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CSO/RP/1822/411

Cover note to application of Joseph Huband, Charlemont Mall, Dublin, to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, for construction of canal in vicinity of O’Brien’s Bridge, County Clare [see CSO/RP/1822/410 for application].

10 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/412

Letter from Nicholas P Leader, 51 Leeson Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking financial aid for laying of line of road from Dromagh colliery to Mallow, County Cork, under terms of parliamentary scheme of public works for employment of poor: considers particular conditions for implementation of scheme and notes that such an initiative would help curb illicit distillation and provide ‘employment to the people in the very heart of the distressed and disturbed districts’.

26 Jul 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/413

Letter from Richard White, 1st earl of Bantry, Bantry House, Bantry, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting advance of money from the Consolidation Fund for purposes of construction of bridewell and market house in town of Bantry; includes reply from Dublin Castle in acknowledgement of application.

31 Jul 1822-Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/414

Letter from John Francis Cradock, 1st baron Howden, Hereford Street, London, England, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting financial aid for construction of a road from Leitrim to the collieries, under terms of parliamentary scheme of public works for employment of the poor: refers to severity of poverty, especially in locality of Carrick-on-Shannon and reproduces extract from a letter of Mr Birmingham respecting the needs of the local population.

1 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/415

Petition of the corporation and inhabitants of the town of Wicklow, County Wicklow, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, outlining claim for financial aid for development of harbour in town of Wicklow: refers to vitality of trade, imports and exports and contends that construction of a pier would stimulate ‘the Fishery and the Trade of the Town in general, as well as greatly facilitating the exportation of Copper and Lead Ores: And by promoting the more extensive working of these Mines, finding employment for a great number of industrious Poor, now idle, and in great distress’. Petition signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation and inhabitants of Wicklow, by Reverend James Corcoran, Portrieve.

9 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/416

Letter from Dominick Browne, foreman, Mayo Grand Jury Summer Assizes, Castlebar, County Mayo, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial of Grand Jury to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting continuation of road from Longford to Ballina, via Strokestown, Tulsk, Frenchpark, Ballaghadereen, Swinford and Foxford, touching counties Longford, Mayo and Roscommon: stresses advantages of line of communication for local markets and employment and expresses unease at the road being halted at Swinford, signed by Browne plus 20 other persons.

9 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/417

Letter from Reverend Dr Richard Henry Rogers, Parsonage House, Killeagh, Castlemartyr, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial of the principle magistrates and gentlemen of the south east part of the barony of Imokilly, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting financial aid for construction of bridge over Killeagh River, in order to facilitate access to local markets, collection of sea fertiliser, and to provide employment to those suffering from poverty due to want of employment or food, signed by Rogers and 23 other persons; includes letter from Henry Boyle, 3rd earl of Shannon, to Rogers, in support of petition.

9 Aug 1822-16 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/418

Letter from Walter Joyce, foreman, Grand Jury, Galway, County Galway, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing resolutions of Grand Jury of town and county of Galway, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting financial aid for ‘erection of Locks and Quays and a Canal between Lough Corrib and the Sea’, a project to provide employment for the labouring poor which must supersede the erection of new court house, also applied for by petition; also includes letter from Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer, Galway, County Galway, to the Grand Jury, expressing approval of proposed new entrance to Galway via Runmore and Forthill, with bridge over section of Lough Atalia; also includes resolutions of Grand Jury expressing appreciation for aid granted for alleviation of local poor and for work of Dr Whistler in that regard.

14 Aug 1822-17 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/419

Letter from Charles D Oliver, Spa Hill, Kilmallock, Limerick, County Limerick, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing petition from the resident gentry of the coach road from Kilmallock to city of Limerick, for improvements and avoidance of ‘several Steep Hills and Angles’ and to render the line of communication shorter in distance, signed by 9 supporters.

19 Aug 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/420

Letter from Thomas McInerny, parish priest of Feakle, County Clare; James McNamara; William Purcell; John Molony; and Benjamin Gore, Tulla, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting that reconstruction work commence on bridges in townland of Ayle before the onset of winter since these are essential lines of communication between Limerick and Ennis.

20 Aug 1822

1822