Frances Jackson late
of Graigue in the Queen’s County Spinster deceased.
NOTE: Frances Jackson’s original will, proved
at the Principal Registry in Dublin on 13 August 1859, was transferred thence
to the Public Records Office, and subsequently destroyed in the fire of
1922. The following extracts, referring only to charitable donations cited
in the will, are copied from the volume cited.
I give to my daughter Mary the sum of £10 to be distributed among
the poor she is in the habit of assisting.
I devise that on the roofing of a new Church or Chapel in Clifden
being completed the balance of one hundred pounds (seventy-five pounds) he
paid to the Trustees of the Building and I-devise that a sum of ten pounds
he paid in aid of the orphanage at Clifden Established and Conducted by
the Sisters of Mercy at Clifden and that any money I may have at present
in the funds be applied in liquidation of the last two devises.
…. and as it has been long felt in this parish the want of a Lecture
Room for the spiritual instruction of Protestants my wish and desire is to
have a neat and ornamental building erected furnished with sittings and
made comfortable inside and for which purpose I give and bequeath the sum
of five hundred pounds said sum of five hundred pounds to be lodged by my
Executor in the Bank of Ireland or invested by him either in Bank of
Ireland Stock or Government Security in his own name and in the names of
the Incumbent and the Church Wardens of said parish of Killeshin whoever
they may be. The above building to be erected in Graigue aforesaid and
when completed to be handed over to the said Incumbent and Church Wardens
for holding Lectures on Wednesday Evenings Service on Sunday Evenings in
the Winter and Prayer Meetings on Monday Evenings.
I give and devise to
the Incumbent of the parishes of Carlow and Killeshin for the time being
my three houses situate in Tullow Street in the said town of Carlow and
now in the occupation of Michael Nolan, Patrick Power and Nolan for
ever subject to the head rent of six pounds nine shillings or thereabouts
payable thereout In Trust to found and endow an Asylum for destitute
Protestant female servants connected with said parishes of Carlow and
Killeshin of good character who may be out of place or unable to obtain
employment through illness, infirmness or old age and I give and bequeath
to said incumbents the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds to be applied
by them towards erecting such Asylum and my wish is that said Asylum be
erected in said town of Graigue Queen’s County, I give and bequeath to the
Carlow and Graigue Ladies Industrious Association the sum of fifty pounds
to be added to the present standing fund and I give and devise to said
association the sum of ten pounds per annum to be applied towards its
expenses such as Matron’s Salary, ye said sum of ten pounds per annum to
be paid out of my share of the Springhill property in the Queen’s County.
I give and bequeath the receipts of the Tolls and Customs of the Fairs of
Graigue (subject to the Quit Rent payable to Government therefore) which I
hold by patent to the Incumbent of the parish of Killeshin and the Parish
Priest of said parish for the time being forever in trust for the poor of
Graigue without distinction of religion. The receipts of each Fair to be
distributed by them at Christmas each year to the more necessitous.
I also
give and devise to the said Incumbent and Parish Priest the sum of ten
pounds per annum in trust for said poor of Graigue and distributed by them
in like manner as said Tolls and Customs, said ten pounds per annum to be
paid out of my said share of the Springhill property
I give and bequeath
to Robert Clayton Browne Esquire Thomas Jameson Esqre and the Incumbents
of the parishes of Killeshin and Carlow the Museum belonging to my late
Brother Adam Jackson Esquire with all the ancient Books and manuscripts
belonging thereto also the House of Commons Journals Almanacs Army Lists
etc as books of reference in trust for the public whenever a suitable room
shall be obtained for it.
Courtesy of Oonagh Warke M.A. H.Dip. Archives