Was the army of the British East India Company ever in Carlow?

[markova21]

My g.g. grandfather Patrick Brien, born in 1824 in Munny, Kilcormac Kings County, married Anne Dunne, from Munny. He had been a soldier in the EIC. Also listed in 1875, 4 years before his death, as being fined for allowing 2 asses to wander on the road in Munny, for which he was fined. However they were married in 1863 at the RC Church of The Assumption in Carlow Town. Gives Patrick's occupation as coal merchant. Isn't that a bit far to be moving to live just to sell coal? I know it's definitely the right people, as it states his wife Anne Dunne was from Mooney, meaning Munny. So i'm just wondering if before he changed jobs and started working as a coal merchant, if the East India Company's army were ever stationed in or near Carlow Town?

[ShaunJ]

No is the answer, but if he was serving with HEIC in the late 1850's it's likely that his regiment was absorbed into the British Army following the Mutiny.

Can I ask how you know that he served with HEIC?

[Kiltaglassan]

Can I ask how you know that he served with HEIC?

Here's Patrick Brien's death record in 1879 at Money townland.
Occupation - Army Pensioner - East India Company's service.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1879/06516/4876785.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/offaly/ballyboy/ballyboy/derrinboy/money/

[markova21]

Yes, this is the correct record for Patrick Brien.

[noland01]

Looking at the marriage entry it gives the address for both parties as Coal Market which is a street in Carlow town .Its now called Kennedy street .
I wonder perhaps is this where you got the coal merchant from ?

The address given for his parents looks like Black?? Kildare to me (Blackswood near Prosperous ?)

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634430#page/25/mode/1up

[markova21]

Looking at the marriage entry it gives the address for both parties as Coal Market which is a street in Carlow town .Its now called Kennedy street .
I wonder perhaps is this where you got the coal merchant from ?

The address given for his parents looks like Black?? Kildare to me (Blackswood near Prosperous ?)

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634430#page/25/mode/1up

Hello. Many thanks for that info on Coal Market being in fact the name of a street. I would never have guessed that.

[noland01]

http://www.igp-web.com/Carlow/Coal_Market.htm

[Kiltaglassan]

Looking at the marriage entry it gives the address for both parties as Coal Market which is a street in Carlow town .Its now called Kennedy street .

GeoHive National Townland and Historical Map Viewer
Historic 25" map (1897-1913)

Coal Market south of St Mary's Church
https://arcg.is/i4PKO0

[Maiden Stone]

Looking at the marriage entry it gives the address for both parties as Coal Market which is a street in Carlow town .Its now called Kennedy street .
I wonder perhaps is this where you got the coal merchant from ?

The address given for his parents looks like Black?? Kildare to me (Blackswood near Prosperous ?)

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634430#page/25/mode/1up

Occupations weren't stated in this marriage register.
Notice that there was a dispensation for the marriage. The reason is in the final column on the opposite page - "Vagi" Latin for someone moving around, meaning that they weren't residents of the parish.
Were Patrick's children born in Ireland? Birth registrations 1864 onwards will have father's residence & occupation.