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CSO/RP/1822/321

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, offering favourable report on proposed canal from Dunbeg Bay to Poolnasharry harbour, County Clare: refers to local economic benefits of public works on a ‘most distressed District…having an overstock of population, labouring under the severest privations – without means, without employment, and in many instances without food’; mentions also state of barony of Ibrickane, especially with reference to local produce of turf, kelp and fish; with estimate of cost of completion of canal.

8 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/322

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, indicating his report on the memorial of Andrew Kerin was sent on 9 July and a copy also forwarded to the Mansion House committee by Edward O’Brien; includes letter from Killaly to Gregory, declaring support for proposal of Kerin for ‘making a watercourse from the lake of Ballyally to a branch of the River Fergus, for the purposes of keeping, at a stationary height, the waters of said Lake’: such an initiative, he claims could be accomplished for ‘about £200’ and would bring relief to the inhabitants ‘who are compelled in Winter to make a circuit of 4 miles to get to market’.

9 Jul 1822-27 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/323

Letter from Andrew Kerin, Ballyally, near Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, wishing to know outcome of report from John Killaly, civil engineer, respecting completion of a watercourse between Ballyally lake and River Fergus, County Clare: includes letter from Kerin to Gregory, urging advance of funds to enable continuation of work and engagement of local poor in employment on scheme; also includes memorial from Kerin, Colman O’Loghlen, Thomas Faircloth, Anthony Sheehan and inhabitants of Ballyally district to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting financial assistance with proposed watercourse, ‘a most extensive public utility’ which would ‘afford employment to a densely inhabited neighbourhood of the labouring class’.

15 Jun 1822-11 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/324

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, making recommendation for creation of new road extending from Marble Hill to Gort, in County Galway, which, he estimates could be constructed for a sum less that £7,000: states that no advantage might be derived from expenditure on existing road from Portumna to Gort but anticipates ‘employment and civilization of the wretched inhabitants of this Mountain District’ by establishment of the proposed works.

25 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/325

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, commenting upon proposal for a new road from Philipstown, King’s County [County Offaly], to Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath: considers the project not ‘of paramount necessity’ but admits benefit of ‘affording immediate employment to the labouring classes’ under the terms of the public works scheme.

11 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/326

Petition of William Henry Magan, Cloncarl, King’s County [County Offaly], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting financial assistance with construction of new road from Philipstown, King’s County, to Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, under terms of act of Parliament to facilitate employment of able bodied poor on public works: estimates cost of proposed road at £1,040 and states practical advantages of new line of communication ‘which would also avoid the Steep and dangerous Hill of Croghan which it is necessary to ascend and descend on the present line of road’.

[1822]

1822

CSO/RP/1822/327

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, suggesting as preventive to ‘Road jobbing’ that one or more of proposing gentlemen at assizes be forced to swear to practicality and usefulness of road presentments and ‘that they be afterwards required to account on Oath, for the money having been fairly expended, and the work properly executed’.

16 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/328

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, offering clarification of his earlier comment concerning the Lord Lieutenant’s familiarity with plight of Irish peasantry and resolutions to address same: reflects on several aspects inclined to decrease the living conditions of the poor, especially ‘the unfeeling, and inconsiderate conduct of Landlords, in endeavoring to keep up the price of Land to nearly the maximum obtained during the late war, altho’ the value of its produce has been reduced near 50 per cent’; also complains of high rents, lack of support for paupers and ineffectual or unproductive Grand Jury presentments.

17 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/329

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting that presentments from last Spring Assizes are almost complete and that his attention is now concentrated upon disbursement of funds towards repair of roads in the county, an activity that ‘will give employment to almost 3000 men a day, exclusive of Horses & Cars’: further indicates that he is spending £200 per week in relief of the poor in the baronies of Kiltartan, Loughrea and Leitrim in County Galway.

24 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/330

Letter from John Killaly, civil engineer, Ennis, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, wishing to be informed if payment of presentments for County Galway are made on same footing as those for County Clare, and ‘also whether there is any objection to his paying for the works that were executed under the presentments granted last spring assizes’.

25 Jul 1822

1822