Laois Ireland - Poor Relief Subscriptions - 1847

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POOR RELIEF SUBSCRIPTIONS - 1847, THE PARISH OF CASTLETOWN

Note-All the subscribers residedw within the Parish of
Castletown save and except those marked *.

Name and address of Subscriber.                   Amount.
*Hamilton FITZGERALD.                             £20.
*Sir Charles H. COOTE, Bart. Ballyfin.            £10.
*Thomas WYSE, Esq. Waterford.                     £5.
*William KEMMIS, Esq. Killeen.                    £5.
Edward FLOOD, Castletown.                         £5.
Peter ROE, Rushall.                               £5.
*Thomas PLUNKETT, Esq., Railway Works.            £5.
*Thomas ROBERTS, Nore Mills.                      £5.
Michael WALSH, Castletown.                        £5.
Messrs Thomas ROBERTS & Co. Nore Mills.           £3.
Rev. Patrick KELLY, P.P. Castletown.              £3.
Joseph S. PHELAN, Castletown.                     £3.
James DUNNE, Esq. Castletown.                     £3.
Mrs BUTLER, Castletown.                           £3.
George ROE, Esq. Rushall.                         £2.
Charles MURPHY, Esq. Rushin.                      £2.
*William ROE, Mountrath.                          £2.
John DELANY, Loran.                               £2.
Patrick FITZPATRICK, Loran.                       £2.
James CARROLL, Ballytarsna.                       £2.
Patrick CAMPION, Coole.                           £2.
Daniel WHELAN, Camphill.                          £2.
Rev. William MAHER, P.P. Castletown.              £2.
Joseph FITZPATRICK, Cudda.                        £1.17.6.
Patrick DEY, Cudda.                               £1.10.0.
William FITZPATRICK, Rushin.                      £1.10.0.
Malachy KELLY, Ballytarsna.                       £1.10.0.
*George CLEMENTS.                                 £1.
Mrs. J. S. PHELAN.                                £1.
Hugh O. H. PHELAN.                                £1.
John J. PHELAN.                                   £1.
Martin DELANY.                                    £1.
James DOWLING.                                    £1.
Denis MAHER.                                      £1.
Andrew PHELAN.                                    £1. All Castletown.*
*John MILBOURNE.                                  £1.
Joseph DEMPSEY.                                   £1.
John PHELAN.                                      £1.
John FINLAY.                                      £1.
Martin KEEGAN.                                    £1. All Cudda*.
Stephen BUTLER, Old Borris.                       £1.
John COOKE, Cranna.                               £1.
Martin GORMAN, Cranna.                            £1.
James CAMPION, Badger Hill.                       £1.
John CAMPION, Glenbower.                          £1.
Patrick CAMPION, Glenbower.                       £1.
Patrick TYNAN, Ballycleary.                       £1.
John FITZPATRICK, Clonan.                         £1.
Jeremiah CAMPION. Clonan.                         £1.
Laurence DELANY. Clonan.                          £1.
William LONG. Mannin.                             £1.
John ROBERTS, Mannin.                             £1.
Alexander C. STOKER. Rushall.                     £1.
Mr. MILBOURNE, Coole.                             £1.
Jonathan PIM, Mountmellick.                       £1.
Joseph McEVOY, Rushall.                           £1.
Thomas PhELAN, Rushall.                           £1.
John PHELAN, Rushall.                             £1.
Edward BRENAN, Rushall.                           £1.
John ROURKE, Paddock.                             £1.
Thomas HERKNAN, Paddock.                          £1.
John BENNETT, Rushin.                             £1.
Thomas ROURKE, Rushin.                            £1.
Peter DOOLY, Butter Island.                       £1.
Timothy CAMPION, Derrycanton.                     £1.
Widow HOLLAND and Son. Derrycanton.               £1.
Timothy CAVANAGH, Gortnaclea.                     £1.
Martin CARROLL, Clashnamuck.                      £1.
Martin CARROLL, Jnr. Clashnamuck.                 £1.
William DELANY, Loran.                            £1.
John DELANY, Loran.                               £1.
Michael RYAN, Ballytarsna.                        £1.
John GORMAN, Ballytarsna.                         £1.
Widow KELLY, Ballytarsna.                         £1.
Bryan SWEENEY, Ballytarsna.                       £1.
Edward PHELAN, Ballytarsna.                       £1.
John P. BELTON, Peafield.                         £1.
James DELANY, Paddock.                            15/.
Robert JONES, Castletown.                         10/.
Joseph VANCE, Castletown.                         10/.
Denis O'BRIEN, Ballycleary.                       10/.
John WHEELAR, Castletown.                         10/.
John BENNETT, Cudda.                              10/.
Widow FINLAY, Cudda.                              10/.
Thomas MURPHY, Cudda.                             10/.
John WORRELL, Campclone.                          10/.
Mrs FITZPATRICK, Badger Island.                   10/.
William MAY, Castletrench.                        10/.
John MARNELL, Aghafan.                            10/.
James GLEESON, Cranna.                            10/.
Widow PHELAN, Paddock.                            10/.
Barney PHELAN, Paddock.                           10/.
MichaeL PHELAN, Paddock.                          10/.
Michael FITZPATRICK, Clonan.                      10/.
Patrick PHELAN, Rushin.                           10/.
Patrick PHELAN, Shanagoona.                       10/.
Patrick BOWDEN. Clashnamuck.                      10/.
Widow FITZPATRICK, Mannin.                        10/.
Fantin BRENAN.     Rushall.                       10/.
Daniel DOWLING, Castletown.                       7/6.
Peter MALONE, Cudda.                              7/6.
Edward MEADE, Rushin.                             7/6.
Darby SHELLY, Peafield.                           7/6.
John TYNAN, Loran.                                7/6.
Matthew M'EVOY, Rushin.                           6/.
James O'BRIEN, Cudda.                             5/.
James DOWLING, Castletown.                        5/.
John DOWLING, Castletown.                         5/.
Rodger BROPHY, Castletown.                        5/.
Thomas FITZPATRICK, Castletown.                   5/.
Constable CONLAN, Castletown.                     5/.
Sub-Constable McGRATH, Castletown.                5/.

THIS LIST IS MOSTLY POOR PEASANTS.
James MAHER, Castletown.                          5/.
Daniel, LAURENCE and Widow PETERS, Campclone.     5/. Each.
    Widow TIERNEY, Cudda.                    	  5/.
    Dennis GLEESON, Cudda.                   	  5/.
    John and William YOUNG, Ballycleary.     	  5/. Each.
    Patrick FINLAY, Ballycleary.             	  5/.
    Mrs PHELAN, Forest.                      	  5/.
    Michael PHELAN, Derryduff.               	  5/.
    Michael SMITH, Clonan.                   	  5/.
    William BERGIN, Drim.                    	  5/.
    Peter PERKINSON, Derrycanton.            	  5/.
    Matthew CARROLL, Cranne.                 	  5/.
    Michael BREEN, Danganroe.                	  5/.
    Thomas DOOLY, Butter Island.             	  5/.
    Edward ROURKE, Loran.                    	  5/.
    James COATES, Closhnamuck.               	  5/.
    John SAVAGE, Closhnamuck.                	  5/.
    Michael SAVAGE. Closhnamuck.             	  5/.
    Thomas LALOR, Mannin.                    	  5/.
    William SAVAGE, Mannin.                  	  5/.
    William SHELLEY, Peafield.               	  5/.
    Thomas BURKE, Peafield.                  	  5/.
    Sub-Constable CONNORS, Castletown.       	  2/6.
    Sub-Constable JOHNSTON.                  	  2/6.
    Mrs FITZPATRICK. Castletown.             	  2/6.
    Denis DELANY. Knockacollar.              	  2/6.
    Laurence PHELAN, Knockacollar.           	  2/6.
    James REDMOND, Badger Hill.              	  2/6.

                                            Total £176.10.6.

Source: From House of Commons-1847.