Historical New York Times Articles mentioning County Leitrim, Ireland.
Obituaries, marriages, and articles of interest.
First in a series. 1851-1885
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27 Nov 1851, p. 4
On Tuesday morning, after a short and severe illness, Mr. THOMAS C. SIDLEY, late of Carrick in Shannon Countyy Leitrim, Ireland, aged 34 years.

18 Dec 1858, p.5
DOBSON - At New Haven, Conn., on Sunday, Dec. 12, of hemorrhage of the lungs, PETER T. DOBSON, native of Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland, aged 36 years.

26 Mar 1860, p. 3
PERSONAL
MARY McDERMOT, OF KITTYCLAGER, County Leitrim, Ireland, wishes to hear from her Aunt Rosa Rooney, now Mrs. ---. Her address is Roslyn, Queens County, L.I., care of A. J. Hegeman, Esq.

22 Sep 1861, p. 5
MONDS -- On Monday, Aug. 26, WILLIAM MONDS, aged 77 years, 7 months and 1 day, a native of Glenade, County of Leitrim, Ireland.

Feb 4, 1864. pg. 5
McPARTLAND -- On SUnday, Jan. 31, BRIDGET, daughter of James and Nancy McPartland, of County Leitrim, Ireland, aged 24 years.

26 Jun 1866, p. 8
CONDITION OF THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY
"We the undersigned, do each of us, of our own free will and accord, without any fear, or hope of reward therefor, solemnly swear to the truth of the statements herein contained;
Being all of us but a short time away from Ireland, and members of the IRISH Republican army there..."
[signed] HOLLYMOUNT, Leitrim

12 Nov 1866, p.5
DORN -- On Saturday, Nov. 10, CATHERINE DORN, daughter of Dennis and Anne DORN, aged 30 years, native of the parish of Feinagh, County Leitrim, Ireland. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral from her late residence, corner of 26th st. and 2nd av, on Monday, the 12th, at 2 o'clock P.M.

4 Jan 1872, p.1
TERRIBLE ACIDENT IN IRELAND
DUBLIN, Jan. 3 -- The floor of the Court-room at Kittyclogher, in Leitrim, Ireland, gave way while a trial was in progress. The room was crowded at the time, and 300 persons were precipitated a distance of thirty or forty feet. The number of those killed is unknown; some thirty are badly injured, most of them fatally.

22 Dec 1874, p.5
IRWIN -- At Brooklyn, on Dec. 20, after a long and painful illness, EDWARD JOHNSTON IRWIN, of Carrick on Shannon Countyy Leitrim, Ireland, aged 62 years and 10 months. Funeral from his late residence, No. 185 22d st., South Brooklyn, on Tuesday, the 22d inst., at 1 o'clock.

18 Apr 1875, p.10
CENTENARIANS
Thomas CRAIG, born in the County of Leitrim, Ireland, in 1771, came to the United States twenty-nine years previous to his death. His occupation in Ireland was that of wheelwright and carpenter, and in this country he became a porter. He was twice married, but had no children. About a year previous to his death he was injured by falling from a car and was more or less childish from that time until he expired, at over 100 years of age. His wife is still alive, and is aged eighty-three years. [Died April 26, 1873 in large list of deaths of centenarians in NYC. Cause Senile asthenia.]

16 Jul 1876, p. 1
Mr. Francis O'Beirne (Home Ruler) was to-day elected to Parliament from Leitrim to fill a vacancy in the representation for that county.
The vacancy was caused by the death of Lord Harlech, (formerly Mr. J. R. Ormsby-Gore,) which raises to the peerage his heir, (his brother,) Mr. William Richard Ormsby-Gore, of Derrycane, County Leitrim, who has sat in Parliament in the Conservative interest since 1858, having previously represented the County of Sligo. Mr. W. R. Ormsby-Gore has now taken his seat in the House of Lords as Lord Harlech.

3 Jun 1878, p.5
EVICTED TENANTS OF Lord Leitrim.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2 -- About 100 Irishmen, some of them evicted tenants at one time of the Leitrim estate, met here to-day to raise a fund for the defense of the men McGranathan and Harity, who are charged with the assassination of Lord Leitrim. "We do not wish to countenance assassination," they said, "but we know that the men accused would not stain their hands with blood, even to rid the earty of a tyrant." The meeting finally resolved to issue an appeal to Irishmen to organize a "National McGranathan and Harity Fund." One hundred and fifty dollars were subscribed. [Later article states the funds were forwarded to Father Boyle in Ireland.]

27 Oct 1878, p. 8
NOTES OF FOREIGN NEWS
Michael Heraghty, one of the prisoners charged with the murder of Lord Leitrim, has died in jail at Lifford. The other two, the brothers McGrenaghan, were at last accounts sick with fever in the same jail.

29 Jan 1879, p.8
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN
The death of Ann Scully, a widow, aged 102 years, was reported at the Bureau of Vital Statistics yesterday as having occurred at the Home for the Aged, No. 179 East Seventieth-street. The deceased was a native of Leitrim, Ireland and had been 33 years in this country. Death resulted from senile asthenia.

22 Feb 1880, p.2
THE IRISH FAMINE FUND.
WHAT THE CHURCHES SENT TO IRELAND -- MR. JOHNSTON'S GOOD WORK.
[A collection of $47,391.51 raised at Catholic CHURCHES in the Archdiocese of New York.] ...
"Mr. Robert A. Johnston, President of the Fermanagh Relief Association, has forwarded to the head committee in Enniskillen 200 fully-paid passenger tickets, to be distributed, by different dignitaries of the churches, irrespective of creed, in the Counties Fermanagh, Cavan, Monaghan, and Leitrim; also a handsome sum of money to comfort the old people."

8 Jan 1881, p. 2
GEORGE FORD, M.D.
Dr. George FORD, who has for over 30 years been connected with the State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital, on Ward's Island, died at his residence, on the island, yesterday, of gastritis. Dr. Ford was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1912. He graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in London in 1837, and came to this country in 1849. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine from the old New-York Medical College. He had been connected with the Emigrant Hospital almost since his arrival in America, at first as a resident physician, and at one time as visiting physician. He was appointed the assistant physician in 1855, and so remained until six years later, when he became the Physician-in-Chief, which position he filled with recognized ability up to the time of his death. He married in Ireland a niece of Felix Ingoldsby, formerly well known in this City, and leaves seven children. Dr. Ford was a member of the County Medical Society and of the Pathological Society, as well as of the Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Medical Men, and of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He was a man of very retired habits, attending strictly and conscientiously to the duties of his office, to which he gave his whole time. The funeral will take place on Ward's Island, Monday, at 10 A.M. The interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

2 Dec 1881
THE OUTRAGES IN IRELAND
A farmer living near Aughavas, County Leitrim, was assaulted by a party of armed men last evening and received 12 wounds. It is believed that his injuries will prove fatal. He had paid his rent.

21 May 1882
MARRIED
McEWAN-WOODWARD. -- New York, May 18, at the residence of the groom, by the Rev. Mr. Martin, PETER McEWAN to EMILY, eldest surviving daughter of Thomas Woodward, Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland. --> IRISH and San Francisco papers please copy.

15 Jul 1882, p. 1
THE CONDITION OF IRELAND
LONDON, July 14. -- A dispatch from Dublin says: "A special Gazette, issued at 2 o'clock this morning, proclaims the Counties of Cavan, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford, Limerick, Cork, Clare, Kerry, Louth, and Dublin; the cities of Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Kilkenny, Dublin, Londonderry, Galway, and Drogheda, and two barronies in Monaghan and two in Armagh, under the Repression act.
The House of Commons, in committee today, passed clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the IRISH Arrears bill without division.

6 Jul 1883, p.8
EVENTS IN THE METROPOLIS
MORE ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.
ARRIVAL OF AN UNDESIRABLE LOT OF PASSENGERS ON THE STEAM-SHOP BOLIVIA.
The steam-ship Bolivia, of the Anchor Line, which arrived yesterday from Glasgow and Moville, brought 143 assisted immigrants who came on board at the latter port. A few of these admitted that they had no friends here, but the majority alleged that they had relatives who were willing and able to take care of them. Only one of the immigrants admitted having been in the work-house. A few who did not appear able to take care of themselves were detained temporarily, and their friends were notified to come and take them away. Mary McGowan, aged 38, said that she came from County Leitrim, and brought her two children. She received a draft for L[pounds]3 10s. [shillings] on Henderson Brothers from the Poor Guardians. Mary said that she believes she was in the workhouse when she was very young, but since she was old enough to work she has taken care of herself. She admits that she has no friends here, but says that she is anxious to secure situations for herself and her daughter.
Sarah Gallagher said that her husband was a soldier in the British ARMY. She was informed that he was sent out to Egypt and was killed during the late war. She wrote to the British War Office, but received no answer, and she applied to the Poor Guardians to send her to America. She was accompanied by her two children and her father. ...

26 Jan 1884, p.2
CURRENT FOREIGN TOPICS
DUBLIN, Jan. 25. -- The gale on Wednesday demolished the Catholic church in Manor-Hamilton, County Leitrim.

15 Jul 1884, p.5
WILLIAMSON. -- MAGGY JANE WILLIAMSON, from Castleton, County Leitrim, Ireland, aged 22 years, in Long Branch, July 11. Buried on the 14th, in Long Beach, by her sister, Lizzie WILLIAMSON