Hi, Tinahely is five miles from Shillelagh - Stranakelly is approx. 4 miles from Shillelagh. Cheers Phil. -----Original Message----- From: irl-carlow-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-carlow-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Webster Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 9:47 AM To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Hopkins, Halpin. 1807 "To John & Benj. Hopkins, and John Halpin, jun. To repair 73 perches (about 400 yards) from Tinnahaly to Carlow, between the widow Hopkins's haggard and a thorn bush on Lau. Fallon's ditch on Stratnakelly, £14/12/-." Anyone know where this may have been or who these people were? Was it in Carlow or Wicklow County? I think it was in the Half Barony of Shillelagh but not sure where that was. From reading the pages surrounding, I get the impression that, for smaller contracts like this, payments were made to locals to repair/build the road near their own property. [Source: Accounts, Presented to the House of Commons Presentments Passed by Grand Juries of Ireland. County of Wicklow. Spring Assizes 1807 p.443] Bill ======================================= Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe to the List. Its FREE! --------------------------------------- To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message