No. 478791, Vol. 698, p.50 Registry of Deeds, Dublin
On 1 November 1815, Lease and Release between Francis Dickson of Belfast Co. Antrim and Jane his wife of the first part; Thomas Dickey of Hill Road, Co. Antrim Esq., of the second part; Michael Harrison of Ballymena of the third part; Mary Jones of Canada, widow, of the fourth part. Mary Jones paid Francis Dickson 950 pounds sterling and for other considerartion mentioned. They, Francis Dickson and Jane his wife, and Thomas Dickey, granted, released and confirmed, according to their respective interests, to Michael Harrison, attorney (see No. 407045), to hold forever in trust for the sole benefit, use and behoof of Mary Jones, property now in the hands of Mr. John Tracy, collector of taxes, property lying on the Ballymena road to Brog- shane, and adjoining the town of Ballymena, called Farm odge, containing 8 acres of woodland, with dwelling house, offices and gardens. Jane Dickson released Michael Harrison from paying her dower in case she should survive Francis Dickson. Witnesses: John Tracy of Ballymena; Thomas Mercer of Birnie, of Dunminning, Co. Antrim; Alex Stewart and Richard Davison of Belfast.
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Her [Elizabeth
Willoughby] mother Anne Treacy had been married twice, firstly to John Love who
died in 1812, and then to John Treacy of Brigadie House, Ballymena in 1816. When he
died in 1843, his four surviving children, William Angustus,
Elizabeth Willoughby, Anne Beccles and Catherine
Hyndman were all over twenty one, and received two-thirds of his personal
papers.
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of women in Ulster ... By Janice Holmes, Diane Urquhart, Queen's
University of Belfast. Institute of Irish Studies
I'm descended from Richard Treacy from Belmont, Kilkenny, who according to the diary
of my Great grandfather x3, was one of 5 children.
The diary then notes 1st brother, Andrew, who
lived with Richard at Belmont and died unmarried, buried in the family burial
place in Castlecomer.
2nd brother, William,
residing in Leighlin Bridge.
3rd brother, John, of Brigadie House, County Antrim.
His only sister is noted as Charlotte, who
married Thomas Budds of Timogue,
Queen's County.
The diary also says that they are lineal
descendants of James Treacy of Dublin, Earl of Rathecool. I haven't been able to verify this at all.
I would love to share information with you,
and compare notes. My Great x3 Grandmother, Sarah Henry (nee Treacy), died enroute to
Australia in 1851, along with her youngest baby Andrew. (The diary describes
their journey) Her sisters Harriet, Lucy and Emma also died in Victoria,
Australia. Their only brother, William, remained in Ireland.
Kerrie 18th February 2014
Jan 21, 1817 (BL) Married
On
the 12th instant, at Ballymena, by the Rev. Richard Babington, John Tracy, esq, to Mrs. Love.
Ann Hyndman (1786-1876) m. 1 John
Love; m. 2 in 1816 to John Treacy (c. 1779-1843) of Brigadie House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
John Hyndman Love, Gent. of Dublin.
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hyndman/451/
1. John Treacy (c.1779-1843) & Ann Hyndman (c.1786-1876)
1.2 Anne b. 3 June
1821 Ballymena (LDS) Anne Beccles
Treacy, b. 1821 m. William Harte of Buncrana, Co. Donegal
1.3 Elizabeth Willoughby Treacy
(1821-1896) [see below] Elizabeth Willoughby (Finola)
Treacy (1821-1896); m. 1871 Ralph Varian
John Treacy, Esq of Antrim
(his youngest daughter)
1.4 Catherine Hyndman
Treacy b. about 1830 Antrim m. Robert Ball Steele (b.
24 May 1826) 1858
John Treacy & Ann
Anne Treacy b. 3 Jun 1821 Ballymena (Kirkinriola) Parish
https://irishgenealogy.net/files/Ballymena-Christening-1.html
William Augustus Treacy, full [age], bachelor, civil engineer, lives Bandon, (s. of John Treacy,
Esquire) married Agnes Johnston Thomson, nineteen, spinster, lives Rathclaren parish, (d. of John J Thomson, banker) 3 August
1852 Rathclarn Church of Ireland Wit: Samuel Wood
A.M.M.B. & William Thomson [Rathclaren Bandon
PLU]
William Augustine Treacy, County Surveyor for Mayo (South),
& Agnes Johnson Thomson
Margaret Affleck Thomson Treacy b. 20 Jun 1865 b. Rossbeg
House Westport [Oughaval] .W A Treacy,
father, Rossbeg House Westport [Westport Westport
PLU]
August 7, 1852 (FJ) Marriages
August 3, at Rathclarin, William A Treacy, Esq, Surveyor of the West Riding of Cork, to Agnes
Johnston, second daughter of JJ Thomson Esq, Manager
of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, Bandon.
Born to William Augustine Treacy & Agnes Thomson, Margaret Afflick b. June 20 1865 County Surveyor of Maps, Balla Parish Co. Mayo.
William Augustus Treacy & Agnes Johnson Thomson
Margaret
Affleck Thomson b. 20 June 1865 Westport (LDS)
William
Augustine Treacy & Agnes Thomson
Margaret Afflick b. 20 June 1865 Westport – County Surveyor of Maps
William Augustine Treacy, County Surveyor for Mayo (South),
& Agnes Johnson Thomson
Margaret Affleck Thomson Treacy b. 20 Jun 1865 b. Rossbeg
House Westport [Oughaval] .W A Treacy,
father, Rossbeg House Westport [Westport Westport
PLU]
Agnes Johnston Treacy
died 1869, Dungannon PLU, Aged 36, b. 1833, died 12
May 1869 Dungannon
Anne Beckles Treacy, full age, spinster, lives Maryboro' House, (d. of John Treacy, gentleman) married William
Harte, full age, bachelor, civil engineer, lives Monaghan, (s. of Redmond
Harte, gentleman) 17 October 1848 Rathclarin Church of Ireland Wit: W A Treacy &
John H Love [Bandon PLU]
Kate Hyndman Treacy, full [age], spinster, lives Brigada? Ballymena? (d. of John Treacy, gentleman) married Robert
Ball Steele, full [age], bachelor, gentleman, lives Ballymena,
(s. of Robert Ball Steele, gentleman) 24 November 1858 Kilconriola
Church of Ireland Wit: William Harte & Norman? McEwing? [Ballymena PLU] [bad copy]
Kate Hyndman Treacy (d. of
John Treacy) m. Robert Ball Steele (s. of Robert Ball
Steele) 24 Nov 1858 Kilconriola, Antrim, Ireland
Robert
Lawrence Ball Steele b. 30 September 1859 Rathbride
Kildare (LDS)
Catherine
Treacy Steele A Genealogical and Heraldic
Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland)
John Treacy Steele b. about
1861 Rathbride Kildare (LDS)
Anne Treacy Steele b. about
1864 Rathbride Kildare (LDS)
November 26 1858 Strabane Morning Post
On the 24th inst., In
Ballymena Church, by the Rev. Daniel Mooney, Robert Ball Steele, Esq., Jun.,
eldest son of Robert Ball Steele, Esq., of Rathbride,
county Kildare, and Rossylongan, Donegal, to Kate,
daughter of the late John Treacy, Esq., Brigadie House, Ballymena, county Antrim
http://donegalgenealogy.com/killymardbmdnotices.htm
29 November 1858 Morning Chronicle
On the 24th inst in Ballymena Church, Robert
Ball Steele, Esq., jun., eldest son of Robert Ball Steele, Esq., of Rathbride, county Kildare, and Rossylongan,
Donegal, to Kate, daughter of the late John Treacy, Esq, Brigadie house, Ballymena, county Antrim.
November 29, 1858 The Morning Chronicle
(London, England)
Marriages...On the 24th inst., in Ballymena
Church, Robert Ball Steele, Esq., jun, eldest son of
Robert Ball Steele, Esq., of Rathbride, county
Kildare and Rossylongan, Donegal, to Kate, daughter
of the late John Treacy, Esq., Brigadie-house,
Ballymena, county Antrim.
I I . Mary, baptized, June 18th, 1768, married to Lawrence
Steele of the 4th Regiment, and of Rathbride. county Kildare, Esq, who by her
had issue,—1. Lawrence St. George, married and died s.p. 2. Robert Ball Steele, of Banktown,
Drogheda, who by his wife Jane, daughter of Murray Babington, Esq, had issue with others, Robert Ball Steele, of Rathbride, born 24th May, 1826; m. 1858, Catherine H ,
daughter of John Treacy, Esq,
county Antrim, and has issue.
3. Thomas.
4. Mary Jane.
5. Frances Amelia.
6. Sarah, m. to Robert Plunkett, Esq.
7. Frances Amelia.
8. Mary.
9. Matilda.
Records of Anglo-Irish families of Ball
Elizabeth Willoughby Treacy, full [age], spinster, lives Brigadie Ballymena, (d. of John Treacy, Esq) married Ralph Varian, full [age], widower, brush manu-facturer, lives Glanmire
View Balckrock Co. Cork, (s. of Thomas Varian, brush manu-facturer) 25 May 1871 Kilcorniola
Church of Ireland Wit: Ann B Harte & Agnes Dickie
[Ballymena PLU]
30 May 1871 (BL) Marriage
Varian - Treacy May 25, by special licence, at
Brigadier House, by the Rev. John W. Murray, I.L.D., Ralph Varian, Esq., Glanmire View, Blackrock, Co. Cork, to Elizabeth Willoughby
(Finola), daughter of the late John Treacy, Esq., Brigadier House, Co. Antrim.
[State
Marriage Registration: Elizabeth Willoughby Treacy,
Ballymena, 1871 6 117]
British Army Service Records
William Tracey, b. 1838 Ballymena, Antrim
William Tracy, b. 1841 Ballymena, Antrim
November 7, 1843
(BL) Death
On the 31st ult.
John Treacey, Esq. of Brigadie
House aged 64.
23 November
1858 Marriage Settlement of 1st and 2nd parties. Catherine H. Treacy, Brigadee House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, 1st pt, Robert Ball Steele, Rossylougan, Co. Donegal, 2nd pt, William Harte, Magherabeg, Co. Donegal, 3rd pt. PRONI D366/787
23 November
1858 Catherine Hyndman Treacy, Brigadee
House, Co. Ant. 1st pt. Robert Ball Steele, Rossylougan,
Co. Dgl. 2nd pt. William Harte Magherabeg,
Co. Dgl. 3rd pt. Marriage Settlement T662/232
21 August
1859 Anne Treacy 1st pt. Elizabeth W. Treacy both of Brigadee Ho. Co.
Ant. William & Anne Hart Magherabeg, Co. Dgl. & Robert Ball Steele & Catherine Hyndman
Steele, Rossylougan, Co. Dgl.
2nd pt. Wm. Augustus Treacy Mt Desert, Co. Cork &
William Taylor Ballymena, Co. Ant. 3rd pt. George C.
Hyndman Belfast & Andrew Todd Dickey Ballymena,
Co. Ant. 4th pt. Appointment of 4th parties as Trustees in place of 3rd parties
and assignment by latter to former of Trust Estate
T662/234A
28 May 1873
Release of 3rd parties in respect of trust estate. Anne Treacy,
Brigadie House, Co. Antrim, 1st pt, Ralph Varian and
Elizabeth Willoughby Varian (orse Treacy),
Blackrock, Co. Cork, William Harte and Anne Beccles
Harte (orse Treacy), Buncrana, Co. Donegal, and Robert Ball Steele and Catherine
Hyndman Steele (orse Treacy),
Rossylougan, Co. Donegal, 2nd pt, Margaret and Helena
Bell Hyndman, Brantryville, Co. Down, and Hugh
Hyndman, Belfast, 3rd pt. D366/960 PRONI
Anne Treacy: The Will of
Anne Treacy late of Brigadie
House County Antrim Widow deceased who died 4 July 1876 at same place
was proved at Belfast by the oath of John Hyndman Love of Rathmines-road
Rathmines County Dublin Gentleman and Andrew Currell of Ballygarvey County
Antrim Justice of the Peace the Executors. Date Of
Grant: 25/08/1876 Effects: Effects under £600
The Will of Anne Treacy late of
Brigadie House County Antrim Widow deceased who died
4 July 1876 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oath of John Hyndman
Love [son] of Rathmines-road Rathmines
County Dublin Gentleman and Andrew Currell of Ballygarvey County Antrim Justice of the Peace the
Executors. [Will: son William Augustus Treacy, three
daughters Elizabeth, Anne Harte & Kate Steele, son-in-law William Harte,
her husband Robert Steele, daughter Elizabeth Treacy,
dated 18th March 1875]
Anne Treacy
4 Jul 1876 Brigadie House Antrim
The Will of William Harte late of 10 Clarendon-street
City of Londonderry County Surveyor who died 15 March 1895 at same place was
proved at Londonderry by Anne Sarah Treacy Harte [daughter] of 10 Clarendon-street
Londonderry Spinster the sole Executrix.
Steele of Rathbride
- Drogheda, Droichead Atha
Looking for information regarding this family.
Laurence Steele, William Edward Steele MD, Robert Ball Steele, John Treacy Steele, Arthur Maule Steele and William Steele are
some of the family. They came to Ireland about 1640 and were known to be there
as late as 1906. Were in Counties Kildare, Dublin, Louth,
Donegal and Antrim to name a few.
Steele Family - Drogheda, Droichead Atha
Looking for information regarding
Steele family members Robert Ball Steele, John Treacy
Steele, Catherine Steele, Jane West Steele, Arthur Litchfield Steele and Thomas
Steele. Are there any Steele's Still living in the
County of Louth.
Other Records
11 title deeds relating to land and property in Ballymena, County Antrim.
Treacy property, Stone Park,
Ballymena Co. Antrim, Abstract
of title, 1821
- 1843, T 3728
Tracey/Tracy/Treacy, Ballymena Co.
Antrim, Leases, 1824 - 1830, T 3728
PRONI (Public
Record Office of Northern Ireland).
14 August 1821
Conveyance of parcel of land called Strone park, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, from James McIlroy, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, to John Treacy,
Ballymena; abstract of title of John Treacy to the
above-mentioned Strone park. T3728/1
1 November 1824
Lease of tenement on the west side of the
Great Road, Ballymena. John Treacy,
Brigadee, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, to Robert Cathcart,
merchant, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. Yearly rent: £1.10s.10d. T3728/2
1 January 1826
Lease of a plot of ground in Church St.,
Ballymena, Co. Antrim. John Treacy, Brigadee, Ballymena, to Thomas Alexander, woollendraper, Ballymena. Yearly rent: £2. 5s. 81/2d. T3728/3
10 October 1826
Lease of a plot of ground in Broughshane St., Ballymena. John Treacy,
Brigadee, Ballymena, to William Kenny, stonemason,
Ballymena. Yearly rent: £2.12s.11d. T3728/4
10 October 1826
Lease of a plot of ground in Broughshane St., Ballymena. John Treacy,
Brigadee, Ballymena, to John Mollaghan,
carter, Ballymena. Yearly rent: £3.16s.71/4d. T3728/5
2 July 1827
Lease of a tenement and plot of ground in Broughshane St., Ballymena. John Treacy, Brigadee, Ballymena, to
Hugh Moore, merchant, Ballymena. Yearly rent: £2.12s. T3728/6
13 September 1828
Lease of a tenement in Broughshane
St., Ballymena. John Treacy, Brigadee,
Ballymena, to James Knowls, stonemason, Ballymena.
Yearly rent: £1. 9s. 1d. T3728/7
29 September 1829
Lease of plot of ground in Broughshane St., Ballymena. John Treacy,
Brigadee, Ballymena, to Andrew Lagan, car man,
Ballymena. Yearly rent: £2.15s. T3728/8
15 January 1830
Lease of plot of ground in Church St.,
Ballymena. John Treacy, Brigadee,
Ballymena, to Thomas Alexander, woollendraper,
Ballymena. Yearly rent: £6. 6s. 7d. T3728/9
20 January 1830
Lease of tenement and plot of ground in
Church St., Ballymena. John Treacy, Brigadee, to William Wilson, Ballymena. Yearly rent:
£3.12s. 2d. T3728/10
1823-1838 Tithe Applotment
Books
John Tracy, Bally Loghan, Portglenone, Antrim, 1825
Jno Tracy, Bottom, Kirkinriola,
Antrim, 1833
28 August 1826
William Adair to John
Tracy both of Ballymena, Co. Ant. Lease of 24a. 22per. for one life
or 61 years from 1 Nov.1825 Rent: £46 p.a. Bottom, Co.
Ant. T662/107
7 April 1827 (FJ) Signatures
To the Anti-Catholic Petition of the
Protestant Noblemen, Gentelemen and landed
Proprietors, resident in Ireland
County Antrim...J. Treacy,
Landed Proprietor, Ballymena...
Oct 24, 1828 (BL) Ballymena Brunswick
Constitutional Club...meeting of the Protestants of Ballymena...5th
Moved by John Tracey, Esq, seconded by John Shaw M'Culloch Esq - That those who
may hereafter wish to become members of this club be admissible on the
recommendation of three members of the commitee...committee...John
Tracey Esq...
29 October 1828 (FJ) Ballymena Brunswick Club
...Orangemen...No Surrender...The sergents, corporals drummers and
fifers, of this army of the Lord, were to be found in...John Tracy...-Northern
Whig
6 Jan 1829 Irish vindicator and Canada general
advertiser
...formation of a
Brunswick Club in Ballymena...Mr John Tracey, Esq...
May 26, 1829 (BL) County of Antrim
List of persons
applying to register their freeholds...No. 1549 John Tracy, Bottom, Houses, tenements & premises, Lower Toome, townland of Ballymena,
£20...
Oct 15, 1830 (BL) Broughshane
Clothing Society
...in the
church of the United parishes of Skerry
and r…John Tracy…
July 31, 1829 (BL) New Presbyteruian
Meeting-House, Ballymena
...The following
gentlemen officiated as collectors...John Tracey, Brigadie...
1829-1833 Juvenile association for promoting
the education of the deaf and dumb poor of Ireland
Mrs. Treacey, 2s 6d, Diocesan School, Ballymena
Mrs. Tracey, 1s 6d,
Mrs C and Mrs Montgomereys Card, Ballymena
Parish of Kirkinriola
Brigadie, John Treacy Esquire
1836 Transactions of the Institution of Civil
Engineers
Associates...William A Treacy,
St. Martin's Place, Westminister.
Apr 4, 1837 (BL) Agricultural and Commercial
Bank of Ireland
...Ballymena Branch of the above bank was held
in Miss Courtenay's Inn...John Tracey Esq, in the Chair...signed John Tracey, Chairman
Kirkinriola or Kirconriola and Ballymena
The principal seats are…Brigadie
of J. Tracey Esq.
Jul 30, 1839 (BL) Antrim Assizes
Jury...John Tracey...
Aug 20, 1839 (BL)
The Treasurer of the Ladies' Ballymena
Clothing Society has received from John Tracey Esq
£1.1s presented to him as foreman of a Record Jury at the late assizes.
1846 Slater’s
Directory
Ballymena – Gentry & Clergy
Mrs Tracy, Brigadie
7 June 1847 Holograph letter from Elizabeth Tracy, Ballymena, to Cullen: Looking
for Pope’s autograph.
Papers of Paul Cullen (Rome, Armagh, Dublin) Irish
College Rome
19 June 1852 William
Augustus Treacy Bandon, Co. Cork to Anne Treacy, Brigadie House, Co. Ant.
Lease of tenement and 24ac. 22per. for one life Rent: £33:13:4 p.a. Bottom, Co.
Antrim. T662/198
1855 Miss Treacy, Brigadie House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Subscriber to: D’Alton
John (1855) King James Irish Army List (1689). Dublin.
Ballymena, is a stirring, business and thronged market inland town, in the County of Antrim
Mrs. Treacey, Brigadie.
Anne Tracy, Bottom Kirkinriola
Antrim
17 November 1866 William Augustus Treacy
Westport, Co. Mayo to John Busteed Crosshaven, Co. Cork Lease of 78 ac. for 31 years from 25
Mar. 1865Rent: £105 p.a. Ballykennefick, Co. Cork
T662/302
19th January 1867 The
Cardiff Times
Murderous
Outrage In Ireland. Ballymena
has been made the scene of a fearful attempt at murder. Brigadie
House, the residence of Mrs. Treaey, situated on the
road to Broughshane, was fired into on the night of
the 5th inst., about 11 o'clock. Mr. Neilson Underwood, barrister-at-law, who
had arrived by the five o'clock train from Strabane
via Londonderry, was sitting at supper in the dining-room with Mrs. Treacy and Miss Treacy, when a
shot was fired into the room, which burst in the shutter; and, immediately on
the light being seen, five other shots were discharged into the room. The
window was shivered, and the curtains, shutter, and wall bear the impress of
the shots, but happily no life was lost. As soon as it was safe, a message was
sent to the county inspector (Mr. Williams), and the constabulary,
under Sub-Inspector Dobbyn, were sent out, and it was found, from
footmarks in the snow, that ten or more persons had composed the party. They
had gone round the house from window to window, listening, it would appear, in
order to secure their intended victims, and it was discovered that they had
remained round the house (the servants heard them), after their attempt, in
order, in all probability, to find how they had succeeded, or consulting how
best to complete their task, and what further to do.
19th January 1867 The Aberystwith
Observer
Some scoundrel Fenians
attempted a series of dastardly murders at Ballymena, on Friday night. They had
learnt that Mr. Underwood, a banister, hated of the hrotherhoorl,"
was that night to stay at the house of Mrs. Treacy,
II lady of fortune, living in the road to Broughsham
and, paying a midnight visit, they prowled from window to window-their
footsteps were traced in the snow-till they heard the sound of voices. Then
they fired through the shutters, all ten of them, and, with the true Fenian cowardice, immediately ran away. Mrs. Treacy and her daughters, as well II Mr. Underwood, had
narrow escapes of being shot, hat luckily no one was hurt.
2 February 1867 Pilot (Boston)
An attempt has been made to assassinate Mr. M.
Underwood, barrister-at-law, and Finola, the Ulster
poetess (Miss Tracey) six shots being fired into Brigadine
House, near Ballymena, the residence of Mr. Tracey, father of that lady, where
Mr. Underwood was on a visit. It is ascribed to the Orangemen.
20 February 1869 (N)
Songs of the Rising Nation
...subscribers...Elizabeth W Tracy (Finola)...
22 May 1869 Flag of Ireland
The
National Tribute...per Miss EW Treacy, Brigadine House Ballymena
£1.7.6...
1 June 1871
Brief on behalf of Deft. John Speer Girvan and Samuel Speer Girvan Plfs,
William A. Tracey, Deft. D366/924
1 Feb 1873 (BL) Notices
In the Matter of the Estate of William Augustus Treacy,
Owner and Petitioner. The Court Having Ordered A Sale of that part of the, Townland of Bottom known as Brigadie
containing Thirty Acres, Two Roods, and Thirty-Two Perches Statute measure, or
thereabouts, situate in the Lower Half-Barony of Toome
in the county of Antrim...lease dated 28 August 1825 endorsed 16 august
1828...for one life and 91 years...
4 January 1875 Hugh Hyndman Belfast. Plf. William A. Treacy,
Brigadie House, Ballymena,
Co. Ant. Deft. Excheq. Summons and Plaint. T662/471
17 Jul 1886 (BL)
Notice to Creditors
In the goods of William Augustus Treacy
[deceased 18 February 1886], late of Ballymena, in the County of, Antrim,
Esquire...undersigned solicitors for James Matthew Tracey of 112 Fenchurch
Street, in the City of London, Esquire, the Administer of the Diseased...grant
probate...High Court of Justice in Ireland...
William
Augustus Treacy (circa 1818 – 1886)
William Treacy was the only
son of John Treacy of Brigadie
House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. He was living in Highgate, London in 1835, when
he was elected an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
having been proposed by Sir John MacNeill. While he
was still in his twenties, he set up in practice as an engineer in Cork. He
was described in the Cork examiner as a civil engineer in 1844. In Slater's
National Commercial Directory of Ireland in 1846, he was described as
'engineer and Cork Corporation Engineer' of 51 Grand Parade, Cork, In March 9, 1846 for the Mallow and Fermoy Railway, he is named as Engineer. In April 1846, following the
resignation of Edmund Leahy, he was appointed county engineer and county surveyor
for the West Riding of Co. Cork, based in Bandon. He was transferred to the
East Riding in March 1855 in succession to John Benson. He married Agnes
Johnston, second daughter of John J. Thompson, manager of the Provincial Bank
of Ireland in Bandon, at Rathclarin, Co. Cork on 3
August 1852 (State Registration: William Augustis Treacy, Bandon, 1852 2
716) In 1853, William Augustus Treacy
Esq, C.E., was renting a dwelling house on Monte notte Terrace, Middle Glanmire
Road Cork with garden and Green House attached and Coach House and Stable
close adjoining. In October 1858, at a Tenant Right meeting
at Millstreet, Co. Cork, the speaker Mr. Maguire in
denouncing the Court of Incumbered Estates, used him as an example. “The farmer to whom I
refer is Mr Michael Sisk, whose family have held the farm in question for a
period of 170 years under the Marquis of Thomand...77
acres...outbid by County Surveyor, Mr. Treacy,
using a Mr. Johnson.” Mr. Maguire held up the notice, which was served upon
Michael Sisk, of Ballykenefick, in the Barony of Imokilly, and signed 'W R Treacy,
Mount Desert Cork'. He further stated that Mr Treacy
offered Mr. Sisk a sum of £150, if he gave up possession at once, which offer
Mr. Sisk very properly rejected. It is thought that William Treacy used the farm as his residence. At the end of 1861 he was transferred to
the southern division of Co. Mayo, changing places with Frederick George Deverell. He is recorded as leasing the lands in Ballykennefick, Co. Cork, to John Busteed
of Crosshaven, Co. Cork, on 17 November 1866. 9 Mar 1867
Ballinrobe Chronicle To the Grand Jury of the County of Mayo. My
Lord and gentlemen. It is with regret I am about to ask the favour from you of
permitting me to leave this county. My children have arrived at that age when
it becomes incumbent on me to provide tuition for them. This I see no
prospect of being able to do, so long as I remain in this county. This is my
sole object in wishing to leave it. W.A. Tracy, County Surveyor...passed... 18 July
1868 Ballinrobe Chronicle We understand that Mr Tracey County
Surveyor for South Mayo, exchanges with Mr Deane, County Surveyor for Cavan.
During Mr Tracey's sojourn amongst us he was most courteous and agreeable to
all who came in contact with him.— Mayo Examiner 15 February 1868 (TH) Lough Mask and River Robe
Drainage The
Superintendent, Mr Tracy, County Surveyor of South Mayo read his report...The
report and estimate was passed...Mr Tracy, tendered his resignation of the
office of Superintendent, stating that having regard to his other duties in
the county, it was impossible for him to discharge the duties of the office
satisfactorily. Mr Tracy's resignation been accepted, it was proposed...that Murtagh Farragher, Esq, CE., of Gardenfield
be appointed... In July 1868 he was transferred to the
southern division of Co. Tyrone - this time changing places with William
Henry Deane, but was dismissed only a year later. As O'Donoghue
shows, opinions of his competence seemed to vary from county to county. The
Grand Juries of the West Riding of Co. Cork, and Co. Mayo seem to have been
perfectly satisfied with his work, while he came close to dismissal in the
East Riding of Co. Cork, and actually was dismissed from the Co. Tyrone post.
After his dismissal he continued to apply for further county surveyorships but without success. He was the owner of
seventy-eight acres of land in Cork in 1876. Reference: C
16/533/T47 Court
of Chancery - Cause number: 1868 T47. Short
title: Treacy v Hill. Documents:
Bill and interrogatories. Plaintiffs:
William Augustus Treacy and others. Defendants:
Thomas Hill, Charles Baker, John Hyndman Love, Mary Love his wife and Eliza
Hill. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-2982672 7 January 1871 Cork Examiner ... William Agustus Treacy, person of unsound mind, Owner ;
Margaret Windele and Thomas Wall, Executrix and
Executor of ohm deceased, petitioners. To Sold the Landed Estates ... 24/1/1871 In the matter of the estate of William
Augustus Treacy, a person of Unsound mind, owner, Exparte Margaret Windle, widow,
and Thomas Wall, Executrix and Execator of John Windle, deceased, petitoners...Lands
of Ballykenefick, containing 78 acres 3 roods
statute measure situated in the Barony of Imokilly
and County of Cork John Busteed, Ballykenefick, Imokilly, Cork,
£105 rent, 78a/3r/0p statute, Lease dated 17th November 1866, from William
Augustus Treacy, the owner to John Busteed... He died at the age of sixty-eight on 18
February 1886 at Ballymena Co. Antrim.
1874 Thoms
Directory W.A. Treacey, County Surveyor, East Div., Dungannon,
Co. Tyrone 1881 English Census (LDS) [his children] James M Tracey, 23 years, born Cork, single, Commercial Clerk
(Ship Owner), 9 Berkley Gard London Middlesex RG11/0025 Folio 19 Page 31 Agnes G Tracey, 19 years, born Westport, single, scholar, 9
Berkeley Gard London Middlesex RG11/0025 Folio 19 Page 31 [Sister] William Augustus Treacy
18 Feb 1886 Ballymena Antrim, son James Mathews Treacy
of 112 Fenchurch street London 1891 Census England James Matthews Tracy, 33, b. 1858 Ireland, St Mary Abbotts Kensington Town London 1891 Census
Scotland Agnes G Tracy, b. 1864, Ellon Aberdeenshire Scotland Margaret A T Tracy, b. 1866, Ellon Aberdeenshire Scotland 18 August
1899 Aberdeen Journal Tracy - At Aberdeen, on the 15th inst, Agnes Johnstone, eldest surviving daughter of the late Wm
Augustus Tracy, C.E. of Ballymena, Ireland and sister of James M. Tracy, Maviabank, Banchory... Scottish
Wills Miss Tracy Agnes Johnstone
Tracy, 30/11/1899, Sometime Residing At Knowle,
Somerset, Latterly In Aberdeen, D. 15/08/1899 At Aberdeen, Testate, Sister Of
James Matthews Tracy Of Co Kincardine Extract Inventory Aberdeen Sheriff
Court Inventories Sc1/36/138 1911
Census - Brent Lodge, Docotrs Commons Rd, Berkhamsted, Herts James Matthews Tracey, 53, Head, b. Cork Cork Ireland, Married, Private Means Elizabeth Heron Tracey, 47, married 19 years, 2 children, b. Kingarth Bute Scotland Margaret Affleck Thomson Tracey, 45, sister, single, b. Westport Mayo George Dillon Croil Tracey, 17, son, b. Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex Eileen Mary Croil Tracey, 15, daughter, b. Edinburgh Edinburgh 1842 Transactions of the Institution of Civil
Engineers Associate
member...William A Treacy, St. Martin's Place,
Westminster 19 July 1844 (CE) The Park. Mr. Treacy, C. E.,[ Civil Engineer] succeeded last
Saturday in banking out the tide from the ground behind the Navigation Wall,
and since then several gentlemen have walked ... ” 1846 Slater's National
Commercial Directory of Ireland Cork City William A Treacy, Civil engineer & Cork
Corporation Engineer, 51 Grand Parade 1846 Mallow and Fermoy Railway W.A. Tracey, Esq., Engineer Glynn, Henry (1847) A reference book to the Incorporated Railway
Companies of Ireland. John Weale, London. Great Southern and Western Railway. Plan and Section of the Great
Southern & Western Railway. Extension from Mallow to Fermoy.
[Signed] E. A. Treacey. HL/PO/PB/3/plan1846/G73
[House of Lords] 1846-1847 Index to correspondence on measures for relief of distress
in Ireland Cork: W.A. Treacey C.E. Engineer in
charge Mr. William A. Treacy, County Cork. Baronies
of West Division of East Carbury, Kiltartan, Courceys, Division
of East Carbury, Kinalmeaky,
Ibane and Barryroe - No compliants made by labourers in these baronies. 1847 Index to correspondence on measures for relief of distress Tracy, Mr. Letter from Mr. Tracy to Mr. Walker respecting an alleged
death by starvation on the works at Skibbereen,
149Lieut.Col. Jones to Mr. Trevelyan, Office of Public Works, January 6 1847 ...six deaths at Clonakilty...Signed W.
Tracey Bandon January 4 1847 http://www.eppi.ac.uk/eppi/digbib/view?did=c1:203084&p=493&sdid=c1:203577 Treacy, William A. Extract from the
report of William A. Treacy, conducting engineer of
the relief works in the county of Cork, 207. Mr. Treacy forwards report of Mr. Gibbings, pay clerk, attacked by labourers to compel an increse of wages at works on Killarney-road, Clonakilty 23rd October 1844. Referred to Captain Hill,
who (Nov. 8) states arrangements have been made to prevent a recurrence. ...alleged death by starvation of alabourer
on the works at Skibbereen, 149 Letter from Colonel
Jones in reply, enclosing a letter from Mr. Treacy
thereupon... 1855- 1861 Cork - East Riding (Return of Names of County Surveyors) County Surveyor William A. Treacy £300
salary ...It is also to be observed that the East Riding of the county of
Cork has been divided, and that the two County Surveyors now fulfil the
duties hitherto discharged by William A. Treacy at
salaries of 300 l. each namely, A.O. Lyons for the Northern Division, and
F.G. Deverill for the Southern Division. December 13, 1846 Extract from the Journal of Captain Huband, Co. Cork ...Mr. Treacey had gone down to Glandore about this..[the
overseer had withdrawn over a quarrel between a quarrel between the chlergy of rival persuasions] 9 December 1841 Persons certified to be qualified by return to the
Lord Lieutenant W.A. Tracy, Cork county East Riding, 31 mar 1855, Vice Benson (John
Benson, Cork county East Riding, 26 mar 1846) 1850 Thoms
Directory of Ireland County Officers County Surveyors: W.R. – W.A. Tracey. Esq., Bandon 1851-1853 Griffiths Valuation
Cork - West Cork William A. Tracey Esq., Kilbrogan St,
Bandon, Kilbrogan, Cork The Cork Examiner, 6 August 1852 or 1862 Marriages. At Rathclarin Church, on the 3d inst., by
the Rev. John Pratt, William A. Treacy, Esq.,
Surveyor to the West Riding of Cork, to Agnes Johnston, second daughter of
John J. Thompson, Esq., Manager of the Provincial Bank of Ireland,
Bandon. 1856 Slater's National
Commercial Directory of Ireland Cork City William A Treacy, Civil engineer & Cork
Corporation Engineer, 51 Grand Parade 1858 The land of Knockrour...survey made by Mr
William A. Treacy, C.E... Dec 31, 1859 Freemasons and
Masonic Mirror Laying the foundation stone of St. Patricks Bridge …W.A. Tracy, county surveyor East Riding;… 11 November 1861 Cork
Examiner ... W. E. Tracy, appointed to another county. 1862 Cork County Directory County Surveyors, East Riding: W.A. Treacy,
esq., Cork 1866 Nov 17th Lease of lands in Ballykennefick Co. Cork by
William Agustus Treacy
of Westport Co. Mayo to John Busteed of Crosshaven Co. Cork. (Belfast Public Record Off T662
(302) County of Mayo (South Division) 23 May 1868 W.A. Treacy County
Division 1876 Landowners in Ireland (over 1 acre) William A. Treacy,
78a/1r/15p. £71.10.0 1877 County Surveyors William Treacy, dismissed, 4 assistants
salaries £80 W.A. Treacy...Mr.Treacy
exchanged to County Mayo and Mr. Deverell came from
Mayo...1863, the county surveyor had one bridge to construct... |
Elizabeth
Willoughby Treacy (1821-1896)
Elizabeth
Willoughby Treacy came from Brigadee,
Ballymena, County Antrim. She came from a Protestant
landowning family. Whereas her two sisters married between 1848 and 1859, Elizabeth
remained better known in Young Ireland circles as ‘Finola’.
She was only 16 when she
started contributing to The Nation
and was often published. She also published work in the Belfast Vindictor. Her first
publication, Poems by Finola, a small volume
of patriotic poems was published in Belfast in 1851. Her poem “The Irish
Mother’s Lament” was published in ‘Street Ballads etc’ in 1865. Ralph Varian
of Cork also had numerous poems published in that volume. In 1869, he
published ‘The Harp of Erin: A Book of Ballad-poetry and of Native Song’ in
which she was included. In 1871, she married Ralph Varian and he also edited
her second volume of poems in 1874, ‘Never forsake the ship and other poems’ Dublin: McGlashan
& Gill. [link] There is
also ‘The political and national poems of Finola’,
Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1877. 7 Dec 1996 Irish People (USA) Remembering The
Past Finola of 'The Nation' Elizabeth
Willoughby Treacy, one of the many women
contributors to The Nation, who wrote under the pseudonym 'Finola,' was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, in 1821. Reared and educated
in the predominantly loyalist town where she was born, she nevertheless
developed a keen interest in Ireland and her rich culture and heritage. Influenced by the
Young Ireland movement, she became a regular contributor of verse to The
Nation soon after it was established in October 1843. She was deeply moved by
the suffering and courage of the Irish people during the famine years of
1843-'49. She was one of the
paper's gifted group of writers, and her poetry published in The Nation
during the 1840s and early 1850s was later described, following the
publication of her collected poems in Belfast in 1851, as being "Irish
to the core, Irish invariably in their aspiration, Irish in their aim, and
sometimes, though not often, or very successfully, Irish in their language
and idioms. They breathe of faith not to be quenched, and which, like the
soul of Ireland, is as true to its idol in '51 as in '48." In 1871 she married
Ralph Varian, who had also been a contributor to The Nation. She moved to
Cork, where she lived for the remainder of her life. Through the
following years, she remained faithful to the principles of Young Ireland.
During the 1860s she actively supported the Fenian
movement and campaigned tirelessly for the imprisoned after the Rising of
1867. During the early
1880s she became involved in the Land League and Home Rule movements and
addressed public meetings in Ireland and England in favor
of land reform and a native legislature. A second volume of
'Finola"s poems was published in 1874 under
the title Not the Ship and Other Poems and was dedicated to the people of
Ireland of all class and creed. It contained many poems—some of which had
appeared in The Nation—written since the first volume was published. 'Finola' and the other women writers of The Nation,
through their articles, poems and songs, contributed in no small way towards
the reawakening of the national spirit and a love and pride in their country
among the people of Ireland. Aged 75, 'Finola' of The Nation died at St Patrick's Hospital,
Cork, on November 30, 1896, 100 years ago. Ref: Coming into the light: the work, politics, and
religion of women in Ulster ... By Janice Holmes, Diane Urquhart, Queen's
University of Belfast. Institute of Irish Studies Christine Kinealy
(2009) Repeal and revolution: 1848 in Ireland. Manchester University Press. Lucy Collins, ed (2012)
Poetry by Women in Ireland: A Critical Anthology 1870-1970. Liverpool
University Press. |
THE IRISH MOTHER'S LAMENT. I’m kneeling by your grave, aroon! the autumn sun shines bright, Flinging upon the grassy mound a flood of golden light; The flowers I tended for your sake are drooping one by one, While I must weep in hopeless grief above your grave, my son. The withered leaves are showering down; they cannot break your rest; And fair and bright the gorgeous pall they've flung upon your breast: I saw them bud and blossom forth beneath the soft spring sky, But little dreamed that you, my son, should be the first to die! I knew that want had paled your cheek, that hunger cast its blight Upon the crimson lip, and eye, whose very glance was light! I knew the powerful arm grew weak, the sweet voice lost its tone; Yet still watched on, in trembling fear, till death the struggle won. I longed to yield with cheerfulness the treasure lent to me, But vainly strove to bow the will, although I bent the knee! Oh! terrible the inward strife that rends the mother's heart; They only know, who've felt the pang, how hard it is to part. Was there not plenty in the
land? The earth gave forth her store- The glad and fruitful mother earth, with riches brimming o'er. Not for the slave who tilled the soil the garnered wealth was won; Our tyrant masters gorged their fill, and murdered thee, my son 1 Were there not stately homes enough, that our roof tree must fall? On the forsaken green hill-side I see the blackened wall. Be calm, my heart; in faith abide; God will not still endure That tyrant hands shall desecrate the dwellings of the poor. The dwellings of the virtuous poor, the homes of poverty, Are sacred in the sight of God, though humble they may be; Beneath the lowly cabin roof the truest prayers may rise, And any a suffering spirit there is fashioned for the skies. Mavourneen! hark, the bitter winds are howling round your home, Seep on in peace, my own one, sleep, -your mother soon will come; The autumn leaves are showering down upon your place of rest, And bright and beautiful the pall that wraps your Gentle breast. |
Coming Home From
Mass. - Elizabeth Willoughby Treacy*.
Coming home from Mass! What
thoughts those simple words call forth!
As here I sit the live-long day beside my cottage hearth,
The treasured gems from memory's mine, like gold sands in the stream,
Through the warm current of my tears but brighter, fairer gleam.
I see no ruin on the green, the chapel still stands there,
The village chimes are ringing through the clear and frosty air;
And mark yon group of peasant girls—God bless them as they pass—
No fairer sight could meet your gaze—they're coming home from Mass.
The autumn leaves that fall around, are faded, seared, and dead—
Unlike the flowers on memory's waste, whose bloom has
never fled.
The very embers on my hearth with undimmed radiance low,
Their kindly glances seem to light the forms loved long ago.
The streamlet glancing through the fern speeds singing on its way,
Amid the foam-girt islets—fitting home for sprite and fay.
I used to think ('twas childhood's dream) how happy I should be,
As queen of one lone fairy isle—unconquered, proud, and free.
* Ballymeana, County Antrim. Author of a little volume of patriotic poems, published in Belfast.
6 Apr 1911 Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW)
Less Known Irish Songs And
Authors
Elizabeth Willoughby Tracey.
This lady wrote under the nom de plume of 'Finola.' She was a native of County Antrim, and at an early
age disclosed poetical and patriotic tendencies. In 1871 she married Mr. Ralph
Varian, of Cork, the author of many poetical pieces, and the compiler of the
'Harp of Erin' and the 'Book of Irish Ballads and Household Songs.' Mrs.
Variants songs, sonnets and verses appeared in a volume published in 1874,
amongst which was the fine song "Never Forsake the Ship." Mrs. Varian
embraced the Catholic faith.
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