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CSO/RP/1822/271

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging approval of Lord Lieutenant for erection of harbour facilities at Blennerville, Tralee Bay, and for laying of section of canal between Blennerville and the town of Tralee: asserts that he will ‘take immediate steps to have the survey of the harbour proceeded on preparatory to future operations’.

19 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/272

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging letter and application for public works scheme from inhabitants of barony of West Carbury, County Cork, the merits of which he will consider as soon as opportunity permits.

8 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/273

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Limerick, County Limerick, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, reporting on his evaluation of roads and bridges in the county for incorporation within provision for funding of public works for the employment of the poor: mentions local presentments for road and bridge repairs and discusses rationale for selection of projects and allocation of remuneration for labour.

23 Jun 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/274

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging letter and enclosure from ‘Townsend’ secretary of the Irish Fishery Board, Dublin, concerning erection of piers on western coast and explanation ‘why so small a sum of money is proposed to be expended in the Harbour of Ballylongford’, County Kerry.

8 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/275

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging letter and enclosure from Reverend Samuel Roberts, concerning a new road from Coolcullen, County Kilkenny to Leighlinbridge, County Carlow: confides ‘I entertain some doubt as to the propriety of entrusting the expenditure of £773.11.8. the amount of the estimate for making the road, to a Clergyman however amicable and anxious to do right’; suggest taking opinion of John Stanton Rochfort on the state of Roberts’ parish, and if deemed necessary, to employ David Aher, engineer, of County Kilkenny, to supervise the work; included letter from Reverend Roberts, Coolcullen Glebe, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, to Gregory, seeking support for plan of public works and making reference to his own exertions in providing employment for the poor of the parish; encloses ‘Plan and Elevation of a Bridge intended to be thrown over the stream at the bounds between the Counties of Kilkenny and Carlow in the townland of Coolcullen’, with estimate of cost of same by Henry Clements, engineer.

28 Jun 1822-8 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/276

Memorandum indicating a communication had been forwarded to Sir Nicholas Colthurst, MP, London, England, ‘stating that if he could transmit a certified Copy of Presentment for repayment of £6000 by half yearly Installments the Government would make that advance under the 50 Geo[rge] 3 Ch[apter] 103 (Prison Act)’.

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1822

CSO/RP/1822/277

Address from high sheriff, noblemen and gentlemen of King’s County [County Offaly], assembled at Tullamore, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, offering congratulations on the occasion of his accession to the office of Lord Lieutenant: refers to his incumbency as General Governor of Bengal, India, during which he ‘crushed with promptitude the rebellious chiefs’ and to his present task in Ireland ‘of extinguishing insurrection and extirpating those evils, whatever they may be, from which proceed the periodical tumults which so often spring up in our island’.

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1822

CSO/RP/1822/278

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting that he be given the benefit of free postage due to considerable expenses accrued in capacity of organiser of public works in the south of Ireland.

17 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/279

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, outlining schedule of visitations to locations of public works schemes in parts of county Cork, also Kerry and Limerick: refers to localities selected in which grant from Parliament designed to alleviate distress amongst the lower orders will be dispersed; encloses letter from Sir Hugh Gough to Major General Sir John Lambert, Cork, concerning his appeal for construction of accommodation for troops.

11 Jul 1822-16 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/280

Letter from Richard Griffith, mining engineer, Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, indicating that due to the size of his district, which includes counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick, he is unable ‘to examine the situations and report on any Public Works in the County of Tipperary’: proposes that Tipperary be added to the area under the jurisdiction of John Killaly, engineer; includes letter from Griffith to Gregory, acknowledging approval of Lord Lieutenant to his suggestion of placing the county under the direction of Killaly.

17 Jul 1822-26 Jul 1822

1822