Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York 9 August 1873 McCabe - On Friday, August 9, 1873, after a long and severe illness, Francis McCabe, a native of County Galway, Ireland, aged 31 years and 6 months. Funeral from his late residence, 91 Graham st., on Sunday at 2 P. M. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

SNIPPET: In the great age of railway travel, before the coming of the motorcar and aeroplane, English Victorian Richard LOVETT, leisurely travelled throughout Ireland by steamer, train, carriage and foot. His descriptions of scenes and places were first published in 1888 by The Religious Tract Society. His comments about Limerick included the following: "Limerick has long been a centre of considerable trade, and although at the present time (1888) there is a great depression in shipping, and American competition has practically destroyed Irish flour mills, nevertheless there is considerable commercial activity in the city. Lace of a very superior quality has long been produced here, also fishhooks of a fine temper. The industry that exhibits to the stranger most signs of prosperity and extent is connected with one of the staple productions of the land - the ever-present pig - and expends great energy and capital upon the speediest and best ways of converting him into bacon and hams. There is a mistaken idea current that this process can been seen to advantage only in the United States; that is a great delusion. There are larger pig-killing establishments at Cincinnati and Chicago, doubtless, but at none of them is there a greater combination of smartness, neatness, cleanliness, and high quality of the bacon and ham than at Limerick. By the courtesy of the proprietors, the writer was enabled to go over the establishment of Messrs. SHAW and Sons. Multitudes of those pigs which are to be seen by almost every cabin door in Ireland, and by which swarm at every market and fair, find their way here. The buyers, the sharpest and in some respects the most important members of the staff, are constantly securing in all parts of the country hundreds and thousands of pigs. They are not kept long in an active state. Very soon after the porker's arrival it becomes his turn to be chained by the hind leg, swung up to an iron bar, and before he has had time to utter more than two or three of his shrill protests, a sure and strong hand cuts short his life. In the course of the next few minutes he passes through a series of processes which result in his being cleansed, prepared, weighed; and deposited in the huge room where he awaits his turn to be made into bacon and hams. The rate at which this work is done can be gauged from the fact that sometimes 100 are weighed within the hour. Strange as it may sound, all these processes are done cleanly; and by exceedingly ingenious arrangements of sliding rods it is very seldom necessary for the animal to be placed upon the shoulders of men. It is only by going over an establishment of this kind that some notion of the magnitude of the Irish bacon trade is obtained. Few, probably, think that the shaping of a ham has anything special about it, until they see the rough ham taking a neat and shapely form under knives used by skilful hands."

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Land Commission set up by a Land Act in 1881, charged with fixing rents that would be binding on the landlord and tenant and were also empowered to purchase Estates for distribution to tenants to whom it could advance loans to assist with the purchase of land. On 9/23/08, Iretonhenry@aol.com <Iretonhenry@aol.com> wrote: > > hi > forgive my ignorance but in lay mans terms, what is the land commission? > although having iris fore bearers I know nothing of the land at 77 years I > perhaps should not be curious but I am > regards > Liz Hamilton > > > > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

BLACKBERRY-PICKING Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green, hard as a knot. You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet Like thickened wine; summer's blood was in it Leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for Picking. Then red ones inked up and that hunger Sent us out with the milk cans, pea tins, jam pots Where briars scratched and wet grass bleached our boots. Round hayfields, cornfields and potato drills We trekked and picked until the cans were full, Until the tinkling bottom had been covered With green ones, and on top big dark blobs burned Like a plate of eyes. Our hands were peppered With thorn pricks, our palms sticky as Bluebeard's. We hoarded the fresh berries in the byre. But when the bath was filled we found a fur, A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache. The juice was stinking too. Once off the bush The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour. I always felt like crying. It wasn't fair That all the lovely canfuls smelt of rot. Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not. - Seamus HEANEY

thank you liz hamilton

hi forgive my ignorance but in lay mans terms, what is the land commission? although having iris fore bearers I know nothing of the land at 77 years I perhaps should not be curious but I am regards Liz Hamilton

I know I said that I was retiring from this List due to family and work committments but this will be my last effort for some time because I am unable to resist commenting on The Land Commission Records. J.J. Woods has summed it up well but I believe that if the L.C. records were accessible it would be of benefit to most researchers. In 1881 the L.C. was incorporated into The Church Temporalities Commission which itself was charged with disposing the property of the Church of Ireland following the reform of the Tithe system and later Disestablishment in 1869, as a result of this amalgamation some of the records held by the L.C. date back to the 1600s. Among the estimated 6 to 8 million records in storage there are over 400,000 maps along with Wills, Deeds, Memorials,Leases, Reports, Schedules etc. . Part of the holdings were surveyed by Ned Keane of the National Library in the 1970s, he examined 8,500 boxes ( out of nearly 20,000 estate boxes ) of documents relating to over 9,000 estates. The reports of this survey are held in the National Library. A man from Carlow worked there for many years and as long as I remember Pat Purcell, who was on friendly terms with Ned Keane, had access to the records held by the Land Commission in 24 Merrion Square, Dublin. I went with him a few times in the 1960 / 70s, he could walk into the storage areas and the basement and just look at whatever he wanted. I recall that the whole place seemed to be in disorder and many documents were fragile and badly damaged because they were stored in damp conditions. In 1993 the premises was sold and all the records were speedily transferred to the National Archives. According to an article in Irish Roots ( 1993) "a huge amount of material was transferred to The National Archives including 31,160 files, 693 sacks, 5,129 file boxes,19,812 estate boxes, 740 trunks, 3,379 bundles, 20 tea-chests and 12,049 bound volumes !. I am not sure if it is true but I heard that in the past the staff employed in The Land Commission were not subject to the rules and regulations of the Irish Civil Service, that they operated under special status granted at the time of the Treaty Negotiations in 1921 and were not subject to control by the Irish Government even ignoring requests from De Valera. I recently heard that they are shredding Deeds because the content of same has been transferred to computer ?, I have mentioned this at Government level in the hope that ,if it is true, that something will be done to stop this practice, mick.

Submitted by Pat. O' Reagan, Genealogy Course 11th Sept. 2008. >From Pat .Purcell .Papers.. On Thursday July 25th 1822 The Chief Baron Lord Norbury (John Toler, a Tipperary man) pronounced " with tears in his eyes" the following Sentence: To be hanged at Carlow Gaol on Tuesday 6th August 1822. Michael, Timothy and Hue Finnegan, William Nowlan and William Walsh. To be hanged on Saturday the 10th of August 1822, Andrew and Armstrong Anderson, Nicholas and Thomas Troy and Christopher Dooley. Charging the Jury his Lordship recapitulated the entire of the evidence and paid a high compliment to the Rev. Mr. Doyle, Parish Priest of Clonegal, for the "admirable line of conduct which he had observed in bringing about the means by which the offenders had been delivered into the hands of justice". Addressing the prisoners he stated that "it was melancholy to reflect that neither youth nor age could protect them - Some of you are too old to have been found in so degrading and distressing a situation , while if the parents of the others had done their duty and paid proper attention to their children, some of you ought now to be under chastisement in school instead of standing forward to await the penality of the law, sufficient time for preparation will be afforded to each of you , provided you made a good use of it". (Hue Finnegan was 12 years old, I am trying to ascertain the ages of the others.)

Hi folks, We have a request on the Genealogy Forum on Ireland and Irish from a chap who is trying to research the paternal forebears of the Irish Nationalist Bulmer Hobson. We've already pointed him away from Northern Ireland towards Monasterevin in Co. Kildare. Any other info would be welcome ! - Especially any research contacts in Monasterevin. Kind regards, Stuart www.irelandandirish.com

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RÉ: Tá AN GAEL-BREISE! Mhí Mheán Fómhair ar fáil anois - féach ar an nasc thíos RE: The September issue of AN GAEL-EXTRA! is now available - see the link below A chairde, Tá an-áthas ar Chumann Carad na Gaeilge fógraí a scaipeadh faoi ranganna agus imeachtaí na Gaeilge. Gabhaigí ár leithscéal le bhur dtoil go bhfuil an t-eagrán seo mall. Bhíomar báite le breis agus 700 scoláirí ag clárú donár ranganna saor in aisce ar líne an mhí seo. An bhfuil scéala na Gaeilge agat? Cuir isteach é! Tá an teachtaireacht seo á seoladh chuig breis agus 280 eagraíocht cultúrtha Éireannacha agus múinteoir na Gaeilge timpeall an domhain. Gheobhaidh sibh nasc díreach thíos chuig eagrán na míosa seo. Bainigí sult as! NASC: <http://angaelmagazine.com/archives/breise-september2008.htm> AN GAEL-BREISE! MEÁN FÓMHAIR 2008 The Philo-Celtic Society is extremely pleased to spread the word about Irish language classes and events. Please accept our apologies that this issue is late. We were swamped with over 700 students registering for our free on-line classes this month. Do you have Irish Language news? Send it in! This announcement is going out to over 280 Irish cultural organizations and Irish language teachers around the world. You'll find a link directly below to this month's issue. Enjoy! LINK: <http://angaelmagazine.com/archives/breise-september2008.htm> AN GAEL-EXTRA! SEPTEMBER 2008 Le gach dea-ghuí, Gearóid Ó Ceallaigh / Jerry Kelly Eagarthóir / Editor, An Gael-Breise! - <http://www.angaelmagazine.com> www.angaelmagazine.com Rúnaí Fógraíochta / Publicity Secretary, Cumann Carad na Gaeilge - www.philo-celtic.com CUMANN CARAD NA GAEILGE / THE PHILO-CELTIC SOCIETY Working for the worldwide renaissance of the Irish language!

TOMMY REDDY Now all that remains of you Are fragments of memory, Pieces of a broken cup That a plough turns up; Your brilliantined black hair And the tall stoop Of a young-old labouring man; Midland cowboys without horses, We roved the green largesse Of a thirty acre farm; Hedges and ditches And the red slash of poppies And gentle meandering cows; Innocence drifted up With the meadowsweet; In nearby Edgeworthstown A church bell sounded; And you turned away To say the Angelus The harmony of our souls Was complete. -- Maureen Charlton, "Extended Wings", Rathmine Writers/Dublin

Mama: The Secret of Life Late night, a child's born, arrives with a scream, His mother, exhausted, but holds him so near, She tells him, he's God's gift, a beautiful child, He bonds to her, holds close, a smile in his eyes. Mama, Oh Mama, our story won't end, You're not just my mother, you're my dearest friend, Through good times and bad times, You've stood by my side, Believing with wisdom, with hope and with pride, That all things will turn out, the way God has planned But always arriving to lend Him a hand, The life that you give me, again and again, Are all of the reasons, you're my dearest friend. As years pass, the child grows, there's trips to the zoo, To movies, vacations, a brother, then two, On Christmas and birthdays you made dreams come true, The joy of our childhood, was all 'cause of you. Chorus Years pass, the young man, has grown kind of wild, He's "troubled", "adjusting", "finding his stride", You stood back, but stayed close, and never denied, Prayed Comfort and Wisdom would come to my mind. A young girl, in college, a great deal like you, Brings Wisdom and Joy and a Love that is true, We marry, then sail off, a life to begin, We work hard, we love strong, look after our kin. Chorus Late night, a child's born, arrives with a scream, Her mother, exhausted, holds her so near, I tell her she's God's gift, a beautiful girl, She bonds to me, so close, becomes my whole world, Together, a family, with kids and a wife, Who learned young, to live like their Grandma, with pride To work hard, to love striong and never deny, That Love of Your Family is the Secret of Life. Words and Music by Brian De Vale 2008 **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

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Toireasa - How many years ago was that? Would love to have you share some of your own memories and your impressions. If so, please type your surnames and/or places you are researching in the subject line. Hoping to hear more - don't be shy! That goes for the rest of the listers, too ... Jean xx ----- Original Message ----- From: <Purnergee@aol.com> To: <irish-american@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] "Trip Home to Ireland "-- MURPHY, SLOYAN, MAGUIRE,REYNOLDS, ... > This brought tears to my eyes and great memories of my momma taking us > home > to Scotland and Ireland. Thank you so much, Jean for posting. > Toireasa > >

*"OUTRAGE"* *24th January 1822.* *"The Rev. Mr. Trench and family were attacked on the 24th January in his Carriage on the road at Kellystown, Carlow. Several shots were fired at his Carriage and the School House in Kellystown where Rev. Trench and his family took refuge. One of the horses was killed. I believe the same gang have committed several Outrages in Carlow". "I propose that a Subscription be open to offer a reward for the Discovery of the Perpetrators of the Various Outrages".* *"I request the Magistrates of Carlow to reach Agreement that any Persons concerned in the Outrages who will give Information that will convict any of the other Persons concerned therein will obtain his Majesty's Pardon".* *"I also request the Magistrates of Carlow to make application to the Lord Lieutenant to extend Extraordinary Police to Kellystown and other parts of Carlow which may require it. I the undersigned Benjamin Bunbury Subscribe £50 Sterling to Reward Private Information of the Perpetrators".* *(signed)* *B. Bunbury.* *Note added by Michael Purcell 2008:* When Benjamin Bunbury drew up his Subscription Pledge he could not have known that the Gang involved (later called the Rathvilly Gang) were actually on their way to raid his own home that night when quite by chance, at midnight, the Gang came across Rev. Trench's Carriage travelling on the road from Castletown to Kellistown. They decided there and then to attack the Carriage. Many others subscribed to the Reward and within a week the total amount offered for information was over £700. In April 1822 Rev. Fr. M. Doyle P.P. Clonegal informed the authorities that he had information that would lead to the arrest of the Gang. In a letter to Captain Brown, (whom he describes as "Governor ") Father Doyle described the Gang as *"...a Gang of Robbers, resident in the Barony of Rathvilly, men, some of whom have grown grey in their inveterate habits and have trained up their youth in villainous practices, to wit, taking up arms, robbing etc. etc. till at length they attempted to rob the Rev Mr. Trench...".I have received information from one of the party whom I have moved to repentance and even to prosecute the entire Gang to conviction, But on certain conditions, I could not prevail on him to prosecute if their lives were in danger. * The Gang members were duly arrested and tried *"..as a gang of thugs who had been terrorizing the inhabitants of the county of Carlow and surrounding counties for many years".* The head of the Gang, Michael Finnegan, was reported as having 50 acres of land, 30 cows and a well-appointed set of farming implements. The Judge in the case was the "Hanging Judge", Lord Norbury, who was reported as being very emotional as he sentenced some of the gang to death for their crimes. Other members of the gang were transported. Later the Rev. Fr. Doyle looked for his share of the Reward, BUT, he was told the Reward was only payable if the Gang had been convicted of the attack on the Rev. Trench but as we will see from the following newspaper report it would appear that the Authorities acted smart and did not charge the Gang with the attack on Trench but charged them with a different crime and therefore did not have to make good on the promise of £700 reward. Also in an effort to claim the Reward, many *"informers"* had come forward giving false and misleading information to the Authorities, this also led to confusion concerning payment. As far as I can ascertain the Reward was never collected. *The Carlow Morning Post, August 22nd 1822. * *Public Executions in Carlow. * Michael Finnegan, Hugh Finnegan (father and son) and William Nolan were launched into eternity at about 3.30 p.m. on August 20th. The execution took place in front of the Carlow Gaol where the unfortunate gentlemen were attended by Rev. W. Fitzgerald. They acknowledged the justice of their sentences and were apparently resigned to their fate. The sheriff having postponed the execution until after the arrival of the Dublin Coach. Not less than 20,000 persons assembled to witness the execution - more than half were of the fair sex- and there remained in town several hundreds of both sexes who returned home to their respective dwellings in a state of drunkenness. They and the other members of the gang had been convicted of burglary and robbery from the house of Patrick Farrell, Grangeford on April 18th 1822.

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