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3 RECORDS OF ASSOCIATED FAMILIES
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1. Bennetts of Thomastown, Co. Offaly
669 8 Sept 1795
Copy will of Thomas Bennett, Thomastown, Offaly. Appoints as trustees
Maurice Nugent O’Connor, Mt. Pleasant Co. Offaly, and John Fitzsimons,
Castlewood, Co. Offaly.
670 1797 – 1807
Notes recording the dates and places of birth along with dates of death of
children of the Bennett family, Thomastown, recorded by their mother. She
also notes the dates her sons left for school at Stoneyhurst.
671 8 March 1800
13pp
Probate of the last Will and Testament of Francis Bennett, Thomastown, Co.
Offaly.
672 19 Oct 1820 – [ ]
3pp
2 skins
Coverless notebook containing a travel journal designed to provide helpful
information for other travellers “This journal was written by P. Tierney at the
dictation of [ V. Bennet] . The author takes care to note useful information
regarding accommodation, travel arrangements and dealing with French
people. He describes the type of countryside and husbandry they pass and
declares at one point “I have not therefore kept this journal regularly by the
day as I do not conceive a journal kept like my Lord Blaneys only giving an
account of what he had for dinner and for Breakfast each day can be
entertaining.”
The author is very caustic about pitfalls. The journey begins with a crossing
on the Dorset “From the pidgeon house for Bordeaux”. Fellow passengers,
including the George family of Kilbrew, Co. Meath, are noted along with “
two Mr Bartons both consumptive, the eldest an elegant young man who I am
afraid will never return”. Also noted were “eight young priests who were in
the hold”. A ferocious storm blew up and with the captain passed out drunk,
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