Josephine Theresa Murray was born in 1908, the daughter of William Murray of Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, and Catherine Scanlon of Scartmountain, Waterford, Ireland. William’s parents John Murray and Mary Meehan had emigrated from Mountain Castle, Waterford, Ireland during an Gorta Mór.
John Hayes and Johanna Mulcahy were parents of eight children born in Kilkeany, County Waterford, Ireland between 1842-1862: Timothy, John, Hanorah, Thomas, Catherine, Ellen, Johanna, and Maurice. Many of their children immigrated to Auburn in Cayuga County, New York.
Tithe Applotment Books help fill the gaps left by Ireland’s missing Censuses, but several parishes were filed in the wrong counties. Spelling variation and poor transcriptions make finding them difficult. Three of these misfiled parishes are indexed here with modern spellings and links to each townland page on The National Archives of Ireland website: Graney, Co Kildare; Kilrush, Co Wexford; Carnew and Crosspatrick in Counties Wicklow & Wexford; and Kinneigh in Co. Cork **Updated to add Crosspatrick and Kinneigh**
Partial transcription of the manuscript “Abstracts of Leases in respect of the Estate of the Earl Fitzwilliam in the Counties of Wicklow, Kildare and Wexford, 1795-1797 and 1800-1808.” Transcribed by Erika Ward Lopresti. 50 leases extracted, mostly near Tinahely Co. Wicklow. Index of names and townlands.
Meeting, petition, collection and subscription lists for various causes and funds in Counties Carlow, Kildare, Wicklow and Wexford, 1847-1876. All list donors of small amounts and include labourers and tradesmen, not just landholders or gentry. Areas included: Ballyhogue, Annacurra/Tinahely, Baltinglass, Castledermot. Addresses are given for most individuals in the lists. 1993 Names. Transcribed by Erika Ward Lopresti
Residents on Earl Fitzwilliam’s Coollattin Estate, County Wicklow, 1848 & 1850. Manuscript transcribed by Erika Ward Lopresti. Townlands: Ballyshonog, Carrickgalter (Whiterock, Cross, Mullannaskeagh) Carricknameal (Carrick), Coolboy Lower (Hillbrook, Parkmore), Coolkenno, Coolroe, Coolruss, Croneyhorn, Farnees
Residents on Earl Fitzwilliam’s Coollattin Estate, County Wicklow, 1839. Manuscript transcribed by Erika Ward Lopresti. Townlands: Balisland, Boley, Ballyshonog, Carrickgalter (Whiterock, Cross, Mullannaskeagh) Carricknameal (Carrick), Coolboy, Hillbrook, Coolkenna, Coolroe, Coolruss, Corndog, Croneyhorn, Farnees, (Currevanish, Bridgeland and Rathinteigue), Killinure, Knockatomcoyle, Lugduff, Muskeagh, Toberpatrick, Tomcoyle
Residents on Earl Fitzwilliam’s Coollattin Estate, County Wicklow, 1827. Manuscript transcribed by Erika Ward Lopresti. Townlands: Balisland, Boley, Ballyshonog, Carrickgalter (Whiterock, Cross, Mullannaskeagh) Carricknameal (Carrick), Coolboy, Hillbrook, Coolkenna, Coolroe, Coolruss, Corndog, Croneyhorn, Farnees, (Curravanish, Bridgeland and Raheenteige), Killinure, Knockatomcoyle, Lugduff, Muskeagh, Toberpatrick, Tomcoyle
“Margaret Styles, examined by Mr. McInerney, said she saw the Rev. Mr. Usher and Martin Flinter running on the night of the 26th of August. The Rev. Mr. Usher cried “stand” and then he fired and said, “Now, I have you.” There was another shot fired in the lane. There were three shots fired altogether.”
The Styles moved south of Baltinglass in 1834. Newspapers gave a fascinating account of the Tithe War in the area, “BARONY OF RATHVILLY—Mobs are daily patrolling the country BLOWING HORNS, and threatening with death any person who attempts to serve a law process. That part of the country is completely under the dominion of those lawless ruffians.” I am certain this is exactly how Edward Styles would have wanted to be remembered.
