The Irish Ancestor

Vol. 1, No. 1, 1969


Christian names in Ireland
de Breffny, Brian

Entries from the Randall Family Bible

Finucane of Co. Clare
Mott, George F.

Household Stuff
ffolliott, Rosemary

Administrations from the peculiar of Newry & Mourne

ffolliott of Co. Meath
ffolliott, Rosemary

Mallow Testamentary Records

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Darwin, Kenneth

The Value of Tombstone Inscriptions
Clarke, R.S. J. Dr.

CONTENTS
Vol. 1, No. 2, 1969

An 18th Century Abduction. Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………69

Entries from the Rev. Alexander Neilson’s Family Bible………………………76

Crone of Co. Cork. Brian de Breffny………………………………………………77

Wills of irish Interest at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-1847
Terrence Punch………………………………………………………………………89

A Record of Presbyterians in Co. Antrim. Patrick Smythe-Wood…………….95

Some Irish Monumental Inscriptions in England.
Horace E. Jones……………………………………………………………………..97

The Journal of the Rev. Adam Averell. Mary Ross Brown…………………..103

Some irish Militia Movements during the Early Napoleonic Wars.
Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………………………109

The Family of Odell or O’Dell. Brian de Breffny………………………………114

Finucane of Co. Clare: Addenda and Corrigenda…………………………….144

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………145

CONTENTS
Vol. II, No. 1, 1970

An unknown Miniature of Mrs. Jordan.
Usher A. F. Williamson……………………………………………………………….1

Pons to Punch. Terrence M. Punch………………………………………………….2

Children’s Clothes, 1679-1867. Rosemary ffolliott……………………………..19

Entries from the Family Bible of James Hyde of Longford…………………….23

The Oldest Registers of Ballingarry, Co. Limerick……………………………..24

The Dexters of Dublin and Annfield, Co. Kildare.
Patrick Montague-Smith…………………………………………………………….31

The Furnishings of an 18th Century Inn…………………………………………43

Irish Nominees in the State Tontines of 1773, 1775 and 1777.
Francis Leeson………………………………………………………………………47

Some Connecting Links between Ireland and the New World from Old
Newspapers. Rosemary ffoliott…………………………………………………..62

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………70

CONTENTS
Vol. II, No. 2, 1970

Ambrose O’Higgins: An enquiry into his Origins and Ancestry.
Brian de Breffny…………………………………………………………………….81

Vicars. The Hon. Guy Strutt………………………………………………………90

Spread of Co. Cork. Brian de Breffny………………………………………….102

“An Irishman’s House and his Church”
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick……………………………………………………………..112

Entries from the McDermott and Rees Family Bible…………………………114

The Estate of Archibald Hutchinson of the Middle Temple, Esq.
Patrick Smythe-Wood……………………………………………………………115

Abstracts of Wills………………………………………………………………..117

Entrance gates. Rosemary ffolliott……………………………………………128

Inscriptions from the Parish Churchyard of Culfeightrin, Co. Antrim.
Patrick and Elizabeth Smythe-Wood………………………………………….131

Pons to Punch, Addenda and Corrigenda…………………………………….136

CONTENTS
Vol. III, No. 1, 1971

Peg Plunket, Lady of Pleasure. Francis Leeson………………………………….1

Some Irish Inscriptions in Old Burial Grounds of New South

Wales, Australia. Keith A. Johnson……………………………………………….5

The Breretons of Carrigslaney, Co. Carlow and New Abbey, Co. Kildare.
Patrick Montague-Smith……………………………………………………………10

Abstracts of Some Hamilton Wills………………………………………………..27

Blaney of Lurgan, Co. Armagh.
Roger Blaney…………………………………………………………………………33

A List of Catholic Merchants in Cork City in 1762………………………………39

The Family of Odell or O’Dell: Supplement.
Brian de Breffny……………………………………………………………………..41

Some lesser Known Country Houses in Munster and Leinster.
Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………………………..49

Entries from the Bible of Mrs. Robert Gordon…………………………………..51

Quaker Inventories. Olive C. Goodbody………………………………………….52

Crone of Cork: Addenda and Corrigenda…………………………………………62

Spread of Cork: Addenda and Corrigenda………………………………………..63

Dexter of Annfield: Addenda and Corrigenda……………………………………63

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………….64

CONTENTS
Vol. III, No. 2, 1971

Robert Fagan, Artist. Brian de Breffny……………………………………………..71

Old Parochial Registers of Scotland: References to Parties from Ireland
Donald Whyte………………………………………………………………………….79

The International Genealogical Directory. Francis Leeson……………………..83

Entries from George Keane Johnston’s Family Bible…………………………….84

Women’s Dress in Ireland, 1680-1880. Rosemary ffolliott…………………….85

Brewster of Co. Kerry. Brian de Breffny…………………………………………..90

Abstracts of Wills…………………………………………………………………….92

The Charm of Irish Gate Cottages. Rosemary ffolliott………………………..102

Births, Marriages and Deaths from the Journal of the Rev. Adam Averall.
Mary Ross Brown…………………………………………………………………….105

Eight Emigrant Irishmen. Terrence M. Punch……………………………………107

The Earlies Church of Ireland Parish Registers of Whitechurch, Diocese of
Ferns…………………………………………………………………………………..121

The Irish Society for Archives. Brian de Breffny………………………………..123

The Breretons of Carrigslaney, Co. Carlow and New Abbey, Co. Kildare.
Addenda and Corrigenda……………………………………………………………124

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………125

CONTENTS
Vol. IV, No. 1, 1972

The American Sailor who Succeeded to an Irish Peerage.
Brian de Breffny…………………………………………………………………………1

Irishmen in Scottish Census Records. David C. Cargill……………………………8

Monckton of Co. Limerick. Brian de Breffny………………………………………..15

John Galvin’s Copybook……………………………………………………………….21

Tombstones of some irish Emigrants in the Catholic Cemetery at Andover.
Paul Martin Doherty……………………………………………………………………23

Hillas of Co. Sligo. Celeste Byrne……………………………………………………26

Cottages and Farmhouses. Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………….30

Arthur Kingstone’s Household Stuff. N.W. English……………………………….35

The Debtors of Daniel Croghan, Ennis, Co. Clare, 1735…………………………43

Abstracts of Wills……………………………………………………………………..45

Reviews…………………………………………………………………………………52

CONTENTS
Vol, IV, No. 2, 1972

A Wexford Lady and her Daughters on the Continent.
Phillipa Torlonia di Civitella Cesi…………………………………………………..59

Entries from James Francis Plunkett’s Family Bible……………………………..70

Scanlan of the Barony of Upper Connello, Co. Limerick
Brian de Breffny & Alicia E. Evers………………………………………………….71

Shall these Bones Live? Rosemary ffoliott……………………………………….81

Australian Immigration, with Special Reference to the Irish Migrant.
Marjorie J. Morgan………………………………………………..83

A Note on John Skerry, a Kilkenny Emigrant to Canada
Terence Punch………………………………………………..86

Men’s Clothes in Ireland, 1660-1850.
Rosemary ffolliott………………………………………………..81

Speranza’s Ancestry – Elgee, the Maternal Lineage of Oscar Wilde
Brian de Breffny………………………………………………..94

William Collin’s Inventory, 1750………………………………………………..104

Monumental Inscriptions from Mount Temple Churchyard,
Co. Westmeath. Liam Cox………………………………………………..105

Eight Emigrant Irishmen: Addenda and Corrigenda………………………………………………..112

Reviews………………………………………………..113

CONTENTS
Vol. V, No. 1, 1973

The Descendants of Robert McCann of Cloghoge, Co. Armagh.
Guy Strutt……………………………………………………………………………..1

Eating and Drinking Habits in Ireland Two hundred Years Ago.
George Mott…………………………………………………………………………..7

Father bernard’s Register and the irish Militia in Essex.
Patrick Quinlivan……………………………………………………………………12

Some Country Houses near Athlone. N.W. English……………………………17

Notices of Irish-Born Persons in New York City Newspapers.
B. Ann Moorhouse………………………………………………………………….24

Entries from Sampson Cox’s Family Bible………………………………………27

Monumental Inscriptions at Whitechurch, Co. Waterford……………………28

Provincial Town Life in Munster. Rosemary ffolliot……………………………34

Early 19th century Lists of Protestant Parishoners in the
Diocese of Meath.Rev. C.C.Ellison……………………………………………….37

Abstracts of Wills…………………………………………………………………..53

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………63

CONTENTS
Vol. V., No. 2, 1973

The Vereker Family. Brian de Breffny…………………………………………69

Some Irish Inscriptions in an Old Burial Ground at Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia. Keith A. Johnson…………………………….76

Entries from the Lyons Family Prayerbook…………………………………..83

Heraldic or Ornamental Animal Figures in Ireland. Rosemary ffolliott….84

A Mystery Bible Sheet. Thomas G. Bennett…………………………………87

Old Parochial Registers of Scotland: References to Parties from
Ireland. Donald Whyte…………………………………………………………88

The Paternal Ancestry of Oscar Wilde. Brian de Breffny………………….96

Abstracts of Some Skerrett Wills……………………………………………100

The Contents of Burton Hall, Co. Cork, in 1686.
Rosemary ffolliott and Brian de Breffny……………………………………104

Early 19th century Lists of Protestant Parishoners in the
Dioceses of Meath.Rev. C.C. Ellison………………………………………..113

Speranza’s Ancestry – Elgee, the Maternal Lineage of
Oscar Wilde – Corrigenda……………………………………………………..127

Reviews………………………………………………………………………….127

CONTENTS
Vol. VI, No. 1, 1974

Bevan of Limerick. Brian de Breffny………………………………………………1

Employees of the irish Revenue in 1709. Brian de breffny……………………6

Houses in Ireland in the 17th Century. Rosemary ffolliott………………….16

Irish Entries in the 1851 Census Returns of St. Mary’s, Northgate,
Canterbury,Kent. D.W. Harrington and C.J. Perry……………………………..22

Records if Irish Emigrants to Canada in Sussex Archives, 1839-1847
Francis Leeson………………………………………………………………………31

The Journal of an Irish Emigrant to Canada. Donal Begley………………….43

Entries from the Family Bible of Joshua Porter Conway……………………..48

Lost periods. Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………49

Abstracts of Wills………………………………………………………………….53

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………..64

CONTENTS
Vol. VI, No. 2, 1974

The Family of Tuke. David R.M. Tuke…………………………………………..67

Entries from the Family Bible of John Smith of Dorset St., Dublin………..73

Collectors of the Revenue in Ireland, Michaelmas, 1678…………………..73
James Holme’s Family Notebook……………………………………………….74

Some Lost Country Houses near Athlone. N.W. English……………………79

Tombstones in Moy Graveyard, near Summerhill, Co. Meath.
Beryl Moore and Josephine Maguire…………………………………………..85

Some newspaper References to irish Immigrants in Oneda Co.
New York. Marilla Grimes………………………………………………………..97

The Surprising Newspapers of Ennis. Rosemary ffolliott……………………98

Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia, 1801-1817.
Terence M. Punch…………………………………………………………………101

Abstracts of some Ardagh, Clogher and Kilmore Diocesan Wills………….112

Reviews…………………………………………………………………………….121

CONTENTS
Vol. VII, No. 1, 1975

Letters from Home. Terrence M. Punch………………………………………….1

The Irish Passengers Aboard the ‘New World’, Liverpool-New York,
October-December, 1853………………………………………………………….6

Gray of Cork City and Lehana.
Richard Clarke and Charles Dowman…………………………………………..11

Magistrates of Co. Clare in 1792……………………………………………….14

The Swift Rise and Slow Decline of Frederick Buck
Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………………………15

Entries from the family Bible of William Yeates of Haystown,
Co. Dublin………………………………………………………………………….24

Monumental Inscriptions from the Church and Graveyard at
Kilmacduagh, (Gort), Co. Galway. Brian J. Cantwell…………………………26

Constabulary employed in the District of Moate, Co. Westmeath.
Liam Cox……………………………………………………………………………35

Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia, 1818-1825.
Terrence M. Punch…………………………………………………………………39

Index to Killala and Achonry Administration Bonds………………………….55

CONTENTS
Vol. VII, No. 2, 1975

Abstracts of Wills

Extracts from Michael Murphys Commonplace Book
Strutt, Guy : The Hon.

Houses in Provincial Towns
Ffolliott, Rosemary

Magistrates in Co. Clare in 1837
De Breffney, Brian

Margaret Gallagher’s Notebook
Robinson, K.J. Rev.

Memorials from Rathmore, Co. Meath
Moore, B.F. & Cawkhill, Mr. & Mrs.

Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia 1826-1830
Punch, Terence M.

CONTENTS
Vol. VIII, No. 1, 1976

Entries from Elizabeth Mettrick’s Family Bible
Mrs. Pounden’s Experiences during the 1798 Rising in Co. Wexford.
Simon L. M. de Montfort…………………………………………………………….4

The Graveyard and Tombstones at Moyagher, Co. Meath.
Beryl F. E. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. John Cawkhill…………………………….9-12

Silver in Dublin. Douglas Bennett………………………………………………..13

Magistrates of Co. Clare in 1819…………………………………………………16

How Waterford City voted in 1807. H. F. Morris …………………………….18-32

lrish Deserters at Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the Napoleonic Wars.
Terrence M. Punch ……………………………………………………………….33-35

Some Game Licences of 1802. Rosemary ffolliott…………………………..35-38

Abstracts of Wills…………………………………………………………………4?

Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia, 1831-1834.
Terrence M. Punch………………………………………………………………….53

CONTENTS
Vol. VIII, No. 2, 1976

Setting Up House – 1825 Style.
Rev. C.C. Ellison……………………………………………………………………75

The Leading Catholics of Waterford in 1792…………………………………..80

The Passengers on the “Polly”. Terrence M. Punch……………………………82

Game Licences in North-West Ulster in 1802………………………………….84

Robert Craige’s Co. Cavan Tenants, 1703-4.
Brian de Breffny…………………………………………………………………….86

Entries from the Family Bible of John Davidson of Co. Down……………….88

The Changing Gardens of Ireland. Rosemary ffolliott………………………..88

Tombstones in Balsoon Graveyard, Co. Meath.
Dr. beryl F.E. Moore and Mr. & Mrs. Cawkhill………………………………….94

Agnes Townsend’s Notebook…………………………………………………….96

The 1821 Census Returns for the Parishes of Aglish and
Portnascully, Co. Kilkenny………………………………………………………113

Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia, 1834-1840.
Terrence M. Punch………………………………………………………………..124

CONTENTS
1977 ,Vol. IX, No. 1

Entries from the Family Bible of Alexander and Esther Crookshank………….1

Tombstone Inscriptions at Ardcanny,.Co. Limerick.
M. J Dore ………………………………………………………………………………3

Co. Cork Game Certificates, 1802………………………………………………….5

A Moorhouse Family of Dublin, Carlow and Kildare.
B-Ann Moorhouse……………………………………………………………………15

Irishmen in Scottish Census Records
David C. Cargill………………………………………………………………………19

Going of Munster. Rev. C. C. Ellison……………………………………………..21

The 1841 Census Return for Two Townlands in Aglish Parish,
Co. Kilkenny…………………………………………………………………………44

The Cochran Estate. Terrence M. Punch………………………………………..48

Bickerstaff of Glenavy Parish, Co. Antrim.
Brian de Breffny…………………………………………………………………….50

Abstracts of some Boyd Wills…………………………………………………….53

Agnes Townsend’s Notebook: Addenda and Corrigenda………………………56

Elizabeth Mettrick’s Family Bible: Corrigenda………………………………….56

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………56

CONTENTS
Vol. IX, No. 2, 1977

Roundwood and the Sharps. Brian de Breffny…………………………………..59

Entries from William and Elizabeth MacDougall’s Family Bible……………….68

Extracts from the Vestry Book and Parish Registers of Kilbeggan,
Co. Westmeath………………………………………………………………………70

The Wonderful Carving on irish Baroque Side-Tables.
Rosemary ffolliott……………………………………………………………………74

Protestant Householders in the Parishes of Croagh, Nantinan, Rathkeale
And Kilscannell, Co. Limerick in 1766…………………………………………….77

Irish Ancestors in the “Lost and Found” of the ‘Boston Pilot’,
January-April 1846. Terrence M. Punch…………………………………………..79

Monumental Inscriptions at Loughcrew Graveyard, Co. Meath.
Dr. Beryl F.E. Moore and Michael Kenny………………………………………….85

An Inventory of Killeen Castle in 1735-36……………………………………….103

Entries relating to Irish Persons in the Marriage Register of the Parish
Of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland…………………………………………..107

The 1851 Census Returns for the Parish of Aglish, Co Kilkenny………………129

Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia 1841-1845.
Terrence M. Punch……………………………………………………………………133

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………..146

CONTENTS
Vol. X, No. 2, 1978

Gurly of Wexford and Carlow: the Maternal Lineage of
George Bernard Shaw. Brian de Breffny……………………………………………69

Inhabitants of Graige and Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny, in 1797………………..73

Entries from the Family Bible of P.J. McNulty…………………………………….76

The Inventory of John Mahon of Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, 1708……….77

Letters from Connaught to a Wild Goose.
Brian de Breffny……………………………………………………………………….81

The Silvermakers of Limerick. Douglas Bennett with Biographical Notes
Rosemary ffolliott……………………………………………………………………..99

Some Irish Poor in Lambeth 1834-1846. C. R. Webb…………………………..108

Irish Ancestors in the “Lost and Found” of the ‘Boston Pilot’,
1840-41. Terrence M. Punch………………………………………………………..116

Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Graveyard of Agher,
Co. Meath. Dr. Beryl F.E. Moore and Michael Kenny…………………………….129

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………..139

CONTENTS
Vol. XI, No. 1, 1979

Our Tenth Birthday. Rosemary fflolliott………………………………………………1

Entries from the Family Bible of Stirling Smith of Rush, Co. Dublin……………..3

Mid-19th Century irish Deserters in New Zealand.
Verna Mossong……………………………………………………………………………4

Some Lists of Mid-18th Century Linen Drapers in South East Ulster…………….9

The Pembertons of Dublin. Brian de Breffny……………………………………….14

Abstracts of Some Neale and O’Neill Wills, Administrations and
Marriage Licence Bonds from the Diocese of Ferns……………………………….27

Household Lists 1826-1838 made by Lady Godfrey of Kilcoleman
Abbey, Co. Kerry. Valerie M. Bary……………………………………………………30

Registers of the First Presbyterian Church of Newry Co. Down.
1779-1796……………………………………………………………………………….45

Tablets and Headstones in the Church and Graveyard of Dunboyne
Church of Ireland, Co. Meath.
Dr. Beryl F.E. Moore and Michael Kenny…………………………………………….68

CONTENTS
Vol. XI, No. 2, 1979

Baptisms of the first Presbyterian Church of Newry, Co.Down, 1809-1822 ffolliott, Rosemary

Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1828. Ellis, Eilish

Tablets & headstones in the Church and graveyard of Dunboyne Church of Ireland, Co. Meath Moore, Beryl F. & Kenny, Michael

The Family Bible of John Ganley of William St., Limerick Cantwell, Brian J.

The hunting Diaries (1863-1872) of Sir John Fermor Godfrey of Kilcoleman Abbey, Co. Kerry Bary, Valerie M.

CONTENTS
Vol. XII, Nos. 1 and 2, 1980

An Investigation into the Connacht Ancestry of Mary Ann Costello,
Mother of George Canning. Brian de Breffny………………………………………2

Some American Roots in Ireland. Paul Martin Doherty…………………………..6

An Inventory of Reynella, Co. Westmeath in 1827……………………………..10

The Hunting Diaries (1873-1881) of Sir John Fermor Godfrey of
Kilcoleman Abbey, Co. Kerry.
Valery M. Bary…………………………………………………………………………13

Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1830-31.
Eilish Ellis………………………………………………………………………………26

Entries from the Brady Family Bible……………………………………………….35

Pupils of Samuel Whyte’s School in Dublin, Listed by Him in 1772
Brian de Breffny……………………………………………………………………….36

Emigrant irish: The Crucial First Generation.
Terrence M. Punch……………………………………………………………………43

Co. Carlow Freeholders in 1767……………………………………………………46

The families of Gaughran and Vaughey of Slane, Co. Meath,
as Recorded in Slane Vestry Books, 1738-1862.
C. E. F. Trench……………………………………………………………………….47

Passengers aboard the ‘Buchannon’, Newry to New York,
August, 1765…………………………………………………………………………52

Monumental Inscriptions at Nantinan, Co. Limerick
M. J. Dore…………………………………………………………………………….53

The Will of Mary Lanigan of Cork Hill, Dublin, 1827…………………………..63

Passengers aboard the Thetis, Cork to Bathurst, New Brunswick,
In April, 1837. Paul Delicaet………………………………………………………65

Registers of the First Presbyterian Church of Newry, Co. Down
Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………………………..67

Tombstones in Drumlargan Churchyard, Co. Meath.
Dr. beryl F.E. Moore and Josephine Maguire……………………………………82

Canada Company Remittances, 1834. Gerald Merrick………………………..84

County Louth Game Licences in 1813…………………………………………..87

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………..89

CONTENTS
Vol. XIII, No. 1, 1981

A family of Mahony in Cos. Kerry and Limerick.
Brian de Breffny………………………………………………………………………1

Mary Flynn’s Register………………………………………………………………..3

Canada Company Remittances, 1844. Gerald Merrick………………………….4

Members of Two Dublin Societies in 1772………………………………………10

The Magans of Umma, Parish of Ballymore, Co. Westmeath.
Liam Cox……………………………………………………………………………..12

Stucco Work by Patrick Osborne at casteltown Cox. Brian de Breffny……..15

“Declaration” against the Repeal of the Union, 1830.
P. Beryl Phair………………………………………………………………………..18

Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1832.
Eilish Ellis……………………………………………………………………………37

Registers of the First Presbyterian Church of Newry, Co. Down
Rosemary ffolliott………………………………………………………………….42

Tablets and Headstones in Athboy Graveyard, Co. Meath.
Dr. beryl F. E. Moore and Michael Kenny……………………………………….52
Abstracts of Wills………………………………………………………………….72

Mary Ann Costello: Addenda and Corrigenda………………………………….73

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………..73

CONTENTS
Vol. XIII, No. 2

Earbery of Ballincollig and Shandangan, Co. Cork.
Brian de Breffny. ………………………………………………………………….77

Emigration from the Workhouse at Ennistymon, Co. Clare, 1850-1860
Dr. S. C. O’Mahony. ………………………………………………………………79

Luke Mahon’s Inventory. Rosemary ffolliott. …………………………………83

Entries from the Family Bible of Robert and Sarah Jane Kilfeder………….86

Humphrys of Knockfad, Co. Cavan. Brian de Breffny…………………………88

A Quaker Wedding at Lisburn, Co. Down, in 1867
Michael Goodbody………………………………………………………………….90

Some Protestant Householders in the Parishes of Ferns and
Ballycanew and Killtrisk, Co. Wexford in the Late 18th Century……………93

The Earliest Presbyterian Register of Waterford, 1761-1813.
Julian C. Walton……………………………………………………………………94

“Declaration” against the Repeal of the Union, 1830.
P. beryl Phair. …………………………………………………………………….104

Tablets and Headstones in Athboy Old Graveyard, Co. Meath.
Dr. Beryl F.E. Moore and Michael Kenny……………………………………….113

A Family of Mahony in Cos. Kerry and Limerick: Corrigenda……………….124

Reviews. …………………………………………………………………………..125

CONTENTS
Vol. XIV, No. 1, 1982

Robinson of Killogeenaghan – a Westmeath Quaker Family.
Liam Cox……………………………………………………………………………….1

Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1835
Eilish Ellis……………………………………………………………………………..6

The Family of Fish of Castle Fish, Co. Kildare.
Patrick Montague-Smith……………………………………………………………13

Tenants of P.J. Smyth at Gort, Co. Galway in 1805…………………………..20

Extracts from the Church of Ireland Parish Registers of
Nantinan, Co. Limerick. Viola Reid………………………………………………22

Genealogies of the Lowry Family Bible.
Margaret L. Williams………………………………………………………………24

Gentlemen of the Counties Clare and Limerick who were in
favour of the Union In 1799……………………………………………………..30

Abstracts of Wills…………………………………………………………………35

Headstones in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.
Dr. Beryl F.E. Moore and Michael Kenny……………………………………….39

CONTENTS
Vol. XIV, No. 2, 1982

The Hopper family. Bruce S. Elliott……………………………………………59

Letters to John Crone of Doneraile, Co. Cork, 1763-1781.
Brian de Breffny………………………………………………………………….74

Emigration from the Limerick Workhouse, 1848-1860.
Dr. S.C. O’Mahony………………………………………………………………..83

Game Licences in Co. Clare, 1803-1821………………………………………95

Canada Company Remittances, January- May 1845.
Gerald Merrick……………………………………………………………………..99

Monumental Inscriptions in the Church of Ireland Parish Graveyard at
Rathkeale, Co. Limerick. M. J. Dore ………………………………………….105
(Note: See Corrigenda for these in Vol. XVI, NO. 1, 1984)

Abstracts of Wills………………………………………………………………..121

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………126

CONTENTS
Vol. XVI, No. 1, 1984

The Turpin family of Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Robert W. Brown……………………………………………………………………..1

Businessmen of Ennis, Co. Clare, early in the Napoleonic Wars……………..6

Tombstones in Clady Graveyard, Bective, Co. Meath.
Dr. beryl F.E. Moore and Mrs. Josephine Maguire……………………………….9

The Co. Cork Ancestry of the Maddens of Travencore, Melbourne
Australia. Stirling Macoboy………………………………………………………..14

Captain Balfour’s Auction, 15th March 1741-2.
Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………………………..21

The Family of Dr. Samuel Bryson of Holywood, Co. Down.
Joseph Clint and Roger Blaney……………………………………………………32

A List of Protestants in the Barony of Mohill, Co. Leitrim in 1792………….35

Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1836.
Eilish Ellis…………………………………………………………………………….37

Two Lists of Persons Resident in the Vicinity of Newcastle,
Co. Limerick in 1793 and 1821……………………………………………………40

Irish Soldiers Stationed on the Coast of Coromandel in India on
31st December, 1766. Brian de Breffny…………………………………………45

Monumental Inscriptions in the Church of Ireland Parish Graveyard at
Rathkeale, Co. Limerick Corrigenda……………………………………………..53

Reviews………………………………………………………………………………54

CONTENTS
Vol. XVI, No. 2, 1984

The Romance of the Secret Ancestor. Rosemary ffolliott……………………..57

Markham of Nunstown and Callinafercy, Co. Kerry.
Brian de Breffny……………………………………………………………………..60

Census of Protestants in the Parishes of Shanrahan and Tullagherton,
Co. Tipperary in 1864-1870.
Rev. Iain Knox……………………………………………………………………….61

The Peppards of Cappagh, Co. Limerick. Brian de Breffny……………………68

Devonsher of Co. Cork. Rosemary ffolliott………………………………………71

Register of Pupils of Doncarney School, Co. Meath in 1873.
Michael Ward………………………………………………………………………..75

Protestant Householders in the Parish of Templecrone,
Co. Donegal in 1799, With a list of the Churchwardens of the same
parish, 1775-1900. Rev. Iain Knox……………………………………………….78

Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1835-6. Eilish Ellis……………………..80

Edouart in Ireland. Brian de Breffny…………………………………………….107

The Burgalry at William Leeson’s House, Bolingbroke, Co. Tipperary
In 1785. Rosemary ffolliott……………………………………………………….118

Captain Balfour’s Auction – Addenda……………………………………………121

Reviews……………………………………………………………………………..122

CONTENTS
Vol. XVIII, No. 1, 1985

Lost Estates and Vanished Glories. Brian de Breffny……………………….1

Extracts from the Church of Ireland Registers of Dunshaughlin,
Co. Meath, 1803-1837. Raymond Refaussé…………………………………..2

Ffolliott of Cork.
Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………………………………………4

The Rev. James Hopwell’s Will. Anne M. Storey……………………………..8

Emigration from the Workhouse of Nenagh Union,
Co. Tipperary, 1849-1860. Dr. S. C. O’ Mahony…………………………….10

A daughter’s Recollections of the Langfords of Kilcosgriff,
Co. Limerick. Randolf Vigne……………………………………………………18

Game Licences for Co. Offaly and Co. Galway in 1821…………………….23
Census of Parishoners in Clogheen Union, Co. Tipperary in 1873,

1877 and 1880. Rev. Iain Knox………………………………………………..25
Up for Sale. Ada K. Longfield (Mrs. Leask), M.R.I.A………………………..30

The Rev. Edward Bacon’s Register.
Rev. Iain Knox……………………………………………………………………35

Voters in the Limerick City Election of 1817. Rosemary ffolliott…………49

CONTENTS
Vol. XVII, No. 2, 1985
The Reverend John Chaloner.
Desmond Chaloner……………………………………………………………….59

Some Household Auctions advertised in ‘Finns’s Leinster Journal’
in the 1790’s. Ada K. Longfield (Mrs. Leask)………………………………..63

The Morrogh’s of Kilworth, Co. Cork.
Francis J. Vaughan………………………………………………………………66

The Huguenot Family of Rambaut in Ireland.
Philip Marland Rambaut………………………………………………………..70

The Tenants of Sir Hugh Dillon Massey, near Clonlara in
Co. Clare, in 1844. John Bourke………………………………………………72

The Chief Inhabitants of the Parishes of St. Mary’s and St. John’s,
Limerick, in 1813………………………………………………………………..75

The Mitchells of Mitchellsfort, Co. Cork, and of London.
Leslie R.V. Mitchell and Rosemary ffolliott…………………………………77

Notes on some Portarlington Families, 1860-1893
Harold J. Storey…………………………………………………………………82

The Rev. Edward Bacon’s Register.
Rev. Iain Knox………………………………………………………………….96

Reviews………………………………………………………………………..116