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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: peterwestpest on Wednesday 05 August 09 14:41 BST (UK)
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Hi looking for any info on a ruined corn mill its owners and workers. The owner listed in griffiths valuation is john fortune with other names at the address such as Thomas grady, Robert staunton, Thomas staunton. The land lord for the whole area was an E.M Daniels. The mill is in gardamus great, mayglass, wexford.
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Hello peterwestpest,
I have just stumbled across this website and saw your post about the Corn Mill. I live in Liverpool but have been researching my Dads Family History for about 3 years now. My surname is O'Grady,and my Grt Grandfather and his Family,including my Grandfather,lived in a Cottage in Mayglass........House number 1 Glebe. The reason I am mailing you is to ask if you know any info at all about the names you mention to do with the Mill ? My Grt Grandfathers name was Richard Grady........I think he had 2 brothers named John Grady and Thomas Grady ! Also Richards' Parents names were Thomas Grady and his wife was named Catherine Staunton.......I believe they came from a place called Ballycapogue ? So the names you mention to do with the history of the Mill are names which I think will be related to me and I would be very grateful if you could help with any info you might have or if you know of anyone still living in Mayglass or nearby who maybe able to help. John Grady was I think actually born in Gardimus.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Take Care & Be Good.
Phil O'Grady
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Hi phil, I since found out that the mill im researching is not the mill john fortune owned but is down the road from his mill and was owned by patrick connors. Found Thomas Grady in *Griffiths valuation of ireland* www.askaboutireland.ie~griffiths He rented land off John Fortune who rented the land off Edward Maxwell Daniell who owned the whole of mayglass.There was a Thomas and Robert Staunton who owned land just oposite the mill im researching so they were probably related to Caterine Staunton. In the 1911 census of ireland which is fully searchable at WWW.census.nationalarchives.ie theres loads of gradys in a house in Glebe mayglass Richard and Alice Grady age 56 and 57, three children anne john and kathrein aged 22 18 and 15. On the national archives site you can search the buildings forms in the census and it tells you what houses and out buildings there where. Good luck with your research.
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Hi there, I am from Gardamus - there are two mills in Gardamus. The one down the lane at Fortunes was a corn mill. How do I know? My sister lives there. The last Fortune was Thomas, now dead. His branch of the family died with him, he was married to my aunt Statia - they had no children. The farm was bought from Thomas before he married my aunt later in life. My sister married the son of the man who bought Fortunes of Gardamus.This mill was on the river which flows down into Mayglass.
The second mill in Gardamus is on a different river and this one was known locally as "The Tuck Mill". This stream is on the townland border on the Moor road.
Johnny Fortune - Thomas Fortunes father was a bit of an inventor and he had the waterwheel rigged up to provide electricity. He provided a service to the locals charging the wet batteries for the wireless sets. He also had the Pierces Fan for the fireplace driven by an electric motor. This motor was hidden behind the fan and a local man recalls, as a small boy, bringing down a wet battery to be charged to Johnny and seeing the fan turning on its own. He got an shock thinking that a ghost was turning the fan, dropped the battery - which broke and legged it out of there!
Jacob Poole a Quaker from Taghmon tried to set up flax growing in the locality in the early 19th Century I think the Tuck Mill was involved in this industry which failed to flourish.
My great-grandfather was a nephew of Thomas Staunton so my one of my great-great grandmothers was a Staunton I think. My great-grandmother Margaret died in May 1900 and my grandfather Thomas with his only brother Michael and his widowed father Andrew came to live in Stauntons of Gardamus sometime after - certainly before 1911. Stauntons of Gardamus then passed into our family. The mill in Fortunes has a sad history as a local man fell into the mill race and was crushed by the millwheel and died.
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Hi thanks for the info , very interesting. I also live in Gardamus at the site of an old watermill owned by Patrick Connor , just down the road from john fortunes mill. Tuck mill is in a different townland than gardamus, i think its sleedagh.Thanks for the info anyway , thanks peter.
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The mill in Griffith’s valuation was owned by,Landlord Captain Edward Maxwell Daniell, The Daniell’s, a wealthy English family with links to the east India Company.
He is listed as owning 1252 acres in wexford. Consisting of many of the town lands surrounding Gardamus great. His farther was James Evance Daniell who married Lucy Butler daughter of Peregrine Butler.
The mill was leased to Patrick Connor. {Source Griffith’s valuation}1853.
The mill is marked as a corn mill on 1829-1842O.S maps.
The mill is marked as ruined on 1897-1913 O.S maps.
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Edward Maxwell Daniell owned 12 of the townlands of mayglass including BALLYDOYLE ,BUSHERSTOWN, CHURCHLANDS, CORNERSTOWN, CREGG, DAMPTOWN, GARDAMUS GREAT, GARDAMUS LITTLE, LAMBERTSTOWN, MACKENSTOWN, MIDDLETOWN, WOODTOWN. Consisting of 1252 acres. His farther was James Evance Daniell. born 1744.
These townlands coincide with a lease for the same townlands held by REV Edmund Ferrers
In a document dated 1824
'A statement of lands held by the church of Ireland' 1824
http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/pdf1/12076.pdf
These exact same town-lands are mentioned in this document .
QUOTE;
A Return of the Denominations held by lease for 21 years, under the lord bishop of leighlin and ferns, by Rev Edmund Ferrers; all arable and pasture.
Maglass and the lands about the church of Maglass, Busherstown, Magnestown, Gillins Parks, Woodtown, Lambertstown, Great and Little Gardrums, Sherwood, Haggard, Serchertown Parks, Cregg, Ballydoyle, Dampstown, Cornelstown and Granish, situate in the parish of Maglass; and Havenstown, situate in the parish of Kilmannon, all in the county of Wexford;
containing in the whole -------865 A--2 R-----21-P
17TH MARCH 1824.
William Harvey, Agent and Receiver to the Rev. Edmund FERRERS
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Other Landlords of Mayglass
at the time of griffiths Valuation of ireland 1853.
John barrington Ballycogly
Edward Maxwell Daniell Ballydoyle
Hamilton K.G Morgan Bog, east
Hamilton K.G Morgan Bog, west
Charles a walker Braestown
Edward Maxwell Daniell Busherstown
Edward Maxwell Daniell Churchlands
Charles A Walker . Cloon
Hamilton K.G Morgan Coalspit
John Lloyd Cooloughter
Edward Maxwell Daniell Cornerstown
Charles a walker Courtlands, east
Charles a walker Courtlands, west
Edward Maxwell Danielll Cregg
John Lloyd Crosstown
John Harvey Cubslough
Edward Maxwell Daniell Damptown
Charles a walker Fuddletown
Edward Maxwell Daniell Gardamus, great
Edward Maxwell Daniell Gardamus, little
REV George Ross. Glebe
Edward Maxwell Daniell Granisk
John Harvey Haggardstown
John Harvey Hardygregan
Edward Maxwell Daniell Lambertsown
In fee Leachestown
Charles a walker Loughgunnen Great
Charles a walker Loughgunnen Little
Edward Maxwell Daniell Makenstown
Edward Maxwell Daniell Middletown
John Jeffers Moortown
John Harvey Mountpleasant or Tagunnan
RPS W.M Hobbs Petitstown
Hamilton K.G Morgan Pollwitch
Christopher Jeffers Randalstown
John Fitzgerald Sherwood
John Nunn Silverspring
Edward Maxwell Daniell Woodtown
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Gardamus;
This document shows Devereux name in records relating to Gardamus
1538 Lease by John...Bishop Of Ferns...to PatrickfitzPatrick Walle... in le Gardrum, Parish of Maglass colc Papers 3
1596 Upper Garderums {Alex Dewrox of Maygasse} colc Papers 8
1655 Great Gardimus {Alex Devereux OR bishops quere} 3a Little Gardimus DS[ superimp}
1660 Great Gardemus {Alex Devereux or Bishops Quere } 4a Little gardemus.
1685 Gardimus
1770 Great and Little Gardrums{ Bishop of Ferns deed 291.146.190538
1752. Radford Driscoll little Gardrums deed 156.414.106417.
1813 Gardamus Cross-- Cliffe Estate map
1813 Gardamus Cross-- Cliffe Estate map
1830 Lower Guardamas
1840 Gardamus --- Bs, J . Lloyd, W.walshe
1840 Gardimas, Gardoms, Great Gardimus, Great Gardemus, Garda mus 'pleasant field or garden.
GEARRDHOIM MOR 'SHORT-RIDGE, BIG.'
GEARRDHOIM BEAG 'SHORT RIDGE, LITTLE'
The attachments show there is more information relating to gardamus on a website called, JSTOR, which you can only access through a participating institution only.
Also there are references to Gardamus in the 'COLC' papers anyone know what they are colchester?
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Colclough Papers;
(6)
(AH) Copy dated 1559 of lease by John [Purcell], Bishop of Ferns and the
Dean and Chapter of Ferns to Patrick FitzPatrick Walle of lands in parish
of Maglas [Mayglass, co. Wexford], 22 February 1538. With translation
[c. 1800].
22 February 1538
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(AH) Bond of Alexander Dewrox of Maglasse, co. Wexford and Michael
Keatinge of Baldwinstown, co. Wexford to Thomas Colclaughe of
Tyntyrne, Knt. for conveyance of lands in co. Wexford.
17 April 1596
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(AH) Fee farm grant, with seal, by Alexander Devereux, Bishop of Ferns
and the Dean and Chapter of Ferns to James Deverous of Maglas
[Mayglass, co. Wexford), gent., of land in the cantred of Shelbirne, co.
Wexford.
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The Gentlemen of Fotherde.
George Chevers of Killiane, Gent.; Robert Esmond of Johnestone, Gent.; Hugh Rochford of Tagomane, Gent.; Manton Synot of Ballebrennan; Robert Synot of Balehorran, Gent.; Marten Cod of Castletowne; James Cod of Baleenfane, Gent.; Jasper Codd of Cloess; John Stafford of Fursetime, Gent.; John Walshe of Polranctan, Gent.; William Hane of the Hill, Gent.; William Hane of the Sladde, Gent.; Nicholas Walshe of the Buss; John Turner of Belleushen, Gent.; Simon Synott of Ballegerce; Jesper Synot of Rathdownny, Gent.;(( Gent.JOHN DEVROUX MAGLASS}] Patrick Witty of Balmacussen; James Butler of Butlerstoune; Edward Ketinge of Balemakeyan; Mathew Sigen of Sigenstoune, Gent.; Richard Hare of Redestoune, Gent.; Walter Frinss of Baletorie, Gent.; William Symotte of the Growgane, Gent.; John Esmonde of Rathlonnane, Gent.; Walter Hare of Harestoune; Patrick FitzNicoll of Balecowanne; Richard Rochford of Petettestoune; John Hoar of Ionoclestoune; Paul Ketinge of Balebeg Philip Wadinge of Asoalye; Henry Synot of Gracekyrock Derraigh O'Dryeane of Remotestoun; Nicholas White of Crommer; Nicholas Synot of Ballohell; James Synot of the Berlagh; Nicholas Codd of Balmakeyrie; James Stafford of the Gragene.
The Gentlemen of the Barony of Bargie.
Maurice FitzHarvie of Kilkevan; John FitzNicholl of Baleharthie; James Ketinge of Baldenestoune; Hamond Chevers of Balesestene; William Rowseter of Tomger; Alexander Ketinge of Rosselletoune; Walter Nevell of Tallokenaye; John Barrie of Bariestoune; Alexander Devroux of the Woodgrage; Walter Devrox of Caregeschurche; Richard Broune of the Holdhall; Nicholas Broune of Rathronnarie; Walter Broune of Gragrobben; Tibald Roche of Killmannane; Nicholas Wittie of Gentestoune; Patrick Prendergast of Sanshill; Michael Hare of the Blackhall; Marcus Devroux of Coskayll.
"The description of Ireland, and the state thereof as it is at this present in anno 1598 :
http://archive.org/stream/descriptionofire00hogauoft/descriptionofire00hogauoft_djvu.txt
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Charles Walker owned six of the town-lands of Mayglass.
Loughgunnen Great
Loughgeunnen little
Fuddletown
braestown
Courtlands west
Courtlands west
Walker’s family originated in Cheshire, whence they migrated to Ireland in the seventeenth century. His great-grandfather Peter Walker acquired the Wexford property by marriage. Peter’s son Charles Walker, a barrister, was an Irish master in chancery from 1754 until his death in 1790, when he was succeeded in that post by his eldest son Thomas Walker, this Member’s father, who held it until 1806. Charles Arthur Walker, whose younger brother Thomas entered the army, was educated for the bar, but was not called. At the general election of 1831 he stood for the local borough of Wexford as a ‘liberal’ but not a ‘revolutionary’ reformer having, so he claimed, rejected earlier invitations to do so because he was ‘of retired habits [and] attached to country pursuits’. The strength of feeling in favour of the Grey ministry’s reform bills frightened off the sitting Member and Walker was returned unopposed, calling on his fellow Protestants to unite with Catholics in support of reform and the redress of Irish grievances.1
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John Barrington owned Ballycogly townland in the Griffiths Valuation of Ireland 1853.
The Barringtons of Ballycogley, including Ballycogley Castle and Tower House, both near Tacumshin (or Tacumshane) Lake, sprang from Major Nicholas, younger son to Thomas "Kill-All", and himself three times Mayor of Wexford. Those of Lambstown originated with his nephew, another Nicholas, fourth son to Thomas, elder son and successor to "Kill-All".
BARRINGTON, JOHN / ---
John Barrington was born in or about 1746 or 1747 at Ballycogley Townland, Mayglass Parish, Forth Barony, Wexford County, Leinster Province, Ireland, son to Nicholas Barrington and Anne ---, (to whom refer); allegedly died for his faith in Ireland, probably in 1798 in consequence of the County Wexford Rising. His wife --- allegedly died for her faith in Ireland, probably in 1798 in consequence of the County Wexford Rising. This couple begat issue: (1) Nicholas Barrington, born in or about 1772 or 1773 at Ballycogley Townland, Mayglass Parish, Forth Barony, Wexford County, Leinster Province, Ireland; (2) William Barrington, born in or about 1775 or 1776 at Ballycogley Townland, Mayglass Parish, Forth Barony, Wexford County, Leinster Province, Ireland, died 13 September 1847 in Canada East, buried 14 September 1847 probably at or near Ormstown, Ste. Martine Parish, Beauharnois County, First Division, Beauharnois District, Canada East, who married in or about 1806 or 1807 at Wexford County, Leinster Province, Ireland, Esther Britton; (3) John Barrington, born in or about 1787 or 1788 in Ireland, died 24 August 1856 at or near Ormstown, Ste. Martine Parish, Châteauguay County, Canada East, buried 26 August 1856, who married in 1817 at or near Longueuil, St. Antoine de Longueuil Parish, Montréal District, Lower Canada, Elizabeth Earl; (4) Thomas Barrington, born in or about 1790 or 1791 at Wexford County, Leinster Province, Ireland, died 16 May 1866 probably at St. Louis de Gonzague Parish, Beauharnois County, Canada East, buried 18 May 1866 at or near Ormstown, St. Malachie Parish, Châteauguay County, Canada East who married 9 March 1822 at Montréal, Montréal District, Lower Canada, Susannah Elizabeth Murray; (5) James Barrington, born in or about 1791 or 1792 at Wexford County, Leinster Province, Ireland, died unmarried 16 January 1873 in Québec, buried 18 January 1873.
http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~database/BARRINGTON.htm
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Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan owned four of the town-lands of Mayglass.
Bog East
Bog West
Coalspit
Pollwitch
Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan
The principal Landlord was Hamilton K.G.Morgan.[13] Ballinacoolamore formed part of what was known as ‘Lords Monck’s Estate’. Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan was a descendant of the Grogan’s of Johnstown Castle. The family’s property was extensive and widely scattered in tracts of moderate size throughout the county. In 1877, the family estate in Co. Wexford amounted to 9,413 acres.
The townland of Ballinacoolamore was forfeited by Thomas Esmonde in the Cromellian Settlement, 1655. The townland at the time is recorded as containing 242 acres. The Grogans aquired Ballinacoolamore (Ballinacolly) when the Esmonde Estates were forfeited, after the Cromwellian Wars.
STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF ACRES BELONGING TO THE CHURCH IN IRELAND;
A Return of the number of acres held by the representatives of the late John Knox Grogan, Esq.
in the county of Wexford.
East and West Maglass ---219 a.
1 r.
20 p.
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The changing pattern of land ownership in Ireland.
In 1750, the population of Ireland was 2.5 million. By 1804 the population had risen to 5.4 million. Of this an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 were landed proprietors.
Between 1750 and 1815, subletting, subdivision and long leases were the norm. Long leases had prevented landlords from increasing rents during this period. Moreover, agricultural prices rose steeply during the same period.
By the beginning of the 19th century leases of 21 and 31 years were common. However, 1815 saw a fall in the price of corn and the beginning of a period of general agricultural depression.
By 1831, the population had increased to 6,801,827 persons. The increased demand for land, increased rents to an extent not warranted by falling agricultural prices. By 1841 the population had increased to 8.2 million.
During this period the following classification applied to agricultural holdings in general.
Classification
Holding--- greater than 15 acres----- Large farmer.
Holding ----- 5-15 acres ------ Small Farmer
Holding ---- less than 5 acres ------ Cottiers
Agricultural-- Labourers --------- Landless
Between 1846 and 1853 the country saw approximately 70,000 evictions and in 1849 an approximate rental value of £2,000,000 (from a total of £13 million) was under the control of the Court of Equity. Large numbers of landlords became insolvent and the middleman system collapsed.
Between 1850 and 1880, 5,000,000 acres changed hands, the biggest transfer taking place between 1850 and 1855.
Between 1885 and 1891, approximately £10,000,000 was advanced to tenants to become purchasers. 1870 to 1896 saw the purchase of 73,805 holdings, a total of 2.5 million acres for £24.18 million. This represented 10% of the total acreage.
The Wyndnam Act, 1909 would result in a revolutionary change in land ownership. By 1922, 9,459 estates, 270,396 holdings or 9 million acres were sold under these land acts for £85.9 million.
However this period did not see the end of landlordism in Ireland. In 1923, over 3,000,000 acres were still in landlord ownership e.g. the Earl of Courtown, having 13,000 acres in Co. Wexford.
The Free State Land Act,1923, called for all untenanted land in congested areas to be vested in the Land Commission. This was largely ineffective. In 1931 a new land act was passes to speed up the process started by the 1923 act. By the late 1930’s the Free State land acts had transferred 3.1 million acres or 113,800 holdings, for £20.8 million.
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Most common surnames in Mayglass in 1853
Surname Households
Walsh 16
Murphy 15
Furlong 11
Whitty 10
Codd 6
Moyler 6
Ronan 6
Bolger 5
Doyle 5
McCabe 5
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Maglass Parish.
The Civil Survey was begun in June, 1654
Proprietors Townland
Richard Wadding --- Leaches Towne
Wm Rosseter Wadding and Walter Nutt Irish Papists North Randallstowne
Richard Wadding ---- Coullagher
Richard Whittee ----- South Randallstowne
Garr Browne and Richard Wadding Pt of ---- NorthRandallstowne
Richard Wadding ------ pt of Maglas
John Devereux ---- Woodtowne
Richard Wadding --------- BraesTowne
Gleabe
Garret Hay Hardigragan
Hugh Rochford Tagunane
Rob?t Hey Great Loghganon
Hugh Rochford LittleLoghganon
Hugh Rochford Ballydoyle
Hugh Rochford 1b in Maglasse
Hugh Rochford Granuske
Hugh Rochford Cornelstowne
Hugh Rochford Damtowne
Hugh Rochford Several lpeeles of Maglasse
Hugh Rochford The sixty acres
Hugh Rochford Sherewood
Hugh Rochford Mackinstowne
Hugh Rochford Lamerstowne
Hugh Rochford Busherstowne
Hugh Rochford 11b The same
Hugh Rochford Clonne
Hugh Rochford Pettitts Towne
Alexander Devereux or Bishops Quaere Great Gardemus
Wm Russell pt Leassee Grage Towne
WM Russell Little Gardemus
Walter Nutts Ir Pap Nutts Randlestowne
http://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/The%20Civil%20Survey%201654%20Co%20Wexford%20Volume%20IX/data/search.xml
http://phaedrus.scss.tcd.ie/1641/items/show/39127 Hugh rochford.
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Sledagh watermill dates back to 1522.
1522. Alexander Devereux was abbot, and
by deed dated 10th May, 1542, he granted to
Stephen Devereux tlic town of Ijuttlestoun,
the villages of Little llagart and Great
llagart, Ballygow and Ballycorcuu, with all
the towns, lands, &c., from tlie water of tlie
great moor of Glonard to that of the bislio[)'a
lands, tlience to that which runiicLli to Duii-
gulph, and so on to the iHiuiimj.i of Keuuagh
and Ballyrjiotby, within the Barony of Dun-
brodv, for the full term of 01 years, at the
annual rent of 22 uiurcs (LSls. 4d.). lie
leased, in 1540, to his brother, James
Devereux,*' and to his cousins, Philip and
William Devereux, almost all his fee lands
at simill rents, including the lands of Beg-
Erin, Ballygeary, and Sledagh, with a water
mill thereon, for ever.*' He was also seised
of Maglas, and in 155i5 granted it and other
lands to James and John Devereux. It has
been stated by some that the bishoj) nnirried,
about 1540, Anne, daughter of D. Keatinge,
Esq., and had the two sons, James and John,
http://www.archive.org/details/accountofanglonoOOredm
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Grant to Richard Lord Bishop of Ferns dated 22 Jan. 1667 :
Sledagh or Shedagh—
Polmanagh—
Tomhagar (part)—
Tallakauna —
Crosse —
Hookfield a member of Killioan —
Redmonds-Parke, barony of Bargy.
Grange in the parish of Shartmon—
Ballygillan — Churchtowne (part) —
eight tenement house-steads in St. Peter's parish,
Rathtowu—
Crosse land Cloghest—
Cross land of Ballymuphan—
John Devereux's. part of Kingstowne —
Crosse Linchestowne —
Maglass —
Clone —
Hardigagan —
Killiloge —
Great Clonard Little Clonard, barony of Forth.
Molinouty or Mollmoutry —
Newtowne—
Slevey —
Coolraghin and Ashestowne—
Knocktarton, barony of Shelmaliere.
Ballyfernoge — barony of Shelburne.
Cregan—barony of Bantry. I5th Report Ir. Rec. Com.
38 Ecclesiastical Register, pp 123—4,
http://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/The%20Civil%20Survey%201654%20Co%20Wexford%20Volume%20IX/data/search.xml
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Gardamus mill
Info found in the Griffiths House Books.
Buildings listed;
House ,porch, stable and cow-house, cow-house, corn mill, kiln
Dimensions for the mill building are 23x19x 18 feet high.
Machinery of mill class B.
Diameter of wheel 14ft.
Breadth of face 2 ft 4ins.
42 buckets.
Fall of water14 ft.
9 revolutions in a minute.
2 pairs of stones.1 pair for shelling the other for grinding.Can only run one pair at a time.
Diameter of stones 4ft 8ins.Common stones.
There is a bolting cylinder.
It is chiefly flour that is ground in this mill
For 6 months of the year 9 hours per day, the other 6 months 14 hours per day.
Could not work in summer without pounding but could in winter.
All the buildings have a quality letter assigned to them showing the quality and age of the building.
They all have a 2c or 3c meaning old but in repair, mud or stone walls, thatched roof.
Cancelled land books.
Plot 13 ( renamed Plot 10 ) This Mill is defined as a flour mill and corn mill.
Griffith’s map c. 1855 and Union Map 1904 show Corn Mill and mill race on plot 10 run by Patrick Connor.
Cancelled Valuation Books have been searched for change of names from 1855 to 1979
This is a rough guide to a time frame as changes of names on plot 10 have been highlighted in different colored ink .
Plot 10 .
Ownership here passed from Patrick Connor to James Connor then to James Jordan hard to determine what year.
The valuation here in plot 10 changed in 1895 and the Corn Mill , House Office and land have changed and the holding became just Land suggesting the mill ceased operating about 1895.
1901 Mary Jordan takes over from James Jordan. Mary Moran takes over here in 1910 followed by Joseph Moran in 1917.
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Ordnance Survey map 1897 - 1913 (http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,699813,612301,7,9)
Moderator note : please use links to OSI maps
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Ordnance Survey 1840 (http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,699813,612301,6,7)
Moderator note : please use links to OSI maps
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Mayglass, wexford.
Most of the town lands in mayglass are marked as Bishops land in the Down survey maps 1654.
Alexander devereux was the last bishop of dunbrody.
After the reformation when the monasteries where dissolved Alexander provided lands to his relatives in mayglass.
Sleedagh is mentioned in these grants along with havenstown in the barony of bargy also grants in mayglass.1522
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P.H. Hore history of wexford.
Down survey terrier for mayglass
There is at leachestown a thatch house and two cabins
At ballycogley a afaire castle with a slate house , a large barne a water mill and seven cabins,
At randlstown a windmill and a few cabins
At maglasse the ruins of an old castle and six cabins.
At teganon a castle a castle with a slate house.
There is upon parte of maglasse a ruined castle and church with seven cabins
At cloune a thatch house and another at pettitstown with some cabins.
The only sketches of castles worth notice are those of ballycogley and tagunnan on part of maglasse parish there is a sketch of a ruined peel tower.
Mr Lewis ,after mentioning the owners of silverspring, Thornville , Ballycogley and mountpleasant in his time circa 11840 states
The chapel at maglass large plain building, is supposed to stand on the site of an ancient monastery the remains of which as well as those of a castle which immediately adjoined it, were
Used in the erection of the chapel.At ballycogley are the remains of a castle ,consisting of a large square tower, three sides of which are covered by a single ivy tree of extraordinary growth, it is said to have formerly belonged to the Wadding family was forfeited in the civil war of chas 1 and granted by chas 2 to the ancestor of N.Barrington.
The remains of the old church have been partly enclosed as a cemetery for the Harvey family, but of the ancient monastery and castle of maglass ,between which ran tradition states that a subterranean communication ran ,there is not a vestige.
1312
Adam of Northampton, when Bishop of Ferns, appropriated the church to the deanery of ferns.
Note by H.F.H The church is an unusually large one and was handsomely built one of the remaining doorways is unusually ornate
1608
John Devereux of Maglass , one of the gentle men of forth.
1620
Alex Devereux seized of Maglas containing 3 carucates held of the Queen Elizabeth by deed dated Easter 1553,he granted the said town and lands to James and John devereux and their heirs, John died and James was seized thereof as survivor he died leaving a son , Alexander who died 20 Dec 1601.
John Devereux now of maglas brother and heir of Alexander, was 22 and not married at this date.
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1600
Civil survey
Down Survey Maps.
Alexander Devereux owns Gardamus Great.
Marked next to his name is Bishops, Quare.
I think this means they are unsure if it belongs to the bishop or Alexander.
The last abbot of Dunbrody was an Alexander Devereux,died 1562?
He provided lands to his relatives in and around Mayglass.
There are documents relating to the return of these lands to the church.
Sleedagh Polmanagh and Heavenstown are mentioned.
In the original grant of Sledah there is mention of a watermill 1522.
No mention of Gardamus Mill in the survey or on the Down survey maps.
Sleedagh mill is marked as ruined in the Civil survey index for mills.1654.
1800
Griffiths valuation.
Griffiths House Books.
Revision Books.
Field Books.
Tithe applotment.
Osi maps.
Mill leased by Patrick Connor , landlord E.M Daniell and partners.
The landlord is Edward Maxwell Danniel--- Married Emma Isabella Ferrers.
21/7/1825 at St James Westminster.
Edwards father is James Evance Danniel -----Married Lucy Butler. Daughter of Peregrine Butler.
Emma Ferrers was the daughter of Thomas Ferrers of Cowes Isle of Wight.
The Daniell Family are pretty wealthy by what i can tell, with ties to the East India Company, and a naval/military background, Daniell & Co
Found Rev Edmund Ferrers in a document, A return of the number of acres belonging to the church in Ireland.
1824 He leases the town-lands of Gardamus Great,and the others that are marked as Bishops land back in the down survey, from the Bishop of Ferns and leighlin.
Caroline Mary Young married Rev Edmund Ferrers
" rector of Cheriton, Hampshire who
married Caroline Mary YOUNGE on 24/4/1787 at St Ann, Soho, London.
Caroline's father was Reverend Edward YOUNGE DD, Bishop of Leighlin and
Ferns."
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Edward M Daniell's wife was a Ferrers.
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Edward Maxwell Daniel married Edmund Ferrers daughter Isabella.
Edmund's wife dies so I am assuming he left his property to his daughter and then it passed into the daniells family.
They must of acquired it from the church around 1830s because in a previous document 1824 Edmund Ferrers leases the mill from the lord bishop of ferns.
The Coclough papers from tintern abbey have some items relating to gardamus.
A deed dated 1770 for gardamus great is in that collection.
And some other things in that collection are of interest.
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Found info on Edward J Daniell mentions him here as an absentee landlord and Rev Edmund Ferrers as a local landlord.
Cosgrave, William, and Nicholas Cosgrave. “A Pastoral Bishop of Ferns: James Browne (B.1842): His Life and Episcopal Ministry 1884-1917.” The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society, no. 31, 2011, pp. 5–40. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26221100. Accessed 28 June 2020.
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Cancelled land books 1850s onwards.
Shows the lands in mayglass being handed down to Edward Maxwell Daniell and then on to his wife Emma Isabella Dainell ( Ferrers) and his children.
Also on the cancelled land books you see Ferrers trustees listed on some of the town lands.
I think daniells acquired the land through marriage to Emma Isabella Ferrers who father was bishop.
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Edward Young, DD was an English Anglican priest in the eighteenth century his senior posts were in Ireland.
Young was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Chaplain to George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who appointed him to the Deanery of Clogher in 1761. In 1763 he became Bishop of Dromore in 1765 he was translated to Ferns.
He died in post at Ferns on 24 August 1772.
He had a daughter Caroline Mary Young who married Rev Edmund Ferrers.