Chronology of Historical Bits and Pieces
1174 Battle of Thurles (A.F.M & Ann. of Inisfallin)
1190 Forces lead by Wm. Marshal came to Thurles & were defeated by D.O'Brien
Ante 1200 (See Cal. Ormond Deeds I, II-13) for grants to Philip de Braosa in Eliogarty&from Wm De Braose to Theobald Walter: and ante 1206 a grant by Theobald Walter of 5 Knight's fees- vis-Kenel-n-Ailgile - Drom & Inch to Gilbert Cantwell(I-18). Theobald Walter built Nenagh Castle & it was chief Butler residence 'til Irish uprising in 14th century. The Ist Theo Walter founded Tyone Abbey & also Cistercian Abbey of `Owney where he was buried in 1206. A daughter, Beatrix of Theobald Walter II MARRIED (2nd marriage) Hugh Purcell....this alliance established the Purcells in Loughmore where they thrived until the last Baron died in 1722. As early as 1212 the Butlers erected a castle in Thurles. Theobald II assumed the Butler surname in 1221.
1208 Hugh deLacy, the Justiciar, marched into Co Tipp with his army & laid seige to Castle Meiler(probably built by Meiler FitxHenry, Governor of Ireland) at Thurles which he captured from Geoffrey de Marisco, mayor of Thurles after a long defence & burned it to the ground.
1234 Hugh Purcell pardoned by King.
1250 (Plea Rolls) The Church of Loughmore was not owned by Hugh Purcell at this time. He said it belonged to the Abbot of St Thomas ' Dublin for charitable purposes. Hugh's son, John, then claimed the villa & demesne of Loughmore.
1252 Clarice, wife of Craddock le Waleys seeks against Walter Purcell her dower of 1/2 acres in Rahealty; & against Henry Newman the rent of one burgage in Drys(Drish).
1272 - 1307 Receipts of £1565 by Theobald Butler from the manors of Nenach, Old Grange, Daruch, Thurleys, the Ninch etc.
1280 John Purcell fined for the barbouring & escape by Hugh Purcell of John McDonagh.
1284/1299 (Pipe Rolls): XII Edward I (1284) Rd. deBurgh, Earl of Ulster, owes £1-6-8 rent on Glankyn (Borrisoleigh),for Easter Term.
1295 Pardon to Murchith O'Foggarth of 4/- on pledges
1295 Hugh Purcell, Sheriff of Tipperary & his followers broke (down) the castle of Downhochill & took goods to the value of /£500 belonging to Silvester `Le Archdeacon. When charged Purcell said that the theft occurred in the performance of his duty as Sheriff while in pursuit of felons.
1296 The Abbot of Owney mortgaged the church of Thurles & the titles & emoluments belonging thereto, to certain merchants of the company of the Ricardi of Lucca.
1296 Matilda, wife of Walter, son of Maurice, seeks against Maurice, one hourse, 2 fishing weirs & one mill in Ferteene
(1299) XXVII Edward I Walter Maunsell, Chief Sergeant of the town of Fimone (Fishmoyne) & Borrisnafarney,owes £3 for an escape. The Villatas of Clonawyl, Coddistown, Rathkennan & Newtown owe 50/- for the escape of W.O'Duffyr (Dwyer) from the church.
(c. 1299) Temp Edward I Nicholas Aylward had lands Tromryth near Ballachhathill (Ballycahill)
1299 Several other dower claims by other widows in this area & Borrisleagh & Ballydine (Rev.Walter Skehan's Notebooks)
1300 Edmond Butler in Thurles. Mgt de Marisco sued Golfrid de Sall for rent due to her on 16 acres in Forgestown. A jurer at the trial was Wm. Cantwell of Rowestown(Is it Rorardstown ?) - another was Odo Galbaly.Hugh Stapleton & Morteragh O'Fogarty pardoned by the King for trespasses in the war of the King of Scotland.
1303 English Translation of the extent of the Thurles & Inch Manors provided herein.
1304 (The Triumphs of Turlogh O'Brien, written in the 15th century by John McRory McGrath). Turlogh crossed the Shannon making war on the English settlers... In Ely he assaulted the noble town of Inchauliffe, drove out the English & dismantled 'its gaudy habitations'...At Fiadh Moglain(Fithmone) he slew the inhabitants & set town on fire: he then pounced on Moyaliff & burned it & all in it - men, dwellings & Cattle - except the horses, then he swept over Bealach,Easchaille(Ballycahil)'left its waste walls standing, bold and black ...(Irish Test Society - English Edition, pp 27/8)
1308 Robert Purcell, son of Robert, held in capite of Edm Butler, lands at Synnathbothy, Beakstown, stone house, Cormackstown - viz. between the the royal road & mendown in the plain or field(no ditches then) - 75acres: at Stone house - 104acres & 10 acres of grove: an old court & field - 27a extending towards stone house; 30 1/2 acres also in the field: a field of 66 acres from the Suir to Kilcaxese (Kilcashel ?). He held 374 acres and 10 acres of a grove & 6 acres under the Court ; also at Beakstown 70 1/2 acres at Cormackstown 200 acres. There were a number of free tenants on the lands. The wife of Robert Purcell married Rd.Cantwell & had 1/3 of the estates assigned as her dower in 1308.
1330 Parliament at Kilkenny at which attended James Earl of Ormond, & the De Burgos. It was decided to send a great army to expell Brian O'Brien from Thurles, and De Burgo brought men from Ulster & Connaught; Birmingham, men from Leinster. O'Brien was defeated and many slain.
OLD PRE-REFORMATION PARISH OF THURLES:
Ardbawn,, Ballycarrane, Ballygamane, Bawntameena, Bawnanattin ,Brittas Road, Brittas, Bowling Green, Bohernamona, Carrigeen, Clongour, Commons, Furze, Kilrush, Knockeen, Knockcurra, Leughmore, Leughbeg, Laghtagalla, Lognafula, Loughlahan, Monanerla, Monakeeba, Monecocka, Mullaunbrack, Mullauns, Farranreigh, Glebe, Garryvickleheen, Gurtataggart, Grange, Gurtnaclogh, Glengarriff, Knockaun, Killinan, Liscahill, Rathcooney, Racecourse, Seskin, Toor, Stradavoher, Tooreen, The Heath, Turtulla (part of), Thurlestown Parks and Wrensboro'.
1452 Jas.Butler, E. of Orm., Lord Justice of Ireland demolished, among other place the castle of Conor O'Mulryan at Owney (A.F.M.)
1453 McRickard Butler erected two castles at Thurles & one at Boulick(Buaidlic).
1466 There is a poem in the British museum archives addressed to John Cantwell, Archbishop of Cashel who died in 1466 and to John Purcell, Baron of Loughmore.
1601 (State Papers) Piers Butler of the house of Boulick who was 8th Earl of Ormond married Dame Mgt Fitzgerald; Walter Butler, brother of the Earl married a daughter of the Chief of the Owney Mulryan. John Butler,4th brother of the Earl married a daughter of the Chief O'Maher.
1601/2 Pardon of John Butler of Cabragh, gent; Walter Butler of same, gent; John Morris of Drohid na Fearnyel; Gerrot Comerforde of Leigghmokevoge and Teige O'Fogartie Inse.
1611 Donogh McShane O'Mulryan, late of Graignenesky was executed in 1611 at Clonmel for treason. He had 3 carucates of land in Graignenesky.
1617(17 June) Thomas, Lord Viscount Thurles, by deed grants to Richard Power, Donat O'Haly & Rd. Wale, all that castle called Bridge Castle with its appurtenances, parcel of the manor & lands of Thurles, for 21 years @ £5 per annum & one swine, on sheep & 3 capons.
1626(15 June) (See Page 26 A Chronology of~ Thurles, 1978) Charter, Charles I(Patent)...To George Mathew to hold 2 free markets a week Tuesday & Saturday and also 2 fairs, one on Tuesday next following Feast of Easter to continue 2 days, the other on Feast of St Lawrence in month of August to continue for 2 days, unless the feast falls an Sunday when following Monday will be the first day - in, within or at town of Thurles Elly; also to hold and enjoy the several courts of Pye Powder in or within the several markets & fairs respectively . . . may receive, have & enjoy all & singular tolls, profits, perquisites, commodities, emoluments, liberties, free customs & jurisdictions... on payment of 40/- Irish money at Feast of St.Michael & at Easter by equal proportions...
1630 Richard Oge Burke of Barracurra(B'cahill) died 1630.
1633 In an Inquisition regarding the Earl of Ormond's lands in Thurles area..."The manor of Thurles containing a castle, 3 towers or turrets, one court or bawn in which was a Dormitory; 40 acres arable land, 200 acres meadow, one watermill with water weir; a castle near the bridge of Thurles, a castle called Merim Castle, the town & lands of Graigeplackin, Seskin, Garry MClehine, Ballivoher, Clongour, the town & lands of Mouncestown, of Rathdone, of the 2 Lewaghs, of Kilconlie or Kilcoulie, of Killinan etc.
Note: If Kilconlie is not the pre-norman name of Brittas it is an unidentified church site.
1638 Teig Ryan of Lisnasella who married Ellen Blanchfield had a dughter who m. Oliver BuFke, son of Theo Burke of Borrisoleigh
1644 - 1827 Index to Marriage License Bonds Cashel & Emily , Lib. Film - Neg. 1875, Pos. 1875 (Also see W.S.Notebook-Black one)
1645 Father Smyth was chaplain to Lady Thurles.
1646 A Capuchin Hospital was erected in Thurles; its first and last superior being Fr. Mathew Fogarty. It was destroyed by the Cromwellians in 1650. Father Barnewall, one of the fathers, was taken into Thurles Castle by Lady Thurles as her chaplain and died there in 1654.
1653 Two Thurles residents appear amongst those who received order to Transplant west of Shannon... Ed. Hayden and Honor Walsh... Lady Thurles was not yet expropriated... this happened three or four years later after several Inguisitions.
1654 (4 Sept) John Lawlesse of Thurles married Margarett Casse of same(Register of Marriages of Liberties of Cashel)
1654(15 Nov) John Doorty of Brittas married Mary Mullor of same (ibid above)
1654(15 Dec) Connor O'Dwyer, Thurles marr.Ellan Boorke,Cashel (ibid above)
1655 Lawrence Castle was Protestant minister in Thurles, not having a house, received from state as a parsonage a house occupied by Mr. Walsh, a Papist. Later Castle was reported to Dblin as unfit to preach to the inhabitants of Eliogarty. Castle escaped with a 'do nothing' reply from the Lord Deputy.
1657(28 Apr) Donogh Fogarty, Popish priest apprehended by 3 souldiers... now secured in Clonmell gaol... ordered £5 to be equally divided between the three - 10 Aug 1657 (from Commonwealth Records) 1682(28 Nov) There is a tomb to John son of Rd Purcell &(Lady -D) Johanna(IOANPA) Mathews of Thurles who died on this date and is buried in Marg's.
1657 The 'State Papers' give a glimpse of the 'priest hunting' in Co. Tipperary as shown in following rewards:
Paid to Tom Salter £5 for seizing Redmond English Priest
Paid to Tom Chapman £5 for seizing Pierce Fogarty, Priest
Paid to Tom Thompson £5 for seizing Denis Meagher, Priest
Paid to John Godfrey £5 for seizing Roger Hally, Priest
Paid £5 to 3 soldiers of Col. Abbot's troop for seizing Denis Fogarty, a popish priest, and lodging him in Clonmel Jail.
Paid £60 for conveying 6 priests from Clonmel Jail to Carrickfergus for shipment, The priests were Anthony & Turlogh Kennedy, Phil Maher, Phil Kearney, Redmond and Wm. English.
1659 Census of Ireland 1659 by Seamus Pender (Irish Manuscripts' Commission, 1939) Perish of Thurlus(PP 315/9)
THURLUS...............518...............Eng:72..............Irish 446
(Tituladoes) Eliz Thurlus Lady Viscountesse Dowager, Theobald Mathewes Esq. James Butler gentle, Roger Sturgis, gentle, Thomas Fitzgerrold, gentle, Patrick Hackett,gentle, Luke Raggett gentle, Phillipp Hackett, gentle, Pierce Power gentle Thomas Aske esq.
Ballygynane 13; Cassestowne 35(4); Brittas town 61James Grace gent; Killinane 28 Ballygalbert 20(3) James Shallcross gentle; Robert Witheriall gent Feartiana 7(5),Thomas Betts gent; Kilrush 26; Lenigh(Leugh)34(2); Cabragh 19(4), ; Trucklogh 24(Turtulla); Ballycarrane 9; Thurlus 38 Soldiers.(Figures in brackets are the numbers of English in the townland)
1660 Piers Butler, 6th Baron of Cahir was a ward of Rd. Phillips, Thurles and later with Geo Mathew of Thurles.
1662 Tax levied after Restoration to meet the government's expences. The commissioners appointed to collect were, John Grace, Brittas, Theobald Mathew, Thurles & Mathew of Rehill (Record of Subscribers Survive)
1665/7 Hearth Money Rolls -published herein.
1665 Will of Thos. Williams of Thurles... to be buried in parish church of Thurles. Witnesses: Theo.Mathew, Con Cormack & Ed Morgan
1666 Will of Rev Dan Maher, curate of Thurles...body to be buried in some corner of Our Blessed Lady's Chapel, near the parish church of Thurles, if said church be not consecrated; but if it be, he wills that he be buried where Fr. Donagh Hulaghane(last Prior of the Carmelites in Thurles) was buried. (For more complete extracts see late Rev.W.S. notebook...This priest appears to have been wealthy).
1670 (3 Sept) Extract from the will of Frances Mathew of Thurles(daughter of Lady Thurles): "I leave unto the house & convent of Religious women, or to seo many of them now alive as were professed with me at Tredagh(Drogheda) to be disposed of as they shall think fitt (whereof I desire Sister Catherine Power may be one to partake of this request the sum of three pounds stg. now in the hands of my brother (-in-law?) Coll John Fitzpatrick(he was the husband of her step-sister, Elizabeth Butler). My will is that £120 due to me of my said brother Coll. Fitzpatrick, by Bill bearinge date the 8th day of July 1668, £20 be paid unto my exr., hereafter named, to be by him disposed of as followeth, that is to say, twenty pounds thereof to be equally divided between the three convents of ffranciscan fryers in Kilkenny, Cashel & Clonmel, and ten poun Sister Catherine Power...Twenty & two pounds, ten shillings due to me from my said brother Coll. Fitzpatrick, I desire may be divided between fath. Leonard Saul (Treas of Cashel in 1654), fath. Gerald Birn(see his will 9 Oct 1683, curate of Thurles), fath. Walter Conway(Canon of Cashel, arrested & thrown in Clonmel jail in 1654 by Cromwellians & transported. . . in Low Countries 1654-7) and fath. James Meagher ("Vicarius" Cashel 1654)...
1672 Thomas Ryan of Clonmel died. Wife was Mgt Burke. Daughter was Nora.(Prerog. Wills), Any connection with Ryans of Inch or Mathews?
1673 (May) Extracts from the Will of Elizabeth, Viscount Thurles: (Extracted from the book, "Father Theobald Mathew" by The Rev. Father Patrick Rogers, 1943) "The dignified insignis of her austere house are now bequeathed, the dozen silver dishes, the dozen and a half of silver plate, "six sylver flaggons marked with my own and my deceased husband George Mathew's armes" the silve salt, the little cup, the furniture of the drawing room, dining room and hall chambers and even the furniture of the garret... "I Elizabeth, Viscountess of Thurles, doe humbly bequeath and render unto Almighty God my Creator and Redeamer my soule, and doe begge that his Divin Majestie in his mercie doe receive it". She desired that her body "be layed and buryed in the little Chapple called Our Ladyes Chapple near the parish church of Thurles."
1677(XVIII Chas II) Grant to Theo Mathew of Thurles & heirs forever of lands of Coolcroo, Two-mile-Borris & Athshamboy. Grant to John Grace & heirs forever, the Castletown(Cassestown) & lands of Brittas, also lands in Athshamboy(note that'Graces land' is still marked on 6" O.S. Maps)
1683(19 Mar) Codicil to John Grace's (of Brittas) will left £31 to P.P. of Thurles for public prayers for 10 years at Mass,£3 to Dr.Comerford and 20/- to Fr.Boyton; £81 to /frankistan (Franciscans); 'to ye frearie (Friary) £41; 'to ye Dominicanees' 40/-. 'I leave my bodie to be interred in my own tomb in Our Lady's the Blessed Virgin Marie's Chappell, near the parish church of Thurles'. (John Grace died in 1684 and was buried in St. Mary's... the reconstructed monument still stands ....but was it moved? John was succeeded by his son, James, who, in his will of 9 Dec 1706 bequeathed.to the P.P. of Thurles £3 per annum for 10 years for public prayers; £20 to clergy; to the poor common beggers of Thurles £30 for 4 years etc.
1683(9 Oct ) Extract sl from the will of Rev Gerald Byrn,curate of Thurles... "I doe declare to the world on my death bed my whole substance in cash to be as followeth, £38.0.0... I leave to Mr James Ryan of Dublin, my solicitor in a wrongful suit agt. me, commenced in the name of one Hogan.." He willed his body to be buried within the churchyard gate of Thurles. His money was in the hand sof Thomas Grace, Lisduff. He left some to his nephew Theo Byrne; some to be spent repairing the causeways & highways in Thurles... He left Theo Mathew of Annefield his mare colt & and a watch then under repair at Ed Boyton's of Thurles (see W.S Notebooks).
1689 Will of Pierce Power of Thurles. ..body to be buried with his wife(nee Leonard) in the Lady's Chapel in Thurles(For more complete extracts see also W.S.notebooks)
1689 Members of King James II Parliament returned in May 1689. For County: Nicholas Purcell(Loughmore) & James Butler. Others returned for boroughs of Cashel, Clonmel & Fethard. Old corporations scrapped and new ones appointed for Fethard & Cashel.
1690 For Williamite activities in Thurles see Diary of Rowland Davies - published herein
1691 Will of Waiter Hackett, Merchant, of Thurles. Well-to-do family (Spanish Commissions etc)
1694 £200 reward offered for the apprehension of the following Tipperary Rapparees "who are on the mountains and on their keeping"...Edm Knock Ryan(Ned o the hill), Con Ryan, Matt Higgins, Dan Doran, Denis Tuohy, Thade & Dick Lonergan, Phil Roe Ryan, Phil Shanahan, James Lahart, Wm Banon, Dan Maher, Dan Lowry, Darby Brien, Dan Bawn Ryan, Rd McDonnell & John Brenan
1699 The Duke of Ormond appointed Robert White of Thurles, gent, to be clerk of the markets & sales master of leather, cloth, linen & other merchandise in Co. Tipp.(Palatine appointment)
17th Century Ragets of Cormackstown: Patrick Ragget had a lease of Cormackstown which terminated shortly after his death. Owen Sullivan who married Ragget's daughter, Ellen, privately and against her father's will, claimed the lands of Ballinahow. Two other daughters of Raggett married Dan & Teig Ryan of Inch. (See Diary of Rowland Davies for more data on Mrs Ragget & O'Sullivan).
NOTE:O'Ryan Origin (RIA McNeill 1911) The Dal Coirpii was one of the 4 divisions of Leinster & of it were the families of O'Ryan & O'Dwyer. The baronies of Upper & Lower Kilnamanagh were held by the Dal C. The chief sept of the Dal C. Later bore the name of O'Dwyer.
16th - 19th Century The F r a n c is c a n s : No trace of them in Thurles before the Reformation. Grose's "Antiquities" II-85 associates the order with St. Mary's Church & says that the last Superior(Abbot), Manus O' Feely( 'Foley or 'Fihilly) refused to surrender his "Monastery" at the time of the suppression of religious houses and was taken prisoner to Dublin where he suffered a long confinement. There is no mention of the suppression of this house in the 'State Papers' also the church of St. Mary's belongedto the Cistercian abbot of Owney at the time of the Reformation. There is a possibility that the Franciscans held the church for some brief period, due to changing monarchs and religion, sometime after 1540. They are mentioned in the will of both John Grace & Gerald Byrn though Frances Mathew only leaves money to the Franciscans of Cashel, Clonmel etc. They were mentioned in 1714(?) and in 1744 as holding a monastery & land of George Mathew. This was probably the residence and oratory in Friar St (then Garryvicleheen St.). The Franciscans vacated the 'Friary' in 1892 (last to leave Fr. Dogette). There is a chalice in the Hospital of the Assumption with inscription "Procured in 1838 by Rev. Wm Quirke for use of the Franciscan Convent.
18th Century Tombstones of the 18th century burials in St.Marys...Rev. John Seymour, B.D. in Journal of the Association for Preservation of Memorials of the Dead. (1900)
18th Century From 'Spanish Knights of Irish Origins, Vol I, Ed. Micheline Walsh' The following local names appear as sponsors or are given as ancestors of applicants for the Spanish Military Order of Santiago:
DIEGO LALOR, Capt in Spanish Service, born in Thurles was sponsor for Carlos Cusaque(Cusack), Madrid, 1720, also for Mathew O'Calaghan, Madrid 1722.
A certificate executed by Archbishop Christopher Butler dated Cashel 1726, mentions among the ancestors of an applicant Edmundo Tovin(Tobin) DON JUAN & JAYME GRIFET of Thurles, Edmundo O'Maher of Clonmore and DONA MARIA PURCEL & DON JUAN PURCEL, Baron de Luegma.
CORNELIO O RYAN , Merchan't born Thurles is a sponsor for Edmundo Linch, Madrid, 1768 (NOTE: This man is mentioned in a letter to George Ryan in 1780 in Spain but the name is shown as 'Claudio Ryan'.)
TOBIAS MATHEW, Lieut. Colonel in the Spanish Service born in Thurles, sponsored Edmundo Tovin, Madrid, 1727 & Guillermo de Lacy, Madrid, 1729
BUENAVENTURA BOURK, Franciscan born in Borrisoleigh, sponsored: Reynaldo MacDonnell, Madrid, 1736; Bernardo O Coner Phaly, Madrid 1739; Guillermo Tirry, Madrid, 1745 and Mathias Chevars.
Amongst the many sponsors we find Lieut. Juan & Capt Patricio Savage and Falvey... (members of these two families who were fellow officers of Don Jorge Rian in Peru
18th Century Extracts from Marriage & Burial Registers in Cadiz Cathedral:
Marriage Register: Expediente: Vol 25/Page 138, 13 August 1736 REDMONDO BOURK, born Torloso (Thurles) in Ireland, son of DAVID BOURK & CATALINA BUTHELER(Butler) - (and) - ANA BRAY born Karique(Carrick) daughter of Diego Bray & Maria Borler. Witnesses: Fray Juan Molieri, RICARDO BOURK & JUAN BOURK.
Burial Register: Vol 6/Page 165, 20 May 1703, ANDRES HAQUET(Andrew Hackett), 58, unmarried born Torles(Thurles), son of BARTOLOME HACKETT and CATALINA BLANCO( Kathleen White). Will, dated 27 April made before Juan Munoz(Notary): 400 Masses @ 2 silver reales each for the priest saying each Mass. Executors: Andres de Roe & Ricardo Hore, Burial Register: Vol 15/Page 54, 5 Sep 1754, H.E.( i.e. with full bon- ours), JUAN RICARDO RIAN, aged 22, born Cadiz, unmarried, son of ICHOMAS RIAN & MARIA HAHROL~
Burial Register: Vol 15/Page 79, 1 Mar 1755, THOMAS RYAN, aged 56, born Danganmore and married MARIA HARROLD (appears in the registry of burials in 1771). Will, 25 Feb before Juan Salgado, leaving money for 400 Masses 4 silver reales per Mass. Executor: his wife, Maria.
NOTE: Arcbbishop Christopher Butler was a kinsman of the McCarthys of Springhouse (see Ryan Genealogy), the Mathews of Thurles & Thomastown and, of course, the Barons of Loughmore, the Purcells. He was the son of Colonel Walter Butler of Kilcash and grandson of Colonel Richard Butler of Kilcash WHO WAS A BROTHER OF THE FIRST DUKE OF ORMOND AND SON OP LADY THURLES. Somehow, despite the relentless pursuit of three professional 'priest hunters', Ryan, Tyrell & McGrath, he had an episcopate of 45 years, dying of old age at Westport near Callan in 1757, It was he who consecrated the new bishops of Cork and Killaloe at the home of the McCarthys, 'Springhouse(Kilshane). In fact he also ordained priests here in Thurles Chapel(Mathew Chapel) in 1731. As for the Tobias Mathew referred to above, it's hard to place him in the known family tree of the Mathews of Thurles!
18th Century Leases at Damer House, Roscrea:1796(18 Aug) Lease, Mathew to Valentine Maher Townparks; 1787(23 Aug) Lease to Nich. Butler(Suburbs); 1792(11 Jan) Lease to R. Bradshaw(Lisheen); Lease to 1786(26 Apr) Mk. Lidwell(Annfield); 1782(25 Apr) Lease to Ed. Hodgson, and 1787( 8 Sep) Lease to Bart Bourke(Townpark).
18th Century 'Whiteboys' From about the middle of the 18th century the fight against new grievances(enclosuresr tithes evictions etc.) was taken up by the 'Whiteboys'. John O'Fogarty of Ballycahill, known as 'Captain-fear-not' was the leader in Eliogarty. His companions were: John Ryan of Drombane('Capt Alcock'), the Gilbert brothers of Glenbawn, near Holycross, Dan Cunningham of Borrisoleigh, John Doran of Curraheen, John Freny of Rossestown, Dan Ryan, John Guilfoyle, John Purcell & Stephen. Burke. Rewards offered by County Grand Jury. Fogarty, Dwyer & Burke were captured by Lord Drogheda's Dragoons. Burke e Dwyer were hanged in Borrisoleigh. Fogarty was hanged, drawn & quartered in Clonmel in 1763 - the charge against him was the levelling of the demesne wall of Carden's, Templemore(probably for enclosing 'commonage'. Fogarty made an attempt to escape from jail through a sewer but was caught. (Refer to 'Broan Ailse' (W.S. Notebook)
18th Century Members of Parliament - Co. Tipp: 1703 - John Meade & Jas Dawson 1715 - Kingsmill Pennefather & Humphrey Minchin (1723) - Nehemiah Donnellan & Stephen Moore (1739 to 1759)- Sir Thos. Maude & Francis Mathew (1771 to 1781) - Henry Prittie & Dan Toler (1783 to 1789)
18th Century Wills: 1719 Ignatius Brown, Ballycurrane; 1716 Edm Neale of Thurles ;1749 George Selling of Thurles
1702(9 Nov) Probate of Will of Pierse Archdekin of Thurles
1704/5 Lawsuits between James Grace and others over various lands including Turtulla, Archerstown & Athshanbohy.
1710 Thos Mathew of Anfield married Hannah O'Brien, widow from Co. Clare; Surety, Charles Carroll of Anfield.
1714 In a law case in which George Mathew of Thurles was the defendant and John Trevanton, H. Campion & John Middleton were plaintiffs, the following lands were involved: Manor of Thurles, Monastery & lands of St. Francis at Thurles, lands at Thurles, Leugh, Killinan, Haharden, Garranroe, .Athlomen, Clobannagh & Dardagh(?).
1716 Rd. Gracelaf Ballyerk sold Oliver Grace of Brittas the lands of Lisdonowly & Ballyerk.
1716 Vestry Committee Prot. Church: Messrs Hughes, Dillon, Witherall, Baker , Chapman, Parke, John Lamphier of Parkestown & John Sulllvan of Thurles appointed wardens for Thurles Prot. Union.
1719 Oliver Grace of Brittas sold to John Blundell of Kilkenny for £650 Rahealty(250a), Athnid(2O4a) & Cullacully(24a)
1723 James Mathew & Thos Baker were church wardens for Thurles Prot. Union (?Fr. Theo's grandfather ?)
1724(17 Sep) Extract from the Will of Edmond Morres of Drom: To Mr. Christopher Butler £455 to be distributed to persons in list signed by me . . . I leave & bequeath my harp called "Sweet Lipps" to Mr Michael Phelan for the use of the perish of Thurles...
1728 on ... Tradition speaks of a chapel in Lot Scully's yard... later a classical school(Shanahan was teacher). Ordinations were held by AB Chas. Butler 1728, 1731 etc in Thurles chapel. In 1741 Geo. Mathew repaired the chapel of Thurles & records suggest the presence of a chapel on site of present Cathedral back to 1700, and before that to a thatched chapel.
1731 - Kingsmill Pennyfather & George Mathew
1735 Sidesmen for Protestant Union included John Hobbs & John Fitzgerald
1738 To let for term of years lands of Lieugh - 550 acres with dwellinghouse, well-shingled, a maulthouse, hop yard & turf bog. Proposals to Geo. Mathew of Thurles or Anfield.
1738 The stallion, Othello, belonging to Justin Mathew(son of Major George of Thurles) standing at William Mathew's place in Bakestown(Beakstown). Justin was something of the 'black sheep' of the Mathew's family.
1742 Died at Thurles wife of Geo. Mathew, daughter of Lord Iveagh(?)
1743 Markethouse built in Liberty Square(Main St). Upper story used as courthouse until the present courthouse was built. There were small prison cells under archways (balcony stairs) at each end. Most of bottom floor was used as a shambles. Ger Grant the infamous highwayman from Moyne was imprisoned there (l9th cent.). Last remnants of markethouse removed in 1901. The bell which hung in its tower was given to the Thurles Workhouse (Hosp. of Assumption). There were stocks in the vicinity of the markethouse.
1744 Thurles(Mathew) Estate Rental with subsequent extant estate rentals(Thurles Library & St. Patrick's College Library)
1746 Part of the adjoining tower fell on Protestan Church. £1O passed by Vestry Committee to repair it.
1752(2 Sep ) The Gregorian calendar adopted. This prescribed that the 2nd of September 1752 should be succeeded by 14 September and that the official beginning of year should henceforth begin on 1 January instead of Lady Day, 25 March.
1752 Pocock's Visit to Thurles Area (See Brief History of Thurles)
1754 Henry Langley & Margaret Grace of Brittas got marriage license.
1755 John Rocque's map of Thurles
1756 Will of Denis Delaney. To be buried in Inch. He left house & half of lands in Clongower to wife, Mary Maher, the other half to his son-in-law, Mark Brown.
1757 Nomena Subscriptorum in Hib. Dominicana R.D Jacobus Prendergast O.C. Thurles
1761 - Henry Prittie & Thomas Mathew(M.P.s)
l767 John Purcell of Thurles tried for high treason at Clonmel in connection with 'Whiteboy" activities. He was acquitted.
1768 John Scott, Councellor, married widow Roe at Thurles Castle. She was the daughter of Thomas Mathew of Annfield (and now owner of the Thurles & Thomastown estates. Fortune of £10,000. Scott later became Lord Clonmel & cheated Thomas' mistress, Cicelia, out of lands at Inch. Scott made Solicotor Gen. in Nov 1774.
1768 There were great celebrations in Thurles in 1768 when Francis Mathew was reelected M. P... bonfires, castle, bridge & markethouse illuminated. Plenty of free drink with soldiers joining the local populace in the celebrations
I769 In a lease to Bart Murphy from Mathew present-day College Lane is called Borheenkeagh also Gorteen attotane.
1769 Bart Creagh of Knockanes
1771(Inch) Whiteboys assembled at Pallashill, the estate of Thos.Mathew & levelled part of a new house. Reward offered for their capture
1773 AB James ButlerI
1774 (from The Gentleman's and London Magazine). Total emigration from Ireland to America for 4 months, from Jan to Apr was 6,522. Estimated that in five years there were 43,000 emigrants from 5 Ulster ports.
1775(Thurles) Laity taking Oath of Allegiance: George Mathew, Bart & Matt Murphy, Wm Markley, Jas. Fogarty, Pat Mara(distiller), Denis Dwyer,apothecary & Jas Phelan, Thurles.
1775(15 Dec) Priests who took oath of allegiance before Mark Lidwell, Annfield & Thomas Lidwell, Clonmore: Dr. James Butler, Thurles; Thomas Bray, Thurles; Edm Cormick, John O'Donnell, Michael Ryan, & Thomas White, Thurles.
1776 Return of Popish clergy in Thurles furnished by Michael Obbins, Protestant Rector: Popish Archbishop; 4 secular priests & 4 fryers.
1777 Taylor & Skinner Road network in Thurles area (See also Rev. Reauford's Map of Ireland, 1824)
1777 Thomas Mathew, father of the Ist Earl of Llandaff died in Thurles beside 'Black Castle'.
1779 Bartholomew Burke, Innkeeper(Star & Garter - later Hayes' Hotel), Thurles & Wm Burke, Innkeeper, Thurles, both made Freemen of Kilkenny.
1781(July) Lady Elisha Mathew, sister of Earl of Llandaff, born(Last of Mathew line to inherit the Thurles Estate).
1783 At Cashel Sessions: Con Callanan of Ardbawn assaulted Rd. Power at Thurles. Fined £20.
1784(Moyne) A number of 'Whiteboys' came to the house of John Dunne near Longford Pass searching for a Proctor named Maher of Killmakill - the estate of Sir Wm Barker of Kilcooley. They took Maher to Urlingford where they buried him & cropped his ears; they also took & buried Dunne & cropped his ears which they nailed to a public pump 1740 A man was found in River Suir at Holycross decapitated.
1788 Irish Genealogical Research Society Directory of Thurles
1789 Pat & Tim Russell, John Power & Francis Meara were found guilty of assault on John Langley, Ballymoreen 1785. Sentenced to imprisonment for one year & to be publicly whipped at Cashel & Thurles.
1789 At the Thurles Sessions, Denis Hogan, John McGrath, Andy Callanan, Walter Walsh & Dan Ryan were fined 5/- for assault on R. Hennessy at the fair of Holycross
1789 At Cashel Sessions, John Callanan & Robert Semple, his servant were charged and sentenced for riotous assault on Rev. Thos Burke-Dunleavy(a minister at Holycross) . . . to be whipped from the Gate to the Old Barrack at Thurles. Jas. Leahy was fined 1/- for stealing linen at Ed.Mockler's of Grange, (Is this the the work of the 'Flogger Fitzgerald?)
1790 Anthony Dwyer, gent, of Roskeen, surrendered to the sheriff for the rape of Nora Ryan, Druminphillip.
1790 Sheriff of the Countywas Dan Mansergh, Cashel. 1799 Rev. Fr. Cormack advertised opening of an Academy at Thurles under the patronage of Dr. Butler, Archbishop of Cashel.
1790 Sale at Boyton's Hotel(Hayes' Hotel now) of lands of Thos. Lamphier of Parkstown, a bankrupt.
1791 AB James ButlerII
1793 Some locals who took the Catholic Qualification Oath for voting eligibility : Mat Brown, Thurles; Wm . Burke, victualler; Rd. Brown , doctor; Nick Brown, malster, Ml. Cormack, distiller & Nich Maher of Thurles
1794 (Fogartys) Thomas Lanigan of Castlefogarty married a dau. of Ed. Armstrong, Buncraggy, Co. Clare
1795/6 See W.S. Notebook re: dispute over lands of Clonamuckoge
1798 (Inch) Fr. Thos Howard, P.P.Inch, induced his parishioners to give up their arms to him; they surrendered 100 pikes. He died the same in 1815.
1798 Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald,Sheriff of Co. Tipp... the infamousl 'Flogger Fitzgerald". Tradition says that Irish Insurgents were marching to Thurles to attack notorious regiment of North Cork Militia that was coming from Wexford and Dr. Bray went to meet them and got them to disperse.
1799 Charles O'Keeffe,brewer, married Alice Boyton.
