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Jaundice cure at Grana-buy-more holy well, Donagh parish
Donagh · townland · Monaghan
In Donagh parish, barony of Monaghan, a well called Grana-buy-more ('the great yellow cure') was celebrated among peasants for curing jaundice. Sufferers drank the water until it acted as an emetic, soaked their shirts in the water and put them on wet, took spirits, and walked to provoke profuse perspiration, repeating for three days. Rags were then hung on an alder tree over the well as offerings to the presiding saint, with reportedly ten thousand rags suspended from its branches.
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When the peafants have this diforder, they go to thi^ well fading, in the morning^ and drink the water, until it has the effcSt of an emetic, which they endeavour to provoke by all means, and, after having fickened theii: ftomachs, will of courfe follow ; they then ftrip off their Qiirts or (hifts, which they foak very well in this water, and put them on again in that wet fiate ; next, take a bumper of fpirits, and walk as fajr as they are able, until they get into a profufe perfpiration, and, after three days (iicceffively praftifing this violent remedy, the cure is completed.
They then hang a rag on the alder tree, which ftands over the well, as a grateful offering to the faint who prefides over it, and, I fuppofe, above ten thoufand rags are fufpended from its branches. Miraculous as they conceive (his cure to be, it appears a greater miracle, that the effe£lual remedy for all human infirmities is not wrought by the death of the patient : but, let the gentlemen of the faculty inveftigate the caufe, certain it is^
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 59
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Ancient Scotch colony tombs at Clones
Clones · town · Monaghan
The burial ground at Clones contains headstones carved with thistles, suggesting they contain the ashes of an ancient Scotch colony. The thistle ornamentation was used in heraldry to distinguish their nation.
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The head-ftones in this yard have a curious appearance, being cut out in moft whimfical (hapes, with rude and very antique carvings; fome fculptured with can* nons, or with flowers; more of thefe are ornamented with what feems to have been intended to reprefent a thiftle. Perhaps thefe tombs contain the aihes of fome of the ancient Scotch colony, which poflefled this dif* tnStf and their tombftones were ornamented with that plant, which in heraldry is given to diftinguifh their nation. Within this inclofure, ftands one of thefe famous round towers, which are feen in feveral parts of Ireland.* The Hiberno-Celtic name of thefe (lender edifices was Cloghadh, or Clog ; the word is. derived from the old Iriib, Tlachgo, from Tlacbtj the earth, or
umverfe*
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 35
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Robert McMorron's iron forge at Emyvale
Emyvale · town · Monaghan · 1801
Robert McMorron, proprietor of a small iron mill on the stream skirting Emyvale, is described as a very ingenious man whose industry deserves encouragement. His water-powered forge produces sixty spades per day using three men, and the spades are sold retail for six shillings and sixpence each.
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On the ftream, that ikirts Emy-Vale, is a finall miH for working iron, principally fpades, (hovels, and heavy work, which arc forged by the fledge, wcn-ked with water. Robert Mc. Morron, the proprietor, is a very ingenious man, whofe induftry and abilities really deferve encouragement. In this forge fixty fpades will be finifhed in one day, by the work of three men ; one to the bellows, one to the fire, and a third to hold the bar under the fledge, which is raifed by a low crank from the water-wheel, fifteen inches above the anvil, and firikes twenty-four blows in a minute. The fpade contains 5^ lbs. of iron, and half a pound of ttecl^ wrought together to fix pound ; the handles coft 4/. 6d. per dozen, wholefale: one of thefe, when finiflied, is fold by retail for 6;. 6^,^ or to the merchant for 6j.; they are moft excellent and durable work, and of a very convenient and proper form. A corn-mill is on the fame ftream, but of inconfiderable account.
In fuch an i>iiland county, without collieries, it may be fuppofed they are at a great lofs for coal for their forges; but they remedy this want, by making charcoal of turfi
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 48
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Cootehill sheetings market
Cootehill · town · Cavan
The Cootehill market, held on Fridays, is the only market where sheetings are sold, along with yard-wide webs. The average value of goods sold here is rated at £4000 weekly, making it the best frequented market in the counties of Cavan and Monaghan.
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Cootehill market is held on Fridays, and the average value of yard*wide webs and iheetings, ibid here, is rated at 4000/. weekly. This is the only market where iheetings are fold, which amount to a large fum, but the other cloths are fold to a greater amount in Monaghan $ this town is in the county of Cavan, but i{ joins the barony of Dartrey in Monaghan, and is th^ beit frequented-market in thcfe two counties.
Ballibay, in this county, has its market held on Saturdays: the value of cloth purchafed here is about i»5oo/. weekly. In the neighbourhood of this town, a diflrid, which is called the Cahilk, is remarkable for producing a heavy crop of flax, equal to twenty- eight fione of fcuChed flax to the quarter of an acre, and from one buihel of feed fowed^ this is 'an immenfe
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 64
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General Conyngham's market-house in Monaghan Diamond
Monaghan · town · Monaghan
A very handsome new market-house was built in the Diamond square of Monaghan by the late General Conyngham, whose arms were elegantly emblazoned over the entrance. It fronted one of the entrances to the town.
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brandiiifg trkngiriarly fix>m the centre. The ftreets are nther narrow, b«t kepi very clean ; the roads through Aem were formerly paved, and in wretched order, but the pavement has been faken up^ and an excellent hard gravel and pounded flone {ubftituted, which is kept in very good order, and a paved footway, properly elevat^ ed and bordered with flagging, is both afeful and orna^ mental. A handfeme fquare, which has the court hoUie in the principal front, with a hew town dock, commands one entrance, and here the Itnen marlset is held on Mondays, and in the purchafe of linen cloth alone,, m grey webs, (eidom left than'from three to' four thousand pounds; weekly, is expeiidedl Another fquare^ called the- Diamond, fronts another entrance, where a very handfome and new market-houfe was built by the bte General Conyngham, Whofe arms are elegantfy emblazoned over the entrance. The church' is old, but fpacious, and the fteeple has for its bafe a lofty tower, built in an irregular pentagon ; the'fpire preferves the like figure, and is flated to the top. The fhambles are a new flated building rather apart from the town, in an excellent fituationy and fi]«m ihree fides of a fquare. The cqunty infiumgry «» oti- an^ elevatfed and airy iitaa^ tioi)y and weU attended to %y <jie viiitors. A very^ ele*' gant and newhorfe bartarks- have been eivfted ^htely^, but die fituatioa i% tow, and not eommandiifig. The beech trees ber« are uneemtiveiiiy hfge^ aiid< fine tmr* ber^ and' the terrace a^oinsy wliieh i« laid out ingniveF ^nalks and friita. wails, ia the old ftyk, and has two ap*
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Armagh's coarse linen market
near Armagh · town · Armagh
The town of Armagh holds a linen market on Tuesdays and is considered the best in Ireland for yard-wide coarse linens. The market is estimated to be worth £5000 weekly, with webs varying in value from 16d to 20d per yard.
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In fpeaking of the markets of the county, I do nol «iean thofe^ that are within its bounds^ but thoTe, which are conftandy attended by the merchants of this county ^ in this inftance is the town of Araaagh, which market is held on Tucfday, and is confidered the beft in Ireland, for yard- wide linens of a coarfe quality ; vakiit in the web from i6d, to 20^. per yard, and of very coarle» from ^^d. to 10^. per yard i this market is eftiniated worth 5000/4 weekly. Caftleblaney market, in the county, is held on Wednefday ; this may be worth 5Q0A per week. Clones market, within the county, is held 00 Thurfdays, which is rated at 700/.
Cootehill market is held on Fridays, and the average value of yard*wide webs and iheetings, ibid here, is rated at 4000/. weekly. This is the only market where iheetings are fold, which amount to a large fum, but the other cloths are fold to a greater amount in Monaghan $ this town is in the county of Cavan, but i{ joins the barony of Dartrey in Monaghan, and is th^ beit frequented-market in thcfe two counties.
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 64
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Dacre family's Clones benefice and Lough Derg pilgrimage tie
Clones · town · Monaghan · 1603–1801
The benefice of Clones was granted to an ancestor of the Dacre family by King James I, along with the abbey of Clones, at a yearly rent of £1 4s. 11d. As an accommodation for their annual pilgrimage to Lough Derg, the family was also given the tithes of the parish of Aghavea, midway between Clones and Lough Derg, which they collected en route.
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ire made for HS. peV perch, fix feet wide, and feven Sctpy running meafure. For any quantity of hay or fiix, there is but ftxpence paid to the incumbent for his tithe, wbrch is extremely rcafonable; I do notmean fixpence per acre, but for the enthie quantity, be tt mOre or leTs. Oats iavc averaged 4x. 6d. per acre, barfcy 6h, wheat St.; feut their rates are increafing. Pourpence is ^id fer a milch cow> hot pot^tbes are ciempted. The tilhe of 4H this country yields but an inconfidcrable revenue, though fome benefices are from 20o7. to lOooA per annum ; the ptt)fit principally proceeds from glebes. Aghabog has forty acres of glebe, and a parfohage j KilKvan has the fame number of acres, but ho parfonage; Ematris has ^50 ^cres, with a parfonage; and Clones ha& 150 acres of glebe in this county, and 400 more hi the adjoining county of Fermanagh, with a parfonage. This benefice is in the gift of the Dacre family ,"and was a grant to one of theit anceftors, by King James I., with alfo the abbey of Clones, at the yearly i^iitof r/. 4r. lid.; and, a^ an accommodation to the femily, in their annual vifit to Lough Derg pilgrimage, they were given the tithes of the parifli of AgtiaVca, iffhich they collefted in thfeir journey. This parifli is fituated in the county 6f Fermanagh, and is midway between Clones and Lough l)erg. In Clones are great jAbey lands, fOme part of which are tithe free ; others only pay the thirteenth ftooke; it depends principally oh its glebes, which are confiderable, and yield above 400/. per annum. At Clones is a corn-milj. Formerly
there
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 34
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Monaghan breweries and spirits beyond peasantry's reach
Monaghan · town · Monaghan
Two breweries in Monaghan produce strong beer that supplies the surrounding country for a considerable distance and is in great demand. The author argues this wholesome beverage should be encouraged as a substitute for spirits, which are now entirely out of reach of the peasantry and have retarded their improvement.
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Potatoes are the principal food for the winter halfyear, and their wealth enables them to indulge more in fleOi meat, than in other parts of the county : in ^ring, they ufe oatmeal and potatoes, and, in fummer and autumnt the latiter« with a confiderable quantity of milk, butter, 4uid vegetables ; ttiis wholefome diet is very confpicuous in their appearance at this time, as they are always more healthy, and free from thofe cutaneous eruptions, which are the effeds of the more heating diet of oitmeal. Barley food is very weak and poor, too foon digefted, and the peafaftts, when they are obliged to refort to this diet, can never work well, or appear in good health. Excellent ftrong beer is made at two breweries in Monaghan, which iitpply the country around for a confiderable diftance, and is in great demand ; this wholefome beverage ought to be particularly e«cou«. raged, and is a moft excellent fubftitute for fpirits, which are now entirely out of the reach of the peaiantry, and which have evidently retarded their improvement| and confumed thc\t wealth and ftrength, for ages
paft,
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 58
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Samuel Madden's demesne at Hilton
Hilton Demesne · townland · Monaghan
The demesne of Hilton, the property of Samuel Madden, Esq., bordered County Fermanagh and was described as exceedingly beautiful, with fine mountain views, abundant water, and rich interior plantations laid out with great taste.
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The demefne of Hilton, the property of Samuel^ Madden, Efq. bounds this county aiiid Fermanagh, . and is exceedingly beautiful, having in its environs the fine view of the mountains, and abundance of water, with very rich plantations in the interior, which ornament the fcene, highly furniihed with elegant improvements, and laid out with great ts^e.
That part of the parifli of Clones, which is in this 4 barony, has [thirty- two lakes; Lough Oona, Lough Camm, and Lough Damby, and the lake near to Smithfborough, arethe moftconfiderable: towards the centre, the tra£b of bog are moil extenfive. It alfo contains the bridge and boltiiig mills of Ahnalore, where a beau«, tiful river flows, and winds through the fertile demefn^ of William Fofter, Efq. which is wooded with fine and beautiful timber; it hath alfo the glebe of Alta^arte, the town of Clones, the corn mill of Qrelabuy« and the demefne of Monilly.
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 36
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Peasant living conditions in Carrickmacross barony
Carrickmacross · town · Monaghan
The peasantry of the barony wear warm homemade frieze and are well-shod, with a diet of potatoes, oatmeal, and milk. They sell all their butter in the market of Carrickmacross rather than consuming it themselves.
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The habitations in this barony are warm, though mean. In fome parts of Donomaync parifh fuel is rather fcarce, and here they will fooneft feel the want of it : in other places through the barony, there Ls no deficiency. Their cloathing is a warm but coarfe frize, made at home, and ftuflF had from Connaught: the peafantry are almoft all clad well with ftioes and ftockings > their food potatoes and oatmeal; they have milk in abundance, but they never ufe their butler j it is all fold in Carrickmacrofs.
Average price of meal, for fevcn years back, lar* per cwt.; of potatoes, au/. per fton^^ a barrel of which contains thirty-two ftone. In this average the two latter fcarce years are not. taken into accounts
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 39
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Ballybay market and Cahilk flax yields
Ballybay · town · Monaghan
The Saturday linen market at Ballybay sells about £1500 worth of cloth weekly. In the neighbourhood of Ballybay, a district called the Cahilk is remarkable for producing heavy crops of flax, yielding up to twenty-eight stone of scutched flax per quarter acre.
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Ballibay, in this county, has its market held on Saturdays: the value of cloth purchafed here is about i»5oo/. weekly. In the neighbourhood of this town, a diflrid, which is called the Cahilk, is remarkable for producing a heavy crop of flax, equal to twenty- eight fione of fcuChed flax to the quarter of an acre, and from one buihel of feed fowed^ this is 'an immenfe
produce^
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 64
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Battle of Drumbanagher and Colonel Anketell
Drumbanagher · townland · Monaghan
A famous battle was fought at the breaks of Drumbanagher over a century before the 1801 survey, between the Irish army and the militia. The militia, led by Colonel Anketell, ancestor of the present family, were victorious despite facing a great majority through their commander's skill and their own courage.
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A famous battle was fought at the breaks of Drumbanagher, in this barony, above a century ago, between the Irifli army and the militia; the latter
were
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 51
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Fort Singleton, seat of Thomas Singleton, with ancient Danish fort
Fort Singleton · site · Monaghan
Fort Singleton, about two miles from Trough Lodge, was the seat of Thomas Singleton, Esq., whose demesne exhibited excellent draining and plantations. On the summit of the great hill to the right of the approach stood the ancient Danish fort from which the demesne took its name.
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About two miles from hence is Fort Singleton^ the ieat of Thomas Singleton, £fq. This demefne exhibits the.moft excellent draining I have feen, and^ by great pains and expence, is now rendered very valuable land. The plantations aire prettily difpofedi the rere olF the demefne has a very happy undulation for improve* ments, and the great hill, on the right of the approach, is alqioft entirely enclofed with plantation, and on its fiimmit was the ancient Daniih fort, from which the demefne is now named. The land around here fets very high, and following a very narrow and hilly road towards Tidavnet, its average rates are not much lefs than 30J; |:rer acre, which is confiderably above its value.
At Glennan, in this barony, is a very valuable quarry of grey marble, which is limeftone, and forms the bed of the Blackwater river, about twelve feet deep, extend* ing confiderably at both fides of its banks. This marble is raifed in great blocks, and a great indication of ^ cbal appears in^ this quarry, though limeftone : this is a very valuable acquifition in this country, and furniflies very capital door-cafes, which are fold from twenty to forty guineas at the quarry ; chimney-pieces 5x. %d. per foots gatepofts lis. 4^. per pairs a head-ftone
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 47
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Castleblayney weekly linen market
Castleblayney · town · Monaghan
The linen market in Castleblayney is held on Wednesdays. The market is valued at approximately £500 per week for the sale of linen webs.
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In fpeaking of the markets of the county, I do nol «iean thofe^ that are within its bounds^ but thoTe, which are conftandy attended by the merchants of this county ^ in this inftance is the town of Araaagh, which market is held on Tucfday, and is confidered the beft in Ireland, for yard- wide linens of a coarfe quality ; vakiit in the web from i6d, to 20^. per yard, and of very coarle» from ^^d. to 10^. per yard i this market is eftiniated worth 5000/4 weekly. Caftleblaney market, in the county, is held on Wednefday ; this may be worth 5Q0A per week. Clones market, within the county, is held 00 Thurfdays, which is rated at 700/.
Cootehill market is held on Fridays, and the average value of yard*wide webs and iheetings, ibid here, is rated at 4000/. weekly. This is the only market where iheetings are fold, which amount to a large fum, but the other cloths are fold to a greater amount in Monaghan $ this town is in the county of Cavan, but i{ joins the barony of Dartrey in Monaghan, and is th^ beit frequented-market in thcfe two counties.
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 64
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Cootehill as a linen market for Monaghan
Cootehill · town · Cavan · 1801
Cootehill, located in County Cavan on the borders of the barony, serves as the market town for the local district. No grain is sold there, but it hosts a significant linen market supplied primarily from County Monaghan.
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Cootehill, which is fittiated in the county of Cavan, 9nd on the borders of this barony, is their market, but no grain is fold there; the particular defeription of this town will be found in the Reports of the county of Cavan, but it muft be remarked, that the great jinen Qiarket, v^ich is hdd there, is more particularly fup* pifed from the county of Monaghan. Of green food there is none cultivated, nor have they a neceffity for it.
RAPE.
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 30
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Dr. Hamilton's survey of Rathlin Island
near Rathlin Island · island or archipelago · Antrim
The text refers to the late Dr. Hamilton's scientific and elegant survey of the coast of Antrim, which describes Rathlin Island, its natural history, and the manners and customs of its inhabitants. The island lies off the coast of Antrim, between it and Scotland, near the Giant's Causeway and opposite Ballycastle.
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of cattle, to the twenty-eighth of May, the fair day of Monaghan, and thence to the fecond of June. Their times of felling out are from September to December ; net profit will, average two guineas per head; they are fond of felling out forward cattle, early in Auguft, and of buying in a poorer kind from the mountain forms, which are fat by December, and will return an average of thirty {hillings per head : they feed their beef cows to three and an half or four cwt. One^thoufand acres of this barony may be annually fed o(F, and only about one thoufend five hundred more are in the other baronies; but a confiderable quantity of land is well adapted for this branch of husbandry, which is otherwife employed. Where the country is fo extremely populous, they can . (pare but little for grafs lands. Here, two cows will not occupy more than three acres, and in other parts, five acres will be rather over-ftocked with the fame proportion, (o that the average is cafily found. No flieep are fed for market, and only for ufe of the gentry. Belfaft market regulates the price of beef cows. Horfes are little bred, and much lefs than formerly, as the fize of farms is flill more and more reduced. In this and feveral of the northern counties of Ireland, they ufe a fmall, though ftrong breed of cattle, which they call Rabery horfes ; they are had from the fmall ifland of Rathlin, which lies ofF the coaft of Antrim, between that and Scotland, to the north eaft of the Giant*s Caufeway, and nearly oppofite Ballycaftle; for the more particular and very interefting furvey of this ifland, its natural
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Saint Tigernac founds abbey at Clones
Clones · town · Monaghan · 549–550
Saint Tigernac, the third bishop of Clogher, founded an Augustinian abbey at Clones in the early sixth century. He fixed his seat there and was buried in the church at Clones.
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On the entrance to Clones from Cootehill, the road divides the venerable rcfigious buildings, for which this ancient town was celebrated. To the right hand .ftand the ruins of the old m6naf):ery, or abbey, for Auguftine canons, founded by Saint Tigernac, the bi/hop, early in the fixth century. The abbey was dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. St. Tigernac was the third bifhop, who enjoyed the fee ofClogher; St. Macartin only having prefided there, between him and St. Patrick, whom Jocetine ftates to have been the original founder, and to have buih the church of Clogher, even before tTiat of Armagh Was ere£led. St. Tigernac, according io Ware, was called legate of Ireland, to whom Stl Macartin, as fiur as in him lay, bequeathed the bifiiopfic, together with his bleffing. He fixed his feat at Cluaine, from whence, in the Irifli annals, he is called Ouanois, for this town originally was named Cluanois^ then Ctunes, CtoWni(h, CIuniQi, and laft Clones. The church here was one of the four principal churches of die diocefe ; wherein, as alfo in the church of Derymoailain,- the memory of St. Tigernac is famous. He died the fifth of April, 55(0, or 549, oh which day, in the martyrology of MolsUi, his death is thus nolted. ^ In Scbtland, (/. e. the greater, or Ireland) the birthizy of St. Tigernac, biffiop ind confeflbr. He founded a monaft'ery of Ahguftine canons at Cluanois. There
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Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 35
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Emyvale described as a poor village inhabited by weavers
Emyvale · town · Monaghan · 1801
Emyvale, on the Glaslough estate about two miles from Glaslough, is described as a neat but poor village with very little trade and no market. It is inhabited by weavers, with the high road to Derry passing through and a small inn available.
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£my-Vale, which ftands on the fame eftate, is about two miles difl$int from Gls^flough, and is a very neat and clean, though poor village, with very little trade, a^id has no market : around, it is inhabited by weavers. The high road to Derry pafTes through here, and there i& a comforuble little inn. . The land is unprofitable in
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Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 48
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Fuel scarcity in Donaghmoyne parish
Donaghmoyne · townland · Monaghan
Fuel is rather scarce in some parts of Donaghmoyne parish, unlike other parts of the barony where there is no deficiency. The inhabitants of this parish are noted as being the first to feel the want of fuel.
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The habitations in this barony are warm, though mean. In fome parts of Donomaync parifh fuel is rather fcarce, and here they will fooneft feel the want of it : in other places through the barony, there Ls no deficiency. Their cloathing is a warm but coarfe frize, made at home, and ftuflF had from Connaught: the peafantry are almoft all clad well with ftioes and ftockings > their food potatoes and oatmeal; they have milk in abundance, but they never ufe their butler j it is all fold in Carrickmacrofs.
Average price of meal, for fevcn years back, lar* per cwt.; of potatoes, au/. per fton^^ a barrel of which contains thirty-two ftone. In this average the two latter fcarce years are not. taken into accounts
Internet Archive statisticalsurv13socigoog, Chapter 39
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Labour wages and provision prices in County Monaghan
Monaghan · town · Monaghan
In County Monaghan, labour was in small demand for husbandry, with male field workers averaging no more than eight pence per day and women earning half that sum. Provisions were necessarily high due to the great population and dependence on grain imported from neighbouring counties, with mutton nearly matching Dublin market prices and corn steadily advancing over the previous seven years.
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IT appears, that labour is in fmall demand in this county, for the bufinefs of hufbandry. The cottier and the manufadurer is rarely but one and the fame perfon ; his labour does not average more than eight pence per day, in the field ; the woman's not more than half that fum, when her time is occupied without doors.
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Ballibay old houses falling to pieces
Ballybay · town · Monaghan · 1801
Before new houses were built, Ballibay had a miserable appearance, with old houses crumbling and threatening destruction to passers-by. The town's improvement came only after the establishment of its linen market.
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Before thefe new houfes were erefled, this town muft have had a very miferable appearance^ as all the old houfes are falling to pieces, and threaten deftrudion to pafTengers. In the neighbourhood of this town- are the extenlive bleach-greens and mills of Grieve, which will be again mentioned, when I come to fpeak more minutely of the linen manufafture. The road through
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Blaney Lodge shows improvement near Castleblayney
Castleblayney · town · Monaghan
One mile east of Castleblayney lies a small village, near which is Blaney Lodge, a neat farm and cottage demonstrating great improvement and the effectiveness of lime manure in the area.
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Longford counties. Barley is but very little cultivated in Cremourne; the foil being cdd, wet, and gritty, it would not agree with it. The lands are only improveable by lime. The habitations throughout are very miferable indeed, and only improyiAg about Caftle- Blaney; within doors, they have an appearance of comfort, and the exterior nearly approaches to neatnefs/ One mile eaftward of Caftlc-Blaney is a fmall villagei and^ near to it is Blaney Lodge, which is a very neat little farm and cottage, that fhews great improvement, and the excellence of lime manure.
CafUefliane is a fmall mean village, iituate eight miles diftant, north-weft of Caflle-Blaney, and is but three miles from Monagban, where adjoins the handfome feat oPMr. Lucas. This gentleman's demefae is excellent land, equal to fat cows to fix cwt.; being in the heart of that fine vein, which I defcribed as paffing through a partial dlftrifi; of Monaghan. Here are fome young plantations, and the fences are in excellent order. The dreary profpedl of eight miles continuance from Caftle-Blaney, on this line of road, without hedgerow, tree, or thorn, and a wild, extenfive> uninterrupted wafte in the winter feafon, overrun with bog and hills, little better than mountain, and the moft perifbed fpongy pafture, is agreeably relieved by this demefne, to which the furrounding wilds afford a ftriking contraft. From hence to Monagban, Hmeftone and gravel is
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Bridges collapsed on Ballibay to Monaghan road
Ballybay · town · Monaghan · 1801
The bridges on the road from Ballibay to Monaghan were in desperate order, with two of them completely down. The road itself was a long continuation of steep hills, though a new line was laid out to remedy this.
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The bridges, on the line of road from hence to Monaghan, are in defperate order ; two of them are completely dpwn. Some barley is fowed in this diftrift The road here is a very long continuation of fteep hills, but a new line is laid out, which will remedy this great miftake, which is fo confpicuous through all the old roads in the county. The foil is of various qualities,^ and feems whimfically difpofed; as, in its natural ftate, at the angle of jundion of many fields, it is found quite different, being deep and argillaceous at one point s a (hallow gravelly grit at another ; a third ihews. itfelf a ftiff brick clay ; and a fourth a psu-ty-coloujced mixture of a red and green clayey gravel. Several quarries of decayed freeftone, and banks of browa foft flags, are alfo very frequently feen, and a blueifh gravely but not poflfeffing any lime, or at all calcareous. All this variety of foil is favoured with the manure of lime, but the
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Castleblayney rebuilt with stone houses and linen market
Castleblayney · town · Monaghan
The town of Castleblayney was of no consequence until a linen market was established there. Under the present lord's encouragement to tenants, the town was entirely rebuilt with good stone houses, mostly two stories high and well slated.
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But this town was never of any confequence until a linen market was eftablifhed here ; and, from the great CAcpuragement given to tenants by the prefent lord, the town has been entirely rebuilt with excellent ftone houfes, almoft all of them two ftories high, and well flated. The town plots are all fct in perpetuity. The linen market is held on Wedncfday, and is very well fupplied ; the average fale in this market per week, is eftimated at 500/. A confiderable quantity of yarn and flax is alfo fold here, and the penalties very fevere on defaulters in this, and every branch of the linen manufadure, as will be particularly {hewn. For all thefe articles the buyer muft pay in fpecie, as, with the weavers, nothing elfe is current. In this market no grain is cxpofed for fale, nor is there an acre of wheat in the whole barony; indeed, in its prefent ftate, nothing could be worfe adapted. Oats, as I have faid, is bought in (heaf, and but a very trivial portion of this corn, oatmeal, and potatoes, is fold by retail ; the average price of the former (the two late years excepted) will be about 121. per cwt, and, of the latter, 2d» per ftone, of which they grow a fufEciency for home confumption, the foil being very favourable, but, rarely or never, of oats ; the fupply of this grain is principally from Louth and
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Charles Albert Leslie's plantations at Ballibay
Ballybay · town · Monaghan · 1801
Charles Albert Leslie, Esq., highly improved his demesne adjoining Ballibay with plantations, including about thirty acres overhanging the lake. This was one of the few ornamental improvements in a district otherwise lacking in timber.
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The demefne, which adjoins the town of Ballibay, is the eftate of Charles Albert Leflie, Efq., which he has highly improved with plantations ; about thirty acres arc in one plot, overhanging the lake. The road from hence towards Carrickmacrofs is very bad, and a new ' foad is made, for two mile's from Ballibay, which is in no better repair. The foil of the country in this diftrid is gritty, with much red ochre, and great indications of copper and iron. No Hmeftone is found nearer thsin Carrickmacrofs, which Is twelve miles diftant, and is fometimes carried from thence s fo a valuable return is made from its manure in thofe lands. For fome diftance from Ballibay, in this line^ the country at either fide is happily fituate for ornamental improvement, having piiiurefque ftreams, and beautiful glens, and fome partial (pots of meadow interfperfed in their banks, which have a rich verdure; but thofe fpots are but partial, as^ for a confiderable diftance, the greater part has but a (hallow foil, covering a flaggy rotten quarry, not fix inches from the furface. Purfuing this route, -a long extenfive traft is very wild and hilly. The lands near to Ballibay will not average more than 15/, per acre, for eight miles together, beyond the barony ; it then encrcafes to eighteen,
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Cheap fuel supply at Ballibay from surrounding bogs
Ballybay · town · Monaghan · 1801
Great bogs were interspersed around Ballibay, and fuel was so cheap as to be delivered in the town for six shillings the horse-load. A tract of bog was already cut out for the supply of the bleach-mills.
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this town is in wretched order. Great bogs are interfperfed on this line, and fuel is fo cheap, as to be delivered in Ballibay for 6^J, the horfe-load. A traA of bog is already cut out, for the fupply of the bleach* mills ; it lies very high, and ranges in a long fiat level, comprifing (wo eftates. It has been advanced, that, from thefe circumftances, it cannot be reclaimed. Would not an a£t of parliament be worthy of confideration^^ which {hould oblige the owners of eftates to permit CQvered fewers to be made through their grounds, to drain the lands above them, on th^ir bein^ reimburfed the damage ?
The bridges, on the line of road from hence to Monaghan, are in defperate order ; two of them are completely dpwn. Some barley is fowed in this diftrift The road here is a very long continuation of fteep hills, but a new line is laid out, which will remedy this great miftake, which is fo confpicuous through all the old roads in the county. The foil is of various qualities,^ and feems whimfically difpofed; as, in its natural ftate, at the angle of jundion of many fields, it is found quite different, being deep and argillaceous at one point s a (hallow gravelly grit at another ; a third ihews. itfelf a ftiff brick clay ; and a fourth a psu-ty-coloujced mixture of a red and green clayey gravel. Several quarries of decayed freeftone, and banks of browa foft flags, are alfo very frequently feen, and a blueifh gravely but not poflfeffing any lime, or at all calcareous. All this variety of foil is favoured with the manure of lime, but the
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Clontibrett church and glebe description
Clontibret · townland · Monaghan · 1801
The church of Clontibrett stood six miles north-east of Castleblaney on the high road to Monaghan, with an old shingled spire atop a stone tower. A glebe of thirty acres and a parsonage were nearby, at the crossroads branching to Ballybay and Keady.
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The church of Clontibrett flands fix miles north-eaft of Caftleblaney, on the high road toMonaghan: the fpire is old, and covered with (hingles ; from the fpiral fet ofF to the bafe, is a ftone tower ; the ipire is evidently of much later date than the bafe, yet very rudely fini/hed. Here is a glebe of thirty acres, and a parfonage, near to which are the crofs roads, which branch to Ballibay and Keady. The clergy of the barony arerefident, and are attended by numerous congregations.
All commodities but liquids are fold by weight, except oatmeal and fait, which are retailed by meafiire.
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Ever M'Collo M'Mahowne, first rebel of his name in Cremorn
Cremorne · barony · Monaghan
Ever M'Collo M'Mahowne was the first of his name to enter the late rebellion in the barony of Cremorne. After the rebellion he became farmer to the Lord of Essex for all his land in that country, and was granted five ballibetaghs in demesne.
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every of the' other baronies ; fo as out of every ballibetagb, containing fixteen taths, the lord had ten pounds, and the king fix# In Monaghan Rofle Bane M^Mahowne had likewife five ballibetaghs granted unto him, with the like eftate, rendering to the Queen 30/. rent, and the like chief rents as aforefaid, out of nine ballibetaghs more; and in the fame baronies, Patrick M^Art Moyle had three ballibetaghs allotted unto him, with the like eftate, rendering 1 8/. rent to the (^een, and the like chief rent out of all the othet: four. In Cremorn, Ever M*Collo M*Mahowne, who was the firft of that name, that entered into tlie late rebellion, and is now farmer to my Lord of EiTex, of all his land in that country, had five ballibetaghs in demefne granted unto him, and the heirs male of his body, rendering 30/. rent to the crown, and the like chief rent out of the twelve other ballibetaghs; and, in the fame barony, one Patrick Duffe M^CoUo M^Mahowne had two ballibetaghs and a half alligned to him in demcfne, rendering 15/. rent, and the like chief rent out of two other baronies and a half. In the Trough, containing only fifteen ballibetaghs.
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Farney land granted for a night's lodging
Farney · barony · Monaghan
The Earl of Essex set 2,060 acres in the barony of Farney in perpetuity to a woman for an annual rent of £40, in exchange for a night's lodging and entertainment. This estate later descended to the Brownlow family and became worth over £2,000 per annum.
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In all the late maps and denominations of the county, the barony of Farney is called Donaghmoyne; in the old grant, the whole of this barony to the Earl of Eflex is ftyled the * Ferny, and Clankawell, alias ClankerviUe, alias Hifferney, alias Fifferney : it is now the property of nearly two proprietors ; the more confiderable part, containing 18,690 plantation acres, is enjoyed by Mr. Shirley, and 13)955 plantation acres by the Marquis of Bath ', thofe two proprietors deriving from the Earl of EiTex, and holding in fee $ tod a1>out 2060 acres, which were fet in perpetuity by the Earl of Eflex to a ftir maiden his raflal, at the annual rent of 40/. fterling, for the confideration of a night's lodging and entertainment. This has iince defcended to the Brownlow family, and is now an eftate worth 2000/. per annum and upwards.
In Camden it is noted, that Monaghan was originally divided into five diftrids, Iriel, Dartre, Fernlis, and Loghty, which for rebellion were taken from the Mc. Mahons by a£t of parliament, together with the territory of Donaghmayne, which was given by Queen Elizabeth to Walter Devereux, Earl of EfTcxv
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Hugh Roe McMahon hanged for treason by Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam
Monaghan · town · Monaghan
The McMahons, descended from Walter FitzUrse (involved in the murder of Archbishop Thomas à Becket), long governed the Monaghan area. Lord Deputy William Fitzwilliam cited Hugh Roe McMahon, whom he had advanced to the seigniory, found him guilty of treason, and ordered him hanged, then divided the territory between Hugh's relatives and Englishmen under English tenure.
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.Thefe Mc. Mahons (a name fignifying iii IrKh, the fiMia of a bear) for a bng time governed tbefe parti, and were defcended from Walter FitBurfe» who Jiad a hand in the murder of Thomas, Archbifliop of Canterbury. The moft fucce&Bil man of thefatnly, accoid'i' ing to the cuftom of thit nati<Hi> wat wont to lord it over the reft, under the title of Mc« Mahon, and, while they were contending for the fovereignty, hy flanderpgy fighting, bribing) and other foul pra&ices, they drew the lord deputy William Fitswilliams amo^gft tlwm, and he cited Hugh Roe Mc. Mahon (whom by his authority he had advanced to the feigniory)^ and found him guiify of treafon, and ordered him to be hanged $ and, that he might extinguifli the name of the Mc. Mahont for ever, he divided the tenritory between the rdatfons of the laid Hugh, and certain Engliihmen, to have and to hold to them, and their heirs, by the Engliih tenure. And again Camden £iys, op the eaft ilde of Lough Erne, lies the county of Monaghao, very mountainous and woody. It has not one remarkable town befides Monaghan, which gives name to the whole county, am} U a barony in. the honorable family of Blancy.
In the Ecclefiaftical divifion of Monaghan, we find it contains twenty-two parifhes, and nineteen churches, all in the diocefe of Clogher.
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Linen weaving households and scarcity in Castleblayney district
Castleblayney · town · Monaghan
The district around Castleblayney is densely occupied by families in small linen manufacturing, scarcely a cabin without a loom, many renting both cabin and looms from a master weaver. Journeymen earning 18d per day could support their families before two recent years of scarcity, with women and children also earning through spinning.
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This diftrid bears its proportion of the great popular lion of the county, but At people are aH in the fmall manu&dluring bufinefr. Scarcely a cabin is to be feen without a loom or two^ and many of the occupiers rent Ae cabin and the looms from the mailer weaver, who iwly may be faid to be above want. The journeyman muft be an expert trad^an» if he can earn i8d. per day, "vriien the trade is not very briik ; but thefe wages were fuOy fufficient to die fuppty of his (iunily, prior to the two late years of fcarcity. The women fpin all the yarn, and arc extremely induftrious ; many of them will earn 6d, per day : the children are alfo emj^yed, and wiO earn from %d. to 4J. per day, fo that the more nu«> neroQS Ae family is, the better diey can aflbrd to live, and their tinited induftry often makes a daily return <rf 5 J. or 6x. per day in one boufe.
In this neighbourhood, they never hvt die feed of dieir flax, but buy all, which is imported from America . or U<^and i the latter is by fer the beft. They fow die feed in the latter end of April, and pull the flax in hapveft. The general |»'ocefs of the whcJe country being alike, in the various branches of the linen manufafiure, I iiall endeavour to give a very minute defcription of i% afKr the baronial fbtement is finiihed.
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Lord Deputy camped on borders of Farney, Earl of Essex's inheritance, 1607
Farney · barony · Monaghan · 1607
On the Monday night of the 1607 journey through Ulster, the Lord Deputy's party camped in the field on the borders of Farney, which was the inheritance of the Earl of Essex, as they passed through the waste and wild parts of the North.
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under tbexn, whereby the patentees are made little kings, dr rather tyrants over them; infomuch, as they now being wooed and prayed by the ftate, cannot yet be drawn to make freeholders for the fervice of the com« monwealchy which, before the pailing of their patents, they would gladly and humbly have yielded unto. The fiate, therefore, of the three counties before named, (landing in fuch terms as I have before expreffed, my Lord Dq)Uty, accompanied with the Lord Chanced lor, the Lord Chief Juftice Sir Oliver Lambert, and Sir Garrett Moore, and being alfq waited upon by myfelf, who was for this fer* vice joined in commi^ion of affize and gaol delivery with the Chief Juftice, bfcgan his journey the ninetetoth day of July laft,* being Saturday, and lodged, that night and the next, at the abbey of Mellifont, Sir Garrett Moore's houfe. On Monday night his Lordihip camped in the field, upon the borders of Ferney, which is the inheritance of the Earl of Eflex, and albeit we were to pafs through the wafteft and wildeft parts of all the North, yet wc had only for our guard fix: or ftveti
ibort. * Anno 1607-
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Lord Deputy's party lodged at Mellifont Abbey, July 1607
Mellifont · townland · Louth · 1607
On 19 July 1607, the Lord Deputy began his journey to visit the unsettled counties of Monaghan, Fermanagh, and Cavan. The party lodged at Mellifont Abbey, Sir Garrett Moore's house, for the first night, traveling with a modest guard through the wildest parts of the North.
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under tbexn, whereby the patentees are made little kings, dr rather tyrants over them; infomuch, as they now being wooed and prayed by the ftate, cannot yet be drawn to make freeholders for the fervice of the com« monwealchy which, before the pailing of their patents, they would gladly and humbly have yielded unto. The fiate, therefore, of the three counties before named, (landing in fuch terms as I have before expreffed, my Lord Dq)Uty, accompanied with the Lord Chanced lor, the Lord Chief Juftice Sir Oliver Lambert, and Sir Garrett Moore, and being alfq waited upon by myfelf, who was for this fer* vice joined in commi^ion of affize and gaol delivery with the Chief Juftice, bfcgan his journey the ninetetoth day of July laft,* being Saturday, and lodged, that night and the next, at the abbey of Mellifont, Sir Garrett Moore's houfe. On Monday night his Lordihip camped in the field, upon the borders of Ferney, which is the inheritance of the Earl of Eflex, and albeit we were to pafs through the wafteft and wildeft parts of all the North, yet wc had only for our guard fix: or ftveti
ibort. * Anno 1607-
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Monaghan gaol emptied by Sir Edward Blaney's bailing
Monaghan · town · Monaghan
Justices of assize found few prisoners in the Monaghan gaol because Sir Edward Blaney had bailed most of them, so that the fort where the gaol was kept would not be overcrowded. When bailed prisoners returned on recognisances, their number was greater than expected.
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their ieveral portions, granted unto thetit upon the former divifiod, bis LordQiip thought fit to extend the iikcf favour unto theni, as he had done to the Irifh. And this is the eflPeft of that bufinefs, which his Lordfhip re&rved unto himfelf, wherein his Lord-^ fhip doth make this a year of jubilee to the poor inhabitants of this cotinty df Monaghan, becaufe every man (hall return to his owil houfe, be reftored to his ancient pofleflions, and withal have the arrear of rent to the ' King remitted, which is indeed a great mat-^ ter; for the arrear of this country doth amount to fix thoufand pounds at lead; Touching the fervice performed in this coun* try by the Juftices of aflize ; db^it^ they found few prifoners in the gaols, the moft part be^ iog bailed by Sir Edward Blaney, to the end the fort where the gaol is kept might not be peflered with them ; yet, when fuch as were bailed came in upon» their recognisances, the nuniber was greater than we expeAed. One grand jiiry was fo well chofen, is they found with good expedition all the bills of indidmeht true ; but, on the other fide, the juries, that were impanelled for trial of the prifoners,
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Mr. Lucas's demesne near Castleshane contrasts with wilds
Castleshane · electoral division · Monaghan
Near Castleshane, three miles from Monaghan, adjoins the handsome seat of Mr. Lucas, whose demesne is excellent land capable of fattening cows to six cwt. The surrounding landscape is a dreary waste of bog and hills for eight miles, making the demesne a striking contrast.
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CafUefliane is a fmall mean village, iituate eight miles diftant, north-weft of Caflle-Blaney, and is but three miles from Monagban, where adjoins the handfome feat oPMr. Lucas. This gentleman's demefae is excellent land, equal to fat cows to fix cwt.; being in the heart of that fine vein, which I defcribed as paffing through a partial dlftrifi; of Monaghan. Here are fome young plantations, and the fences are in excellent order. The dreary profpedl of eight miles continuance from Caftle-Blaney, on this line of road, without hedgerow, tree, or thorn, and a wild, extenfive> uninterrupted wafte in the winter feafon, overrun with bog and hills, little better than mountain, and the moft perifbed fpongy pafture, is agreeably relieved by this demefne, to which the furrounding wilds afford a ftriking contraft. From hence to Monagban, Hmeftone and gravel is
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Poverty of church livings in the Diocese of Clogher
Clogher · townland · Monaghan
The herenagh system of church land tenure is described, whereby lay clerks held glebe lands in perpetuity. In the diocese of Clogher, covering Monaghan and nearly all of Fermanagh, tithes were divided into four parts, and the combined livings of parson and vicar were insufficient to support an honest man, described as 'poor waste countries.'
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<^ The certainty of all which duties appear in the bi» &op's regifter, and thefe duties grew unto the bifliop, firft, becaufe the herinach could not be ere£led, nor the church dedicated without the confent of the bifhop. tVe are yet doubtful, whether thefe lands, poflefled by the herinacbs, be yet reduced to the crown, becaufe the ftatute of chaunteries is not yet enaded in this kingdom ; but certain it is, that thefe men poiTeflfed all the glebe lands, which belonged, yearly, to'fuch as have card of foulsf and therefore, when they (hall be refumed, it wei^ meet they fhbuld be added to the parfo^ nages and vicarages, whereby they may be found .competent livings for able minifters, which may be placed hereafter in thefe parts ; for now> albeit, there be in every pari(h both a parfon and a vicar, yet both livings bring put together are not fufficient to feed an honeft
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Queen Elizabeth grants Donaghmoyne to Earl of Essex
Donaghmoyne · townland · Monaghan
The districts of Iriel, Dartre, Fernlis, and Loghty in Monaghan were taken from the McMahons by act of parliament due to rebellion. Along with these, the territory of Donaghmayne was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex.
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In Camden it is noted, that Monaghan was originally divided into five diftrids, Iriel, Dartre, Fernlis, and Loghty, which for rebellion were taken from the Mc. Mahons by a£t of parliament, together with the territory of Donaghmayne, which was given by Queen Elizabeth to Walter Devereux, Earl of EfTcxv
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Rebel lands allotted to soldiers in Monaghan town
Monaghan · town · Monaghan
Lands of those slain in rebellion in the barony of Monaghan were allotted to soldiers dwelling in the town of Monaghan, described as a poor town. This was intended to strengthen the garrison there.
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io quiet pofleiioa of a good part of the tm* rpnyj whereas, before^ he did not enjoy moy p^t thereof ; fixondly, becatife, he holdeth a \vhole barony in farm from my Lord of £ffi»» wherein he hath ,fo good a penny warch^ as be is grown iince che vicars, to be of greater^' wealthj than ^I the reft of his naae befidcs« Thus much was iat^ndisd for the principal gfntleip^p, and Lords of the country ; as for the petty freeholders, foch of them as furvived the w^rs, and not being fisce fiardondd^ do own good eftates in law ftiil^ and need only to be eftablifticd In their £evcral poficffions ^ all which his Lordfliip hath a purpofe to do^ by a general order ; but the lands of fuch^ as were flain in rebellion, his Lordihip allotted tveo or three baUibetaghs thereof, lying in the barony of Monaghan, unto divers call ibldiers, dwelling in that poor town, which will be a good ftrength to that garrifon } the remnant being fcattered in the other baronies, his Lordihip hath difpofed to fuch of the inhabtitants, as were commended for their indltna^ tion to prove civil and loyal fufcgefts* LaflJy, the patentees of the fpiritual^ or termon iands^ making fuit to his Xqrd&ip to be reftored to VOL. iiu d their
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Sir John Davis describes Monaghan town as miserable village, 1607
Monaghan · town · Monaghan · 1607
In 1607, Sir John Davis reported that the town of Monaghan barely deserved the name of a good village, consisting of scattered cabins mostly occupied by cast soldiers of the garrison. An unfinished castle in the middle of the village, abandoned for two years, was already falling into ruin despite £1,200 spent on it.
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fcore footy and fifty oc threefcore horfe^ which is an argument of a good time, and of a confident deputy; for, in former times (when the ftate enjoyed the beft peace and fecurity) no Lord Deputy did ever venture himfelf into thofe parts, xii^ithout an army of eight hundred or one thoufand men. The third night after our departure from Mellifont, we came to the town of Monaghan, which doth not de« ferve the name of a good village, confiding of divers fcactered cabins^ or cottages, whereof the moft part are poflefied by the caft foldiers of that garrifon. In the northmoft part thereof, there is a little fort, which is kept by the foot company of Sir Edward Blaney, who is fenefchal or governor of that county, by patent. In the midflof this village, there is a foundation o{ a new cafile, which being raifed ten or twelve feet froni the ground, and fo left and negle<5led for the fpace of almoft two years, is now ready to fall into ruia again; albeit, his majefty's charge in building hath .already been twelve hundred pounds at leaft. My Lord Deputy was as much di^IeaP ed at the fight thereof, as the chief Lords of the county are pleafed and comforted therewith.
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Weavers' emigration from Monaghan to America
Monaghan · town · Monaghan · 1799–1801
The author reports that large numbers of weavers have emigrated from Monaghan to America over the preceding two years, each family paying around thirty guineas in gold for passage. He estimates that no fewer than one thousand families left the northern parts of Ireland in the current year alone, carrying gold rather than cloth, and warns of alarming economic consequences for the nation.
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paid thirty guineas, in fpecie, for their paflage; and bow much more muft they have had, to afFord fo much for paflage only ? It is very remarkable, that they did not take out cloth, as was ufual in their adventure^ but gold only. It is fuppofed not lefs than one thoufand families left the northern parts of Ireland this year $ allowing but four in family, the paflage money of each ' htnily will amount to twenty-four guineas, or in toto, to 24,000 ; add to this, the fums which each may be rated to pofiefs, and the tot becomes very alarming, and tiie bad confequences may be incalculable*
In how many inftances is the enterprizing fpirit ot this nation proved, and how many emigrants are there, who after having gone to America, on the like fpecula-^ tion, have returned home worfe' than they fet out, which, doubtlefs, will be the cafe with many of thefe, too credulous adventurers, after their money is exhauftcd, and fo much loft to the nation. The wife laws, which the legiflature have enaded, to counterafl this evil, have been too leniently difpenfed with ; whatever tends to forward the common-weal, can never be deemed tyrannical, and for the fake of thofe miftaken individuals, as well as for the national intereft, they fliould be ftri£Uy enforced, as the whim for emigration has already had alarming confequences, and at prefent feems to know no bounds.
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