Name: Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society (vol. 7)
Author: County Kildare :County Kildare Archaeological Society

1538 Inquisition records Priory's extensive lands and rectories

Graney · parish · Kildare · 1538

An inquisition held on 5 August 1538 found that Egidia Wale, late Prioress of Graney, held the site of the Priory, church, graveyard, orchards, 100 messuages, and 20 carucates of land across numerous named townlands, plus rectories in several counties.

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They found that Egidia Wale, “ late Prioress of the Priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Grane in the County of Catherloghe,” was in right of her Priory seised of the site of the Priory, Church, graveyard, fields, gardens, orchards, 100 messuages, and 20 carucates (ploughlands) in
Grane, and Little Grane, alias Granevegg.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 222

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The parish of Graney was once the seat of a priory. An inquisition on 5 August 1538 found that Egidia Wale, late Prioress of the Priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Grane, held the priory site, church, graveyard, fields, gardens, orchards, 100 messuages, and 20 carucates of land in Grane and Little Grane, also called Granevegg.

Alexander Graydon settles at Killashee, leases Greenhills

Killashee · townland · Kildare · 1711–1739

Alexander Graydon settled at Killashee in 1711 after leasing lands containing 826 acres from Sir Richard Bellings for 46 years. In 1718 he obtained a further lease of the lands of Greenhills from the Earl of Mountrath.

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He appears to have settled at Killashee in 1711, when he leased those lands, containing 826 acres, from Sir Richard Bellings for 46 years; subsequently, in 1718, he obtained a lease of the lands of Greenliills, County Kildare, from the Earl of Mountrath. Mr. Graydon represented this borough till the dissolution consequent on the death of Queen Anne, and being re-elected, sat throughout the reign of George I. (1715-27). He m 1688 Avis, daughter of Richard Eustace, of Forenaughts, and died in 1739, leaving issue : —
I. Richard, vivens 1730, d.v.p.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 235

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Somewhere around here, Alexander Graydon settled in 1711, leasing 826 acres from Sir Richard Bellings for 46 years. In 1718 he took another lease, the lands of Greenhills, from the Earl of Mountrath. He represented this borough in Parliament through the reign of George the First, from 1715 to 1727. He married Avis, daughter of Richard Eustace of Forenaughts, in 1688, and died in 1739, leaving issue.

Capture of Moridagh at Noragh (1275)

Narraghmore · townland · Kildare · 1275

In 1275, Moridagh, possibly Murtagh MacMurrough, was taken prisoner at Noragh by Walter le Faunt (L'Enfant). This event reflects the ongoing conflict between Anglo-Norman lords and native Irish chieftains in the area.

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In 1275, Moridagh (? Murtagh MacMurrough) was taken at Noragh by Walter le Faunt (L’Enfant).4
In 1286, Le Norragh was burned, and Ardscoll and other neighbouring towns, by Philip de Staunton, on the 16th of November.5

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 147

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Somewhere close to Narraghmore, in 1275, a man named Moridagh, possibly Murtagh MacMurrough, was taken prisoner by Walter le Faunt. It was one more flash in the struggle between Anglo-Norman lords and native Irish chieftains in this part of Kildare. Eleven years later, in 1286, Le Norragh itself was burned by Philip de Staunton on the 16th of November.

Death of James McManus at Maynooth

Maynooth · town · Kildare · 1761

James McManus, MP for Athy and Sovereign of Kildare, died at his seat at Maynooth, County Kildare, shortly after his election, as recorded in Pue's 'Occurrences' in 1761.

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“ At his seat at Manooth, County Kildare, greatly lamented by all his acquaintances, James McManus, one of the Representatives in Parliament for Athy.”
[Authorities : — Information from George Dames Burtchaell, Athlone Pursuivant ; Todd’s “ Dublin Graduates ” ; Howell’s “State Trials”; King’s Inns Records (MS.); Kildare Journal.]

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 103

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Coming up through Maynooth now. In 1761, James McManus, Member of Parliament for Athy, died at his seat here. The notice in Pue's Occurrences said he was, in their words, "greatly lamented by all his acquaintances."

Erection of Dunlavin Market House by James Worth-Tynte

Dunlavin · town · Wicklow

The Hon. James Worth-Tynte, a Privy Councillor and prominent politician, is credited with erecting the solid cut-granite Market House which stands in the main street of Dunlavin.

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The Hon. James Worth-Tynte was a Privy Councillor and prominent politician. To him is ascribed the erection of the solid cut-granite Market House, which stands in the main street of Dunlavin, and which will be referred to further on (see p. 226). After the death of his first wife Hester, by whom he had two sons who died young, he married again, his second wife being Elizabeth Kelly of Dublin (who survived him only a short time), and by her he had another son named Robert.
This Robert Tynte, Councillor at Law, succeeded to Old

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 137

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As you pass through Dunlavin in Wicklow, the Market House still stands in the main street. It is built of solid cut granite, and its erection is ascribed to the Hon. James Worth-Tynte, a Privy Councillor and prominent politician. He married first Hester, who bore him two sons, both of whom died young. His second wife was Elizabeth Kelly of Dublin, who survived him only a short time. By her he had a son named Robert, who became a Councillor at Law and succeeded to Old.

Eustace family home in Skinner Row and Eustace Street

Eustace Street · street · Dublin

Sir Maurice Eustace long lived in Skinner Row, then the home of Dublin's legal fraternity, and subsequently in a large mansion with gardens sloping to the river, the site of which is marked by Eustace Street.

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Eustace long lived in Skinner Row, then the home of the legal fraternity in Dublin, and subsequently in a large mansion, with gardens sloping down to the river, the site of which is marked by Eustace Street.
His castle at Harristown, of which no trace now exists,1 was battered by the Parliamentary forces under Colonels Hewson and Reynolds in 1650. When Sir Maurice returned after the Restoration, he either remodelled it or, more probably, erected a new structure. The mansion, which was certainly in existence

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 80

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Sir Maurice Eustace long lived in Skinner Row, then the home of Dublin's legal fraternity. He later occupied a large mansion with gardens sloping down to the river, and Eustace Street marks the site of that house.

Fontstown Church window memorial, 1859

Fontstown · parish · Kildare · 1859

Eleven surviving children of the Rev. John Bagot and his wife Olivia put a window in Fontstown Church in 1859 in memory of their father, mother, and grandfather.

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By Olivia, his wife, the Rev. John Bagot, who built the Rectory at Fontstown, had a very large family of twenty-two children. Of these some died in childhood, and some when they were just grown up ; but eleven survived their parents, and in 1859 put a window in Fontstown Church in memory of their father, mother, and grandfather. It was somewhat remarkable that although the Rev. John Bagot reached the age of eighty, he never saw any of his grandchildren.
Of the Rev. John Bagot’s children, Mary Martha, born in 1814, married in 1837 her cousin, the Rev. William Stack, of Kesh,

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 190

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In the parish of Fontstown, a church holds a window from 1859. Eleven surviving children put it there in memory of their father, mother, and grandfather. Their father was the Reverend John Bagot, who built the rectory at Fontstown, and their mother was his wife Olivia. Together they had a very large family of 22 children. Some died in childhood, and some when they were just grown up. Eleven survived their parents. It was somewhat remarkable that although the Reverend John Bagot reached the age of 80, he never saw any of his grandchildren.

Hathorne's Bequest for Church Repair and the Poor of Dunlavin

Dunlavin · town · Wicklow · 1679–1680

Cornet Anthony Hathorne of Rathsallagh, in his will dated 1679, requested burial in the chancel of the parish church of Dunlavin, left £10 to the poor of the parish, and bequeathed £10 sterling for repair of the chancel part of the church.

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Among other legacies, he leaves d£10 to the poor of the Parish ; £2 to Mr. Rowland Bulkeley to buy himself a mourning ring ; and “ I bequeath for the repayre of the Chauncell part of the church of Dunlavin ten pounds ster.” Finally he appoints as Executor to his Will, his nephew, Philip Hathorne.
Nothing further is known of this family.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 139

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Dunlavin, in Wicklow, holds a soldier's bequest. In 1679, Cornet Anthony Hathorne of Rathsallagh asked to be buried in the chancel of the parish church here. He left £10 to the poor, £10 sterling to repair the chancel, and £2 to Mr. Rowland Bulkeley for a mourning ring. He named his nephew Philip Hathorne executor. Nothing further is known of this family.

King John confirms Priory's rectories and tithes, 1207

Graney · parish · Kildare · 1207

In November 1207, King John confirmed to the Priory of Graney all the rectories, tithes, tolls, mills, lands, and tenths of meat and drink belonging to his tables, granted by Walter de Riddlesford. The deed was witnessed at Tewkesbury by several notable earls and the Justiciary of Ireland.

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In the same year (1207), on November the 12th, King John confirmed to the Priory all the rectories, tithes, tolls, mills, lands, and tenths of meat and drink belonging to his tables, which had been granted to it by Walter de Riddlesford. This Deed was witnessed at Tewkesbury by Godfrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex : Ranulph des Mescliines, Earl of Chester ; Saier de Quency, Earl
Unidentified. 2 i.e. the River Derr. 3 Tolls. 4 Castledermot.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 221

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The parish of Graney was home to a priory whose rights King John himself confirmed. In November 1207 he confirmed to the Priory all the rectories, tithes, tolls, mills, lands, and tenths of meat and drink belonging to his tables, which Walter de Riddlesford had granted. The deed was witnessed at Tewkesbury by Godfrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex, Ranulph des Mescliines, Earl of Chester, and Saier de Quency, Earl of Winchester.

Toll-keeper appointed at Rusheen with free passage exemptions

Rusheen · street · Sligo · 1753

At a meeting at Mountrath on 10 October 1753, Andrew Jackson was appointed toll-keeper at Rusheen at £5 a year, and twenty-two local contributors were granted free passage through the gate for their livestock and carriages.

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meeting held on the 21st of September, 1758, the toll-house and gate at Derry bratt were ordered to be removed to the intersection of the new road with the old ; and debentures for £197 were ordered to be paid to Contractor Mullins for the part of the road he had made at Lumcloone, debentures for £38 11s. 6d. to D. Kelly of Liscloney for the portion made through the lands of Clohill, and debentures for £58 7s. to A. Hamilton for the portion made through the lands of Gulbush and Clononce. The next meeting was held at Mountrath on the 10th of October, 1753. Andrew Jackson was appointed toll-keeper at Kusheen at £5 a year, and he was ordered to remove said gate from its present site to the forge of John Jackson, and he was to get the list of tolls from Daniel Rogers, the clerk. Twenty-two persons whose names are given had contributed £1 16s. 5^d., and they were to be allowed from this date to the 1st of May next free passage through the gate for “ milch cows, horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, or any cheas, chair, chart, waggon or any other carriage.” At a meeting held at Mountrath it was ordered that the gate at Rusheen was not to be removed, but that a house be built there by Mr. Jonathan Pirn, and the chairman was ordered to pay Daniel Rogers, the clerk and surveyor of the said turnpike road, the sum of £1 2s. 9d. out of the tolls of Rusheen as part payment of his salary. At another meeting three trustees were ordered to inspect and report on that part of the new road beginning at Francis McGawley's house and leading through Kileboher, also to inspect and report on the new road and gate at Cloghan, the new road at Frankford, and to say what damage Samuel Doyse had sustained from the new road passing through his land. The following orders were made from time to time at other meetings : — That the trustees point out to their surveyor, D. Rogers, where to strike the new road from the high road leading from Ballyboy to Birr, and then continue the line through the lands of Ballycolgan, Derenboy, the bog of Derenboy, and on to the lands of Pidgeontown. At a meeting held on the 21st December, 1754, it was decided that the tenants of Lumclone were to pay 8d. each for the right of way through the Rusheen gate up to the 21st of June, 1755. At the previous meeting advertisements were ordered for new contractors to make that part of the road which former contractors had failed to complete ; and at this meeting the new proposals for carrying out this portion of the work were accepted. The proposal of Thomas Holmes to build a two-arch bridge over the river Brosna near Mr. Staunton's land for £100 was accepted. The contract of making the road from the ditch between Barnabue and Broughall to the Lumcloone river was given to Leister

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 85

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A toll gate on a turnpike road, Rusheen. At a meeting held at Mountrath on the 10th of October, 1753, Andrew Jackson was appointed toll-keeper at Rusheen at 5 pounds a year. He was ordered to remove the gate from its present site to the forge of John Jackson, and he was to get the list of tolls from Daniel Rogers, the clerk. Twenty-two persons whose names are given had contributed 1 pound, 16 shillings and 5 pence, and they were to be allowed from that date to the 1st of May next free passage through the gate for, in the words of the record, milch cows, horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, or any cheas, chair, chart, waggon or any other carriage. After that, at another meeting held at Mountrath, the order changed. The gate at Rusheen was not to be removed after all. A house was to be built there by Mr. Jonathan Pirn. Daniel Rogers, the clerk and surveyor of the turnpike road, was to be paid 1 pound, 2 shillings and 9 pence out of the tolls of Rusheen as part payment of his salary. Later still, on the 21st of December, 1754, it was decided that the tenants of Lumclone were to pay 8 pence each for the right of way through the Rusheen gate, up to the 21st of June, 1755.

Twelfth-Century Castle at Narraghmore, Now Vanished

Narraghmore · townland · Kildare · 1170–1200

A castle was erected at Narraghmore at the end of the twelfth century, but not one stone of it now stands above another, showing the total disappearance of this Anglo-Norman structure.

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A castle, too, as will be mentioned further on, was erected here at the end of the twelfth century, but of it not one stone now stands above another. About the only relic of the ancient times not entirely swept away is a trebly entrenched Rath a quarter of a mile to the east of the village of Narraghmore, which may have been St. Patrick’s “ Forrac”; but it, too, is fast disappearing under the shovel of the road-contractors, who have for many years converted it into a gravel-pit.
Previous to the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, towards the end of the twelfth century, the Irish Annalists do not mention

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 145

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Somewhere around here, a castle was built at the end of the twelfth century, when the Anglo-Normans arrived. Not one stone of it now stands above another. The only relic of ancient times not entirely swept away is a rath east of Narraghmore village, which may have been Saint Patrick's, but even that is fast disappearing under the shovels of road-contractors who have used it as a gravel-pit for years.

Wattle-work centering impressions at Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle · castle · Kilkenny

At Kilkenny Castle, mortar used by Norman builders retains the impressed pattern of wattle-work that was used as centering during construction.

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work, strong and well made, which was preserved by the peat that had gathered around it, and the wattles when first uncovered were as good to all appearances as the day they were made. The houses were all oval or circular ; one of them covers 450 square feet, and a larger one still remains to be opened. All had a circular area of white stones in the middle for a hearth, and all had been destroyed by fire, but the fire that burned the wattlework had baked the clay mortar with which they were covered, so that every line of the wattle-work could be distinguished in it, just as you can see in the old Crypt in Waterford Cathedral the impress of the wattle-work which the old Danish builders used as scaffolding on which to erect the Crypt, and the wattle- work impressed in the mortar used as centering by the old Norman builders who erected Kilkenny Castle. Let us bear in mind that they did not use wattles, because they were unacquainted with the use of timber, for in other parts of this old Celtic fortress carpentry work of extreme neatness of fit and finish is found in use. In the MS. Registry of Lanercrost Priory mention is made of a chapel of wattle-work at Triermain, in which Divine Service was celebrated by consent of Egelwin, the last Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Durham.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 54

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This is Kilkenny Castle, where the Norman builders left a trace of how they worked, pressed into the very walls. When they raised the castle, they used wattle-work as centering, a framework of woven branches to support the mortar until it set. The mortar hardened around the wattles, and when the wattles were removed, every line of that weaving stayed impressed in the stone, still visible to anyone who looks closely. The same kind of impression survives in the old Crypt in Waterford Cathedral, where Danish builders used wattle-work as scaffolding and left its pattern pressed behind. It shows that the builders who used wattles chose them not from ignorance of timber. In other parts of this old Celtic fortress, carpentry work of extreme neatness of fit and finish has been found in use. They knew timber well and still chose wattle where it served. The passage that records this begins with wattle-work houses, oval or circular, preserved by peat, one of them covering 450 square feet. Each had a circular hearth of white stones at its centre. All had been destroyed by fire, but the fire that burned the wattle-work baked the clay mortar that covered them, so every line could be distinguished. The record also notes a chapel of wattle-work at Triermain, in which Divine Service was celebrated by consent of Egelwin, the last Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Durham.

Bray (Brea), residence of Capt. John Lethieulier near Athy

Bray · town · Wicklow · 1732

John Loveday travelled through Kildare in 1732 chiefly to visit his uncle, Capt. John Lethieulier, who resided at Brea (now Bray) in the neighbourhood of Athy.

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But it must be remembered that he took this route through our county, not, unfortunately, in search of archaeological remains or historic places, but in order to visit his uncle, Capt. John Lethieulier, of Brea (now Bray), in the neighbourhood of Athy, a circumstance which considerably lessens the interest of the narrative. Perhaps it is with regard to the animal world that he tells us least, and, save for an isolated reference to the great numbers of frogs about Athy, which does not come within the Kildare portion of his tour, he has nothing on this subject which need be quoted.
The simplicity of his character is everywhere apparent : he disliked the pretensions which dubbed the squires colonels,1 and their houses castles. Sometimes, generally from want of knowledge, as in the case of Castle Martin, his observations are beside the mark ; but on the whole his criticism is just, and reveals a hatred of sham greatly to the credit of the young Englishman.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 104

As the companion tells it

Bray was once called Brea, and in 1732 it was where Capt. John Lethieulier resided, near Athy. John Loveday travelled through Kildare that year to visit his uncle, the captain. He came not in search of archaeological remains or historic places, but simply to see family. The record notes this circumstance considerably lessens the interest of the narrative. His character showed a plainness throughout. He disliked the pretensions that dubbed squires colonels and their houses castles. Sometimes his observations missed the mark, as with Castle Martin, where he lacked knowledge. But on the whole his criticism was just, revealing a hatred of sham that did credit to the young Englishman. He told little of the animal world, save a reference to great numbers of frogs about Athy, though that lay outside the Kildare portion of his tour.

Broken high cross shaft standing in Clonmore churchyard

Clonmore · townland · Carlow

A broken shaft of a high cross stands on a square base in the middle of Clonmore churchyard, with its separated head lying embedded nearby, ringed but not perforated similar to St Mogue's Cross.

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About the middle of the churchyard stands the broken shaft of a high cross standing on a square base. The shaft is neither ornamented nor divided into panels ; in its present state it stands 6 feet 2 inches in height, with faces measuring 18 inches and 12 inches. About a perch from it, to the south, lies the head, embedded in the ground on its side. The head and arms are ringed, but not perforated, in a similar fashion to “ St. Mogue’s Cross,” described further on, which, however, is not so massive.
There are several granite boulders and slabs, some recumbent, others upright, dotted over the churchyard, which belong to an early period, and bear on them in relief either a plain or a ringed cross. One large slab in the south-east corner, near a sycamore tree, is remarkable in having an oblong hole (9 inches by 6 inches) cut through it. This slab is sunk in the earth on its side, and measures 4 feet in length, with an average thickness of 7 inches. It is puzzling to understand the object of the square perforation, unless it served for a socket in which a cross-shaft originally stood.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 91

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Somewhere around here, in Clonmore, a broken shaft of a high cross stands on a square base in the middle of the churchyard. The shaft is neither ornamented nor divided into panels. In its present state it stands 6 feet 2 inches in height, with faces measuring 18 inches and 12 inches. About a perch from it lies the head, embedded in the ground on its side. The head and arms are ringed but not perforated, in a similar fashion to St Mogue's Cross, which is not so massive. Several granite boulders and slabs are dotted over the churchyard, some recumbent, others upright. They belong to an early period and bear in relief either a plain or a ringed cross. One large slab in the south-east corner, near a sycamore tree, has an oblong hole cut through it, 9 inches by 6 inches. The slab is sunk in the earth on its side and measures 4 feet in length, with an average thickness of 7 inches. It is puzzling to understand the object of the square perforation, unless it served for a socket in which a cross-shaft originally stood.

Catholic Chapel Ground Donated by Lady Tynte at Dunlavin

Dunlavin · town · Wicklow · 1815

A mural slab was erected at the Roman Catholic church at Dunlavin in 1815 by the grateful Catholics of the parish, commemorating Lady Tynte Caldwell and Miss Elizabeth Tynte's donation of the chapel ground and its precincts.

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The Catholics of this Parish in grateful acknowledgement to Lady Tynte Caldwel and Miss Eliza. H.3 * Tynte for their liberal Donation of this Chapel Ground and that of its precincts,
Have erected this Stone as a perpetual monument of their Muniticence.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 137

As the companion tells it

At Dunlavin in Wicklow, the Catholics of the parish put up a stone in 1815. It thanks Lady Tynte Caldwell and Miss Elizabeth Tynte for giving the chapel ground and its precincts. The parishioners raised it as a perpetual monument to their generosity.

Edward Blount required to repair Bolton Castle

Bolton · townland · Kildare · 1682

Edward Blount held a 61-year lease from 1682 of lands including Bolton, on condition he repair Bolton Castle and maintain armed horsemen and footmen for its defence.

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1682, the lands of Narraghbegge, Boultowne, Newtown, etc., at £100, and “ two couple of fat capons” per annum, on condition that he should repair Bolton Castle, and maintain two horsemen and four footmen fully armed.
He m. Eleanor, dau. of Ensign Henry Borrowes, of Giltown, County Kildare, by whom he had issue : —

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 81

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Somewhere near here is Bolton Castle. In 1682 Edward Blount took a lease on these lands for £100 a year, plus "two couple of fat capons," on condition he repair Bolton Castle and keep two horsemen and four footmen fully armed for its defence. He married Eleanor, daughter of Ensign Henry Borrowes of Giltown, County Kildare.

Graney estate sold to tenants under the Wyndham Act, 1903

Graney · parish · Kildare · 1903

The Manor of Graney, known as 'Lord William's Estate,' passed through the FitzGerald and Butler families before being sold by the Butlers to the tenants under the Wyndham Act of 1903.

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By the Butlers the Graney estate was sold to the tenants under the Wyndham Act of 1903.
The Manor consisted of the townlands of

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 224

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The road passes through the parish of Graney. This was the Manor of Graney, known as Lord William's Estate. It passed through the FitzGerald and Butler families. By the Butlers, the Graney estate was sold to the tenants under the Wyndham Act of 1903.

Harristown Castle's Site Near the Railway Station

Harristown · townland · Kildare

The old castle at Harristown, since demolished, once occupied by the Eustace and Chetwood families, stood in the field opposite the railway station.

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The old castle at Harristown, now demolished, occupied by the Eustaces and their successors, the Chetwoods, stood in the field opposite the railway station. According to a writer in
400 KILDARE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, 1559-1800.

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here stood the old castle at Harristown. It has since been demolished. The Eustace family occupied it, and after them the Chetwoods. The castle stood in the field opposite the railway station.

Nurney Castle modernized into Nurney House

Nurney · town · Kildare

The Bagot family lived in the old castle at Nurney, which they modernized and called Nurney House, eventually removing about eighty years before this writing to a smaller residence in the same neighbourhood.

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2 The family lived in the old castle, which they modernized and called Nurney House, eventually removing, some eighty years ago, to a smaller residence in the same neighbourhood.
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Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 189

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The town of Nurney was home to the Bagot family, who lived in the old castle here. They modernized it and called it Nurney House. About 80 years before this account, they left it for a smaller residence in the same neighbourhood.

Papal Bull confirms Graney Priory possessions, 1207

Graney · parish · Kildare · 1207

Pope Innocent III issued a Bull in April 1207 taking the Priory of Graney under his protection and confirming the grant of lands made to it by Walter de Riddlesford.

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Bulla confirmationis possessionum ejusdem Domus per Innocentium III Papam, a.d. 1207.
Innocentius Episcopus dilectis in Christo filiabus Priorissae et Conventui de Grane, Salutem et Apostolicam benedictionem. Justis petentium desideriis dignum est nos facilem praebere concensum ; et vota, quae a rationis tramite non discordant, effectu prosequente, complere. Qua propter dilectae in Christo filiae, vestris justis postulationibus grato concurrentes assensu, personas vestras et Monasterium de Grane, in quo divino estis servicio mancipatae, cum omnibus bonis, quae impraesentiarum rationabiliter possideris, aut in futurum justis modis, Deo propitio, poterit adipisci, sub B. Petri et nostra protectione suscipimus ; specialiter autem Bona quae dilectus filius Walterus de Rideleford vobis pro redemptione animae suae suorumque parentum concessit ; scil : —

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 220

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Through this parish of Graney, a priory once stood that a pope himself chose to protect. In April 1207, Pope Innocent the Third issued a bull addressed to the prioress and convent of Graney. He took their monastery under the protection of Saint Peter and himself, confirming all the lands and goods they reasonably possessed. He singled out for special mention the property granted by Walter de Rideleford, given, as the bull says, for the redemption of his soul and the souls of his parents. A Norman lord's private act of conscience, recorded in Rome, reached all the way to this quiet Kildare ground.

Protestant Church of Dunlavin Built 1816

Dunlavin · town · Wicklow · 1816

The Protestant church at Dunlavin was built in 1816, replacing a former structure that stood in the middle of the town, and it contains a seventeenth-century mural tablet brought from the old building.

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At the opposite end of the horizontal stroke of the T stands the Protestant church, built in 1816, and which replaced the former structure, which stood in the middle of the town. It contains one seventeenth-century mural tablet, brought from the old building, and which is now built into the wall over the chimney-piece in the vestry. The inscription,1 in raised letters, reads as follows : —

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 138

As the companion tells it

Dunlavin in Wicklow has a Protestant church built in 1816. It replaced an older structure that stood in the middle of the town. One seventeenth-century mural tablet was brought from the old building and is now built into the wall over the chimney-piece in the vestry. Its inscription is in raised letters.

Punchestown pillar-stones compared to the Furness monolith

Punchestown · townland · Kildare

The author notes that similar granite pillar-stones of comparable dimensions to the Furness standing stone stand a few miles away near Punchestown, though granite erratic blocks are otherwise rare in the district.

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The pillar-stone, which forms the most striking feature of the monument, we believe to have been a glacial erratic, although its slenderness relative to its length is unusual in erratic blocks. All its edges are much rounded, and its faces equally weathered. The site of the monument was perhaps chosen owing to the proximity of the beautiful stranded block to the crest of a commanding eminence. Erratic blocks of granite appear to be rare in the neighbourhood ; but two pillar-stones of similar dimensions, also of granite, stand only a few miles away, in the neighbourhood of Punchestown.
Of the history of the district there is not much known revelant to our present purpose. The name ‘‘Furness” is a quite modern corruption of Fornochta, a name better preserved by the adjacent townland of “ Forenaughts. ” Here there seems to have been a royal residence in early times, as a personage called Dunlang, of Fornochta, “a generous prince who routed battles against the sons of Niall,” is referred to in the old Irish

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 170

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Somewhere around here, near Punchestown, two granite pillar-stones stand. They match in dimensions a standing stone at Furness, a few miles away. The Furness stone is believed to have been a glacial erratic, though its slenderness relative to its length is unusual for such blocks. All its edges are much rounded and its faces equally weathered. The monument there was perhaps sited because the stranded block lay close to the crest of a commanding eminence. Erratic blocks of granite are rare in this neighbourhood, which makes the Punchestown stones and the Furness stone standing so near each other all the more striking. The name Furness is a modern corruption of Fornochta, better preserved by the adjacent place called Forenaughts. There seems to have been a royal residence here in early times. A personage called Dunlang, of Fornochta, is referred to in the old Irish records as a generous prince who routed battles against the sons of Niall.

Ruinous castle at the Manor of Clonogan, Moyacomb, in 1540

Moyacomb · parish · Carlow · 1540

A 1540 valuation of the Manor of Clonogan in the parish of Moyacomb found that its chief dwelling had formerly been a castle built for defence but was by then ruinous, waste and uninhabited, with uncultivated land.

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who found that the chief dwelling of the Manor of “ Cloneogan” was formerly a Castle, built for the defence of the country, but now ruinous, waste, and uninhabited, and the land uncultivated ; and that the Manor was granted to James, Earl of Ormond, in 1587.
W. FitzG.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 87

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In the parish of Moyacomb, a valuation in 1540 found that the chief dwelling of the Manor of Clonogan had formerly been a castle, built for the defence of the country. By then it was ruinous, waste, and uninhabited, and the land uncultivated. The manor was later granted to James, Earl of Ormond, in 1587.

Standing Stones and Monoliths near Naas and Punchestown

Punchestown · townland · Kildare · 1654

Sir James Ware, writing in 1654, referenced great stones near Naas in County Kildare, which the author suggests likely refers to monuments such as the Long Stone Rath and the imposing monoliths at Punchestown.

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1 De Hibernia et Antiquitatibus ejus, 1654, pp. 103, 104. The imposing monoliths at Punchestown are probably referred to also.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 165

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Close to Punchestown, there are great standing stones. In 1654, Sir James Ware wrote of great stones near Naas in County Kildare, in his work De Hibernia et Antiquitatibus ejus. The imposing monoliths at Punchestown are probably the ones he meant.

St Peter's Well at the foot of the Green Hill, Dunmurraghill

Dunmurraghill · townland · Kildare

A Blessed Well known as St Peter's Well is located at the very foot of the Green Hill at Dunmurraghill, a detail not mentioned by Father Hogan's earlier account.

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In the Ecclesiastical Taxation of Ireland of 1802 (Cal. of Docs., Ireland, p. 247) this place is called “ Drummerhill,” which is nearer in pronunciation to the Irish word than its present form. So far Father Hogan, who, however, does not mention that there is a Blessed Well at the very foot of the “ Green Hill,” known as “ St. Peter’s Well.”
Historical references to Dunmurraghili are very scarce. In 1405, the King granted a custodiam of “ [ ] kneston and

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 87

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Dunmurraghill, there is a blessed well at the very foot of the Green Hill, known as St Peter's Well. Father Hogan wrote about this place, noting that in the Ecclesiastical Taxation of Ireland of 1802 it was called "Drummerhill," which is nearer in pronunciation to the Irish word than its present form. But he does not mention the well. Historical references to Dunmurraghill are very scarce.

Bishop le Yeele buried in Kildare Cathedral

Kildare · town · Kildare · 1300–1332

Bishop le Yeele, whose name was anglicised to Wall, was buried in Kildare Cathedral. His seal survives attached to a deed dated 1300-32, illustrated in the Novum Registrum.

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Bishop le Yeele was buried in Kildare Cathedral. The name le Yeele has been anglicised to Wall. Attached to a deed of
Fig. 1. — Seal of Walter le Yeele, bishop of Kildare, 1300-32.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 212

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Up ahead is the town of Kildare. A bishop named le Yeele, whose name was later anglicised to Wall, was buried in Kildare Cathedral. His seal survives, attached to a deed dated between 1300 and 1332, illustrated in the Novum Registrum.

Bishop's Court, Lord Duncannon's seat near Naas

near Bishop's Court · street · Clare · 1732

Two miles beyond Naas, the travellers passed Bishop's Court, the seat of Lord Duncannon, on their way toward Celbridge.

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“ Tuesday, 27. — From Brea to Kilcullen, 10 miles; to the Naas, 5 ; to Kildroghan4 at ye White Hart, 7 miles. Mr. Carter’s5 seat at Kilcullen is a large square house of stone, new and handsome ; ye Liffy runs by it ; ’tis admired for its situation, according to ye grand way in Ireland, they call it Castle Martin , ye general affectation to call their houses Castles6 ( v . Swift xvi., 408.) Two miles beyond ye Naas, we turned out of ye Dublin road, passing by Bishop’s Court, Lord Duncannon’s.7 Just out of Kildroghan is much ye grandest house we have seen in Ireland — Castletown, Mrs. Conolly’s,8 built in 1725, of a bastard marble dug up about 15 miles hence, but being unpolished it looks like a fair white stone ; this very lofty and deep house, taking up a great deal of ground, stands upon arches, has no less than 18 windows in front, too many either for beauty or strength ; on each side wind in a circular manner stone cloisters supported on columns of ye Ionic order ; butting ye extremities of ye cloisters are built of a darker stone, and something higher than ye cloisters, on one side ye kitchen and offices, on t’other ye stabling. The rooms are large and wellproportioned, and as well furnished, though ye inside be not
1 The Rev. William Nesbitt, Rector of Athy, died in 1740. He belonged to the family of Tubberdaly, in the King’s Co., now represented by Edward J. Beaumont Nesbitt, d.l.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 108

As the companion tells it

Somewhere about Bishop's Court, a traveller in 1732 passed by the seat of Lord Duncannon. On Tuesday the 27th, the party had set out from Brea and ridden 10 miles to Kilcullen, then 5 more to Naas. At Kilcullen they noted Mr. Carter's seat, a large square house of stone, new and handsome, with the Liffy running by it. They remarked on the Irish habit of calling houses castles; this one went by the name Castle Martin. Two miles beyond Naas, they turned off the Dublin road, passing by Bishop's Court, Lord Duncannon's. From there they pressed on 7 miles to Kildroghan and stopped at the White Hart. Just beyond Kildroghan they came upon what they called "the grandest house we have seen in Ireland" — Castletown, Mrs. Conolly's, built in 1725 of a bastard marble dug up about 15 miles away. Unpolished, it looked like a fair white stone. The house was very lofty and deep, standing on arches, with no fewer than 18 windows in front, which they thought too many for beauty or strength. Stone cloisters curved round each side, held up by Ionic columns.

Bridge built at Frankford replacing wooden bridge

Frankford or Ballykieran · townland · Kilkenny · 1750–1799

A stone-and-lime bridge was contracted to be built at Frankford where a wooden bridge previously stood, as part of the Slievebloom turnpike road scheme.

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FitzGerald and Thomas Hobbes at 3s. a perch. They were to make it according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, with three water-courses across the road. They obtained the following important contracts also, viz. : To build a bridge over the river Lumcloone, 88 feet long, 20 feet broad, 24 feet high, with three arches 20 feet broad, for £400— the breastwork to be of hewn stone and lime. Also another bridge at Frankford, where the wooden bridge now stands, 64 feet long, 21 feet broad, and 14 feet high, of hewn stone and lime, for £120. The last recorded meeting was held at Edward M‘Donald’s, of Mountrath, when it was ordered that the sum of £887 16s. 6d., the cost of the Act of Parliament, and advanced by the Earl of Wandes worth, be paid back to him out of the first moneys received ; that John Kilkenny be retained as gate-keeper at Derrybratt gate, and that the gate at Cloghan be set to Edward Coghlan. The proposals of Darby Conrahey were also under consideration, viz. : To make the pike road from Mountrath to the top of “ Wooll trap ” mountain, according to the Act of Parliament at 15s. a perch, and to continue the road to the top of Ballykelly mountain ; to build a bridge of lime and stone over the river Delour for £600 ; and to build as many mountain bridges as are necessary at £10 a bridge.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 86

As the companion tells it

Somewhere near Frankford or Ballykieran, a stone-and-lime bridge was built to replace a wooden one that stood here before. Two contractors, FitzGerald and Thomas Hobbes, took on the work. They were building it as part of the Slievebloom turnpike road scheme, under the provisions of an Act of Parliament, with three water-courses across the road. They had already taken on another bridge over the river Lumcloone, 88 feet long, 20 feet broad, and 24 feet high, with three arches each 20 feet broad, for 400 pounds. The Frankford bridge was smaller, 64 feet long, 21 feet broad, and 14 feet high, of hewn stone and lime, for 120 pounds. Both men worked at 3 shillings a perch. The last recorded meeting of the scheme was held at Edward McDonald's of Mountrath. It was ordered that 887 pounds, 16 shillings and 6 pence, the cost of the Act of Parliament, advanced by the Earl of Wandesworth, be paid back to him from the first moneys received. John Kilkenny was kept on as gate-keeper at Derrybratt gate, and the gate at Cloghan was set to Edward Coghlan. Darby Conrahey also put forward proposals to make the pike road from Mountrath to the top of Wooll Trap mountain at 15 shillings a perch, and to continue it to the top of Ballykelly mountain, to build a bridge of lime and stone over the river Delour for 600 pounds, and to build as many mountain bridges as necessary at 10 pounds each.

Dismantling of Ballyadams Church

Ballyadams · townland · Laois · 1826

The church at Ballyadams was dismantled during the first half of the nineteenth century; the last clergyman to officiate there was the Rev. Arthur Jocelyn Weldon of Rahinderry, Rector of Killabban, who died in 1826.

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The church was dismantled during the first half of the nineteenth century, the last clergyman to officiate there being the Rev. Arthur Jocelyn Weldon of Rahinderry, Rector of Killabban, who died in 1826.
The Bowen Monument of 1631.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 20

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Somewhere around here, a church was dismantled during the first half of the nineteenth century. The last clergyman to officiate there was the Reverend Arthur Jocelyn Weldon of Rahinderry, Rector of Killabban, who died in 1826.

Dollardstown, seat of Col. Nevil near Brea

Dollardstown · townland · Kildare · 1732

Dollardstown, half a mile from Brea in the Union of Athy, was the seat of Colonel Clement Nevill, held on a term of years from the Earl of Kildare; Lieut. Forth lived with him there.

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“ Su?iday, Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. — There is only a Chappel in Athy, tho’ ’tis said there have been 2 churches [r. ‘ Nugae Antiquae, II., p. 155]. It is a compact town, and not large, upon ye river Barrow. We were more than once in Col. Nevil’s 4 company ; his seat (only for a term of years from ye Earl of Kildare) is Dollardstown,5
1 Brea, now spelt Bray, is a townland near Athy. The house is in ruins. The place appears to have subsequently passed into the possession of Boyle Spencer, who died there in September, 1790, aged fifty.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 106

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Dollardstown was the seat of Colonel Nevil. He held it only on a term of years from the Earl of Kildare. The journal records being more than once in his company here. Athy, on the river Barrow, was a compact town, not large, with only a chapel, though it was said there had once been two churches.

Dower of Clonmore Castle assigned to Anastacia Wogan, 1417

Clonmore · townland · Carlow · 1417

On 24 February 1417, Anastacia, widow of Sir David Wogan of Rathcoffy, was assigned her dower which included one-third of the Castle or Manor of Clonmore in its east part, along with rights of entry and exit.

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“ further there is asssigned to the said Anastacia the third part of the Castle or Manor of Clonmor, in the east part, with free entry and exit to the parcels aforesaid ; further the third part of the Manor of Kylpype and Kylpole,2 in the west part/5 etc.
For how long the Wogan family were in possession of Clonmore is not known, but probably they had obtained a lease for twenty-one years.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 94

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here, on the 24th of February 1417, a widow named Anastacia received her share of Clonmore Castle. She was the widow of Sir David Wogan of Rathcoffy, and what was assigned to her was the third part of the castle and manor, in the east part, with free entry and exit to the parcels aforesaid. It is not known how long the Wogan family held Clonmore, but they likely had a lease of twenty-one years.

Elizabethan spelling of Birchballagh as Byrtesballagh

Blackhall · townland · Kildare · 1585

An Elizabethan Fiant of about 1585 gives an older form of the townland name Birchballagh as Byrtesballagh, likely meaning 'Byrts' road or pass.' The original proprietor, William FitzGerald, resided at Blackhall near Clane.

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An older form of Birehballagh is given in an Elizabethan Fiant of about 1585, where it is written Byrtesballagh. This may be nearer the original form of the name, and probably means ‘ Byrts’ road or pass.”
The William FitzGerald, mentioned above by Father Devitt, resided at Blackhall near Clane.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 249

As the companion tells it

Close to Blackhall, an Elizabethan record from about 1585 spells this place Byrtesballagh, probably meaning Byrts' road or pass. William FitzGerald, the original proprietor, resided here at Blackhall near Clane.

Grant of Rosrehil lands to Prioress of Timolin

Timolin · townland · Kildare · 1209–1222

Between 1209 and 1222, the Abbot of St. Mary's Abbey granted the lands of Rosrehil, or Rosrayl, to Lucia, Prioress of the Convent of Timolin. This documents an early ecclesiastical land transfer connected to Timolin.

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At some date between 1209 and 1222 the lands of Rosrehil, or Rosrayl, were granted by the Abbot of St. Mary’s to Lucia, Prioress of the Convent of Timolin.2
Narraghmore does not appear to have remained long in the possession of Robert fitz Richard’s family, as prior to 1241 two parts of the Barony were granted by Gilbert le Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke (who died in that year), to one Geoffrey fitz Peter de Norragh,3 who in his turn conveyed the same to Walter fitz Michael Calfe, by the name of the Manor of Norragh and Skerries, to hold for ever by the service of two knights’ fees ; and in the Calfe family this Manor remained till the death of the heiress, Elizabeth Calfe, Baroness of Norragh, which occurred in 1445.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 147

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Timolin, lands called Rosrehil, or Rosrayl, changed hands in the early thirteenth century. Between 1209 and 1222, the Abbot of St. Mary's granted these lands to Lucia, the Prioress of the Convent of Timolin. That is what the record gives us. A quiet transfer of land from one religious house to a woman who led another, recorded in a line or two and nothing more.

Poem of 1742 celebrating Harristown mansion

Harristown · townland · Kildare · 1742–1777

A 1742 poem by Winstanley describes the Harristown mansion, noting its old lofty rooms and spacious halls, praising it as a retreat for 'a wise man distinguishably great.' The mansion was still occupied as late as 1777 by a Mr. Lynch.

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“ How Nature strives to beautify in dress The many charms that Harristown possess :
By art designed, a noble old retreat For a wise man distinguishably great.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 81

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here stood Harristown mansion. In 1742 a poet named Winstanley celebrated its charms, calling it, in his words, a noble old retreat for a wise man distinguishably great. The house was still lived in as late as 1777 by a Mr. Lynch.

St Mogue's Cross standing beside the road at Clonmore

Clonmore · townland · Carlow

St Mogue's Cross, a granite cross of a single piece 7 feet 8 inches high, stands on a square base to the west of the Protestant church at Clonmore, close to the road-ditch, with its head ringed but not perforated.

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“ St. Mogue’s Cross ” stands to the west of the Protestant church on the same side of the road, and close to the roadditch. It is set on a square base. The shaft and head are composed of a single piece of granite, 7 feet 8 inches high, and
“St. Mogue’s Cross,” Clonmore. [From a Photograph by W. FitzG-.]

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 92

As the companion tells it

Somewhere near here stands St Mogue's Cross, a single piece of granite 7 feet 8 inches high, set on a square base. Its head is ringed but not pierced through.

Land dispute over Inchaquire (Inchemwyther)

Inchaquire · townland · Kildare · 1358

In June 1358, the Escheator was ordered to seize a messuage and carucate of land belonging to Henry Calf in Inchemwyther, now Inchaquire in the parish of Narraghmore, due to a minority succession dispute in the Calfe family. The lands had been held by Thomas Calf until his death, then reverted to the Crown during the heir's minority.

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In June, 1358, Thomas Mynot, the Escheator, received orders to take into the King’s hands 1 messuage and 1 carucate of land belonging to Henry Calf in “ Inchem0 Wyther ” (now Inchaquire, in the parish of Narraghmore). It appears that a certain Thomas Calf, up to the day of his death, held these premises in fee from the heir of John Calf, late Baron of Norragh, then a minor, and in the custody of the Crown. After Thomas’s death, and owing to the minority of the heir of the said Baron, the said lands were taken into the King’s hands.
However, the said Henry Calf informed him (the Escheator) that by a certain Deed of feoffment made by William de Caldewell, chaplain, to Sir Thomas fitz William Calf, Knt., and to Joan, daughter to Arnold le Poer, his wife, in fee tail, the said tenements descended in remainder to Henry, after the death of Richard fitz John Calf, Baron of Norragh, as an Inquisition then taken clearly proves.2

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 148

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Inchaquire, a dispute over land played out in 1358. In June that year, the Escheator, Thomas Mynot, was ordered to take into the King's hands a messuage and a carucate of land belonging to Henry Calf here in what was then called Inchem Wyther. Thomas Calf had held these lands in fee from the heir of John Calf, late Baron of Norragh, who was a minor in the Crown's custody. After Thomas's death, the lands reverted to the King. Henry Calf challenged this, claiming that by a deed of feoffment from William de Caldwell, a chaplain, the tenements had descended to him in remainder after the death of Richard fitz John Calf, Baron of Norragh. An inquisition was taken to prove it. So what you have here is a family fighting over inheritance while the Crown sits on the property, waiting to see who has the stronger claim.

Proposed pike road from Mountrath to Wooll trap mountain

Mountrath · town · Laois · 1750–1799

Darby Conrahey proposed to build a pike road from Mountrath to the top of Wooll trap mountain and continue it to Ballykelly mountain, along with a stone bridge over the river Delour.

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FitzGerald and Thomas Hobbes at 3s. a perch. They were to make it according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, with three water-courses across the road. They obtained the following important contracts also, viz. : To build a bridge over the river Lumcloone, 88 feet long, 20 feet broad, 24 feet high, with three arches 20 feet broad, for £400— the breastwork to be of hewn stone and lime. Also another bridge at Frankford, where the wooden bridge now stands, 64 feet long, 21 feet broad, and 14 feet high, of hewn stone and lime, for £120. The last recorded meeting was held at Edward M‘Donald’s, of Mountrath, when it was ordered that the sum of £887 16s. 6d., the cost of the Act of Parliament, and advanced by the Earl of Wandes worth, be paid back to him out of the first moneys received ; that John Kilkenny be retained as gate-keeper at Derrybratt gate, and that the gate at Cloghan be set to Edward Coghlan. The proposals of Darby Conrahey were also under consideration, viz. : To make the pike road from Mountrath to the top of “ Wooll trap ” mountain, according to the Act of Parliament at 15s. a perch, and to continue the road to the top of Ballykelly mountain ; to build a bridge of lime and stone over the river Delour for £600 ; and to build as many mountain bridges as are necessary at £10 a bridge.

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 86

As the companion tells it

Mountrath was a town where road business was settled in a room above drink. The last recorded meeting of the turnpike trust was held at Edward McDonald's place in Mountrath, and the men there had money to assign and gates to fill. They ordered that 887 pounds, 16 shillings and 6 pence, the cost of the Act of Parliament, advanced by the Earl of Wandesworth, be paid back to him from the first money the road took. They kept John Kilkenny as gate-keeper at Derrybratt gate, and they set the gate at Cloghan to Edward Coghlan. But the proposals on the table that day came from Darby Conrahey. He offered to make the pike road from Mountrath to the top of Wooll trap mountain, according to the Act of Parliament, at 15 shillings a perch, and to continue the road to the top of Ballykelly mountain. He offered to build a bridge of lime and stone over the river Delour for 600 pounds, and to build as many mountain bridges as were necessary at 10 pounds a bridge. The other contracts already taken were grander in their numbers. FitzGerald and Thomas Hobbes had agreed to build at 3 shillings a perch, with three water-courses across the road. A bridge over the river Lumcloone, 88 feet long, 20 feet broad, 24 feet high, with three arches 20 feet broad, was set at 400 pounds, its breastwork of hewn stone and lime. Another at Frankford, 64 feet long, 21 feet broad and 14 feet high, was set at 120 pounds.

Bridge proposed over the Brosna near Staunton's land

near River Brosna · river · Westmeath

Thomas Holmes's proposal to build a two-arch bridge over the river Brosna near Mr. Staunton's land for £100 was accepted by the turnpike trustees.

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meeting held on the 21st of September, 1758, the toll-house and gate at Derry bratt were ordered to be removed to the intersection of the new road with the old ; and debentures for £197 were ordered to be paid to Contractor Mullins for the part of the road he had made at Lumcloone, debentures for £38 11s. 6d. to D. Kelly of Liscloney for the portion made through the lands of Clohill, and debentures for £58 7s. to A. Hamilton for the portion made through the lands of Gulbush and Clononce. The next meeting was held at Mountrath on the 10th of October, 1753. Andrew Jackson was appointed toll-keeper at Kusheen at £5 a year, and he was ordered to remove said gate from its present site to the forge of John Jackson, and he was to get the list of tolls from Daniel Rogers, the clerk. Twenty-two persons whose names are given had contributed £1 16s. 5^d., and they were to be allowed from this date to the 1st of May next free passage through the gate for “ milch cows, horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, or any cheas, chair, chart, waggon or any other carriage.” At a meeting held at Mountrath it was ordered that the gate at Rusheen was not to be removed, but that a house be built there by Mr. Jonathan Pirn, and the chairman was ordered to pay Daniel Rogers, the clerk and surveyor of the said turnpike road, the sum of £1 2s. 9d. out of the tolls of Rusheen as part payment of his salary. At another meeting three trustees were ordered to inspect and report on that part of the new road beginning at Francis McGawley's house and leading through Kileboher, also to inspect and report on the new road and gate at Cloghan, the new road at Frankford, and to say what damage Samuel Doyse had sustained from the new road passing through his land. The following orders were made from time to time at other meetings : — That the trustees point out to their surveyor, D. Rogers, where to strike the new road from the high road leading from Ballyboy to Birr, and then continue the line through the lands of Ballycolgan, Derenboy, the bog of Derenboy, and on to the lands of Pidgeontown. At a meeting held on the 21st December, 1754, it was decided that the tenants of Lumclone were to pay 8d. each for the right of way through the Rusheen gate up to the 21st of June, 1755. At the previous meeting advertisements were ordered for new contractors to make that part of the road which former contractors had failed to complete ; and at this meeting the new proposals for carrying out this portion of the work were accepted. The proposal of Thomas Holmes to build a two-arch bridge over the river Brosna near Mr. Staunton's land for £100 was accepted. The contract of making the road from the ditch between Barnabue and Broughall to the Lumcloone river was given to Leister

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As the companion tells it

The road passes through or near the River Brosna in Westmeath. In the 1750s, the turnpike trustees were building and maintaining roads across this part of the country, and their meetings tell the story of slow, piece-by-piece work. At a meeting on the 21st of September, 1758, they ordered the toll-house and gate at Derrybratt moved to where the new road met the old. Debentures were paid to Contractor Mullins for £197 for road made at Lumcloone, to D. Kelly of Liscloney for £38, 11 shillings and 6 pence for the portion through the lands of Clohill, and to A. Hamilton for £58 and 7 shillings for the portion through the lands of Gulbush and Clononce. At the next meeting in Mountrath on the 10th of October, 1753, Andrew Jackson was appointed toll-keeper at Rusheen at £5 a year. He was ordered to move the gate to the forge of John Jackson and collect the list of tolls from Daniel Rogers, the clerk. 22 people who had contributed £1, 16 shillings and 5 pence were allowed free passage through the gate up to the 1st of May for, as the record puts it, "milch cows, horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, or any cheas, chair, chart, waggon or any other carriage." At a meeting on the 21st of December, 1754, advertisements had been ordered for new contractors to finish a part of the road that former contractors had failed to complete. The new proposals were accepted at this meeting. Thomas Holmes proposed to build a two-arch bridge over the river Brosna near Mr. Staunton's land for £100, and the trustees accepted his offer. The contract for making the road from the ditch between Barnabue and Broughall to the Lumcloone river was given to Leister.

Demolition of Harristown Castle in 1884

Harristown · townland · Kildare · 1884

A footnote records that Harristown Castle, except for a small fragment, was demolished by the late Mr. John La Touche in 1884.

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1 Harristown Castle, except for a small fragment, was demolished by the late Mr. John La Touche in 1884.

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Harristown, a castle once stood. Harristown Castle was demolished in 1884 by the late Mr. John La Touche, except for a small fragment that was left standing.

Edmond Wellesley buried in Narraghmore parish church

Narraghmore · townland · Kildare · 1634

Edmond Wellesley of Narraghmore died on 3 November 1634 and was buried in the parish church of Narraghmore, as recorded in a Funeral Entry in Ulster's Office.

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Edmond Wellesley, of Narraghmore, in the County of Kildare, Esquier, deceased the third of November, 1634, and was buryed in the parish church of the aforesaid Naraghmore.
He had to wife Alsone, Daughter of Captain Fleming of the Cabaragh, in the County of Cavan, by wliome he had issue : —

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 155

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Narraghmore, Edmond Wellesley, an esquire of this place, was buried in the parish church after his death on 3 November 1634. He had married Alsone, daughter of Captain Fleming of the Cabaragh in County Cavan.

Flooding on the bog road between Monasterevan and Kildare

Monasterevin · town · Kildare · 1772

The turnpike road running through low, flat country between Monasterevan and Kildare had become flooded with water, prompting trustees to order the drains near Mr. Medlicott's land to be scoured by adjacent occupiers.

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again made a setting of the tolls. On this occasion they split up the contract amongst several toll-keepers, but the term was in all cases for two years. The gates at Jigginstown and Newbridge were leased to Henry Moyle at £840 per annum ; the gates at Kildare and Monasterevan to John Long at £250 per annum ; the gate at Maryborough to William Gray at £78 per annum ; and the gate at Ballyroan to Loughlin M‘Daniel at £60 per annum. Repairs were ordered to be made on the road between Maryborough and Ballyroan, and on the two wooden bridges in the neighbourhood of Maryborough, between the sand-pit and the townland of Cashell. In these days wooden bridges were frequently to be met with in Ireland. The last recorded meeting was held at the Admiralty Court, on the 18th of May, 1772, and that portion of the road running through the low, flat country between Monasterevan and Kildare was under discussion, as it had become flooded with water.1 It was ordered that the drains of the “ bog road from Monasterevan to Mr. Medlicott’s ” be opened and scoured by the adjacent occupiers, and should these fail to do so, then the work was to be done at their expense by the trustees. This seems very highhanded action under the law, but we must remember that these were the days of the Penal Laws. The following list of the trustees of the road has been made out from the attendances at the above meetings : — Lord Drogheda, Sir John Parnell, W. H. Dawson, Col. Richard FitzGerald, Alex. Saunderson, Stephen Cassan, James Spenser, Samuel Spenser, Lewis Moore, Edwd. Medlicott, Theobald Medlicott, Mark Halpin, George Carr, Thomas Kelly, Arthur Burdett, John Barrington, Alex. Carroll, Richard Evans, Richard Nelson, Henry White, Jonathan Clarke, David Clarke, Wm. Henry Clarke, Warren Henderson, Thomas Drought, William Drought, Maurice Keating, Rev. Canon Keating, Rev. Dr. Thos. Carr, William Despard, James Dexter, William Atkinson, John Whitley, Thomas Burrows, William Pigott, Hon. Ponsonby Moore, Lawrence Steele, Richard Wilson, Wentworth Thewles, Euseby Stratford, Alex. FitzGerald, Henry Palmer.

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As the companion tells it

You're passing through Monasterevin now, and back in 1772 this stretch of road was giving trouble. On the 18th of May that year, the trustees of the turnpike road met at the Admiralty Court to discuss the section running through the low, flat country between here and Kildare, which had become flooded with water. They ordered that the drains of the bog road from Monasterevan to Mr. Medlicott's land be opened and scoured by the adjacent occupiers, and if those occupiers failed to do the work, the trustees would carry it out at their expense. It sounds high-handed, but the record reminds us these were the days of the Penal Laws. The trustees responsible included Lord Drogheda, Sir John Parnell, and the Medlicotts themselves, among dozens of others named in the surviving records.

Grant of Dunmurraghill lands to Sir Jenico Dartas in 1405

Dunmurraghill · townland · Kildare · 1405

In 1405 the King granted custody of lands including Dornmorghyll (Dunmurraghill) to Sir Jenico Dartas following the death of Sir Christopher de Preston.

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Historical references to Dunmurraghili are very scarce. In 1405, the King granted a custodiam of “ [ ] kneston and
two parts of the lands and tenements in Dornmorghyll, Howeteston,

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here, historical references are very scarce. In 1405, the King granted custody of lands to Sir Jenico Dartas after the death of Sir Christopher de Preston. The grant covered "two parts of the lands and tenements in Dornmorghyll," as the record puts it, along with Howeteston and other places.

Jigginstown lands held by Sir Robert FitzEustace

Jigginstown · townland · Kildare · 1470–1534

The lands of Sigginstown (Jigginstown, near Naas) containing 2 castles, 4 messuages, a water-mill, and 260 acres, were held by Sir Robert FitzEustace from the Lord of the Manor of Naas.

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The lands of Sigginstown (Jigginstown near Naas), containing 2 castles, 4 messuages, a water-mill, and 260 acres, held from the Lord of the Manor of Naas.
The lands of Jagoeston (Gaganstown, Parish of Ballymore- Eustace) and “Bardore,” containing a castle, a court baron, and 72 acres in “ Jagogeston.”

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here, Sir Robert FitzEustace held the lands of Sigginstown, near Naas, between 1470 and 1534. They contained 2 castles, 4 messuages, a water-mill, and 260 acres, all held from the Lord of the Manor of Naas.

John Bowen and wife buried at Kilmohydy church, Ballyadams

Ballyadams · townland · Laois

John Bowen and his wife Anne, daughter of Myler Fay, were both buried in the church of Kilmohydy at Ballyadams.

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Kildare. They were both buried in the church of Kilmohydy1 (Ballyadams), leaving the following male issue : —
I. Robert, who succeeded to Ballyadams.

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here is the site of Kilmohydy church. John Bowen and his wife Anne, daughter of Myler Fay, were both buried in that church. They left a son, Robert, who succeeded to Ballyadams.

Pagan Sepulchral Moat Sighted near Clonmore Churchyard

Clonmore · townland · Carlow · 1912

While examining the ancient churchyard at Clonmore, the excursion party observed a distant view of the Pagan Sepulchral Moat before beginning their return journey to Tullow.

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At 2.45, after examining the ancient churchyard, from which a distant view of the Pagan Sepulchral Moat was obtained, the return journey was commenced, and by 4 o’clock, the party having arrived at Mrs. Maher’s Hotel, in Tullow, there was just time to partake of tea, before again leaving to catch the 4.80 train homewards. The day’s outing was a most enjoyable one, the only drawback being that time did not allow for a longer stay, so as to thoroughly explore the antiquities of “ Clonmore Mogue.”
Among those who were present were : —

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here, an excursion party stopped in 1912 to examine the ancient churchyard at Clonmore. From the churchyard they caught a distant view of the Pagan Sepulchral Moat. That was at 2.45. Then the return journey began. By 4 o'clock the party had reached Mrs. Maher's Hotel in Tullow, with just time for tea before leaving to catch the 4.80 train homewards. The day's outing was, in their own words, "a most enjoyable one," the only drawback being that time did not allow for a longer stay, so as to thoroughly explore the antiquities of Clonmore Mogue.

Repairs to Monasterevan Bridge battlements ordered

Monasterevin · town · Kildare · 1767

Trustees of the Kildare-Queen's County road decided to spend £20 repairing the battlements of Monasterevan Bridge, near Lord Drogheda's gate, opposite the nursery.

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commences after the road had been constructed and opened for traffic. The first recorded meeting of the trustees of the road was held at Monasterevan, on the 2nd of May, 1767, William H. Dawson, Esq., in the chair. The principal business done was to appoint inspectors of the road. Lord Drogheda was appointed inspector from Naas to the county bounds outside Monasterevan ; from this point to the Heath, Wm. Henry Dawson, of Dawson’s Grove, now Emo Park, was appointed inspector. From the Heath to Maryborough Colonel FitzGerald was appointed ; Sir John Parnell was inspector from there to the bridge at Rathbrennan Hill, and Stephen Cassan from there to Ballyroan. The meeting decided to spend £20 in repairing the battlements of Monasterevan Bridge. The bridge referred to was that at Lord Drogheda’s gate, and not the upper or Pass bridge, which is on another road. The repairs were to be done on the left side of the bridge, and opposite the nursery. All the owners of property at that time were interested in planting timber on their estates, and all had nurseries, as we learn from Sir Charles Coote. The next meeting was held at the House of Commons, Dublin, on the 21st November, 1767, and the business done was to set or farm out the tolls of the turnpike gates to the highest bidder. There were six of them on the road, and most of them are shown on Taylor’s and Skinner’s road maps of Ireland. The first gate was at Jigginstown, near the ruins, at the Newbridge side. The second was outside Newbridge at the Curragh side. The third was just outside Kildare at the Monasterevan side where the three roads meet. The fourth at Monasterevan, and the fifth at Maryborough, are not marked on the map, but the sixth at Ballyroan, is marked outside that town to the north, at the junction of Timahoe road. The letting of the toll gates resulted in Timothy Mahon being the highest bidder, and he was declared farmer of the gates on the said road for two years at £850 per annum. A lease was ordered to be given him for that term, and he was bound to make payments by monthly instalments. The next recorded meeting of the trustees was two years later, and was held at the House of Commons, on the 28th November, 1769, when the gates were farmed out to Henry Moyle at £850 per annum ; and on the 4th February, 1771, the trustees met again at the House of Commons. Henry Moyle had got the contract for repairing the road as well as farming the tolls, and he had evidently now got into trouble, for the road was reported to be in very bad repair, and the trustees enacted that no money should be paid to Henry Moyle till he had put the road in a satisfactory condition. The next meeting was held at the House of Commons, on 25th November, 1771, when the trustees

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 86

As the companion tells it

Monasterevin, in County Kildare, was where the trustees of the Kildare-Queen's County road held their first recorded meeting on the 2nd of May, 1767, with William H. Dawson in the chair. They appointed inspectors along the road, including Lord Drogheda from Naas to the county bounds outside the town. The meeting also decided to spend £20 repairing the battlements of Monasterevan Bridge. This was the bridge at Lord Drogheda's gate, not the upper or Pass bridge, which was on another road. The repairs were to be done on the left side of the bridge, opposite the nursery. Later that year, in November 1767, the trustees met at the House of Commons in Dublin and farmed out the tolls of six turnpike gates on the road to Timothy Mahon for two years at £850 per annum. Two years later Henry Moyle took the tolls at the same rate, but by 1771 the road was reported in very bad repair, and the trustees refused to pay him until he had put it in satisfactory condition.

Toll gate established at Jigginstown near the ruins

Jigginstown · townland · Kildare · 1767

A turnpike toll gate was set up at Jigginstown near the ruins on the Newbridge side, as part of the Kildare-Queen's County road tolls farmed out in 1767.

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commences after the road had been constructed and opened for traffic. The first recorded meeting of the trustees of the road was held at Monasterevan, on the 2nd of May, 1767, William H. Dawson, Esq., in the chair. The principal business done was to appoint inspectors of the road. Lord Drogheda was appointed inspector from Naas to the county bounds outside Monasterevan ; from this point to the Heath, Wm. Henry Dawson, of Dawson’s Grove, now Emo Park, was appointed inspector. From the Heath to Maryborough Colonel FitzGerald was appointed ; Sir John Parnell was inspector from there to the bridge at Rathbrennan Hill, and Stephen Cassan from there to Ballyroan. The meeting decided to spend £20 in repairing the battlements of Monasterevan Bridge. The bridge referred to was that at Lord Drogheda’s gate, and not the upper or Pass bridge, which is on another road. The repairs were to be done on the left side of the bridge, and opposite the nursery. All the owners of property at that time were interested in planting timber on their estates, and all had nurseries, as we learn from Sir Charles Coote. The next meeting was held at the House of Commons, Dublin, on the 21st November, 1767, and the business done was to set or farm out the tolls of the turnpike gates to the highest bidder. There were six of them on the road, and most of them are shown on Taylor’s and Skinner’s road maps of Ireland. The first gate was at Jigginstown, near the ruins, at the Newbridge side. The second was outside Newbridge at the Curragh side. The third was just outside Kildare at the Monasterevan side where the three roads meet. The fourth at Monasterevan, and the fifth at Maryborough, are not marked on the map, but the sixth at Ballyroan, is marked outside that town to the north, at the junction of Timahoe road. The letting of the toll gates resulted in Timothy Mahon being the highest bidder, and he was declared farmer of the gates on the said road for two years at £850 per annum. A lease was ordered to be given him for that term, and he was bound to make payments by monthly instalments. The next recorded meeting of the trustees was two years later, and was held at the House of Commons, on the 28th November, 1769, when the gates were farmed out to Henry Moyle at £850 per annum ; and on the 4th February, 1771, the trustees met again at the House of Commons. Henry Moyle had got the contract for repairing the road as well as farming the tolls, and he had evidently now got into trouble, for the road was reported to be in very bad repair, and the trustees enacted that no money should be paid to Henry Moyle till he had put the road in a satisfactory condition. The next meeting was held at the House of Commons, on 25th November, 1771, when the trustees

Internet Archive journalofcountyk07coun, Chapter 86

As the companion tells it

Close to Jigginstown, somewhere around here, there was a turnpike toll gate set up near the ruins on the Newbridge side. It was the first of six gates on the Kildare to Queen's County road, and it came after the trustees held their first meeting in Monasterevan in May 1767 to appoint inspectors along the route. In November of that year, the trustees met in Dublin and farmed out the tolls to the highest bidder. Timothy Mahon won the contract for all six gates at 850 pounds a year, paid monthly, for a two-year lease. In 1769 Henry Moyle took over at the same rate, and he also got the contract for repairing the road. That did not go well. The trustees reported the road was in very bad repair and ordered that no money be paid to Moyle until he put it in a satisfactory condition.

Inclined jamb doorway at Clonamery Church Ruins

Clonamery · townland · Kilkenny · 1897

A photograph taken by Lord Walter FitzGerald in 1897 shows the west doorway of the Clonamery Church Ruins in County Kilkenny, illustrating the early Celtic church style of inclined jambs.

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[From a photograph, taken by Lord Walter FitzGerald in 1897, of the west Doorway of the Clonamery Church Ruins. Co. Kilkenny.]

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Old church ruins at Laraghbryan, Maynooth's parish

Laraghbryan · parish · Kildare · 1694–1918

Maynooth is in the parish of Laraghbryan, where the ruins of the old church still stand; a church bell taken down for repair in 1918 bore an inscription referencing a vicar of the parish dated 1694.

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Maynooth is in the Parish of Laraghbryan, where the ruins of the old church still stand.
F. FitzGerald.

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You're passing through the parish of Laraghbryan. Maynooth sits within this parish, and the ruins of the old church still stand here.

Wellesley grant of lands in Timolin and Old Grange

Timolin · townland · Kildare · 1580

James Wellesley, Baron of Norragh, made a grant in 1580 to the 9th Earl of Kildare including 15 carucates of land in Timolin and 20 acres in Old Grange, along with the advocation of the Church of St. Patrick of Norragh.

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15 carucates of land in Teaghmolyn (Timolin).
20 acres in Antiqua Grangia (Old Grange).

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Bermingham Castle of Kinnafad in county council care

Kinnafad · townland · Kildare

The Bermingham Castle of Kinnafad is listed among the ruins now placed in the charge of the Kildare County Council.

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1. The Bermingham Castle of Kinnafad.
2. The Carbury church ruins.

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Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society (vol. 7)

The stories, best first

1538 Inquisition records Priory's extensive lands and rectories

Alexander Graydon settles at Killashee, leases Greenhills

Capture of Moridagh at Noragh (1275)

Death of James McManus at Maynooth

Erection of Dunlavin Market House by James Worth-Tynte

Eustace family home in Skinner Row and Eustace Street

Fontstown Church window memorial, 1859

Hathorne's Bequest for Church Repair and the Poor of Dunlavin

King John confirms Priory's rectories and tithes, 1207

Toll-keeper appointed at Rusheen with free passage exemptions

Twelfth-Century Castle at Narraghmore, Now Vanished

Wattle-work centering impressions at Kilkenny Castle

Bray (Brea), residence of Capt. John Lethieulier near Athy

Broken high cross shaft standing in Clonmore churchyard

Catholic Chapel Ground Donated by Lady Tynte at Dunlavin

Edward Blount required to repair Bolton Castle

Graney estate sold to tenants under the Wyndham Act, 1903

Harristown Castle's Site Near the Railway Station

Nurney Castle modernized into Nurney House

Papal Bull confirms Graney Priory possessions, 1207

Protestant Church of Dunlavin Built 1816

Punchestown pillar-stones compared to the Furness monolith

Ruinous castle at the Manor of Clonogan, Moyacomb, in 1540

Standing Stones and Monoliths near Naas and Punchestown

St Peter's Well at the foot of the Green Hill, Dunmurraghill

Bishop le Yeele buried in Kildare Cathedral

Bishop's Court, Lord Duncannon's seat near Naas

Bridge built at Frankford replacing wooden bridge

Dismantling of Ballyadams Church

Dollardstown, seat of Col. Nevil near Brea

Dower of Clonmore Castle assigned to Anastacia Wogan, 1417

Elizabethan spelling of Birchballagh as Byrtesballagh

Grant of Rosrehil lands to Prioress of Timolin

Poem of 1742 celebrating Harristown mansion

St Mogue's Cross standing beside the road at Clonmore

Land dispute over Inchaquire (Inchemwyther)

Proposed pike road from Mountrath to Wooll trap mountain

Bridge proposed over the Brosna near Staunton's land

Demolition of Harristown Castle in 1884

Edmond Wellesley buried in Narraghmore parish church

Flooding on the bog road between Monasterevan and Kildare

Grant of Dunmurraghill lands to Sir Jenico Dartas in 1405

Jigginstown lands held by Sir Robert FitzEustace

John Bowen and wife buried at Kilmohydy church, Ballyadams

Pagan Sepulchral Moat Sighted near Clonmore Churchyard

Repairs to Monasterevan Bridge battlements ordered

Toll gate established at Jigginstown near the ruins

Inclined jamb doorway at Clonamery Church Ruins

Old church ruins at Laraghbryan, Maynooth's parish

Wellesley grant of lands in Timolin and Old Grange

Bermingham Castle of Kinnafad in county council care