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CSO/RP/1819/504

Letter from Charles Dalrymple Lindsay, Church of Ireland Bishop of Kildare, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing weekly report of board of health of Finglas and Glasnevin, Dublin [not present]. He notes that through the 'skilful and indefatigable attention' of Robert Walsh, curate of Finglas and Dr Harty, the number of sick is 'greatly reduced'. Notes that 28 heads of households in Finglas are without employment, and that in Glasnevin the number is much less owing to his own efforts to make work for 'the old and weakly people'. Expresses hope that government aid will be granted, as requested in the report. He adds, 'no one in Finglas holds out a friendly hand, and disease must rage again if not repressed by wholesome food and daily employment'.

16 Feb 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/505

Petition of Martin Kineary [incorrectly registered by CSO clerk as Martin Kennedy], Galway town, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting redress of his grievance concerning a £10 fine he has received for non attendance as a juror at County Galway quarter sessions. States that he did indeed attend, but his name not being called out, he departed for home, 29 April 1818. Encloses the original summons he received ordering his attendance on 31 March 1818, signed by Richard J Mansergh St.George, magistrate and sheriff of County Galway.

31 Mar 1818-29 Apr 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1819/506

Letter from Thomas Kemmis, Kildare Street, Dublin, crown solicitor, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting that Gregory gives directions to Mr. Shaw [gate keeper at Phoenix Park, Dublin], for Kemmis to obtain 20 carts of earth from Phoenix Park, for his garden.

1 Apr 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/507

4 weekly reports of Reverend Alexander Kennedy, inspector of Cork convict depot, 24 February 1819-3 March 1819; 10 March 1819- 17 March 1819; 17 March 1819- 24 March 1819; 24 March 1819- 30 March 1819. Also letter from Kennedy to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing report of 24 February - 3 March 1819, based on his daily inspections. Reports comment favourably on the food rations to male and female convicts; cleanliness of bedding and clothing; cleanliness of prison building; water supplies; and the work of the keeper, physician, and 2 chaplains. Records work ordered to be carried out on fireplaces, 'which could not be delayed in consequence of the constant use made of them in cooking potatoes', 17-24 March 1819.

24 Feb 1819-30 Mar 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/508

Petition of James Kerrigan, Ballina, County Mayo, pensioner of 49th regiment of foot, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting passage to New South Wales, Australia, onboard one of government's convict ships. States that he cannot earn a living to support himself as one of his hands is disabled, and he wishes to join his father who is already out there. Annotation by William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, states that 'his Expenses cannot be paid'.

7 Mar 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/509

Petition of grand jury of County Kilkenny to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting permission to hold additional sessions of the peace, to comply with recent act of parliament for 'the more deliberate investigation of Presentments to be made by Grand Juries for Roads & public works in Ireland..'. Requests additional sessions to be held in towns of Kilkenny, Ballyragget, Newmarket, Gowran and Mullinavat, [April 1819]. Annotation by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to CSO, concerning the request, 14 April 1819.

[Apr 1819]-14 Apr 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/510

2 letters from Thomas Kennedy, Londonderry, County Londonderry, high sheriff of city and County of Londonderry, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning prisoners awaiting transportation held at Londonderry jail. Notes overcrowded state of jail since the arrival of 10 convicts, including 2 women and 4 boys, sentenced at last assizes. Urges their removal, as it is impossible to separate the boys from other felons, and to separate the women convicts from female debtors, 13 April 1819. Also provides list of male convicts held in Londonderry jail, stating full name age of each, and reason for their sentence, as requested by Dublin Castle, 27 April 1819. Includes a 7 year transportation for stealing flax and cloth.

13 Apr 1819-27 Apr 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/511

Letter from Steuart King, a master of Court of Chancery, Dublin, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, requesting, as directed by the Lord Chancellor, copies of letters from the Lord Chancellor and the Master of the Rolls, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, on subject of regulations proposed to be adopted in Court of Chancery, Ireland, for an intended petition to parliament.

17 Apr 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/512

Copy of petition of Thomas Kavanagh, Borris, County Carlow, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting government to grant him a lease on a 1400 acre tract of crown land called 'Slievebawn' or 'The White Mountain', in County Wexford, on which he and his ancestors have always enjoyed right of commonage. Urges this, as he wishes to enclose the land, as others have lately seized parts of it to build houses, and other parts of it have become a hiding place for criminals in area, [1819]. Also copy of letter from Kavanagh to [William Saurin], Attorney General for Ireland, December 1818, requesting that no decisions be taken by government concerning the land in question, until he has presented a case on the matter. He has heard that other parties are making application for lease of said land.

Dec 1818-[1819]

1819

CSO/RP/1819/513

Letter from Henry Anderson and John Keogh, high sheriffs of city of Kilkenny, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, concerning convicts in Kilkenny jail, and urging their removal to Cork convict depot. States that the jail 'is so insecure that nothing but Sentries nearly surrounding it prevent the prisoners from Escaping'; and emphasises its overcrowding and unhealthiness - 'six and seven persons at a time confined in a small cell'. States that 2 of the convicts, James Clancey and Kenny Stapleton, have attempted to escape and free the other prisoners, and urges their immediate removal. Encloses return of convicts held in jail in Kilkenny city, listing the names, ages, date of trial, sentence, state of health, and notes on the character and behaviour of convicts, 3 male and one female. Return signed by Thomas Tallent, keeper of Kilkenny city jail, and by Thomas Tallent, assistant.

23 Apr 1819

1819