1863. The location >> is unknown. >> >> o Their first two children, John (b. 1865), and Elizabeth (b. 17 Feb >> 1866), were born in Glasgow, Scotland. >> >> o The family emigrated to North America in about 1869. John is found >> at several addresses in Allegheny City and Pittsburgh between 1870 >> and 1876. >> >> o Three more children were born in Allegheny City, Eleanor (1871), >> Kate (27 Oct 1872), and Mary Josephine, my grandmother, (5 Feb 1876). >> >> o The family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1876 where John Slowey >> farmed and perhaps worked for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern >> Railroad. The family is shown in Bogy Township of Jefferson County, >> Arkansas in the 1880 census. >> >> o John Slowey died between 1880 and 1886. >> >> >> ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== >> Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup >> volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L >> http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >> > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > > >

CEILI "The wind is wicked over McCabe's today" - an old neighbour calling to see my grandmother. They feel a greater chill set in - the oldest now for miles around - sensing their past slowly ebb away. Settling around the hearth for the ritual of words, drink is offered and taken. Stories, hesitant at first, catch the music of memory and dance the slow dance of remembering. Old friends sing in the snatches of laughter: a laughter that cloaks a half-understood regret for times now stranded on the islands of ageing minds, naming names of once familiar places (Knockacullion, Mullinasillagh, Derrynawana) townlands of spruce and pine, and stone mounds that once were homes. To sit in this room of ghosts is to know the power of the past, people, places, great events in a small world: knowing them when they were more than inscriptions on the headstone of a dying community. Now a litany - the only words to name such absence. The heady balm of talk, The warmth of fire and whiskey, the calming glow of nostalgia: I remember, as he rose to go, his big, tanned, awkward hands lifted in some vague salute like great dark sea-birds blown miles from shore flirting with the wild and restless waves below. -- Jim King, Knockacullion, Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim

My gr. gr. grandmother was born in Ireland and her last name was Martin. I have been unable to find very little out about her and had pretty much given up. Maybe you have some information that would help. She would have been born about 1850 and her first name was Ann. You can contact me off list if you would like to exchange information. bonny.d@sasktel.net Thanks Bonny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan & Ron" <JanRon.Brennan@btinternet.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: [IRELAND] Still looking for Martin Family - Dublin. >I am still looking for my G. Grandfather JAMES MARTIN and his son SIMON >MARTIN born in Dublin in about 1857. > Simon came to Liverpool about 1880. > > I have had some information from a lister on Martins of Dublin but they > are earlier. > > Any advice greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > Janet Brennan. > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >

I would like to find a Stephen Flynn who lived in RosCommon, CORK, Ireland around in 1951.Do not know of his age although I think he was born around the 1880's. Any help or direction would be appreciated. Dave Springer BOSTON, MA USA

A CONSTABLE CALLS His bicycle stood at the window-sill, The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher Skirting the front mudguard, Its fat black handlegrips Heating in sunlight, the 'spud' Of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back, The pedal treads hanging relieved Of the boot of the law. His cap was upside down On the floor, next his chair. The line of its pressure ran like a bevel In his slightly sweating hair. He had unstrapped The heavy ledger, and my father Was making tillage returns In acres, roods, and perches. Arithmetic and fear. I sat staring at the polished holster With its buttoned flap, the braid cord Looped into the revolver butt. 'Any other root crops? Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?' 'No.' But was there not a line Of turnips where the seed ran out In the potato field? I assumed Small guilts and sat Imagining the black hole of the barracks. He stood up, shifted the baton-case Further round on his belt, Closed the doomsday book, Fitted his cap back with two hands, And looked at me as he said goodby. A shadow bobbed in the window. He was snapping the carrier spring Over the ledger. His boot pushed off And the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked. -- Seamus Heaney (1975)

Hi, Dave -- Did you mean Roscommon OR Cork? Rostellan, Cork? Roskeen, Cork? Ross Carbery Town, Cork? Raheen, Cork? Jean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Springer" <dbspring@comcast.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:54 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Locate Individual 1951 > I would like to find a Stephen Flynn who lived in RosCommon, CORK, Ireland > around in 1951.Do not know of his age although I think he was born around > the 1880's. Any help or direction would be appreciated. > > Dave Springer > BOSTON, MA > USA > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >

Lanark Era Lanark, Ontario, Canada Wed., Nov 7, 1900 In Perth, Oct. 26th, Ann Joynt, aged 63 years, wife of Mr. Wm. Stinson. Born in Cty. Mayo, Ireland. Burial in New Boyne cemetery. Wed., March 13, 1901 At Carleton Place, Sunday last, Mr. Dennis Logan. He was born in County Cork, Ireland and came here with his sister, Mrs. John Welsh, about forty-five years ago. He leaves his wife, two sons and one daughter. Wed., August 7, 1901 At Lanark, Sat. Aug 3rd, Mr. Joseph Code, aged 63 years. Born in Antrim, Ireland, he was married and had one child which died in infancy. He was the brother of William Code, of Smith's Falls and of Thomas Code, of North Elmsley. Burial in Smith's Falls. Wed., January 29, 1902 At Cardinal, Ont. Joseph Bond, age 93 years, on Wed. Jan 29th. He was a native of Dublin, Ireland and came to this country about 75 years ago. He settled at Carleton Place in 1834, where he lived for some forty years before moving to Almonte. Since the death of his wife he has lived with his children. Of a large family, eight survive: George, of Lanark; Robert of Ottawa; Richard, in B.C.; Mrs. Willoughby, Cardinal; Mrs. (Senator) Wm Templeton, and Mrs. Jno Thoburn, Victoria, B.C.; and Mrs. Samuel McAdam, Toronto. Obituary: Andrew Clark, aged 82 years. He was born in County Tryone, Ireland, and came with his parents in 1819 to this country. He later married a dau of the late Wm Robinson, of 3rd con. Bathurst. He is survived by his brother, Alex Clar, of Drummond, and the following children: John, Dakota; Samuel R. of Toronto, Jan (Mrs. Tennant); Andrew, at home; and Eliza Jane (Mrs. J.K. McIlquaham), Drummond. Wed., April 9, 1902 At Lodore, Friday, April 4th, Mrs. Daniel Harper, aged 89 years. Born Mary Knowles, in Cty Antrim, Ireland in 1813, she came with her husband to Stamford, Conn. in 1847. nine years late they moved to Dalhousie. They had three children: Hugh, in Dalhousie, Sam, on the homestead, and Mrs. Philip Fair, of Dalhousie. She is also survived by three brothers and two sisters; Mr. William Knowles, Drummond; Moore and James, Dalhousie; Mrs. James McIlhenny, Brockville, and Ellen, Dalhousie. Wed., May 7, 1902 At Merrickville, Thursday, May 1st, Mrs. George Bates, aged 84 years. Obit: Mrs. George Bates, Mother of Mr. W.G. Bates, of Lanark, she was born in Monaghan, Ireland. Coming to Canada when quite young she resided all her life in Merrickville. Wed., Oct 15, 1902 In Lanark Township Sunday, Oct. 12th, Mr. Michael Vallely, aged 82 years. A native of Co. Armagh, Ireland, he came to the country in his teens. In Quebec, he met Boyd & Alexander Caldwell, who induced him to come to the Lanark area. He later bought the Caldwell homestead near Hopetown, and there married Mary Ryan, of Lanark. Of six children, three boys and three girls, five survive: John, Grand Forks, ND; Michael, Ashland, Wis; Anthony, on the homestead; Mrs. Thos. Phelan, and Mrs. Richard Dowdall, of Drummond. The sixth, Mrs. Jas. Quinn, died about 8 years ago. Burial in Ferguson's Falls cemetery, Oct. 14th. Wed., March 16, 1904 In Darling, Wed. March 9th, Michael Elliott, aged 92 years. Born in Athboy, County Meath, Ireland, he came to Canada when 24 years of age. He was born in 1812. Living in Perth for a time, he moved to Darling and was married to Christina Matthie, of Dalhousie, where he lived for thirty years, before returning to Darling to live out his life with his nephew, Mr. Thomas C. Elliott. Wed., May 25, 1904 In Ramsay, Sunday, May 15th, Andrew Graham. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, of Scots descent, in 1852, and afterwards his father moved to Scotland. He came to Canada in 1870 and then to Connecticut, USA, after which he moved to Lanark. He next lived in Almonte for 12 years before moving on to a farm in Ramsay. Twenty-five years ago he married Miss Mary M. Syme, of Ramsay. A family of four children survive: James S.; Peter T. and Miss Mabel A., at home; and Miss Jessie J. Graham, who married Mr. Milton Stanley of Carleton Place. His wife predeceased him seven years ago. Wed., June 8, 1904 In Bathurst, Saturday, June 4th, Mr. John Jackson, aged 76 years. Born Dec. 24th, 1826, Kilkenny Cty, Wicklow, Ireland, the son of James & Sarah Jackson. He came to Canada in 1841 and settled on a farm near Lanark Village Inow owned by Thos. W. Cameron). On Mar. 8th, 1850, he married Anne Poole, dau. of Thos. & Sarah Poole, of Drummond Twp., also natives of Ireland. They raised a family, of whom seven are still living: James, in Wyoming; Thomas H., Harrison River, BC; Sarah A (deceased, wife of James Mann, Dowagie, Mich; William J. Roseb urgh, Oregon; Albert E., in Alberta; Harriett, wife of H.B. Hughes, 8th con. Bathurst; May, wife of J.H. Butler, Ottawa; and Margaret, wife of John Butler, of Harper. Burial in the Lanark Anglican Cemetery, on Monday. Wed., June 22, 1904 At Poland, Monday, June 20th, William Paul, aged 55 tears. He came to Canada with his parents when three years of age, from Antrim, Ireland. He later married Miss Isabella Robinson, of Lavant, who, with nine children survives. They are: Mrs. David Paul, Watson's Crs; Moses and Ro bert, of Reston, Man.; John, Manor, Assa; and Ella, Janet, Harvey, and Willie, at home. Burial in White's cemetery. Wed., July 13th, 1904 At Claremont, Ont. Sunday last week, Mr. Joseph Hughes, aged 83 years. Born in County Down, Ireland, he resided many years in Bathurst, near Harper. Eighteen years ago his wife died. He leaves a family of six sons and two daughters: John, Cartwright, Man.; James, in California; Harry, in Bathurst; Elijah, on the homestead; Mary J., wife of Mr. T.B. Hughes, Claremont; and Elizabeth, wife of Mr. W.H. Nixon, of Perth. He was born in 1823. Burial in Elmwood cemetery on Tuesday. Wed., November 30, 1904 In Drummond, Tuesday, Nov. 29th, Jane Knowles, aged 80 years, relict of the late Mr. John McElhinney. Born in Ballymana, county Antrim, Ireland, Oct. 30th, 1824. She came to America with her brother Moore in 1858 and located in New York, where she maintained a dressmaking business for many years before moving to Brockville, where she met and married John McElhinney, who predeceased her by 15 years. She is survived by her brother William, in Drummond, and James, Moore, and Ellen of Dalhousie. Burial in Lanark cemetery. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

SNIPPET: John TYNDALL, born in Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow on 2 August 1820, was one of the great scientific minds of all time. It is possible that the Irish and very Victorian scientist sis forgotten by modern science for the very reason he was a dreamer and poet. Modern scientists do not take kindly to research presented in poetic language. His own native Ireland ignored him because he was considered an English scientist, but had he not been an Irishman there is little doubt he would have been knighted. Some of his practical inventions were a safe miners' lamp, powerful lighthouse beacon, and the first practical gas mask responsible for saving the lives of many thousands of miners, sailors and common labourers. If he had accomplished nothing more than invent such useful life-savers his name should be held in great esteem, but his science went much deeper and was far more profound that the science historians are willing to admit, per author Philip S. CALLAHAN in the J! uly-August 1984 issue of "Ireland of the Welcomes" magazine published in Dublin. John TYNDALL was directly descended from a group of Gloucestershire farmers who crossed the Irish Sea in the 17th century. His parents, although apparently well educated, were poor. His mother was disinherited for marrying against her father's wishes. His father was a sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and an Orangeman by inclination, although the senior TYNDALL certainly was not a religious bigot. He sent his son John to school under the tutelage of a Catholic who can best be described as a hedge schoolmaster. It was a pay school, a luxury that John TYNDALL senior could ill afford. Master CONWILL was known over the entire countryside for his scholarship and teaching ability. He imparted to his students a basic foundation in English and mathematics as well as surveying, the latter being indispensable for young John whose interests were to lead him into the physical sciences. TYNDALL studied under CONWILL until his 17th birthday, a far older age than most count! ry lads. In retrospect, it seems likely that John was an assistant schoolmaster during the latter two years at Ballinbranagh schoolhouse, a one-room school still standing in 1984 about five miles from Leighlinbridge near the crossroads of Ballinbranagh. He joined the Ordnance Survey as a Civil Servant on 1 April 1839. For a short time he surveyed in Carlow county close to his home, but in 1840 he was transferred to Youghal in Co. Cork. In 1842 he was transferred by the Ordnance Survey to Preston, England. He never returned to Ireland except for short visits home. In Preston he joined the Chartist labour movement led by immigrants from Ireland. His articles to the 'Liverpool Mercury' were outspoken and exposed the injustices to the lower working classes, Irish and English alike. Since the Civil Service could ill afford to be politicised by his strong position concerning labour he was fired and he returned to Carlow to rethink his future. The TYNDALLs were Quakers and the brilliant young scholar joined the staff at Queenwood College, a progressive Quaker school in Hampshire, England. Here TYNDALL and his closest friend the chemist Edward FRANKLAND built the first practical science labortory in England. In 1848 he left Queenwood to work on a Ph.D. at Marbury University in Germany, and completed a mathematical dissertation in the remarkable time of two years. While there he came under the influence of German chemist Robert BUNSEN, who invented the famous Bunsen burner, even today a basic instrument of every chemistry laboratory. John's experience with Professor BUNSEN led him into his later work with heat and infra-red radiation. By June 1851 TYNDALL had returned to England and made many influential scientific friends. He was nonetheless defeated in attempts to gain a lectureship to Cork and Galway Universities. Had he succeeded he might have spent the remainder of his life in his native land. As fa! te would have it he was chosen to present a lecture at the Royal Institute (The Royal Society). His outstand lecture impressed Michael FARADY, the great electrical scientist and secretary of the Royal Institution. TYNDALL was soon elected Professor of Natural Philosophy at the great Institute. They were to remain friends and co-workers and when the older FARADAY died TYNDALL succeeded his friend as Secretary of the Royal Institute. The rest of his life was spent managing and conducting experiments within those walls. John TYNDALL was the first to demonstrate that a beam of visible light is not discernible in air if the small particles of dust, pollen, etc., are cleansed from the path of the light beam. He explained that light is scattered from the minute particles in all directions and that the frequency and wavelength (colour) of light depends on the angle at which the light strikes the different shaped particles - in somewhat the same that rainbow colours are diffracted from the surface of a prism. He further explained that the blue sky is a similar phenomenon in which the colour blue, from the sunlight, is scattered from small particles in the atmosphere between the atmosphere and the sky. As the angle changes, the sun rises or sets, the colour shifts to longer wavelengths - the red hue of sunrise and sunset. Later Lord RAYLEIGH (James STRUIT) extended TYNDALL's scatter theories, as applied to dust particles, to a mathematical explanation of how molecular particles, the gases in o! ur atmosphere, scatter visible and infra-red radiations. TYNDALL invented the first practical infra-red spectrophotometer. Not only is TYNDALL's name invisible in the science history books, but his most profound discoveries involved invisible radiations. He was also an original researcher in the physics of sound, and biological sciences. Sensilla on the antennae of moths and other insects resonate to invisible infra-red emissions of scent molecules in the air. It was TYNDALL who first detected and measured such emissions scientifically. It was TYNDALL who first discovered the process of killing bacteria in milk. PASTEUR merely passed along his discovery to mankind. TYNDALL described the action of the fungus penicillum on bacteria over a century before Sir Alexander FLEMING re-discovered the antibiotic. John was also a master mountaineer, and was the first person to climb several peaks in the Alps. He reached to within a few hundred feet of the top of the famed Matterhorn the year before WHYMPER succeeded in the difficult climb. He was thus one of the pioneers in modern mountain climbin! g techniques.

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway, Monday, September 20, 1824 CATHOLIC RENT At a Meeting of the Committee for the Catholic Rent, held this day, at the College House, the undernamed Gentlemen - WARDEN FFRENCH, RICHARD MARTYN, Esq, MARK LYNCH, Esq. RICHARD JOYCE, Esq. JAMES FYNN, Esq. Were appointed to commence on next WEDNESDAY the collection of YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS from the respectable inhabitants of the town, to enable the Treasurer to make an early Remittance to the Association. Galway, September 20, 1824. ~~~~~~~~~ FASHIONABLE NEWS A fashionable party of Electors were entertained last week, at the hospitable Mansion of Mr. John D'Arcy, at Clifden - amongst whom were the following respectable gentlemen: Colonel Martin; Mr. Kirwan, of Dalgin; Mr. Blake, of Reavyic; Sir Charles Peehell; The Messrs. Bell. Mr. Daly of Dunsandle was expected; but the arrival of his apology put an end to the political part of the conference; and the Gentlemen took different routes without having transacted the business. We have heard from our "little bird" now matters were to have been managed; but there is no use in giving publicity to what were the intentions of Honourable Gentlemen. Is it not very strange, that such an occurrence could not take place even in the remote wilds of Cunnemara without our knowledge!!! ------------------------------------------------------------- THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway, Thursday, September 23, 1824 A BALL MR. MANNING RESPECTFULLY Informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of Galway and its vicinity, that he purposes having HIS BALL in a few weeks - he hopes his Pupils at the Ladies' Establishments will attend regularly previous to it, that they may be made perfect in the different Dances, when he shall then fix the night and other arrangements. Instructions given to young Gentlemen at his house, Wood-quay - Private Tuition as usual. September 23, 1824. ~~~~~~~~~ ANDREW M'HUGO, Lombard-Street, Has for Sale, A NEW EIGHT-DAY CLOCK, and a HANDSOME LEATH, With all its Material - both in perfect repair, Also, a variety of good Household Furniture, Which he will Sell without reserve on reasonable terms. Galway, September 23, 1824. ~~~~~~~~~ JAMES MADDEN, Grateful for past favours, most respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry and Public, that his NURSERIES AT BALLINASLOE are well stocked with FOREST TREES of every description, fit for immediate transplanting into the most exposed situations. His collection of EVERGREEN and DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, are numerous and well selected. His FRUIT TREES vigorous and healthy. His Stock of SEEDLING FOREST TREES far exceeds in quality anything of the kind heretofore offered for Sale in this Province - all of which he is determined to dispose of on moderate terms. N.B. - In addition to his former Stock of APPLE TREES, he particularly recommends to public notice a few kinds, Cions of which he procured from Trees lately imported from Holland by the Right Hon. Earl Clancarty, and much esteemed in that country. Gardeners of abilities to be heard of as above, September 23, 1824. ~~~~~~~~~ In the Matter of JAMES JONES, an Insolvent, TO BE SOLD By Public Auction, on the 15th Day of October next, in the Town of Ballinasloe and County of Galway, By and with the consent of the said Insolvent and his said Creditors, All his Right, Title and Interest, Rents, Issues, and profits, arising out of the lands of CLONTUSKERT, LAKEFIELD, GURTEEN CAHILL, KILL, and the other Subdenominations thereunto belonging situate in the Barony of Clonmacknoon, Parish of Clontuskert, and County of Galway, and completion thereof, to discharge the several Debts in the said Insolvent's Schedule mentioned, which said Lands and Premises are the Estate of the said Insolvent, and are not subject to any Mortgage or Judgment Debts whatever, and now produces from solvent Tenants, £200 a year or thereabouts; and also an interest which Insolvent has in the Lands of FAIRY-HILL, in said County, not in the possession of Allen M'Donough, Esq., producing the yearly rent of £11 10s. The Assignee being empowered by the said Insolvent and by his said several Creditors, to Sell by Public Contract, any part of the Lands and Premises aforementioned, for the payment of said aforementioned Debts, or to raise the sum of £400 sterling, by way of Mortgage or Rent-charge, on said aforementioned Lands and Premises, or the Rents, Issues and Profits arising therefrom. Proposals will be received, and every necessary information given by Mr. Daniel Flattery, of Ballinasloe, Merchant, the sole Assignee of said Insolvent, DANIEL FLATTERY, Assignee of said Insolvent. Ballinasloe, Sept. 20, 1824. ~~~~~~~~~ EXTRAORDINARY VEGETATION On Monday last, two stalks dug in the garden of Edmond Silk, Esq., of Loughrea, produced 30-1/2lbs of potatoes, some of the extraordinary weight of from one to 2lbs. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

Hi Mary - There IS a Gardiners/Gardiner's Row in Dublin. Is that where your grandfather lived? On the web there is a Shaw's Dublin Directory (1850) transcribed with several Graham individuals including a Robert Peyton Graham (solicitor), 34 Upper Dorset St., and a Robert Graham (victualler), 125 Gt. Brittain St. They also list at that website a Robert P. Graham in a Law Directory, solicitor, at 3 Berkely St., perhaps same person as the former. Any idea of an occupation for your grandfather? In Dublin at that time there was also a William Archer and lots of Moores. At the address 8 Gardiner's Row (1850) there is listed A. Roberts & Co., coach builders. Oldbridge is in Co. Louth. Do you believe he may have lived there? You would have to read up on Orange Lodge history, but the Protestant political society dedicated to sustaining the 'glorious and immortal memory' of King William III and his victory at the Boyne was instituted in 1795. The English lodges disbanded in 1836, as did the Grand Lodge of Ireland that same year. Orangeism survived, albeit, at a local level and - certainly in the mid-19th century - without broad support from the Protestant gentry or middle classes. The movement benefited from success in several minor but bloody sectarian clashes, notably at Dolly's Brae (1849) in Co. Down, leading to the Party Procession Act the following year. The order was also sustained in the mid-19th century through a pervasive popular culture which brought its symbolism and rhetoric into many Irish loyalist homes. In 1867 Orangeism found a champion in William Johnston. Further reading -- Ruth Dudley Edwards, "The Faithful Tribe: An Intimate Portrait of the Loyal Institutions (1999); Kevin Haddock-Flynn, "Orangeism: The Emergence of a Tradition" (1999); Hereward Senior, "Orangeism in Ireland and Britain 1795-1836" (1966). Looking at the material on the Internet - apparently there is an old book, Collection of Loyal Songs Sung In Orange Lodges" (1798), and one of the songs is entitled "July the first in Oldbridge Town." Maybe you can find the lyrics on the web. I can give you the names of Louth directories, if you need that. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Connell" <doug.connell@sympatico.ca> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:02 PM Subject: [IRELAND] OLDBRIDGE ORANGE LODGE # 597 > Hi Listers > I just received a paper of 1861 to my Grandfather > Robert Graham to attend a meeting of the lodge. at 8 Gardiners Row Entrance fee 5 shillings.and it also mentions that Wm Archer had passed Robt Grahams name as clerk to Mr. Moore. > Would anyone know where this lodge would have been located ? Dublin perhaps ? > > Any information appreciated. > Thanks > Mary

SNIPPET: On a gatepost, wood-framed and protected from the weather by a sheet of glass, is the poem, "Lissadell," by William Butler YEATS. As you continue up the drive you see an austere and rather forbidding-looking Co. Sligo mansion by Francis GOODWIN dating from 1834, made from limestone from Ballisodare south of Sligo town. The harshness of its grey bulk is softened by the vivid green of the surrounding grass and the beautiful and colorful front floral gardens. The hall is impressively vast and lofty with some light coming from a window above, but on a cloudy day it can be rather gloomy. It was here in Lissadell that Sir Robert GORE-BOOTH distributed food to his starving tenants in the Potato Famine of 1845-1849, mortgaging some of his estate to do so. A banner hanging in the billiard room was given in gratitude for his help. Sir Robert was unusual in his concerns, since many landowners at that time simply turned their backs on the distress around them. Throughout the house there are hunting trophies collected during expeditions by the GORE-BOOTH family. In the hall there is an enormous organ, and as William B. YEATS was a visitor here he may have part of the audience during a recital. A smaller family room leads into a large one that inspired the first two lines of YEATS' poem: "The light of evening, Lissadell, Great windows opening to the South." Great windows stretch from wall to wall, and while it is no longer possible to see the bay because of the trees which have grown tall, in YEATS' day the view would have been truly magnificent. In the dining room are life-size portraits of family members and retainers - the game-keeper with his dog and gun, the forester with his axe, the butler in his apron. A whimsical self-portrait of Constance GORE-BOOTH's husband, the artist, Count MARKIEWICZ is also found in the dining room, and over the fireplace is a charming painting by Sarah PURSER (1848-1943) of Constance and Eva as children. A double staircase of Kilkenny marble leads to a sky-lit gallery where there is a collection of portraits painted by Constance, the oldest GORE-BOOTH daughter, and there is a playroom stuffed with a well-worn collection of Victorian toys, a doll's house, a rocking horse and lead soldiers. Robert's rather eccentric son, Henry, was an Arctic explorer and avid hunter who took his butler with him on expeditions. There are hundreds of glass cases with stuffed birds and animals, as well as the many trophies lining the walls of the great house. In the drawing room there is a flamboyant marble mantelpiece with the table set for afternoon tea and a lovely old portrait of several young girls above the fireplace. In 1894, YEATS was invited by the family to stay at Lissadell. Age 29, he was strongly affected by its grandeur and by the gracious living of the GORE-BOOTHs which is often reflected in his poetry. Although he was already a distinguished poet, he was given a small room over the stables in keeping with the custom to have all bachelors well away from any temptations that might be found in the big house. YEATS apparently did find the daughters attractive and he was well past middle life when he wrote his poem which tells sadly what years can do to youth and beauty: "Two girls in silk kimonos, both Beautiful, one a gazelle." Constance had a fiery and dramatic personality and went to Paris to study art. There she met and married Casimir MARKIEWICZ, a nearly-penniless Polish Count with a leaning towards revolution. She found herself caught up in the movement, pressing for freedom for the Irish, and she was imprisoned and even condemned to death for her part in the Uprising of 1916. She was later pardoned, largely due to the efforts of her sister Eva and friends in high places, and Lissadell was spared the fate of many of the great houses of Ireland which were burned to the ground. In spite of her political activities, Constance was invited to become the first woman MP for Britain in 1918 but declined. She became a member of the first Dail in 1919, however, and appointed Minister for Labour. Eva, the other girl in the silk kimono was less flamboyant. She chose to leave the comforts of Lissadell for the slums of Manchester where she worked tirelessly for the Women's Suffrage movement and did everything she could to ease the life of factory girls and those who worked behind the bar in public houses. YEATS felt Eva's writing of poetry held promise. Her poems were published in 1929, two years after both sisters had died. A younger GORE-BOOTH daughter, Mabel, married well, had a happy life and a great brood of children, and the descendants of the family live quietly in a small private wing of the big house. Each year the grounds of the parish church of St. Columba's at Drumcliffe are visited by almost 80,000 people who come to see the simple gravestone which marks the final resting place of W. B. YEATS who died in 1939. The church with its beautiful interior contains a plaque recording another member of the YEATS family who had been a rector a great many years ago. The present rector (2000) is Canon Ian GALLAGHER

SNIPPET: On a gatepost, wood-framed and protected from the weather by a sheet of glass, is the poem, "Lissadell," by William Butler YEATS. As you continue up the drive you see an austere and rather forbidding-looking Co. Sligo mansion by Francis GOODWIN dating from 1834, made from limestone from Ballisodare south of Sligo town. The harshness of its grey bulk is softened by the vivid green of the surrounding grass and the beautiful and colorful front floral gardens. The hall is impressively vast and lofty with some light coming from a window above, but on a cloudy day it can be rather gloomy. It was here in Lissadell that Sir Robert GORE-BOOTH distributed food to his starving tenants in the Potato Famine of 1845-1849, mortgaging some of his estate to do so. A banner hanging in the billiard room was given in gratitude for his help. Sir Robert was unusual in his concerns, since many landowners at that time simply turned their backs on the distress around them. Throughout the house there are hunting trophies collected during expeditions by the GORE-BOOTH family. In the hall there is an enormous organ, and as William B. YEATS was a visitor here he may have part of the audience during a recital. A smaller family room leads into a large one that inspired the first two lines of YEATS' poem: "The light of evening, Lissadell, Great windows opening to the South." Great windows stretch from wall to wall, and while it is no longer possible to see the bay because of the trees which have grown tall, in YEATS' day the view would have been truly magnificent. In the dining room are life-size portraits of family members and retainers - the game-keeper with his dog and gun, the forester with his axe, the butler in his apron. A whimsical self-portrait of Constance GORE-BOOTH's husband, the artist, Count MARKIEWICZ is also found in the dining room, and over the fireplace is a charming painting by Sarah PURSER (1848-1943) of Constance and Eva as children. A double staircase of Kilkenny marble leads to a sky-lit gallery where there is a collection of portraits painted by Constance, the oldest GORE-BOOTH daughter, and there is a playroom stuffed with a well-worn collection of Victorian toys, a doll's house, a rocking horse and lead soldiers. Robert's rather eccentric son, Henry, was an Arctic explorer and avid hunter who took his butler with him on expeditions. There are hundreds of glass cases with stuffed birds and animals, as well as the many trophies lining the walls of the great house. In the drawing room there is a flamboyant marble mantelpiece with the table set for afternoon tea and a lovely old portrait of several young girls above the fireplace. In 1894, YEATS was invited by the family to stay at Lissadell. Age 29, he was strongly affected by its grandeur and by the gracious living of the GORE-BOOTHs which is often reflected in his poetry. Although he was already a distinguished poet, he was given a small room over the stables in keeping with the custom to have all bachelors well away from any temptations that might be found in the big house. YEATS apparently did find the daughters attractive and he was well past middle life when he wrote his poem which tells sadly what years can do to youth and beauty: "Two girls in silk kimonos, both Beautiful, one a gazelle." Constance had a fiery and dramatic personality and went to Paris to study art. There she met and married Casimir MARKIEWICZ, a nearly-penniless Polish Count with a leaning towards revolution. She found herself caught up in the movement, pressing for freedom for the Irish, and she was imprisoned and even condemned to death for her part in the Uprising of 1916. She was later pardoned, largely due to the efforts of her sister Eva and friends in high places, and Lissadell was spared the fate of many of the great houses of Ireland which were burned to the ground. In spite of her political activities, Constance was invited to become the first woman MP for Britain in 1918 but declined. She became a member of the first Dail in 1919, however, and appointed Minister for Labour. Eva, the other girl in the silk kimono was less flamboyant. She chose to leave the comforts of Lissadell for the slums of Manchester where she worked tirelessly for the Women's Suffrage movement and did everything she could to ease the life of factory girls and those who worked behind the bar in public houses. YEATS felt Eva's writing of poetry held promise. Her poems were published in 1929, two years after both sisters had died. A younger GORE-BOOTH daughter, Mabel, married well, had a happy life and a great brood of children, and the descendants of the family live quietly in a small private wing of the big house. Each year the grounds of the parish church of St. Columba's at Drumcliffe are visited by almost 80,000 people who come to see the simple gravestone which marks the final resting place of W. B. YEATS who died in 1939. The church with its beautiful interior contains a plaque recording another member of the YEATS family who had been a rector a great many years ago. The present rector (2000) is Canon Ian GALLAGHER

Hi I have just received a card Parish of Monkstown, incumbent Rev. Rand. MacDonell Robt. James Henry Graham Presented for Confirmation by Chas Sleater. Killiny? and received the Holy Communion of the Lords Supper, In the church of St. Andrew on Tuesday the 24th. November 1857 (signed) R. Dublin Would anyone know the location of St. Andrew Church ? Robert J.H. Graham was my Grandfather and I have been trying since 1989 to find out where he came from in Ireland He came to Canada c 1869 Any info greatly appreciated Regards Mary

Hi Listers I just received a paper of 1861 to my Grandfather Robert Graham to attend a meeting of the lodge. at 8 Gardiners Row Entrance fee 5 shillings.and it also mentions that Wm Archer had passed Robt Grahams name as clerk to Mr. Moore. Would anyone know where this lodge would have been located ? Dublin perhaps ? Any information appreciated. Thanks Mary

SNIPPET: -- Charlotte Bronte of Haworth, Yorkshire, England, authoress of "Jane Eyre" (1847), was married to a Banagher man, Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls. Shortly before her early death in 1855, she wrote, "No kinder, better husband than mine, it seems to me, can there be in the world. I find my husband the tenderest nurse, the kindest support, the best earthly comfort, that ever woman had." Per "Irish Roots" magazine her married name was Mrs. Bell Nicholls. (Coincidentally, she had earlier written under the pseudonym Currer Bell). Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls was curate at Haworth but much of his life was spent in Banagher, Co. Offaly, at Cuba Court, his uncle's home there, and for 40 years later he lived at Hill House. The large family of Bells enjoyed a fine social life in Banagher, with dancing and boating trips on the River Shannon. Charlotte admired their cheerful and pleasant lifestyle and was made to feel very welcome at Cuba Court by Arthur's Aunt Bell. Charlotte had the good fortune to visit the splendid mansion (now in ruins) in its heyday in 1854. Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls had been born in Northern Ireland (as had Charlotte's own father) but he was orphaned early and with his brother brought up and educated by his uncle, Dr. Alan Bell, at the Royal School housed in Cuba Court, Banagher. The school turned out several distinguished men, including Sir William Wilde, father of the famous playwright Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde) of Dublin. Most of the Bell males were scholars at Trinity College in Dublin, as was Arthur. Arthur's brother managed the Birr Canal. The Bells were all well-respected and known for their excellent sense of humor and their "way with dogs." Six years after Charlotte's death, Arthur married one of his cousins, Mary Ann, and they lived at Hill House, Banagher, where he earned a living as a farmer, still treasuring and preserving the items that had belonged to Charlotte. His grave is beside St. Paul's Church with the inscription, "Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away." Hill House still stands and has been being very well-maintained. The Rev. James Adamson Bell, cousin to Arthur, became headmaster at Cuba School after his father's death. The grandson of Dr. Alan Bell, founder of the Royal School, Banagher, was also named Alan Bell. The latter Bell, a distingushed resident magistrate, was brutally murdered in 1920 at the age of 62. He was forced off a Dublin tram and shot by a group of youths after having successfully, in the line of duty, uncovered Sinn Fein funds lodged in various banks under different names.

Charlotte Bronte of Haworth, Yorkshire, England, authoress of "Jane Eyre" (1847), was married to a Banagher man, Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls. Shortly before her early death in 1855, she wrote, "No kinder, better husband than mine, it seems to me, can there be in the world. I find my husband the tenderest nurse, the kindest support, the best earthly comfort, that ever woman had." Per "Irish Roots" her married name was Mrs. Bell Nicholls. (Coincidentally, she had earlier written under the pseudonym Currer Bell). Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls was curate at Haworth but much of his life was spent in Banagher, Co. Offaly, at Cuba Court, his uncle's home there, and for 40 years later he lived at Hill House. The large family of Bells enjoyed a fine social life in Banagher, with dancing and boating trips on the River Shannon. Charlotte admired their cheerful and pleasant lifestyle and was made to feel very welcome at Cuba Court by Arthur's Aunt Bell. Charlotte had the good fortune to visit the splendid mansion (now in ruins) in its heyday in 1854. Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls had been born in Northern Ireland (as had Charlotte's own father) but he was orphaned early and with his brother brought up and educated by his uncle, Dr. Alan Bell, at the Royal School housed in Cuba Court, Banagher. The school turned out several distinguished men, including Sir William Wilde, father of the famous playwright Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde) of Dublin. Most of the Bell males were scholars at Trinity College in Dublin, as was Arthur. Arthur's brother managed the Birr Canal. The Bells were all well-respected and known for their excellent sense of humor and their "way with dogs." Six years after Charlotte's death, Arthur married one of his cousins, Mary Ann, and they lived at Hill House, Banagher, where he earned a living as a farmer, still treasuring and preserving the items that had belonged to Charlotte. His grave is beside St. Paul's Church with the inscription, "Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away." Hill House still stands and has been being very well-maintained. The Rev. James Adamson Bell, cousin to Arthur, became headmaster at Cuba School after his father's death. The grandson of Dr. Alan Bell, founder of the Royal School, Banagher, was also named Alan Bell. The latter Bell, a distingushed resident magistrate, was brutally murdered in 1920 at the age of 62. He was forced off a Dublin tram and shot by a group of youths after having successfully, in the line of duty, uncovered Sinn Fein funds lodged in various banks under different names. Charlotte Bronte of Haworth, Yorkshire, England, authoress of "Jane Eyre" (1847), was married to a Banagher man, Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls. Shortly before her early death in 1855, she wrote, "No kinder, better husband than mine, it seems to me, can there be in the world. I find my husband the tenderest nurse, the kindest support, the best earthly comfort, that ever woman had." Per "Irish Roots" her married name was Mrs. Bell Nicholls. (Coincidentally, she had earlier written under the pseudonym Currer Bell). Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls was curate at Haworth but much of his life was spent in Banagher, Co. Offaly, at Cuba Court, his uncle's home there, and for 40 years later he lived at Hill House. The large family of Bells enjoyed a fine social life in Banagher, with dancing and boating trips on the River Shannon. Charlotte admired their cheerful and pleasant lifestyle and was made to feel very welcome at Cuba Court by Arthur's Aunt Bell. Charlotte had the good fortune to visit the splendid mansion (now in ruins) in its heyday in 1854. Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls had been born in Northern Ireland (as had Charlotte's own father) but he was orphaned early and with his brother brought up and educated by his uncle, Dr. Alan Bell, at the Royal School housed in Cuba Court, Banagher. The school turned out several distinguished men, including Sir William Wilde, father of the famous playwright Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde) of Dublin. Most of the Bell males were scholars at Trinity College in Dublin, as was Arthur. Arthur's brother managed the Birr Canal. The Bells were all well-respected and known for their excellent sense of humor and their "way with dogs." Six years after Charlotte's death, Arthur married one of his cousins, Mary Ann, and they lived at Hill House, Banagher, where he earned a living as a farmer, still treasuring and preserving the items that had belonged to Charlotte. His grave is beside St. Paul's Church with the inscription, "Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away." Hill House still stands and has been being very well-maintained. The Rev. James Adamson Bell, cousin to Arthur, became headmaster at Cuba School after his father's death. The grandson of Dr. Alan Bell, founder of the Royal School, Banagher, was also named Alan Bell. The latter Bell, a distingushed resident magistrate, was brutally murdered in 1920 at the age of 62. He was forced off a Dublin tram and shot by a group of youths after having successfully, in the line of duty, uncovered Sinn Fein funds lodged in various banks under different names.

Am looking for any information about Patrick R. MURPHY, born 17 Mar 1816 in the Parish of Desertmore, Co. Cork. I would like to know who his parents were. He emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada about 1852 and later settled in Rock Co. & Dane Co., Wisconsin. He married Catherine MAHONEY, b. 20 May 1820 in Kilcrea, Co. Cork and had 10 children. He died 28 Dec 1900 in Rock Co., Wisconsin. Are there records available for the 1816 time period so that I could find his parents' names? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Renee __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

Searching for JOHN SLOWEY/SLOY/SLOEY/SLOWE o JOHN SLOWEY/SLOY/SLOEY/SLOWE was born in 1841, probably in Ireland. The town and county is unknown. o He married ELIZABETH DAVIDSON (DAVIS?) in about 1863. The location is unknown. o Their first two children, John (b. 1865), and Elizabeth (b. 17 Feb 1866), were born in Glasgow, Scotland. o The family emigrated to North America in about 1869. John is found at several addresses in Allegheny City and Pittsburgh between 1870 and 1876. o Three more children were born in Allegheny City, Eleanor (1871), Kate (27 Oct 1872), and Mary Josephine, my grandmother, (5 Feb 1876). o The family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1876 where John Slowey farmed and perhaps worked for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad. The family is shown in Bogy Township of Jefferson County, Arkansas in the 1880 census. o John Slowey died between 1880 and 1886.

Hello! I am searching the following family who came from the area of Leckin/Glenlark, County Tyrone, and immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 1800's. After arriving they changed their name to Rogers. Would like to know if anyone else is. Peter McCrory b. abt. 1831, Ireland Rose McCullough b. abt. May 1843, Ireland Their children: Ellen b. 1865 Leckin Rose Ann b. 1866 Leckin Mary Agnes b. abt 1867-1871 James J. b. 1871 Leckin Margaret W. b. 1873 Glenlark Peter V. b. abt 1879 Patrick J. b. abt. 1881 They had 3 children according to the 1900 Census. But I don't know their names. Mary Beth