Benjamin Weir (abt. 1809 - 1885)

Born about 1809 in Ballycarney, County Carlow, Ireland

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Died 19 Feb 1885 at about age 76 in Staplestown, Carlow, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland

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Benjamin was born about 1809 in Ballycarney, County Carlow, Ireland.

Occupation: carpenter

Married in the Diocese of Ossary, Leighlin & Ferns1834 cited in a manuscript transcript from the Genealogical Society collection in Dublin Castle of the Marriage Bonds for the dioceses of Ossary, Ferns and Leighlin, Benjamin’s name is down as Weere in 1834.

Died / Buried 19th February 1885, aged 70 (Jan - March, 1885, Carlow District), Carlow and the death was reported on the 23rd February by William Weir.

In the Griffiths Valuation made in l85l / 2, he rented 4 acres; from Henry Watters (a magistrate) at Staplestown and the name was Wyer. It was valued at GBP 4.0.0 and later at GBP 6.0.0. There is an index of Land valuation for Carlow called "County Carlow, District of Carlow, E. D., Ballinacarrig, 1858-1934.

The following information is taken from that book, but there are no dates for any of the changes in the entries. The value in 1860 was: house and land (4 acres), GBP4.5.0, house, 0.15.0. The Lessor: Henry Watters.

There was a revision in 1866 of the value of the house (rebuilt?) to GBP 1.15.0 and the ownership moved to Henry Bruen of Oak Park, a landowner of some 16,477 acres. (Inscription in St Mary's Carlow: In Memory of Colonel Henry Bruen D L, of Oak Park, Member of Parliament for the Borough of Carlow 1812 -1852. Died 5*Nov I 852). In 1869 Benjamin added 1 rood, 24 perches with a house (5.0) and garden (5.0), probably for his retirement. The house was taken from Martin Kenny.

The ownership of the land was put into the Benjamin Weir family after l916 (?) and the name transferred to his son, William between 1916/1922 that house was crossed off.

Benjamin Weir also rented 20 acres of the Glebe Land of Urglin from the Reverend William Claypon Bellingham (1847- 1892. Priest in charge: 1874-1886),

information from A. Edith) (ln the landowners of Carlow 1870; Rev. W. C. Bellingham, address is Ballynakill beg, owned 38 acres). Ballynakill beg (Baile na Coille Beag) is a townland in Johnstown ED, in Urglin Civil Parish, in Barony, in Co. Carlow, Ireland