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CSO/RP/1821/615

Petition of Edward Scanlan, police constable at Loughrea, County Galway, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning the loss of a letter containing a Bank of Ireland note, sent by Scanlan to his wife, which she never received. Encloses copy of affidavit of Phebe [sic] Bird, post mistress of Loughrea, 9 March 1821, and also affidavit of Margret Scanlan, 29 March 1821. Petition requests an investigation, having received no assistance from Edward Smith Lees, secretary to the Irish Post Masters General, on the matter, [April 1821]. Also letter from Lees, General Post Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, stating, as requested, the response of the Post Masters General, to Scanlan's claim.

9 Mar 1821-9 Apr 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1822/1227

Petition of Robert Bird Jr, Bantry, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post of chief constable of police: emphasises family loyalty and indicates his father John Bird previously held post of chief constable, also states he ‘had been a Volunteer in the Attack made on the White Boys near Macroom’.

[1822]

1822

CSO/RP/1824/1628

Letter from Reverend Austin Martin, Shannonview, Tarbert, County Kerry, Church of Ireland clergyman and magistrate, to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, reporting on complaint of Patrick Lyons over salary arrears of £3 7s 3d claimed from Robert Leslie. Indicates he provided Lyons with information on how to proceed in case and expresses regret at ‘malicious spirit’ in which a complaint is made against him and also accusations against Leslie, 5 October 1824. Returns memorial of Lyons, labourer of Tarbert, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining over failure of Martin to advance his claim to salary arrears of £3 7s 3d for labour performed for Leslie. Alleges collusion between Leslie and Martin and requests intervention of the Lord Lieutenant in getting redress. Also encloses letter from Leslie, Tarbert House, to Martin, stressing that adequate payment was made to Lyons for labour given and remarking his demand is one of ‘gross imposition’, 4 October 1824. Also encloses copy of bill for work claimed by Lyons, which lists such duties as ‘Netting Birds in the County of Clare’, ‘going to Ennis’ and various activity in connection with raising woodcocks for shooting or ‘Cocking’, performed in the years 1822 and 1823.

14 Sep 1824-5 Oct 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1825/352

Letter from Henry Franks, Birdhill, Castleconnell, County Limerick, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting a response to his memorial previously sent to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, seeking payment of a claim [also encloses a copy memorial - not present].

21 Apr 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/718

Letter from Major Thomas Powell, Corkagh, Rathcoole, County Dublin, inspector general of the Leinster constabulary, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on an application by Mary Ellen Bird for assistance in locating her husband, whom she claims is a policeman in County Kildare. States the man in question, Richard John Bird, denies he is husband to the woman and has resigned his post in the constabulary about one month ago. Returns memorial from Mary Bird, Monasterevin, County Kildare, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of not having the support of her husband and being unable to locate him. Draws attention to the physical needs of herself and her two children. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

15 Jun 1825-21 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1826/491

Letter from Rev Matthew Moore, curate, Newport, County Tipperary, to unspecified recipient, seeking compensation for having to travel long distances to serve the police stations at Newport, Birdhill, Greenhall and Drumbane and the the military post at Newport. Includes annotation stating that no such compensation is available.

25 Apr 1826

1826

CSO/RP/1827/284

Memorial of Joseph Birds, Ennis, [County Clare], to [Richard Wellesley], Lord Lieutenant, seeking position in the police force. States he previously served with the 28th Regiment of Foot.

24 Feb 1827-26 Feb 1827

1827

CSO/RP/1828/1739

Letters from PB Maxwell, Birdstown, County Londonderry, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, reporting that he has committed to prison a quack doctor called Peter [Cailand] of [Ballynahatty], using the alias Doctor O’Neill. Stating that he has been wandering around the county under suspicious circumstances and is possibly linked to seditious activity or a gang. Noting that Rev O’Donnell, a respectable priest, first brought him to the attention of the authorities.

10 Nov 1828-15 Nov 1828

1828

CSO/RP/OR/1829/467

Letter from magistrate [?Rev Peter Benson] Maxwell, Birdstown [House, County Donegal, post town is [Londonderry [Derry], County Derry], to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, seeking legal advice in relation to 2 enclosed printed notices addressed to the Protestants of Donegal, notifying them of an assembly at Lifford on 5 January 1829, ‘in order to Petition Parliament to preserve the integrity of our Protestant Constituion’, by order of John Hart, High Sheriff of the county. Annotation on reverse giving legal opinion of Richard W Greene.

[c22] Dec 1828-[c29] Jan 1829

1829

CSO/RP/CA/1826/6

Memorandum by unidentified individuals providing a verbatim account of the fourth day’s meeting of a Catholic Association at the Corn Exchange, chaired by Mr Preston; [Christopher] Fitzsimon read the replies of the following to invitations to attend a dinner on 2 February – Lord Bective, Lord Portarlington, Col White, Sir Capel Molyneux, Lord Kingston, the Marquis of Sligo, Lord Meath, Col Bagwell and George Ensor; Anthony Brown gave notice of a vote of thanks to the following English clergymen for their advocacy of the catholic cause – Sidney Smith, Charles Bird and William Shepherd; Mr O’Dwyer gave notice of a petition to the king recommending that he address the grievances of his Irish subjects during his opening speech to Parliament; [Daniel] O’Connell read a draft petition concerning the violation of the Treaty of Limerick which would be aimed at [Robert] Peel; Lord Killeen proposed that their petition [calling for unqualified emancipation] be presented to the House of Lords by the Marquis of Lansdowne and to the House of Commons by Sir Francis Burdett; Killeen clarified the events that surrounded the delegation’s mission to London noting that he was not ‘anxious’ to meet the Lord Liverpool [Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd earl of Liverpool] whom he believed could not be converted; a protracted argument ensued over the choice of Burdett with Mr Corley and [John] Lawless vainly proposing [William] Plunkett and [Henry] Brougham respectively; Lawless alleged that Burdett, in a private conversation, had supported the restriction of the elective franchise and had treated the Orangemen in the House of Commons with ‘ultra kindness’. O’Connell lauded Burdett as a man of conviction; praised [William] Plunkett, Attorney General, for allowing freedom to the press and remedying the justice system; refuted [Joseph] Butterworth’s claims that the catholic clergy were opposed to education; noted that 400000 children had been educated without public funding; was scathing of several newspapers and editors including Mr Black of ‘The Morning Chronicle’, ‘The Courier’ and ‘The Morning Herald’; provided his version of the delegation’s activities in London noting that he was in favour of meeting Lord Liverpool but others were not. [Richard Lalor] Sheil clarified his position regarding the presentation of the petition to the House of Lords; advised O’Connell ‘not to pay any attention to those calumnies … in the English press’ and to ignore the ‘mere pebbles’ thrown against the Catholic Church by unknowns like John Wilks jnr; praised Mr Black who ‘always endeavoured to serve our course’. O’Connell proposed that a committee, consisting of the three treasurers and others, report on the finances of the former association but assured the meeting that the catholic fund had been properly managed; [Nicholas] Mahon was also anxious that this be done while Like Plunkett, [Frederick W] Conway, [John] Lawless, and Lord Killeen debated if such a committee was legal under the [Unlawful Societies Act] and might the issue be addressed at an aggregate meeting which, in the opinion of Dowell O’Reilly, would be more representative of the people of Ireland; O’Connell in response outlined the limits imposed on them by the ‘Algerine Act' [Unlawful Societies Act] and later read a draft petition calling for the repeal of that act; Lawless suggested that Plunkett, who introduced the act, might be the best person to present the petition for its appeal; [Patrick] Costello reminded the meeting that one of Plunkett’s objectives for the act was the prosecution of Orangemen.

19 Jan 1826

1826