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CSO/RP/1824/421

Letter from Sir Edward O’Brien, MP for County Clare, Dromoland Castle, Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial from Catherine, Ellen and Michael Dempsey [children of Paul Dempsey], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting grant of free passage to New South Wales in Australia. They request permission to travel to that place to be with their father who was convicted of currency forgery and sentenced to transportation in 1820.

17 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/422

Letter from Robert Day, judge, Loughlinstown House, Cabinteely, County Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing support for the claims of Francis Spring upon government for services rendered in the past. Encloses letter from Spring, lieutenant, Milltown Yeomanry Corps, Milltown, County Kerry, recalling his decline of a £50 reward for apprehension of a number of Whiteboys in County Kerry; also mentions other action taken in support of law and order including the arrest of alleged murderer ‘Larkin’ and apprehension of ‘Lane' who was convicted in connection with abducting a female called ‘Fitzgerald’. Also encloses letter from Reverend Frederick Mullins, magistrate, Burnham House, County Kerry, to Spring, endorsing his application for payment of remuneration for services rendered in opposition to political disaffection. Also damp press copy letter from Gregory to Mullins, Beaufort, Killarney, conveying a communication has been presented to the Lord Lieutenant noting Spring’s refusal to accept compensation of £50. Also letter from Mullins making reference to an allowance paid to the wife of informer Daniel Sullivan and offering approbation over Spring’s refusal to receive reward ‘much to his Honour’. Also letter from Spring, Castlemaine, to Mullins, declining offer of £50 for his part in the apprehension of Darby Costelloe. Also damp press copy letter from Robert Peel, Chief Secretary of Ireland [1812-1818], Dublin Castle, to Mullins, offering laudation due to success in establishing law and order in County Kerry, and applauding Spring’s exertions in apprehending Costelloe. Also letter from Mullins discussing recent successes against the Whiteboys, the role of Sullivan in assisting the investigation plus Spring’s contribution. Also letter from Mullins to Spring conveying the appreciation of government and indicating a sum of £50 has been made available as a reward for his loyalty to the ‘Laws of his Country’.

30 Aug 1815-26 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/423

Petition of John Houlahan, Tarbert, County Kerry, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to the situation of constable or sub constable in the police establishment of Ireland. He alludes to his present poverty and fear of assassination due to support for crown prosecutions. Encloses certificate in support of application, signed by Colonel James Crosbie, MP for County Kerry, and 5 other magistrates and gentlemen. Also letter from Houlahan to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging reply to application and reiterating plea for a situation since his £20 allowance from government is transferred to his aged parents ‘for their support in their declining years’; also indicates acceptance of free passage to North America. Also memorial from Houlahan to Wellesley, complaining of personal consequences of loyalty to government and seeking employment in the police force.

22 Jul 1824-8 Oct 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/424

Petition of Bridget Byrne, widow, 98 Capel Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking order for the release from the General Post Office [Dublin] of a consignment of letters written by her son, Thomas George Byrne, of the 67th Regiment of Foot, Bombay, India, which are detained there due to the death of Mrs Panormo of 19 Blessington Street, Dublin. Claims by virtue of blood connection she is entitled to receive the letters some of which are intended for her private consumption.

13 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/425

Letter from Chamberlen William Walker, secretary, Board of Education Office, 8 Molesworth Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing report of the Commissioners of Education for presentation before the Lord Lieutenant; adds that returns lately requested by the House of Lords ‘are in preparation with every practicable dispatch’. The enclosed report focuses on the state of endowed education in Ireland up to March 1824 with particular sections on the royal and district schools and the educational institutions of County Monaghan, Tuam [County Galway], County Carlow, Hewetson’s [County Kildare], Preston’s [County Meath], Tullevin [County Cavan], Clonmel [County Tipperary] and Rathvilly [County Carlow]; also financial account of schools in the dioceses of Armagh, Dublin, Cashel and Tuam.

7 Apr 1824-31 May 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/426

Letter from A [?Maher], Whitehall Place, London, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing an extract from minutes of commissioners entrusted with oversight of harbours of Howth, County Dublin, and Holyhead, Wales, indicating approval of recommendations for particular reductions in official positions and operations at these locations. Also encloses report from committee appointed by the commissioners stipulating the post of secretary at Howth harbour and that of messenger to the secretary is to be discontinued and the harbour master to be placed on the same salary footing as his counterpart in Holyhead; also observes that services of a treasurer at Holyhead are not essential and anticipates that overall savings arising from full recommendations will be region of ‘£670 and ultimately of about £1000 a year’.

24 Jun 1824-17 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/427

Petition of P Prindwell, Ballylongford, County Kerry, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to the situation of constable in the police establishment in any part of Ireland. Makes reference to the contribution to the constabulary made by his father, now deceased, and complains of personal hardship arising from the burden of supporting his remaining ‘large and helpless’ family.

25 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/428

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Morris, governor, House of Industry, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, communicating information on an enlargement in the number of fever cases in the city of Dublin over the course of the week; he discusses measures being implemented to combat the spread or intensification of that disease. Reports that a total of 82 applicants have been refused admission to the fever hospital and that 71 of the sick are being ‘attended at their own Homes’ by doctors in connections with the House of Industry.

24 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/429

File of material relating to the construction of new bridge over the River Feale at Listowel in County Kerry. Includes letter from Richard Griffiths, engineer, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing approval of ‘some trifling alterations’ proposed by John Killaly, engineer, to design for proposed bridge over River Feale, 28 August 1823. Also includes letter from Griffiths, Cork, County Cork, to Gregory, discussing estimate and financial demands placed on the County Kerry grand jury and additional loan requirements for completion of structural work and bridge at Listowel, 26 August 1824.

16 Aug 1823-26 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/430

Letter from Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer, Dunmore East, County Waterford, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reflecting on the need for passenger accommodation at the post office establishment of Dunmore East. He offers suggestions for the provision of a hotel which might be erected for a sum of approximately £3,000. Claims that trade has been injured due to a want of adequate sleeping quarters for steam vessel passengers and points to potential extra revenue arising from a company offering sea transport from Ireland to Nova Scotia in Canada.

13 Jul 1824

1824