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October 28, 2008

WANTED: DESCENDANTS OF ARTHUR CASEY, LEIXLIP

WANTED: DESCENDANTS OF ARTHUR CASEY, LEIXLIP, Co. Kildare, publican, (fl. 1850-1868)
 
One of the leading Fenians, William Francis Roantree (1828-1918) was born in Leixlip. He later married a Leixlip girl, Isabella Anne Casey, daughter of Arthur Casey and Isabella Hearns.  The Casey family were publicans, having the pub which is now called The Middle Shop, on Leixlip's Main Street during the period around 1850 to 1868.
 
Roantree was buried in Arthur Casey's family plot in Glasnevin Cemetery (aka Prospect Cemetery). He descendants are trying to trace Arthur Casey's descendants.  Arthur (Snr) may have a brother, son or cousin, Paul Casey, who was a sponsor at Isabella's baptism on 23rd May 1830; Isabella Casey had a brother, Arthur.
 
Any help to JohnColgan at iol.ie

Who lived where in Leixlip, 1850-1967

For five months in 2003 John Colgan abstracted records of every tenant and landlord of every property in Leixlip and environs from Griffith’s General Valuation of Ireland records and the ‘Cancellation Books’ as they are known – the record of an official who later called to every door, annually and later less frequently, to determine who was the tenant/occupier and who the tenant thought was the landlord.  The official also noted the rateable valuation of the house, if any, and buildings, and separately of the land and its acreage.  Occasionally comments were made about improvements made, or the state of dilapidation etc.

It is available here in pdf format which is fully searchable.  It is called:

WHO LIVED WHERE IN LEIXLIP, 1850-1967

Who their landlord was; the area, if any, of their land, its worth and other observations

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WHO LIVED WHERE IN LEIXLIP, 1850-1967
Who their landlord was; the area, if any, of their land, its worth and other observations
Compiled by John Colgan © 2008 johncolgan at iol.ie

Here is an example from the townland of Leixlip; the farm and house, called the Music Hall, is no longer; it is part of Intel Ireland’s lands. The house was demolished when the lands belonged to the Industrial Development Authority.

LEIXLIP

  Tenant/Immediate Occupier Landlord   Property           Rateable Valuation
1 John Hackett Esq (1850) Rev JTC Saunders (1850-1909) house offices and land   £21 house
> Alexr Wardrop (c1855-9)    ho, off & land [126 acres]  £141 total       
> Peter Keiler (1861-72)    Music Hall aka Ryebrook aka Rockfield
> Edward Carty (1873)
> Rev J Leman (1874)
> Rev J Leman &
Rev IM Ebenerecht (1876-80) 
> Rev JM Ebenrecht (1881-1902)

1a James Cullen  Reps Rev JTC Saunders (->1928) ditto 146a 3r 33p   £141
> Frank E Ward (c1913)
> Philip Skipworth (1914-20)
> James Fagan (1921?-7-48) ditto   ditto ditto  bldgs now £25 10s (1921) £168 (1921)
> Peter Cullen (1949-64) > In fee: LAP (1952)  House of & land [66 acres, (1952)]                       £25 house (1952)
NOW CALLED Lot 1Aa (1952)    
> James O’Shea (1965-7) “ 1959 1st App[eal]” £20 house (1959)
       “1965 Work in progress”

There are preliminary notes to help the novice tracing their own or others’ forbearers.

There are around 4,000 tenants listed in the document of ~41,000 words.  Any name or word may be traced in the entire.

John Colgan is the author of Leixlip, County Kildare, 97 topics on ~300 pages and as many colour illustrations. The last of the print-run are available from the author at €50, or €55 including P&P.

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Leixlip Main St, Early 20th Century Postcard

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Leixlip, C1900.