- Labourers on the Vigors Estate, Burgage, Co. Carlow in 1793-1794.
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Labourers in Co. Carlow in 1793-1794 By Jim Ryan December 19, 2016 These are 111 labourers employed on the Vigors Estate at Burgage, near Leighlin Bridge, Co. Carlow in 1793/94. The names are on four separate lists all apparently written by the same farm manager or foreman (based on the hand-writing) and included in the Cliff – Vigors Estate Papers in the National Archives of Ireland (Ref NAI 1096.2.12). List 1 headed ‘Mowers 1793’ contains 20 names, all men; the second un-headed list has 21 names, all men except for 3 widows; List 3 is headed ‘January 1794 at Manure, Burgage’ which suggests that these workers were engaged in hauling and spreading manure. It contains 27 names of men and 3 widows. The final list, also un-headed, contains 43 names including 3 widows. Was it perhaps the
custom to give work to widows? Other than names, the numbers of days
worked are also listed. There are some names which recur in more than
one list, e.g. John Lennon, Ned and Tom McCardell, P. Mulloy, P. Delaney
and a few others. Ancestor Network will offer 1 free hour of research by
a professional researcher to conduct further research on these
individuals or others in these estate papers and/or to obtain copies of
the original.
About Jim Ryan Dr Jim Ryan is a writer and publisher on Irish
genealogy. His book ‘Irish Records’ (Ancestry Inc., now Turner Publishing)
is a standard guide. His other books include: Tracing your Dublin Ancestors
(Flyleaf Press 2009); Irish Church Records (Flyleaf 2001); Sources for Irish
Family History (Flyleaf 2001), and Tracing Sligo Ancestors (Flyleaf 2012).
He has lectured extensively at genealogy meetings and his research interests
include church records and Rentals. He writes blogs and articles for
In-Depth Genealogist (http://theindepthgenealogist.com), and also a blog for
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