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Wicklow / Re: Halpins of Wicklow, etc. - Part 4
« on: Thursday 13 October 22 19:34 BST (UK) »
I am fortunate to at last be able to visit Portarlington and today I spent a few hours in the local library's local studies section looking into books by the late Ronnie Mathews, whom I knew about, and by John Stocks Powell, whom I did not. Some disparate notes.
Powell in his book Schooling in Ireland, a Clustered History, 1695-1912attributes a quote to A record of the Hill and Binney families compiled from letters and correspondence by Thomas Stephen Hill. Private Ms, page 5 of 1977 typed copy.
I had reported previously that Old Hill from a family who had a position in the (town) corporation. The couple had 3 children each of whom strongly honoured her Halpin origins. This discovery confirms that there are existing descendants from Old Nick's daughter. Ronnie Mathews' book confirms the childrens' names weNick's daughter Mary Anne Halpin had married a Thomas Hill. Powell says that he was Major by Thomas Stephre Nicholas Thomas, William Halpin and Mary Anne Hill.
We know the Rev N J Halpin but Old Nick's other son William Henry "published many poems and translations from Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish and Portugese poets circa 1825". [Portarlington the Inside Story, Ronnie Mathews]
Powell in his book Schooling in Ireland, a Clustered History, 1695-1912attributes a quote to A record of the Hill and Binney families compiled from letters and correspondence by Thomas Stephen Hill. Private Ms, page 5 of 1977 typed copy.
I had reported previously that Old Hill from a family who had a position in the (town) corporation. The couple had 3 children each of whom strongly honoured her Halpin origins. This discovery confirms that there are existing descendants from Old Nick's daughter. Ronnie Mathews' book confirms the childrens' names weNick's daughter Mary Anne Halpin had married a Thomas Hill. Powell says that he was Major by Thomas Stephre Nicholas Thomas, William Halpin and Mary Anne Hill.
We know the Rev N J Halpin but Old Nick's other son William Henry "published many poems and translations from Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish and Portugese poets circa 1825". [Portarlington the Inside Story, Ronnie Mathews]