INDEX of the
Memoirs of Thomas Cathcart Breakey: Section I - ADAM-BRAY
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Breakey Manuscript |
Book 1 Pages |
Book 2 Pages |
Notes (Birth, death,
parents, marriage) |
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Adam |
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49 |
“I was asked
some time ago a question I could not answer or even make an offer at. Was ADAM
a presbyterian. I was directed to look at a paragraph in the Irish
Presbyterian for the answer, It was no ADAM was a
Methodist in the garden. He was trying to save himself by works, believing in
sinless perfection, and didn't believe in the perseverance of the saints
& overlooked the words not of works least any man should boast, so he
fell from grace, "when he learned that in him dwelt no good thing."
He become a Pauline Presbyterian, saved through faith & not of works.” |
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Adams, .(?) |
41 |
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pastor in CORLEA “A man called ADAMS was pastor in CORLEA.
He gathered money and built the house now occupied by Charles PARR for a
manse. Some leaders in the congregation had him expelled for drunkeness. He
lived in and kept possession of the church till he was paid what some
believed to be an undue demand. After John PARR was ordained pastor of that
church, ADAMS turned about and sold the manse over the head of the
congregation. Revd. PARR was the buyer. ADAMS went from bad to worse and, in
the end, died in the workhouse. Very strange to say, God visited those who
mixed lies and truth together to the ruin of said minister, with abject
poverty” |
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Aikin, (?) Rev. Samuel |
38, 39 |
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appointed CREEVAGH congregation
minister in 1798 – died on the way there and buried there. |
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Albert, Prince |
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24 |
“of Saxacoburg & Gotha”, husband of Queen Victoria, arranged
Great Exhibition of 1851. |
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Alwell, Dominick |
69 |
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ALWELLs of ENAGH moved to Co. MAYO
and then one of their descendants Dominick ALWELL returned to CO. MONAGHAN |
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Aretine, Guido |
82 |
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“inventor of musical notes” |
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Armstrong, (?) Mrs. |
13 |
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“of MULLINAGORE” part of family of
William BERRY |
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Armstrong, Alex |
63 |
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hit in the nose with a five pound note in
church (thrown by CUNNINGHAMs) “They put up seats in First BALLYBAY
Church, like dress boxes in a theatre, with four steps up. Father saw Sam and
John CUNNINGHAM fly bank notes on bid against each other and again he saw
them auctioned out of all. One five pound note hit big Alex ARMSTRONG on the
nose which he captured and never gave up. Boys were employed to gather them
up but this one went out of reach of them.” |
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Armstrong, John |
22 |
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lives in first house in BALLYBAY
covered in flat stones covered in mortar – not a mud hut. “In that day, BALLYBAY was called BELBUCK
and until my Father was a lump of a boy. That is the Irish of BALLYBAY.
In that day BALLYBAY was all mud cabins. Father saw the first house
covered with flat stones set in morter (sic). Said house is now occupied by
John ARMSTRONG. This house (DRUMSKELT) was first covered in that way.
Then after that with thatch and in 1842 with slates.” |
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Arnold, (?) Mrs. |
63 |
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William ARNOLD’s wife from DUBLIN “William married a DUBLIN woman who
squandered and spent all she could get her hand on. Mr. Nelsen went astray in
his mind in his old day and died soon after. After that, Mrs. ARNOLD drew
quits with William and left him for life and he spent the rest of his day
playing the violin for his food.” |
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Arnold, John |
23, 36 |
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“Revd John ARNOLD of First BALLYBAY
was a United Irishman in the most strict sense of the term. He was informed
on for addressing a meeting after night, and had to run to America in 1798.
Father and William ROLLAND of LISGORN were passing a big pool of water
over near where Mr. ARNOLD lived, when a sod fell into the water.. Father was
then about 14 years of age. The sod caused him to look in the pool and, to
the no SMALL surprise of Father and ROLLAND, they saw poor ARNOLD up to his
chin in the water. ROLLAND was United too, and said, "God bless us Mr.
ARNOLD what has you in the water." "Keep quiet," said he,
"A company of mounted soldiers are after riding round the pool locking
for me." "Where is your clothes?" "In William
McMcMULLIN's and my purse is in David McCAUL's." "when night comes
I will try and get away." It was a very warm day in June. He lived where
James LOCKHART now lives, and all he possessed was confiscated to the
Crown and sold on the cross road. My Grandfather got his drawers at 8d
(pence), good value that time for ₤5 (pounds sterling). In the private
drawers was hid the stamp that left the impression on the belts of the united
men: "A good
time coming boys." “Mr. ARNOLD got safe to America and sent
for his children, except two, William and Sofia who were reared by an uncle,
Joseph NELSON, a man who had the bleach green in CREEVE before the
JACKSONs. Father was the first child Rev'd William ARNOLD baptized.” “Mr.
ARNOLD removed to America in 1797.
He was a United Irishman in
the very most strict sense of the term. He was the great Presbyterian philanthropist of his day. He would go
through fire and water for a Presbyterian.
My Father was the first child he baptized.” SOURCE: Full Circle p27:1782 John
ARNOLD of MAGHERALLY, CO. DOWN was ordained and served as
minister of 1st BALLYBAY. He was educated in Scotland and
lived in house at FAIRVIEW later occupied by James MORELL. In 1792 he
signed a petition supporting William WILBERFORCE in his efforts to end
slavery; p32 “John ARNOLD having gone on the run in 1797 was one of five
Presbyterian clergymen who stood with the rebels at the Battle of Rebel Hill
[at BAILIEBOROUGH] on 27 August 1798”.; p33 after he moved to America
in 1797 “We know nothing of his career in the western world but several of
his children returned to this country after his death, and resided near BALLYBAY.
His son, William ARNOLD, had a bleach green at CRIEVE, and emigrated
to America about the year 1834. A daughter of his, Sophia ARNOLD, died near BALLYBAY
on 11 November 1860 … Sophia was aged 62 … John ARNOLD married a sister of
Joseph NELSON and she died before John ARNOLD fled. All we know of John
ARNOLD in America is that he died there on 26 December, 1801.” SOURCE: At the Ford of the Birches.
p332 A brief biography. |
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Arnold, Miss |
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5 |
SEE: GOUDY, John for story about a cat |
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Arnold, Rev. |
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26 |
Elderly cleric in time of Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY |
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Arnold, Sofia |
23, 62, 63 |
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Sophia and William (the two youngest
children of Rev William ARNOLD) were raised by their uncle, Joseph NELSON,
after their mother died and their father fled to America. Later, Sophia lived
with Miss JOHNSTON at the CREEVE Manse. Also see: John ARNOLD sources. |
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Arnold, William |
11, 23,.62 63 |
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a son of Rev William ARNOLD. Sophia and
William were raised by Joseph NELSON after their mother died and fled to
America. He married a woman from DUBLIN who ran through his money and
then left him (See: ARNOLD, Mrs.). He finished his days playing violin for
money. He and John BREAKEY got ₤50 for renovating a painting at BELMOUNT
CASTLE. Also see: John ARNOLD sources. |
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Arnold, William Rev. |
23, 34, 37, 62, 74, 84 |
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NOTE: I sense some confusion between “Rev.
William ARNOLD” and Rev. John ARNOLD in terms of descriptions in the
Memoir. Although it describes William ARNOLD as: “of First BALLYBAY
Church – left country at night – United Irishman” this is more correctly the
story of his father Rev. John ARNOLD. -of DERRYVALLEY. |
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Arundel, Earl of |
83 |
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-coaches introduced to England in 1580 |
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Athol, Duke of |
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42 |
owned Isle of Man |
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Bagley, Robert |
62 |
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“the largest fort on CO. MONAGHAN is
in the EIGHT TATES behind the house of Robert BAGLEY” |
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Bannon, Pat & BANNONs |
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13 |
“Mr. LESLIE
destroyed a grand well on Pat BANNON's hill by bringing it to the last of Mr.
GILBERTs row of houses. The BANNONs were joiners of a superior class &
one of the very old stock of people in BALLYBAY. Had all the hill from
M’MAURICEs the blacksmith to the bridge at a mear trifle. The last work done
by a BANNON is a door on Mr. Franc BOYLS front house. Joinery was a fine
business when the plank had to be put on a sawpit & cut into all shapes
required, now that is all done by steam power. A joiner has only to put work
together.” |
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Barmen, (?) |
68 |
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lived where Catholic school now stands –
had a stone in their mud wall that predated the arrival of the first LESLIE |
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Barns, (?) Dr |
68 |
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resident medical man in BALLYBAY |
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Bartley, (?) Dr. |
66 |
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lived in house that had belonged to James
MURRAY and been a bank |
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Bartly, George |
7 |
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Henry BREAKEY apprenticed to him for 6 ½
years |
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Bashford, |
51 |
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of the parish of DUNAMINE, old
gentry family |
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Beaty, Dr. AKA Beety |
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11 |
Resident doctor in the RICHMOND lunatic asylum |
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Beaty, Robert |
15 |
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of BALLYBAY, built part of wall
between MULLINs and MOOREs |
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Becket, Thomas A. |
54 |
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“He was a highly educated London man who
got into the good graces of Henry II and was promoted by him to Lord
Chanselor (sic) and again to be Bishop of Canterbury. He neglected Henry and
took to the Church and he and Henry had bad bickerings. One night in the
presence of four of his Knights Henry said, in a fit of passion, "Is
there no one to rid me of that troublesome low born priest?" The four
knights went and murdered Thomas A. BECKET. When I was a boy, I stood on the
blood stains of Thomas A. BECKET in the old historical Cathedral of
Canterbury and from the mouth of an old clerical looking man in charge of the
building, I heard the very sad and tragic story of the good and illustrious
Arch Bishop of Canterbury, Thomas A. BECKET, told in the most expressive and
eloquent manner I ever heard.” |
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Beety, Dr. |
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10 |
“Dr BEETY was
45 years resident Dr. in the RICHMOND lunatic Asylum & he was
telling me he saw fools well ghosted inside the grounds & as a rule it
only would make them curious to see what it really was. He was telling me
father a good thing of a young inspector who was looking over the Asylum. Dr.
BEATY said you had better come back it the evening our fools who are harmless
are to get a large party & plenty of dancing as the officials &
outsiders will be admitted to help these poor people through dances you will
pass for one of our friends. You were telling me you were particularly good
at detecting the weak points in lunatics. Now we have taken in a young
lady yesterday do you look her up through the night & see wherein she is
astray. The Inspector did not know that any one but lunatics were present so
he got a young lass for partner in cadrills that he imagined was the insane
one so lately taken in. When it would come his turn to stand he said to his
partner I am so sorry to hear you are the young lady the Prince of Wails
gilted. You make a sad mistake I never saw the man. I beg your pardon you are
the lady lost your fortune in the silver mires in Perue. She said she had no
fortune to lose. Then said he it is Queen Victoria I have the pleasure of
dancing with. I am the daughter of an artisan it the city, The Inspector went
over a lot of things but was still out at the elbows. When the dance was over
the girl went over to one of the keepers & said have you seen our new
lunatic he is the most astray of any one in the house In fact said she,
he is astray on every point. When the Dr. heard-this from the keeper &
knowing the girl to be one of the servants in the female wards he left the
Inspector to feel very small beer. I make a mistake Dr. BEATY did not tell
the Inspector no one but fools would be in the dances. Did you see our new
lunatic was rather good.” |
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Begly, Robert |
69 |
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the largest fort in CO. MONAGHAN was
on his farm |
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Belamount, Lord |
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56 |
owned picture of Queen Dido; of BELMOUNT CASTLE. |
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Belmount,, Lord |
84 |
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of COOTEHILL; would sing “The Land
of Potatoes” |
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Berry, Anne |
13 |
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wife of Robert MOORE (father-in-law of
Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY), daughter of linen manufacturer at KILLESHANDRA,
sister of Mary MULLIN, CURRY, and John BERRY of FAIRMONT. |
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Berry, James |
13 |
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brother of William BERRY |
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Berry, John |
6, 13 |
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husband of Jane BREAKEY ( -1894),
manufactured linen; from KILLESHANDRA. |
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Berry, John (Abt 1815-bef 1915) |
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47 |
brother-in-law of Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY; last in CO. CAVAN
to employ a weaver. |
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Berry, Sarah |
6 |
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daughter of Jane BREAKEY & John BERRY;
married firstly GRAHAM, secondly COOKS. |
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Berry, Thomas |
13 |
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brother of William BERRY There is reference to a legal case in Anglo-Celt,
Friday, May 25, 1849: IN CHANCERY. Robert
ERSKINE, Esq., and another, |
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Berry, Thomas |
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57 |
of KILLESHANDRA;
Isaiah BREAKEY had to take his linen webs to him for finishing; SEE:
KER, Colonel |
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Berry, William |
13 |
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brother-in-law of Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY;
owner of bleach greens near KILLESHANDRA and BALLYRUN near COOTEHILL. |
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Bishops |
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13 |
when their residence was built at CAVAN “over 30 joiners were
employed for a long time. Every bit of wood was out & cleaned by hand.” |
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Black, Paddy |
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11, 12, 18 |
I find no one of the present day known the origin of y'r'late like
Paddy BLACK & the ghost. Paddy was a fool who never got the length of
wearing shoes, Trowsers or of cap Like fool JOHNSTON at CORMEAM cross
only had a big overall of rough linen. Paddy was the son of a cotcher of an
old respectable family called MACKNALLY who lived near EDERGUL. One
day the father of the late Earl of DARTRY when a boy was out with a friend
who steed 6ft 3in. Seeing the fool was coming up to the giants grave, the
DARTRY boys thought they would frighten Paddy. The long fellow turned his
coat & buttoned it behind, put a handKERchief over his face, got Mr.
Dawson on his back with a foot in each hand raising him up as high as
possible, then put his back to a tree near the Giants grave. When the fool
come up the pretended ghost gave a sad groan. Paddy looked at it said who are
you boy. The young fellow said he was the ghost of M’COOL the giant. Then
said the fool you are but a trollop of a fellow. I was towl you threw
the big stone on a hill near Rock from this to kill the windmill. Now
I see it was a humbug you could not threw a goose egg to ROCK.
By this time the fool saw a bag of birds on the road side which he lifted
& ran off. Stop said the ghost that is mine. y’r late Mr ghost said Paddy BLACK & so it become a byword.
One of old fairs was coming round in ROCKCORRY when it got wing how
the fool tree treated the gentlemen & was much laughed at.” |
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Blayney, (?) Lord |
30 |
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b. before 1580, d. 11 February 1629/30 Edward BLAYNEY,
1st Lord BLAYNEY, Baron of MONAGHAN;
son of David Lloyd BLAYNEY and Elizabeth JONES; married Anne LOFTUS daughter
of Adam LOFTUS and Jane PURDON before 13 June 1605. He was buried on 23
February 1629/30 at MONAGHAN Church, MONAGHAN, CO. MONAGHAN,
Ireland. His will (dated 20 October 1627) was probated on 12 May 1630. In 1598
he accompanied the Earl of Essex to Ireland, as a Colonel. He held the office
of Governor of MOUNT NORRIS in 1601. He was invested as a Knight on 29
May 1603 at DUBLIN Castle, DUBLIN, County DUBLIN,
Ireland. He held the office of
Seneschal of County MONAGHAN in 1604. He held the office of
Lord-Lieutenant of County MONAGHAN. He held the
office of M.P. for County MONAGHAN between 1613 and 1615. He was
invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1615.2 He was created
1st Lord BLAYNEY, Baron of MONAGHAN, CO. MONAGHAN [Ireland] on 29 July 1621. SOURCE: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10658.htm
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Blayney, F. Sir |
30 |
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Possibly Sir Edward BLAYNEY(a typographical
error?) – same as above. “When O'Neill took MONAGHAN, he
hanged Lord BLAYNEY's son in retaliation for McMAHON's execution. The pear
tree on which he was hanged grew in the garden where the old Castle in the
Diamond stood. Father saw the tree frequently when a wee boy at school.” |
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Blenfield, Bishop |
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55 |
“About the time trousers come into fashion ministers left off wearing
the big wigs to the great comfort in each case Bishop BLENFIELD was about the
first to give up the clerical wig or episcopal wig. Early in the reign of
George IV, but as late as 1858 Bishop Summer appeared at the wedding of the
Princess Royal of England in a wig.” |
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Bonaparte, Napolean |
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23 |
SEE: Napoleon Bonaparte |
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Boyd, Sandy |
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46 |
“When father to the late Sandy BOYD was extensive in the tanning of
leather in BALLYBAY. Hearing the pack of hounds were to be shot in CRIEVE
for eating the keeper one night when drunk, BOYD gave Mr. Hugh JACKSON 4/-
for each dogs hide of over 50. Father went up to see the dogs shot & it
was one of the ugly sights of his life the skinned dogs carted off to the pit
dug for them. To protect the hides from being injured from shot marks BOYD
put up a thing like a pillory, the dogs head was put up through it then the
table was planked to the ground then the gentlemen stood at a distance &
shot at the head of the dogs. That was the last pack in CRIEVE.” |
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Boyd, Sandy. |
47 |
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bought a bulls hide from Hugh BREAKEY |
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Boyl, ‘Squinty’ |
21 |
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“would give you a stick for a bad offer” |
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Boyl, Francis AKA Franc |
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13 |
his front door was the last work done by a BANNON |
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Boyle, Francis |
5 |
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son of Thomas BOYLE |
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Boyle, Thomas |
5 |
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father of Francis BOYLE; Jane SCOTT nee
BREAKEY lived in his rooms after her husband’s death “who anticipated her
every want and treated her like a baby” |
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Bradford, (?) Mr. |
19 |
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father of Moses BRADFORD who chased away a
cotcher child that his wife had taken in and cared for who subsequently died. |
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Bradford, (?) Mrs. |
19 |
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took in a sick cotcher child and cared for
her; mother of Moses BRADFORD |
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Bradford, Bob aka Robert |
28, 65, 69 |
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NOTE: This manuscript claims “Bob BRADFORD”
to be the father of Moses BRADFORD, but he was the brother of Moses’ father,
hence his uncle. - of EDNAVEA; made counterfeit money
with Jack BRIMS. SOURCE: At the Ford of the Birches
p. 22: Brother John and Robert BRADFORD had a lease of part of EDENANEANE for
three lives from TENISON in 1785. |
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Bradford, Moses Rev |
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13, 56 |
SEE: GRAY, Sam for story of sign and treachery. |
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Bradford, Moses. Rev |
18, 19, 29, 59, 65, 66 |
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1767-1840 SOURCE: Full Circle p.19: Of EDNANAE
(is this the same as EDNAVEA?); grandson of James JACKSON (third
minister in BALLYBAY) SOURCE: At the Ford of the Birches
p. 22: His father was John BRADFORD. He was named in lease of EDENANEANE
in 1785 as being age 18 – hence b. 1767. At the Ford of the Birches p.165 “Here
lieth the remains of Moses BRADFORD, senior, EDENANEA died 7 February 1819 a
76 years At the Ford of the Birches p.235: d. 1840 At the Ford of the Birches p.469: A
wealthy man of EDENANEANE who
had a loans fund managed by Sam GRAY. At the Ford of the Birches p.471: left
considerable property to his nephew BRADFORD STUART |
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Bradshaw, James |
21 |
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SOURCE: At the Ford of the Birches p 256. James BRADSHAW was a
sealmaster in the BALLYBAY linen market. |
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Bradshaw, James |
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46, 47 |
SEE: CUNNINGHAM, Mr. Book II, p46 ANNANIECE |
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Bralaghan, (?) Mrs. |
21 |
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cut off the head of a noted robber Redman
O’HANLEN as he came through the window. She was carried around BALLYBAY
on a chair after this and the phrase “You are the blood of the BRALAGHANs”
came into use. |
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Bray, Vicar of |
83 |
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minister in Co. Wicklow |