I was talking to a neighbour of yours.......michael bolton.........and he is from the strand.....he reckons they moved into their house around 1949 and previous to them moving in a family of brennans lived in their house which is quite old (150-200 years). He says there was another brennan family across the river and bridge going towards tolerton rather than ballickmoyler. he also says the blacksmith was a very big man named john brennan............so there are a few things for you to chew over! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Brennan" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 8:51:06 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1827, Kelly,Brennan,Malone,Malcomson,Fishbourne Hi Anna I don't know if this Michael Brennan is a relation or not. I don't have any information on my family past the 1836 that is verified by actual records. I'm sort of at that very large Brick Wall period in my family due to lack of parish records. Regards Michael Brennan County Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] 1827, Kelly,Brennan,Malone,Malcomson,Fishbourne. any relation to you..........Michael Brennan................as Michael Kelly resided in the strand..isn't that in Ballickmoyler? ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael purcell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 20 May, 2012 3:19:36 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1827, Kelly,Brennan,Malone,Malcomson,Fishbourne. Pat Purcell Papers. 1827. PEACE RECOGNIZANCE. I Michael Kelly do swear that I usually reside at The Strand in the Parish of Killabbin, Barony or Half Barony of Slievmargea and Queen's County. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Kelly. I Robert Malone do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Carlow and that I am worth the Sum of ?10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Robert, hisXmark, Malone. I Michael Brennan do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Ballylehane in the Parish of Killaven, Barony or Half Barony of Ballyadams and Queen's County and that I am worth the Sum of ?10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Brennan. The condition of the Foregoing Recognizance is such that the above bounden Michael Kelly shall keep the Peace with all His Majesty's Subjects for one year and particularly with Henry Malcomson of the town of Carlow. Sworn respectively before me at Carlow the 22nd day of February 1827. (signed) William Fishbourne. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Anna!

Hi Anna I don't know if this Michael Brennan is a relation or not. I don't have any information on my family past the 1836 that is verified by actual records. I'm sort of at that very large Brick Wall period in my family due to lack of parish records. Regards Michael Brennan County Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] 1827, Kelly,Brennan,Malone,Malcomson,Fishbourne. any relation to you..........Michael Brennan................as Michael Kelly resided in the strand..isn't that in Ballickmoyler? ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael purcell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 20 May, 2012 3:19:36 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1827, Kelly,Brennan,Malone,Malcomson,Fishbourne. Pat Purcell Papers. 1827. PEACE RECOGNIZANCE. I Michael Kelly do swear that I usually reside at The Strand in the Parish of Killabbin, Barony or Half Barony of Slievmargea and Queen's County. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Kelly. I Robert Malone do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Carlow and that I am worth the Sum of ?10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Robert, hisXmark, Malone. I Michael Brennan do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Ballylehane in the Parish of Killaven, Barony or Half Barony of Ballyadams and Queen's County and that I am worth the Sum of ?10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Brennan. The condition of the Foregoing Recognizance is such that the above bounden Michael Kelly shall keep the Peace with all His Majesty's Subjects for one year and particularly with Henry Malcomson of the town of Carlow. Sworn respectively before me at Carlow the 22nd day of February 1827. (signed) William Fishbourne.

I posted some of the "Letters from America" on a few American websites, I have had a real good response from US readers, including this response from Karen Orick. I invited her to join us on the CarlowIGP. Hello, My name is Karen Orick. My GGGrandfather is John Doyle, brother to Lewis Doyle. I was contacted by Joan McKenty about the "Letters from America". What an amazing find! I am very appreciative of Joan McKenty and you, sir. Had she not contacted me, I would have never known these letters were to be found. And what wonderful letters they are! They are helping me to fill in some more of the blanks in my Family Tree. Thank you so much! Sincerely, Karen Orick

Oh, my, what a lovely response, and how exciting for Karen! <3 Thank you for sharing that with us, Michael! Carys At 12:13 PM 5/23/2012, you wrote: >I posted some of the "Letters from America" on a few American websites, I >have had a real good response from US readers, including this response from >Karen Orick. I invited her to join us on the CarlowIGP. > >Hello, > My name is Karen Orick. My GGGrandfather is John Doyle, brother to Lewis >Doyle. I was contacted by Joan McKenty about the "Letters from America". >What an amazing find! I am very appreciative of Joan McKenty and you, sir. >Had she not contacted me, I would have never known these letters were to be >found. And what wonderful letters they are! They are helping me to fill in >some more of the blanks in my Family Tree. Thank you so much! > Sincerely, Karen Orick > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

FINALLY! A mention of Bulgers in Carlow, albeit likely thieves (oh well). Maybe this is why I haven't been able to find any information on my gggrandfather, Edward Bulger, and his family. I can assure you the Bulgers were all law-abiding (and teetotalers!) in the U.S.! ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael purcell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 4:47:13 AM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1820,Kidd,Brennan,Pauls,Hill,Bulger,Hackett,Box Pat Purcell Papers. 1820. The Informations of Thomas Kidd of the Town of Carlow, Gauger, Taken before me one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for Carlow. Who being duly sworn and Examined Thomas Kidd Saith that he had under Seizure forty Six Barrells of Malt, as appeared by Gauge, the property of Mary Pauls of Carlow, he left Michael Brennan as Sheriffs Bailiff in the charge thereof, when Thomas Kidd repaired to bed. And in some time after Dudly Hill, Esquire, and Miss Mary Pauls came to the House of Thomas Kidd to inform him the Malt had been stolen and on Thomas Kidd repairing to the Store where the Malt had been stored and found some of the said Malt so Seized to have been Stolen by Patrick Hackett and Thomas Bulger of the Town of Carlow as he heard and believes. Hackett having been found in the act thereof by Mr Dudly Hill and Thomas Kidd further Saith that he has every reason to suppose and believe that Michael Brennan and Bryan Bulger were aiding and abetting and assisting in the taking or conveying the stolen Malt or otherwise were privy thereto ~ (signed) Thomas Kidd. Sworn before me this 18th day of May 1820, (signed) Edward Box. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

any relation to you..........Michael Brennan................as Michael Kelly resided in the strand..isn't that in Ballickmoyler? ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael purcell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 20 May, 2012 3:19:36 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1827, Kelly,Brennan,Malone,Malcomson,Fishbourne. Pat Purcell Papers. 1827. PEACE RECOGNIZANCE. I Michael Kelly do swear that I usually reside at The Strand in the Parish of Killabbin, Barony or Half Barony of Slievmargea and Queen's County. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Kelly. I Robert Malone do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Carlow and that I am worth the Sum of £10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Robert, hisXmark, Malone. I Michael Brennan do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Ballylehane in the Parish of Killaven, Barony or Half Barony of Ballyadams and Queen's County and that I am worth the Sum of £10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Brennan. The condition of the Foregoing Recognizance is such that the above bounden Michael Kelly shall keep the Peace with all His Majesty's Subjects for one year and particularly with Henry Malcomson of the town of Carlow. Sworn respectively before me at Carlow the 22nd day of February 1827. (signed) William Fishbourne. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Anna!

Well, you have to admit, not ALL the Bolgers/Bulgers in the US were law-abiding. TeeHee! There is the case of a certain Whitey (James)... Being from near Boston and having Bulger relations myself, I have traced Whitey's ancestry back to Newfoundland, but can't get them back across the big pond! I do have some Carlow Bulger info; send me an email and we can compare notes, if you'd like. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] 1820,Kidd,Brennan,Pauls,Hill,Bulger,Hackett,Box FINALLY! A mention of Bulgers in Carlow, albeit likely thieves (oh well). Maybe this is why I haven't been able to find any information on my gggrandfather, Edward Bulger, and his family. I can assure you the Bulgers were all law-abiding (and teetotalers!) in the U.S.! ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael purcell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 4:47:13 AM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1820,Kidd,Brennan,Pauls,Hill,Bulger,Hackett,Box Pat Purcell Papers. 1820. The Informations of Thomas Kidd of the Town of Carlow, Gauger, Taken before me one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for Carlow. Who being duly sworn and Examined Thomas Kidd Saith that he had under Seizure forty Six Barrells of Malt, as appeared by Gauge, the property of Mary Pauls of Carlow, he left Michael Brennan as Sheriffs Bailiff in the charge thereof, when Thomas Kidd repaired to bed. And in some time after Dudly Hill, Esquire, and Miss Mary Pauls came to the House of Thomas Kidd to inform him the Malt had been stolen and on Thomas Kidd repairing to the Store where the Malt had been stored and found some of the said Malt so Seized to have been Stolen by Patrick Hackett and Thomas Bulger of the Town of Carlow as he heard and believes. Hackett having been found in the act thereof by Mr Dudly Hill and Thomas Kidd further Saith that he has every reason to suppose and believe that Michael Brennan and Bryan Bulger were aiding and abetting and assisting in the taking or conveying the stolen Malt or otherwise were privy thereto ~ (signed) Thomas Kidd. Sworn before me this 18th day of May 1820, (signed) Edward Box.

thanks Turtle, 'tis a song I sing meself when the humour strikes ......... On 21 May 2012 20:52, Turtle Bunbury (History) <[email protected]>wrote: > All these letters makes me think of a wonderful and very moving ballad > called Kilkelly which is based on letters home from America. There's many > versions of it but I like this one by Mick Moloney - > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADfrQzzS74 ... there's some background to > the song here at > http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/roots/stories/kilkelly.htm > > > Turtle Bunbury > > www.turtlebunbury.com > > Old Fort, Tobinstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland > Mob: + 353 - (0) 87 - 6453 486 Skype: turtle1847 > www.facebook.com/turtle.bunbury > > > On 21 May 2012, at 20:25, michael purcell wrote: > > > 1852 letter from Edward Hughes living in Summit, Cambria County, > > Pennsylvania, USA to his brother Lawrence Hughes in Fredericton, New > > Brunswick. > > To Lawrence Hughes > > Fredericton, > > New Brunswick. > > America > > > > July 11, 1852 > > > > Dear Lawrence. Your long wished for letter at length arrived in due time > > after its date but circumstances > > > > did not permit me to write sooner. I buried one of my girls last February > > who was then ten months sick > > of consumption. > > She was a fine girl of sixteen years old and buried two younger ones of > two > > years old shortly > > > > before, a boy and a girl, so I hope I have three before me in heaven and > I > > have eight left, four boys and > > four girls as fine looking children as you would wish to see. > > We are all in good health now, thank God for > > > > it. I am very happy to hear that you and your fine family are doing so > > well. I have purchased 77 acres of > > > > good land in a fine Catholic settlement. It is worth now one hundred > > dollars. I am not able yet to go live > > on it as there is but little of it cleared. I some times think of selling > > it to go live in the west. > > There is a fine colony of settlers from Carlow in lowa State sent out by > > Rev. James Heigher and they have fine schools there now for boys and > girls. > > I think dear Lawrence if we would go there it would be a fine chance > forour > > children but I am afraid it is not healthy there. > > If you could procure a Catholic almanac you would find out about the > > settlement. > > > > Your friend Tierney is dead. He died in some of the western states and I > > have not seen any of the ahers > > > > this long time. There is a great deal of railroads making here but the > most > > degrading characters work on > > > > them now. Some of this is a discgace to the land that gave them birth. > > > > Dear Lawrence, write to me soon again and let me know how you are getting > > along and let me know > > > > how Mary and the children are. If you know anything of Edward Fitzhenry > let > > me know. Also I would like > > > > to hear of his attendance to his religious duty because if we do not > > practice what we are taught to > > > > believe we are no better than the heathen or the publican. > > > > It is a painful thing for me to write as I am not very quick at it. I am > > sending a letter to Bridget now. Mary > > > > and the children joins me in love to you and your Mrs. and children. > > > > Still I remain your ever affectionate brother. > > > > Edward Hughes > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is the Link to Letters from America: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Letters_index.htm Regards Michael Brennan County Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm

All these letters makes me think of a wonderful and very moving ballad called Kilkelly which is based on letters home from America. There's many versions of it but I like this one by Mick Moloney - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADfrQzzS74 ... there's some background to the song here at http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/roots/stories/kilkelly.htm Turtle Bunbury

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 Old Fort, Tobinstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland

 Mob: + 353 - (0) 87 - 6453 486 Skype: turtle1847 www.facebook.com/turtle.bunbury On 21 May 2012, at 20:25, michael purcell wrote: > 1852 letter from Edward Hughes living in Summit, Cambria County, > Pennsylvania, USA to his brother Lawrence Hughes in Fredericton, New > Brunswick. > To Lawrence Hughes > Fredericton, > New Brunswick. > America > > July 11, 1852 > > Dear Lawrence. Your long wished for letter at length arrived in due time > after its date but circumstances > > did not permit me to write sooner. I buried one of my girls last February > who was then ten months sick > of consumption. > She was a fine girl of sixteen years old and buried two younger ones of two > years old shortly > > before, a boy and a girl, so I hope I have three before me in heaven and I > have eight left, four boys and > four girls as fine looking children as you would wish to see. > We are all in good health now, thank God for > > it. I am very happy to hear that you and your fine family are doing so > well. I have purchased 77 acres of > > good land in a fine Catholic settlement. It is worth now one hundred > dollars. I am not able yet to go live > on it as there is but little of it cleared. I some times think of selling > it to go live in the west. > There is a fine colony of settlers from Carlow in lowa State sent out by > Rev. James Heigher and they have fine schools there now for boys and girls. > I think dear Lawrence if we would go there it would be a fine chance forour > children but I am afraid it is not healthy there. > If you could procure a Catholic almanac you would find out about the > settlement. > > Your friend Tierney is dead. He died in some of the western states and I > have not seen any of the ahers > > this long time. There is a great deal of railroads making here but the most > degrading characters work on > > them now. Some of this is a discgace to the land that gave them birth. > > Dear Lawrence, write to me soon again and let me know how you are getting > along and let me know > > how Mary and the children are. If you know anything of Edward Fitzhenry let > me know. Also I would like > > to hear of his attendance to his religious duty because if we do not > practice what we are taught to > > believe we are no better than the heathen or the publican. > > It is a painful thing for me to write as I am not very quick at it. I am > sending a letter to Bridget now. Mary > > and the children joins me in love to you and your Mrs. and children. > > Still I remain your ever affectionate brother. > > Edward Hughes > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

1852 letter from Edward Hughes living in Summit, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA to his brother Lawrence Hughes in Fredericton, New Brunswick. To Lawrence Hughes Fredericton, New Brunswick. America July 11, 1852 Dear Lawrence. Your long wished for letter at length arrived in due time after its date but circumstances did not permit me to write sooner. I buried one of my girls last February who was then ten months sick of consumption. She was a fine girl of sixteen years old and buried two younger ones of two years old shortly before, a boy and a girl, so I hope I have three before me in heaven and I have eight left, four boys and four girls as fine looking children as you would wish to see. We are all in good health now, thank God for it. I am very happy to hear that you and your fine family are doing so well. I have purchased 77 acres of good land in a fine Catholic settlement. It is worth now one hundred dollars. I am not able yet to go live on it as there is but little of it cleared. I some times think of selling it to go live in the west. There is a fine colony of settlers from Carlow in lowa State sent out by Rev. James Heigher and they have fine schools there now for boys and girls. I think dear Lawrence if we would go there it would be a fine chance forour children but I am afraid it is not healthy there. If you could procure a Catholic almanac you would find out about the settlement. Your friend Tierney is dead. He died in some of the western states and I have not seen any of the ahers this long time. There is a great deal of railroads making here but the most degrading characters work on them now. Some of this is a discgace to the land that gave them birth. Dear Lawrence, write to me soon again and let me know how you are getting along and let me know how Mary and the children are. If you know anything of Edward Fitzhenry let me know. Also I would like to hear of his attendance to his religious duty because if we do not practice what we are taught to believe we are no better than the heathen or the publican. It is a painful thing for me to write as I am not very quick at it. I am sending a letter to Bridget now. Mary and the children joins me in love to you and your Mrs. and children. Still I remain your ever affectionate brother. Edward Hughes

*Lizzie Clark, Minneapolis, to her sister, Mrs. Mary McKeown, Belfast, Ireland, 17 July 1888.* Dear brother & sister we were mairred on the 20th Day of June at half past 8 oClock in the morning and had a Mass said for us both that is a rule here to have a mass for the married peopple we road to Church in the finest Cover Carrages Could be got in City We came to our one house & had the wedding ther we had a big time we had all kinds of eating & drinking & evry one seme to ingoy them selves but I would like to have more of My friends to come it took about 2 hundred Dollar to put our wedding over we had Cusan John & his wife was grooms man & brides made the were about 4 month married then he is aunt Margret son lord rest her sole in heavan he is head of the switch men on the ralroad & Can ern about 90 dolars a month my brother Mike dispointed us he was to Be grooms man but he Could Not get away on count of the serkis being in town he is still on the street Car but he past the examination and is going on the fire Apartment he will have 80 dolars per Month he is getting from 12 to 13 per week on the Car dear sister & brother I am very happy since i got married i got a very good kind young man for a husband his name is John thomas clark he is american born but i think his grandfather was irish descent he is Counted A very hansom young man by evry one that sees him he is 26 years of age his hair is dark brown & blue iyz with a strate nose so that is what he is like you told me to tell you in your letter he is a Machine Agant he had a house furnished for me to go when i was maried But i dont think we will stay long in it for the rent is pretty Hie & a smaller house would do us as well he says he will write nexttime & he sends his his kind love to you all

Thanks to Michael Brennan all of the "Letters from America" are already published on the Carlow IGP.

Here is the complete transcript of the 1873 letter, it was addressed to : John Doyle, "The Hill" Pollerton Little, Carlow. The writer Lewis Doyle was born in Carlow in 1823. His father was Timothy Doyle (1790 - 1842), mother, Margaret Burns (1795- 1878). Both his parents are buried in Monroe, Michigan. He married in the USA about 1855 to Winnie Reilly ( born circa 1836, died 1872 ). In 1850 Lewis is recorded in the US Census living with his mother, brothers, Tim, and Michael and sisters Bridget and Ann. His first child was born in 1856. Lewis died 31st October 1890. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Kilkenny, La Sueur County, Minnesota. USA. ( I am grateful to Joan McKenty of Irish-American site for the above information. ) The letter was addressed to John Doyle of "The Hill" Pollerton Little, he was related to the Carlow historian, Mary Theresa Kelly of "The Stream" Pollerton Little, Carlow. In 1947 and 1948 Mary Theresa published six letters from the USA ( dating from 1852 to 1880 ) in the Carlovina Journal. Following her death the letters passed to another relative Seamus Murphy of Pollerton Little. Seamus presented the letters to Dr Kevin Whelan in 1987. They are now in the National Library of Ireland. Here is the complete transcript of the 1873 letter. Kilkenny, Le Sueur County, Minneseota. January 23rd, '73. My Dear Cousin John—A short time ago I received a letter from my brother John dated at Monroe, Michigan. He informed me that a neighbour of his named Patrick Phelan had been home on a visit to his friends living near Carlow and, at his request. Mr. Phelan went to Pollerton to see our friends. It being Sunday most of the people were at Mass but he saw some of Mr. Dobbins's folks and by that means learned that you are married to one of our cousins Kelly and living in the old place in Pollerton. Now, dear cousin, after being careless about writing to my friends in Ireland for over twenty years I make bold to address this letter to you hoping it may find you and your family and also your father and all enquiring friends enjoying a fair share of this world's goods and also - the blessings of good health. Myself and my nine children are well, thank God. My wife died in labour one year ago today, leaving an infant boy. We raised it very well until it was 7 months old when it died. We get on as well as can be expected. I have been married and living here on a farm 16 years, we had eleven children, four boys and seven girls. The oldest girl is 15 years and the youngest is not three yet. I have 80 acres timbered land, about 30 of it improved, so that I could run a reaper on most of it. The balance of it is yet a wild forest, but the timber will be needed sometime for fuel and other purposes. There are thousands of acres of vacant land here of the very best quality and can be bought for 1 to 2 pounds per acre. The land in America is surveyed after the English rule. We grow here the very best kinds of wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes and all kinds of roots and vegetables without any manure for several years. I am raising large crops on some parts of my land for the last 12 years without a particle of manure. The largest part of this State is prairie, looking as level and as nice as a gentleman's demesne in Carlow, but no timber in sight for several miles. That and the long winters is the only draw-back here. This is the most severe winter we had since I lived here. It commenced about the middle of November and has continued very cold ever since. There is now about 14 inches of snow on the level and in some places the roads are impassable with drifts. Yet we do not mind it much, we wear good warm mittens, fur caps, plenty of flannel shirts and drawers, thick boots and everything to match. In this way we all get through the worst of winters. It never rains here in winter. This is the season for 'teaming' or as you would call it 'carring.' Teams are driven in pairs like carriage horses, and are hitched to sleighs in winter and to waggons in summer. 20 to 30 cwts. Is a good load. The snow begins to melt about the first of April and by the 15th farmers are busy sowing grain, etc. This State contains 74 Counties and any of them are as large as Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Kildare. Every township in this State contains 23,040 acres or six miles square. The Government has reserved 1280 acres in every township to be sold to the highest bidder and the money put at interest to help educate the youth. There is a school house and a chapel less than two miles but the priest has so many places to visit that he does not have Mass in it but once a month. There are a great many railroads in this State already built and under contract. The wages paid to the labourers on these roads are about 2 dollars per day and to a man and his two horses 4 dollars. Board on the line of these roads is from 3 to 4 dollars per week. Wheat is selling here at 1 dollar a bushel of 60 lbs., corn 40 cents., oats. 25 cents. (32 Ibs.), barley, 50 cents, potatoes, 25 cents; butter and eggs are dear now, 25 cents per Ib. Flour is selling at 3 dollars per 150 lbs. Now, dear John, I have tried to give you a little information about this country. I could give you much more but I think my letter is long enough. My brother said he intended to write you, but in case he did not, I will tell you a little about my relatives in Michigan. My mother and her sister, Mrs. Tobin, are well and happy considering their ages. My brother, Tom. is well off in this world. He has 7 or 8 boys and keeps a large grocery and provision store. John went to California and made about 3.000 dollars in gold. He and Tim served as Lieutenants in the war and came out without a scratch. He owns a large farm 4 miles from town and some buildings in town which he rents to tenants. Mike is a carpenter and lives in town. His first wife died and he is married again. Tim is a sailor and is mate of a steamer during the navigation season. Bridget is married to an American and is happy and well off. She lives near John. Ann is a Sister and teaches a Convent School for .the last 12 years. I am the poorest of all and the reason is I did not lay up my money when I had it in plenty. Now, dear cousin, I have crowded more news into this letter than I could think of when I began it. As I have a notion to marry again, if I could get a safe match, please send some good young widows or old maids. I want to get one from my own county because I would know her and we would get along very well together. It is a fact, John, women of all kinds are rather scarce here in Minneseota but especially good ones. Pick out one for me and tell her I will take her on your recommendation and pay her passage into the bargain. I am one year younger than you and have two good horses, 4 cows, 8 sheep, 20 hogs and all tools to work my farm. I am a carpenter to boot and will give her all the tea and coffee and pork she can possibly get out of sight. I believe I have talked enough nonsense, if you call this nonsense. Now, I will close by asking you to write me a few lines. Give my love to your wife, to my uncle and aunt Dobbins, to your father and brothers and to my poor aunt Nelly if she is alive. I fear she is not.~~ Farewell till I hear from you, Lewis Doyle.

Sue, do you have any information on this Thomas Hurly Cummins ? On 19 May 2012 18:37, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat Purcell Papers. > 1822. > Thomas Hurly Cummins maketh Oath that he usually resides at Powerstown, > Parish of TinRyland, as deponent believes in the Barony of Idrone East, > Carlow. (signed) Thomas Hurly Cummins. > Sworn before me this 21st day of January 1822. (signed) ?. > Acknowledges himself bound to our sovereign Lord the King in the sum of £5 > sterling to prosecute Patrick Keane, Moses Clear and another person whose > name is unknown to him. > >

I've been looking through my files since this was posted. I have nothing at all about him, except this same document. I have no idea who he was. And no Cummins of this time period who married a Hurly. A mystery! Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michael purcell Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 9:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Sue, Re: 1822, Cummins,Keane,Clear Sue, do you have any information on this Thomas Hurly Cummins ? On 19 May 2012 18:37, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat Purcell Papers. > 1822. > Thomas Hurly Cummins maketh Oath that he usually resides at > Powerstown, Parish of TinRyland, as deponent believes in the Barony of > Idrone East, Carlow. (signed) Thomas Hurly Cummins. > Sworn before me this 21st day of January 1822. (signed) ?. > Acknowledges himself bound to our sovereign Lord the King in the sum > of £5 sterling to prosecute Patrick Keane, Moses Clear and another > person whose name is unknown to him. > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pat Purcell Papers. 1820. The Informations of Thomas Kidd of the Town of Carlow, Gauger, Taken before me one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for Carlow. Who being duly sworn and Examined Thomas Kidd Saith that he had under Seizure forty Six Barrells of Malt, as appeared by Gauge, the property of Mary Pauls of Carlow, he left Michael Brennan as Sheriffs Bailiff in the charge thereof, when Thomas Kidd repaired to bed. And in some time after Dudly Hill, Esquire, and Miss Mary Pauls came to the House of Thomas Kidd to inform him the Malt had been stolen and on Thomas Kidd repairing to the Store where the Malt had been stored and found some of the said Malt so Seized to have been Stolen by Patrick Hackett and Thomas Bulger of the Town of Carlow as he heard and believes. Hackett having been found in the act thereof by Mr Dudly Hill and Thomas Kidd further Saith that he has every reason to suppose and believe that Michael Brennan and Bryan Bulger were aiding and abetting and assisting in the taking or conveying the stolen Malt or otherwise were privy thereto ~ (signed) Thomas Kidd. Sworn before me this 18th day of May 1820, (signed) Edward Box.

I'm a little late in reading this, but as a Minnesotan of Irish descent, I LOVE this letter. No relation, but it gives a good idea of history in my own area. Thank you for this. Roni > Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:23:08 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Letter from America 1873. > > *Lewis Doyle, Minneapolis USA to John Doyle, Pollerton, County Carlow, > Ireland, January 23, 1873* > > Now Dear Cousin after being Careless about writing to my friends in Ireland > for over twenty years I make bold to address this letter to you hoping it > may find you and your family and also your Father and all enquiring friends > enjoying a fair Share of this worlds goods and also the blessing of good > health, > Myself and My nine children are well thank God. My wife died in labor one > year ago today leaving an infant boy we raised it very well till it was 7 > months old when it died, > We get on as well as Can be expected. I have been married and living here > on a farm 16 years we had eleven Children four boys and seven girls. the > oldest a girl is 15 years and the youngest is not three yet. > > I have 80 Acres timbered land about 30 of it improved So that I could run a > reaper on most of it the balance is yet a wild forest but the timber will > be needed Sometime for fuel and other purposes. > There is thousands of acres of vacant land here of the very best quality > and can be bought for 1 to 2 Pounds per acre the land in America is > Surveyed after the English rule. > We grow here the very best kind of wheat, oats, Barley, Rye, potatoes and > all kinds of roots & vegetables without any manure for Several, years, > > there is a school House less than 1/2 mile from my house and a chapel less > than two miles but the priest has So many places to visit that he does not > have mass in it but once a month, there is a great many Railroads in the > State already built and under contract, the wages paid to laborers on these > roads are about 2 dollars per day and to a man and his two Horses 4 dollars > Board on the line of these roads is from 3 to 4 dollar per week > > My mother and her Sister Mrs Tobin are well and happy considering their > ages, My Brother Tom is well off in this world. he has 7 or 8 Boys and > keeps a large grocery and provisions Store, John went to California and > made a bout 3000 Dols in gold, He and Tim Served as Lieutenants in the war > and came out without a Scratch. > He owns a large farm 4 miles from town and some building in town which he > rents to tenants he has 4 or 5 children, Mike is a Carpenter and lives in > town his first wife died and he is married again. > Tim is a Sailor and is Mate of a Steamer during the Season of navigation, > Bridget is married to an American man and is happy and well off She lives > near John Ann is a Sister and teaches a convent School for the last 12 > years, I am the poorest of all, and the reason is I did not lay up my money > when I had it plenty > > As I have a notion to marry again if I could get a Safe Match please Send > some good young widows or old maids So they are good I want to get one from > my own County because I know her and I could get along very well togather > Its a fact weman of all kinds are rather Scarce here in Minnesota but > Especially good ones. > Pick out one for me and tell her I will take her on your reccomend and pay > her passage into the Bargain, I am one year younger than you and have two > good Horses 4 cows 8 sheep 20 Hogs and all tools to work my farm and am a > carpenter to Boot and will give her all the tea and coffee (page 6) and > pork She can possibly get out of Sight I believe I talked nonsense Enough > if you call this nonsence now I will close by asking you to write me a few > lines give my love to your wife to my Uncle and aunt Dobbins to your father > and Brothers and to my Poor Aunt Nelly if She is alive I fear she is not > Fare well till I hear from you, > > Lewis Doyle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pat Purcell Papers. 1827. PEACE RECOGNIZANCE. I Michael Kelly do swear that I usually reside at The Strand in the Parish of Killabbin, Barony or Half Barony of Slievmargea and Queen's County. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Kelly. I Robert Malone do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Carlow and that I am worth the Sum of £10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Robert, hisXmark, Malone. I Michael Brennan do swear that I am a Householder, and have a House wherein I usually reside at Ballylehane in the Parish of Killaven, Barony or Half Barony of Ballyadams and Queen's County and that I am worth the Sum of £10. over and above my just Debts. (signed) Michael, hisXmark, Brennan. The condition of the Foregoing Recognizance is such that the above bounden Michael Kelly shall keep the Peace with all His Majesty's Subjects for one year and particularly with Henry Malcomson of the town of Carlow. Sworn respectively before me at Carlow the 22nd day of February 1827. (signed) William Fishbourne.

Pat Purcell Papers. 1820. The Information of John Agar of Carlow, Summons Server, taken before Edward Box, Esquire, who being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelists maketh oath and Saith that having been employed by Thomas Sharp of Knockard, Carlow, Gentleman, to serve a Civil Bill upon Garret Curren of Burton Hall, Carlow, Farmer. The above named John Agar did in or about the hour of Three or Four O'Clock at the afternoon of this day went to the residence of Garret Curren at Burton Hall for such purpose where he took the Civil Bill out of his waistcoat pocket in order to serve Garret Curren with it. A person whom he has heard and believes to be Garret Curren, forcibly took took both the original and copy making use at the same time of Violent and Threatening language. Immediately after another man who he has since heard and believes is a brother of Garret Curren and whose name is Henry Curren seized him by the collar and forced him out of the dwelling house. Upon his leaving the house he was followed by the two persons aforesaid and a third person whose name he has since heard and believes to be James Curren also a Brother of the said Garret and Henry Curren. Henry and James Curren were armed with Sticks which they repeatedly flourished over John Agars head while he was returning up a lane leading from the dwelling house to the high road and repeatedly threatened to kill him. (signed) John Agar. Sworn before me this 5th January 1820 (signed) Edward Box.