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11 John F. Ryan d. 1884
617 May 1870 – 25 Dec 1871
Log of a voyage between Bermuda and Plymouth kept by [John F. Ryan] May
1870 and further tours on board the HMS Adelaide June – Sept 1870, the Brig
Squirrel at Plymouth and Devonport Sept – Oct 1870; the HMS Adelaide at
Devonport Oct –Nov 1870; HMS Agincourt at Portland Rounds to Plymouth
and back , Nov 1870 to April 1871 when they set sail for Bantry bay, Co.
Cork and from there to Maderia in May and on the Gibralter returning to
England on the 20 th July 1871. In October the Agincourt again travelled to
Gilbraltar and Maderia and Tenerife (arriving 6 December) and returned to
Gilbraltar on the 25 th Dec 1871.Daily entries record in a columnar format
course and distance travelled, latitude and longitude, wind speed and direction
and temperature. A diary features at the rear of the volume in which Ryan
recorded the main events of the journey as well as the more routine activities
on board e.g. 29 th May 1870 “Daylight one sail in sight. Musters by Divisions
performed Divine Service Exchanged colours with a French brig”. The first
five pages of the volume have been adapted for use as a scrapbook for
newscuttings relating to gardening. Several small pencil sketches of double
masted ships under full sail also feature in the text.
618 March 1878 – August 1879
158pp
Log of a voyage between Plymouth to the Cape of Good Hope via Maderia
and the return journey kept by John F. Ryan on board HMS “Tenedos”. Daily
entries record in a columnar format course and distance travelled, latitude and
longitude, wind speed and direction and temperature. A diary features at the
rear of the volume in which Ryan recorded the main events of the journey as
well as the more routine activities on board e.g. 25 March 1878 “Captain
Edward Stanley [ ]received drafts of men from Royal Adelaide Cambridge
& detachment of Marines from [Russ] barracks”. 6 August “Stopped to sound
every two hours. A very thick night with heavy rain & frequent lightning”.
Includes at rear notices of purchase by tenants on the Inch Estate and
comments on the difficulties in obtaining the money due, noting “General V
Ryan’s old home of CF has been burnt, as well as all the houses on the estate”.
There is an Income and Expenditure account for Castle Fogarty for 1923.
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158pp