Saturday 3 September 2016

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Ok I hoped to carry on with it, but the newsletter format is eluding me at present so back to simple, having said that it’s often that simple, uncomplicated is best, mind you not something that can be said about the Colclough family, it’s anything but simple and uncomplicated.

But will carry on alphabetically with apologies for duplication.

Barnewall.

Dudley Colclough of Mohurry or Duffry Hall, Esq., born about 1670, who being a minor at his father’s death, and brought up in the Protestant Religion, was permitted to inherit the estates. He was member of Parliament for Enniscorthy in 1689, and a Colonel in King James II Irish Army, and married November 1691, post nuptial settlement 26th March 1700, Mary eldest daughter of the Hon. Francis Barnewall of Beggstown and Woodpark, Co. Meath (I wonder if Meath Colclough’s are connected?) fourth son of Nicholas first Viscount Kingland *, Mary’s children with Dudley were:  six sons 

 1.  Caesar, his heir. (Col Caesar)  

2.  Francis, who entered the French Service, (the Duke of Berwick’s Regt. of the Irish Brigade) and was outlawed in consequence. Capt. Francis Colclough who was amongst the wounded at Fontenoy 1745, died s.p.  

3. Thomas, of Wexford, who married Frances eldest daughter of Caesar Colclough of Rosegarland Esq., and died intestate 14th March 1741 leaving surviving issue one son viz. Adam (English Adam) Crows Grove or Colclough Grove, Co. Carlow, born 1731 who died unmarried December, 1759 will p. 18th  January, 1760    

4. John, of St. Kearns and Wexford, a merchant who married 1730, Margaret daughter of Edward Sutton of Summerhill, Co. Wexford Esq., and died July 1770.

5. Henry, of Kildavin.  

6. Dudley, of Ballicormack, Carlow. 

And two daughters                                

1. Margaret, married Charles Byrne of Kilmocar (Kilmacow), Co. Kilkenny, eldest son of Sir Gregory Byrne by his 2nd wife Alice Fleming.

2. Mary Anne, married 29 November, 1717, John Byrne of Cabinteely Co. Dublin.  

Dudley Colclough of Duffry Hall, died of smallpox, 12th July 1712, Will proved same year (His widow who subsequently married Benjamin Flaherty of Dublin, Licence 25th May, 1720, died at Mohurry, 1725).

In the name of God, Amen. I, Dudley Colclough of Mohurry etc.,  “I will that my dear and well beloved wife Mary Colclough (nee Barnewall JC)shall have and enjoy all my household goods plate, jewells, rings, furniture, linen and woolen, horses, mares, cows, sheep, coaches, chaises, and their harness, of what nature or kind soever. And the remaining part of my personal goods and chattles, debts, arrears of rents and assets, to be in the power and management of my Executors hereafter to be named”.  Recites deed of settlement (date not given) formerly made and enrolled, whereby he settled his real estate on his dear eldest son Caesar Colclough, and gave his eldest daughter Margaret Colclough as portion £1000, also to his second son Francis Colclough £600, also £1400, to be equally divided amongst the rest of his younger children hereafter named, payable out of his real estate, except such part of it in jointure of his dear wife, and whereas under said deed of settlement he had power to raise out of his real estate, the further sum of --- not exceeding £1500. “I the said Dudley Colclough in pursuance of said power to me reserved, bequeath the sum of £100 part of the said £1500, to be added to the sd sum of £1400, to make up £1500, which sum I order to be equally divided between my youngest children, Maryanne Colclough, Thomas Colclough, John Colclough, Henry Colclough, and Dudley Colclough £300 to each. Which sums being for their present advancement, I direct my Executors shall advance to them at such times as they shall think fit, and in case any of my sd younger children should die before the receipt of their respective sums, it is my will, that such be divided among the remaining of my said five younger children”. Bequeaths in addition to the sd sum of £300 -£500 to his dear daughter Marianne Colclough, to be paid her on her day of marriage, and which £500 is to be taken out of the sd sum of £1500, but in case she should die unmarried sd sum of £500 to revert back to his estate, which would there remain discharged thereof. Recites power reserved under said settlement for the reasonable maintenance and support of all his younger children until they have received their several portions, and pursuant to the intent thereof. “ I direct that £30 be paid my son Francis, £30 to my daughter Margaret, £30 to my daughter Marianne, and £20 apiece to my sons Thomas, John, Henry, and Dudley, the same to be levied out of my real estate (except such part as is in jointure to my dear wife) and paid yearly at the usual gales, and same payments to commence from the date of my death’”.  Gives his Executors full power to raise £100 out of the £600 for his son Francis, and gives also such sums for his younger sons, and out of their portions respectively, as sd Exors shall deem meet and fit, for prefering them to trades or otherwise, directs interest to be paid on younger childrens portions till principal sums to be paid in full. Item, Bequeaths his natural brother Mr. Oliver Colclough £150 for his maintenance and support, the same to be paid within three years of testator’s death, and bearing interest till paid, and sd £150 to be part of sd £1500”. Bequeaths unto Father Michael Fitzhenry, his Parish Priest £3, to be paid at testator's decease, and directs that sd Priest, shall hold the lands of Shroughmore during his life rent free, and be discharged of all arrears of rent due on said lands, directs each one of Romish Clergy in the Diocese of Ferns, to be paid the sum of £1, at the time of testator's burial. Directs £40 to be distributed to the poor as his Exors shall deem fit. Directs all his debts to be paid out of the sd £1500. Directs that £150 be expended on his funeral, the said sum to come out of arrears of rent due at time of testator's death, and if there should happen to be a deficiency, the s deficiency to be made up out of the sdd £1500. “Item. I give and bequeath unto my dear brother Adam Colclough, a suit of mourning, the like unto my beloved cousins and kindsmen, Sir Pierse Butler, Knt, and Caesar Colclough Esqr, and the like unto Mr Oliver Colclough, to be deducted out of the £1500 aforesaid.  I constitute and appoint the said Pierse Butler to be sole Executor of this my will and the sd Caesar Colclough overseer of the same.“ Directs his Executor to pay to his sister in law Mrs Bridget Barnwall whatever may be due her, and to deduct the same from the aforesaid £1500, “All which I publish and declare to be my last will and Testament and no other”.  

Maria Flaherty als Colclough als Barnwall, widow, of Mohurry Co. Wexford, intestate.  Administration to effects, granted in the Prerogative Court, Dublin to her son Caesar Colclough of Tintern. Dated 13th December 1725.

Some on the Barnewall family below.




Viscount Barnewall

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Viscount Barnewall, of Kingsland in the Parish of Donabate in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 29 June 1646 for Nicholas Barnewall, who had earlier represented County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons. The Kingsland Barnewalls were a junior branch of the family of Baron Trimleston; Nicholas's great-grandfather Sir Patrick Barnewall had achieved political prominence through his friendship with Thomas Cromwell and done well out of the Dissolution of the Monasteries . Nicholas was made Baron Turvey at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. His grandson, the third Viscount, was a supporter of James II and outlawed. However, he was restored under the Treaty of Limerick. His son, the fourth Viscount, was a Roman Catholic and consequently disqualified from taking his seat in the Irish House of Lords. He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the fifth Viscount. He was the son of the Honourable George Barnewall, younger son of the third Viscount. He died unmarried in 1800 when the titles became dormant. They were successfully claimed in 1814 by Matthew Barnewall, who became the sixth Viscount. He was the great-grandson of the Honourable Richard Barnewall, younger son of the first Viscount. However, he had no surviving male issue and on his death in 1834 the titles are considered to have become extinct.

Captain Thomas Barnewall, great-grandson of Colonel James Barnewall, younger son of the first Viscount, claimed the titles but the House of Lords never made a decision on the matter.

The title was occasionally and informally written as "Lord Kingsland". cf  * above JC

Viscounts Barnewall (1646)

  • Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall (1592–1663) great great grandfather of Dudley and Mary’s children JC.
  • Henry Barnewall, 2nd Viscount Barnewall (died 1688)
  • Nicholas Barnewall, 3rd Viscount Barnewall (1668–1725)
  • Henry Benedict Barnewall, 4th Viscount Barnewall (1708–1774)
  • George Barnewall, 5th Viscount Barnewall (1758–1800) (dormant 1800)
  • Matthew Barnewall, 6th Viscount Barnewall (died 1834) (claim allowed 1814)



Ballygibbon

Place name Ballygibbon, this one’s for me.




My traceable family to about the late 1780’s are living here, there are I think still family in the area.

Bernie noted this in his addendum to BHD's documents. The Colclough families now living in Waterford, and Co. Wexford near Mohurry are the descendants of Patrick Colclough of Ballygibbon 1818, whose father John Colclough born 1785 was a son of Patrick Colclough one of the junior members of the Duffry branch.

More to follow, at least monthly
John.
Still quiet on the DNA front, but huge numbers for my Donegal family :)

This will be an editorial, I will resume my alphabet with Mary Barnewall. All that will follow is my own opinion, but I wonder what John Henry Colclough or Caesar from 1800's, admirers of the French revolution, liberal John who favoured franchise to Catholics and opposed the tithe system, or 'Great Caesar' with his support of art, music sport and 'liberal' values would have made of 2016?

As I write, it feels we are living in tumultuous times. I am old enough to have been alive for the Cuban missile crisis,  but not old enough to remember it, and by extension not old enough to remember WW 2, WW1, Boer war and back into the mists of time of revolution, upheaval and political change..
I remember India and Pakistan warring, Israel and Egypt and of course the Vietnam War. I hitchhiked through the 6 counties at the height of the 'Troubles', sensed the British Army Guns on me in Aughnacloy and Strabane.
My upbringing was a strict Irish Catholic, where the ultimate sin was denial of Christ and the Catholic religion. To that end the consummate evil was Communism. Therefore it would make sense for my my enemy's enemy to be my friend. Thus the authoritarian Catholic hierarchy and most priests in the early to mid 20th century found the idea of a people's uprising and socialism an anathema.
Why all this? Well my mum - God rest her soul- if God exists, saw Margaret Thatcher as the defender of all that was good western, Christian values. She would have laughed with Boris Johnson, and voted Tory for ever, she wouldn't have known what to make of Farage, Trump and his Russian buddies. My dad- God rest his soul, if God exists, would avoid driving down a certain street when he knew people were living there in 'sin' as he was sure they would suffer eternal damnation, as second only to the denial of Christ (heresy or an apostate) was the sexual sin, notwithstanding the many thousands of clergy/ religious denying, at least in public their own sexuality plus the elephant in the room of child abuse. But my mum and dad were good people of their time and upbringing, good people whose legacy is a family of PhD's, BSc's, BA's, teachers, nurses, scientists and linguists and that's just their children, the grandchildren's list starts with high end university graduates...
I've outlined the above to try to explain why to myself why the gradual flow of liberal values, social welfare, emancipation of women, the NHS, sexual freedom, attempted redistribution of wealth, overseas. aid et cetera has given rise to populist damming with the likes of Trump, Farage, Gove, Putin, Le Pen and various other right wing populist opinion surfers. It is of course fear, fear of communists,  fear of Jews, fear  of Palestinians, fear of Gaels, fear of  Catholics, fear of Protestants, fear of Islam... Fear of the apostate... Trump et al feed on this. My parents weren't uneducated but were driven by religion. The populist bad people need Christian fundamentalism, the uneducated but they also need the ignorant. Which in Britain are the poor unemployed/unemployable who need to find a scapegoat for their hardships, sadly at various times these were were: Black, Irish, Polish, people from the Indian sub-continent et al. the list could be endless for the disenfranchised and disconnected, but there is no excuse. It is wrong.

Saturday 16 January 2016

News letter format

 I've tried to set things up in a news letter format, I wonder will this work:

To access the news letter try the link.

https://www.icloud.com/pages/000ni3HjGkXr_Nq71PNCTAeiA#Colclough_news_letter


I will publish this if it doesn't work I'll try in another format so... lets see!