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Match 21 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1429
TITLE:

Irish Fishery Board: request for assistance with reconstruction of harbour at Inver Bay, County Donegal
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating that the fishery board are not in a position to fulfill the request of boat owners and fishermen of the north coast of Donegal who seek assistance with reconstruction of harbour at Inver Bay, County Donegal: encloses extract from report of Alexander Nimmo on Inver Bay; also encloses letter from H Irvine, Kilmacredan [Kilmacrenan] House, County Donegal, with memorial from boat owners to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting Government intervention on account of the ‘great risque [sic], to both the Lives and Properties of the persons employed’ at Inver Bay, and also emphasises benefit of provision of employment in rebuilding pier for local poor, signed by approximately 430 boat owners and fishermen.
EXTENT:

6 items; 19pp
DATE(S):

30 Sep 1822-17 Oct 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/1986
Match 22 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1441
TITLE:

Appointment of inspector of fisheries for Valentia Island, County Kerry
SCOPE & CONTENT:

File of material relating to circumstances surrounding filling of vacancy of inspector of fisheries for Valentia Island, County Kerry. Includes letter from Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, indicating desire to have information on ‘residence & Christian name’ of Mr White who has been appointed to the post, 18 October 1822; also includes letter from James Crosbie, Ballyheigue Castle, County Kerry, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing displeasure at report that an inspector has been appointed to Valentia Island, and as his application in favour of George Goodman for the island and of George Minchin for post at Dingle, is without response, he exclaims ‘I can not suppose it possible that I am to be deprived of the entire patronage of my county’, 13 June 1822; also includes letter from John Fitzmaurice, Valentia, to Gregory, tendering resignation of post of inspector of fisheries for island, ‘as circumstances prevent me from paying that attention which the situation requires’, 19 April 1822.
EXTENT:

14 items; 28pp
DATE(S):

19 Apr 1822-18 Oct 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/1999
Match 23 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1664
TITLE:

Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin: account of sum of £5,000
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, conveying account of sum of £5,000 ‘being the Amount of the Annual Fund for the Year 1821, vested in this Board for the encouragement of the Coast Fisheries of Ireland’ [not extant]; includes letter from Townsend to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting sanction be given to Board of Customs for release of balance of £4,802.15.11 to be applied by the Irish Fishery Office towards development of the fishing industry of Ireland.
EXTENT:

2 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

8 Aug 1822-22 Aug 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/2236
Match 24 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1665
TITLE:

Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin: application from Bindon Blood for aid with work on harbour at Glanmina, County Galway
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging application from Bindon Blood seeking financial assistance with work on harbour at Glanmina, but to assert their funds are exhausted having been applied to construction of ‘Safety Harbors’ and repair of boats belonging to impoverished fishermen; includes two letters from Blood, Cranaher [Cranagher], Ennis, County Clare, to Gregory, with outline of proposed scheme for harbour facility at Glanmina, on the southern part of Galway Bay, intended to alleviate difficulties associated with access and lack of sea shelter.
EXTENT:

4 items; 9pp
DATE(S):

19 Jul 1822-5 Sep 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/2237
Match 25 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1782
TITLE:

Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin: for restoration of fund for use of board in providing grants for piers and harbours
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Copy letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking restoration of fund of £5,000 per annum for use of board in providing grants for construction of piers and harbours on Irish coast: emphasises the ‘great importance of Establishing small Piers on the Coasts Contiguous to the natural Fishery Grounds’ and indicates a concentration on development of fisheries on the south and west coasts, and in provision of employment for the poor in public works; encloses a statement of estimates for erection of fishing shelters at particular locations in counties Clare, Kerry, Cork, Galway and Mayo.
EXTENT:

3 items; 9pp
DATE(S):

c5 Jun 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/2361
Match 26 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1791
TITLE:

Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin: for return of drafts of proposed amendments to fishery laws
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting return of drafts of proposed amendments to fishery laws, to facilitate some further modification by the board; includes letter from Townsend to Goulburn, enclosing copy of bill [not extant] proposing amendment to fishery acts and requesting his support in favour of same in Parliament, a measure considered by the board ‘as essentially important to the improvement, extension, and better regulation of the Irish Fisheries’; with draft reply on back.
EXTENT:

2 items; 5pp
DATE(S):

8 Jun 1822-19 Sep 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/2372
Match 27 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/1799
TITLE:

Henry Townsend, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin: vacancy for local inspector of fisheries in Valentia, County Kerry
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking a replacement to fill position of local inspector of fisheries for Valentia, County Kerry, vacated due to resignation of John Fitzmaurice.
EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp
DATE(S):

16 May 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/2382
Match 28 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/2380
TITLE:

Approval of White as inspector of fisheries
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating that upon examination the fishery board considers John White a fit person to enter upon duties of local inspector of fisheries.
EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp
DATE(S):

7 Nov 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/3016
Match 29 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/2381
TITLE:

Application for assistance for west coast fisheries
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, making reference to application from impoverished fishermen on coast of Mayo for financial assistance with repair of boats and equipment: affirms a grant of £1,000 is to be made available to those employed in harbour area from fund supplied by the London Tavern Committee; encloses copy resolutions of the Irish Fishery Board in respect of grant, criteria for payment, terms of repayment, and detail of assistance provided in support of local fishing industry; returns letter from Denis Browne, MP, Westport House, Westport, County Mayo, to Goulburn, urging advance of aid to fishermen who are unable to gain advantage from trade or trawl for the ‘great shoals of Herrings’ that have recently arrived ‘into this Bay’.
EXTENT:

3 items; 8pp
DATE(S):

6 Nov 1822-14 Oct 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/3017
Match 30 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1822/2422
TITLE:

Application for aid for fishermen of Westport, County Mayo
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing copy resolutions in response to application from fishermen of Westport and district in County Mayo for financial aid towards repair of craft and purchase of fishing equipment: sets out criteria for advance of funds supplied by the London Committee to fisheries of Clew Bay and Killery harbour, as well as other needy parts of the west and south of Ireland; includes letter from James Stewart, Ardagh, Newport Pratt, County Mayo, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking advance of aid to assist local fishermen with repair of boats, nets and purchase of materials.
EXTENT:

3 items; 9pp
DATE(S):

15 Oct 1822-14 Nov 1822
DATE EARLY:

1822
DATE LATE:

1822
ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

CSORP1822/3063

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