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CSO/RP/1824/1101

Petition of James McKenna, 103 Capel Street, Dublin, [late of Willville, Aghananimy, County Monaghan], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of personal misfortune and requesting appointment to situation in the police establishment. Reflects on ancient pedigree of McKenna family and quotes 4 verses of poem, allegedly composed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, with initial verse beginning ‘Shall the son of O’Donnell be cheerless and cold’. Encloses certificate in support of application noting McKenna’s opposition to activity of Ribbonmen in County Monaghan, signed by Reverend James Byrne, parish priest of Keady and Derrycoose, plus 6 other clergymen of the Roman Catholic faith in County Armagh. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

20 Aug 1821-14 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1102

Letter from Reverend George Hay, Buncrana, County Donegal, [near Londonderry], [Presbyterian chaplain to County Londonderry Gaol], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, communicating on behalf of the Presbyterian Synod of Ulster a vote of gratitude over extension of regium donum to members of their body. Also refers to communication with Sir George FitzGerald Hill, MP for Londonderry city, on matter and notes expression of favourable disposition of government towards them.

19 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1103

Petition of Margaret McKeone [McKeon], Lower Castle Yard, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment of her husband John McKeone, as stamper in the stamp office. Explains he was earlier dismissed from post of messenger to the Lord Lieutenant for neglect of duty, due allegedly, to attendance at the funeral of his child.

17 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1104

Letter from Major J Finch, military secretary, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting decision of Lieutenant General in command to replace the 78th Regiment stationed in County Kilkenny with the 79th Regiment by mid month. Also seeks approbation for appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Neil Douglas, as commissioner for the peace for counties Kilkenny, Carlow and Wexford; and conveys intention of Douglas to appoint Captain James Barwick, as head of the detachment at Templeudigan, County Wexford.

2 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1105

Letter from Daniel McDonnell, Belfast, County Antrim, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, requesting to learn whether or not a vacancy for a local inspector of fisheries has been noticed by the Commissioners of Irish Fisheries. Brief annotated by CSO official on back in pencil reads ‘not aware of any vacancy at present’.

9 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1106

Letter from Reverend John Curran, Roman Catholic parish priest of Killucan, County Westmeath, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, reporting on impoverished conditions in parish and appealing for ‘a few tons of meal to alleviate the distress’. Remarks on wide availability of provisions in locality but a lack of financial resources to purchase, caused by lack of employment; observes that such conditions are causing local people to ‘starve in the midst of plenty’. Annotation on base by CSO official concludes that conditions in the parish do not justify government interference.

9 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1107

Letter from Reverend Edward Nixon, Church of Ireland vicar of parish of Clonard, County Meath, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking financial assistance and offering description of local work scheme funded by subscription for employment of 80 local men a day on improvements to the river of Kinnegad, undertaken to prevent flooding during winter months. Encloses memorial from inhabitants of parish of Clonard and neighbourhood of Kinnegad, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of severity of poverty amongst local people and appealing for extension of monetary aid to supplement monies obtained through local subscription, which includes a gift of £25 from the marquis of Lansdowne; emphasises harshness of life due to failure of the potato crop and report that several families ‘exist on one meal of weeds in the day’; signed by Nixon and 8 other local farmers. Also draft reply expressing the Lord Lieutenant’s concern for plight of neighbourhood but regretting that he has ‘no funds at his disposal applicable to such a purpose’. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

8 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1108

Letter from William Lunell Guinness, governor, Hibernian Gas Light Company, 2 Palace Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting clarification on requirements of specification for contract to light the city of Dublin by gas. Discusses several points of concerns especially relating to the issue of burners required for use, lamp posts, provision of service by specific date, repaving charges, and opening of streets for completion of works between November and March.

16 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1109

Letter from James Digges La Touche, Castle Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking extension of sum of £250 from government to enable completion of road in district near Mallow, County Cork. Claims to make application on behalf of the son of Sir James Cotter, of Rockforest, and seeks attention of Richard Griffiths, civil engineer overseeing public works, to proposed scheme. Notes that 2 distinct advantages would arise from completion of the public works, one, that it would increase access to markets and towns of Mallow and Cork, two, that it would ‘shorten the distance from the Bank of the Blackwater to Cork’. Response annotated on base of letter by CSO official indicates that at present no funds are available for use of public works projects.

6 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1110

Letter from F Macnamara, Arranview, parish of Killelagh [Killeilagh], Ennistymon, County Clare, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, calling attention to desperate circumstances of locality due to want of food and seeking intervention. Attributes suffering to a partial failure in potato crop, to an increasing population, and failure of poor smallholdings to sustain the peasantry; contends that the root of the problem is the inability of the poor to purchase provisions due to a to lack of local employment. Appeals for establishment of scheme of public works to employ starving. Also letter from Macnamara to William Vesey Fitzgerald, MP for County Clare, describing the awful plight of the poor and appealing for establishment of government employment to carry out repairs to roads in district. Comments that local people are driven to picking ‘Garden weeds’ for food and notes scarcity in supply of potatoes in the market.

12 Jun 1824

1824