I believe Hanover in Carlow is called after the House of Hanover since early Victorian times. On 9 September 2013 10:41, Turtle Bunbury (History) <turtlehistory@gmail.com > wrote: > Fantastic, I didn't know he was in Carlow. > > Painestown, now Oak Park, belonged to Colonel Henry Bruen who had been > deputy quartermaster to the British Army during the American War of > Independence. > > Raspe was born in Hanover - is there a connection between him and the > Hanover street-name in Carlow? > > > > On 8 Sep 2013, at 19:39, Michael Purcell wrote: > > > Undated letter from Jeffery Wandesforde of Sussex Court, London addressed > > to Pat Purcell > > [ circa 1930s, the following is abbreviated from a six page letter ]. > > Your name was given to me by the County Hall in Carlow as a person > > that might possibly help me trace information on Rudolph Erich Raspe who > > lived in Carlow during the 1790s. > > He went to Ireland following the gold find in county Wicklow where he > > lived at Avoca near Wicklow town. He was living in Carlow in 1793 where > he > > is recorded from family letters as living in Painstown. He was > > associated with the Wandesforde mining enterprises in the area. > > He is next recorded as visiting the Mint Office in Cork City to assess > > finds from the area, he contracted cholera and died at Muckross in 1795. > > He was well known as the author of The Fabulous Adventures of the Baron > > Munchausen. > > Any assistance you can give will be much appreciated. > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >