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CSO/RP/1824/131

Letter from Robert Hamilton, solicitor to police establishment, Sackville [O'Connell] Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, seeking further direction on the matter of an application by Lord Londonderry [Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquis of Londonderry] for the position of governor of County Down.

22 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/132

Letter from Reverend John W Edgar, Church of Ireland curate of Castlelyons, Highpark, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, drawing attention to the use of the graveyard of the established church by persons of the Roman Catholic denomination and seeking advice. Encloses statement from James Lee, church warden, and Thomas Blake, sexton, of the parish church of Castlelyons, complaining of the holding of an unsanctioned funeral service on church property conducted by Father Daniel Donovan, Roman Catholic coadjutor of Castlelyons. Blake relays he saw Donovan approach the graveside and take ‘from his pocket a large ribbon or Tippet which he put round his neck and down his shoulders and which hung below both his Knees…at the same time, having a book in his hand out of which he read some kind of service or prayers in a language unknown to me’.

6 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/133

Letter from Henry Burnell, Castlemartyr, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting return of confiscated arms which he claims has rendered him ‘without any means of protection and in eminent danger’. Appends to base a copy certificate in his favour with observation he is ‘a very Loyal good Subject, and very fit to hold a situation in the new Police Establishment’, signed by John Garde and 21 local magistrates; witnessed by William Burnell and John Stanley. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

14 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/134

Petition of James Fox, Fort Weston, Summerhill, County Meath, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, pleading for his reinstatement as magistrate for County Meath. Observes ‘I am sure my Suspension must have arisen from Mistake, certainly not from Misconduct or want of Qualification’. Also letter from Fox to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, calling for an investigation of the grounds of his dismissal.

28 Jan 1824-28 Apr 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/135

Letter from Mary McDonald, 20 Poolbeg Street, Dublin, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, requesting her husband Ranold McDonald be appointed to a position in the police establishment of Newry in County Down. She mentions he 'has a Small allowance from Government for Military Service’.

29 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/136

Letter from Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on the progress on road building on the public works in the northern district of Ireland. Draws particular attention to work on lines of communications in the colliery districts of west County Leitrim and counties Sligo and Roscommon; also remarks on the quality of road building on very steep terrain in the region.

20 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/137

File of material relating to proposals for construction of a road from Tralee to Dingle, County Kerry, via Connor Hill. Includes letter from Peter B Hussey, Tralee, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from John Hurly Jr, clerk of the crown, Tralee, acknowledging letter and indicating that ‘no Presentment for the Connor Hill Line has as yet been made’; encloses copies of presentments confirming level of funds to be raised of baronies of Trughenackmy [Trughanacmy] and Corkaguiny, under sanction of the grand jury of County Kerry, signed by William Mullins, 7 August 1822. Also includes letter from Lord Ventry [William Townsend Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry], Burnham, County Kerry, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, enclosing a letter from Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer, stressing the need for acquiring a presentment for Connor Hill ‘at the ensuing Assizes’, 28 February 1824.

7 Aug 1822-14 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/138

Letter from Samuel Robinson, Clara, King's County [County Offaly], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, advancing case for the introduction of a fund for assisting linen manufacture in Ireland ‘as a means of furnishing employment to the Peasantry’. Advocates the establishment of a bounty to encourage flax cultivation in provinces of Leinster, Munster and Connaught, the distribution of spinning wheels, the construction of scutch mills, the formation of baronial committees, and the modification of Linen Board regulations to ease release of funds to the public.

23 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/139

Letter from Richard Jones, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, outlining a case for his continuation as warehouse keeper of stamps, a situation which he has served in for 25 years; alludes to circumstances which ‘has incurred the Displeasure of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury’ in connection with a loan linked to procurement of employment of an assistant. Also letter from Jones, 1 Cavendish Row, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing a letter to Goulburn, declaring himself innocent of any misdemeanor relative to negotiations for a loan; also includes letter from Jones to Goulburn, requesting that a copy letter be forwarded to the Lords of the Treasury in his behalf. Also 3 additional letters from Jones, Great Charles Street, Dublin, to Goulburn, setting out a detailed argument in defense of his actions.

24 Jan 1824-28 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/140

Letter from Denis Browne, [MP for Kilkenny city], Claremont, County Clare, to [Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle], raising alarm over the potential for political instability in Ireland. Recalls the period of insurrectionary activity leading up to the 1798 Rebellion; reserving particular criticism for a disloyal publication called the ‘Northern Star’ and it’s publisher Walter Cox, whose settlement again in Ireland he strongly resists and adding that ‘if this Hatchet man is to be let loose on the loyalists of Ireland it will be a great impediment to loyalty’. Also warns of the motives of the Catholic Convention and reflects on the past life of James Joseph McDonnell, a barrister who got up in County Mayo ‘the Standard of Rebellion’ and had a large following that aligned themselves with the French army during the crisis.

19 Dec 1823

1823