Thanks for kind words. I haven't come across Halpin or Dillan, but Buckley was a very well established name in Enniskerry in the 19th century. They ran the Powerscourt Arms hotel in the late 1800/early 1900's (see this article for a story on that http://enniskerryhistory.org/home/index.php/archives/172) and a Lawrence photo shows a shop in the village with the Buckley sign over it - this would have been well into the early 1900s. As far as I know, there are no Buckleys left today. More interestingly for you though, I came across a map in the Powerscourt papers which shows the Monastery townland. Monastery is just north of the village, and Monastery house about 10 minutes walk from the village centre. The map is undated, but a few clues indicate it would be about 1830. It shows "John Buckley's land" (which would mean it was leased from Powerscourt, and "John Buckley's house", right about where Monastery house is. Edward Ward was a very close neighbour. Perhaps Thomas married May Ann and they moved into Monastery house? So given Buckley's strong business presence in the village, I wouldn't be surprised if they did live at Monastery. Richard (1838), John Charles (1886), Benjamin (1756), Francis and John (1766), Richard (1796), Thomas (1837), Robert (1849), Benjamin (1846), Francis (1862), Henry (1856), John (1883), Francis (1896) and Isabella Buckley (1912) are all mentioned in the Powerscourt papers for leases at various stages. I haven't looked, but there must be more listed in Griffith survey, which would be around the time you are interested in. It might be worth your while posting to the discussion board on the website, as some locals who mightn't look at genealogy forums might see it and know more. All the best, Michael On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 6:03 AM, Bill Webster <wbwebster@internode.on.net>wrote: > Hi Michael. A marvellous site. > > I have a couple: Thomas HALPIN married Mary Ann DILLAN, respective fathers > James Halpin and Thomas BUCKLY. The record comes from the Ireland Vital > Records series at FamilySearch, giving the marriage at Powerscourt, > Wick(low) on 18 April 1854. > > Thomas James Halpin was, or perhaps had been, a sea captain, born Wicklow > Town in 1822. He had extensive family in Wicklow Town so I am not sure why > he was in Powerscourt. His wife would seem to be a widow and perhaps > Powerscourt is where she lived. His younger brother was Captain Robert > Charles Halpin. > > His wife Mary Ann died at Enniskerry 10 years later, on 10 October 1864, > according to an obit found in the Cork Examiner. > > Thomas died at Monastery House, Enniskerry, on 2nd June 1878, aged 56 > according to a memorial inscription in the Halpin family burial enclosure > at > Wicklow Church. I would like to learn what Monastery House was. I doubt > that he owned the house. Would he (or he and his wife) have lived in an > apartment within, or in the grounds of, the house? If there are any local > mentions of this man or couple I would be very pleased to see them. > > Thanks and regards > Bill > > From: irl-wicklow-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-wicklow-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Seery > Sent: Monday, 28 March 2011 9:40 AM > To: irl-wicklow@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-WICKLOW] Enniskerry History resource > > Hi > > I'm running a website on Enniskerry local history and with one eye on > genealogy, try to include names where possible of people in the various > articles. Everybody is welcome to contribute. There's also a book coming > out > next month. > http://enniskerryhistory.org/ > > Michael > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > >